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Ceann Eitigh N.S.

PrimaryCatholic

Kinnitty, Birr, Co. Offaly · R42 KD78 · Roll number 16802C

Ceann Eitigh N.S. is the only one of the primary schools in or within 3 km of Kinnitty. Every school in and around Kinnitty →

Pupils
132
September, 2025/26
67 girls, 65 boys
Since 2019/20
+15%
from 115 pupils
Ireland: +5%
Ethos
Catholic
Patron: Bishop of Killaloe
Language
English
outside the Gaeltacht
Results
Not published
none school by school (Education Act 1998, s.53)
The gist

What stands out about Ceann Eitigh N.S.

  • 132 pupils, near the middle for primary schools in Ireland (the median is 131).
  • About as many pupils as in 2019/20 (+15%).
  • Teaches through English, with Irish as a subject.
  • Its patron is the Bishop of Killaloe; its ethos is Catholic.
  • The only primary school in Kinnitty or within 3 km of it.

Pupils over time

2015/16 to 2025/26

Ceann Eitigh N.S. had 132 pupils in 2025/26, against 115 in 2015/16 (+15%). Girls are 51% of them. Its largest roll was 138, in 2024/25. Its roll rose in 5 of the 10 years.

040801201602015/162018/192021/222025/26PupilsGirls

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

No letter

No letter for Ceann Eitigh 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 Ceann Eitigh 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 Ceann Eitigh 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 Ceann Eitigh N.S.

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

Families apply to Ceann Eitigh 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
132
September, 2025/26
Since 2019/20
+15%
from 115 pupils

No figures on applications are published, but the roll shows demand: Ceann Eitigh N.S. has grown by 15% since 2019/20. All the schools around Kinnitty together changed by +15%.

Pupils since 2019/20

Ceann Eitigh+15%
The primary schools around Kinnitty+15%
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, 1 have more pupils than Ceann Eitigh N.S.. Since 2019/20 its roll has changed by +15%; 2 of the 6 grew faster.

Ceann Eitigh132
Seir Kierans71
S.N. Naomh Eoin148
Scoil Mhuire Agus Chormaic109
S.N. Bhride111
S.N. Ros Com Rua21
Scoil Mhuire Naofa Castlecuffe53
SchoolPupilsSince 2019/20EthosLanguageDEISAway
Ceann Eitigh N.S.132+15%CatholicEnglish
Seir Kierans N.S.71+20%CatholicEnglish5.7 km
S.N. Naomh Eoin148+23%CatholicEnglish7.5 km
Scoil Mhuire Agus Chormaic109+5%CatholicSome subjects in Irish✓8.5 km
S.N. Bhride111+14%CatholicEnglish8.5 km
S.N. Ros Com Rua21−28%CatholicEnglish9.2 km
Scoil Mhuire Naofa Castlecuffe53−38%CatholicEnglish10 km
The other 61 primary schools in Co. Offaly
SchoolPupilsSince 2019/20EthosLanguageDEISAway
S.N. Chiarain Naofa29–CatholicEnglish11 km
Mount Bolus N.S.25−29%CatholicEnglish12 km
Croinchoill N.S.243+1%CatholicEnglish✓12 km
Coolderry Central N.S.82−10%CatholicEnglish13 km
Gaelscoil na Laochra45+29%Multi-denominationalAll in Irish13 km
Mercy Primary School141−2%CatholicEnglish✓13 km
St Brendans Monastery178−8%CatholicEnglish✓13 km
S.N. Osmann86+4%Church of IrelandEnglish✓13 km
S.N. Lomchluana33−23%CatholicEnglish15 km
S.N. Cronain Naofa171−21%CatholicEnglish16 km
S.N. Mhuire72+6%CatholicEnglish16 km
S.N. Seosamh97+31%CatholicEnglish16 km
St Marys National School93−4%CatholicEnglish✓18 km
Shinrone Mixed N.S.121+1%CatholicEnglish✓19 km
S.N. Muire Naofa64−27%CatholicEnglish✓20 km
St Rynaghs N.S.249+1%CatholicEnglish20 km
Scoil Colmain Naofa322+5%CatholicEnglish21 km
St. Cynoc's National School189−4%CatholicEnglish✓21 km
S.N. Caoimhin Naofa67−17%CatholicEnglish21 km
S N Chartaigh Naofa147−21%CatholicEnglish21 km
High St Mixed N.S.73+14%CatholicEnglish22 km
St Cronans Mixed N.S.72+13%CatholicEnglish22 km
Shinchill N.S.286+3%CatholicEnglish22 km
Ballykilmurry N.S.199−6%CatholicEnglish23 km
Scoil Mhuire249−20%CatholicEnglish✓24 km
S.N. Naomh Brighde Buach116−32%CatholicEnglish✓24 km
S.N. Mhuire Bainrioghan76+23%CatholicEnglish24 km
S.N. Naomh Callin69−9%CatholicEnglish24 km
Clonaghadoo N.S.81−24%CatholicEnglish25 km
Gaelscoil an Eiscir Riada185−11%CatholicAll in Irish25 km
Charleville N.S.173+92%Church of IrelandEnglish25 km
S.N. Naomh Philomena164−7%CatholicEnglish✓25 km
Arden Boys N.S.215+4%CatholicEnglish✓25 km
St. Joseph's N.S.360−12%CatholicEnglish✓25 km
St Ciarans Mixed N.S.110−12%CatholicEnglish✓25 km
Tullamore Educate Together NS236+7%Multi-denominationalEnglish26 km
S.N. Phroinsiais Naofa186−14%CatholicEnglish✓28 km
Clara Convent N.S.180−17%CatholicEnglish✓28 km
S.N. Seosamh108+29%CatholicEnglish29 km
S.N. Naomh Cholumchille197−8%CatholicEnglish29 km
Cloneyhurke N.S.18−40%CatholicEnglish30 km
Geashill 1 N.S.126−2%CatholicEnglish30 km
S.N. Mhuire124−8%CatholicEnglish31 km
S.N. Chiarain Naofa83+17%CatholicEnglish31 km
S.N. Sheosaimh Naofa193+7%CatholicEnglish31 km
S.N. Mhanachain176+5%CatholicEnglish31 km
S.N. Peadar agus Pol15−52%CatholicEnglish34 km
St Colmans N.S.97−14%CatholicEnglish34 km
Daingean N.S.261+4%CatholicEnglish✓36 km
Naomh Mhuire N.S.83−6%CatholicEnglish✓36 km
Scoil Bhride70−23%CatholicEnglish40 km
S.N. Naomh Brogain72−14%CatholicEnglish✓43 km
S.N. Mhuire Naofa91−40%CatholicEnglish✓44 km
Clonbullogue N.S.84−9%CatholicEnglish46 km
S.N. Phadraig124−2%CatholicEnglish47 km
Scoil Bhríde Primary School480−24%CatholicEnglish✓50 km
Gaelscoil Éadan Doire69−32%CatholicAll in Irish✓51 km
Edenderry 2 N.S.48−27%Church of IrelandEnglish51 km
St Patrick's National School192−13%CatholicEnglish✓51 km
Edenderry Convent N.S.429+12%CatholicEnglish51 km
Castlejordan Central N.S.79−7%CatholicEnglish✓52 km
Living nearby

Living in Kinnitty

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 Kinnitty →

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 Kinnitty →

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.

Kinnitty, R42 KD78

Nearby

Primary schools near Ceann Eitigh 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 Ceann Eitigh N.S.

Is Ceann Eitigh 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 Ceann Eitigh N.S. have?

132 pupils in 2025/26. That is +15% since 2019/20.

Does Ceann Eitigh N.S. teach through Irish?

No: Ceann Eitigh N.S. teaches in English, with Irish as a subject.

Who runs Ceann Eitigh N.S.?

Ceann Eitigh N.S. has a Catholic ethos. Its patron is Bishop of Killaloe.

How do pupils get a place at Ceann Eitigh 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 Ceann Eitigh N.S.?

The nearest are Seir Kierans N.S. (5.7 km), S.N. Naomh Eoin (7.5 km) and Scoil Mhuire Agus Chormaic (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 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).