Killeenduff N.S.
Killeenduff, Easkey, Co. Sligo · F26 KX78 · Roll number 09691F
Killeenduff N.S. is the only one of the primary schools in or within 3 km of Easky. Every school in and around Easky →
What stands out about Killeenduff N.S.
- A small primary school: 20 pupils, against a typical 131.
- Teaches through English, with Irish as a subject.
- Smaller than it was: 20 pupils, 20% fewer than the 25 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.
- 13 girls and 7 boys: more of one than the other.
- Its patron is the Bishop of Killala; its ethos is Catholic.
- The only primary school in Easky or within 3 km of it.
- Outside Easky’s outline, 1.6 km away; listed with Easky, the nearest town in its county.
Pupils over time
2015/16 to 2025/26Killeenduff N.S. had 20 pupils in 2025/26, down from 31 in 2015/16 (−35%). Girls are 65% of them. Its roll rose in 2 of the 10 years.
Department of Education enrolments at 30 September each year; girls and boys where the lists give them.
No letter for Killeenduff 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 Killeenduff 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 Killeenduff 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 Killeenduff N.S.
Every school admits under its own published admission policy; no admissions numbers are published.
Families apply to Killeenduff 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.
No figures on applications are published, but the roll shows demand: Killeenduff N.S. has shrunk by 20% since 2019/20. All the schools around Easky together changed by +75%.
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, 5 have more pupils than Killeenduff N.S.. Since 2019/20 its roll has changed by −20%; 3 of the 5 grew faster.
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Killeenduff N.S. | 20 | −20% | Catholic | English | ✓ | |
| Owenbeg N.S. | 36 | −36% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 3.3 km |
| Dromore West Central | 90 | +58% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 4.5 km |
| Rathlee N.S. | 68 | +11% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 6.6 km |
| Leaffoney N.S. | 1 | – | Church of Ireland | English | 7.2 km | |
| S.N. Naomh Iosef | 29 | −34% | Catholic | English | 7.8 km | |
| Kilglass N.S. | 114 | −8% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 8.6 km |
The other 55 primary schools in Co. Sligo
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S.N. Muire Gan Smal | 24 | −14% | Catholic | English | 9.8 km | |
| Enniscrone N.S. | 137 | +9% | Catholic | English | 13 km | |
| Stokane N.S. | 30 | −25% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 13 km |
| Corballa N.S. | 115 | +3% | Catholic | English | 16 km | |
| S.N. Pairc Ard | 99 | +6% | Catholic | English | 16 km | |
| S.N. Baile an Luig | 29 | +38% | Catholic | English | 19 km | |
| Scoil Asicus | 252 | −2% | Catholic | English | 21 km | |
| S.N. Padraig Naofa | 75 | −18% | Catholic | English | 21 km | |
| Cloonacool N.S. | 103 | −10% | Catholic | English | 22 km | |
| Rockfield N.S. | 174 | −19% | Catholic | English | 23 km | |
| S N Realt na Mara | 117 | +14% | Catholic | English | 24 km | |
| Castlerock N.S. | 31 | −18% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 24 km |
| Ransboro New Central | 247 | +0% | Catholic | English | 25 km | |
| S.N. Muire Gan Smal | 103 | +58% | Catholic | English | 26 km | |
| Our Lady's National School | 40 | −9% | Catholic | English | 27 km | |
| S.N. Eoin Naofa | 226 | +3% | Catholic | English | 27 km | |
| Gaelscoil Chnoc na Re | 208 | −12% | Catholic | All in Irish | 27 km | |
| S.N. Naithi Naofa | 77 | −10% | Catholic | English | 28 km | |
| Holy Family School | 192 | −2% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 28 km |
| S.N. Ursula | 439 | +0% | Catholic | English | 28 km | |
| S.N. Lissara Naofa | 66 | −32% | Catholic | English | 28 km | |
| St Brendans N.S. | 177 | +26% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 29 km |
| Scoil Naomh Molaise | 274 | −4% | Catholic | English | 29 km | |
| Scoil Eoin Naofa | 289 | +17% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 29 km |
| Rathcormack N.S. | 244 | −4% | Catholic | English | 29 km | |
| Carraroe N.S. | 389 | +4% | Catholic | English | 29 km | |
| Our Lady of Mercy N.S. | 449 | −2% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 29 km |
| St Edwards N.S. | 207 | +50% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 30 km |
| Sligo Project School | 52 | +117% | Multi-denominational | English | ✓ | 30 km |
| Carbury National School | 210 | −5% | Church of Ireland | English | 30 km | |
| Scoil Mhuire agus Iosaf | 241 | −3% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 30 km |
| St Pauls N.S. Collooney | 75 | +15% | Church of Ireland | English | 30 km | |
| Moylough N.S. | 100 | −18% | Catholic | English | 31 km | |
| S.N. Muire Gan Smal | 76 | −24% | Catholic | English | 32 km | |
| S.N. Bhride | 35 | +6% | Catholic | English | 32 km | |
| Scoil Croi Naofa | 81 | +11% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 32 km |
| Scoil Mhuire Gan Smal | 215 | −7% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 34 km |
| St Patricks N.S. | 182 | +17% | Catholic | English | 34 km | |
| Kilross N.S. | 42 | +110% | Catholic | English | 34 km | |
| Cliffoney N.S. | 96 | +43% | Catholic | English | 35 km | |
| Killaville N.S. | 19 | −21% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 36 km |
| S.N. Cnoc Mionna | 52 | −39% | Catholic | English | 36 km | |
| Sooey N.S. | 112 | −15% | Catholic | English | 36 km | |
| S.N. Aodain | 16 | – | Catholic | English | 37 km | |
| Ballintogher N.S. | 87 | +7% | Catholic | English | 37 km | |
| Taunagh National School | 30 | +11% | Church of Ireland | English | 38 km | |
| Ardkeerin N.S. | 111 | −9% | Catholic | English | 38 km | |
| S.N. Mhuire | 15 | −64% | Catholic | English | 40 km | |
| S.N. Naomh Mhuire | 47 | +0% | Catholic | English | 40 km | |
| S.N. Cul Fada | 73 | −15% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 40 km |
| Carn N.S. | 116 | −4% | Catholic | English | 41 km | |
| S.N. Clochog | 61 | −22% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 42 km |
| Scoil Naomh Aodain | 79 | +52% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 46 km |
| S.N. Ronain Naofa | 37 | +54% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 47 km |
| S.N. Naomh Ailbhe | 97 | – | Catholic | English | 48 km |
Living in Easky
The town’s figures, not this street’s.
Homes in the F26 Eircode area
Housing in Easky →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 Easky →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 Easky, F26 KX78
Primary schools near Killeenduff 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 Killeenduff N.S.
Is Killeenduff 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 Killeenduff N.S. have?
20 pupils in 2025/26. That is −20% since 2019/20.
Does Killeenduff N.S. teach through Irish?
No: Killeenduff N.S. teaches in English, with Irish as a subject.
Who runs Killeenduff N.S.?
Killeenduff N.S. has a Catholic ethos. Its patron is Bishop of Killala.
How do pupils get a place at Killeenduff 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 Killeenduff N.S.?
The nearest are Owenbeg N.S. (3.3 km), Dromore West Central (4.5 km) and Rathlee N.S. (6.6 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 Easky; 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).