Seir Kierans N.S.
Clareen, Birr, Co. Offaly · R42 KA97 · Roll number 11203B
Seir Kierans N.S. is the only one of the primary schools in or within 3 km of Kinnitty. Every school in and around Kinnitty →
What stands out about Seir Kierans N.S.
- 71 pupils, near the middle for primary schools in Ireland (the median is 131).
- Teaches through English, with Irish as a subject.
- Growing: 71 pupils, 20% more than the 59 of 2019/20.
- Has special classes for children who need more support.
- Its patron is the Bishop of Ossory; its ethos is Catholic.
- Outside Kinnitty’s outline, 5.1 km away; listed with Kinnitty, the nearest town in its county.
Pupils over time
2015/16 to 2025/26Seir Kierans N.S. had 71 pupils in 2025/26, against 59 in 2015/16 (+20%). Girls are 45% 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 Seir Kierans 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 Seir Kierans 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 Seir Kierans 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 Seir Kierans N.S.
Every school admits under its own published admission policy; no admissions numbers are published.
Families apply to Seir Kierans 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: Seir Kierans N.S. has grown by 20% since 2019/20. All the schools around Kinnitty together changed by +15%.
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, 5 have more pupils than Seir Kierans N.S.. Since 2019/20 its roll has changed by +20%; 1 of the 6 grew faster.
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seir Kierans N.S. | 71 | +20% | Catholic | English | ||
| Ceann Eitigh N.S. | 132 | +15% | Catholic | English | 5.7 km | |
| S.N. Ros Com Rua | 21 | −28% | Catholic | English | 5.8 km | |
| Coolderry Central N.S. | 82 | −10% | Catholic | English | 7.4 km | |
| Croinchoill N.S. | 243 | +1% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 7.5 km |
| S.N. Naomh Eoin | 148 | +23% | Catholic | English | 7.7 km | |
| Mercy Primary School | 141 | −2% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 8.7 km |
The other 60 primary schools in Co. Offaly
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Brendans Monastery | 178 | −8% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 8.8 km |
| Gaelscoil na Laochra | 45 | +29% | Multi-denominational | All in Irish | 9.1 km | |
| S.N. Osmann | 86 | +4% | Church of Ireland | English | ✓ | 9.2 km |
| S.N. Cronain Naofa | 171 | −21% | Catholic | English | 11 km | |
| Scoil Mhuire Agus Chormaic | 109 | +5% | Catholic | Some subjects in Irish | ✓ | 12 km |
| S.N. Bhride | 111 | +14% | Catholic | English | 13 km | |
| Shinrone Mixed N.S. | 121 | +1% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 13 km |
| S.N. Chiarain Naofa | 29 | – | Catholic | English | 13 km | |
| S.N. Caoimhin Naofa | 67 | −17% | Catholic | English | 16 km | |
| S.N. Lomchluana | 33 | −23% | Catholic | English | 17 km | |
| Mount Bolus N.S. | 25 | −29% | Catholic | English | 17 km | |
| St Marys National School | 93 | −4% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 19 km |
| St Rynaghs N.S. | 249 | +1% | Catholic | English | 19 km | |
| S.N. Mhuire Bainrioghan | 76 | +23% | Catholic | English | 19 km | |
| St Cronans Mixed N.S. | 72 | +13% | Catholic | English | 19 km | |
| S.N. Mhuire | 72 | +6% | Catholic | English | 21 km | |
| S.N. Seosamh | 97 | +31% | Catholic | English | 22 km | |
| High St Mixed N.S. | 73 | +14% | Catholic | English | 22 km | |
| St. Cynoc's National School | 189 | −4% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 23 km |
| S.N. Muire Naofa | 64 | −27% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 24 km |
| S.N. Seosamh | 108 | +29% | Catholic | English | 24 km | |
| S N Chartaigh Naofa | 147 | −21% | Catholic | English | 26 km | |
| Scoil Colmain Naofa | 322 | +5% | Catholic | English | 26 km | |
| S.N. Naomh Callin | 69 | −9% | Catholic | English | 27 km | |
| Shinchill N.S. | 286 | +3% | Catholic | English | 28 km | |
| Ballykilmurry N.S. | 199 | −6% | Catholic | English | 28 km | |
| St Ciarans Mixed N.S. | 110 | −12% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 29 km |
| Scoil Mhuire | 249 | −20% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 29 km |
| S.N. Naomh Brighde Buach | 116 | −32% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 29 km |
| Clonaghadoo N.S. | 81 | −24% | Catholic | English | 30 km | |
| Gaelscoil an Eiscir Riada | 185 | −11% | Catholic | All in Irish | 30 km | |
| S.N. Naomh Philomena | 164 | −7% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 30 km |
| Charleville N.S. | 173 | +92% | Church of Ireland | English | 30 km | |
| Arden Boys N.S. | 215 | +4% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 30 km |
| St. Joseph's N.S. | 360 | −12% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 31 km |
| Tullamore Educate Together NS | 236 | +7% | Multi-denominational | English | 31 km | |
| S.N. Chiarain Naofa | 83 | +17% | Catholic | English | 31 km | |
| S.N. Phroinsiais Naofa | 186 | −14% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 32 km |
| Clara Convent N.S. | 180 | −17% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 33 km |
| S.N. Naomh Cholumchille | 197 | −8% | Catholic | English | 34 km | |
| S.N. Mhanachain | 176 | +5% | Catholic | English | 35 km | |
| Cloneyhurke N.S. | 18 | −40% | Catholic | English | 36 km | |
| Geashill 1 N.S. | 126 | −2% | Catholic | English | 36 km | |
| S.N. Mhuire | 124 | −8% | Catholic | English | 36 km | |
| S.N. Sheosaimh Naofa | 193 | +7% | Catholic | English | 37 km | |
| S.N. Peadar agus Pol | 15 | −52% | Catholic | English | 38 km | |
| St Colmans N.S. | 97 | −14% | Catholic | English | 40 km | |
| Daingean N.S. | 261 | +4% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 41 km |
| Naomh Mhuire N.S. | 83 | −6% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 42 km |
| Scoil Bhride | 70 | −23% | Catholic | English | 45 km | |
| S.N. Naomh Brogain | 72 | −14% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 49 km |
| S.N. Mhuire Naofa | 91 | −40% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 49 km |
| Clonbullogue N.S. | 84 | −9% | Catholic | English | 51 km | |
| S.N. Phadraig | 124 | −2% | Catholic | English | 53 km | |
| Scoil Bhríde Primary School | 480 | −24% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 56 km |
| Gaelscoil Éadan Doire | 69 | −32% | Catholic | All in Irish | ✓ | 56 km |
| Edenderry 2 N.S. | 48 | −27% | Church of Ireland | English | 56 km | |
| St Patrick's National School | 192 | −13% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 57 km |
| Edenderry Convent N.S. | 429 | +12% | Catholic | English | 57 km | |
| Castlejordan Central N.S. | 79 | −7% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 57 km |
Living in Kinnitty
The town’s figures, not this street’s.
Homes in the R42 Eircode area
Housing in Kinnitty →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 Co. Offaly
Cost of living in Kinnitty →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 Kinnitty, R42 KA97
Primary schools near Seir Kierans 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 Seir Kierans N.S.
Is Seir Kierans 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 Seir Kierans N.S. have?
71 pupils in 2025/26. That is +20% since 2019/20.
Does Seir Kierans N.S. teach through Irish?
No: Seir Kierans N.S. teaches in English, with Irish as a subject.
Who runs Seir Kierans N.S.?
Seir Kierans N.S. has a Catholic ethos. Its patron is Bishop of Ossory.
How do pupils get a place at Seir Kierans 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 Seir Kierans N.S.?
The nearest are Ceann Eitigh N.S. (5.7 km), S.N. Ros Com Rua (5.8 km) and Coolderry Central N.S. (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 Kinnitty; 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).