Rathlee N.S.
Easkey, Co. Sligo · F26 PY11 · Roll number 16492N
Rathlee 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 Rathlee N.S.
- 68 pupils, near the middle for primary schools in Ireland (the median is 131).
- About as many pupils as in 2019/20 (+11%).
- 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.
- Its patron is the Bishop of Killala; its ethos is Catholic.
- Outside Easky’s outline, 3.7 km away; listed with Easky, the nearest town in its county.
Pupils over time
2015/16 to 2025/26Rathlee N.S. had 68 pupils in 2025/26, against 53 in 2015/16 (+28%). Girls are 50% of them. Its largest roll was 81, in 2022/23. Its roll rose in 7 of the 10 years.
Department of Education enrolments at 30 September each year; girls and boys where the lists give them.
No letter for Rathlee 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 Rathlee 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 Rathlee 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 Rathlee N.S.
Every school admits under its own published admission policy; no admissions numbers are published.
Families apply to Rathlee 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: Rathlee N.S. has grown by 11% 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, 3 have more pupils than Rathlee N.S.. Since 2019/20 its roll has changed by +11%; 1 of the 5 grew faster.
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rathlee N.S. | 68 | +11% | Catholic | English | ✓ | |
| Leaffoney N.S. | 1 | – | Church of Ireland | English | 2.1 km | |
| Owenbeg N.S. | 36 | −36% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 5 km |
| Kilglass N.S. | 114 | −8% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 5.2 km |
| Killeenduff N.S. | 20 | −20% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 6.6 km |
| Enniscrone N.S. | 137 | +9% | Catholic | English | 8 km | |
| Dromore West Central | 90 | +58% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 9.9 km |
The other 55 primary schools in Co. Sligo
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stokane N.S. | 30 | −25% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 11 km |
| Corballa N.S. | 115 | +3% | Catholic | English | 13 km | |
| S.N. Naomh Iosef | 29 | −34% | Catholic | English | 14 km | |
| S.N. Muire Gan Smal | 24 | −14% | Catholic | English | 16 km | |
| S.N. Pairc Ard | 99 | +6% | Catholic | English | 23 km | |
| Cloonacool N.S. | 103 | −10% | Catholic | English | 25 km | |
| Castlerock N.S. | 31 | −18% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 26 km |
| S.N. Baile an Luig | 29 | +38% | Catholic | English | 26 km | |
| S.N. Padraig Naofa | 75 | −18% | Catholic | English | 27 km | |
| Scoil Asicus | 252 | −2% | Catholic | English | 28 km | |
| Rockfield N.S. | 174 | −19% | Catholic | English | 29 km | |
| Our Lady's National School | 40 | −9% | Catholic | English | 29 km | |
| S.N. Muire Gan Smal | 103 | +58% | Catholic | English | 29 km | |
| S N Realt na Mara | 117 | +14% | Catholic | English | 30 km | |
| Holy Family School | 192 | −2% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 31 km |
| Ransboro New Central | 247 | +0% | Catholic | English | 32 km | |
| S.N. Naithi Naofa | 77 | −10% | Catholic | English | 32 km | |
| S.N. Eoin Naofa | 226 | +3% | Catholic | English | 34 km | |
| S.N. Lissara Naofa | 66 | −32% | Catholic | English | 34 km | |
| Gaelscoil Chnoc na Re | 208 | −12% | Catholic | All in Irish | 34 km | |
| S.N. Muire Gan Smal | 76 | −24% | Catholic | English | 34 km | |
| Moylough N.S. | 100 | −18% | Catholic | English | 35 km | |
| S.N. Ursula | 439 | +0% | Catholic | English | 35 km | |
| Scoil Naomh Molaise | 274 | −4% | Catholic | English | 35 km | |
| St Brendans N.S. | 177 | +26% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 35 km |
| Scoil Eoin Naofa | 289 | +17% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 36 km |
| Rathcormack N.S. | 244 | −4% | Catholic | English | 36 km | |
| Carraroe N.S. | 389 | +4% | Catholic | English | 36 km | |
| Our Lady of Mercy N.S. | 449 | −2% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 36 km |
| Scoil Mhuire agus Iosaf | 241 | −3% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 36 km |
| St Pauls N.S. Collooney | 75 | +15% | Church of Ireland | English | 36 km | |
| St Edwards N.S. | 207 | +50% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 36 km |
| Sligo Project School | 52 | +117% | Multi-denominational | English | ✓ | 36 km |
| Carbury National School | 210 | −5% | Church of Ireland | English | 36 km | |
| Scoil Croi Naofa | 81 | +11% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 37 km |
| S.N. Bhride | 35 | +6% | Catholic | English | 38 km | |
| Scoil Mhuire Gan Smal | 215 | −7% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 39 km |
| Killaville N.S. | 19 | −21% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 40 km |
| St Patricks N.S. | 182 | +17% | Catholic | English | 41 km | |
| Kilross N.S. | 42 | +110% | Catholic | English | 41 km | |
| Cliffoney N.S. | 96 | +43% | Catholic | English | 41 km | |
| S.N. Cnoc Mionna | 52 | −39% | Catholic | English | 42 km | |
| S.N. Aodain | 16 | – | Catholic | English | 43 km | |
| Sooey N.S. | 112 | −15% | Catholic | English | 43 km | |
| Ballintogher N.S. | 87 | +7% | Catholic | English | 44 km | |
| Taunagh National School | 30 | +11% | Church of Ireland | English | 44 km | |
| Ardkeerin N.S. | 111 | −9% | Catholic | English | 44 km | |
| S.N. Cul Fada | 73 | −15% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 45 km |
| S.N. Naomh Mhuire | 47 | +0% | Catholic | English | 45 km | |
| S.N. Mhuire | 15 | −64% | Catholic | English | 45 km | |
| Carn N.S. | 116 | −4% | Catholic | English | 46 km | |
| S.N. Clochog | 61 | −22% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 47 km |
| Scoil Naomh Aodain | 79 | +52% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 51 km |
| S.N. Ronain Naofa | 37 | +54% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 52 km |
| S.N. Naomh Ailbhe | 97 | – | Catholic | English | 54 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 PY11
Primary schools near Rathlee 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 Rathlee N.S.
Is Rathlee 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 Rathlee N.S. have?
68 pupils in 2025/26. That is +11% since 2019/20.
Does Rathlee N.S. teach through Irish?
No: Rathlee N.S. teaches in English, with Irish as a subject.
Who runs Rathlee N.S.?
Rathlee N.S. has a Catholic ethos. Its patron is Bishop of Killala.
How do pupils get a place at Rathlee 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 Rathlee N.S.?
The nearest are Leaffoney N.S. (2.1 km), Owenbeg N.S. (5 km) and Kilglass 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 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).