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Coolderry Central N.S.

PrimaryCatholic

BROSNA, BIRR, CO OFFALY · R42 ER23 · Roll number 19638H

Coolderry Central N.S. is the only one of the primary schools in or within 3 km of Shinrone. Every school in and around Shinrone →

Pupils
82
September, 2025/26
45 girls, 37 boys
Since 2019/20
−10%
from 91 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 Coolderry Central N.S.

  • 82 pupils, near the middle for primary schools in Ireland (the median is 131).
  • About as many pupils as in 2019/20 (−10%).
  • Teaches through English, with Irish as a subject.
  • Its patron is the Bishop of Killaloe; its ethos is Catholic.
  • Outside Shinrone’s outline, 5.8 km away; listed with Shinrone, the nearest town in its county.

Pupils over time

2015/16 to 2025/26

Coolderry Central N.S. had 82 pupils in 2025/26, down from 92 in 2015/16 (−11%). Girls are 55% of them. Its largest roll was 96, in 2017/18. Its roll rose in 3 of the 10 years.

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

No letter

No letter for Coolderry Central 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 Coolderry Central 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 Coolderry Central 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 Coolderry Central N.S.

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

Families apply to Coolderry Central 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
82
September, 2025/26
Since 2019/20
−10%
from 91 pupils

No figures on applications are published, but the roll shows demand: Coolderry Central N.S. has shrunk by 10% since 2019/20. All the schools around Shinrone together changed by +1%.

Pupils since 2019/20

Coolderry Central−10%
The primary schools around Shinrone+1%
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, 3 have more pupils than Coolderry Central N.S.. Since 2019/20 its roll has changed by −10%; 4 of the 6 grew faster.

Coolderry Central82
S.N. Cronain Naofa171
S.N. Ros Com Rua21
Shinrone Mixed121
St Johns163
Roscrea N.S. No 231
Seir Kierans71
SchoolPupilsSince 2019/20EthosLanguageDEISAway
Coolderry Central N.S.82−10%CatholicEnglish
S.N. Cronain Naofa171−21%CatholicEnglish4.2 km
S.N. Ros Com Rua21−28%CatholicEnglish5.7 km
Shinrone Mixed N.S.121+1%CatholicEnglish✓6.2 km
St Johns163−7%CatholicEnglish✓6.4 km
Roscrea N.S. No 231+7%Church of IrelandEnglish7.2 km
Seir Kierans N.S.71+20%CatholicEnglish7.4 km
The other 62 primary schools in Co. Offaly
SchoolPupilsSince 2019/20EthosLanguageDEISAway
Croinchoill N.S.243+1%CatholicEnglish✓8.4 km
S.N. Caoimhin Naofa67−17%CatholicEnglish8.5 km
St Brendans Monastery178−8%CatholicEnglish✓9.9 km
Mercy Primary School141−2%CatholicEnglish✓10 km
S.N. Osmann86+4%Church of IrelandEnglish✓11 km
Gaelscoil na Laochra45+29%Multi-denominationalAll in Irish11 km
S.N. Mhuire Bainrioghan76+23%CatholicEnglish12 km
Ceann Eitigh N.S.132+15%CatholicEnglish13 km
S.N. Naomh Eoin148+23%CatholicEnglish14 km
S.N. Seosamh108+29%CatholicEnglish17 km
Scoil Mhuire Agus Chormaic109+5%CatholicSome subjects in Irish✓20 km
S.N. Chiarain Naofa29–CatholicEnglish20 km
S.N. Bhride111+14%CatholicEnglish20 km
St Cronans Mixed N.S.72+13%CatholicEnglish21 km
St Rynaghs N.S.249+1%CatholicEnglish22 km
S.N. Lomchluana33−23%CatholicEnglish23 km
St Marys National School93−4%CatholicEnglish✓24 km
Mount Bolus N.S.25−29%CatholicEnglish25 km
High St Mixed N.S.73+14%CatholicEnglish27 km
S.N. Mhuire72+6%CatholicEnglish28 km
St. Cynoc's National School189−4%CatholicEnglish✓29 km
S.N. Seosamh97+31%CatholicEnglish29 km
S.N. Muire Naofa64−27%CatholicEnglish✓31 km
S N Chartaigh Naofa147−21%CatholicEnglish33 km
S.N. Naomh Callin69−9%CatholicEnglish33 km
Scoil Colmain Naofa322+5%CatholicEnglish33 km
Shinchill N.S.286+3%CatholicEnglish35 km
St Ciarans Mixed N.S.110−12%CatholicEnglish✓36 km
Ballykilmurry N.S.199−6%CatholicEnglish36 km
S.N. Chiarain Naofa83+17%CatholicEnglish36 km
Clonaghadoo N.S.81−24%CatholicEnglish36 km
Scoil Mhuire249−20%CatholicEnglish✓37 km
S.N. Naomh Brighde Buach116−32%CatholicEnglish✓37 km
Gaelscoil an Eiscir Riada185−11%CatholicAll in Irish38 km
Charleville N.S.173+92%Church of IrelandEnglish38 km
S.N. Naomh Philomena164−7%CatholicEnglish✓38 km
Arden Boys N.S.215+4%CatholicEnglish✓38 km
St. Joseph's N.S.360−12%CatholicEnglish✓38 km
Tullamore Educate Together NS236+7%Multi-denominationalEnglish38 km
S.N. Phroinsiais Naofa186−14%CatholicEnglish✓40 km
Clara Convent N.S.180−17%CatholicEnglish✓40 km
Cloneyhurke N.S.18−40%CatholicEnglish41 km
S.N. Naomh Cholumchille197−8%CatholicEnglish42 km
S.N. Mhuire124−8%CatholicEnglish42 km
S.N. Mhanachain176+5%CatholicEnglish43 km
Geashill 1 N.S.126−2%CatholicEnglish43 km
S.N. Sheosaimh Naofa193+7%CatholicEnglish44 km
S.N. Peadar agus Pol15−52%CatholicEnglish46 km
St Colmans N.S.97−14%CatholicEnglish47 km
Naomh Mhuire N.S.83−6%CatholicEnglish✓48 km
Daingean N.S.261+4%CatholicEnglish✓48 km
Scoil Bhride70−23%CatholicEnglish52 km
S.N. Naomh Brogain72−14%CatholicEnglish✓54 km
S.N. Mhuire Naofa91−40%CatholicEnglish✓56 km
Clonbullogue N.S.84−9%CatholicEnglish58 km
S.N. Phadraig124−2%CatholicEnglish60 km
Scoil Bhríde Primary School480−24%CatholicEnglish✓63 km
Gaelscoil Éadan Doire69−32%CatholicAll in Irish✓63 km
Edenderry 2 N.S.48−27%Church of IrelandEnglish63 km
St Patrick's National School192−13%CatholicEnglish✓63 km
Edenderry Convent N.S.429+12%CatholicEnglish64 km
Castlejordan Central N.S.79−7%CatholicEnglish✓64 km
Living nearby

Living in Shinrone

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 Shinrone →

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 Shinrone →

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 Shinrone, R42 ER23

Nearby

Primary schools near Coolderry Central 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 Coolderry Central N.S.

Is Coolderry Central 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 Coolderry Central N.S. have?

82 pupils in 2025/26. That is −10% since 2019/20.

Does Coolderry Central N.S. teach through Irish?

No: Coolderry Central N.S. teaches in English, with Irish as a subject.

Who runs Coolderry Central N.S.?

Coolderry Central N.S. has a Catholic ethos. Its patron is Bishop of Killaloe.

How do pupils get a place at Coolderry Central 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 Coolderry Central N.S.?

The nearest are S.N. Cronain Naofa (4.2 km), S.N. Ros Com Rua (5.7 km) and Shinrone Mixed N.S. (6.2 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 Shinrone; 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).