Knockbridge Mixed N.S.
Knockbridge, Dundalk, Co. Louth · A91 X330 · Roll number 15101N
Knockbridge Mixed N.S. is the only one of the primary schools in or within 3 km of Knockbridge. Every school in and around Knockbridge →
What stands out about Knockbridge Mixed N.S.
- One of the larger primary schools: 285 pupils, against a typical 131.
- About as many pupils as in 2019/20 (−5%).
- Teaches through English, with Irish as a subject.
- Its patron is the Archbishop of Armagh; its ethos is Catholic.
- The only primary school in Knockbridge or within 3 km of it.
Pupils over time
2015/16 to 2025/26Knockbridge Mixed N.S. had 285 pupils in 2025/26, against 283 in 2015/16 (+1%). Girls are 47% of them. Its largest roll was 317, in 2020/21. Its roll rose in 6 of the 10 years.
Department of Education enrolments at 30 September each year; girls and boys where the lists give them.
No letter for Knockbridge Mixed N.S.
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 Knockbridge Mixed N.S. 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 Knockbridge Mixed N.S.
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 Knockbridge Mixed N.S.
Every school admits under its own published admission policy; no admissions numbers are published.
Families apply to Knockbridge Mixed N.S. 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.
No figures on applications are published, but the roll shows demand: Knockbridge Mixed N.S. has shrunk by 5% since 2019/20. All the schools around Knockbridge together changed by −5%.
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.
Knockbridge Mixed N.S. has more pupils than any of the 6 nearest primary schools. Since 2019/20 its roll has changed by −5%; 3 of the 6 grew faster.
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Knockbridge Mixed N.S. | 285 | −5% | Catholic | English | ||
| Scoil Mhuire Gan Smál | 189 | −10% | Catholic | English | 4 km | |
| St. Mochta's National School | 181 | +20% | Catholic | English | 4.6 km | |
| Scoil Fhursa | 229 | −8% | Catholic | English | 5.3 km | |
| Scoil Dairbhre Mixed | 71 | −26% | Catholic | English | 5.4 km | |
| S.N. an Tslanaitheora B | 169 | +61% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 5.9 km |
| S.N. an Tslanaitheora C | 160 | +62% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 5.9 km |
The other 62 primary schools in Co. Louth
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S.N. N Maolmhaodhagh C | 233 | −16% | Catholic | English | 6 km | |
| S.N. N Maolmhaodhagh N | 220 | −15% | Catholic | English | 6 km | |
| S.N. N Maolmhaodhagh B | 246 | +7% | Catholic | English | 6 km | |
| S.N. Eoin Baiste | 164 | −11% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 6.4 km |
| St Nicholas Monastery NS | 164 | −3% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 6.7 km |
| C.b.s. Primary | 524 | +13% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 6.7 km |
| Castletown Rd Convent | 191 | −1% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 6.7 km |
| St Josephs N.S. | 574 | −2% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 6.8 km |
| Dun Dealgan N.S. | 84 | −2% | Presbyterian | English | 6.8 km | |
| S.N. San Nioclas | 148 | −3% | Church of Ireland | English | ✓ | 7 km |
| Gaelscoil Dhun Dealgan | 214 | −4% | Catholic | All in Irish | ✓ | 7 km |
| St. Francis National School | 441 | +53% | Catholic | English | 7 km | |
| Réalt na Mara School | 467 | +0% | Catholic | English | 7.3 km | |
| Tallonstown N.S. | 276 | −15% | Catholic | English | 7.3 km | |
| Scoil Mhuire na nGael | 624 | −8% | Catholic | English | 7.7 km | |
| Scoil na gCreagacha Dubha | 503 | +13% | Catholic | English | 7.7 km | |
| Dromiskin Mixed N.S. | 234 | −1% | Catholic | English | 7.8 km | |
| Scoil Bhride | 82 | +173% | Catholic | English | 8.7 km | |
| Scoil Phadraig Naofa | 206 | +2% | Catholic | English | 8.9 km | |
| Faughart Community National School | 102 | +122% | Multi-denominational | English | 10 km | |
| S.N. Chill Sarain | 161 | −15% | Catholic | English | 11 km | |
| Bellurgan N.S. | 112 | −13% | Catholic | English | 12 km | |
| S.N. San Nioclas | 49 | −49% | Catholic | English | 12 km | |
| Dulargy Mixed N.S. | 150 | −23% | Catholic | English | 13 km | |
| Ardee Educate Together NS | 177 | +17% | Multi-denominational | English | ✓ | 13 km |
| S N Mhuire na Trocaire | 339 | +15% | Catholic | English | 14 km | |
| Ardee Monastery | 244 | −5% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 14 km |
| Dromin N.S. | 97 | −2% | Catholic | English | 15 km | |
| S.N. Muire | 187 | +10% | Catholic | English | 15 km | |
| S.N. Naomh Fhionain | 100 | +1% | Catholic | English | 15 km | |
| Scoil Bhride Mixed N.S. | 202 | −3% | Catholic | English | 17 km | |
| S.N. Chaoimhin Naofa | 148 | +16% | Catholic | English | 17 km | |
| Ballapousta NS | 186 | −14% | Catholic | English | 17 km | |
| S.N. Columcille | 151 | −13% | Catholic | English | 18 km | |
| S.N. Mullach Bui | 62 | −2% | Catholic | English | 18 km | |
| S.N. Bhride | 67 | −25% | Catholic | English | 18 km | |
| S.N. Rath Corr | 56 | −16% | Catholic | English | 19 km | |
| S.N. Naomh Lorcan | 69 | −13% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 20 km |
| S N Talamh na Manach | 139 | +7% | Catholic | English | 21 km | |
| S N Tigh an Lubhair | 192 | −9% | Catholic | English | 21 km | |
| St Olivers N.S. | 120 | −28% | Catholic | English | 21 km | |
| Scoil Naomh Fainche | 190 | −14% | Catholic | English | 22 km | |
| Walshestown N.S. | 95 | −19% | Catholic | English | 22 km | |
| S.N. Mhuire | 89 | −28% | Catholic | English | 23 km | |
| S.N. Padraig | 172 | −13% | Catholic | English | 24 km | |
| S.N. Muire Gan Smal | 201 | −18% | Catholic | English | 25 km | |
| Callystown Mixed N.S. | 261 | −18% | Catholic | English | 26 km | |
| S.N. Tulach Aluinn | 411 | −17% | Catholic | English | 27 km | |
| Scoil Náisíunta Naomh Feichín | 307 | +5% | Catholic | English | 28 km | |
| Scoil Oilibhéir Naofa | 353 | −20% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 28 km |
| Presentation Convent | 385 | +37% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 29 km |
| Aston Village Educate Together National School | 375 | −11% | Multi-denominational | English | 29 km | |
| Naomh Seosamh | 293 | +0% | Catholic | English | 29 km | |
| St Brigid's and St Patrick's National School | 575 | +8% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 29 km |
| S.N. Naomh Peadar | 92 | −2% | Church of Ireland | English | 30 km | |
| Scoil na mBraithre Sn | 359 | +25% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 30 km |
| S.N. Aonghusa | 147 | −27% | Catholic | All in Irish | 30 km | |
| Rathmullan N.S. | 373 | −9% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 30 km |
| St Pauls Senior N.S. | 466 | −4% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 30 km |
| S.N. Ard Mhuire C | 315 | +5% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 30 km |
| Le Cheile Educate Together NS | 383 | −12% | Multi-denominational | English | 31 km | |
| St Marys Parish Primary School | 967 | −13% | Catholic | English | 31 km |
Living in Knockbridge
The town’s figures, not this street’s.
Homes in the A91 Eircode area
Housing in Knockbridge →The median sale price rose from €261,500 in 2023 to €335,000 in 2025 (+28%).
New against second-hand, 2023 to 2025
Property Price Register sales in the A91 Eircode routing area, 2023 to 2025.
Renting in Co. Louth
Cost of living in Knockbridge →New tenancies in Co. Louth averaged €1,433 a month in 2025, against €1,318 in 2024 (+9%).
Residential Tenancies Board rent index, new tenancies, 2024 and 2025.
Location
Directions ↗Knockbridge, A91 X330
Primary schools near Knockbridge Mixed N.S.
Nearest first, as the crow flies, up to 25 km. Each school’s own admission policy decides who gets a place.
Questions about Knockbridge Mixed N.S.
Is Knockbridge Mixed N.S. 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 Knockbridge Mixed N.S. have?
285 pupils in 2025/26. That is −5% since 2019/20.
Does Knockbridge Mixed N.S. teach through Irish?
No: Knockbridge Mixed N.S. teaches in English, with Irish as a subject.
Who runs Knockbridge Mixed N.S.?
Knockbridge Mixed N.S. has a Catholic ethos. Its patron is Archbishop of Armagh.
How do pupils get a place at Knockbridge Mixed N.S.?
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 Knockbridge Mixed N.S.?
The nearest are Scoil Mhuire Gan Smál (4 km), St. Mochta's National School (4.6 km) and Scoil Fhursa (5.3 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 Knockbridge; 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).