Castlepollard Paroc.n.s.
Pakenhamhall Road, Castlepollard, Co. Westmeath · N91 C954 · Roll number 10857U
Castlepollard Paroc.n.s. is one of 2 primary schools in or within 3 km of Castlepollard. Every school in and around Castlepollard →
What stands out about Castlepollard Paroc.n.s.
- A small primary school: 25 pupils, against a typical 131.
- Teaches through English, with Irish as a subject.
- Growing: 25 pupils, 19% more than the 21 of 2019/20.
- 9 girls and 16 boys: more of one than the other.
- Its patron is the Bishop of Meath & Kildare COI; its ethos is Church of Ireland.
Pupils over time
2015/16 to 2025/26Castlepollard Paroc.n.s. had 25 pupils in 2025/26, against 23 in 2015/16 (+9%). Girls are 36% of them. Its largest roll was 25, in 2024/25. Its roll rose in 5 of the 10 years.
Department of Education enrolments at 30 September each year; girls and boys where the lists give them.
No letter for Castlepollard Paroc.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 Castlepollard Paroc.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 Castlepollard Paroc.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 Castlepollard Paroc.n.s.
Every school admits under its own published admission policy; no admissions numbers are published.
Families apply to Castlepollard Paroc.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.
No figures on applications are published, but the roll shows demand: Castlepollard Paroc.n.s. has grown by 19% since 2019/20. All the schools around Castlepollard together changed by +17%.
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 Castlepollard Paroc.n.s.. Since 2019/20 its roll has changed by +19%; 2 of the 6 grew faster.
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Castlepollard Paroc.n.s. | 25 | +19% | Church of Ireland | English | ||
| Castlepollard Mixed N.S. | 169 | +20% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 0.5 km |
| Diarmada N.S. | 90 | +11% | Catholic | English | 4 km | |
| S.N. an Chuil | 14 | −71% | Catholic | English | 5.1 km | |
| St Feighans Mxd N.S. | 100 | −7% | Catholic | English | 5.3 km | |
| Baile na gCailleach N S | 166 | +19% | Catholic | English | 6.5 km | |
| Naomh Micheal N.S. | 17 | −19% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 8.5 km |
The other 66 primary schools in Co. Westmeath
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S.N. Chruimin Naofa | 222 | +10% | Catholic | English | 8.9 km | |
| Scoil Mhuire | 83 | +0% | Catholic | English | 10 km | |
| S.N. Naomh Fiontan | 29 | −44% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 11 km |
| Naomh Muire N.S. | 12 | – | Catholic | English | ✓ | 12 km |
| Loch an Ghair N.S. | 208 | −1% | Catholic | English | 12 km | |
| Rath Eoghan N.S. | 62 | +19% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 15 km |
| Naomh Tola N.S. | 219 | +4% | Catholic | English | 15 km | |
| Naomh Tomas N.S. | 16 | −36% | Church of Ireland | English | ✓ | 16 km |
| Earnain Mxd N.S. | 105 | −8% | Catholic | English | 16 km | |
| Scoil Cholmain Naofa | 445 | −8% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 17 km |
| Presentation Convent (Jnr) | 277 | −12% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 17 km |
| Scoil na Maighdine Mhuire | 307 | −14% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 17 km |
| Gaelscoil an Mhuilinn | 179 | −26% | Catholic | All in Irish | 17 km | |
| Scoil na mBraithre | 409 | −1% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 17 km |
| S N na Naomh Uile | 86 | −7% | Church of Ireland | English | 17 km | |
| Mullingar Educate Together NS | 381 | −6% | Multi-denominational | English | ✓ | 18 km |
| Holy Family Primary School | 439 | +32% | Catholic | English | 18 km | |
| Odhran Naofa N.S. | 95 | +10% | Catholic | English | 18 km | |
| Gaelscoil An Choillín | 154 | +111% | Inter-denominational | All in Irish | 18 km | |
| S.N. Phadraig | 74 | −20% | Catholic | English | 18 km | |
| Ballynacargy Mixed N.S. | 55 | +0% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 19 km |
| Crowenstown N.S. | 12 | −50% | Catholic | English | 19 km | |
| Cluain Maolain N.S. | 178 | −21% | Catholic | English | 19 km | |
| S N na nDun | 159 | +7% | Catholic | English | 20 km | |
| Kilpatrick N.S. | 224 | −4% | Catholic | English | 20 km | |
| S.N. Bhride | 8 | −74% | Catholic | English | 21 km | |
| Mhuire N.S. | 61 | −48% | Catholic | English | 22 km | |
| St. Colmcille's N.S. | 239 | −0% | Catholic | English | 22 km | |
| Scoil Phadraig | 88 | +1% | Catholic | English | 22 km | |
| Naomh Iosef N.S. | 285 | +1% | Catholic | English | 22 km | |
| Baile Coireil N.S. | 82 | −20% | Catholic | English | 23 km | |
| Dysart N.S. | 24 | −35% | Catholic | English | 26 km | |
| Lochan an Bhealaigh N.S. | 57 | −11% | Catholic | English | 26 km | |
| Milltownpass N.S. | 73 | +4% | Catholic | English | 27 km | |
| Magh Mora N.S. | 29 | −19% | Catholic | English | 27 km | |
| Dalystown N.S. | 81 | −16% | Catholic | English | 28 km | |
| St Etchens National School | 413 | −23% | Catholic | English | 28 km | |
| Mhichil Naofa N.S. | 81 | −4% | Catholic | English | 29 km | |
| Scoil Chroi Naofa | 214 | −12% | Catholic | English | 29 km | |
| Boher N.S. | 18 | – | Catholic | English | 31 km | |
| Ballinagore Mixed N.S. | 97 | −5% | Catholic | English | 32 km | |
| Eoin Naofa N.S. | 100 | −9% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 33 km |
| Streamstown Mixed N.S. | 107 | −4% | Catholic | English | 33 km | |
| St. Anne's National School | 176 | +18% | Catholic | English | 33 km | |
| Tang N.S. | 117 | −6% | Catholic | English | 36 km | |
| Kilcrumreragh N.S. | 104 | +28% | Catholic | English | 36 km | |
| Scoil an Chlochair Cill Bheagan | 226 | −8% | Catholic | English | 37 km | |
| Drumraney Mixed N.S. | 23 | −15% | Catholic | English | 37 km | |
| S.N. Aodha Naofa | 27 | −41% | Catholic | English | 38 km | |
| Ard na gCraith NS | 110 | −15% | Catholic | English | 39 km | |
| An Ghrianan N.S. | 167 | −11% | Catholic | English | 42 km | |
| St Brigid's Primary School | 241 | +4% | Catholic | English | 42 km | |
| Naomh Clar N.S. | 293 | +7% | Catholic | English | 42 km | |
| Bl Oliver Plunkett N.S. | 80 | −20% | Catholic | English | 42 km | |
| Sc Ciarain | 227 | +21% | Catholic | English | 45 km | |
| Cill Cleithe N.S. | 99 | −3% | Catholic | English | 48 km | |
| Corr na Madadh N S | 306 | +16% | Multi-denominational | English | ✓ | 48 km |
| S.N. an Cusan | 413 | −2% | Catholic | English | 49 km | |
| Scoil na gCeithre Maistri | 235 | −20% | Catholic | All in Irish | ✓ | 49 km |
| Cluain Buinne N.S. | 164 | +34% | Catholic | English | 50 km | |
| Athlone N.S. | 56 | −13% | Church of Ireland | English | 50 km | |
| St Marys N.S. | 573 | +31% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 50 km |
| St Peters N.S. Snr | 112 | −24% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 51 km |
| S.N. Phoil Naofa | 125 | −9% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 51 km |
| Ballinahown N.S. | 96 | +8% | Catholic | English | 52 km | |
| S.N. Deaghan O Ceallaigh | 77 | −28% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 52 km |
Living in Castlepollard
The town’s figures, not this street’s.
Homes in the N91 Eircode area
Housing in Castlepollard →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 Castlepollard
Cost of living in Castlepollard →New tenancies in Castlepollard averaged €1,049 a month in 2025, against €963 in 2024 (+9%).
Residential Tenancies Board rent index, new tenancies, 2024 and 2025.
Location
Directions ↗Castlepollard, N91 C954
Primary schools near Castlepollard Paroc.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 Castlepollard Paroc.n.s.
Is Castlepollard Paroc.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 Castlepollard Paroc.n.s. have?
25 pupils in 2025/26. That is +19% since 2019/20.
Does Castlepollard Paroc.n.s. teach through Irish?
No: Castlepollard Paroc.n.s. teaches in English, with Irish as a subject.
Who runs Castlepollard Paroc.n.s.?
Castlepollard Paroc.n.s. has a Church of Ireland ethos. Its patron is Bishop of Meath & Kildare COI.
How do pupils get a place at Castlepollard Paroc.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 Castlepollard Paroc.n.s.?
The nearest are Castlepollard Mixed N.S. (0.5 km), Diarmada N.S. (4 km) and S.N. an Chuil (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 Castlepollard; 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).