Shinchill N.S.
Shinchill, Killeigh, Co. Offaly · R35 FF20 · Roll number 17031F
Shinchill N.S. is the only one of the primary schools in or within 3 km of Killeigh. Every school in and around Killeigh →
What stands out about Shinchill N.S.
- One of the larger primary schools: 286 pupils, against a typical 131.
- About as many pupils as in 2019/20 (+3%).
- Teaches through English, with Irish as a subject.
- Has special classes for children who need more support.
- Its patron is the Bishop of Kildare & Leighlin; its ethos is Catholic.
- The only primary school in Killeigh or within 3 km of it.
Pupils over time
2015/16 to 2025/26Shinchill N.S. had 286 pupils in 2025/26, against 265 in 2015/16 (+8%). Girls are 56% of them. Its largest roll was 294, in 2018/19. Its roll rose in 4 of the 10 years.
Department of Education enrolments at 30 September each year; girls and boys where the lists give them.
No letter for Shinchill 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 Shinchill 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 Shinchill 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 Shinchill N.S.
Every school admits under its own published admission policy; no admissions numbers are published.
Families apply to Shinchill 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.
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: Shinchill N.S. is about the size it was in 2019/20 (+3%). All the schools around Killeigh 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 primary schools
2025/26The nearest schools of the same kind, as the crow flies: their pupils, ethos and language. No results: none are published.
Shinchill N.S. has more pupils than any of the 6 nearest primary schools. Since 2019/20 its roll has changed by +3%; 1 of the 6 grew faster.
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shinchill N.S. | 286 | +3% | Catholic | English | ||
| Gaelscoil an Eiscir Riada | 185 | −11% | Catholic | All in Irish | 6.2 km | |
| Clonaghadoo N.S. | 81 | −24% | Catholic | English | 6.5 km | |
| Charleville N.S. | 173 | +92% | Church of Ireland | English | 6.7 km | |
| Scoil Mhuire | 249 | −20% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 7 km |
| S.N. Naomh Brighde Buach | 116 | −32% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 7.1 km |
| S.N. Naomh Philomena | 164 | −7% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 7.4 km |
The other 60 primary schools in Co. Offaly
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scoil Colmain Naofa | 322 | +5% | Catholic | English | 7.4 km | |
| Arden Boys N.S. | 215 | +4% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 7.9 km |
| St. Joseph's N.S. | 360 | −12% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 7.9 km |
| Geashill 1 N.S. | 126 | −2% | Catholic | English | 8.7 km | |
| S.N. Seosamh | 97 | +31% | Catholic | English | 8.8 km | |
| S.N. Sheosaimh Naofa | 193 | +7% | Catholic | English | 9.1 km | |
| Tullamore Educate Together NS | 236 | +7% | Multi-denominational | English | 9.1 km | |
| Ballykilmurry N.S. | 199 | −6% | Catholic | English | 11 km | |
| S.N. Mhuire | 124 | −8% | Catholic | English | 12 km | |
| Mount Bolus N.S. | 25 | −29% | Catholic | English | 12 km | |
| S.N. Mhuire | 72 | +6% | Catholic | English | 13 km | |
| St Colmans N.S. | 97 | −14% | Catholic | English | 13 km | |
| S.N. Naomh Cholumchille | 197 | −8% | Catholic | English | 13 km | |
| Cloneyhurke N.S. | 18 | −40% | Catholic | English | 13 km | |
| Daingean N.S. | 261 | +4% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 14 km |
| S N Chartaigh Naofa | 147 | −21% | Catholic | English | 14 km | |
| Naomh Mhuire N.S. | 83 | −6% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 15 km |
| S.N. Bhride | 111 | +14% | Catholic | English | 17 km | |
| Clara Convent N.S. | 180 | −17% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 17 km |
| S.N. Phroinsiais Naofa | 186 | −14% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 18 km |
| Scoil Bhride | 70 | −23% | Catholic | English | 18 km | |
| S.N. Muire Naofa | 64 | −27% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 19 km |
| Scoil Mhuire Agus Chormaic | 109 | +5% | Catholic | Some subjects in Irish | ✓ | 19 km |
| S.N. Peadar agus Pol | 15 | −52% | Catholic | English | 22 km | |
| S.N. Mhuire Naofa | 91 | −40% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 22 km |
| S.N. Chiarain Naofa | 29 | – | Catholic | English | 22 km | |
| Ceann Eitigh N.S. | 132 | +15% | Catholic | English | 22 km | |
| St Ciarans Mixed N.S. | 110 | −12% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 22 km |
| S.N. Mhanachain | 176 | +5% | Catholic | English | 23 km | |
| S.N. Lomchluana | 33 | −23% | Catholic | English | 23 km | |
| S.N. Naomh Brogain | 72 | −14% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 24 km |
| Clonbullogue N.S. | 84 | −9% | Catholic | English | 25 km | |
| S.N. Phadraig | 124 | −2% | Catholic | English | 25 km | |
| S.N. Naomh Eoin | 148 | +23% | Catholic | English | 25 km | |
| St. Cynoc's National School | 189 | −4% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 26 km |
| S.N. Naomh Callin | 69 | −9% | Catholic | English | 26 km | |
| Seir Kierans N.S. | 71 | +20% | Catholic | English | 28 km | |
| Scoil Bhríde Primary School | 480 | −24% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 29 km |
| Gaelscoil Éadan Doire | 69 | −32% | Catholic | All in Irish | ✓ | 29 km |
| Edenderry 2 N.S. | 48 | −27% | Church of Ireland | English | 29 km | |
| St Marys National School | 93 | −4% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 29 km |
| St Patrick's National School | 192 | −13% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 29 km |
| Edenderry Convent N.S. | 429 | +12% | Catholic | English | 29 km | |
| Castlejordan Central N.S. | 79 | −7% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 30 km |
| S.N. Ros Com Rua | 21 | −28% | Catholic | English | 30 km | |
| High St Mixed N.S. | 73 | +14% | Catholic | English | 31 km | |
| Gaelscoil na Laochra | 45 | +29% | Multi-denominational | All in Irish | 33 km | |
| Croinchoill N.S. | 243 | +1% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 33 km |
| S.N. Osmann | 86 | +4% | Church of Ireland | English | ✓ | 34 km |
| Mercy Primary School | 141 | −2% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 34 km |
| St Brendans Monastery | 178 | −8% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 34 km |
| Coolderry Central N.S. | 82 | −10% | Catholic | English | 35 km | |
| St Rynaghs N.S. | 249 | +1% | Catholic | English | 36 km | |
| S.N. Cronain Naofa | 171 | −21% | Catholic | English | 37 km | |
| S.N. Chiarain Naofa | 83 | +17% | Catholic | English | 38 km | |
| St Cronans Mixed N.S. | 72 | +13% | Catholic | English | 38 km | |
| Shinrone Mixed N.S. | 121 | +1% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 41 km |
| S.N. Caoimhin Naofa | 67 | −17% | Catholic | English | 43 km | |
| S.N. Mhuire Bainrioghan | 76 | +23% | Catholic | English | 46 km | |
| S.N. Seosamh | 108 | +29% | Catholic | English | 50 km |
Living in Killeigh
The town’s figures, not this street’s.
Homes in the R35 Eircode area
Housing in Killeigh →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 Killeigh →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 ↗Killeigh, R35 FF20
Primary schools near Shinchill 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 Shinchill N.S.
Is Shinchill 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 Shinchill N.S. have?
286 pupils in 2025/26. That is +3% since 2019/20.
Does Shinchill N.S. teach through Irish?
No: Shinchill N.S. teaches in English, with Irish as a subject.
Who runs Shinchill N.S.?
Shinchill N.S. has a Catholic ethos. Its patron is Bishop of Kildare & Leighlin.
How do pupils get a place at Shinchill 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 Shinchill N.S.?
The nearest are Gaelscoil an Eiscir Riada (6.2 km), Clonaghadoo N.S. (6.5 km) and Charleville N.S. (6.7 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 Killeigh; 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).