S.N. Mhuire
CUL RONAIN, BAILE IOMHAIR, CO MEATH · C15 HP57 · Roll number 18429Q
S.N. Mhuire is one of 2 primary schools in or within 3 km of Ballivor. Every school in and around Ballivor →
What stands out about S.N. Mhuire
- A small primary school: 15 pupils, against a typical 131.
- Teaches through English, with Irish as a subject.
- Smaller than it was: 15 pupils, 40% fewer than the 25 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.
- Its patron is the Bishop of Meath; its ethos is Catholic.
- Outside Ballivor’s outline, 2.8 km away; listed with Ballivor, the nearest town in its county.
Pupils over time
2015/16 to 2025/26S.N. Mhuire had 15 pupils in 2025/26, down from 30 in 2015/16 (−50%). Girls are 47% 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. Mhuire
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. Mhuire 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. Mhuire
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. Mhuire
Every school admits under its own published admission policy; no admissions numbers are published.
Families apply to S.N. Mhuire 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.
No figures on applications are published, but the roll shows demand: S.N. Mhuire has shrunk by 40% since 2019/20. All the schools around Ballivor together changed by −37%.
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, 5 have more pupils than S.N. Mhuire. Since 2019/20 its roll has changed by −40%; 4 of the 6 grew faster.
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S.N. Mhuire | 15 | −40% | Catholic | English | ✓ | |
| S.N. Columbain | 233 | −37% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 3 km |
| St. Dympna's National School | 210 | −5% | Catholic | English | 5.5 km | |
| Crowenstown N.S. | 12 | −50% | Catholic | English | 6.7 km | |
| O'Growney National School | 382 | +7% | Catholic | English | 7.8 km | |
| Killyon N.S. | 60 | −34% | Catholic | English | 8.3 km | |
| Mhuire N.S. | 61 | −48% | Catholic | English | 8.5 km |
The other 108 primary schools in Co. Meath
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scoil Naomh Bride | 181 | −9% | Catholic | English | 8.8 km | |
| Scoil Uí Ghramhnaigh | 169 | −18% | Catholic | All in Irish | 10 km | |
| S.N. Cill Bhrighde | 200 | +45% | Catholic | English | 11 km | |
| Scoil Nais Finin Naofa | 63 | −2% | Catholic | English | 12 km | |
| S.N. an Rath Mhor | 45 | −46% | Catholic | English | 12 km | |
| St. Nicholas Primary School | 299 | −24% | Catholic | English | 13 km | |
| St Patricks N.S. | 48 | −19% | Church of Ireland | English | 13 km | |
| St Marys Convent N.S. | 521 | −10% | Catholic | English | 13 km | |
| Scoil Mhichil na Buachailli | 294 | −7% | Catholic | English | 13 km | |
| Trim Educate Together National School | 174 | +72% | Multi-denominational | English | 13 km | |
| S.N. Mhichil Naofa | 73 | −15% | Catholic | English | 13 km | |
| Gaelscoil na Boinne | 206 | −9% | Catholic | All in Irish | 14 km | |
| S.N. Seosamh Naomtha | 100 | −15% | Catholic | English | 15 km | |
| Kilskyre Mixed N.S. | 87 | −1% | Catholic | English | 15 km | |
| S.N. Bhrighde | 111 | +9% | Catholic | English | 16 km | |
| Bohermeen N.S. | 237 | −5% | Catholic | English | 16 km | |
| S.N. Mhuire | 194 | +5% | Catholic | English | 17 km | |
| S.N. Nmh Sheosamh | 136 | −7% | Catholic | English | 17 km | |
| S.N. Naomh Padraig | 148 | −10% | Catholic | English | 18 km | |
| Dangan Mixed N.S. | 228 | +12% | Catholic | English | 18 km | |
| Drumbarragh N.S. | 83 | −13% | Catholic | English | 19 km | |
| St. Mary's Primary School | 543 | −10% | Catholic | English | 19 km | |
| Ballinlough N.S. | 58 | −25% | Catholic | English | 19 km | |
| Scoil Cholmcille | 352 | −5% | Catholic | English | 20 km | |
| Our Lady of Mercy N.S. | 313 | −3% | Catholic | English | 20 km | |
| Kells Parochial N.S. | 52 | −30% | Church of Ireland | English | 20 km | |
| Navan Educate Together NS | 213 | −5% | Multi-denominational | English | ✓ | 21 km |
| Coole N.s, | 164 | +8% | Catholic | English | 21 km | |
| Scoil Nais Mhuire Naofa | 113 | +2% | Catholic | English | 21 km | |
| Kilmessan Mxd N.S. | 242 | +3% | Catholic | English | 21 km | |
| Carnaross N.S. | 178 | +0% | Catholic | English | 21 km | |
| Scoil Mhuire N.S. | 94 | +19% | Catholic | English | 22 km | |
| Flowerfield N.S. | 40 | −11% | Church of Ireland | English | 22 km | |
| S.N. Caitriona Naofa | 149 | +7% | Catholic | English | 22 km | |
| S.N. Mhuire | 205 | +16% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 22 km |
| Mercy Convent N.S. | 385 | −13% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 22 km |
| Gaelscoil Eanna | 138 | −32% | Catholic | All in Irish | 22 km | |
| Scoil Bhríde | 392 | −2% | Catholic | English | 22 km | |
| S.N. Mhuire | 139 | +6% | Catholic | English | 22 km | |
| Aine Naofa N.S. | 312 | −2% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 22 km |
| Ard Rí Community National School | 384 | +48% | Multi-denominational | English | 22 km | |
| Scoil Naomh Eoin | 375 | +6% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 23 km |
| St Pauls N.S. | 761 | +4% | Catholic | English | 23 km | |
| S.N. Ultain Naofa | 80 | −11% | Catholic | All in Irish | 23 km | |
| St Oliver Plunkett N.S. | 399 | −10% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 23 km |
| St Stephens N.S. | 805 | −13% | Catholic | English | 24 km | |
| S.N. Naomh Seosamh | 95 | +12% | Catholic | English | 24 km | |
| S.N. Muire | 165 | +16% | Catholic | English | 24 km | |
| S N na Trionoide Naofa | 233 | −25% | Catholic | English | 26 km | |
| Gilson National School | 222 | −17% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 26 km |
| S.N. Cul an Mhuilinn | 119 | +16% | Catholic | English | 26 km | |
| Scoil Naomh Barra | 238 | +14% | Catholic | English | 26 km | |
| S.N. Mhuire | 122 | −11% | Catholic | English | 27 km | |
| St. Joseph's National School | 89 | +3% | Catholic | English | 27 km | |
| S.N. Fiach | 102 | +34% | Catholic | English | 28 km | |
| S.N. Colmcille | 211 | +2% | Catholic | English | 28 km | |
| Kilbeg N.S. | 85 | −1% | Catholic | English | 28 km | |
| Dunshaughlin Community National School | 168 | – | Multi-denominational | English | 29 km | |
| Stackallen N.S. | 170 | −11% | Catholic | English | 29 km | |
| Scoil na Rithe | 222 | −2% | Catholic | All in Irish | 30 km | |
| S.N. Seachnaill Naofa | 622 | +13% | Catholic | English | 30 km | |
| Scoil Nais Aitinn Bhui | 211 | −7% | Catholic | English | 30 km | |
| Castletown N.S. | 102 | −6% | Catholic | English | 30 km | |
| Ughtyneill N.S. | 31 | +7% | Catholic | English | 30 km | |
| Scoil Oilibheir Naofa | 225 | +1% | Catholic | English | 31 km | |
| S.N. Rath Riagain | 92 | −10% | Catholic | English | 31 km | |
| S.N. Baile Cheant | 214 | −15% | Catholic | English | 31 km | |
| S.N. Mhuire Naofa | 81 | −19% | Catholic | English | 32 km | |
| Scoil Nais Naomh Aine | 12 | −52% | Catholic | English | 33 km | |
| S.N. Rath Beagain | 219 | +16% | Catholic | English | 33 km | |
| Scoil Eoin Báiste | 123 | +21% | Catholic | English | 33 km | |
| S.N. Naomh Padraig | 254 | −9% | Catholic | English | 34 km | |
| Kilmainham Wood N.S. | 118 | −1% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 34 km |
| Scoil Naomh Pio | 59 | −13% | Catholic | English | 34 km | |
| S.N. Mhuire | 84 | +6% | Catholic | English | 34 km | |
| Ratoath Junior N.S. | 213 | −44% | Catholic | English | 35 km | |
| Ratoath Senior N.S. | 319 | −36% | Catholic | English | 35 km | |
| S.N. Naomh Cianain | 73 | −13% | Catholic | English | 36 km | |
| St Pauls N.S. | 565 | −15% | Catholic | English | 36 km | |
| S.N. Aindreis Naofa | 107 | −5% | Catholic | English | 36 km | |
| St Peters National School | 97 | +29% | Church of Ireland | English | 37 km | |
| Dunboyne Senior N.S. | 470 | −17% | Catholic | English | 37 km | |
| Dunboyne Junior N.S. | 397 | −18% | Catholic | English | 37 km | |
| Gaelscoil Thulach na nÓg | 360 | +7% | Inter-denominational | All in Irish | 37 km | |
| Carrickleck N.S. | 26 | −26% | Catholic | English | 38 km | |
| Gaelscoil na Mí | 242 | −26% | Multi-denominational | All in Irish | 38 km | |
| Newtown N.S. | 60 | −28% | Catholic | English | 38 km | |
| S.N. Bheinn Naofa B | 339 | −10% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 38 km |
| S.N. Bheinin Naofa C | 343 | −0% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 38 km |
| Ashbourne Educate Together National School | 410 | −14% | Multi-denominational | English | 38 km | |
| Ashbourne Community National School | 342 | +280% | Multi-denominational | English | 38 km | |
| Scoil Mhuire | 479 | −3% | Catholic | English | 39 km | |
| S.N. Pheadair agus Phoil | 125 | −7% | Catholic | English | 39 km | |
| Scoil Nais Deaglain | 621 | −8% | Catholic | English | 39 km | |
| S.N. Padraig Naofa | 137 | +6% | Catholic | English | 39 km | |
| Gaelscoil na Cille | 227 | −2% | Catholic | All in Irish | 40 km | |
| S.N. Bhrighde | 91 | +3% | Catholic | English | 40 km | |
| S.N. Dun Uabhair | 166 | −22% | Catholic | English | 40 km | |
| Kilbride National School | 310 | −7% | Catholic | English | 41 km | |
| S.N. Naomh Colmcille | 109 | +5% | Catholic | English | 42 km | |
| S.N. Naomh Treasa | 105 | +7% | Catholic | English | 43 km | |
| S.N. Cros Ban | 373 | −9% | Catholic | English | 48 km | |
| S.N. Naomh Padraig | 524 | −19% | Catholic | English | 48 km | |
| Gaelscoil an Bhradáin Feasa | 383 | −12% | Multi-denominational | All in Irish | 48 km | |
| S N Realt na Mara (C) | 373 | −19% | Catholic | English | 49 km | |
| S N Realt na Mara (B) | 373 | −18% | Catholic | English | 49 km | |
| Scoil Oilibheir Naofa | 397 | −5% | Catholic | English | 51 km | |
| Scoil an Spioraid Naoimh | 438 | −8% | Catholic | English | 51 km |
Living in Ballivor
The town’s figures, not this street’s.
Homes in the C15 Eircode area
Housing in Ballivor →The median sale price rose from €340,000 in 2023 to €375,000 in 2025 (+10%).
New against second-hand, 2023 to 2025
Property Price Register sales in the C15 Eircode routing area, 2023 to 2025.
Renting in Co. Meath
Cost of living in Ballivor →New tenancies in Co. Meath averaged €1,542 a month in 2025, against €1,434 in 2024 (+8%).
Residential Tenancies Board rent index, new tenancies, 2024 and 2025.
Location
Directions ↗near Ballivor, C15 HP57
Primary schools near S.N. Mhuire
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. Mhuire
Is S.N. Mhuire 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. Mhuire have?
15 pupils in 2025/26. That is −40% since 2019/20.
Does S.N. Mhuire teach through Irish?
No: S.N. Mhuire teaches in English, with Irish as a subject.
Who runs S.N. Mhuire?
S.N. Mhuire has a Catholic ethos. Its patron is Bishop of Meath.
How do pupils get a place at S.N. Mhuire?
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. Mhuire?
The nearest are S.N. Columbain (3 km), St. Dympna's National School (5.5 km) and Crowenstown N.S. (6.7 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 Ballivor; 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).