S.N. Bhride
Emper, Ballynacargy, Co. Westmeath · N91 PP71 · Roll number 00941D
S.N. Bhride is the only one of the primary schools in or within 3 km of Ballynacargy. Every school in and around Ballynacargy →
What stands out about S.N. Bhride
- A small primary school: 8 pupils, against a typical 131.
- Teaches through English, with Irish as a subject.
- Smaller than it was: 8 pupils, 74% fewer than the 31 of 2019/20.
- 5 girls and 3 boys: more of one than the other.
- Its patron is the Bishop of Meath; its ethos is Catholic.
- Outside Ballynacargy’s outline, 3.6 km away; listed with Ballynacargy, the nearest town in its county.
Pupils over time
2015/16 to 2025/26S.N. Bhride had 8 pupils in 2025/26, down from 31 in 2015/16 (−74%). Girls are 63% of them. Its roll rose in 4 of the 10 years.
Department of Education enrolments at 30 September each year; girls and boys where the lists give them.
No letter for S.N. Bhride
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 S.N. Bhride 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 S.N. Bhride
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 S.N. Bhride
Every school admits under its own published admission policy; no admissions numbers are published.
Families apply to S.N. Bhride 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.
No figures on applications are published, but the roll shows demand: S.N. Bhride has shrunk by 74% 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.
Each of the 6 nearest primary schools has more pupils than S.N. Bhride. Since 2019/20 its roll has changed by −74%; 6 of the 6 grew faster.
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S.N. Bhride | 8 | −74% | Catholic | English | ||
| Ballynacargy Mixed N.S. | 55 | +0% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 3.7 km |
| S.N. an Leana Mor | 69 | +53% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 4.1 km |
| Colehill Mixed N.S. | 96 | −19% | Catholic | English | 5.9 km | |
| Scoil Phadraig | 88 | +1% | Catholic | English | 6.9 km | |
| Tashinny N.S. | 23 | +15% | Church of Ireland | English | 7.1 km | |
| Magh Mora N.S. | 29 | −19% | Catholic | English | 7.2 km |
The other 69 primary schools in Co. Westmeath
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Naomh Tomas N.S. | 16 | −36% | Church of Ireland | English | ✓ | 7.8 km |
| Rath Eoghan N.S. | 62 | +19% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 7.8 km |
| Odhran Naofa N.S. | 95 | +10% | Catholic | English | 8.2 km | |
| S.N. Chruimin Naofa | 222 | +10% | Catholic | English | 13 km | |
| Lochan an Bhealaigh N.S. | 57 | −11% | Catholic | English | 13 km | |
| Eoin Naofa N.S. | 100 | −9% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 13 km |
| Boher N.S. | 18 | – | Catholic | English | 15 km | |
| Tang N.S. | 117 | −6% | Catholic | English | 15 km | |
| S.N. Naomh Fiontan | 29 | −44% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 16 km |
| Kilpatrick N.S. | 224 | −4% | Catholic | English | 16 km | |
| Dysart N.S. | 24 | −35% | Catholic | English | 16 km | |
| Mullingar Educate Together NS | 381 | −6% | Multi-denominational | English | ✓ | 17 km |
| Drumraney Mixed N.S. | 23 | −15% | Catholic | English | 17 km | |
| Gaelscoil an Mhuilinn | 179 | −26% | Catholic | All in Irish | 17 km | |
| Scoil na mBraithre | 409 | −1% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 18 km |
| Presentation Convent (Jnr) | 277 | −12% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 18 km |
| Scoil na Maighdine Mhuire | 307 | −14% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 18 km |
| Mhichil Naofa N.S. | 81 | −4% | Catholic | English | 18 km | |
| Ard na gCraith NS | 110 | −15% | Catholic | English | 18 km | |
| S N na Naomh Uile | 86 | −7% | Church of Ireland | English | 18 km | |
| S.N. an Chuil | 14 | −71% | Catholic | English | 18 km | |
| Gaelscoil An Choillín | 154 | +111% | Inter-denominational | All in Irish | 19 km | |
| Streamstown Mixed N.S. | 107 | −4% | Catholic | English | 19 km | |
| Scoil Cholmain Naofa | 445 | −8% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 19 km |
| Scoil Mhuire | 83 | +0% | Catholic | English | 19 km | |
| Kilcrumreragh N.S. | 104 | +28% | Catholic | English | 19 km | |
| Holy Family Primary School | 439 | +32% | Catholic | English | 20 km | |
| Diarmada N.S. | 90 | +11% | Catholic | English | 20 km | |
| Naomh Clar N.S. | 293 | +7% | Catholic | English | 21 km | |
| Castlepollard Paroc.n.s. | 25 | +19% | Church of Ireland | English | 21 km | |
| Loch an Ghair N.S. | 208 | −1% | Catholic | English | 21 km | |
| St. Colmcille's N.S. | 239 | −0% | Catholic | English | 21 km | |
| Castlepollard Mixed N.S. | 169 | +20% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 22 km |
| Dalystown N.S. | 81 | −16% | Catholic | English | 22 km | |
| An Ghrianan N.S. | 167 | −11% | Catholic | English | 22 km | |
| Ballinagore Mixed N.S. | 97 | −5% | Catholic | English | 23 km | |
| St Brigid's Primary School | 241 | +4% | Catholic | English | 24 km | |
| Bl Oliver Plunkett N.S. | 80 | −20% | Catholic | English | 24 km | |
| Naomh Micheal N.S. | 17 | −19% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 24 km |
| Sc Ciarain | 227 | +21% | Catholic | English | 25 km | |
| Naomh Muire N.S. | 12 | – | Catholic | English | ✓ | 25 km |
| S N na nDun | 159 | +7% | Catholic | English | 25 km | |
| Baile na gCailleach N S | 166 | +19% | Catholic | English | 25 km | |
| St Feighans Mxd N.S. | 100 | −7% | Catholic | English | 26 km | |
| Scoil an Chlochair Cill Bheagan | 226 | −8% | Catholic | English | 26 km | |
| St. Anne's National School | 176 | +18% | Catholic | English | 27 km | |
| Corr na Madadh N S | 306 | +16% | Multi-denominational | English | ✓ | 27 km |
| Scoil Chroi Naofa | 214 | −12% | Catholic | English | 28 km | |
| S.N. an Cusan | 413 | −2% | Catholic | English | 28 km | |
| Milltownpass N.S. | 73 | +4% | Catholic | English | 28 km | |
| Cill Cleithe N.S. | 99 | −3% | Catholic | English | 29 km | |
| S.N. Phadraig | 74 | −20% | Catholic | English | 29 km | |
| Scoil na gCeithre Maistri | 235 | −20% | Catholic | All in Irish | ✓ | 29 km |
| Baile Coireil N.S. | 82 | −20% | Catholic | English | 29 km | |
| Athlone N.S. | 56 | −13% | Church of Ireland | English | 29 km | |
| Cluain Buinne N.S. | 164 | +34% | Catholic | English | 30 km | |
| St Marys N.S. | 573 | +31% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 30 km |
| Naomh Tola N.S. | 219 | +4% | Catholic | English | 30 km | |
| S.N. Aodha Naofa | 27 | −41% | Catholic | English | 30 km | |
| St Peters N.S. Snr | 112 | −24% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 30 km |
| S.N. Phoil Naofa | 125 | −9% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 30 km |
| S.N. Deaghan O Ceallaigh | 77 | −28% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 31 km |
| Naomh Iosef N.S. | 285 | +1% | Catholic | English | 32 km | |
| Ballinahown N.S. | 96 | +8% | Catholic | English | 32 km | |
| Earnain Mxd N.S. | 105 | −8% | Catholic | English | 33 km | |
| Mhuire N.S. | 61 | −48% | Catholic | English | 33 km | |
| St Etchens National School | 413 | −23% | Catholic | English | 36 km | |
| Crowenstown N.S. | 12 | −50% | Catholic | English | 36 km | |
| Cluain Maolain N.S. | 178 | −21% | Catholic | English | 39 km |
Living in Ballynacargy
The town’s figures, not this street’s.
Homes in the N91 Eircode area
Housing in Ballynacargy →The median sale price rose from €250,000 in 2023 to €327,800 in 2025 (+31%).
New against second-hand, 2023 to 2025
Property Price Register sales in the N91 Eircode routing area, 2023 to 2025.
Renting in Co. Westmeath
Cost of living in Ballynacargy →New tenancies in Co. Westmeath averaged €1,257 a month in 2025, against €1,156 in 2024 (+9%).
Residential Tenancies Board rent index, new tenancies, 2024 and 2025.
Location
Directions ↗near Ballynacargy, N91 PP71
Primary schools near S.N. Bhride
Nearest first, as the crow flies, up to 25 km. Each school’s own admission policy decides who gets a place.
Questions about S.N. Bhride
Is S.N. Bhride 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 S.N. Bhride have?
8 pupils in 2025/26. That is −74% since 2019/20.
Does S.N. Bhride teach through Irish?
No: S.N. Bhride teaches in English, with Irish as a subject.
Who runs S.N. Bhride?
S.N. Bhride has a Catholic ethos. Its patron is Bishop of Meath.
How do pupils get a place at S.N. Bhride?
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 S.N. Bhride?
The nearest are Ballynacargy Mixed N.S. (3.7 km), S.N. an Leana Mor (4.1 km) and Colehill Mixed N.S. (5.9 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 Ballynacargy; 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).