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Rockcorry, Co. Monaghan · H18 C425 · Roll number 06028F
Rockcorry N.S. is one of 2 primary schools in or within 3 km of Rockcorry. Every school in and around Rockcorry →
What stands out about Rockcorry N.S.
- A small primary school: 34 pupils, against a typical 131.
- Teaches through English, with Irish as a subject.
- Growing: 34 pupils, 21% more than the 28 of 2019/20.
- 13 girls and 21 boys: more of one than the other.
- Its patron is the Bishop of Clogher COI; its ethos is Church of Ireland.
Pupils over time
2015/16 to 2025/26Rockcorry N.S. had 34 pupils in 2025/26, down from 35 in 2015/16 (−3%). Girls are 38% of them. Its largest roll was 36, in 2023/24. 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 Rockcorry 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 Rockcorry 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 Rockcorry 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 Rockcorry N.S.
Every school admits under its own published admission policy; no admissions numbers are published.
Families apply to Rockcorry 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: Rockcorry N.S. has grown by 21% since 2019/20. All the schools around Rockcorry together changed by +2%.
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 Rockcorry N.S.. Since 2019/20 its roll has changed by +21%; 0 of the 6 grew faster.
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rockcorry N.S. | 34 | +21% | Church of Ireland | English | ||
| Scoil Mhuire | 76 | −5% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 0.2 km |
| St Michaels National School | 232 | −13% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 6.2 km |
| Darley N.S. | 130 | +18% | Multi-denominational | English | 6.5 km | |
| Latton | 161 | −11% | Catholic | English | 6.7 km | |
| Latnamard N.S. | 85 | −9% | Catholic | English | 6.7 km | |
| Scoil Éanna | 228 | +2% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 7.7 km |
The other 57 primary schools in Co. Monaghan
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ballybay Central N.S. | 66 | +27% | Presbyterian | English | ✓ | 7.8 km |
| Drumcorrin N.S. | 20 | +0% | Presbyterian | English | 8.1 km | |
| Corcaghan N.S. | 92 | +42% | Catholic | English | 8.4 km | |
| Killeevan Central N.S. | 101 | +11% | Catholic | English | 9.8 km | |
| Drumacruttin N.S. | 15 | −52% | Church of Ireland | English | 10 km | |
| Threemilehouse N.S. | 141 | +5% | Catholic | English | 11 km | |
| Naomh Oliver Plunkett | 255 | +4% | Catholic | Some subjects in Irish | 12 km | |
| Doohamlet N.S. | 134 | +5% | Catholic | English | 12 km | |
| Scoil Mhuire | 99 | −8% | Catholic | English | 13 km | |
| Scoil Mhichil | 60 | +94% | Catholic | English | 14 km | |
| Mhuire Gransla | 77 | +17% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 14 km |
| Clontibret N.S. | 23 | −41% | Church of Ireland | English | 14 km | |
| St. Louis Girls National School | 202 | −12% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 14 km |
| St Louis Infant School | 208 | −12% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 14 km |
| St Marys BNS | 229 | −17% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 15 km |
| Monaghan Model School | 199 | +26% | Church of Ireland | English | 15 km | |
| Scoil Enda | 69 | +35% | Catholic | English | 15 km | |
| Scoil Naomh Mhuire | 202 | +17% | Catholic | English | 15 km | |
| Annyalla National School | 195 | −5% | Catholic | English | 16 km | |
| St Tiarnach's Primary School | 217 | −17% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 16 km |
| Gaelscoil Éois | 126 | +11% | Catholic | All in Irish | ✓ | 16 km |
| Gaelscoil Ultain | 373 | −5% | Catholic | All in Irish | 17 km | |
| Scoil Phadraig | 142 | −5% | Catholic | English | 17 km | |
| Corcreagh N.S. | 34 | −11% | Catholic | English | 17 km | |
| Gaelscoil Lorgan | 159 | +9% | Inter-denominational | All in Irish | 18 km | |
| Castleblayney Convent National School | 155 | +11% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 18 km |
| Castleblayney Convent Infants National School | 197 | +9% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 18 km |
| Scoil Mhuire BNS | 183 | +8% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 18 km |
| St. Brigid's National School Aughnafarcon | 37 | −24% | Catholic | English | 18 km | |
| Urbleshanny N.S. | 296 | +2% | Catholic | English | 18 km | |
| Scoil Phadraig | 23 | −12% | Catholic | English | 18 km | |
| Castleblayney Cent N.S. | 10 | −50% | Presbyterian | English | 19 km | |
| Scoil Bhrighde | 75 | +7% | Catholic | English | 19 km | |
| S.N. Comhghall | 17 | −45% | Catholic | English | 19 km | |
| Lisdoonan N.S. | 150 | +3% | Catholic | English | 20 km | |
| St Dympnas N.S. | 124 | +46% | Catholic | English | 20 km | |
| The Billis National School | 16 | −57% | Church of Ireland | English | 20 km | |
| Annalitten N.S. | 37 | +54% | Catholic | English | 21 km | |
| Scoil Naomh Padraig | 87 | +7% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 21 km |
| St Patricks N.S. | 140 | +8% | Catholic | English | 22 km | |
| St Josephs N.S. | 60 | +62% | Catholic | English | 22 km | |
| S.N. Blaithin Iosa | 27 | −34% | Catholic | English | 22 km | |
| Scoil Mhuire | 86 | +1% | Catholic | English | 22 km | |
| Corr A Chrainn National School | 202 | −4% | Catholic | English | 23 km | |
| Edenmore N.S. | 159 | +2% | Catholic | Some subjects in Irish | 24 km | |
| Drumgossatt N.S. | 75 | −18% | Catholic | English | 24 km | |
| Naomh Micheal | 108 | +42% | Catholic | English | 24 km | |
| Scoil Rois | 260 | +6% | Catholic | All in Irish | 25 km | |
| Bunscoil Louis Naofa | 258 | −7% | Catholic | English | 25 km | |
| St Joseph's National School | 234 | −17% | Catholic | English | 25 km | |
| Deravoy National School | 71 | +8% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 27 km |
| S.N. Cholmcille | 103 | +29% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 28 km |
| Knockconnon N.S. | 118 | −1% | Catholic | English | 28 km | |
| Scoil Bride | 106 | −29% | Catholic | English | 29 km | |
| Scoil Naoimh Eanna | 203 | −6% | Catholic | English | 30 km | |
| Scoil Naomh Deagha | 286 | +22% | Catholic | English | 31 km | |
| St Patricks N.S. | 33 | +10% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 31 km |
Living in Rockcorry
The town’s figures, not this street’s.
Homes in the H18 Eircode area
Housing in Rockcorry →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 Rockcorry →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
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Rockcorry, H18 C425
Primary schools near Rockcorry 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 Rockcorry N.S.
Is Rockcorry 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 Rockcorry N.S. have?
34 pupils in 2025/26. That is +21% since 2019/20.
Does Rockcorry N.S. teach through Irish?
No: Rockcorry N.S. teaches in English, with Irish as a subject.
Who runs Rockcorry N.S.?
Rockcorry N.S. has a Church of Ireland ethos. Its patron is Bishop of Clogher COI.
How do pupils get a place at Rockcorry 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 Rockcorry N.S.?
The nearest are Scoil Mhuire (0.2 km), St Michaels National School (6.2 km) and Darley N.S. (6.5 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 Rockcorry; 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).