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Kilmessan, Co. Meath · C15 TE28 · Roll number 04210H
Kilmessan Mxd N.S. is one of 2 primary schools in or within 3 km of Kilmessan. Every school in and around Kilmessan →
What stands out about Kilmessan Mxd N.S.
- One of the larger primary schools: 242 pupils, against a typical 131.
- About as many pupils as in 2019/20 (+3%).
- Teaches through English, with Irish as a subject.
- Its patron is the Bishop of Meath; its ethos is Catholic.
Pupils over time
2015/16 to 2025/26Kilmessan Mxd N.S. had 242 pupils in 2025/26, against 195 in 2015/16 (+24%). Girls are 52% of them. Its roll rose in 7 of the 10 years.
Department of Education enrolments at 30 September each year; girls and boys where the lists give them.
No letter for Kilmessan Mxd 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 Kilmessan Mxd 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 Kilmessan Mxd 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 Kilmessan Mxd N.S.
Every school admits under its own published admission policy; no admissions numbers are published.
Families apply to Kilmessan Mxd 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: Kilmessan Mxd N.S. is about the size it was in 2019/20 (+3%). All the schools around Kilmessan together changed by +6%.
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 Kilmessan Mxd N.S.. Since 2019/20 its roll has changed by +3%; 2 of the 6 grew faster.
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kilmessan Mxd N.S. | 242 | +3% | Catholic | English | ||
| S.N. Naomh Seosamh | 95 | +12% | Catholic | English | 3.5 km | |
| Scoil Nais Mhuire Naofa | 113 | +2% | Catholic | English | 4.1 km | |
| S.N. Mhuire | 194 | +5% | Catholic | English | 5.7 km | |
| S N na Trionoide Naofa | 233 | −25% | Catholic | English | 6.5 km | |
| Scoil Bhríde | 392 | −2% | Catholic | English | 6.8 km | |
| Gaelscoil na Boinne | 206 | −9% | Catholic | All in Irish | 7.1 km |
The other 106 primary schools in Co. Meath
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S.N. Colmcille | 211 | +2% | Catholic | English | 7.2 km | |
| Trim Educate Together National School | 174 | +72% | Multi-denominational | English | 8.1 km | |
| St Patricks N.S. | 48 | −19% | Church of Ireland | English | 8.5 km | |
| Scoil Mhichil na Buachailli | 294 | −7% | Catholic | English | 8.6 km | |
| St Marys Convent N.S. | 521 | −10% | Catholic | English | 8.6 km | |
| Ard Rí Community National School | 384 | +48% | Multi-denominational | English | 8.7 km | |
| S.N. Cul an Mhuilinn | 119 | +16% | Catholic | English | 8.7 km | |
| Dunshaughlin Community National School | 168 | – | Multi-denominational | English | 8.9 km | |
| S.N. Seosamh Naomtha | 100 | −15% | Catholic | English | 9 km | |
| St Stephens N.S. | 805 | −13% | Catholic | English | 9.2 km | |
| Gaelscoil Eanna | 138 | −32% | Catholic | All in Irish | 9.4 km | |
| Navan Educate Together NS | 213 | −5% | Multi-denominational | English | ✓ | 9.4 km |
| Dangan Mixed N.S. | 228 | +12% | Catholic | English | 9.5 km | |
| Scoil na Rithe | 222 | −2% | Catholic | All in Irish | 9.5 km | |
| Flowerfield N.S. | 40 | −11% | Church of Ireland | English | 9.6 km | |
| S.N. Mhuire | 139 | +6% | Catholic | English | 9.6 km | |
| S.N. Seachnaill Naofa | 622 | +13% | Catholic | English | 9.9 km | |
| S.N. Nmh Sheosamh | 136 | −7% | Catholic | English | 10 km | |
| Mercy Convent N.S. | 385 | −13% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 10 km |
| Aine Naofa N.S. | 312 | −2% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 10 km |
| S.N. Mhuire | 205 | +16% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 11 km |
| S.N. Cill Bhrighde | 200 | +45% | Catholic | English | 11 km | |
| St Pauls N.S. | 761 | +4% | Catholic | English | 11 km | |
| S.N. Mhuire Naofa | 81 | −19% | Catholic | English | 11 km | |
| St Oliver Plunkett N.S. | 399 | −10% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 11 km |
| S.N. Baile Cheant | 214 | −15% | Catholic | English | 12 km | |
| Scoil Naomh Eoin | 375 | +6% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 12 km |
| Coole N.s, | 164 | +8% | Catholic | English | 13 km | |
| Bohermeen N.S. | 237 | −5% | Catholic | English | 13 km | |
| S.N. Rath Riagain | 92 | −10% | Catholic | English | 13 km | |
| S.N. Mhichil Naofa | 73 | −15% | Catholic | English | 14 km | |
| Scoil Nais Aitinn Bhui | 211 | −7% | Catholic | English | 14 km | |
| St. Joseph's National School | 89 | +3% | Catholic | English | 14 km | |
| S.N. Rath Beagain | 219 | +16% | Catholic | English | 14 km | |
| Scoil Uí Ghramhnaigh | 169 | −18% | Catholic | All in Irish | 14 km | |
| S.N. Naomh Cianain | 73 | −13% | Catholic | English | 14 km | |
| Ratoath Junior N.S. | 213 | −44% | Catholic | English | 15 km | |
| Ratoath Senior N.S. | 319 | −36% | Catholic | English | 15 km | |
| S.N. Aindreis Naofa | 107 | −5% | Catholic | English | 15 km | |
| Scoil Naomh Bride | 181 | −9% | Catholic | English | 15 km | |
| St Pauls N.S. | 565 | −15% | Catholic | English | 15 km | |
| St. Dympna's National School | 210 | −5% | Catholic | English | 16 km | |
| S.N. Naomh Padraig | 148 | −10% | Catholic | English | 16 km | |
| Scoil Oilibheir Naofa | 225 | +1% | Catholic | English | 16 km | |
| Scoil Naomh Pio | 59 | −13% | Catholic | English | 16 km | |
| S.N. an Rath Mhor | 45 | −46% | Catholic | English | 16 km | |
| Stackallen N.S. | 170 | −11% | Catholic | English | 17 km | |
| S.N. Ultain Naofa | 80 | −11% | Catholic | All in Irish | 17 km | |
| Gaelscoil na Mí | 242 | −26% | Multi-denominational | All in Irish | 17 km | |
| Ashbourne Educate Together National School | 410 | −14% | Multi-denominational | English | 18 km | |
| Ashbourne Community National School | 342 | +280% | Multi-denominational | English | 18 km | |
| Scoil Mhuire | 479 | −3% | Catholic | English | 18 km | |
| Scoil Nais Deaglain | 621 | −8% | Catholic | English | 18 km | |
| S.N. Bheinn Naofa B | 339 | −10% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 18 km |
| S.N. Bheinin Naofa C | 343 | −0% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 18 km |
| O'Growney National School | 382 | +7% | Catholic | English | 18 km | |
| S.N. Bhrighde | 111 | +9% | Catholic | English | 19 km | |
| S.N. Padraig Naofa | 137 | +6% | Catholic | English | 19 km | |
| S.N. Naomh Padraig | 254 | −9% | Catholic | English | 19 km | |
| Gaelscoil na Cille | 227 | −2% | Catholic | All in Irish | 19 km | |
| Scoil Naomh Barra | 238 | +14% | Catholic | English | 19 km | |
| S.N. Caitriona Naofa | 149 | +7% | Catholic | English | 20 km | |
| St. Mary's Primary School | 543 | −10% | Catholic | English | 20 km | |
| Dunboyne Junior N.S. | 397 | −18% | Catholic | English | 20 km | |
| Dunboyne Senior N.S. | 470 | −17% | Catholic | English | 20 km | |
| St Peters National School | 97 | +29% | Church of Ireland | English | 20 km | |
| Gaelscoil Thulach na nÓg | 360 | +7% | Inter-denominational | All in Irish | 20 km | |
| S.N. Columbain | 233 | −37% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 21 km |
| St. Nicholas Primary School | 299 | −24% | Catholic | English | 21 km | |
| S.N. Mhuire | 15 | −40% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 21 km |
| Kilbride National School | 310 | −7% | Catholic | English | 22 km | |
| S.N. Dun Uabhair | 166 | −22% | Catholic | English | 22 km | |
| S.N. Naomh Treasa | 105 | +7% | Catholic | English | 22 km | |
| Kells Parochial N.S. | 52 | −30% | Church of Ireland | English | 23 km | |
| Scoil Cholmcille | 352 | −5% | Catholic | English | 23 km | |
| Our Lady of Mercy N.S. | 313 | −3% | Catholic | English | 23 km | |
| S.N. Naomh Colmcille | 109 | +5% | Catholic | English | 23 km | |
| Killyon N.S. | 60 | −34% | Catholic | English | 24 km | |
| Castletown N.S. | 102 | −6% | Catholic | English | 24 km | |
| S.N. Mhuire | 84 | +6% | Catholic | English | 25 km | |
| S.N. Muire | 165 | +16% | Catholic | English | 25 km | |
| Drumbarragh N.S. | 83 | −13% | Catholic | English | 26 km | |
| Kilskyre Mixed N.S. | 87 | −1% | Catholic | English | 26 km | |
| Scoil Nais Finin Naofa | 63 | −2% | Catholic | English | 27 km | |
| Kilbeg N.S. | 85 | −1% | Catholic | English | 27 km | |
| S.N. Naomh Padraig | 524 | −19% | Catholic | English | 27 km | |
| S.N. Cros Ban | 373 | −9% | Catholic | English | 28 km | |
| Carnaross N.S. | 178 | +0% | Catholic | English | 29 km | |
| Newtown N.S. | 60 | −28% | Catholic | English | 29 km | |
| Gaelscoil an Bhradáin Feasa | 383 | −12% | Multi-denominational | All in Irish | 29 km | |
| Scoil Eoin Báiste | 123 | +21% | Catholic | English | 30 km | |
| S.N. Mhuire | 122 | −11% | Catholic | English | 30 km | |
| S N Realt na Mara (C) | 373 | −19% | Catholic | English | 30 km | |
| S N Realt na Mara (B) | 373 | −18% | Catholic | English | 30 km | |
| Ballinlough N.S. | 58 | −25% | Catholic | English | 31 km | |
| Scoil an Spioraid Naoimh | 438 | −8% | Catholic | English | 31 km | |
| Scoil Oilibheir Naofa | 397 | −5% | Catholic | English | 31 km | |
| S.N. Pheadair agus Phoil | 125 | −7% | Catholic | English | 33 km | |
| Ughtyneill N.S. | 31 | +7% | Catholic | English | 33 km | |
| Kilmainham Wood N.S. | 118 | −1% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 33 km |
| Carrickleck N.S. | 26 | −26% | Catholic | English | 36 km | |
| Scoil Nais Naomh Aine | 12 | −52% | Catholic | English | 36 km | |
| S.N. Bhrighde | 91 | +3% | Catholic | English | 36 km | |
| Scoil Mhuire N.S. | 94 | +19% | Catholic | English | 38 km | |
| Gilson National School | 222 | −17% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 40 km |
| S.N. Fiach | 102 | +34% | Catholic | English | 44 km |
Living in Kilmessan
The town’s figures, not this street’s.
Homes in the C15 Eircode area
Housing in Kilmessan →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 Kilmessan →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
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Kilmessan, C15 TE28
Primary schools near Kilmessan Mxd 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 Kilmessan Mxd N.S.
Is Kilmessan Mxd 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 Kilmessan Mxd N.S. have?
242 pupils in 2025/26. That is +3% since 2019/20.
Does Kilmessan Mxd N.S. teach through Irish?
No: Kilmessan Mxd N.S. teaches in English, with Irish as a subject.
Who runs Kilmessan Mxd N.S.?
Kilmessan Mxd N.S. has a Catholic ethos. Its patron is Bishop of Meath.
How do pupils get a place at Kilmessan Mxd 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 Kilmessan Mxd N.S.?
The nearest are S.N. Naomh Seosamh (3.5 km), Scoil Nais Mhuire Naofa (4.1 km) and S.N. Mhuire (5.7 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 Kilmessan; 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).