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High St Mixed N.S.

PrimaryCatholic

Highstreet, Belmont, Co. Offaly · R42 YW42 · Roll number 13191H

High St Mixed N.S. is the only one of the primary schools in or within 3 km of Belmont. Every school in and around Belmont →

Pupils
73
September, 2025/26
39 girls, 34 boys
Since 2019/20
+14%
from 64 pupils
Ireland: +5%
Ethos
Catholic
Patron: Bishop of Ardagh & Clonmacnoise
Language
English
outside the Gaeltacht
Results
Not published
none school by school (Education Act 1998, s.53)
The gist

What stands out about High St Mixed N.S.

  • 73 pupils, near the middle for primary schools in Ireland (the median is 131).
  • About as many pupils as in 2019/20 (+14%).
  • Teaches through English, with Irish as a subject.
  • Its patron is the Bishop of Ardagh & Clonmacnoise; its ethos is Catholic.
  • The only primary school in Belmont or within 3 km of it.
  • Outside Belmont’s outline, 1.1 km away; listed with Belmont, the nearest town in its county.

Pupils over time

2015/16 to 2025/26

High St Mixed N.S. had 73 pupils in 2025/26, against 67 in 2015/16 (+9%). Girls are 53% of them. Its largest roll was 73, in 2024/25. Its roll rose in 5 of the 10 years.

0204060802015/162018/192021/222025/26PupilsGirls

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

No letter

No letter for High St 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 High St 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.

Inspections

Inspection reports on High St 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 in

Getting a place at High St Mixed N.S.

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

Families apply to High St 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.

Pupils
73
September, 2025/26
Since 2019/20
+14%
from 64 pupils

No figures on applications are published, but the roll shows demand: High St Mixed N.S. has grown by 14% since 2019/20.

Pupils since 2019/20

High St Mixed+14%
The primary schools around Belmont+14%
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.

Of the 6 nearest primary schools, 4 have more pupils than High St Mixed N.S.. Since 2019/20 its roll has changed by +14%; 1 of the 6 grew faster.

High St Mixed73
St Marys93
St. Cynoc's189
St Rynaghs249
S.N. Lomchluana33
S.N. Chiarain Naofa83
S.N. Naomh Callin69
SchoolPupilsSince 2019/20EthosLanguageDEISAway
High St Mixed N.S.73+14%CatholicEnglish
St Marys National School93−4%CatholicEnglish✓3.7 km
St. Cynoc's National School189−4%CatholicEnglish✓6.2 km
St Rynaghs N.S.249+1%CatholicEnglish8.5 km
S.N. Lomchluana33−23%CatholicEnglish8.8 km
S.N. Chiarain Naofa83+17%CatholicEnglish9.3 km
S.N. Naomh Callin69−9%CatholicEnglish9.8 km
The other 60 primary schools in Co. Offaly
SchoolPupilsSince 2019/20EthosLanguageDEISAway
St Cronans Mixed N.S.72+13%CatholicEnglish11 km
S.N. Chiarain Naofa29–CatholicEnglish12 km
S.N. Muire Naofa64−27%CatholicEnglish✓14 km
S.N. Naomh Eoin148+23%CatholicEnglish15 km
St Ciarans Mixed N.S.110−12%CatholicEnglish✓15 km
Scoil Mhuire Agus Chormaic109+5%CatholicSome subjects in Irish✓15 km
Gaelscoil na Laochra45+29%Multi-denominationalAll in Irish16 km
S.N. Osmann86+4%Church of IrelandEnglish✓17 km
S.N. Bhride111+14%CatholicEnglish17 km
Mercy Primary School141−2%CatholicEnglish✓18 km
St Brendans Monastery178−8%CatholicEnglish✓18 km
S.N. Mhuire72+6%CatholicEnglish18 km
Croinchoill N.S.243+1%CatholicEnglish✓19 km
S N Chartaigh Naofa147−21%CatholicEnglish20 km
Mount Bolus N.S.25−29%CatholicEnglish20 km
Ceann Eitigh N.S.132+15%CatholicEnglish22 km
S.N. Mhanachain176+5%CatholicEnglish22 km
Seir Kierans N.S.71+20%CatholicEnglish22 km
S.N. Seosamh97+31%CatholicEnglish23 km
S.N. Phroinsiais Naofa186−14%CatholicEnglish✓23 km
Clara Convent N.S.180−17%CatholicEnglish✓23 km
Ballykilmurry N.S.199−6%CatholicEnglish24 km
Scoil Colmain Naofa322+5%CatholicEnglish25 km
Coolderry Central N.S.82−10%CatholicEnglish27 km
S.N. Peadar agus Pol15−52%CatholicEnglish27 km
S.N. Naomh Brighde Buach116−32%CatholicEnglish✓28 km
Scoil Mhuire249−20%CatholicEnglish✓28 km
Tullamore Educate Together NS236+7%Multi-denominationalEnglish28 km
S.N. Ros Com Rua21−28%CatholicEnglish28 km
Arden Boys N.S.215+4%CatholicEnglish✓28 km
St. Joseph's N.S.360−12%CatholicEnglish✓28 km
S.N. Naomh Cholumchille197−8%CatholicEnglish29 km
S.N. Naomh Philomena164−7%CatholicEnglish✓29 km
Charleville N.S.173+92%Church of IrelandEnglish29 km
Gaelscoil an Eiscir Riada185−11%CatholicAll in Irish29 km
Shinrone Mixed N.S.121+1%CatholicEnglish✓30 km
S.N. Cronain Naofa171−21%CatholicEnglish31 km
Shinchill N.S.286+3%CatholicEnglish31 km
S.N. Caoimhin Naofa67−17%CatholicEnglish34 km
Clonaghadoo N.S.81−24%CatholicEnglish37 km
St Colmans N.S.97−14%CatholicEnglish37 km
S.N. Mhuire Bainrioghan76+23%CatholicEnglish37 km
S.N. Sheosaimh Naofa193+7%CatholicEnglish38 km
Geashill 1 N.S.126−2%CatholicEnglish40 km
S.N. Seosamh108+29%CatholicEnglish41 km
Daingean N.S.261+4%CatholicEnglish✓42 km
S.N. Mhuire124−8%CatholicEnglish43 km
Scoil Bhride70−23%CatholicEnglish44 km
Cloneyhurke N.S.18−40%CatholicEnglish44 km
Naomh Mhuire N.S.83−6%CatholicEnglish✓46 km
S.N. Mhuire Naofa91−40%CatholicEnglish✓49 km
S.N. Phadraig124−2%CatholicEnglish52 km
S.N. Naomh Brogain72−14%CatholicEnglish✓55 km
Castlejordan Central N.S.79−7%CatholicEnglish✓55 km
Clonbullogue N.S.84−9%CatholicEnglish55 km
Scoil Bhríde Primary School480−24%CatholicEnglish✓57 km
Gaelscoil Éadan Doire69−32%CatholicAll in Irish✓57 km
Edenderry 2 N.S.48−27%Church of IrelandEnglish57 km
St Patrick's National School192−13%CatholicEnglish✓58 km
Edenderry Convent N.S.429+12%CatholicEnglish58 km
Living nearby

Living in Belmont

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

Median sale price
€208,000
routing key R42, 2023–25 (CSO): less sure
Average rent
€1,198
a month, new tenancies in 2025 across Co. Offaly

Homes in the R42 Eircode area

Housing in Belmont →

The median sale price rose from €180,000 in 2023 to €240,000 in 2025 (+33%).

2023€180,000
2024€205,000
2025€240,000

New against second-hand, 2023 to 2025

New homes€287,800
Second-hand homes€207,900

Property Price Register sales in the R42 Eircode routing area, 2023 to 2025.

Renting in Co. Offaly

Cost of living in Belmont →

New tenancies in Co. Offaly averaged €1,198 a month in 2025, against €1,089 in 2024 (+10%).

2024€1,089
2025€1,198

Residential Tenancies Board rent index, new tenancies, 2024 and 2025.

near Belmont, R42 YW42

Nearby

Primary schools near High St 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 High St Mixed N.S.

Is High St 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 High St Mixed N.S. have?

73 pupils in 2025/26. That is +14% since 2019/20.

Does High St Mixed N.S. teach through Irish?

No: High St Mixed N.S. teaches in English, with Irish as a subject.

Who runs High St Mixed N.S.?

High St Mixed N.S. has a Catholic ethos. Its patron is Bishop of Ardagh & Clonmacnoise.

How do pupils get a place at High St 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 High St Mixed N.S.?

The nearest are St Marys National School (3.7 km), St. Cynoc's National School (6.2 km) and St Rynaghs N.S. (8.5 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 Belmont; 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).