St Tiarnach's Primary School
Roslea Road, Clones, Co. Monaghan · H23 KC59 · Roll number 20120V
St Tiarnach's Primary School is one of 2 primary schools in or within 3 km of Clones. Every school in and around Clones →
What stands out about St Tiarnach's Primary School
- 217 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: 217 pupils, 17% fewer than the 263 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.
- Has special classes for children who need more support.
- Its patron is the Bishop of Clogher; its ethos is Catholic.
Pupils over time
2015/16 to 2025/26St Tiarnach's Primary School had 217 pupils in 2025/26, down from 240 in 2015/16 (−10%). Girls are 41% of them. Its largest roll was 276, in 2018/19. 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 St Tiarnach's Primary 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 St Tiarnach's Primary 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.
Inspection reports on St Tiarnach's Primary 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 a place at St Tiarnach's Primary School
Every school admits under its own published admission policy; no admissions numbers are published.
Families apply to St Tiarnach's Primary 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.
It is in DEIS, so it has extra support for pupils from disadvantaged areas. Places in special classes and special schools are allocated with the National Council for Special Education.
No figures on applications are published, but the roll shows demand: St Tiarnach's Primary School has shrunk 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.
St Tiarnach's Primary School has more pupils than any of the 6 nearest primary schools. Since 2019/20 its roll has changed by −17%; 5 of the 6 grew faster.
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Tiarnach's Primary School | 217 | −17% | Catholic | English | ✓ | |
| Gaelscoil Éois | 126 | +11% | Catholic | All in Irish | ✓ | 0.1 km |
| Mhuire Gransla | 77 | +17% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 4.6 km |
| Killeevan Central N.S. | 101 | +11% | Catholic | English | 6.1 km | |
| Scoil Enda | 69 | +35% | Catholic | English | 6.8 km | |
| S.N. Comhghall | 17 | −45% | Catholic | English | 7.5 km | |
| Scoil Mhuire | 99 | −8% | Catholic | English | 8.4 km |
The other 55 primary schools in Co. Monaghan
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drumcorrin N.S. | 20 | +0% | Presbyterian | English | 11 km | |
| Latnamard N.S. | 85 | −9% | Catholic | English | 11 km | |
| Threemilehouse N.S. | 141 | +5% | Catholic | English | 13 km | |
| St Josephs N.S. | 60 | +62% | Catholic | English | 13 km | |
| Urbleshanny N.S. | 296 | +2% | Catholic | English | 15 km | |
| Corcaghan N.S. | 92 | +42% | Catholic | English | 16 km | |
| Rockcorry N.S. | 34 | +21% | Church of Ireland | English | 16 km | |
| Scoil Mhuire | 76 | −5% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 16 km |
| St. Louis Girls National School | 202 | −12% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 18 km |
| St Louis Infant School | 208 | −12% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 18 km |
| St Marys BNS | 229 | −17% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 18 km |
| Monaghan Model School | 199 | +26% | Church of Ireland | English | 18 km | |
| St Dympnas N.S. | 124 | +46% | Catholic | English | 19 km | |
| Drumacruttin N.S. | 15 | −52% | Church of Ireland | English | 19 km | |
| Gaelscoil Ultain | 373 | −5% | Catholic | All in Irish | 20 km | |
| Scoil Mhichil | 60 | +94% | Catholic | English | 22 km | |
| Latton | 161 | −11% | Catholic | English | 22 km | |
| Scoil Éanna | 228 | +2% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 22 km |
| Edenmore N.S. | 159 | +2% | Catholic | Some subjects in Irish | 22 km | |
| Ballybay Central N.S. | 66 | +27% | Presbyterian | English | ✓ | 22 km |
| The Billis National School | 16 | −57% | Church of Ireland | English | 23 km | |
| Corr A Chrainn National School | 202 | −4% | Catholic | English | 23 km | |
| Deravoy National School | 71 | +8% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 23 km |
| Scoil Bhrighde | 75 | +7% | Catholic | English | 23 km | |
| Scoil Phadraig | 23 | −12% | Catholic | English | 25 km | |
| Clontibret N.S. | 23 | −41% | Church of Ireland | English | 25 km | |
| Scoil Naomh Mhuire | 202 | +17% | Catholic | English | 25 km | |
| Scoil Mhuire | 86 | +1% | Catholic | English | 25 km | |
| Doohamlet N.S. | 134 | +5% | Catholic | English | 27 km | |
| Knockconnon N.S. | 118 | −1% | Catholic | English | 27 km | |
| St Patricks N.S. | 33 | +10% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 27 km |
| Naomh Oliver Plunkett | 255 | +4% | Catholic | Some subjects in Irish | 28 km | |
| Annyalla National School | 195 | −5% | Catholic | English | 29 km | |
| Gaelscoil Lorgan | 159 | +9% | Inter-denominational | All in Irish | 32 km | |
| Corcreagh N.S. | 34 | −11% | Catholic | English | 32 km | |
| Castleblayney Convent National School | 155 | +11% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 33 km |
| Castleblayney Convent Infants National School | 197 | +9% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 33 km |
| Scoil Phadraig | 142 | −5% | Catholic | English | 33 km | |
| Castleblayney Cent N.S. | 10 | −50% | Presbyterian | English | 33 km | |
| Scoil Mhuire BNS | 183 | +8% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 33 km |
| St. Brigid's National School Aughnafarcon | 37 | −24% | Catholic | English | 34 km | |
| Scoil Naomh Padraig | 87 | +7% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 35 km |
| Lisdoonan N.S. | 150 | +3% | Catholic | English | 35 km | |
| Annalitten N.S. | 37 | +54% | Catholic | English | 36 km | |
| S.N. Blaithin Iosa | 27 | −34% | Catholic | English | 37 km | |
| St Patricks N.S. | 140 | +8% | Catholic | English | 37 km | |
| Drumgossatt N.S. | 75 | −18% | Catholic | English | 39 km | |
| Naomh Micheal | 108 | +42% | Catholic | English | 40 km | |
| Scoil Rois | 260 | +6% | Catholic | All in Irish | 41 km | |
| Bunscoil Louis Naofa | 258 | −7% | Catholic | English | 41 km | |
| St Joseph's National School | 234 | −17% | Catholic | English | 41 km | |
| S.N. Cholmcille | 103 | +29% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 43 km |
| Scoil Bride | 106 | −29% | Catholic | English | 45 km | |
| Scoil Naoimh Eanna | 203 | −6% | Catholic | English | 45 km | |
| Scoil Naomh Deagha | 286 | +22% | Catholic | English | 47 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 ↗Clones, H23 KC59
Primary schools near St Tiarnach's Primary School
Nearest first, as the crow flies, up to 25 km. Each school’s own admission policy decides who gets a place.
Questions about St Tiarnach's Primary School
Is St Tiarnach's Primary 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 St Tiarnach's Primary School have?
217 pupils in 2025/26. That is −17% since 2019/20.
Does St Tiarnach's Primary School teach through Irish?
No: St Tiarnach's Primary School teaches in English, with Irish as a subject.
Who runs St Tiarnach's Primary School?
St Tiarnach's Primary School has a Catholic ethos. Its patron is Bishop of Clogher.
How do pupils get a place at St Tiarnach's Primary 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 St Tiarnach's Primary School?
The nearest are Gaelscoil Éois (0.1 km), Mhuire Gransla (4.6 km) and Killeevan Central N.S. (6.1 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).