Ballynacargy Mixed N.S.
Ballynacargy, Co. Westmeath · N91 TW13 · Roll number 01731U
Ballynacargy Mixed N.S. 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 Ballynacargy Mixed N.S.
- A small primary school: 55 pupils, against a typical 131.
- About as many pupils as in 2019/20 (+0%).
- 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 Meath; its ethos is Catholic.
- The only primary school in Ballynacargy or within 3 km of it.
Pupils over time
2015/16 to 2025/26Ballynacargy Mixed N.S. had 55 pupils in 2025/26, down from 66 in 2015/16 (−17%). Girls are 56% of them. Its roll rose in 3 of the 10 years.
Department of Education enrolments at 30 September each year; girls and boys where the lists give them.
No letter for Ballynacargy Mixed 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 Ballynacargy Mixed 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 Ballynacargy Mixed 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 Ballynacargy Mixed N.S.
Every school admits under its own published admission policy; no admissions numbers are published.
Families apply to Ballynacargy Mixed 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: Ballynacargy Mixed N.S. is about the size it was in 2019/20 (+0%).
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, 4 have more pupils than Ballynacargy Mixed N.S.. Since 2019/20 its roll has changed by +0%; 4 of the 6 grew faster.
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ballynacargy Mixed N.S. | 55 | +0% | Catholic | English | ✓ | |
| S.N. Bhride | 8 | −74% | Catholic | English | 3.7 km | |
| Odhran Naofa N.S. | 95 | +10% | Catholic | English | 4.6 km | |
| Scoil Phadraig | 88 | +1% | Catholic | English | 5.1 km | |
| S.N. an Leana Mor | 69 | +53% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 7.6 km |
| Rath Eoghan N.S. | 62 | +19% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 7.7 km |
| Magh Mora N.S. | 29 | −19% | Catholic | English | 8.1 km |
The other 67 primary schools in Co. Westmeath
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Naomh Tomas N.S. | 16 | −36% | Church of Ireland | English | ✓ | 8.2 km |
| S.N. Chruimin Naofa | 222 | +10% | Catholic | English | 10 km | |
| Lochan an Bhealaigh N.S. | 57 | −11% | Catholic | English | 11 km | |
| Kilpatrick N.S. | 224 | −4% | Catholic | English | 12 km | |
| Mullingar Educate Together NS | 381 | −6% | Multi-denominational | English | ✓ | 13 km |
| Gaelscoil an Mhuilinn | 179 | −26% | Catholic | All in Irish | 13 km | |
| Dysart N.S. | 24 | −35% | Catholic | English | 14 km | |
| Eoin Naofa N.S. | 100 | −9% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 14 km |
| Scoil na mBraithre | 409 | −1% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 14 km |
| Boher N.S. | 18 | – | Catholic | English | 14 km | |
| Presentation Convent (Jnr) | 277 | −12% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 14 km |
| Scoil na Maighdine Mhuire | 307 | −14% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 14 km |
| S N na Naomh Uile | 86 | −7% | Church of Ireland | English | 15 km | |
| Gaelscoil An Choillín | 154 | +111% | Inter-denominational | All in Irish | 15 km | |
| Scoil Cholmain Naofa | 445 | −8% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 15 km |
| S.N. Naomh Fiontan | 29 | −44% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 15 km |
| Scoil Mhuire | 83 | +0% | Catholic | English | 15 km | |
| Mhichil Naofa N.S. | 81 | −4% | Catholic | English | 16 km | |
| Holy Family Primary School | 439 | +32% | Catholic | English | 16 km | |
| S.N. an Chuil | 14 | −71% | Catholic | English | 17 km | |
| Diarmada N.S. | 90 | +11% | Catholic | English | 17 km | |
| Streamstown Mixed N.S. | 107 | −4% | Catholic | English | 17 km | |
| Loch an Ghair N.S. | 208 | −1% | Catholic | English | 17 km | |
| Tang N.S. | 117 | −6% | Catholic | English | 18 km | |
| St. Colmcille's N.S. | 239 | −0% | Catholic | English | 18 km | |
| Drumraney Mixed N.S. | 23 | −15% | Catholic | English | 19 km | |
| Castlepollard Paroc.n.s. | 25 | +19% | Church of Ireland | English | 19 km | |
| Kilcrumreragh N.S. | 104 | +28% | Catholic | English | 19 km | |
| Castlepollard Mixed N.S. | 169 | +20% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 19 km |
| Dalystown N.S. | 81 | −16% | Catholic | English | 19 km | |
| Ballinagore Mixed N.S. | 97 | −5% | Catholic | English | 20 km | |
| Ard na gCraith NS | 110 | −15% | Catholic | English | 20 km | |
| S N na nDun | 159 | +7% | Catholic | English | 21 km | |
| Baile na gCailleach N S | 166 | +19% | Catholic | English | 22 km | |
| Naomh Micheal N.S. | 17 | −19% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 23 km |
| St Feighans Mxd N.S. | 100 | −7% | Catholic | English | 23 km | |
| An Ghrianan N.S. | 167 | −11% | Catholic | English | 24 km | |
| Naomh Clar N.S. | 293 | +7% | Catholic | English | 24 km | |
| Naomh Muire N.S. | 12 | – | Catholic | English | ✓ | 24 km |
| St. Anne's National School | 176 | +18% | Catholic | English | 24 km | |
| St Brigid's Primary School | 241 | +4% | Catholic | English | 24 km | |
| Scoil an Chlochair Cill Bheagan | 226 | −8% | Catholic | English | 24 km | |
| Scoil Chroi Naofa | 214 | −12% | Catholic | English | 24 km | |
| Bl Oliver Plunkett N.S. | 80 | −20% | Catholic | English | 24 km | |
| Milltownpass N.S. | 73 | +4% | Catholic | English | 25 km | |
| S.N. Phadraig | 74 | −20% | Catholic | English | 25 km | |
| Baile Coireil N.S. | 82 | −20% | Catholic | English | 25 km | |
| Sc Ciarain | 227 | +21% | Catholic | English | 26 km | |
| Naomh Tola N.S. | 219 | +4% | Catholic | English | 27 km | |
| S.N. Aodha Naofa | 27 | −41% | Catholic | English | 28 km | |
| Naomh Iosef N.S. | 285 | +1% | Catholic | English | 28 km | |
| Corr na Madadh N S | 306 | +16% | Multi-denominational | English | ✓ | 29 km |
| Cill Cleithe N.S. | 99 | −3% | Catholic | English | 29 km | |
| Mhuire N.S. | 61 | −48% | Catholic | English | 30 km | |
| Earnain Mxd N.S. | 105 | −8% | Catholic | English | 30 km | |
| S.N. an Cusan | 413 | −2% | Catholic | English | 30 km | |
| Scoil na gCeithre Maistri | 235 | −20% | Catholic | All in Irish | ✓ | 31 km |
| Cluain Buinne N.S. | 164 | +34% | Catholic | English | 31 km | |
| Athlone N.S. | 56 | −13% | Church of Ireland | English | 32 km | |
| St Marys N.S. | 573 | +31% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 32 km |
| St Etchens National School | 413 | −23% | Catholic | English | 32 km | |
| St Peters N.S. Snr | 112 | −24% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 32 km |
| S.N. Phoil Naofa | 125 | −9% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 32 km |
| S.N. Deaghan O Ceallaigh | 77 | −28% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 33 km |
| Crowenstown N.S. | 12 | −50% | Catholic | English | 33 km | |
| Ballinahown N.S. | 96 | +8% | Catholic | English | 33 km | |
| Cluain Maolain N.S. | 178 | −21% | Catholic | English | 36 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 ↗Ballynacargy, N91 TW13
Primary schools near Ballynacargy Mixed 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 Ballynacargy Mixed N.S.
Is Ballynacargy Mixed 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 Ballynacargy Mixed N.S. have?
55 pupils in 2025/26. That is +0% since 2019/20.
Does Ballynacargy Mixed N.S. teach through Irish?
No: Ballynacargy Mixed N.S. teaches in English, with Irish as a subject.
Who runs Ballynacargy Mixed N.S.?
Ballynacargy Mixed N.S. has a Catholic ethos. Its patron is Bishop of Meath.
How do pupils get a place at Ballynacargy Mixed 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 Ballynacargy Mixed N.S.?
The nearest are S.N. Bhride (3.7 km), Odhran Naofa N.S. (4.6 km) and Scoil Phadraig (5.1 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).