Scoil Naomh Mhuire
Tullybuck, Clontibret, Co. Monaghan · H18 XN29 · Roll number 18539A
Scoil Naomh Mhuire is one of 3 primary schools in or within 3 km of Clontibret. Every school in and around Clontibret →
What stands out about Scoil Naomh Mhuire
- 202 pupils, near the middle for primary schools in Ireland (the median is 131).
- Teaches through English, with Irish as a subject.
- Growing: 202 pupils, 17% more than the 172 of 2019/20.
- Has special classes for children who need more support.
- The largest of the 3 primary schools around Clontibret.
- Its patron is the Bishop of Clogher; its ethos is Catholic.
Pupils over time
2015/16 to 2025/26Scoil Naomh Mhuire had 202 pupils in 2025/26, against 142 in 2015/16 (+42%). Girls are 50% of them. Its roll rose in 8 of the 10 years.
Department of Education enrolments at 30 September each year; girls and boys where the lists give them.
No letter for Scoil Naomh Mhuire
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 Scoil Naomh Mhuire 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 Scoil Naomh Mhuire
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 Scoil Naomh Mhuire
Every school admits under its own published admission policy; no admissions numbers are published.
Families apply to Scoil Naomh Mhuire 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.
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: Scoil Naomh Mhuire has grown by 17% since 2019/20. All the schools around Clontibret together changed by +18%.
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.
Scoil Naomh Mhuire has more pupils than any of the 6 nearest primary schools. Since 2019/20 its roll has changed by +17%; 1 of the 6 grew faster.
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scoil Naomh Mhuire | 202 | +17% | Catholic | English | ||
| Clontibret N.S. | 23 | −41% | Church of Ireland | English | 2.4 km | |
| Scoil Mhichil | 60 | +94% | Catholic | English | 2.9 km | |
| Scoil Phadraig | 23 | −12% | Catholic | English | 5.4 km | |
| Drumacruttin N.S. | 15 | −52% | Church of Ireland | English | 6.2 km | |
| Annyalla National School | 195 | −5% | Catholic | English | 7.5 km | |
| Scoil Bhrighde | 75 | +7% | Catholic | English | 7.7 km |
The other 55 primary schools in Co. Monaghan
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gaelscoil Ultain | 373 | −5% | Catholic | All in Irish | 8.2 km | |
| Monaghan Model School | 199 | +26% | Church of Ireland | English | 8.8 km | |
| St. Louis Girls National School | 202 | −12% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 8.8 km |
| St Louis Infant School | 208 | −12% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 8.8 km |
| St Marys BNS | 229 | −17% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 8.8 km |
| Corcaghan N.S. | 92 | +42% | Catholic | English | 9.5 km | |
| Doohamlet N.S. | 134 | +5% | Catholic | English | 9.8 km | |
| Ballybay Central N.S. | 66 | +27% | Presbyterian | English | ✓ | 10 km |
| Scoil Éanna | 228 | +2% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 10 km |
| The Billis National School | 16 | −57% | Church of Ireland | English | 10 km | |
| Scoil Mhuire | 86 | +1% | Catholic | English | 11 km | |
| Castleblayney Cent N.S. | 10 | −50% | Presbyterian | English | 12 km | |
| Threemilehouse N.S. | 141 | +5% | Catholic | English | 12 km | |
| Gaelscoil Lorgan | 159 | +9% | Inter-denominational | All in Irish | 12 km | |
| Scoil Naomh Padraig | 87 | +7% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 13 km |
| Castleblayney Convent Infants National School | 197 | +9% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 13 km |
| Castleblayney Convent National School | 155 | +11% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 13 km |
| Corr A Chrainn National School | 202 | −4% | Catholic | English | 13 km | |
| Scoil Mhuire BNS | 183 | +8% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 14 km |
| St Dympnas N.S. | 124 | +46% | Catholic | English | 14 km | |
| Latnamard N.S. | 85 | −9% | Catholic | English | 14 km | |
| Naomh Oliver Plunkett | 255 | +4% | Catholic | Some subjects in Irish | 15 km | |
| Rockcorry N.S. | 34 | +21% | Church of Ireland | English | 15 km | |
| Scoil Mhuire | 76 | −5% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 15 km |
| Urbleshanny N.S. | 296 | +2% | Catholic | English | 16 km | |
| Edenmore N.S. | 159 | +2% | Catholic | Some subjects in Irish | 16 km | |
| Scoil Mhuire | 99 | −8% | Catholic | English | 17 km | |
| Latton | 161 | −11% | Catholic | English | 17 km | |
| Annalitten N.S. | 37 | +54% | Catholic | English | 18 km | |
| St. Brigid's National School Aughnafarcon | 37 | −24% | Catholic | English | 18 km | |
| Knockconnon N.S. | 118 | −1% | Catholic | English | 18 km | |
| Deravoy National School | 71 | +8% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 19 km |
| Killeevan Central N.S. | 101 | +11% | Catholic | English | 20 km | |
| St Patricks N.S. | 140 | +8% | Catholic | English | 20 km | |
| Mhuire Gransla | 77 | +17% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 20 km |
| St Josephs N.S. | 60 | +62% | Catholic | English | 21 km | |
| Lisdoonan N.S. | 150 | +3% | Catholic | English | 22 km | |
| Drumcorrin N.S. | 20 | +0% | Presbyterian | English | 22 km | |
| Scoil Phadraig | 142 | −5% | Catholic | English | 23 km | |
| St Patricks N.S. | 33 | +10% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 23 km |
| St Tiarnach's Primary School | 217 | −17% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 25 km |
| Gaelscoil Éois | 126 | +11% | Catholic | All in Irish | ✓ | 25 km |
| Naomh Micheal | 108 | +42% | Catholic | English | 25 km | |
| Corcreagh N.S. | 34 | −11% | Catholic | English | 25 km | |
| S.N. Cholmcille | 103 | +29% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 26 km |
| Scoil Enda | 69 | +35% | Catholic | English | 28 km | |
| Scoil Rois | 260 | +6% | Catholic | All in Irish | 28 km | |
| Bunscoil Louis Naofa | 258 | −7% | Catholic | English | 28 km | |
| St Joseph's National School | 234 | −17% | Catholic | English | 28 km | |
| S.N. Blaithin Iosa | 27 | −34% | Catholic | English | 29 km | |
| Scoil Naomh Deagha | 286 | +22% | Catholic | English | 30 km | |
| Drumgossatt N.S. | 75 | −18% | Catholic | English | 30 km | |
| S.N. Comhghall | 17 | −45% | Catholic | English | 31 km | |
| Scoil Naoimh Eanna | 203 | −6% | Catholic | English | 31 km | |
| Scoil Bride | 106 | −29% | Catholic | English | 34 km |
Living in Clontibret
The town’s figures, not this street’s.
Homes in the H18 Eircode area
Housing in Clontibret →The median sale price rose from €210,000 in 2023 to €260,000 in 2025 (+24%).
New against second-hand, 2023 to 2025
Property Price Register sales in the H18 Eircode routing area, 2023 to 2025.
Renting in Co. Monaghan
Cost of living in Clontibret →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 ↗Clontibret, H18 XN29
Primary schools near Scoil Naomh Mhuire
Nearest first, as the crow flies, up to 25 km. Each school’s own admission policy decides who gets a place.
Questions about Scoil Naomh Mhuire
Is Scoil Naomh Mhuire 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 Scoil Naomh Mhuire have?
202 pupils in 2025/26. That is +17% since 2019/20.
Does Scoil Naomh Mhuire teach through Irish?
No: Scoil Naomh Mhuire teaches in English, with Irish as a subject.
Who runs Scoil Naomh Mhuire?
Scoil Naomh Mhuire has a Catholic ethos. Its patron is Bishop of Clogher.
How do pupils get a place at Scoil Naomh Mhuire?
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 Scoil Naomh Mhuire?
The nearest are Clontibret N.S. (2.4 km), Scoil Mhichil (2.9 km) and Scoil Phadraig (5.4 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 Clontibret; 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).