Banagher College
Banagher, Co. Offaly · R42 WR22 · Roll number 76105Q
Banagher College is the only one of the post-primary schools in or within 3 km of Banagher. Every school in and around Banagher →
What stands out about Banagher College
- 556 pupils, near the middle for post-primary schools in Ireland (the median is 585).
- About as many pupils as in 2019/20 (−6%).
- Teaches through English, with Irish as a subject.
- An ETB school: run by the county’s Education and Training Board.
- Its patron is the Laois & Offaly ETB; its ethos is multi-denominational.
- The only post-primary school in Banagher or within 3 km of it.
Pupils over time
2015/16 to 2025/26Banagher College had 556 pupils in 2025/26, against 537 in 2015/16 (+4%). Girls are 52% of them. Its largest roll was 590, in 2019/20. Its roll rose in 5 of the 10 years.
Department of Education enrolments at 30 September each year; girls and boys where the lists give them.
No letter for Banagher College
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 Banagher College 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 Banagher College
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 Banagher College
Every school admits under its own published admission policy; no admissions numbers are published.
Families apply to Banagher College directly, usually in the year before their child finishes sixth class; 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: Banagher College has shrunk by 6% since 2019/20. All the schools around Banagher together changed by −3%.
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 post-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 post-primary schools, 3 have more pupils than Banagher College. Since 2019/20 its roll has changed by −6%; 5 of the 5 grew faster.
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Banagher College | 556 | −6% | Multi-denominational | English | ||
| St.Brendan's Community School | 875 | +5% | Inter-denominational | English | ✓ | 10 km |
| Gallen Community School | 441 | +17% | Inter-denominational | English | 14 km | |
| Coláiste Naomh Cormac | 316 | +36% | Multi-denominational | English | 18 km | |
| Portumna Community School | 506 | +14% | Inter-denominational | English | 19 km | |
| Borrisokane Community College | 723 | +22% | Multi-denominational | English | 22 km | |
| Clonfert College | 926 | – | Catholic | English | ✓ | 23 km |
The other 7 post-primary schools in Co. Offaly
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Killina Presentation Secondary School | 759 | +53% | Catholic | English | 28 km | |
| Ardscoil Chiaráin Naofa | 333 | +10% | Multi-denominational | English | ✓ | 30 km |
| Colaiste Choilm | 699 | +15% | Catholic | English | 34 km | |
| Tullamore College | 742 | +8% | Multi-denominational | English | ✓ | 35 km |
| Sacred Heart Secondary School | 571 | −4% | Catholic | English | 35 km | |
| Oaklands Community College | 733 | −9% | Multi-denominational | English | ✓ | 64 km |
| St Mary's Secondary School | 1,035 | +18% | Catholic | English | 64 km |
Living in Banagher
The town’s figures, not this street’s.
Homes in the R42 Eircode area
Housing in Banagher →The median sale price rose from €180,000 in 2023 to €240,000 in 2025 (+33%).
New against second-hand, 2023 to 2025
Property Price Register sales in the R42 Eircode routing area, 2023 to 2025.
Renting in Banagher
Cost of living in Banagher →New tenancies in Banagher averaged €924 a month in 2025, against €867 in 2024 (+7%).
Residential Tenancies Board rent index, new tenancies, 2024 and 2025.
Location
Directions ↗Banagher, R42 WR22
Post-primary schools near Banagher College
Nearest first, as the crow flies, up to 25 km. Each school’s own admission policy decides who gets a place.
Questions about Banagher College
Is Banagher College 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 Banagher College have?
556 pupils in 2025/26. That is −6% since 2019/20.
Does Banagher College teach through Irish?
No: Banagher College teaches in English, with Irish as a subject.
Who runs Banagher College?
Banagher College has a multi-denominational ethos. Its patron is Laois & Offaly ETB.
How do pupils get a place at Banagher College?
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 Banagher College?
The nearest are St.Brendan's Community School (10 km), Gallen Community School (14 km) and Coláiste Naomh Cormac (18 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 Banagher; 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).