St Feighans Mxd N.S.
Fore, Castlepollard, Co. Westmeath · N91 D958 · Roll number 14450K
St Feighans Mxd N.S. is the only one of the primary schools in or within 3 km of Collinstown. Every school in and around Collinstown →
What stands out about St Feighans Mxd N.S.
- 100 pupils, near the middle for primary schools in Ireland (the median is 131).
- About as many pupils as in 2019/20 (−7%).
- Teaches through English, with Irish as a subject.
- Its patron is the Bishop of Meath; its ethos is Catholic.
- Outside Collinstown’s outline, 3 km away; listed with Collinstown, the nearest town in its county.
Pupils over time
2015/16 to 2025/26St Feighans Mxd N.S. had 100 pupils in 2025/26, against 100 in 2015/16 (+0%). Girls are 57% of them. Its largest roll was 110, in 2018/19. 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 St Feighans Mxd 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 St Feighans Mxd 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 St Feighans Mxd 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 St Feighans Mxd N.S.
Every school admits under its own published admission policy; no admissions numbers are published.
Families apply to St Feighans Mxd 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: St Feighans Mxd N.S. has shrunk by 7% since 2019/20. All the schools around Collinstown together changed by +19%.
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, 3 have more pupils than St Feighans Mxd N.S.. Since 2019/20 its roll has changed by −7%; 6 of the 6 grew faster.
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Feighans Mxd N.S. | 100 | −7% | Catholic | English | ||
| Baile na gCailleach N S | 166 | +19% | Catholic | English | 3.1 km | |
| Castlepollard Mixed N.S. | 169 | +20% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 4.9 km |
| Castlepollard Paroc.n.s. | 25 | +19% | Church of Ireland | English | 5.3 km | |
| Scoil Mhuire N.S. | 94 | +19% | Catholic | English | 5.7 km | |
| Diarmada N.S. | 90 | +11% | Catholic | English | 6.3 km | |
| S.N. Fiach | 102 | +34% | Catholic | English | 9.8 km |
The other 68 primary schools in Co. Westmeath
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S.N. an Chuil | 14 | −71% | Catholic | English | 10 km | |
| Earnain Mxd N.S. | 105 | −8% | Catholic | English | 11 km | |
| Naomh Micheal N.S. | 17 | −19% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 11 km |
| Scoil Mhuire | 83 | +0% | Catholic | English | 11 km | |
| Naomh Tola N.S. | 219 | +4% | Catholic | English | 12 km | |
| Loch an Ghair N.S. | 208 | −1% | Catholic | English | 12 km | |
| S.N. Chruimin Naofa | 222 | +10% | Catholic | English | 13 km | |
| Cluain Maolain N.S. | 178 | −21% | Catholic | English | 14 km | |
| Crowenstown N.S. | 12 | −50% | Catholic | English | 14 km | |
| Naomh Muire N.S. | 12 | – | Catholic | English | ✓ | 15 km |
| S.N. Naomh Fiontan | 29 | −44% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 16 km |
| S.N. Phadraig | 74 | −20% | Catholic | English | 16 km | |
| Scoil Cholmain Naofa | 445 | −8% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 18 km |
| Presentation Convent (Jnr) | 277 | −12% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 18 km |
| Scoil na Maighdine Mhuire | 307 | −14% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 18 km |
| Holy Family Primary School | 439 | +32% | Catholic | English | 19 km | |
| S N na Naomh Uile | 86 | −7% | Church of Ireland | English | 19 km | |
| Scoil na mBraithre | 409 | −1% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 19 km |
| Gaelscoil an Mhuilinn | 179 | −26% | Catholic | All in Irish | 19 km | |
| Mhuire N.S. | 61 | −48% | Catholic | English | 19 km | |
| S N na nDun | 159 | +7% | Catholic | English | 19 km | |
| Mullingar Educate Together NS | 381 | −6% | Multi-denominational | English | ✓ | 19 km |
| Gaelscoil An Choillín | 154 | +111% | Inter-denominational | All in Irish | 19 km | |
| Rath Eoghan N.S. | 62 | +19% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 20 km |
| Naomh Iosef N.S. | 285 | +1% | Catholic | English | 20 km | |
| Naomh Tomas N.S. | 16 | −36% | Church of Ireland | English | ✓ | 21 km |
| Baile Coireil N.S. | 82 | −20% | Catholic | English | 22 km | |
| Odhran Naofa N.S. | 95 | +10% | Catholic | English | 22 km | |
| Kilpatrick N.S. | 224 | −4% | Catholic | English | 22 km | |
| St. Colmcille's N.S. | 239 | −0% | Catholic | English | 23 km | |
| Ballynacargy Mixed N.S. | 55 | +0% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 23 km |
| St Etchens National School | 413 | −23% | Catholic | English | 26 km | |
| S.N. Bhride | 8 | −74% | Catholic | English | 26 km | |
| Milltownpass N.S. | 73 | +4% | Catholic | English | 26 km | |
| Scoil Phadraig | 88 | +1% | Catholic | English | 26 km | |
| Dysart N.S. | 24 | −35% | Catholic | English | 28 km | |
| Dalystown N.S. | 81 | −16% | Catholic | English | 29 km | |
| Lochan an Bhealaigh N.S. | 57 | −11% | Catholic | English | 29 km | |
| Scoil Chroi Naofa | 214 | −12% | Catholic | English | 30 km | |
| Magh Mora N.S. | 29 | −19% | Catholic | English | 31 km | |
| Mhichil Naofa N.S. | 81 | −4% | Catholic | English | 32 km | |
| St. Anne's National School | 176 | +18% | Catholic | English | 34 km | |
| Ballinagore Mixed N.S. | 97 | −5% | Catholic | English | 34 km | |
| Boher N.S. | 18 | – | Catholic | English | 34 km | |
| Streamstown Mixed N.S. | 107 | −4% | Catholic | English | 35 km | |
| Eoin Naofa N.S. | 100 | −9% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 37 km |
| S.N. Aodha Naofa | 27 | −41% | Catholic | English | 39 km | |
| Scoil an Chlochair Cill Bheagan | 226 | −8% | Catholic | English | 39 km | |
| Kilcrumreragh N.S. | 104 | +28% | Catholic | English | 40 km | |
| Tang N.S. | 117 | −6% | Catholic | English | 41 km | |
| Drumraney Mixed N.S. | 23 | −15% | Catholic | English | 41 km | |
| Ard na gCraith NS | 110 | −15% | Catholic | English | 43 km | |
| St Brigid's Primary School | 241 | +4% | Catholic | English | 45 km | |
| Bl Oliver Plunkett N.S. | 80 | −20% | Catholic | English | 46 km | |
| An Ghrianan N.S. | 167 | −11% | Catholic | English | 46 km | |
| Naomh Clar N.S. | 293 | +7% | Catholic | English | 47 km | |
| Sc Ciarain | 227 | +21% | Catholic | English | 49 km | |
| Cill Cleithe N.S. | 99 | −3% | Catholic | English | 51 km | |
| Corr na Madadh N S | 306 | +16% | Multi-denominational | English | ✓ | 52 km |
| S.N. an Cusan | 413 | −2% | Catholic | English | 54 km | |
| Scoil na gCeithre Maistri | 235 | −20% | Catholic | All in Irish | ✓ | 54 km |
| Cluain Buinne N.S. | 164 | +34% | Catholic | English | 54 km | |
| Athlone N.S. | 56 | −13% | Church of Ireland | English | 55 km | |
| St Marys N.S. | 573 | +31% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 55 km |
| Ballinahown N.S. | 96 | +8% | Catholic | English | 55 km | |
| St Peters N.S. Snr | 112 | −24% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 55 km |
| S.N. Phoil Naofa | 125 | −9% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 55 km |
| S.N. Deaghan O Ceallaigh | 77 | −28% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 56 km |
Living in Collinstown
The town’s figures, not this street’s.
Homes in the N91 Eircode area
Housing in Collinstown →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 Collinstown →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 Collinstown, N91 D958
Primary schools near St Feighans Mxd 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 St Feighans Mxd N.S.
Is St Feighans Mxd 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 St Feighans Mxd N.S. have?
100 pupils in 2025/26. That is −7% since 2019/20.
Does St Feighans Mxd N.S. teach through Irish?
No: St Feighans Mxd N.S. teaches in English, with Irish as a subject.
Who runs St Feighans Mxd N.S.?
St Feighans Mxd N.S. has a Catholic ethos. Its patron is Bishop of Meath.
How do pupils get a place at St Feighans Mxd 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 St Feighans Mxd N.S.?
The nearest are Baile na gCailleach N S (3.1 km), Castlepollard Mixed N.S. (4.9 km) and Castlepollard Paroc.n.s. (5.3 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 Collinstown; 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).