St Josephs N.S.
KNOCKATALLON, SCOTSTOWN, CO MONAGHAN · H18 VY49 · Roll number 20067U
St Josephs N.S. is the only one of the primary schools in or within 3 km of Scotstown. Every school in and around Scotstown →
What stands out about St Josephs N.S.
- A small primary school: 60 pupils, against a typical 131.
- Teaches through English, with Irish as a subject.
- Growing: 60 pupils, 62% more than the 37 of 2019/20.
- 23 girls and 37 boys: more of one than the other.
- Its patron is the Bishop of Clogher; its ethos is Catholic.
- Outside Scotstown’s outline, 5.5 km away; listed with Scotstown, the nearest town in its county.
Pupils over time
2015/16 to 2025/26St Josephs N.S. had 60 pupils in 2025/26, against 35 in 2015/16 (+71%). Girls are 38% of them. Its roll rose in 7 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 Josephs 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 St Josephs 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 St Josephs 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 St Josephs N.S.
Every school admits under its own published admission policy; no admissions numbers are published.
Families apply to St Josephs 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: St Josephs N.S. has grown by 62% since 2019/20. All the schools around Scotstown 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 St Josephs N.S.. Since 2019/20 its roll has changed by +62%; 0 of the 6 grew faster.
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Josephs N.S. | 60 | +62% | Catholic | English | ||
| Urbleshanny N.S. | 296 | +2% | Catholic | English | 6 km | |
| St Dympnas N.S. | 124 | +46% | Catholic | English | 8.8 km | |
| Scoil Mhuire | 99 | −8% | Catholic | English | 9.2 km | |
| Mhuire Gransla | 77 | +17% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 10 km |
| Deravoy National School | 71 | +8% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 11 km |
| Edenmore N.S. | 159 | +2% | Catholic | Some subjects in Irish | 11 km |
The other 55 primary schools in Co. Monaghan
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Threemilehouse N.S. | 141 | +5% | Catholic | English | 11 km | |
| Corr A Chrainn National School | 202 | −4% | Catholic | English | 12 km | |
| St Marys BNS | 229 | −17% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 13 km |
| St. Louis Girls National School | 202 | −12% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 13 km |
| St Louis Infant School | 208 | −12% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 13 km |
| Monaghan Model School | 199 | +26% | Church of Ireland | English | 13 km | |
| St Tiarnach's Primary School | 217 | −17% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 13 km |
| Gaelscoil Éois | 126 | +11% | Catholic | All in Irish | ✓ | 13 km |
| Gaelscoil Ultain | 373 | −5% | Catholic | All in Irish | 14 km | |
| The Billis National School | 16 | −57% | Church of Ireland | English | 14 km | |
| St Patricks N.S. | 33 | +10% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 14 km |
| Knockconnon N.S. | 118 | −1% | Catholic | English | 14 km | |
| Killeevan Central N.S. | 101 | +11% | Catholic | English | 15 km | |
| Latnamard N.S. | 85 | −9% | Catholic | English | 15 km | |
| Corcaghan N.S. | 92 | +42% | Catholic | English | 16 km | |
| Scoil Bhrighde | 75 | +7% | Catholic | English | 16 km | |
| Scoil Mhuire | 86 | +1% | Catholic | English | 16 km | |
| Drumacruttin N.S. | 15 | −52% | Church of Ireland | English | 18 km | |
| Scoil Phadraig | 23 | −12% | Catholic | English | 18 km | |
| Scoil Mhichil | 60 | +94% | Catholic | English | 19 km | |
| Scoil Enda | 69 | +35% | Catholic | English | 20 km | |
| S.N. Comhghall | 17 | −45% | Catholic | English | 20 km | |
| Drumcorrin N.S. | 20 | +0% | Presbyterian | English | 21 km | |
| Scoil Naomh Mhuire | 202 | +17% | Catholic | English | 21 km | |
| Rockcorry N.S. | 34 | +21% | Church of Ireland | English | 22 km | |
| Scoil Mhuire | 76 | −5% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 22 km |
| Clontibret N.S. | 23 | −41% | Church of Ireland | English | 23 km | |
| Scoil Éanna | 228 | +2% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 25 km |
| Ballybay Central N.S. | 66 | +27% | Presbyterian | English | ✓ | 25 km |
| Doohamlet N.S. | 134 | +5% | Catholic | English | 28 km | |
| Annyalla National School | 195 | −5% | Catholic | English | 28 km | |
| Latton | 161 | −11% | Catholic | English | 28 km | |
| Naomh Oliver Plunkett | 255 | +4% | Catholic | Some subjects in Irish | 31 km | |
| Gaelscoil Lorgan | 159 | +9% | Inter-denominational | All in Irish | 33 km | |
| Castleblayney Cent N.S. | 10 | −50% | Presbyterian | English | 33 km | |
| Castleblayney Convent Infants National School | 197 | +9% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 33 km |
| Castleblayney Convent National School | 155 | +11% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 33 km |
| Scoil Mhuire BNS | 183 | +8% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 34 km |
| Scoil Naomh Padraig | 87 | +7% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 34 km |
| St. Brigid's National School Aughnafarcon | 37 | −24% | Catholic | English | 37 km | |
| Annalitten N.S. | 37 | +54% | Catholic | English | 38 km | |
| Scoil Phadraig | 142 | −5% | Catholic | English | 38 km | |
| Corcreagh N.S. | 34 | −11% | Catholic | English | 39 km | |
| Lisdoonan N.S. | 150 | +3% | Catholic | English | 39 km | |
| St Patricks N.S. | 140 | +8% | Catholic | English | 39 km | |
| S.N. Blaithin Iosa | 27 | −34% | Catholic | English | 44 km | |
| Naomh Micheal | 108 | +42% | Catholic | English | 44 km | |
| Scoil Rois | 260 | +6% | Catholic | All in Irish | 45 km | |
| Drumgossatt N.S. | 75 | −18% | Catholic | English | 45 km | |
| Bunscoil Louis Naofa | 258 | −7% | Catholic | English | 45 km | |
| St Joseph's National School | 234 | −17% | Catholic | English | 46 km | |
| S.N. Cholmcille | 103 | +29% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 46 km |
| Scoil Naomh Deagha | 286 | +22% | Catholic | English | 49 km | |
| Scoil Naoimh Eanna | 203 | −6% | Catholic | English | 50 km | |
| Scoil Bride | 106 | −29% | Catholic | English | 51 km |
Living in Scotstown
The town’s figures, not this street’s.
Homes in the H18 Eircode area
Housing in Scotstown →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 Scotstown →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 Scotstown, H18 VY49
Primary schools near St Josephs 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 St Josephs N.S.
Is St Josephs 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 St Josephs N.S. have?
60 pupils in 2025/26. That is +62% since 2019/20.
Does St Josephs N.S. teach through Irish?
No: St Josephs N.S. teaches in English, with Irish as a subject.
Who runs St Josephs N.S.?
St Josephs N.S. has a Catholic ethos. Its patron is Bishop of Clogher.
How do pupils get a place at St Josephs 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 St Josephs N.S.?
The nearest are Urbleshanny N.S. (6 km), St Dympnas N.S. (8.8 km) and Scoil Mhuire (9.2 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 Scotstown; 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).