Baile na gCailleach N S
COLLINSTOWN, MULLINGAR, CO WESTMEATH · N91 HEE3 · Roll number 16868J
Baile na gCailleach 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 Baile na gCailleach N S
- 166 pupils, near the middle for primary schools in Ireland (the median is 131).
- Teaches through English, with Irish as a subject.
- Growing: 166 pupils, 19% more than the 139 of 2019/20.
- Has special classes for children who need more support.
- Its patron is the Bishop of Meath; its ethos is Catholic.
- The only primary school in Collinstown or within 3 km of it.
Pupils over time
2015/16 to 2025/26Baile na gCailleach N S had 166 pupils in 2025/26, against 120 in 2015/16 (+38%). Girls are 46% of them. Its largest roll was 172, in 2024/25. Its roll rose in 6 of the 10 years.
Department of Education enrolments at 30 September each year; girls and boys where the lists give them.
No letter for Baile na gCailleach 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 Baile na gCailleach 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 Baile na gCailleach 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 Baile na gCailleach N S
Every school admits under its own published admission policy; no admissions numbers are published.
Families apply to Baile na gCailleach 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.
Places in special classes and special schools are allocated with the National Council for Special Education.
No figures on applications are published, but the roll shows demand: Baile na gCailleach N S has grown by 19% 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, 1 have more pupils than Baile na gCailleach N S. Since 2019/20 its roll has changed by +19%; 1 of the 6 grew faster.
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baile na gCailleach N S | 166 | +19% | Catholic | English | ||
| St Feighans Mxd N.S. | 100 | −7% | Catholic | English | 3.1 km | |
| Diarmada N.S. | 90 | +11% | Catholic | English | 5.4 km | |
| Castlepollard Mixed N.S. | 169 | +20% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 6.2 km |
| Castlepollard Paroc.n.s. | 25 | +19% | Church of Ireland | English | 6.5 km | |
| Scoil Mhuire N.S. | 94 | +19% | Catholic | English | 8.3 km | |
| Scoil Mhuire | 83 | +0% | Catholic | English | 9 km |
The other 67 primary schools in Co. Westmeath
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Naomh Tola N.S. | 219 | +4% | Catholic | English | 9.2 km | |
| Earnain Mxd N.S. | 105 | −8% | Catholic | English | 9.2 km | |
| Loch an Ghair N.S. | 208 | −1% | Catholic | English | 9.5 km | |
| S.N. an Chuil | 14 | −71% | Catholic | English | 12 km | |
| S.N. Chruimin Naofa | 222 | +10% | Catholic | English | 12 km | |
| Crowenstown N.S. | 12 | −50% | Catholic | English | 13 km | |
| S.N. Phadraig | 74 | −20% | Catholic | English | 13 km | |
| Cluain Maolain N.S. | 178 | −21% | Catholic | English | 14 km | |
| Naomh Micheal N.S. | 17 | −19% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 14 km |
| Scoil Cholmain Naofa | 445 | −8% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 15 km |
| Presentation Convent (Jnr) | 277 | −12% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 16 km |
| Scoil na Maighdine Mhuire | 307 | −14% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 16 km |
| Holy Family Primary School | 439 | +32% | Catholic | English | 16 km | |
| S N na nDun | 159 | +7% | Catholic | English | 16 km | |
| Mhuire N.S. | 61 | −48% | Catholic | English | 16 km | |
| S N na Naomh Uile | 86 | −7% | Church of Ireland | English | 16 km | |
| Scoil na mBraithre | 409 | −1% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 16 km |
| Gaelscoil an Mhuilinn | 179 | −26% | Catholic | All in Irish | 16 km | |
| Mullingar Educate Together NS | 381 | −6% | Multi-denominational | English | ✓ | 17 km |
| Gaelscoil An Choillín | 154 | +111% | Inter-denominational | All in Irish | 17 km | |
| Naomh Iosef N.S. | 285 | +1% | Catholic | English | 17 km | |
| S.N. Naomh Fiontan | 29 | −44% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 17 km |
| Naomh Muire N.S. | 12 | – | Catholic | English | ✓ | 18 km |
| Baile Coireil N.S. | 82 | −20% | Catholic | English | 18 km | |
| Kilpatrick N.S. | 224 | −4% | Catholic | English | 19 km | |
| St. Colmcille's N.S. | 239 | −0% | Catholic | English | 20 km | |
| Rath Eoghan N.S. | 62 | +19% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 20 km |
| Odhran Naofa N.S. | 95 | +10% | Catholic | English | 20 km | |
| Naomh Tomas N.S. | 16 | −36% | Church of Ireland | English | ✓ | 21 km |
| Ballynacargy Mixed N.S. | 55 | +0% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 22 km |
| St Etchens National School | 413 | −23% | Catholic | English | 23 km | |
| Milltownpass N.S. | 73 | +4% | Catholic | English | 23 km | |
| Scoil Phadraig | 88 | +1% | Catholic | English | 25 km | |
| S.N. Bhride | 8 | −74% | Catholic | English | 25 km | |
| Dysart N.S. | 24 | −35% | Catholic | English | 26 km | |
| Dalystown N.S. | 81 | −16% | Catholic | English | 26 km | |
| Scoil Chroi Naofa | 214 | −12% | Catholic | English | 27 km | |
| Lochan an Bhealaigh N.S. | 57 | −11% | Catholic | English | 27 km | |
| Mhichil Naofa N.S. | 81 | −4% | Catholic | English | 29 km | |
| Magh Mora N.S. | 29 | −19% | Catholic | English | 30 km | |
| St. Anne's National School | 176 | +18% | Catholic | English | 31 km | |
| Ballinagore Mixed N.S. | 97 | −5% | Catholic | English | 31 km | |
| Boher N.S. | 18 | – | Catholic | English | 32 km | |
| Streamstown Mixed N.S. | 107 | −4% | Catholic | English | 33 km | |
| Eoin Naofa N.S. | 100 | −9% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 35 km |
| S.N. Aodha Naofa | 27 | −41% | Catholic | English | 36 km | |
| Scoil an Chlochair Cill Bheagan | 226 | −8% | Catholic | English | 36 km | |
| Kilcrumreragh N.S. | 104 | +28% | Catholic | English | 38 km | |
| Drumraney Mixed N.S. | 23 | −15% | Catholic | English | 40 km | |
| Tang N.S. | 117 | −6% | Catholic | English | 40 km | |
| Ard na gCraith NS | 110 | −15% | Catholic | English | 42 km | |
| St Brigid's Primary School | 241 | +4% | Catholic | English | 44 km | |
| Bl Oliver Plunkett N.S. | 80 | −20% | Catholic | English | 44 km | |
| An Ghrianan N.S. | 167 | −11% | Catholic | English | 44 km | |
| Naomh Clar N.S. | 293 | +7% | Catholic | English | 46 km | |
| Sc Ciarain | 227 | +21% | Catholic | English | 48 km | |
| Cill Cleithe N.S. | 99 | −3% | Catholic | English | 50 km | |
| Corr na Madadh N S | 306 | +16% | Multi-denominational | English | ✓ | 51 km |
| Cluain Buinne N.S. | 164 | +34% | Catholic | English | 52 km | |
| S.N. an Cusan | 413 | −2% | Catholic | English | 52 km | |
| Scoil na gCeithre Maistri | 235 | −20% | Catholic | All in Irish | ✓ | 52 km |
| Athlone N.S. | 56 | −13% | Church of Ireland | English | 53 km | |
| St Marys N.S. | 573 | +31% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 53 km |
| Ballinahown N.S. | 96 | +8% | Catholic | English | 54 km | |
| St Peters N.S. Snr | 112 | −24% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 54 km |
| S.N. Phoil Naofa | 125 | −9% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 54 km |
| S.N. Deaghan O Ceallaigh | 77 | −28% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 55 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 ↗Collinstown, N91 HEE3
Primary schools near Baile na gCailleach 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 Baile na gCailleach N S
Is Baile na gCailleach 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 Baile na gCailleach N S have?
166 pupils in 2025/26. That is +19% since 2019/20.
Does Baile na gCailleach N S teach through Irish?
No: Baile na gCailleach N S teaches in English, with Irish as a subject.
Who runs Baile na gCailleach N S?
Baile na gCailleach N S has a Catholic ethos. Its patron is Bishop of Meath.
How do pupils get a place at Baile na gCailleach 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 Baile na gCailleach N S?
The nearest are St Feighans Mxd N.S. (3.1 km), Diarmada N.S. (5.4 km) and Castlepollard Mixed N.S. (6.2 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).