Killala N.S.
Killala, Co. Mayo · F26 YX51 · Roll number 16811D
Killala N.S. is one of 3 primary schools in or within 3 km of Killala. Every school in and around Killala →
What stands out about Killala N.S.
- 85 pupils, near the middle for primary schools in Ireland (the median is 131).
- About as many pupils as in 2019/20 (−13%).
- Teaches through English, with Irish as a subject.
- 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 largest of the 3 primary schools around Killala.
- 28 girls and 57 boys: more of one than the other.
- Its patron is the Bishop of Killala; its ethos is Catholic.
Pupils over time
2015/16 to 2025/26Killala N.S. had 85 pupils in 2025/26, down from 118 in 2015/16 (−28%). Girls are 33% of them. Its largest roll was 119, in 2016/17. Its roll rose in 3 of the 10 years.
Department of Education enrolments at 30 September each year; girls and boys where the lists give them.
No letter for Killala 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 Killala 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 Killala 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 Killala N.S.
Every school admits under its own published admission policy; no admissions numbers are published.
Families apply to Killala 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.
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: Killala N.S. has shrunk by 13% since 2019/20. All the schools around Killala together changed by −1%.
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 Killala N.S.. Since 2019/20 its roll has changed by −13%; 5 of the 6 grew faster.
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Killala N.S. | 85 | −13% | Catholic | English | ✓ | |
| Templemary N.S. | 47 | +21% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 3 km |
| Newtownwhite Educate Together NS | 59 | +7% | Multi-denominational | English | 4.2 km | |
| Cooneal N.S. | 58 | −41% | Catholic | English | 5.3 km | |
| Mount Palmer National School | 37 | −3% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 5.3 km |
| Lacken National School | 25 | −11% | Catholic | Some subjects in Irish | ✓ | 5.6 km |
| Enniscrone N.S. | 137 | +9% | Catholic | English | 9 km |
The other 145 primary schools in Co. Mayo
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Knockanillo N.S. | 28 | −24% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 9.2 km |
| Cullens N.S. | 273 | +12% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 9.3 km |
| Cormaic Nfa | 38 | −5% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 9.4 km |
| Ardagh National School | 73 | – | Catholic | Some subjects in Irish | 9.9 km | |
| Quignamanger N.S. | 364 | +13% | Catholic | English | 11 km | |
| Scoil Íosa | 242 | +31% | Catholic | Some subjects in Irish | ✓ | 12 km |
| Gaelscoil na gCeithre Maol | 141 | +16% | Catholic | All in Irish | ✓ | 12 km |
| Scoil Naomh Brid | 67 | −3% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 12 km |
| Saint Michaels N.S. | 17 | – | Church of Ireland | English | 13 km | |
| Garracloon N.S. | 25 | – | Catholic | English | ✓ | 14 km |
| Beheymore N.S. | 228 | +0% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 14 km |
| Crossmolina N.S. | 235 | +5% | Catholic | English | 14 km | |
| St Joseph's NS | 217 | −12% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 15 km |
| Scoil Cholmcille | 231 | −5% | Catholic | English | 16 km | |
| S.N. Muine Chonallain | 133 | +56% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 17 km |
| Cloghans N.S. | 9 | −68% | Catholic | English | 17 km | |
| Kilmurry NS | 65 | +3% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 18 km |
| S.N. Naomh Padraig | 148 | −5% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 19 km |
| Scoil Naomh Feichin | 26 | −43% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 20 km |
| S.N. Leath Ardan | 76 | +17% | Catholic | English | 21 km | |
| Bunscoil Naomh Bríd agus Pádraíg | 46 | – | Catholic | English | ✓ | 21 km |
| Scoil Néifinn | 11 | – | Catholic | English | ✓ | 25 km |
| Rathbane N.S. | 57 | −2% | Catholic | English | 26 km | |
| Foxford Central N.S. | 271 | +10% | Catholic | English | 27 km | |
| St Johns N.S. | 27 | −53% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 29 km |
| Killasser N.S. | 31 | +11% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 31 km |
| S.N. Peadar agus Pol | 45 | −25% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 32 km |
| Crimlin N.S. | 15 | −35% | Catholic | English | 33 km | |
| Cloondaff N.S. | 11 | −52% | Catholic | English | 34 km | |
| S N an Teaghlaigh | 45 | −32% | Catholic | English | 34 km | |
| Scoil na gCoillini | 97 | +11% | Catholic | English | 34 km | |
| Scoil Chroí Ró Naofa Beannchor Iorrais | 61 | +61% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 34 km |
| Swinford N.S. | 200 | +1% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 35 km |
| Culmore N.S. | 33 | −28% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 36 km |
| Scoil Naisiunta Thola | 84 | −13% | Catholic | English | 37 km | |
| Ballyvary Central N.S. | 223 | +8% | Catholic | English | 37 km | |
| S.N. Pol A Tsomais | 27 | +13% | Catholic | All in Irish | ✓ | 38 km |
| S.N. Ros Dumhach | 27 | +23% | Catholic | All in Irish | ✓ | 38 km |
| Kinaffe N.S. | 48 | – | Catholic | English | ✓ | 39 km |
| St Peters N.S. | 271 | −10% | Catholic | English | 39 km | |
| S.N. Athracht Nfa | 268 | +41% | Catholic | English | 40 km | |
| Gaelscoil Raifteirí | 229 | −1% | Catholic | All in Irish | 40 km | |
| Castlebar Primary School | 864 | – | Catholic | English | 40 km | |
| Castlebar Educate Together National School | 113 | +77% | Multi-denominational | English | 40 km | |
| SN Cholmcille, Ceathrú Thaidhg | 26 | – | Catholic | All in Irish | ✓ | 40 km |
| S.N. an Trian Lair | 66 | −7% | Catholic | English | 40 km | |
| S.N. Sheamais | 18 | – | Catholic | English | ✓ | 40 km |
| Cloonlyon N.S. | 28 | −40% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 40 km |
| Barnatra N.S. | 24 | +9% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 41 km |
| Breaffy N.S. | 377 | −10% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 41 km |
| S.N. an Coill Mhor | 17 | −32% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 41 km |
| S.N. B Curnanool | 66 | +22% | Catholic | English | 41 km | |
| S.N. Inbhear | 67 | +20% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 42 km |
| Newport Central | 243 | +13% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 42 km |
| S.N. Fiondalbha | 37 | +28% | Catholic | English | 42 km | |
| Kiltimagh Central | 262 | +9% | Catholic | English | 44 km | |
| S.N. Faitche | 137 | +40% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 44 km |
| S.N. Tamhnighan Fheadha | 15 | −32% | Catholic | English | 44 km | |
| St Josephs N.S. | 111 | +10% | Catholic | English | 44 km | |
| S.N. Druim Slaod | 8 | −60% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 44 km |
| S.N. Gleann A Chaisil | 64 | +10% | Catholic | Some subjects in Irish | ✓ | 44 km |
| Carracastle Central N.S. | 88 | +35% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 45 km |
| S.N. Nmh Treasa | 57 | +78% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 45 km |
| Craggagh N.S. | 19 | −49% | Catholic | English | 45 km | |
| St Paul's National School | 89 | +16% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 45 km |
| S.N. Beal Caradh | 109 | −16% | Catholic | English | 45 km | |
| Geesala Central School | 29 | −31% | Catholic | Some subjects in Irish | ✓ | 45 km |
| S.N. Colm Naofa | 27 | −18% | Catholic | English | 46 km | |
| S.N. an Tsraith | 15 | – | Catholic | English | ✓ | 46 km |
| Drumgallagh N.S. | 33 | +10% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 46 km |
| Scoil Naisiunta Balla Aluinn | 202 | +7% | Catholic | English | 47 km | |
| S.N. Naomh Brid C | 21 | −63% | Catholic | English | 47 km | |
| SN Beal Atha na hEin | 95 | +12% | Catholic | English | 47 km | |
| Myna N.S. | 102 | +4% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 47 km |
| S.N. Achaidh an Ghlaisin | 48 | +0% | Catholic | Some subjects in Irish | ✓ | 47 km |
| Tavrane Central N.S. | 11 | – | Catholic | English | ✓ | 47 km |
| St Colmans N.S. | 34 | +31% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 48 km |
| S N Dhumha Thuama | 26 | −4% | Catholic | All in Irish | ✓ | 48 km |
| S.N. Gort an Eadain | 28 | +27% | Catholic | English | 49 km | |
| Scoil Phadraig | 338 | +0% | Catholic | English | 50 km | |
| Gaelscoil na Cuaiche | 208 | −4% | Catholic | All in Irish | 50 km | |
| Holy Trinity National School | 41 | −33% | Church of Ireland | English | 50 km | |
| S.N. Croi Muire | 127 | +6% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 50 km |
| S.N. Beal an Mhuirthead | 58 | −22% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 50 km |
| S.N. Cnoc Ruscaighe | 206 | +0% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 50 km |
| S N Toin na Gaoithe | 61 | +7% | Catholic | All in Irish | ✓ | 50 km |
| S N Realt na Mara | 77 | +51% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 50 km |
| Carraholly N.S. | 42 | −49% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 50 km |
| Westport Educate Together National School | 48 | – | Multi-denominational | English | 50 km | |
| Clogher N.S. | 50 | +85% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 50 km |
| St Marys N.S. | 93 | −4% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 51 km |
| S.N. Mainistir Muigheo | 84 | −3% | Catholic | English | 51 km | |
| Knock N.S. | 152 | +4% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 51 km |
| S.N. Naomh Colm Cille | 206 | +10% | Catholic | English | 51 km | |
| Ballintubber N.S. | 113 | +23% | Catholic | English | 51 km | |
| S.N. Coill an Bhaile | 41 | +86% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 51 km |
| Kilmovee N.S. | 51 | +0% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 52 km |
| Mount Pleasant N.S. | 87 | +1% | Catholic | English | 52 km | |
| Barnacarroll Central N.S. | 208 | +21% | Catholic | English | 52 km | |
| S.N. Brighde | 103 | −10% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 53 km |
| Cill Mhor Iorrais | 20 | −57% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 53 km |
| Corclough N.S. | 79 | −4% | Catholic | All in Irish | ✓ | 53 km |
| Burriscarra N.S. | 23 | – | Catholic | English | 54 km | |
| Valley N.S. | 17 | −26% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 54 km |
| S.N. Lainn Cille | 66 | +3% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 54 km |
| S.N. Uileog de Burca | 105 | −15% | Catholic | All in Irish | 55 km | |
| S.N. Naomh Padraig Saile | 65 | +38% | Catholic | All in Irish | ✓ | 55 km |
| Muirisc N.S. | 49 | +104% | Catholic | English | 55 km | |
| Brackloon N.S. | 145 | −5% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 56 km |
| Achill Sound Convent N.S. | 20 | – | Catholic | English | ✓ | 56 km |
| Claremorris National School | 314 | – | Catholic | English | 56 km | |
| Beacan Mixed N.S. | 177 | +18% | Catholic | English | 56 km | |
| Lecanvey N.S. | 31 | +0% | Catholic | English | 57 km | |
| S.N. Teach Caoin | 33 | −42% | Catholic | English | 58 km | |
| St Mary's National School | 51 | +19% | Catholic | English | 58 km | |
| S.N. Eachleime | 64 | +45% | Catholic | All in Irish | ✓ | 58 km |
| Scoil Iosa | 385 | +8% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 59 km |
| Robeen Central N.S. | 127 | +51% | Catholic | English | 59 km | |
| Meelickmore N.S. | 81 | +25% | Catholic | English | 60 km | |
| Dookinella N.S. | 26 | +4% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 60 km |
| Carrakennedy N.S. | 32 | −22% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 61 km |
| S.N. Ceathru an Chlochar | 35 | +6% | Catholic | English | 61 km | |
| Scoil Náisiúnta Thuar Mhic Éadaigh | 94 | +1% | Catholic | All in Irish | 62 km | |
| Lehinch N.S. | 8 | – | Catholic | English | ✓ | 62 km |
| St Johns N.S. | 32 | −9% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 63 km |
| S.N. Padraig Naofa | 133 | −17% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 63 km |
| Ballindine B N.S. | 138 | +20% | Catholic | English | 63 km | |
| S.N. Coill Mor | 6 | – | Catholic | English | 64 km | |
| S.N. Dumhach | 28 | −28% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 64 km |
| Scoil Chomain Naofa | 82 | −12% | Catholic | English | 64 km | |
| Irishtown N.S. | 70 | +15% | Catholic | English | 65 km | |
| St. Josephs N.S. | 451 | −1% | Catholic | English | 66 km | |
| S.N. Gort Sceiche | 75 | −6% | Catholic | English | 66 km | |
| S.N. Chluain Luifin | 75 | +17% | Catholic | English | 67 km | |
| St Patricks N.S. | 11 | – | Catholic | English | 68 km | |
| S.N. Teaghlaigh Naofa | 67 | −11% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 70 km |
| St Patricks Central N.S. | 117 | +4% | Catholic | English | 71 km | |
| SN na hAille | 140 | +9% | Catholic | English | 71 km | |
| SN Baile Cuisin | 13 | −35% | Catholic | English | 74 km | |
| Gortjordan N.S. | 11 | −48% | Catholic | English | 74 km | |
| S.N. Naomh Feichin | 47 | −33% | Catholic | English | 75 km | |
| S.N. Naomh Sheosamh | 99 | −13% | Catholic | English | 77 km | |
| Glencorrib N.S. | 52 | +86% | Catholic | English | 78 km | |
| St Columbas N.S. | 3 | – | Catholic | English | ✓ | 81 km |
| SN Naomh Proinnsias | 32 | −9% | Catholic | English | 81 km |
Living in Killala
The town’s figures, not this street’s.
Homes in the F26 Eircode area
Housing in Killala →The median sale price rose from €184,800 in 2023 to €200,000 in 2025 (+8%).
New against second-hand, 2023 to 2025
Property Price Register sales in the F26 Eircode routing area, 2023 to 2025.
Renting in Co. Mayo
Cost of living in Killala →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
Directions ↗Killala, F26 YX51
Primary schools near Killala 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 Killala N.S.
Is Killala 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 Killala N.S. have?
85 pupils in 2025/26. That is −13% since 2019/20.
Does Killala N.S. teach through Irish?
No: Killala N.S. teaches in English, with Irish as a subject.
Who runs Killala N.S.?
Killala N.S. has a Catholic ethos. Its patron is Bishop of Killala.
How do pupils get a place at Killala 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 Killala N.S.?
The nearest are Templemary N.S. (3 km), Newtownwhite Educate Together NS (4.2 km) and Cooneal N.S. (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 Killala; 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).