Moate Community School
Church Street, Moate, Co Westmeath · N37 DY70 · Roll number 91501L
Moate Community School is the only one of the post-primary schools in or within 3 km of Moate. Every school in and around Moate →
What stands out about Moate Community School
- One of the larger post-primary schools: 913 pupils, against a typical 585.
- About as many pupils as in 2019/20 (+7%).
- Teaches through English, with Irish as a subject.
- A community school: run by a board of the local Education and Training Board and the religious or other bodies that founded it.
- Its patron is Longford & Westmeath ETB & Carmelite Order (Irish Province); its ethos is inter-denominational.
- The only post-primary school in Moate or within 3 km of it.
Pupils over time
2015/16 to 2025/26Moate Community School had 913 pupils in 2025/26, down from 1,294 in 2015/16 (−29%). Girls are 52% of them. 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 Moate Community School
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 Moate Community School 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 Moate Community School
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 Moate Community School
Every school admits under its own published admission policy; no admissions numbers are published.
Families apply to Moate Community School directly, usually in the year before their child finishes sixth class; 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: Moate Community School has grown by 7% since 2019/20. All the schools around Moate together changed by +4%.
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 post-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 post-primary schools, 1 have more pupils than Moate Community School. Since 2019/20 its roll has changed by +7%; 4 of the 6 grew faster.
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moate Community School | 913 | +7% | Inter-denominational | English | ||
| Ardscoil Chiaráin Naofa | 333 | +10% | Multi-denominational | English | ✓ | 9.8 km |
| Athlone Community College | 1,117 | −5% | Multi-denominational | Some subjects in Irish | 13 km | |
| Our Lady's Bower | 630 | −11% | Catholic | English | 13 km | |
| Marist College | 610 | +26% | Catholic | English | 14 km | |
| Gallen Community School | 441 | +17% | Inter-denominational | English | 16 km | |
| Meán Scoil an Chlochair | 740 | +24% | Catholic | English | 16 km |
The other 8 post-primary schools in Co. Westmeath
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Joseph's Secondary School | 1,129 | +26% | Catholic | English | 28 km | |
| Colaiste Mhuire, | 873 | +11% | Catholic | English | 29 km | |
| Loreto College | 825 | −3% | Catholic | English | 29 km | |
| St Finian's College | 891 | +9% | Catholic | English | 29 km | |
| Mullingar Community College | 367 | +22% | Multi-denominational | English | ✓ | 30 km |
| Wilson's Hospital School | 453 | +12% | Church of Ireland | English | 31 km | |
| Columba College | 278 | +14% | Multi-denominational | English | ✓ | 41 km |
| Castlepollard Community College | 318 | +15% | Multi-denominational | English | ✓ | 42 km |
Living in Moate
The town’s figures, not this street’s.
Homes in the N37 Eircode area
Housing in Moate →The median sale price rose from €245,000 in 2023 to €324,000 in 2025 (+32%).
New against second-hand, 2023 to 2025
Property Price Register sales in the N37 Eircode routing area, 2023 to 2025.
Renting in Moate
Cost of living in Moate →New tenancies in Moate averaged €1,208 a month in 2025, against €1,087 in 2024 (+11%).
Residential Tenancies Board rent index, new tenancies, 2024 and 2025.
Location
Directions ↗Moate, N37 DY70
Post-primary schools near Moate Community School
Nearest first, as the crow flies, up to 25 km. Each school’s own admission policy decides who gets a place.
Questions about Moate Community School
Is Moate Community School 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 Moate Community School have?
913 pupils in 2025/26. That is +7% since 2019/20.
Does Moate Community School teach through Irish?
No: Moate Community School teaches in English, with Irish as a subject.
Who runs Moate Community School?
Moate Community School has a inter-denominational ethos. Its patron is Longford & Westmeath ETB & Carmelite Order (Irish Province).
How do pupils get a place at Moate Community School?
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 Moate Community School?
The nearest are Ardscoil Chiaráin Naofa (9.8 km), Athlone Community College (13 km) and Our Lady's Bower (13 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 Moate; 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).