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Drumcorrin N.S.

PrimaryPresbyterian

Cortober, Drum, Co. Monaghan · H16 AK79 · Roll number 19703P

Drumcorrin N.S. is the only one of the primary schools in or within 3 km of Newbliss. Every school in and around Newbliss →

Pupils
20
September, 2025/26
9 girls, 11 boys
Since 2019/20
+0%
from 20 pupils
Ireland: +5%
Ethos
Presbyterian
Patron: Presbytery of Monaghan
Language
English
outside the Gaeltacht
Results
Not published
none school by school (Education Act 1998, s.53)
The gist

What stands out about Drumcorrin N.S.

  • A small primary school: 20 pupils, against a typical 131.
  • About as many pupils as in 2019/20 (+0%).
  • Teaches through English, with Irish as a subject.
  • Its patron is Presbytery of Monaghan; its ethos is Presbyterian.
  • Outside Newbliss’s outline, 5.5 km away; listed with Newbliss, the nearest town in its county.

Pupils over time

2015/16 to 2025/26

Drumcorrin N.S. had 20 pupils in 2025/26, down from 22 in 2015/16 (−9%). Girls are 45% of them. Its largest roll was 24, in 2020/21. Its roll rose in 4 of the 10 years.

06121824302015/162018/192021/222025/26PupilsGirls

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

No letter

No letter for Drumcorrin 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 Drumcorrin 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.

Inspections

Inspection reports on Drumcorrin 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 in

Getting a place at Drumcorrin N.S.

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

Families apply to Drumcorrin 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.

Pupils
20
September, 2025/26
Since 2019/20
+0%
from 20 pupils

No figures on applications are published, but the roll shows demand: Drumcorrin N.S. is about the size it was in 2019/20 (+0%).

Pupils since 2019/20

Drumcorrin+0%
The primary schools around Newbliss+11%
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.

Each of the 6 nearest primary schools has more pupils than Drumcorrin N.S.. Since 2019/20 its roll has changed by +0%; 4 of the 6 grew faster.

Drumcorrin20
Darley130
St Michaels232
Killeevan Central101
S.N. Padraig51
Scoil Enda69
Kill126
SchoolPupilsSince 2019/20EthosLanguageDEISAway
Drumcorrin N.S.20+0%PresbyterianEnglish
Darley N.S.130+18%Multi-denominationalEnglish4.5 km
St Michaels National School232−13%CatholicEnglish✓5.2 km
Killeevan Central N.S.101+11%CatholicEnglish6.7 km
S.N. Padraig51−7%CatholicEnglish6.8 km
Scoil Enda69+35%CatholicEnglish7.6 km
Kill N.S.126+15%CatholicEnglish7.7 km
The other 59 primary schools in Co. Monaghan
SchoolPupilsSince 2019/20EthosLanguageDEISAway
Rockcorry N.S.34+21%Church of IrelandEnglish8.1 km
Scoil Mhuire76−5%CatholicEnglish✓8.2 km
Latnamard N.S.85−9%CatholicEnglish9.1 km
St Tiarnach's Primary School217−17%CatholicEnglish✓11 km
Gaelscoil Éois126+11%CatholicAll in Irish✓11 km
Mhuire Gransla77+17%CatholicEnglish✓11 km
S.N. Comhghall17−45%CatholicEnglish12 km
Scoil Mhuire99−8%CatholicEnglish13 km
Latton161−11%CatholicEnglish13 km
Corcaghan N.S.92+42%CatholicEnglish14 km
Threemilehouse N.S.141+5%CatholicEnglish14 km
Scoil Éanna228+2%CatholicEnglish✓16 km
Ballybay Central N.S.66+27%PresbyterianEnglish✓16 km
Drumacruttin N.S.15−52%Church of IrelandEnglish16 km
St. Louis Girls National School202−12%CatholicEnglish✓19 km
St Louis Infant School208−12%CatholicEnglish✓19 km
St Marys BNS229−17%CatholicEnglish✓19 km
Naomh Oliver Plunkett255+4%CatholicSome subjects in Irish19 km
Monaghan Model School199+26%Church of IrelandEnglish20 km
Scoil Mhichil60+94%CatholicEnglish20 km
Doohamlet N.S.134+5%CatholicEnglish20 km
Urbleshanny N.S.296+2%CatholicEnglish20 km
Clontibret N.S.23−41%Church of IrelandEnglish21 km
St Josephs N.S.60+62%CatholicEnglish21 km
Gaelscoil Ultain373−5%CatholicAll in Irish21 km
Corcreagh N.S.34−11%CatholicEnglish22 km
Scoil Naomh Mhuire202+17%CatholicEnglish22 km
St Dympnas N.S.124+46%CatholicEnglish23 km
Scoil Phadraig142−5%CatholicEnglish23 km
Annyalla National School195−5%CatholicEnglish24 km
Scoil Phadraig23−12%CatholicEnglish24 km
Scoil Bhrighde75+7%CatholicEnglish24 km
The Billis National School16−57%Church of IrelandEnglish25 km
Gaelscoil Lorgan159+9%Inter-denominationalAll in Irish26 km
St. Brigid's National School Aughnafarcon37−24%CatholicEnglish26 km
Castleblayney Convent National School155+11%CatholicEnglish✓26 km
Castleblayney Convent Infants National School197+9%CatholicEnglish✓26 km
Corr A Chrainn National School202−4%CatholicEnglish26 km
Scoil Mhuire BNS183+8%CatholicEnglish✓26 km
S.N. Blaithin Iosa27−34%CatholicEnglish26 km
Lisdoonan N.S.150+3%CatholicEnglish26 km
Castleblayney Cent N.S.10−50%PresbyterianEnglish27 km
Edenmore N.S.159+2%CatholicSome subjects in Irish27 km
Scoil Mhuire86+1%CatholicEnglish27 km
Annalitten N.S.37+54%CatholicEnglish28 km
Drumgossatt N.S.75−18%CatholicEnglish29 km
St Patricks N.S.140+8%CatholicEnglish29 km
Deravoy National School71+8%CatholicEnglish✓29 km
Scoil Naomh Padraig87+7%CatholicEnglish✓29 km
Scoil Rois260+6%CatholicAll in Irish31 km
Bunscoil Louis Naofa258−7%CatholicEnglish31 km
Naomh Micheal108+42%CatholicEnglish31 km
St Joseph's National School234−17%CatholicEnglish31 km
Knockconnon N.S.118−1%CatholicEnglish31 km
St Patricks N.S.33+10%CatholicEnglish✓34 km
Scoil Bride106−29%CatholicEnglish34 km
S.N. Cholmcille103+29%CatholicEnglish✓35 km
Scoil Naoimh Eanna203−6%CatholicEnglish36 km
Scoil Naomh Deagha286+22%CatholicEnglish38 km
Living nearby

Living in Newbliss

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

Median sale price
€228,600
routing key H18, 2023–25 (CSO): less sure
Average rent
€1,028
a month, new tenancies in 2025 across Co. Monaghan

Homes in the H18 Eircode area

Housing in Newbliss →

The median sale price rose from €210,000 in 2023 to €260,000 in 2025 (+24%).

2023€210,000
2024€215,000
2025€260,000

New against second-hand, 2023 to 2025

New homes€317,800
Second-hand homes€213,600

Property Price Register sales in the H18 Eircode routing area, 2023 to 2025.

Renting in Co. Monaghan

Cost of living in Newbliss →

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 Newbliss, H16 AK79

Nearby

Primary schools near Drumcorrin 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 Drumcorrin N.S.

Is Drumcorrin 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 Drumcorrin N.S. have?

20 pupils in 2025/26. That is +0% since 2019/20.

Does Drumcorrin N.S. teach through Irish?

No: Drumcorrin N.S. teaches in English, with Irish as a subject.

Who runs Drumcorrin N.S.?

Drumcorrin N.S. has a Presbyterian ethos. Its patron is Presbytery of Monaghan.

How do pupils get a place at Drumcorrin 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 Drumcorrin N.S.?

The nearest are Darley N.S. (4.5 km), St Michaels National School (5.2 km) and Killeevan Central N.S. (6.7 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 Newbliss; 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).