Ballyforan Mixed N.S.
Ballyforan, Ballinasloe, Co. Roscommon · H53 WN36 · Roll number 01866U
Ballyforan Mixed N.S. is the only one of the primary schools in or within 3 km of Ballyforan. Every school in and around Ballyforan →
What stands out about Ballyforan Mixed N.S.
- A small primary school: 59 pupils, against a typical 131.
- About as many pupils as in 2019/20 (−2%).
- Teaches through English, with Irish as a subject.
- In DEIS. DEIS (Delivering Equality of Opportunity in Schools) gives schools serving disadvantaged areas more teachers, money and support; the Department decides which schools are in it.
- Has special classes for children who need more support.
- 22 girls and 37 boys: more of one than the other.
- Its patron is the Bishop of Elphin; its ethos is Catholic.
- The only primary school in Ballyforan or within 3 km of it.
- Outside Ballyforan’s outline, 0.1 km away; listed with Ballyforan, the nearest town in its county.
Pupils over time
2015/16 to 2025/26Ballyforan Mixed N.S. had 59 pupils in 2025/26, down from 64 in 2015/16 (−8%). Girls are 37% of them. Its largest roll was 66, in 2016/17. Its roll rose in 3 of the 10 years.
Department of Education enrolments at 30 September each year; girls and boys where the lists give them.
No letter for Ballyforan Mixed 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 Ballyforan Mixed 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 Ballyforan Mixed 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 Ballyforan Mixed N.S.
Every school admits under its own published admission policy; no admissions numbers are published.
Families apply to Ballyforan Mixed 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.
It is in DEIS, so it has extra support for pupils from disadvantaged areas. 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: Ballyforan Mixed N.S. is about the size it was in 2019/20 (−2%).
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, 1 have more pupils than Ballyforan Mixed N.S.. Since 2019/20 its roll has changed by −2%; 1 of the 4 grew faster.
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ballyforan Mixed N.S. | 59 | −2% | Catholic | English | ✓ | |
| Scoil Mhuire Gan Smal | 13 | – | Catholic | English | 5.3 km | |
| Tisrara National School | 54 | +29% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 5.5 km |
| Ballintleva N.S. | 46 | −19% | Catholic | English | 6.5 km | |
| S.N. Baile A Mhoinin | 11 | −56% | Catholic | English | 6.6 km | |
| Mount Talbot N.S. | 24 | – | Catholic | English | 6.7 km | |
| Scoil Mhuire Gan Smal | 81 | −5% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 6.8 km |
The other 81 primary schools in Co. Roscommon
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lismoil N.S. | 12 | – | Catholic | English | 8.2 km | |
| S.N. Rath Aradh | 17 | – | Catholic | English | 11 km | |
| Athleague N.S. | 105 | +40% | Catholic | English | 11 km | |
| Carrick N.S. | 41 | −40% | Catholic | English | 11 km | |
| Taughmaconnell N.S. | 105 | +2% | Catholic | English | 11 km | |
| Brideswell N.S. | 68 | +17% | Catholic | English | 12 km | |
| Scoil Mhuire, | 115 | +25% | Catholic | English | 13 km | |
| S.N. Ronain | 34 | −8% | Catholic | English | 13 km | |
| Ciaran Naofa | 60 | −19% | Catholic | English | 16 km | |
| S.N. Naomh Seosamh | 121 | +7% | Catholic | English | 17 km | |
| S.N. Cnoc an Chrocaire | 136 | −14% | Catholic | English | 17 km | |
| S.N. an Gleann Duibh | 147 | +10% | Catholic | English | 17 km | |
| S.N. Ard Cianain | 77 | −25% | Catholic | English | 17 km | |
| Lecarrow Community National School | 28 | – | Multi-denominational | English | 17 km | |
| S N Cluain na Cille | 399 | −7% | Catholic | English | 17 km | |
| Gaelscoil de hIde | 149 | −5% | Catholic | All in Irish | 17 km | |
| Ballybay National School | 224 | +7% | Catholic | English | 18 km | |
| St Cóman's Wood Primary School | 605 | −5% | Catholic | English | 18 km | |
| Camcloon N.S. | 55 | −15% | Catholic | English | 19 km | |
| S.N. Naomh Ciaran | 107 | +0% | Catholic | English | 20 km | |
| S.N. Cnoc an Samhraidh | 223 | −16% | Catholic | English | 20 km | |
| Clover Hill N.S. | 51 | −22% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 20 km |
| S N Cor na Fola B | 223 | −8% | Catholic | English | 21 km | |
| Kilteevan N.S. | 32 | +0% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 21 km |
| Lisaniskey N.S. | 108 | +11% | Catholic | English | 21 km | |
| Roxboro N.S. | 226 | +10% | Catholic | English | 23 km | |
| S.N. Naomh Ceitheach | 13 | −55% | Catholic | English | 25 km | |
| Clonown N.S. | 28 | −3% | Catholic | English | 25 km | |
| Scoil Bhríde | 126 | +18% | Catholic | English | 26 km | |
| S.N. O Dubhlain | 15 | −55% | Catholic | English | 27 km | |
| St. Bride's N.S. | 89 | +2% | Catholic | English | 29 km | |
| Clooncagh N.S. | 20 | −26% | Catholic | English | 30 km | |
| Cloontuskert National School | 82 | +28% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 31 km |
| Castleplunkett N.S. | 44 | −19% | Catholic | English | 32 km | |
| Tulsk N.S. | 77 | −10% | Catholic | English | 34 km | |
| Threen N.S. | 35 | −8% | Catholic | English | 35 km | |
| Tarmon N.S. | 276 | +54% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 35 km |
| S.N. Pol Naofa | 66 | −6% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 36 km |
| St Mary's Primary | 136 | +9% | Catholic | English | 36 km | |
| St Annes Con N.S. | 141 | +17% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 36 km |
| S.N. Naomh Padraig | 44 | −10% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 36 km |
| Clooniquin N.S. | 44 | +26% | Catholic | English | 37 km | |
| Granlahan G N.S. | 46 | +18% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 38 km |
| S.N. Baile Ui Fhidhne | 96 | −2% | Catholic | English | 38 km | |
| Ballinlough N.S. | 35 | – | Church of Ireland | English | ✓ | 38 km |
| Whitehall N.S. | 93 | −23% | Catholic | English | 39 km | |
| Cloonfad N.S. | 125 | −22% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 40 km |
| Carrick Mixed N.S. | 80 | −2% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 40 km |
| S.N. Cill Trostain | 45 | – | Catholic | English | 40 km | |
| Cloonbonnif N.S. | 24 | −8% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 40 km |
| Ballanagare N.S. | 57 | −5% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 41 km |
| Slatta N.S. | 8 | −69% | Catholic | English | 41 km | |
| Cloonfour N.S. | 42 | +75% | Catholic | English | 42 km | |
| Abbeycarton N.S. | 138 | −13% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 42 km |
| S.N. Mhuire Lourdes | 57 | +36% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 43 km |
| Fairymount N.S. | 39 | +34% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 44 km |
| S.N. Padraig Naofa | 104 | −1% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 45 km |
| Aughrim N.S. | 31 | −24% | Catholic | English | 46 km | |
| Gorthaganny N.S. | 45 | −45% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 46 km |
| Rooskey N.S. | 160 | +33% | Catholic | English | 46 km | |
| Don N.S. | 38 | −33% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 47 km |
| S.N. Naomh Padraig | 18 | −40% | Catholic | English | 47 km | |
| S.N. Naomh Eoin | 47 | +57% | Catholic | English | 48 km | |
| Tibohine N.S. | 56 | +10% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 49 km |
| S.N. Cruachain | 173 | −2% | Catholic | English | 49 km | |
| S.N. Lios A Cuill M | 94 | −1% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 49 km |
| Dangan NS | 92 | +12% | Catholic | English | 50 km | |
| Naomh Atrachta | 36 | −8% | Catholic | English | 50 km | |
| Grange N.S. | 32 | +10% | Catholic | English | 52 km | |
| St Attractas N.S. | 281 | +19% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 52 km |
| S.N. Michil Naofa | 24 | −4% | Catholic | English | 53 km | |
| S.N. Brusna | 66 | +14% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 55 km |
| Abbey Primary School | 427 | – | Catholic | English | 56 km | |
| S.N. Paroisteach | 24 | +4% | Church of Ireland | English | 56 km | |
| N Micheal agus Padraig | 156 | +27% | Catholic | English | 58 km | |
| S.N. Naomh Mhuire | 9 | – | Catholic | English | 62 km | |
| S.N. Naomh Treasa | 89 | −2% | Catholic | English | 62 km | |
| S.N. Cill Ronain | 37 | +68% | Catholic | English | 65 km | |
| S.N. Naomh Padraig | 22 | −39% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 67 km |
| Strabaggan N.S. | 25 | +4% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 69 km |
| S.N. Lasair Naofa | 13 | – | Catholic | English | ✓ | 70 km |
Living in Ballyforan
The town’s figures, not this street’s.
Homes in the H53 Eircode area
Housing in Ballyforan →The median sale price fell from €210,000 in 2023 to €200,000 in 2025 (−5%).
New against second-hand, 2023 to 2025
Property Price Register sales in the H53 Eircode routing area, 2023 to 2025.
Renting in Co. Roscommon
Cost of living in Ballyforan →New tenancies in Co. Roscommon averaged €1,092 a month in 2025, against €1,000 in 2024 (+9%).
Residential Tenancies Board rent index, new tenancies, 2024 and 2025.
Location
Directions ↗near Ballyforan, H53 WN36
Primary schools near Ballyforan Mixed 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 Ballyforan Mixed N.S.
Is Ballyforan Mixed 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 Ballyforan Mixed N.S. have?
59 pupils in 2025/26. That is −2% since 2019/20.
Does Ballyforan Mixed N.S. teach through Irish?
No: Ballyforan Mixed N.S. teaches in English, with Irish as a subject.
Who runs Ballyforan Mixed N.S.?
Ballyforan Mixed N.S. has a Catholic ethos. Its patron is Bishop of Elphin.
How do pupils get a place at Ballyforan Mixed 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 Ballyforan Mixed N.S.?
The nearest are Scoil Mhuire Gan Smal (5.3 km), Tisrara National School (5.5 km) and Ballintleva N.S. (6.5 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 Ballyforan; 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).