S.N. Muire
Rampark, Jenkinstown, Co. Louth · A91 VP64 · Roll number 18101F
S.N. Muire is one of 2 primary schools in or within 3 km of Rampark. Every school in and around Rampark →
What stands out about S.N. Muire
- 187 pupils, near the middle for primary schools in Ireland (the median is 131).
- About as many pupils as in 2019/20 (+10%).
- Teaches through English, with Irish as a subject.
- Its patron is the Archbishop of Armagh; its ethos is Catholic.
Pupils over time
2015/16 to 2025/26S.N. Muire had 187 pupils in 2025/26, against 175 in 2015/16 (+7%). Girls are 49% of them. Its roll rose in 4 of the 10 years.
Department of Education enrolments at 30 September each year; girls and boys where the lists give them.
No letter for S.N. Muire
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 S.N. Muire 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 S.N. Muire
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 S.N. Muire
Every school admits under its own published admission policy; no admissions numbers are published.
Families apply to S.N. Muire 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: S.N. Muire has grown by 10% since 2019/20. All the schools around Rampark together changed by +7%.
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.
S.N. Muire has more pupils than any of the 6 nearest primary schools. Since 2019/20 its roll has changed by +10%; 0 of the 6 grew faster.
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S.N. Muire | 187 | +10% | Catholic | English | ||
| S.N. Mullach Bui | 62 | −2% | Catholic | English | 3.6 km | |
| Bellurgan N.S. | 112 | −13% | Catholic | English | 4.3 km | |
| S.N. Rath Corr | 56 | −16% | Catholic | English | 5 km | |
| S N Talamh na Manach | 139 | +7% | Catholic | English | 5.9 km | |
| Dulargy Mixed N.S. | 150 | −23% | Catholic | English | 6.5 km | |
| St Olivers N.S. | 120 | −28% | Catholic | English | 6.7 km |
The other 62 primary schools in Co. Louth
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scoil Mhuire na nGael | 624 | −8% | Catholic | English | 7.3 km | |
| Gaelscoil Dhun Dealgan | 214 | −4% | Catholic | All in Irish | ✓ | 7.9 km |
| Scoil na gCreagacha Dubha | 503 | +13% | Catholic | English | 7.9 km | |
| St Josephs N.S. | 574 | −2% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 8.2 km |
| S.N. Mhuire | 89 | −28% | Catholic | English | 8.2 km | |
| Réalt na Mara School | 467 | +0% | Catholic | English | 8.4 km | |
| St. Francis National School | 441 | +53% | Catholic | English | 8.5 km | |
| Dun Dealgan N.S. | 84 | −2% | Presbyterian | English | 8.7 km | |
| S.N. Bhride | 67 | −25% | Catholic | English | 8.9 km | |
| C.b.s. Primary | 524 | +13% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 9 km |
| S.N. San Nioclas | 148 | −3% | Church of Ireland | English | ✓ | 9 km |
| S.N. Naomh Lorcan | 69 | −13% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 9.2 km |
| Castletown Rd Convent | 191 | −1% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 9.4 km |
| St Nicholas Monastery NS | 164 | −3% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 9.4 km |
| S.N. N Maolmhaodhagh C | 233 | −16% | Catholic | English | 9.5 km | |
| S.N. N Maolmhaodhagh N | 220 | −15% | Catholic | English | 9.5 km | |
| S.N. N Maolmhaodhagh B | 246 | +7% | Catholic | English | 9.5 km | |
| Faughart Community National School | 102 | +122% | Multi-denominational | English | 9.6 km | |
| S.N. an Tslanaitheora B | 169 | +61% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 10 km |
| S.N. an Tslanaitheora C | 160 | +62% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 10 km |
| Scoil Fhursa | 229 | −8% | Catholic | English | 10 km | |
| S.N. Eoin Baiste | 164 | −11% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 11 km |
| Scoil Phadraig Naofa | 206 | +2% | Catholic | English | 12 km | |
| Dromiskin Mixed N.S. | 234 | −1% | Catholic | English | 13 km | |
| Scoil Mhuire Gan Smál | 189 | −10% | Catholic | English | 14 km | |
| Knockbridge Mixed N.S. | 285 | −5% | Catholic | English | 15 km | |
| S.N. Chill Sarain | 161 | −15% | Catholic | English | 15 km | |
| Scoil Dairbhre Mixed | 71 | −26% | Catholic | English | 15 km | |
| S.N. Naomh Fhionain | 100 | +1% | Catholic | English | 16 km | |
| S.N. Columcille | 151 | −13% | Catholic | English | 19 km | |
| S.N. San Nioclas | 49 | −49% | Catholic | English | 19 km | |
| St. Mochta's National School | 181 | +20% | Catholic | English | 19 km | |
| Scoil Bhride | 82 | +173% | Catholic | English | 20 km | |
| Tallonstown N.S. | 276 | −15% | Catholic | English | 21 km | |
| Scoil Bhride Mixed N.S. | 202 | −3% | Catholic | English | 21 km | |
| Dromin N.S. | 97 | −2% | Catholic | English | 21 km | |
| Walshestown N.S. | 95 | −19% | Catholic | English | 22 km | |
| Callystown Mixed N.S. | 261 | −18% | Catholic | English | 23 km | |
| Ardee Educate Together NS | 177 | +17% | Multi-denominational | English | ✓ | 24 km |
| S.N. Chaoimhin Naofa | 148 | +16% | Catholic | English | 24 km | |
| S N Mhuire na Trocaire | 339 | +15% | Catholic | English | 24 km | |
| Ardee Monastery | 244 | −5% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 24 km |
| S N Tigh an Lubhair | 192 | −9% | Catholic | English | 25 km | |
| S.N. Padraig | 172 | −13% | Catholic | English | 26 km | |
| S.N. Muire Gan Smal | 201 | −18% | Catholic | English | 26 km | |
| Scoil Náisíunta Naomh Feichín | 307 | +5% | Catholic | English | 27 km | |
| Ballapousta NS | 186 | −14% | Catholic | English | 28 km | |
| Scoil Naomh Fainche | 190 | −14% | Catholic | English | 29 km | |
| Aston Village Educate Together National School | 375 | −11% | Multi-denominational | English | 30 km | |
| Scoil Oilibhéir Naofa | 353 | −20% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 30 km |
| Presentation Convent | 385 | +37% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 30 km |
| S.N. Tulach Aluinn | 411 | −17% | Catholic | English | 31 km | |
| Le Cheile Educate Together NS | 383 | −12% | Multi-denominational | English | 31 km | |
| St Brigid's and St Patrick's National School | 575 | +8% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 32 km |
| S.N. Aonghusa | 147 | −27% | Catholic | All in Irish | 32 km | |
| Scoil na mBraithre Sn | 359 | +25% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 32 km |
| Naomh Seosamh | 293 | +0% | Catholic | English | 32 km | |
| S.N. Naomh Peadar | 92 | −2% | Church of Ireland | English | 32 km | |
| S.N. Ard Mhuire C | 315 | +5% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 33 km |
| St Marys Parish Primary School | 967 | −13% | Catholic | English | 33 km | |
| Rathmullan N.S. | 373 | −9% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 33 km |
| St Pauls Senior N.S. | 466 | −4% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 33 km |
Living in Rampark
The town’s figures, not this street’s.
Homes in the A91 Eircode area
Housing in Rampark →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 Rampark →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 ↗Rampark, A91 VP64
Primary schools near S.N. Muire
Nearest first, as the crow flies, up to 25 km. Each school’s own admission policy decides who gets a place.
Questions about S.N. Muire
Is S.N. Muire 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 S.N. Muire have?
187 pupils in 2025/26. That is +10% since 2019/20.
Does S.N. Muire teach through Irish?
No: S.N. Muire teaches in English, with Irish as a subject.
Who runs S.N. Muire?
S.N. Muire has a Catholic ethos. Its patron is Archbishop of Armagh.
How do pupils get a place at S.N. Muire?
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 S.N. Muire?
The nearest are S.N. Mullach Bui (3.6 km), Bellurgan N.S. (4.3 km) and S.N. Rath Corr (5 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 Rampark; 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).