Drumgossatt N.S.
Drumgossatt, Carrickmacross, Co. Monaghan · A81 X827 · Roll number 14071C
Drumgossatt N.S. is one of 3 primary schools in or within 3 km of Carrickmacross. Every school in and around Carrickmacross →
What stands out about Drumgossatt N.S.
- 75 pupils, near the middle for primary schools in Ireland (the median is 131).
- Teaches through English, with Irish as a subject.
- Smaller than it was: 75 pupils, 18% fewer than the 92 of 2019/20.
- Its patron is the Bishop of Clogher; its ethos is Catholic.
- Outside Carrickmacross’s outline, 3.6 km away; listed with Carrickmacross, the nearest town in its county.
Pupils over time
2015/16 to 2025/26Drumgossatt N.S. had 75 pupils in 2025/26, down from 94 in 2015/16 (−20%). Girls are 57% of them. Its largest roll was 95, in 2018/19. Its roll rose in 2 of the 10 years.
Department of Education enrolments at 30 September each year; girls and boys where the lists give them.
No letter for Drumgossatt 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 Drumgossatt 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 Drumgossatt 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 Drumgossatt N.S.
Every school admits under its own published admission policy; no admissions numbers are published.
Families apply to Drumgossatt 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: Drumgossatt N.S. has shrunk by 18% since 2019/20. All the schools around Carrickmacross together changed by +8%.
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, 4 have more pupils than Drumgossatt N.S.. Since 2019/20 its roll has changed by −18%; 4 of the 6 grew faster.
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drumgossatt N.S. | 75 | −18% | Catholic | English | ||
| S.N. Blaithin Iosa | 27 | −34% | Catholic | English | 3 km | |
| Cabra Central N.S. | 57 | −2% | Church of Ireland | English | 4.1 km | |
| St Joseph's National School | 234 | −17% | Catholic | English | 4.9 km | |
| Bunscoil Louis Naofa | 258 | −7% | Catholic | English | 5 km | |
| Scoil Rois | 260 | +6% | Catholic | All in Irish | 5 km | |
| Scoil Bride | 106 | −29% | Catholic | English | 5.5 km |
The other 56 primary schools in Co. Monaghan
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corcreagh N.S. | 34 | −11% | Catholic | English | 6.9 km | |
| Scoil Phadraig | 142 | −5% | Catholic | English | 7.2 km | |
| Scoil Naoimh Eanna | 203 | −6% | Catholic | English | 8.4 km | |
| Lisdoonan N.S. | 150 | +3% | Catholic | English | 8.7 km | |
| Naomh Micheal | 108 | +42% | Catholic | English | 8.9 km | |
| St. Brigid's National School Aughnafarcon | 37 | −24% | Catholic | English | 13 km | |
| St Patricks N.S. | 140 | +8% | Catholic | English | 13 km | |
| S.N. Cholmcille | 103 | +29% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 13 km |
| Scoil Naomh Deagha | 286 | +22% | Catholic | English | 14 km | |
| Naomh Oliver Plunkett | 255 | +4% | Catholic | Some subjects in Irish | 15 km | |
| Annalitten N.S. | 37 | +54% | Catholic | English | 15 km | |
| Latton | 161 | −11% | Catholic | English | 17 km | |
| Scoil Mhuire BNS | 183 | +8% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 18 km |
| Castleblayney Convent National School | 155 | +11% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 19 km |
| Castleblayney Convent Infants National School | 197 | +9% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 19 km |
| Gaelscoil Lorgan | 159 | +9% | Inter-denominational | All in Irish | 19 km | |
| Doohamlet N.S. | 134 | +5% | Catholic | English | 20 km | |
| Castleblayney Cent N.S. | 10 | −50% | Presbyterian | English | 20 km | |
| Ballybay Central N.S. | 66 | +27% | Presbyterian | English | ✓ | 21 km |
| Scoil Éanna | 228 | +2% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 21 km |
| Scoil Naomh Padraig | 87 | +7% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 22 km |
| Annyalla National School | 195 | −5% | Catholic | English | 23 km | |
| Scoil Mhuire | 76 | −5% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 24 km |
| Rockcorry N.S. | 34 | +21% | Church of Ireland | English | 24 km | |
| Clontibret N.S. | 23 | −41% | Church of Ireland | English | 27 km | |
| Drumcorrin N.S. | 20 | +0% | Presbyterian | English | 29 km | |
| Drumacruttin N.S. | 15 | −52% | Church of Ireland | English | 29 km | |
| Scoil Naomh Mhuire | 202 | +17% | Catholic | English | 30 km | |
| Corcaghan N.S. | 92 | +42% | Catholic | English | 30 km | |
| Scoil Mhichil | 60 | +94% | Catholic | English | 30 km | |
| Latnamard N.S. | 85 | −9% | Catholic | English | 31 km | |
| Killeevan Central N.S. | 101 | +11% | Catholic | English | 33 km | |
| Threemilehouse N.S. | 141 | +5% | Catholic | English | 34 km | |
| Scoil Phadraig | 23 | −12% | Catholic | English | 35 km | |
| St. Louis Girls National School | 202 | −12% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 35 km |
| St Louis Infant School | 208 | −12% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 35 km |
| St Marys BNS | 229 | −17% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 35 km |
| Monaghan Model School | 199 | +26% | Church of Ireland | English | 36 km | |
| Scoil Enda | 69 | +35% | Catholic | English | 36 km | |
| Gaelscoil Ultain | 373 | −5% | Catholic | All in Irish | 36 km | |
| Scoil Mhuire | 99 | −8% | Catholic | English | 37 km | |
| Scoil Bhrighde | 75 | +7% | Catholic | English | 37 km | |
| Mhuire Gransla | 77 | +17% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 38 km |
| St Tiarnach's Primary School | 217 | −17% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 39 km |
| Gaelscoil Éois | 126 | +11% | Catholic | All in Irish | ✓ | 39 km |
| The Billis National School | 16 | −57% | Church of Ireland | English | 39 km | |
| Scoil Mhuire | 86 | +1% | Catholic | English | 40 km | |
| S.N. Comhghall | 17 | −45% | Catholic | English | 41 km | |
| Urbleshanny N.S. | 296 | +2% | Catholic | English | 41 km | |
| St Dympnas N.S. | 124 | +46% | Catholic | English | 41 km | |
| Corr A Chrainn National School | 202 | −4% | Catholic | English | 42 km | |
| Edenmore N.S. | 159 | +2% | Catholic | Some subjects in Irish | 44 km | |
| St Josephs N.S. | 60 | +62% | Catholic | English | 45 km | |
| Deravoy National School | 71 | +8% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 48 km |
| Knockconnon N.S. | 118 | −1% | Catholic | English | 48 km | |
| St Patricks N.S. | 33 | +10% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 52 km |
Living in Carrickmacross
The town’s figures, not this street’s.
Homes in the A81 Eircode area
Housing in Carrickmacross →The median sale price rose from €235,000 in 2023 to €280,000 in 2025 (+19%).
New against second-hand, 2023 to 2025
Property Price Register sales in the A81 Eircode routing area, 2023 to 2025.
Renting in Carrickmacross
Cost of living in Carrickmacross →New tenancies in Carrickmacross averaged €1,121 a month in 2025, against €1,020 in 2024 (+10%).
Residential Tenancies Board rent index, new tenancies, 2024 and 2025.
Location
Directions ↗near Carrickmacross, A81 X827
Primary schools near Drumgossatt 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 Drumgossatt N.S.
Is Drumgossatt 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 Drumgossatt N.S. have?
75 pupils in 2025/26. That is −18% since 2019/20.
Does Drumgossatt N.S. teach through Irish?
No: Drumgossatt N.S. teaches in English, with Irish as a subject.
Who runs Drumgossatt N.S.?
Drumgossatt N.S. has a Catholic ethos. Its patron is Bishop of Clogher.
How do pupils get a place at Drumgossatt 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 Drumgossatt N.S.?
The nearest are S.N. Blaithin Iosa (3 km), Cabra Central N.S. (4.1 km) and St Joseph's National School (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 Carrickmacross; 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).