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Annyalla National School

PrimaryCatholic

Annyalla, Co. Monaghan · A75 AY80 · Roll number 16842O

Annyalla National School is the only one of the primary schools in or within 3 km of Annayalla. Every school in and around Annayalla →

Pupils
195
September, 2025/26
96 girls, 99 boys
Since 2019/20
−5%
from 205 pupils
Ireland: +5%
Ethos
Catholic
Patron: Bishop of Clogher
Language
English
outside the Gaeltacht
Results
Not published
none school by school (Education Act 1998, s.53)
The gist

What stands out about Annyalla National School

  • 195 pupils, near the middle for primary schools in Ireland (the median is 131).
  • About as many pupils as in 2019/20 (−5%).
  • Teaches through English, with Irish as a subject.
  • Its patron is the Bishop of Clogher; its ethos is Catholic.
  • The only primary school in Annayalla or within 3 km of it.
  • Outside Annayalla’s outline, 0.1 km away; listed with Annayalla, the nearest town in its county.

Pupils over time

2015/16 to 2025/26

Annyalla National School had 195 pupils in 2025/26, against 173 in 2015/16 (+13%). Girls are 49% of them. Its largest roll was 206, in 2021/22. Its roll rose in 6 of the 10 years.

0601201802402015/162018/192021/222025/26PupilsGirls

Department of Education enrolments at 30 September each year; girls and boys where the lists give them.

No letter

No letter for Annyalla National School

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 Annyalla National School 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.

Inspections

Inspection reports on Annyalla National School

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 in

Getting a place at Annyalla National School

Every school admits under its own published admission policy; no admissions numbers are published.

Families apply to Annyalla National School 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.

Pupils
195
September, 2025/26
Since 2019/20
−5%
from 205 pupils

No figures on applications are published, but the roll shows demand: Annyalla National School is about the size it was in 2019/20 (−5%). All the schools around Annayalla together changed by −5%.

Pupils since 2019/20

Annyalla−5%
The primary schools around Annayalla−5%
All Irish primary schools−5%

Education (Admission to Schools) Act 2018; Department of Education enrolments 2019/20 and 2025/26 (preliminary).

Side by side with the nearest primary schools

2025/26

The 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 Annyalla National School. Since 2019/20 its roll has changed by −5%; 4 of the 6 grew faster.

Annyalla195
Doohamlet134
Castleblayney Cent10
Gaelscoil Lorgan159
Castleblayney Convent Infants197
Castleblayney Convent155
Clontibret23
SchoolPupilsSince 2019/20EthosLanguageDEISAway
Annyalla National School195−5%CatholicEnglish
Doohamlet N.S.134+5%CatholicEnglish4.5 km
Castleblayney Cent N.S.10−50%PresbyterianEnglish4.6 km
Gaelscoil Lorgan159+9%Inter-denominationalAll in Irish4.9 km
Castleblayney Convent Infants National School197+9%CatholicEnglish✓5.4 km
Castleblayney Convent National School155+11%CatholicEnglish✓5.5 km
Clontibret N.S.23−41%Church of IrelandEnglish5.7 km
The other 55 primary schools in Co. Monaghan
SchoolPupilsSince 2019/20EthosLanguageDEISAway
Scoil Mhuire BNS183+8%CatholicEnglish✓6 km
Scoil Naomh Padraig87+7%CatholicEnglish✓6.1 km
Scoil Naomh Mhuire202+17%CatholicEnglish7.5 km
Ballybay Central N.S.66+27%PresbyterianEnglish✓8 km
Scoil Éanna228+2%CatholicEnglish✓8 km
Scoil Mhichil60+94%CatholicEnglish9.5 km
Naomh Oliver Plunkett255+4%CatholicSome subjects in Irish9.8 km
Annalitten N.S.37+54%CatholicEnglish10 km
Drumacruttin N.S.15−52%Church of IrelandEnglish11 km
St. Brigid's National School Aughnafarcon37−24%CatholicEnglish11 km
St Patricks N.S.140+8%CatholicEnglish13 km
Scoil Phadraig23−12%CatholicEnglish13 km
Corcaghan N.S.92+42%CatholicEnglish14 km
Latton161−11%CatholicEnglish14 km
Lisdoonan N.S.150+3%CatholicEnglish15 km
Scoil Bhrighde75+7%CatholicEnglish15 km
Scoil Mhuire76−5%CatholicEnglish✓16 km
Gaelscoil Ultain373−5%CatholicAll in Irish16 km
St. Louis Girls National School202−12%CatholicEnglish✓16 km
St Louis Infant School208−12%CatholicEnglish✓16 km
Rockcorry N.S.34+21%Church of IrelandEnglish16 km
St Marys BNS229−17%CatholicEnglish✓16 km
Monaghan Model School199+26%Church of IrelandEnglish16 km
Scoil Phadraig142−5%CatholicEnglish17 km
Naomh Micheal108+42%CatholicEnglish18 km
Latnamard N.S.85−9%CatholicEnglish18 km
Threemilehouse N.S.141+5%CatholicEnglish18 km
The Billis National School16−57%Church of IrelandEnglish18 km
Scoil Mhuire86+1%CatholicEnglish18 km
S.N. Cholmcille103+29%CatholicEnglish✓18 km
Corcreagh N.S.34−11%CatholicEnglish19 km
Scoil Rois260+6%CatholicAll in Irish21 km
Bunscoil Louis Naofa258−7%CatholicEnglish21 km
Corr A Chrainn National School202−4%CatholicEnglish21 km
St Joseph's National School234−17%CatholicEnglish21 km
St Dympnas N.S.124+46%CatholicEnglish21 km
Scoil Naomh Deagha286+22%CatholicEnglish22 km
Scoil Mhuire99−8%CatholicEnglish22 km
Urbleshanny N.S.296+2%CatholicEnglish22 km
S.N. Blaithin Iosa27−34%CatholicEnglish23 km
Drumgossatt N.S.75−18%CatholicEnglish23 km
Killeevan Central N.S.101+11%CatholicEnglish23 km
Edenmore N.S.159+2%CatholicSome subjects in Irish23 km
Drumcorrin N.S.20+0%PresbyterianEnglish24 km
Scoil Naoimh Eanna203−6%CatholicEnglish24 km
Mhuire Gransla77+17%CatholicEnglish✓25 km
Knockconnon N.S.118−1%CatholicEnglish26 km
Deravoy National School71+8%CatholicEnglish✓27 km
Scoil Bride106−29%CatholicEnglish27 km
St Josephs N.S.60+62%CatholicEnglish28 km
St Tiarnach's Primary School217−17%CatholicEnglish✓29 km
Gaelscoil Éois126+11%CatholicAll in Irish✓29 km
Scoil Enda69+35%CatholicEnglish30 km
St Patricks N.S.33+10%CatholicEnglish✓31 km
S.N. Comhghall17−45%CatholicEnglish34 km
Living nearby

Living in Annayalla

The town’s figures, not this street’s.

Median sale price
€228,000
routing key A75, 2023–25 (CSO): less sure
Average rent
€1,028
a month, new tenancies in 2025 across Co. Monaghan

Homes in the A75 Eircode area

Housing in Annayalla →

The median sale price rose from €200,000 in 2023 to €265,000 in 2025 (+33%).

2023€200,000
2024€227,000
2025€265,000

New against second-hand, 2023 to 2025

New homes€271,500
Second-hand homes€216,300

Property Price Register sales in the A75 Eircode routing area, 2023 to 2025.

Renting in Co. Monaghan

Cost of living in Annayalla →

New tenancies in Co. Monaghan averaged €1,028 a month in 2025, against €921 in 2024 (+12%).

2024€921
2025€1,028

Residential Tenancies Board rent index, new tenancies, 2024 and 2025.

near Annayalla, A75 AY80

Nearby

Primary schools near Annyalla National School

Nearest first, as the crow flies, up to 25 km. Each school’s own admission policy decides who gets a place.

Questions about Annyalla National School

Is Annyalla National School 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 Annyalla National School have?

195 pupils in 2025/26. That is −5% since 2019/20.

Does Annyalla National School teach through Irish?

No: Annyalla National School teaches in English, with Irish as a subject.

Who runs Annyalla National School?

Annyalla National School has a Catholic ethos. Its patron is Bishop of Clogher.

How do pupils get a place at Annyalla National School?

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 Annyalla National School?

The nearest are Doohamlet N.S. (4.5 km), Castleblayney Cent N.S. (4.6 km) and Gaelscoil Lorgan (4.9 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 Annayalla; 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).