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Portroe N.S.

PrimaryCatholicSpecial classes

Nenagh, Co. Tipperary · E45 D890 · Roll number 11367I

Portroe N.S. is one of 2 primary schools in or within 3 km of Portroe. Every school in and around Portroe →

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Pupils
138
September, 2025/26
61 girls, 77 boys
Since 2019/20
+1%
from 137 pupils
Ireland: +5%
Ethos
Catholic
Patron: Bishop of Killaloe
Language
English
outside the Gaeltacht
Results
Not published
none school by school (Education Act 1998, s.53)
The gist

What stands out about Portroe N.S.

  • 138 pupils, near the middle for primary schools in Ireland (the median is 131).
  • About as many pupils as in 2019/20 (+1%).
  • Teaches through English, with Irish as a subject.
  • Has special classes for children who need more support.
  • Its patron is the Bishop of Killaloe; its ethos is Catholic.

Pupils over time

2015/16 to 2025/26

Portroe N.S. had 138 pupils in 2025/26, against 118 in 2015/16 (+17%). Girls are 44% of them. Its largest roll was 147, in 2020/21. Its roll rose in 6 of the 10 years.

040801201602015/162018/192021/222025/26PupilsGirls

Department of Education enrolments at 30 September each year; girls and boys where the lists give them.

No letter

No letter for Portroe 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 Portroe 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.

Inspections

Inspection reports on Portroe 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 in

Getting a place at Portroe N.S.

Every school admits under its own published admission policy; no admissions numbers are published.

Families apply to Portroe 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.

Places in special classes and special schools are allocated with the National Council for Special Education.

Pupils
138
September, 2025/26
Since 2019/20
+1%
from 137 pupils

No figures on applications are published, but the roll shows demand: Portroe N.S. is about the size it was in 2019/20 (+1%). All the schools around Portroe together changed by +3%.

Pupils since 2019/20

Portroe+1%
The primary schools around Portroe+3%
All Irish primary schools−5%

Education (Admission to Schools) Act 2018; Department of Education enrolments 2019/20 and 2025/26 (preliminary).

Side by side with the nearest primary schools

2025/26

The 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 Portroe N.S.. Since 2019/20 its roll has changed by +1%; 4 of the 6 grew faster.

Portroe138
Eochaille Ara118
S.N. Buirgheas86
Carrig229
Ogonnelloe101
Lakyle47
S.N. Inis Cealtrach71
SchoolPupilsSince 2019/20EthosLanguageDEISAway
Portroe N.S.138+1%CatholicEnglish
Eochaille Ara N.S.118+5%CatholicEnglish3.7 km
S.N. Buirgheas86+26%CatholicEnglish6.8 km
Carrig N.S.229+1%CatholicEnglish6.9 km
Ogonnelloe National School101−11%CatholicEnglish7.1 km
Lakyle N.S.47−41%CatholicEnglish7.9 km
S.N. Inis Cealtrach71+8%CatholicEnglish8.2 km
The other 147 primary schools in Co. Tipperary
SchoolPupilsSince 2019/20EthosLanguageDEISAway
Boher N.S.113−7%CatholicEnglish9 km
Kiladangan N.S.123−2%CatholicEnglish9.4 km
S.N. Lios an Halla136+5%CatholicEnglish9.6 km
S.N. Baile an Atha404−5%CatholicEnglish9.7 km
Gaelscoil Aonach179−24%CatholicAll in Irish9.9 km
Nenagh Community National School200+37%Multi-denominationalEnglish10 km
St Marys Convent351−6%CatholicEnglish10 km
St Marys N.S.53−12%Church of IrelandEnglish10 km
Bunscoil na mBráithre Críostaí248−4%CatholicEnglish11 km
Silvermines N.S.57−22%CatholicEnglish13 km
S N Baile na hInse95−23%CatholicEnglish13 km
S.N. Cill Barfhionn47−31%CatholicEnglish15 km
S.N. Cill Ruadhain115−16%CatholicEnglish15 km
S.N. Ard Croine134−21%CatholicEnglish15 km
S.N. Odhran Naofa62+9%CatholicEnglish15 km
Birdhill N.S.104−26%CatholicEnglish16 km
S.N. Chiarda Naofa45−27%CatholicEnglish17 km
Bishop Harty NS91+21%CatholicEnglish17 km
S.N. Phadraig Naofa86+187%CatholicEnglish✓18 km
S N na mBuachailli135−15%CatholicEnglish19 km
Scoil Mhuire139+39%CatholicEnglish✓19 km
Convent of Mercy266−10%CatholicEnglish19 km
Lackamore N.S.36−20%CatholicEnglish21 km
S.N. Colmain Naofa39−11%CatholicEnglish22 km
Cloughjordan N.S.122−4%CatholicEnglish22 km
S.N. Naomh Sheosamh96−6%CatholicEnglish✓22 km
S.N. Teampall Doire104+4%CatholicEnglish22 km
Cloughjordan No 1 N.S.71−27%Church of IrelandEnglish23 km
Rear N.S.83+43%CatholicEnglish23 km
S.N. Cill Chuimin22−42%CatholicEnglish25 km
Gurtagarry N.S.67+29%CatholicEnglish26 km
S.N. Lua Naofa27−7%CatholicEnglish✓28 km
Scoil Iosagain124−11%CatholicEnglish30 km
Scoil Naomh Cualán198+6%CatholicSome subjects in Irish30 km
Barnane N.S.39−24%CatholicEnglish31 km
S.N. Naomh Ruadhain32+14%CatholicEnglish✓32 km
Hollyford N.S.26−37%CatholicEnglish32 km
Carrig N.S.60−9%CatholicEnglish33 km
Killea N.S.19−41%CatholicEnglish33 km
S.N. an Droma41−28%CatholicEnglish33 km
S.N. Flannain Naofa71+16%CatholicEnglish34 km
S N na hInse83+11%CatholicEnglish35 km
Cappawhite N.S.126−3%CatholicEnglish✓36 km
S.N. an Cillin140+19%CatholicEnglish✓36 km
Scoil Mhuire117+9%CatholicEnglish36 km
St Colmcilles Primary School109+1%CatholicEnglish✓36 km
St Marys N.S.24–Church of IrelandEnglish✓36 km
S.N. Iosef Naofa163−19%CatholicEnglish✓37 km
Ballycahill N.S.49−14%CatholicEnglish37 km
S N na hAille128+22%CatholicEnglish38 km
Loch Mor Maigh N.S.86−3%CatholicEnglish38 km
Rossmore National School83+4%CatholicEnglish38 km
Sacred Heart Primary School201+41%CatholicEnglish✓38 km
St Johns163−7%CatholicEnglish✓38 km
Roscrea N.S. No 231+7%Church of IrelandEnglish38 km
S.N. Iosef Naofa299−10%CatholicEnglish✓39 km
Annacarty N.S.93+21%CatholicEnglish39 km
S.N. Leamhach117−3%CatholicEnglish39 km
Castle Iny N.S.31+29%CatholicEnglish39 km
Clonmore N.S.96+41%CatholicEnglish40 km
St Francis National School32−20%CatholicEnglish✓41 km
Clonoulty Central N.S.96+14%CatholicEnglish41 km
Cullen N.S.14–CatholicEnglish42 km
Gaelscoil Durlas Eile194−9%CatholicAll in Irish42 km
Monard N.S.112+17%CatholicEnglish42 km
S.N. Micheal Naofa195−13%CatholicEnglish42 km
Scoil Ailbhe189−8%CatholicEnglish42 km
Scoil Angela219−12%CatholicEnglish43 km
Presentation Primary School247+24%CatholicEnglish43 km
S.N. Bhride84+0%CatholicEnglish44 km
Templetuohy N.S.77+28%CatholicEnglish✓44 km
S.N. Rath Eilte94−3%CatholicEnglish44 km
Knockavilla N.S.147+30%CatholicEnglish44 km
Gaile N.S.35+6%CatholicEnglish✓45 km
S N na Maighne65−33%CatholicEnglish46 km
Shronell N.S.58−5%CatholicEnglish46 km
San Isadoir124+14%CatholicEnglish46 km
St Ailbe's National School122+4%CatholicEnglish✓47 km
St Josephs Primary School192+27%CatholicEnglish✓47 km
Scoil na mBraithre199+2%CatholicEnglish✓47 km
Tipperary Jnr Bn S107+32%CatholicEnglish✓47 km
Tipperary G N.S.149+13%CatholicEnglish✓47 km
S.N. Naomh Peadar138+0%CatholicEnglish48 km
Gaelscoil Thiobraid Arann107+19%CatholicAll in Irish✓48 km
Ballytarsna N.S.76−18%CatholicEnglish48 km
Thomastown N.S.112+37%CatholicEnglish49 km
Two Mile Borris N.S.148+29%CatholicEnglish49 km
Mount Bruis N.S.55−21%CatholicEnglish49 km
S.N. an Ghabhailin85−15%CatholicEnglish50 km
S.N. Chaoimhghin83−13%CatholicEnglish✓50 km
St John the Baptist Boys School268−7%CatholicEnglish✓52 km
St John the Baptist293−15%CatholicEnglish✓52 km
Bansha N.S.75+1%CatholicEnglish✓52 km
Cashel Deanery29−22%Church of IrelandEnglish52 km
Dualla N.S.92−12%CatholicEnglish52 km
Lisvernane N.S.122+16%CatholicEnglish53 km
S.N. Baile an Iubhair19−32%CatholicEnglish✓53 km
S N Gort na hUaighe132+0%CatholicEnglish✓55 km
S.N. Gleann Guail16−27%CatholicEnglish✓56 km
Tankerstown N.S.83−6%CatholicEnglish56 km
S.N. Baile Sluagh26+18%CatholicEnglish57 km
Killenaule N.S.135−4%CatholicEnglish✓57 km
Rosegreen N.S.152+5%CatholicEnglish58 km
New Inn B N.S.48−37%CatholicEnglish58 km
Scoil Mhuire Gan Smál111−8%CatholicEnglish58 km
Moyglass N.S.130+2%CatholicEnglish59 km
Ballydrehid N.S.13−71%CatholicEnglish59 km
Lisnamrock N.S.65−2%CatholicEnglish✓60 km
Slieveardagh N.S.24−20%CatholicEnglish✓62 km
Our Lady's National School71−29%CatholicEnglish✓64 km
Bunscoil na Cathrach411–CatholicEnglish✓64 km
Holy Trinity National School204−7%CatholicEnglish✓64 km
S.N. Sceichin A Rince40+3%CatholicEnglish65 km
Naomh Padraig Junior46+10%CatholicEnglish✓66 km
Naomh Padraig Senior54+2%CatholicEnglish✓66 km
S.N. Chuirt Doighte92+12%CatholicEnglish66 km
S.N. Cleireachain202−0%CatholicEnglish66 km
Ballylooby N.S.148−14%CatholicEnglish67 km
Lisronagh N.S.106+4%CatholicEnglish68 km
S.N. Chluainin65−32%CatholicEnglish68 km
Killusty N.S.4−88%CatholicEnglish68 km
S.N. Rath Chaomhghin143+17%CatholicEnglish68 km
Scoil Teampall Toinne135+15%CatholicEnglish✓70 km
S.N. an Grainseach137−33%CatholicEnglish70 km
S.N. Michil Naofa137+6%CatholicEnglish✓71 km
Ardfinnan N.S.244+6%CatholicEnglish71 km
St Oliver Plunketts N.S.334+4%CatholicEnglish✓72 km
Scoil Mhuire32+0%CatholicEnglish72 km
Clogheen Central N.S.81+14%CatholicEnglish✓72 km
St Marys Parochial School52+108%Church of IrelandEnglish73 km
Gaelscoil Chluain Meala315+50%CatholicAll in Irish73 km
St Marys N.S.222+4%CatholicEnglish73 km
St Peter and Paul304−14%CatholicEnglish✓73 km
Presentation Primary School266+0%CatholicEnglish73 km
SN Mhuire na nAingeal407+0%CatholicEnglish73 km
Powerstown N.S.338−8%CatholicEnglish73 km
Killurney N.S.31−3%CatholicEnglish74 km
Poulacapple N.S.46−16%CatholicEnglish75 km
S.N. Naomh Padraig55−14%CatholicEnglish77 km
Grangemockler N.S.47−19%CatholicEnglish77 km
Scoil Mhuire111−20%CatholicEnglish77 km
S.N. Cill Siolain90−24%CatholicEnglish78 km
Ballyneale N.S.77−21%CatholicEnglish82 km
Upper Newtown N.S.51−7%CatholicEnglish84 km
S N Mhuire na mBraithre122−21%CatholicEnglish✓87 km
Gaelscoil Charraig na Siuire114−2%CatholicAll in Irish✓87 km
Clochar na Toirbhirte281−8%CatholicEnglish✓87 km
Living nearby

Living in Portroe

The town’s figures, not this street’s.

Median sale price
€255,400
routing key E45, 2023–25 (CSO): less sure
Average rent
€1,078
a month, new tenancies in 2025 across Co. Tipperary

Homes in the E45 Eircode area

Housing in Portroe →

The median sale price rose from €220,200 in 2023 to €300,000 in 2025 (+36%).

2023€220,200
2024€250,000
2025€300,000

New against second-hand, 2023 to 2025

New homes€314,900
Second-hand homes€245,500

Property Price Register sales in the E45 Eircode routing area, 2023 to 2025.

Renting in Co. Tipperary

Cost of living in Portroe →

New tenancies in Co. Tipperary averaged €1,078 a month in 2025, against €975 in 2024 (+11%).

2024€975
2025€1,078

Residential Tenancies Board rent index, new tenancies, 2024 and 2025.

Location

Directions ↗

Portroe, E45 D890

Nearby

Primary schools near Portroe N.S.

Nearest first, as the crow flies, up to 25 km. Each school’s own admission policy decides who gets a place.

Eochaille Ara N.S.
Primary · Catholic
118 pupils+5% since 2019/203.7 km
S.N. Buirgheas
Primary · Catholic
86 pupils+26% since 2019/206.8 km
Carrig N.S.
Primary · Catholic
229 pupils+1% since 2019/206.9 km
Ogonnelloe National School
Primary · Catholic
101 pupils−11% since 2019/207.1 km
Lakyle N.S.
Primary · Catholic
47 pupils−41% since 2019/207.9 km
S.N. Inis Cealtrach
Primary · Catholic
71 pupils+8% since 2019/208.2 km
Official recordInspection reports (gov.ie) ↗Department of Education school lists ↗Roll number 11367I

Questions about Portroe N.S.

Is Portroe 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 Portroe N.S. have?

138 pupils in 2025/26. That is +1% since 2019/20.

Does Portroe N.S. teach through Irish?

No: Portroe N.S. teaches in English, with Irish as a subject.

Who runs Portroe N.S.?

Portroe N.S. has a Catholic ethos. Its patron is Bishop of Killaloe.

How do pupils get a place at Portroe 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 Portroe N.S.?

The nearest are Eochaille Ara N.S. (3.7 km), S.N. Buirgheas (6.8 km) and Carrig N.S. (6.9 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 Portroe; 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).