Ardee Educate Together NS
Dundalk Road, Ardee, Co. Louth · A92 TW80 · Roll number 20171P
Ardee Educate Together NS is one of 4 primary schools in or within 3 km of Ardee. Every school in and around Ardee →
What stands out about Ardee Educate Together NS
- 177 pupils, near the middle for primary schools in Ireland (the median is 131).
- Teaches through English, with Irish as a subject.
- Growing: 177 pupils, 17% more than the 151 of 2019/20.
- In DEIS. DEIS (Delivering Equality of Opportunity in Schools) gives schools serving disadvantaged areas more teachers, money and support; the Department decides which schools are in it.
- Has special classes for children who need more support.
- The smallest of the 4 primary schools around Ardee.
- Its patron is Educate Together; its ethos is multi-denominational.
Pupils over time
2015/16 to 2025/26Ardee Educate Together NS had 177 pupils in 2025/26, against 124 in 2015/16 (+43%). Girls are 41% of them. Its largest roll was 198, in 2022/23. Its roll rose in 8 of the 10 years.
Department of Education enrolments at 30 September each year; girls and boys where the lists give them.
No letter for Ardee Educate Together NS
Ireland publishes no exam results school by school, and section 53 of the Education Act 1998 restricts comparing schools by them, so this school has no letter and nothing here ranks it. Its facts are the Department of Education’s; its inspection reports are linked below.
What the Department of Education does publish for Ardee Educate Together NS is on this page: its pupils each September since 2015/16, girls and boys, its patron and ethos, whether it teaches through Irish, whether it is in DEIS, and its inspection reports.
Newspapers print lists of how many of a school’s leavers go on to college. Those count destinations, not exam results, and depend on who a school takes in; we don’t use them.
Inspection reports on Ardee Educate Together NS
The Department of Education’s Inspectorate visits schools and publishes its reports. The reports describe what inspectors saw; they give no overall grade, and we don’t make one. Reports for this school on gov.ie ↗
Inspectors visit every kind of school. Whole-school evaluations look at teaching and learning, leadership and management; subject inspections look at one subject; follow-through inspections check whether earlier advice was taken. Each report is published on gov.ie with the school’s response.
Getting a place at Ardee Educate Together NS
Every school admits under its own published admission policy; no admissions numbers are published.
Families apply to Ardee Educate Together NS directly. Children can start once they are four and must be in school by six; the school’s yearly admission notice gives the dates for applying and for its decisions.
A school with more applicants than places admits on the criteria in its admission policy, often brothers and sisters, the area it serves and, for post-primary schools, its feeder primaries. A family refused a place can appeal.
It is in DEIS, so it has extra support for pupils from disadvantaged areas. Places in special classes and special schools are allocated with the National Council for Special Education.
No figures on applications are published, but the roll shows demand: Ardee Educate Together NS has grown by 17% since 2019/20. All the schools around Ardee together changed by +19%.
Pupils since 2019/20
Education (Admission to Schools) Act 2018; Department of Education enrolments 2019/20 and 2025/26 (preliminary).
Side by side with the nearest primary schools
2025/26The nearest schools of the same kind, as the crow flies: their pupils, ethos and language. No results: none are published.
Of the 6 nearest primary schools, 4 have more pupils than Ardee Educate Together NS. Since 2019/20 its roll has changed by +17%; 0 of the 6 grew faster.
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ardee Educate Together NS | 177 | +17% | Multi-denominational | English | ✓ | |
| S N Mhuire na Trocaire | 339 | +15% | Catholic | English | 1.2 km | |
| Ardee Monastery | 244 | −5% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 1.2 km |
| Ballapousta NS | 186 | −14% | Catholic | English | 4.7 km | |
| Tallonstown N.S. | 276 | −15% | Catholic | English | 6.3 km | |
| Newtown N.S. | 60 | −28% | Catholic | English | 6.4 km | |
| S.N. Chaoimhin Naofa | 148 | +16% | Catholic | English | 6.5 km |
The other 63 primary schools in Co. Louth
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S.N. San Nioclas | 49 | −49% | Catholic | English | 6.6 km | |
| Dromin N.S. | 97 | −2% | Catholic | English | 6.7 km | |
| Scoil Dairbhre Mixed | 71 | −26% | Catholic | English | 9 km | |
| St. Mochta's National School | 181 | +20% | Catholic | English | 9.7 km | |
| Scoil Bhride Mixed N.S. | 202 | −3% | Catholic | English | 9.9 km | |
| S.N. Chill Sarain | 161 | −15% | Catholic | English | 10 km | |
| Scoil Naomh Fainche | 190 | −14% | Catholic | English | 10 km | |
| Dromiskin Mixed N.S. | 234 | −1% | Catholic | English | 11 km | |
| S N Tigh an Lubhair | 192 | −9% | Catholic | English | 11 km | |
| S.N. Naomh Fhionain | 100 | +1% | Catholic | English | 13 km | |
| Knockbridge Mixed N.S. | 285 | −5% | Catholic | English | 13 km | |
| S.N. Columcille | 151 | −13% | Catholic | English | 14 km | |
| Scoil Fhursa | 229 | −8% | Catholic | English | 14 km | |
| St. Francis National School | 441 | +53% | Catholic | English | 16 km | |
| S.N. Padraig | 172 | −13% | Catholic | English | 16 km | |
| Scoil na gCreagacha Dubha | 503 | +13% | Catholic | English | 16 km | |
| S.N. Tulach Aluinn | 411 | −17% | Catholic | English | 16 km | |
| Scoil Mhuire Gan Smál | 189 | −10% | Catholic | English | 17 km | |
| Walshestown N.S. | 95 | −19% | Catholic | English | 17 km | |
| Gaelscoil Dhun Dealgan | 214 | −4% | Catholic | All in Irish | ✓ | 17 km |
| St Josephs N.S. | 574 | −2% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 18 km |
| S.N. N Maolmhaodhagh C | 233 | −16% | Catholic | English | 18 km | |
| S.N. N Maolmhaodhagh N | 220 | −15% | Catholic | English | 18 km | |
| S.N. N Maolmhaodhagh B | 246 | +7% | Catholic | English | 18 km | |
| S.N. an Tslanaitheora B | 169 | +61% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 18 km |
| S.N. an Tslanaitheora C | 160 | +62% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 18 km |
| Scoil Mhuire na nGael | 624 | −8% | Catholic | English | 18 km | |
| Dun Dealgan N.S. | 84 | −2% | Presbyterian | English | 18 km | |
| S.N. Muire Gan Smal | 201 | −18% | Catholic | English | 18 km | |
| C.b.s. Primary | 524 | +13% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 18 km |
| St Nicholas Monastery NS | 164 | −3% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 19 km |
| Castletown Rd Convent | 191 | −1% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 19 km |
| Réalt na Mara School | 467 | +0% | Catholic | English | 19 km | |
| S.N. San Nioclas | 148 | −3% | Church of Ireland | English | ✓ | 19 km |
| S.N. Eoin Baiste | 164 | −11% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 19 km |
| Naomh Seosamh | 293 | +0% | Catholic | English | 19 km | |
| Scoil Oilibhéir Naofa | 353 | −20% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 19 km |
| Scoil Bhride | 82 | +173% | Catholic | English | 20 km | |
| Presentation Convent | 385 | +37% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 20 km |
| St Brigid's and St Patrick's National School | 575 | +8% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 20 km |
| Rathmullan N.S. | 373 | −9% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 20 km |
| St Pauls Senior N.S. | 466 | −4% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 20 km |
| Aston Village Educate Together National School | 375 | −11% | Multi-denominational | English | 20 km | |
| S.N. Naomh Peadar | 92 | −2% | Church of Ireland | English | 20 km | |
| Scoil na mBraithre Sn | 359 | +25% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 20 km |
| S.N. Aonghusa | 147 | −27% | Catholic | All in Irish | 20 km | |
| S.N. Ard Mhuire C | 315 | +5% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 21 km |
| Callystown Mixed N.S. | 261 | −18% | Catholic | English | 21 km | |
| Scoil Náisíunta Naomh Feichín | 307 | +5% | Catholic | English | 21 km | |
| Scoil Phadraig Naofa | 206 | +2% | Catholic | English | 22 km | |
| St Marys Parish Primary School | 967 | −13% | Catholic | English | 22 km | |
| Bellurgan N.S. | 112 | −13% | Catholic | English | 22 km | |
| Le Cheile Educate Together NS | 383 | −12% | Multi-denominational | English | 22 km | |
| Faughart Community National School | 102 | +122% | Multi-denominational | English | 23 km | |
| S.N. Muire | 187 | +10% | Catholic | English | 24 km | |
| Dulargy Mixed N.S. | 150 | −23% | Catholic | English | 24 km | |
| S.N. Rath Corr | 56 | −16% | Catholic | English | 27 km | |
| S.N. Mullach Bui | 62 | −2% | Catholic | English | 27 km | |
| S N Talamh na Manach | 139 | +7% | Catholic | English | 29 km | |
| S.N. Bhride | 67 | −25% | Catholic | English | 30 km | |
| St Olivers N.S. | 120 | −28% | Catholic | English | 30 km | |
| S.N. Naomh Lorcan | 69 | −13% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 31 km |
| S.N. Mhuire | 89 | −28% | Catholic | English | 31 km |
Living in Ardee
The town’s figures, not this street’s.
Homes in the A92 Eircode area
Housing in Ardee →The median sale price rose from €333,500 in 2023 to €380,000 in 2025 (+14%).
New against second-hand, 2023 to 2025
Property Price Register sales in the A92 Eircode routing area, 2023 to 2025.
Renting in Ardee
Cost of living in Ardee →New tenancies in Ardee averaged €1,269 a month in 2025, against €1,177 in 2024 (+8%).
Residential Tenancies Board rent index, new tenancies, 2024 and 2025.
Location
Directions ↗Ardee, A92 TW80
Primary schools near Ardee Educate Together NS
Nearest first, as the crow flies, up to 25 km. Each school’s own admission policy decides who gets a place.
Questions about Ardee Educate Together NS
Is Ardee Educate Together NS a good school?
We don’t grade it: Ireland publishes no exam results school by school, and section 53 of the Education Act 1998 restricts comparing them. Its inspection reports on gov.ie, a visit and a talk with the principal will tell you more than any table could.
How many pupils does Ardee Educate Together NS have?
177 pupils in 2025/26. That is +17% since 2019/20.
Does Ardee Educate Together NS teach through Irish?
No: Ardee Educate Together NS teaches in English, with Irish as a subject.
Who runs Ardee Educate Together NS?
Ardee Educate Together NS has a multi-denominational ethos. Its patron is Educate Together.
How do pupils get a place at Ardee Educate Together NS?
Apply to the school directly. It publishes an admission policy and a yearly admission notice with its dates; if more children apply than it has places, it admits on the criteria in its policy.
Which schools of the same kind are near Ardee Educate Together NS?
The nearest are S N Mhuire na Trocaire (1.2 km), Ardee Monastery (1.2 km) and Ballapousta NS (4.7 km).
Sources: Department of Education, school lists 2025/26 (preliminary) and enrolments since 2015/16, CC BY 4.0 · inspection reports on gov.ie, linked by roll number. Under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0).
Facts from the Department of Education’s school lists. Listed with Ardee; nothing here rates the school.
Contains Central Statistics Office (CSO) data, Census 2022, and Tailte Éireann boundaries (CSO Urban Areas, Small Areas, local electoral areas, constituencies), under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0).