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Killea N.S.

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Killea, Templemore, Co. Tipperary · E41 HW20 · Roll number 14460N

Killea N.S. is one of 4 primary schools in or within 3 km of Templemore. Every school in and around Templemore →

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Pupils
19
September, 2025/26
12 girls, 7 boys
Since 2019/20
−41%
from 32 pupils
Ireland: +5%
Ethos
Catholic
Patron: Archbishop of Cashel & Emly
Language
English
outside the Gaeltacht
Results
Not published
none school by school (Education Act 1998, s.53)
The gist

What stands out about Killea N.S.

  • A small primary school: 19 pupils, against a typical 131.
  • Teaches through English, with Irish as a subject.
  • Smaller than it was: 19 pupils, 41% fewer than the 32 of 2019/20.
  • 12 girls and 7 boys: more of one than the other.
  • Its patron is the Archbishop of Cashel & Emly; its ethos is Catholic.
  • Outside Templemore’s outline, 3.6 km away; listed with Templemore, the nearest town in its county.

Pupils over time

2015/16 to 2025/26

Killea N.S. had 19 pupils in 2025/26, down from 44 in 2015/16 (−57%). Girls are 63% of them. Its roll rose in 2 of the 10 years.

02040602015/162018/192021/222025/26PupilsGirls

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

No letter

No letter for Killea 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 Killea 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 Killea 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 Killea N.S.

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

Families apply to Killea 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.

Pupils
19
September, 2025/26
Since 2019/20
−41%
from 32 pupils

No figures on applications are published, but the roll shows demand: Killea N.S. has shrunk by 41% since 2019/20. All the schools around Templemore together changed by +6%.

Pupils since 2019/20

Killea−41%
The primary schools around Templemore−9%
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.

Each of the 6 nearest primary schools has more pupils than Killea N.S.. Since 2019/20 its roll has changed by −41%; 5 of the 5 grew faster.

Killea19
St Marys24
S.N. Iosef Naofa163
St Colmcilles Primary School109
Barnane39
S.N. an Droma41
Clonmore96
SchoolPupilsSince 2019/20EthosLanguageDEISAway
Killea N.S.19−41%CatholicEnglish
St Marys N.S.24–Church of IrelandEnglish✓4.3 km
S.N. Iosef Naofa163−19%CatholicEnglish✓4.5 km
St Colmcilles Primary School109+1%CatholicEnglish✓4.6 km
Barnane N.S.39−24%CatholicEnglish5.1 km
S.N. an Droma41−28%CatholicEnglish6.9 km
Clonmore N.S.96+41%CatholicEnglish7.1 km
The other 144 primary schools in Co. Tipperary
SchoolPupilsSince 2019/20EthosLanguageDEISAway
Gurtagarry N.S.67+29%CatholicEnglish7.3 km
Castle Iny N.S.31+29%CatholicEnglish7.3 km
Loch Mor Maigh N.S.86−3%CatholicEnglish8.5 km
Scoil Mhuire117+9%CatholicEnglish8.5 km
Scoil Naomh Cualán198+6%CatholicSome subjects in Irish11 km
Templetuohy N.S.77+28%CatholicEnglish✓11 km
S.N. Naomh Sheosamh96−6%CatholicEnglish✓11 km
S N na hInse83+11%CatholicEnglish13 km
S.N. Iosef Naofa299−10%CatholicEnglish✓14 km
S.N. Leamhach117−3%CatholicEnglish14 km
Sacred Heart Primary School201+41%CatholicEnglish✓14 km
S.N. Rath Eilte94−3%CatholicEnglish15 km
S N na Maighne65−33%CatholicEnglish15 km
Roscrea N.S. No 231+7%Church of IrelandEnglish15 km
S.N. Teampall Doire104+4%CatholicEnglish15 km
St Johns163−7%CatholicEnglish✓15 km
Bishop Harty NS91+21%CatholicEnglish16 km
Ballycahill N.S.49−14%CatholicEnglish16 km
Cloughjordan No 1 N.S.71−27%Church of IrelandEnglish16 km
S.N. Chiarda Naofa45−27%CatholicEnglish16 km
Scoil Ailbhe189−8%CatholicEnglish17 km
Presentation Primary School247+24%CatholicEnglish17 km
Gaelscoil Durlas Eile194−9%CatholicAll in Irish17 km
Scoil Angela219−12%CatholicEnglish17 km
Cloughjordan N.S.122−4%CatholicEnglish17 km
Scoil Iosagain124−11%CatholicEnglish17 km
S.N. Odhran Naofa62+9%CatholicEnglish19 km
S.N. Cill Ruadhain115−16%CatholicEnglish19 km
Two Mile Borris N.S.148+29%CatholicEnglish20 km
S.N. Micheal Naofa195−13%CatholicEnglish21 km
Bunscoil na mBráithre Críostaí248−4%CatholicEnglish22 km
St Marys N.S.53−12%Church of IrelandEnglish22 km
S.N. Ard Croine134−21%CatholicEnglish23 km
St Marys Convent351−6%CatholicEnglish23 km
Nenagh Community National School200+37%Multi-denominationalEnglish23 km
S.N. Naomh Peadar138+0%CatholicEnglish23 km
Gaelscoil Aonach179−24%CatholicAll in Irish23 km
S.N. Chaoimhghin83−13%CatholicEnglish✓23 km
S.N. Cill Chuimin22−42%CatholicEnglish24 km
S.N. Lios an Halla136+5%CatholicEnglish25 km
S N Gort na hUaighe132+0%CatholicEnglish✓25 km
Silvermines N.S.57−22%CatholicEnglish25 km
Scoil Mhuire139+39%CatholicEnglish✓25 km
Gaile N.S.35+6%CatholicEnglish✓25 km
Rossmore National School83+4%CatholicEnglish25 km
Clonoulty Central N.S.96+14%CatholicEnglish26 km
Carrig N.S.229+1%CatholicEnglish27 km
Carrig N.S.60−9%CatholicEnglish27 km
Kiladangan N.S.123−2%CatholicEnglish27 km
S.N. Baile Sluagh26+18%CatholicEnglish28 km
Hollyford N.S.26−37%CatholicEnglish28 km
Ballytarsna N.S.76−18%CatholicEnglish28 km
S.N. Gleann Guail16−27%CatholicEnglish✓28 km
San Isadoir124+14%CatholicEnglish29 km
S.N. Buirgheas86+26%CatholicEnglish29 km
Eochaille Ara N.S.118+5%CatholicEnglish29 km
Rear N.S.83+43%CatholicEnglish29 km
S.N. an Cillin140+19%CatholicEnglish✓29 km
S.N. Phadraig Naofa86+187%CatholicEnglish✓29 km
S.N. Cill Barfhionn47−31%CatholicEnglish30 km
S.N. Baile an Iubhair19−32%CatholicEnglish✓30 km
Lisnamrock N.S.65−2%CatholicEnglish✓31 km
Slieveardagh N.S.24−20%CatholicEnglish✓32 km
Killenaule N.S.135−4%CatholicEnglish✓32 km
Dualla N.S.92−12%CatholicEnglish32 km
Knockavilla N.S.147+30%CatholicEnglish33 km
Portroe N.S.138+1%CatholicEnglish33 km
Annacarty N.S.93+21%CatholicEnglish33 km
Boher N.S.113−7%CatholicEnglish34 km
Cappawhite N.S.126−3%CatholicEnglish✓34 km
S.N. Colmain Naofa39−11%CatholicEnglish34 km
S.N. Flannain Naofa71+16%CatholicEnglish34 km
Lackamore N.S.36−20%CatholicEnglish34 km
S.N. Lua Naofa27−7%CatholicEnglish✓34 km
Our Lady's National School71−29%CatholicEnglish✓35 km
S N Baile na hInse95−23%CatholicEnglish35 km
Moyglass N.S.130+2%CatholicEnglish35 km
St John the Baptist Boys School268−7%CatholicEnglish✓35 km
St John the Baptist293−15%CatholicEnglish✓35 km
Cashel Deanery29−22%Church of IrelandEnglish36 km
S.N. Naomh Ruadhain32+14%CatholicEnglish✓37 km
S.N. Bhride84+0%CatholicEnglish37 km
St Francis National School32−20%CatholicEnglish✓37 km
S.N. an Ghabhailin85−15%CatholicEnglish37 km
S N na mBuachailli135−15%CatholicEnglish38 km
S N na hAille128+22%CatholicEnglish38 km
S.N. Baile an Atha404−5%CatholicEnglish38 km
Thomastown N.S.112+37%CatholicEnglish39 km
Convent of Mercy266−10%CatholicEnglish39 km
Birdhill N.S.104−26%CatholicEnglish39 km
Naomh Padraig Junior46+10%CatholicEnglish✓40 km
Naomh Padraig Senior54+2%CatholicEnglish✓40 km
Rosegreen N.S.152+5%CatholicEnglish40 km
Holy Trinity National School204−7%CatholicEnglish✓42 km
Monard N.S.112+17%CatholicEnglish43 km
New Inn B N.S.48−37%CatholicEnglish43 km
S.N. Michil Naofa137+6%CatholicEnglish✓43 km
Scoil Mhuire Gan Smál111−8%CatholicEnglish43 km
S.N. Chluainin65−32%CatholicEnglish43 km
St Josephs Primary School192+27%CatholicEnglish✓44 km
Tipperary Jnr Bn S107+32%CatholicEnglish✓44 km
Tipperary G N.S.149+13%CatholicEnglish✓44 km
Scoil na mBraithre199+2%CatholicEnglish✓44 km
Gaelscoil Thiobraid Arann107+19%CatholicAll in Irish✓44 km
Bansha N.S.75+1%CatholicEnglish✓44 km
Cullen N.S.14–CatholicEnglish45 km
Killusty N.S.4−88%CatholicEnglish45 km
Scoil Mhuire32+0%CatholicEnglish45 km
Tankerstown N.S.83−6%CatholicEnglish47 km
Poulacapple N.S.46−16%CatholicEnglish47 km
Lisronagh N.S.106+4%CatholicEnglish47 km
S.N. Cleireachain202−0%CatholicEnglish47 km
Ballydrehid N.S.13−71%CatholicEnglish47 km
Shronell N.S.58−5%CatholicEnglish47 km
Mount Bruis N.S.55−21%CatholicEnglish49 km
Grangemockler N.S.47−19%CatholicEnglish50 km
Bunscoil na Cathrach411–CatholicEnglish✓51 km
S.N. Rath Chaomhghin143+17%CatholicEnglish51 km
Killurney N.S.31−3%CatholicEnglish51 km
St Ailbe's National School122+4%CatholicEnglish✓52 km
Lisvernane N.S.122+16%CatholicEnglish52 km
S.N. Naomh Padraig55−14%CatholicEnglish52 km
Powerstown N.S.338−8%CatholicEnglish53 km
St Oliver Plunketts N.S.334+4%CatholicEnglish✓53 km
St Peter and Paul304−14%CatholicEnglish✓54 km
St Marys Parochial School52+108%Church of IrelandEnglish54 km
SN Mhuire na nAingeal407+0%CatholicEnglish54 km
St Marys N.S.222+4%CatholicEnglish54 km
Gaelscoil Chluain Meala315+50%CatholicAll in Irish54 km
Presentation Primary School266+0%CatholicEnglish54 km
S.N. an Grainseach137−33%CatholicEnglish55 km
S.N. Cill Siolain90−24%CatholicEnglish55 km
Ballylooby N.S.148−14%CatholicEnglish56 km
Upper Newtown N.S.51−7%CatholicEnglish57 km
Ballyneale N.S.77−21%CatholicEnglish57 km
Ardfinnan N.S.244+6%CatholicEnglish58 km
S.N. Chuirt Doighte92+12%CatholicEnglish59 km
S.N. Sceichin A Rince40+3%CatholicEnglish61 km
S N Mhuire na mBraithre122−21%CatholicEnglish✓62 km
Gaelscoil Charraig na Siuire114−2%CatholicAll in Irish✓62 km
Clochar na Toirbhirte281−8%CatholicEnglish✓62 km
Scoil Mhuire111−20%CatholicEnglish62 km
Clogheen Central N.S.81+14%CatholicEnglish✓63 km
Scoil Teampall Toinne135+15%CatholicEnglish✓64 km
Living nearby

Living in Templemore

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

Median sale price
€176,000
103 sales, 2023–25, Property Price Register
Average rent
€969
a month, new tenancies in 2025

Homes in the E41 Eircode area

Housing in Templemore →

The median sale price rose from €203,500 in 2023 to €250,000 in 2025 (+23%).

2023€203,500
2024€216,800
2025€250,000

New against second-hand, 2023 to 2025

New homes€354,800
Second-hand homes€217,600

Property Price Register sales in the E41 Eircode routing area, 2023 to 2025.

Renting in Templemore

Cost of living in Templemore →

New tenancies in Templemore averaged €969 a month in 2025, against €864 in 2024 (+12%).

2024€864
2025€969

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

Location

Directions ↗

near Templemore, E41 HW20

Nearby

Primary schools near Killea N.S.

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

St Marys N.S.
Primary · Church of Ireland
DEIS
24 pupils4.3 km
S.N. Iosef Naofa
Primary · Catholic
DEISSpecial classes
163 pupils−19% since 2019/204.5 km
St Colmcilles Primary School
Primary · Catholic
DEISBoysSpecial classes
109 pupils+1% since 2019/204.6 km
Barnane N.S.
Primary · Catholic
39 pupils−24% since 2019/205.1 km
S.N. an Droma
Primary · Catholic
41 pupils−28% since 2019/206.9 km
Clonmore N.S.
Primary · Catholic
96 pupils+41% since 2019/207.1 km
Official recordInspection reports (gov.ie) ↗Department of Education school lists ↗Roll number 14460N

Questions about Killea N.S.

Is Killea 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 Killea N.S. have?

19 pupils in 2025/26. That is −41% since 2019/20.

Does Killea N.S. teach through Irish?

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

Who runs Killea N.S.?

Killea N.S. has a Catholic ethos. Its patron is Archbishop of Cashel & Emly.

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

The nearest are St Marys N.S. (4.3 km), S.N. Iosef Naofa (4.5 km) and St Colmcilles Primary School (4.6 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 Templemore; 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).