St Ciarans Mixed N.S.
Boher, Ballycumber, Co. Offaly · R35 P448 · Roll number 16435B
St Ciarans Mixed N.S. is the only one of the primary schools in or within 3 km of Ballycumber. Every school in and around Ballycumber →
What stands out about St Ciarans Mixed N.S.
- 110 pupils, near the middle for primary schools in Ireland (the median is 131).
- About as many pupils as in 2019/20 (−12%).
- Teaches through English, with Irish as a subject.
- 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 Ardagh & Clonmacnoise; its ethos is Catholic.
- The only primary school in Ballycumber or within 3 km of it.
- Outside Ballycumber’s outline, 2.2 km away; listed with Ballycumber, the nearest town in its county.
Pupils over time
2015/16 to 2025/26St Ciarans Mixed N.S. had 110 pupils in 2025/26, down from 119 in 2015/16 (−8%). Girls are 44% of them. Its largest roll was 131, in 2018/19. Its roll rose in 6 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 Ciarans Mixed 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 Ciarans Mixed 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 Ciarans Mixed 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 Ciarans Mixed N.S.
Every school admits under its own published admission policy; no admissions numbers are published.
Families apply to St Ciarans Mixed 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.
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 Ciarans Mixed N.S. has shrunk by 12% since 2019/20. All the schools around Ballycumber together changed by −12%.
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.
Of the 6 nearest primary schools, 2 have more pupils than St Ciarans Mixed N.S.. Since 2019/20 its roll has changed by −12%; 3 of the 6 grew faster.
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Ciarans Mixed N.S. | 110 | −12% | Catholic | English | ✓ | |
| S.N. Muire Naofa | 64 | −27% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 5.4 km |
| S.N. Naomh Callin | 69 | −9% | Catholic | English | 5.7 km | |
| S.N. Mhanachain | 176 | +5% | Catholic | English | 7.4 km | |
| Cill Cleithe N.S. | 99 | −3% | Catholic | English | 7.7 km | |
| Bl Oliver Plunkett N.S. | 80 | −20% | Catholic | English | 8 km | |
| S.N. Phroinsiais Naofa | 186 | −14% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 8 km |
The other 62 primary schools in Co. Offaly
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clara Convent N.S. | 180 | −17% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 8.4 km |
| S N Chartaigh Naofa | 147 | −21% | Catholic | English | 8.4 km | |
| St. Cynoc's National School | 189 | −4% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 9.1 km |
| S.N. Mhuire | 72 | +6% | Catholic | English | 12 km | |
| Ballykilmurry N.S. | 199 | −6% | Catholic | English | 12 km | |
| S.N. Peadar agus Pol | 15 | −52% | Catholic | English | 12 km | |
| S.N. Lomchluana | 33 | −23% | Catholic | English | 13 km | |
| S.N. Naomh Cholumchille | 197 | −8% | Catholic | English | 14 km | |
| Scoil Colmain Naofa | 322 | +5% | Catholic | English | 15 km | |
| High St Mixed N.S. | 73 | +14% | Catholic | English | 15 km | |
| S.N. Seosamh | 97 | +31% | Catholic | English | 15 km | |
| Tullamore Educate Together NS | 236 | +7% | Multi-denominational | English | 15 km | |
| S.N. Chiarain Naofa | 29 | – | Catholic | English | 15 km | |
| St Marys National School | 93 | −4% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 15 km |
| Arden Boys N.S. | 215 | +4% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 16 km |
| Mount Bolus N.S. | 25 | −29% | Catholic | English | 16 km | |
| S.N. Naomh Brighde Buach | 116 | −32% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 16 km |
| St. Joseph's N.S. | 360 | −12% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 16 km |
| Scoil Mhuire | 249 | −20% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 16 km |
| S.N. Naomh Philomena | 164 | −7% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 17 km |
| Scoil Mhuire Agus Chormaic | 109 | +5% | Catholic | Some subjects in Irish | ✓ | 17 km |
| S.N. Bhride | 111 | +14% | Catholic | English | 17 km | |
| Charleville N.S. | 173 | +92% | Church of Ireland | English | 17 km | |
| S.N. Chiarain Naofa | 83 | +17% | Catholic | English | 17 km | |
| Gaelscoil an Eiscir Riada | 185 | −11% | Catholic | All in Irish | 18 km | |
| S.N. Naomh Eoin | 148 | +23% | Catholic | English | 22 km | |
| Shinchill N.S. | 286 | +3% | Catholic | English | 22 km | |
| St Rynaghs N.S. | 249 | +1% | Catholic | English | 23 km | |
| St Colmans N.S. | 97 | −14% | Catholic | English | 24 km | |
| Ceann Eitigh N.S. | 132 | +15% | Catholic | English | 25 km | |
| St Cronans Mixed N.S. | 72 | +13% | Catholic | English | 26 km | |
| S.N. Sheosaimh Naofa | 193 | +7% | Catholic | English | 27 km | |
| Gaelscoil na Laochra | 45 | +29% | Multi-denominational | All in Irish | 27 km | |
| S.N. Osmann | 86 | +4% | Church of Ireland | English | ✓ | 28 km |
| Clonaghadoo N.S. | 81 | −24% | Catholic | English | 29 km | |
| Mercy Primary School | 141 | −2% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 29 km |
| Seir Kierans N.S. | 71 | +20% | Catholic | English | 29 km | |
| Geashill 1 N.S. | 126 | −2% | Catholic | English | 29 km | |
| St Brendans Monastery | 178 | −8% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 29 km |
| Daingean N.S. | 261 | +4% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 29 km |
| Croinchoill N.S. | 243 | +1% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 29 km |
| Scoil Bhride | 70 | −23% | Catholic | English | 30 km | |
| S.N. Mhuire | 124 | −8% | Catholic | English | 33 km | |
| S.N. Ros Com Rua | 21 | −28% | Catholic | English | 34 km | |
| Naomh Mhuire N.S. | 83 | −6% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 35 km |
| S.N. Mhuire Naofa | 91 | −40% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 35 km |
| Cloneyhurke N.S. | 18 | −40% | Catholic | English | 36 km | |
| Coolderry Central N.S. | 82 | −10% | Catholic | English | 36 km | |
| S.N. Phadraig | 124 | −2% | Catholic | English | 38 km | |
| S.N. Cronain Naofa | 171 | −21% | Catholic | English | 40 km | |
| Shinrone Mixed N.S. | 121 | +1% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 40 km |
| Castlejordan Central N.S. | 79 | −7% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 41 km |
| Clonbullogue N.S. | 84 | −9% | Catholic | English | 43 km | |
| Scoil Bhríde Primary School | 480 | −24% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 43 km |
| Gaelscoil Éadan Doire | 69 | −32% | Catholic | All in Irish | ✓ | 44 km |
| Edenderry 2 N.S. | 48 | −27% | Church of Ireland | English | 44 km | |
| S.N. Caoimhin Naofa | 67 | −17% | Catholic | English | 44 km | |
| S.N. Naomh Brogain | 72 | −14% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 44 km |
| St Patrick's National School | 192 | −13% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 44 km |
| Edenderry Convent N.S. | 429 | +12% | Catholic | English | 44 km | |
| S.N. Mhuire Bainrioghan | 76 | +23% | Catholic | English | 47 km | |
| S.N. Seosamh | 108 | +29% | Catholic | English | 52 km |
Living in Ballycumber
The town’s figures, not this street’s.
Homes in the R35 Eircode area
Housing in Ballycumber →The median sale price rose from €254,200 in 2023 to €287,500 in 2025 (+13%).
New against second-hand, 2023 to 2025
Property Price Register sales in the R35 Eircode routing area, 2023 to 2025.
Renting in Co. Offaly
Cost of living in Ballycumber →New tenancies in Co. Offaly averaged €1,198 a month in 2025, against €1,089 in 2024 (+10%).
Residential Tenancies Board rent index, new tenancies, 2024 and 2025.
Location
Directions ↗near Ballycumber, R35 P448
Primary schools near St Ciarans Mixed 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 Ciarans Mixed N.S.
Is St Ciarans Mixed 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 Ciarans Mixed N.S. have?
110 pupils in 2025/26. That is −12% since 2019/20.
Does St Ciarans Mixed N.S. teach through Irish?
No: St Ciarans Mixed N.S. teaches in English, with Irish as a subject.
Who runs St Ciarans Mixed N.S.?
St Ciarans Mixed N.S. has a Catholic ethos. Its patron is Bishop of Ardagh & Clonmacnoise.
How do pupils get a place at St Ciarans Mixed 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 Ciarans Mixed N.S.?
The nearest are S.N. Muire Naofa (5.4 km), S.N. Naomh Callin (5.7 km) and S.N. Mhanachain (7.4 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 Ballycumber; 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).