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Ballindine, Claremorris, Co. Mayo · F12 CY64 · Roll number 01676P
Ballindine B N.S. is the only one of the primary schools in or within 3 km of Ballindine. Every school in and around Ballindine →
What stands out about Ballindine B N.S.
- 138 pupils, near the middle for primary schools in Ireland (the median is 131).
- Teaches through English, with Irish as a subject.
- Growing: 138 pupils, 20% more than the 115 of 2019/20.
- Its patron is the Archbishop of Tuam; its ethos is Catholic.
- The only primary school in Ballindine or within 3 km of it.
Pupils over time
2015/16 to 2025/26Ballindine B N.S. had 138 pupils in 2025/26, against 121 in 2015/16 (+14%). Girls are 45% of them. 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 Ballindine B 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 Ballindine B 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 Ballindine B 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 Ballindine B N.S.
Every school admits under its own published admission policy; no admissions numbers are published.
Families apply to Ballindine B 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: Ballindine B N.S. has grown by 20% since 2019/20. All the schools around Ballindine together changed by +20%.
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, 1 have more pupils than Ballindine B N.S.. Since 2019/20 its roll has changed by +20%; 1 of the 4 grew faster.
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ballindine B N.S. | 138 | +20% | Catholic | English | ||
| Meelickmore N.S. | 81 | +25% | Catholic | English | 3.5 km | |
| Irishtown N.S. | 70 | +15% | Catholic | English | 4.5 km | |
| S.N. Gort Sceiche | 75 | −6% | Catholic | English | 6.6 km | |
| Claremorris National School | 314 | – | Catholic | English | 7 km | |
| St Brendans N.S. | 39 | −11% | Catholic | English | 7.3 km | |
| Lehinch N.S. | 8 | – | Catholic | English | ✓ | 7.9 km |
The other 145 primary schools in Co. Mayo
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S.N. Uileog de Burca | 105 | −15% | Catholic | All in Irish | 8.5 km | |
| S.N. Teach Caoin | 33 | −42% | Catholic | English | 8.6 km | |
| Scoil Chomain Naofa | 82 | −12% | Catholic | English | 11 km | |
| Barnacarroll Central N.S. | 208 | +21% | Catholic | English | 11 km | |
| St Johns N.S. | 32 | −9% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 12 km |
| Beacan Mixed N.S. | 177 | +18% | Catholic | English | 12 km | |
| Robeen Central N.S. | 127 | +51% | Catholic | English | 13 km | |
| Knock N.S. | 152 | +4% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 13 km |
| S.N. Gort an Eadain | 28 | +27% | Catholic | English | 14 km | |
| S.N. Mainistir Muigheo | 84 | −3% | Catholic | English | 15 km | |
| SN Baile Cuisin | 13 | −35% | Catholic | English | 15 km | |
| St Patricks Central N.S. | 117 | +4% | Catholic | English | 15 km | |
| Scoil Iosa | 385 | +8% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 16 km |
| Mount Pleasant N.S. | 87 | +1% | Catholic | English | 17 km | |
| S.N. Ceathru an Chlochar | 35 | +6% | Catholic | English | 18 km | |
| St. Josephs N.S. | 451 | −1% | Catholic | English | 18 km | |
| Craggagh N.S. | 19 | −49% | Catholic | English | 18 km | |
| Scoil Naisiunta Balla Aluinn | 202 | +7% | Catholic | English | 18 km | |
| Burriscarra N.S. | 23 | – | Catholic | English | 18 km | |
| S.N. Naomh Sheosamh | 99 | −13% | Catholic | English | 19 km | |
| Gortjordan N.S. | 11 | −48% | Catholic | English | 19 km | |
| St Marys N.S. | 93 | −4% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 19 km |
| Kiltimagh Central | 262 | +9% | Catholic | English | 19 km | |
| Clogher N.S. | 50 | +85% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 20 km |
| SN na hAille | 140 | +9% | Catholic | English | 21 km | |
| St Mary's National School | 51 | +19% | Catholic | English | 21 km | |
| S.N. Brighde | 103 | −10% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 21 km |
| S.N. Chluain Luifin | 75 | +17% | Catholic | English | 22 km | |
| S.N. Naomh Feichin | 47 | −33% | Catholic | English | 23 km | |
| S.N. Beal Caradh | 109 | −16% | Catholic | English | 23 km | |
| Glencorrib N.S. | 52 | +86% | Catholic | English | 23 km | |
| S.N. Fiondalbha | 37 | +28% | Catholic | English | 23 km | |
| S.N. Nmh Treasa | 57 | +78% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 23 km |
| S.N. Naomh Brid C | 21 | −63% | Catholic | English | 24 km | |
| Ballintubber N.S. | 113 | +23% | Catholic | English | 25 km | |
| S.N. an Trian Lair | 66 | −7% | Catholic | English | 25 km | |
| Kinaffe N.S. | 48 | – | Catholic | English | ✓ | 25 km |
| SN Naomh Proinnsias | 32 | −9% | Catholic | English | 26 km | |
| Tavrane Central N.S. | 11 | – | Catholic | English | ✓ | 26 km |
| Scoil Naisiunta Thola | 84 | −13% | Catholic | English | 26 km | |
| Scoil Náisiúnta Thuar Mhic Éadaigh | 94 | +1% | Catholic | All in Irish | 26 km | |
| Breaffy N.S. | 377 | −10% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 27 km |
| Ballyvary Central N.S. | 223 | +8% | Catholic | English | 27 km | |
| SN Beal Atha na hEin | 95 | +12% | Catholic | English | 27 km | |
| S.N. Sheamais | 18 | – | Catholic | English | ✓ | 28 km |
| S.N. Coill an Bhaile | 41 | +86% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 29 km |
| Scoil na gCoillini | 97 | +11% | Catholic | English | 29 km | |
| S.N. Tamhnighan Fheadha | 15 | −32% | Catholic | English | 30 km | |
| Cloonlyon N.S. | 28 | −40% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 30 km |
| St Josephs N.S. | 111 | +10% | Catholic | English | 30 km | |
| Swinford N.S. | 200 | +1% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 30 km |
| Gaelscoil Raifteirí | 229 | −1% | Catholic | All in Irish | 30 km | |
| Castlebar Educate Together National School | 113 | +77% | Multi-denominational | English | 31 km | |
| S.N. Peadar agus Pol | 45 | −25% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 31 km |
| S N an Teaghlaigh | 45 | −32% | Catholic | English | 31 km | |
| Castlebar Primary School | 864 | – | Catholic | English | 31 km | |
| Kilmovee N.S. | 51 | +0% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 31 km |
| Culmore N.S. | 33 | −28% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 31 km |
| St Peters N.S. | 271 | −10% | Catholic | English | 33 km | |
| St Paul's National School | 89 | +16% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 33 km |
| S.N. B Curnanool | 66 | +22% | Catholic | English | 33 km | |
| S.N. Athracht Nfa | 268 | +41% | Catholic | English | 34 km | |
| Crimlin N.S. | 15 | −35% | Catholic | English | 34 km | |
| S.N. Cnoc Ruscaighe | 206 | +0% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 34 km |
| Killasser N.S. | 31 | +11% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 34 km |
| Foxford Central N.S. | 271 | +10% | Catholic | English | 36 km | |
| Carracastle Central N.S. | 88 | +35% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 36 km |
| St Johns N.S. | 27 | −53% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 36 km |
| S.N. Colm Naofa | 27 | −18% | Catholic | English | 37 km | |
| S.N. Lainn Cille | 66 | +3% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 38 km |
| St Colmans N.S. | 34 | +31% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 39 km |
| Holy Trinity National School | 41 | −33% | Church of Ireland | English | 40 km | |
| Scoil Phadraig | 338 | +0% | Catholic | English | 40 km | |
| Carrakennedy N.S. | 32 | −22% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 40 km |
| S.N. Faitche | 137 | +40% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 40 km |
| Gaelscoil na Cuaiche | 208 | −4% | Catholic | All in Irish | 41 km | |
| Westport Educate Together National School | 48 | – | Multi-denominational | English | 41 km | |
| Brackloon N.S. | 145 | −5% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 41 km |
| Bunscoil Naomh Bríd agus Pádraíg | 46 | – | Catholic | English | ✓ | 41 km |
| S.N. Naomh Colm Cille | 206 | +10% | Catholic | English | 41 km | |
| Rathbane N.S. | 57 | −2% | Catholic | English | 42 km | |
| S.N. an Coill Mhor | 17 | −32% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 43 km |
| Scoil Naomh Feichin | 26 | −43% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 43 km |
| S.N. Coill Mor | 6 | – | Catholic | English | 43 km | |
| Cloondaff N.S. | 11 | −52% | Catholic | English | 43 km | |
| S.N. Naomh Padraig | 148 | −5% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 44 km |
| Carraholly N.S. | 42 | −49% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 45 km |
| Myna N.S. | 102 | +4% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 45 km |
| Newport Central | 243 | +13% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 45 km |
| Cloghans N.S. | 9 | −68% | Catholic | English | 46 km | |
| S.N. Leath Ardan | 76 | +17% | Catholic | English | 46 km | |
| Muirisc N.S. | 49 | +104% | Catholic | English | 47 km | |
| Scoil Cholmcille | 231 | −5% | Catholic | English | 47 km | |
| St Joseph's NS | 217 | −12% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 48 km |
| S.N. Muine Chonallain | 133 | +56% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 49 km |
| Lecanvey N.S. | 31 | +0% | Catholic | English | 50 km | |
| Saint Michaels N.S. | 17 | – | Church of Ireland | English | 50 km | |
| Garracloon N.S. | 25 | – | Catholic | English | ✓ | 50 km |
| Beheymore N.S. | 228 | +0% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 50 km |
| Gaelscoil na gCeithre Maol | 141 | +16% | Catholic | All in Irish | ✓ | 51 km |
| Scoil Íosa | 242 | +31% | Catholic | Some subjects in Irish | ✓ | 51 km |
| Quignamanger N.S. | 364 | +13% | Catholic | English | 52 km | |
| Kilmurry NS | 65 | +3% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 53 km |
| Crossmolina N.S. | 235 | +5% | Catholic | English | 53 km | |
| Scoil Néifinn | 11 | – | Catholic | English | ✓ | 53 km |
| Ardagh National School | 73 | – | Catholic | Some subjects in Irish | 53 km | |
| Knockanillo N.S. | 28 | −24% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 53 km |
| Cullens N.S. | 273 | +12% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 53 km |
| S.N. Padraig Naofa | 133 | −17% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 56 km |
| Cooneal N.S. | 58 | −41% | Catholic | English | 57 km | |
| Newtownwhite Educate Together NS | 59 | +7% | Multi-denominational | English | 59 km | |
| Cormaic Nfa | 38 | −5% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 60 km |
| S N Realt na Mara | 77 | +51% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 60 km |
| S.N. Teaghlaigh Naofa | 67 | −11% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 61 km |
| Killala N.S. | 85 | −13% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 63 km |
| Mount Palmer National School | 37 | −3% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 63 km |
| Templemary N.S. | 47 | +21% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 65 km |
| Drumgallagh N.S. | 33 | +10% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 66 km |
| S N Toin na Gaoithe | 61 | +7% | Catholic | All in Irish | ✓ | 67 km |
| Lacken National School | 25 | −11% | Catholic | Some subjects in Irish | ✓ | 68 km |
| St Patricks N.S. | 11 | – | Catholic | English | 69 km | |
| S.N. Druim Slaod | 8 | −60% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 70 km |
| Achill Sound Convent N.S. | 20 | – | Catholic | English | ✓ | 70 km |
| S.N. Naomh Padraig Saile | 65 | +38% | Catholic | All in Irish | ✓ | 72 km |
| Scoil Naomh Brid | 67 | −3% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 73 km |
| Scoil Chroí Ró Naofa Beannchor Iorrais | 61 | +61% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 73 km |
| St Columbas N.S. | 3 | – | Catholic | English | ✓ | 75 km |
| Valley N.S. | 17 | −26% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 77 km |
| S N Dhumha Thuama | 26 | −4% | Catholic | All in Irish | ✓ | 78 km |
| Dookinella N.S. | 26 | +4% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 79 km |
| Geesala Central School | 29 | −31% | Catholic | Some subjects in Irish | ✓ | 79 km |
| S.N. Dumhach | 28 | −28% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 83 km |
| S.N. an Tsraith | 15 | – | Catholic | English | ✓ | 84 km |
| Barnatra N.S. | 24 | +9% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 85 km |
| S.N. Gleann A Chaisil | 64 | +10% | Catholic | Some subjects in Irish | ✓ | 85 km |
| S.N. Pol A Tsomais | 27 | +13% | Catholic | All in Irish | ✓ | 86 km |
| S.N. Ros Dumhach | 27 | +23% | Catholic | All in Irish | ✓ | 87 km |
| S.N. Inbhear | 67 | +20% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 88 km |
| S.N. Eachleime | 64 | +45% | Catholic | All in Irish | ✓ | 90 km |
| SN Cholmcille, Ceathrú Thaidhg | 26 | – | Catholic | All in Irish | ✓ | 91 km |
| S.N. Achaidh an Ghlaisin | 48 | +0% | Catholic | Some subjects in Irish | ✓ | 91 km |
| S.N. Croi Muire | 127 | +6% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 91 km |
| S.N. Beal an Mhuirthead | 58 | −22% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 91 km |
| Cill Mhor Iorrais | 20 | −57% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 92 km |
| Corclough N.S. | 79 | −4% | Catholic | All in Irish | ✓ | 96 km |
Living in Ballindine
The town’s figures, not this street’s.
Homes in the F12 Eircode area
Housing in Ballindine →The median sale price rose from €180,000 in 2023 to €205,000 in 2025 (+14%).
New against second-hand, 2023 to 2025
Property Price Register sales in the F12 Eircode routing area, 2023 to 2025.
Renting in Co. Mayo
Cost of living in Ballindine →New tenancies in Co. Mayo averaged €1,117 a month in 2025, against €1,002 in 2024 (+12%).
Residential Tenancies Board rent index, new tenancies, 2024 and 2025.
Location
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Ballindine, F12 CY64
Primary schools near Ballindine B 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 Ballindine B N.S.
Is Ballindine B 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 Ballindine B N.S. have?
138 pupils in 2025/26. That is +20% since 2019/20.
Does Ballindine B N.S. teach through Irish?
No: Ballindine B N.S. teaches in English, with Irish as a subject.
Who runs Ballindine B N.S.?
Ballindine B N.S. has a Catholic ethos. Its patron is Archbishop of Tuam.
How do pupils get a place at Ballindine B 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 Ballindine B N.S.?
The nearest are Meelickmore N.S. (3.5 km), Irishtown N.S. (4.5 km) and S.N. Gort Sceiche (6.6 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 Ballindine; 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).