Scoil Mhuire agus Iosaf
Collooney, Co. Sligo · F91 A076 · Roll number 20122C
Scoil Mhuire agus Iosaf is one of 2 primary schools in or within 3 km of Collooney. Every school in and around Collooney →
What stands out about Scoil Mhuire agus Iosaf
- One of the larger primary schools: 241 pupils, against a typical 131.
- About as many pupils as in 2019/20 (−3%).
- 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.
- Its patron is the Bishop of Achonry; its ethos is Catholic.
Pupils over time
2015/16 to 2025/26Scoil Mhuire agus Iosaf had 241 pupils in 2025/26, against 167 in 2015/16 (+44%). Girls are 44% of them. Its largest roll was 249, in 2019/20. 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 Scoil Mhuire agus Iosaf
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 Scoil Mhuire agus Iosaf 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 Scoil Mhuire agus Iosaf
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 Scoil Mhuire agus Iosaf
Every school admits under its own published admission policy; no admissions numbers are published.
Families apply to Scoil Mhuire agus Iosaf 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: Scoil Mhuire agus Iosaf is about the size it was in 2019/20 (−3%). 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, 1 have more pupils than Scoil Mhuire agus Iosaf. Since 2019/20 its roll has changed by −3%; 4 of the 6 grew faster.
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scoil Mhuire agus Iosaf | 241 | −3% | Catholic | English | ✓ | |
| St Pauls N.S. Collooney | 75 | +15% | Church of Ireland | English | 0.1 km | |
| S.N. Eoin Naofa | 226 | +3% | Catholic | English | 3.8 km | |
| Kilross N.S. | 42 | +110% | Catholic | English | 5.3 km | |
| Sooey N.S. | 112 | −15% | Catholic | English | 6.6 km | |
| S.N. Lissara Naofa | 66 | −32% | Catholic | English | 7.1 km | |
| Carraroe N.S. | 389 | +4% | Catholic | English | 7.1 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 | 7.6 km | |
| Ballintogher N.S. | 87 | +7% | Catholic | English | 8.4 km | |
| Taunagh National School | 30 | +11% | Church of Ireland | English | 8.4 km | |
| Rockfield N.S. | 174 | −19% | Catholic | English | 8.5 km | |
| Ardkeerin N.S. | 111 | −9% | Catholic | English | 8.6 km | |
| S.N. Cnoc Mionna | 52 | −39% | Catholic | English | 9.2 km | |
| Gaelscoil Chnoc na Re | 208 | −12% | Catholic | All in Irish | 9.2 km | |
| Scoil Eoin Naofa | 289 | +17% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 9.5 km |
| Our Lady of Mercy N.S. | 449 | −2% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 9.7 km |
| S.N. Ursula | 439 | +0% | Catholic | English | 9.9 km | |
| Sligo Project School | 52 | +117% | Multi-denominational | English | ✓ | 9.9 km |
| Scoil Mhuire Gan Smal | 215 | −7% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 10 km |
| Carbury National School | 210 | −5% | Church of Ireland | 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 | ✓ | 16 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 | |
| Moylough N.S. | 100 | −18% | Catholic | English | 22 km | |
| S.N. Naomh Iosef | 29 | −34% | Catholic | English | 22 km | |
| S.N. Muire Gan Smal | 103 | +58% | Catholic | English | 23 km | |
| Scoil Naomh Molaise | 274 | −4% | Catholic | English | 24 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 | ✓ | 26 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 A076
Primary schools near Scoil Mhuire agus Iosaf
Nearest first, as the crow flies, up to 25 km. Each school’s own admission policy decides who gets a place.
Questions about Scoil Mhuire agus Iosaf
Is Scoil Mhuire agus Iosaf 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 Scoil Mhuire agus Iosaf have?
241 pupils in 2025/26. That is −3% since 2019/20.
Does Scoil Mhuire agus Iosaf teach through Irish?
No: Scoil Mhuire agus Iosaf teaches in English, with Irish as a subject.
Who runs Scoil Mhuire agus Iosaf?
Scoil Mhuire agus Iosaf has a Catholic ethos. Its patron is Bishop of Achonry.
How do pupils get a place at Scoil Mhuire agus Iosaf?
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 Scoil Mhuire agus Iosaf?
The nearest are St Pauls N.S. Collooney (0.1 km), S.N. Eoin Naofa (3.8 km) and Kilross N.S. (5.3 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).