Tullamore Educate Together NS
Collins Lane, Tullamore, Co. Offaly · R35 AX22 · Roll number 20189L
Tullamore Educate Together NS is one of 10 primary schools in or within 3 km of Tullamore. Every school in and around Tullamore →
What stands out about Tullamore Educate Together NS
- One of the larger primary schools: 236 pupils, against a typical 131.
- About as many pupils as in 2019/20 (+7%).
- Teaches through English, with Irish as a subject.
- Has special classes for children who need more support.
- Its patron is Educate Together; its ethos is multi-denominational.
Pupils over time
2015/16 to 2025/26Tullamore Educate Together NS had 236 pupils in 2025/26, against 207 in 2015/16 (+14%). Girls are 50% of them. Its largest roll was 244, in 2024/25. 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 Tullamore Educate Together NS
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 Tullamore Educate Together NS 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 Tullamore Educate Together NS
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 Tullamore Educate Together NS
Every school admits under its own published admission policy; no admissions numbers are published.
Families apply to Tullamore Educate Together NS 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: Tullamore Educate Together NS has grown by 7% since 2019/20. All the schools around Tullamore together changed by +1%.
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, 2 have more pupils than Tullamore Educate Together NS. Since 2019/20 its roll has changed by +7%; 1 of the 6 grew faster.
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tullamore Educate Together NS | 236 | +7% | Multi-denominational | English | ||
| Arden Boys N.S. | 215 | +4% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 1.3 km |
| St. Joseph's N.S. | 360 | −12% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 1.3 km |
| S.N. Naomh Philomena | 164 | −7% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 1.8 km |
| S.N. Naomh Brighde Buach | 116 | −32% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 2.2 km |
| Scoil Mhuire | 249 | −20% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 2.2 km |
| Charleville N.S. | 173 | +92% | Church of Ireland | English | 2.5 km |
The other 60 primary schools in Co. Offaly
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gaelscoil an Eiscir Riada | 185 | −11% | Catholic | All in Irish | 3.1 km | |
| Ballykilmurry N.S. | 199 | −6% | Catholic | English | 3.9 km | |
| S.N. Naomh Cholumchille | 197 | −8% | Catholic | English | 4.4 km | |
| Scoil Colmain Naofa | 322 | +5% | Catholic | English | 5 km | |
| S N Chartaigh Naofa | 147 | −21% | Catholic | English | 8 km | |
| Clara Convent N.S. | 180 | −17% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 8.7 km |
| S.N. Phroinsiais Naofa | 186 | −14% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 8.9 km |
| Shinchill N.S. | 286 | +3% | Catholic | English | 9.1 km | |
| S.N. Seosamh | 97 | +31% | Catholic | English | 9.3 km | |
| St Colmans N.S. | 97 | −14% | Catholic | English | 9.8 km | |
| S.N. Mhuire | 72 | +6% | Catholic | English | 11 km | |
| S.N. Sheosaimh Naofa | 193 | +7% | Catholic | English | 11 km | |
| S.N. Peadar agus Pol | 15 | −52% | Catholic | English | 12 km | |
| Mount Bolus N.S. | 25 | −29% | Catholic | English | 14 km | |
| Geashill 1 N.S. | 126 | −2% | Catholic | English | 14 km | |
| S.N. Muire Naofa | 64 | −27% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 14 km |
| Daingean N.S. | 261 | +4% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 14 km |
| S.N. Mhanachain | 176 | +5% | Catholic | English | 14 km | |
| Clonaghadoo N.S. | 81 | −24% | Catholic | English | 15 km | |
| St Ciarans Mixed N.S. | 110 | −12% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 15 km |
| Scoil Bhride | 70 | −23% | Catholic | English | 16 km | |
| S.N. Bhride | 111 | +14% | Catholic | English | 18 km | |
| S.N. Mhuire | 124 | −8% | Catholic | English | 19 km | |
| Scoil Mhuire Agus Chormaic | 109 | +5% | Catholic | Some subjects in Irish | ✓ | 20 km |
| Naomh Mhuire N.S. | 83 | −6% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 20 km |
| S.N. Naomh Callin | 69 | −9% | Catholic | English | 20 km | |
| S.N. Mhuire Naofa | 91 | −40% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 21 km |
| S.N. Lomchluana | 33 | −23% | Catholic | English | 21 km | |
| S.N. Chiarain Naofa | 29 | – | Catholic | English | 21 km | |
| Cloneyhurke N.S. | 18 | −40% | Catholic | English | 21 km | |
| St. Cynoc's National School | 189 | −4% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 22 km |
| S.N. Phadraig | 124 | −2% | Catholic | English | 25 km | |
| Ceann Eitigh N.S. | 132 | +15% | Catholic | English | 26 km | |
| S.N. Naomh Eoin | 148 | +23% | Catholic | English | 26 km | |
| St Marys National School | 93 | −4% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 26 km |
| High St Mixed N.S. | 73 | +14% | Catholic | English | 28 km | |
| Castlejordan Central N.S. | 79 | −7% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 28 km |
| Clonbullogue N.S. | 84 | −9% | Catholic | English | 28 km | |
| S.N. Naomh Brogain | 72 | −14% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 29 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 Patrick's National School | 192 | −13% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 30 km |
| Edenderry Convent N.S. | 429 | +12% | Catholic | English | 30 km | |
| Seir Kierans N.S. | 71 | +20% | Catholic | English | 31 km | |
| S.N. Chiarain Naofa | 83 | +17% | Catholic | English | 32 km | |
| St Rynaghs N.S. | 249 | +1% | Catholic | English | 34 km | |
| Gaelscoil na Laochra | 45 | +29% | Multi-denominational | All in Irish | 34 km | |
| S.N. Ros Com Rua | 21 | −28% | Catholic | English | 35 km | |
| S.N. Osmann | 86 | +4% | Church of Ireland | English | ✓ | 35 km |
| Mercy Primary School | 141 | −2% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 35 km |
| Croinchoill N.S. | 243 | +1% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 35 km |
| St Brendans Monastery | 178 | −8% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 35 km |
| St Cronans Mixed N.S. | 72 | +13% | Catholic | English | 37 km | |
| Coolderry Central N.S. | 82 | −10% | Catholic | English | 38 km | |
| S.N. Cronain Naofa | 171 | −21% | Catholic | English | 41 km | |
| Shinrone Mixed N.S. | 121 | +1% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 44 km |
| S.N. Caoimhin Naofa | 67 | −17% | Catholic | English | 47 km | |
| S.N. Mhuire Bainrioghan | 76 | +23% | Catholic | English | 50 km | |
| S.N. Seosamh | 108 | +29% | Catholic | English | 55 km |
Living in Tullamore
The town’s figures, not this street’s.
Homes in the R35 Eircode area
Housing in Tullamore →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 Tullamore
Cost of living in Tullamore →New tenancies in Tullamore averaged €1,317 a month in 2025, against €1,201 in 2024 (+10%).
Residential Tenancies Board rent index, new tenancies, 2024 and 2025.
Location
Directions ↗Tullamore, R35 AX22
Primary schools near Tullamore Educate Together NS
Nearest first, as the crow flies, up to 25 km. Each school’s own admission policy decides who gets a place.
Questions about Tullamore Educate Together NS
Is Tullamore Educate Together NS 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 Tullamore Educate Together NS have?
236 pupils in 2025/26. That is +7% since 2019/20.
Does Tullamore Educate Together NS teach through Irish?
No: Tullamore Educate Together NS teaches in English, with Irish as a subject.
Who runs Tullamore Educate Together NS?
Tullamore Educate Together NS has a multi-denominational ethos. Its patron is Educate Together.
How do pupils get a place at Tullamore Educate Together NS?
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 Tullamore Educate Together NS?
The nearest are Arden Boys N.S. (1.3 km), St. Joseph's N.S. (1.3 km) and S.N. Naomh Philomena (1.8 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 Tullamore; 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).