Mhuire Gransla
Latgallan, Clones, Co. Monaghan · H23 EY86 · Roll number 18482U
Mhuire Gransla is one of 2 primary schools in or within 3 km of Clones. Every school in and around Clones →
What stands out about Mhuire Gransla
- 77 pupils, near the middle for primary schools in Ireland (the median is 131).
- Teaches through English, with Irish as a subject.
- Growing: 77 pupils, 17% more than the 66 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.
- 51 girls and 26 boys: more of one than the other.
- Its patron is the Bishop of Clogher; its ethos is Catholic.
- Outside Clones’s outline, 4.2 km away; listed with Clones, the nearest town in its county.
Pupils over time
2015/16 to 2025/26Mhuire Gransla had 77 pupils in 2025/26, against 53 in 2015/16 (+45%). Girls are 66% of them. Its largest roll was 78, in 2023/24. Its roll rose in 6 of the 10 years.
Department of Education enrolments at 30 September each year; girls and boys where the lists give them.
No letter for Mhuire Gransla
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 Mhuire Gransla 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 Mhuire Gransla
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 Mhuire Gransla
Every school admits under its own published admission policy; no admissions numbers are published.
Families apply to Mhuire Gransla 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: Mhuire Gransla has grown by 17% since 2019/20. All the schools around Clones 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.
Each of the 6 nearest primary schools has more pupils than Mhuire Gransla. Since 2019/20 its roll has changed by +17%; 0 of the 6 grew faster.
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mhuire Gransla | 77 | +17% | Catholic | English | ✓ | |
| Scoil Mhuire | 99 | −8% | Catholic | English | 3.8 km | |
| Killeevan Central N.S. | 101 | +11% | Catholic | English | 4.5 km | |
| St Tiarnach's Primary School | 217 | −17% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 4.6 km |
| Gaelscoil Éois | 126 | +11% | Catholic | All in Irish | ✓ | 4.7 km |
| Latnamard N.S. | 85 | −9% | Catholic | English | 7.7 km | |
| Threemilehouse N.S. | 141 | +5% | Catholic | English | 8.2 km |
The other 55 primary schools in Co. Monaghan
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scoil Enda | 69 | +35% | Catholic | English | 10 km | |
| St Josephs N.S. | 60 | +62% | Catholic | English | 10 km | |
| Urbleshanny N.S. | 296 | +2% | Catholic | English | 11 km | |
| Drumcorrin N.S. | 20 | +0% | Presbyterian | English | 11 km | |
| Corcaghan N.S. | 92 | +42% | Catholic | English | 11 km | |
| S.N. Comhghall | 17 | −45% | Catholic | English | 12 km | |
| St. Louis Girls National School | 202 | −12% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 13 km |
| St Louis Infant School | 208 | −12% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 13 km |
| St Marys BNS | 229 | −17% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 13 km |
| Rockcorry N.S. | 34 | +21% | Church of Ireland | English | 14 km | |
| Monaghan Model School | 199 | +26% | Church of Ireland | English | 14 km | |
| Scoil Mhuire | 76 | −5% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 14 km |
| St Dympnas N.S. | 124 | +46% | Catholic | English | 14 km | |
| Drumacruttin N.S. | 15 | −52% | Church of Ireland | English | 15 km | |
| Gaelscoil Ultain | 373 | −5% | Catholic | All in Irish | 16 km | |
| Scoil Mhichil | 60 | +94% | Catholic | English | 18 km | |
| Edenmore N.S. | 159 | +2% | Catholic | Some subjects in Irish | 18 km | |
| The Billis National School | 16 | −57% | Church of Ireland | English | 18 km | |
| Corr A Chrainn National School | 202 | −4% | Catholic | English | 18 km | |
| Scoil Bhrighde | 75 | +7% | Catholic | English | 19 km | |
| Scoil Éanna | 228 | +2% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 19 km |
| Ballybay Central N.S. | 66 | +27% | Presbyterian | English | ✓ | 19 km |
| Deravoy National School | 71 | +8% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 19 km |
| Scoil Phadraig | 23 | −12% | Catholic | English | 20 km | |
| Latton | 161 | −11% | Catholic | English | 20 km | |
| Scoil Naomh Mhuire | 202 | +17% | Catholic | English | 20 km | |
| Clontibret N.S. | 23 | −41% | Church of Ireland | English | 20 km | |
| Scoil Mhuire | 86 | +1% | Catholic | English | 21 km | |
| Knockconnon N.S. | 118 | −1% | Catholic | English | 23 km | |
| Doohamlet N.S. | 134 | +5% | Catholic | English | 23 km | |
| St Patricks N.S. | 33 | +10% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 24 km |
| Naomh Oliver Plunkett | 255 | +4% | Catholic | Some subjects in Irish | 25 km | |
| Annyalla National School | 195 | −5% | Catholic | English | 25 km | |
| Gaelscoil Lorgan | 159 | +9% | Inter-denominational | All in Irish | 29 km | |
| Castleblayney Convent National School | 155 | +11% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 29 km |
| Castleblayney Convent Infants National School | 197 | +9% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 29 km |
| Castleblayney Cent N.S. | 10 | −50% | Presbyterian | English | 29 km | |
| Scoil Mhuire BNS | 183 | +8% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 30 km |
| Corcreagh N.S. | 34 | −11% | Catholic | English | 31 km | |
| Scoil Phadraig | 142 | −5% | Catholic | English | 31 km | |
| St. Brigid's National School Aughnafarcon | 37 | −24% | Catholic | English | 31 km | |
| Scoil Naomh Padraig | 87 | +7% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 31 km |
| Annalitten N.S. | 37 | +54% | Catholic | English | 33 km | |
| Lisdoonan N.S. | 150 | +3% | Catholic | English | 33 km | |
| St Patricks N.S. | 140 | +8% | Catholic | English | 34 km | |
| S.N. Blaithin Iosa | 27 | −34% | Catholic | English | 35 km | |
| Naomh Micheal | 108 | +42% | Catholic | English | 38 km | |
| Drumgossatt N.S. | 75 | −18% | Catholic | English | 38 km | |
| Scoil Rois | 260 | +6% | Catholic | All in Irish | 38 km | |
| Bunscoil Louis Naofa | 258 | −7% | Catholic | English | 39 km | |
| St Joseph's National School | 234 | −17% | Catholic | English | 39 km | |
| S.N. Cholmcille | 103 | +29% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 41 km |
| Scoil Bride | 106 | −29% | Catholic | English | 43 km | |
| Scoil Naoimh Eanna | 203 | −6% | Catholic | English | 43 km | |
| Scoil Naomh Deagha | 286 | +22% | Catholic | English | 44 km |
Living in Clones
The town’s figures, not this street’s.
Homes in the H23 Eircode area
Housing in Clones →The median sale price rose from €137,500 in 2023 to €182,500 in 2025 (+33%).
New against second-hand, 2023 to 2025
Property Price Register sales in the H23 Eircode routing area, 2023 to 2025.
Renting in Co. Monaghan
Cost of living in Clones →New tenancies in Co. Monaghan averaged €1,028 a month in 2025, against €921 in 2024 (+12%).
Residential Tenancies Board rent index, new tenancies, 2024 and 2025.
Location
Directions ↗near Clones, H23 EY86
Primary schools near Mhuire Gransla
Nearest first, as the crow flies, up to 25 km. Each school’s own admission policy decides who gets a place.
Questions about Mhuire Gransla
Is Mhuire Gransla 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 Mhuire Gransla have?
77 pupils in 2025/26. That is +17% since 2019/20.
Does Mhuire Gransla teach through Irish?
No: Mhuire Gransla teaches in English, with Irish as a subject.
Who runs Mhuire Gransla?
Mhuire Gransla has a Catholic ethos. Its patron is Bishop of Clogher.
How do pupils get a place at Mhuire Gransla?
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 Mhuire Gransla?
The nearest are Scoil Mhuire (3.8 km), Killeevan Central N.S. (4.5 km) and St Tiarnach's Primary School (4.6 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 Clones; 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).