St Pauls N.S. Collooney
The Square, Collooney, Co. Sligo · F91 AW27 · Roll number 19416M
St Pauls N.S. Collooney is one of 2 primary schools in or within 3 km of Collooney. Every school in and around Collooney →
What stands out about St Pauls N.S. Collooney
- 75 pupils, near the middle for primary schools in Ireland (the median is 131).
- Teaches through English, with Irish as a subject.
- Growing: 75 pupils, 15% more than the 65 of 2019/20.
- 45 girls and 30 boys: more of one than the other.
- Its patron is the Bishop of Tuam, Killala and Achonry COI; its ethos is Church of Ireland.
Pupils over time
2015/16 to 2025/26St Pauls N.S. Collooney had 75 pupils in 2025/26, against 65 in 2015/16 (+15%). Girls are 60% of them. Its largest roll was 78, in 2023/24. Its roll rose in 4 of the 10 years.
Department of Education enrolments at 30 September each year; girls and boys where the lists give them.
No letter for St Pauls N.S. Collooney
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 St Pauls N.S. Collooney 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 St Pauls N.S. Collooney
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 St Pauls N.S. Collooney
Every school admits under its own published admission policy; no admissions numbers are published.
Families apply to St Pauls N.S. Collooney 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.
No figures on applications are published, but the roll shows demand: St Pauls N.S. Collooney has grown by 15% since 2019/20. All the schools around Collooney together changed by +31%.
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, 4 have more pupils than St Pauls N.S. Collooney. Since 2019/20 its roll has changed by +15%; 1 of the 6 grew faster.
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Pauls N.S. Collooney | 75 | +15% | Church of Ireland | English | ||
| Scoil Mhuire agus Iosaf | 241 | −3% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 0.1 km |
| S.N. Eoin Naofa | 226 | +3% | Catholic | English | 3.7 km | |
| Kilross N.S. | 42 | +110% | Catholic | English | 5.2 km | |
| Sooey N.S. | 112 | −15% | Catholic | English | 6.6 km | |
| Carraroe N.S. | 389 | +4% | Catholic | English | 7 km | |
| S.N. Lissara Naofa | 66 | −32% | Catholic | English | 7.2 km |
The other 55 primary schools in Co. Sligo
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ransboro New Central | 247 | +0% | Catholic | English | 7.5 km | |
| Ballintogher N.S. | 87 | +7% | Catholic | English | 8.3 km | |
| Taunagh National School | 30 | +11% | Church of Ireland | English | 8.5 km | |
| Rockfield N.S. | 174 | −19% | Catholic | English | 8.5 km | |
| Ardkeerin N.S. | 111 | −9% | Catholic | English | 8.7 km | |
| Gaelscoil Chnoc na Re | 208 | −12% | Catholic | All in Irish | 9.1 km | |
| S.N. Cnoc Mionna | 52 | −39% | Catholic | English | 9.3 km | |
| Scoil Eoin Naofa | 289 | +17% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 9.4 km |
| Our Lady of Mercy N.S. | 449 | −2% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 9.6 km |
| S.N. Ursula | 439 | +0% | Catholic | English | 9.7 km | |
| Sligo Project School | 52 | +117% | Multi-denominational | English | ✓ | 9.8 km |
| Carbury National School | 210 | −5% | Church of Ireland | English | 10 km | |
| Scoil Mhuire Gan Smal | 215 | −7% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 10 km |
| S.N. Baile an Luig | 29 | +38% | Catholic | English | 11 km | |
| St Brendans N.S. | 177 | +26% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 11 km |
| St Edwards N.S. | 207 | +50% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 11 km |
| Scoil Asicus | 252 | −2% | Catholic | English | 12 km | |
| St Patricks N.S. | 182 | +17% | Catholic | English | 13 km | |
| S.N. Clochog | 61 | −22% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 14 km |
| S.N. Pairc Ard | 99 | +6% | Catholic | English | 14 km | |
| S N Realt na Mara | 117 | +14% | Catholic | English | 15 km | |
| Rathcormack N.S. | 244 | −4% | Catholic | English | 15 km | |
| S.N. Naomh Mhuire | 47 | +0% | Catholic | English | 15 km | |
| S.N. Naithi Naofa | 77 | −10% | Catholic | English | 16 km | |
| Scoil Croi Naofa | 81 | +11% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 16 km |
| Killaville N.S. | 19 | −21% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 17 km |
| S.N. Cul Fada | 73 | −15% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 17 km |
| S.N. Naomh Ailbhe | 97 | – | Catholic | English | 18 km | |
| S.N. Padraig Naofa | 75 | −18% | Catholic | English | 20 km | |
| S.N. Muire Gan Smal | 24 | −14% | Catholic | English | 20 km | |
| Holy Family School | 192 | −2% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 21 km |
| Carn N.S. | 116 | −4% | Catholic | English | 21 km | |
| Cloonacool N.S. | 103 | −10% | Catholic | English | 21 km | |
| S.N. Naomh Iosef | 29 | −34% | Catholic | English | 22 km | |
| Moylough N.S. | 100 | −18% | Catholic | English | 22 km | |
| S.N. Muire Gan Smal | 103 | +58% | Catholic | English | 23 km | |
| Scoil Naomh Molaise | 274 | −4% | Catholic | English | 23 km | |
| S.N. Ronain Naofa | 37 | +54% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 24 km |
| S.N. Bhride | 35 | +6% | Catholic | English | 25 km | |
| S.N. Aodain | 16 | – | Catholic | English | 26 km | |
| Dromore West Central | 90 | +58% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 26 km |
| Scoil Naomh Aodain | 79 | +52% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 27 km |
| S.N. Muire Gan Smal | 76 | −24% | Catholic | English | 27 km | |
| Our Lady's National School | 40 | −9% | Catholic | English | 27 km | |
| Cliffoney N.S. | 96 | +43% | Catholic | English | 28 km | |
| Castlerock N.S. | 31 | −18% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 28 km |
| Killeenduff N.S. | 20 | −20% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 30 km |
| S.N. Mhuire | 15 | −64% | Catholic | English | 31 km | |
| Owenbeg N.S. | 36 | −36% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 31 km |
| Stokane N.S. | 30 | −25% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 35 km |
| Kilglass N.S. | 114 | −8% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 35 km |
| Leaffoney N.S. | 1 | – | Church of Ireland | English | 36 km | |
| Rathlee N.S. | 68 | +11% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 36 km |
| Corballa N.S. | 115 | +3% | Catholic | English | 38 km | |
| Enniscrone N.S. | 137 | +9% | Catholic | English | 39 km |
Living in Collooney
The town’s figures, not this street’s.
Homes in the F91 Eircode area
Housing in Collooney →The median sale price rose from €189,000 in 2023 to €275,000 in 2025 (+46%).
New against second-hand, 2023 to 2025
Property Price Register sales in the F91 Eircode routing area, 2023 to 2025.
Renting in Collooney
Cost of living in Collooney →New tenancies in Collooney averaged €1,148 a month in 2025, against €1,031 in 2024 (+11%).
Residential Tenancies Board rent index, new tenancies, 2024 and 2025.
Location
Directions ↗Collooney, F91 AW27
Primary schools near St Pauls N.S. Collooney
Nearest first, as the crow flies, up to 25 km. Each school’s own admission policy decides who gets a place.
Questions about St Pauls N.S. Collooney
Is St Pauls N.S. Collooney 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 St Pauls N.S. Collooney have?
75 pupils in 2025/26. That is +15% since 2019/20.
Does St Pauls N.S. Collooney teach through Irish?
No: St Pauls N.S. Collooney teaches in English, with Irish as a subject.
Who runs St Pauls N.S. Collooney?
St Pauls N.S. Collooney has a Church of Ireland ethos. Its patron is Bishop of Tuam, Killala and Achonry COI.
How do pupils get a place at St Pauls N.S. Collooney?
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 St Pauls N.S. Collooney?
The nearest are Scoil Mhuire agus Iosaf (0.1 km), S.N. Eoin Naofa (3.7 km) and Kilross N.S. (5.2 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 Collooney; 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).