Dromore West Central
Dromore West, Co. Sligo · F26 VW50 · Roll number 19688W
Dromore West Central is the only one of the primary schools in or within 3 km of Dromore West. Every school in and around Dromore West →
What stands out about Dromore West Central
- 90 pupils, near the middle for primary schools in Ireland (the median is 131).
- Teaches through English, with Irish as a subject.
- Growing: 90 pupils, 58% more than the 57 of 2019/20.
- 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.
- Its patron is the Bishop of Killala; its ethos is Catholic.
- The only primary school in Dromore West or within 3 km of it.
- Outside Dromore West’s outline, 0.8 km away; listed with Dromore West, the nearest town in its county.
Pupils over time
2015/16 to 2025/26Dromore West Central had 90 pupils in 2025/26, against 74 in 2015/16 (+22%). Girls are 51% of them. Its roll rose in 5 of the 10 years.
Department of Education enrolments at 30 September each year; girls and boys where the lists give them.
No letter for Dromore West Central
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 Dromore West Central 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 Dromore West Central
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 Dromore West Central
Every school admits under its own published admission policy; no admissions numbers are published.
Families apply to Dromore West Central 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.
No figures on applications are published, but the roll shows demand: Dromore West Central has grown by 58% since 2019/20.
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 Dromore West Central. Since 2019/20 its roll has changed by +58%; 0 of the 5 grew faster.
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dromore West Central | 90 | +58% | Catholic | English | ✓ | |
| S.N. Naomh Iosef | 29 | −34% | Catholic | English | 4.5 km | |
| Killeenduff N.S. | 20 | −20% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 4.5 km |
| Owenbeg N.S. | 36 | −36% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 5 km |
| S.N. Muire Gan Smal | 24 | −14% | Catholic | English | 7.4 km | |
| Kilglass N.S. | 114 | −8% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 9.5 km |
| Leaffoney N.S. | 1 | – | Church of Ireland | English | 9.6 km |
The other 55 primary schools in Co. Sligo
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rathlee N.S. | 68 | +11% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 9.9 km |
| Stokane N.S. | 30 | −25% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 12 km |
| S.N. Pairc Ard | 99 | +6% | Catholic | English | 13 km | |
| Enniscrone N.S. | 137 | +9% | Catholic | English | 14 km | |
| Corballa N.S. | 115 | +3% | Catholic | English | 15 km | |
| S.N. Baile an Luig | 29 | +38% | Catholic | English | 16 km | |
| Cloonacool N.S. | 103 | −10% | Catholic | English | 17 km | |
| Scoil Asicus | 252 | −2% | Catholic | English | 19 km | |
| Rockfield N.S. | 174 | −19% | Catholic | English | 19 km | |
| Castlerock N.S. | 31 | −18% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 20 km |
| S.N. Padraig Naofa | 75 | −18% | Catholic | English | 21 km | |
| S.N. Muire Gan Smal | 103 | +58% | Catholic | English | 22 km | |
| S N Realt na Mara | 117 | +14% | Catholic | English | 22 km | |
| Ransboro New Central | 247 | +0% | Catholic | English | 22 km | |
| Our Lady's National School | 40 | −9% | Catholic | English | 23 km | |
| S.N. Naithi Naofa | 77 | −10% | Catholic | English | 23 km | |
| Holy Family School | 192 | −2% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 23 km |
| S.N. Eoin Naofa | 226 | +3% | Catholic | English | 24 km | |
| S.N. Lissara Naofa | 66 | −32% | Catholic | English | 24 km | |
| Gaelscoil Chnoc na Re | 208 | −12% | Catholic | All in Irish | 25 km | |
| S.N. Ursula | 439 | +0% | Catholic | English | 26 km | |
| Scoil Mhuire agus Iosaf | 241 | −3% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 26 km |
| St Pauls N.S. Collooney | 75 | +15% | Church of Ireland | English | 26 km | |
| St Brendans N.S. | 177 | +26% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 26 km |
| Moylough N.S. | 100 | −18% | Catholic | English | 27 km | |
| Carraroe N.S. | 389 | +4% | Catholic | English | 27 km | |
| Scoil Eoin Naofa | 289 | +17% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 27 km |
| Our Lady of Mercy N.S. | 449 | −2% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 27 km |
| S.N. Muire Gan Smal | 76 | −24% | Catholic | English | 27 km | |
| Sligo Project School | 52 | +117% | Multi-denominational | English | ✓ | 27 km |
| Carbury National School | 210 | −5% | Church of Ireland | English | 27 km | |
| St Edwards N.S. | 207 | +50% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 27 km |
| Rathcormack N.S. | 244 | −4% | Catholic | English | 28 km | |
| Scoil Croi Naofa | 81 | +11% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 28 km |
| Scoil Naomh Molaise | 274 | −4% | Catholic | English | 29 km | |
| Scoil Mhuire Gan Smal | 215 | −7% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 29 km |
| Kilross N.S. | 42 | +110% | Catholic | English | 31 km | |
| Killaville N.S. | 19 | −21% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 31 km |
| S.N. Bhride | 35 | +6% | Catholic | English | 32 km | |
| S.N. Cnoc Mionna | 52 | −39% | Catholic | English | 32 km | |
| St Patricks N.S. | 182 | +17% | Catholic | English | 32 km | |
| Sooey N.S. | 112 | −15% | Catholic | English | 33 km | |
| Ballintogher N.S. | 87 | +7% | Catholic | English | 34 km | |
| Taunagh National School | 30 | +11% | Church of Ireland | English | 34 km | |
| Ardkeerin N.S. | 111 | −9% | Catholic | English | 34 km | |
| Cliffoney N.S. | 96 | +43% | Catholic | English | 35 km | |
| S.N. Naomh Mhuire | 47 | +0% | Catholic | English | 36 km | |
| S.N. Cul Fada | 73 | −15% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 36 km |
| S.N. Aodain | 16 | – | Catholic | English | 36 km | |
| Carn N.S. | 116 | −4% | Catholic | English | 36 km | |
| S.N. Clochog | 61 | −22% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 38 km |
| S.N. Mhuire | 15 | −64% | Catholic | English | 40 km | |
| Scoil Naomh Aodain | 79 | +52% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 42 km |
| S.N. Ronain Naofa | 37 | +54% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 43 km |
| S.N. Naomh Ailbhe | 97 | – | Catholic | English | 44 km |
Living in Dromore West
The town’s figures, not this street’s.
Homes in the F26 Eircode area
Housing in Dromore West →The median sale price rose from €184,800 in 2023 to €200,000 in 2025 (+8%).
New against second-hand, 2023 to 2025
Property Price Register sales in the F26 Eircode routing area, 2023 to 2025.
Renting in Co. Sligo
Cost of living in Dromore West →New tenancies in Co. Sligo averaged €1,156 a month in 2025, against €1,044 in 2024 (+11%).
Residential Tenancies Board rent index, new tenancies, 2024 and 2025.
Location
Directions ↗near Dromore West, F26 VW50
Primary schools near Dromore West Central
Nearest first, as the crow flies, up to 25 km. Each school’s own admission policy decides who gets a place.
Questions about Dromore West Central
Is Dromore West Central 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 Dromore West Central have?
90 pupils in 2025/26. That is +58% since 2019/20.
Does Dromore West Central teach through Irish?
No: Dromore West Central teaches in English, with Irish as a subject.
Who runs Dromore West Central?
Dromore West Central has a Catholic ethos. Its patron is Bishop of Killala.
How do pupils get a place at Dromore West Central?
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 Dromore West Central?
The nearest are S.N. Naomh Iosef (4.5 km), Killeenduff N.S. (4.5 km) and Owenbeg N.S. (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 Dromore West; 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).