Scoil na Maighdine Mhuire
Harbour Street, Mullingar, Co. Westmeath · N91 YD83 · Roll number 18212O
Scoil na Maighdine Mhuire is one of 12 primary schools in or within 3 km of Mullingar. Every school in and around Mullingar →
What stands out about Scoil na Maighdine Mhuire
- One of the larger primary schools: 307 pupils, against a typical 131.
- About as many pupils as in 2019/20 (−14%).
- 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.
- Has special classes for children who need more support.
- Its patron is the Bishop of Meath; its ethos is Catholic.
Pupils over time
2015/16 to 2025/26Scoil na Maighdine Mhuire had 307 pupils in 2025/26, against 274 in 2015/16 (+12%). Girls are 50% of them. Its largest roll was 359, in 2019/20. 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 Scoil na Maighdine Mhuire
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 Scoil na Maighdine Mhuire 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 Scoil na Maighdine Mhuire
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 Scoil na Maighdine Mhuire
Every school admits under its own published admission policy; no admissions numbers are published.
Families apply to Scoil na Maighdine Mhuire 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. 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: Scoil na Maighdine Mhuire has shrunk by 14% since 2019/20. All the schools around Mullingar together changed by +3%.
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, 2 have more pupils than Scoil na Maighdine Mhuire. Since 2019/20 its roll has changed by −14%; 5 of the 6 grew faster.
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scoil na Maighdine Mhuire | 307 | −14% | Catholic | English | ✓ | |
| Presentation Convent (Jnr) | 277 | −12% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 0 km |
| Scoil na mBraithre | 409 | −1% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 0.4 km |
| S N na Naomh Uile | 86 | −7% | Church of Ireland | English | 0.5 km | |
| Gaelscoil an Mhuilinn | 179 | −26% | Catholic | All in Irish | 0.9 km | |
| Scoil Cholmain Naofa | 445 | −8% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 1 km |
| Gaelscoil An Choillín | 154 | +111% | Inter-denominational | All in Irish | 1.2 km |
The other 66 primary schools in Co. Westmeath
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mullingar Educate Together NS | 381 | −6% | Multi-denominational | English | ✓ | 1.5 km |
| Holy Family Primary School | 439 | +32% | Catholic | English | 2 km | |
| Kilpatrick N.S. | 224 | −4% | Catholic | English | 4.1 km | |
| St. Colmcille's N.S. | 239 | −0% | Catholic | English | 5.2 km | |
| Loch an Ghair N.S. | 208 | −1% | Catholic | English | 6.6 km | |
| S N na nDun | 159 | +7% | Catholic | English | 7 km | |
| Scoil Mhuire | 83 | +0% | Catholic | English | 7 km | |
| Odhran Naofa N.S. | 95 | +10% | Catholic | English | 9.8 km | |
| Dysart N.S. | 24 | −35% | Catholic | English | 10 km | |
| Dalystown N.S. | 81 | −16% | Catholic | English | 11 km | |
| Baile Coireil N.S. | 82 | −20% | Catholic | English | 11 km | |
| S.N. Chruimin Naofa | 222 | +10% | Catholic | English | 11 km | |
| Milltownpass N.S. | 73 | +4% | Catholic | English | 11 km | |
| S.N. Phadraig | 74 | −20% | Catholic | English | 11 km | |
| Lochan an Bhealaigh N.S. | 57 | −11% | Catholic | English | 13 km | |
| Scoil Chroi Naofa | 214 | −12% | Catholic | English | 13 km | |
| Diarmada N.S. | 90 | +11% | Catholic | English | 13 km | |
| Scoil Phadraig | 88 | +1% | Catholic | English | 13 km | |
| Mhichil Naofa N.S. | 81 | −4% | Catholic | English | 14 km | |
| Naomh Iosef N.S. | 285 | +1% | Catholic | English | 14 km | |
| Ballynacargy Mixed N.S. | 55 | +0% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 14 km |
| Naomh Tola N.S. | 219 | +4% | Catholic | English | 15 km | |
| Ballinagore Mixed N.S. | 97 | −5% | Catholic | English | 16 km | |
| St. Anne's National School | 176 | +18% | Catholic | English | 16 km | |
| Baile na gCailleach N S | 166 | +19% | Catholic | English | 16 km | |
| Mhuire N.S. | 61 | −48% | Catholic | English | 16 km | |
| Castlepollard Paroc.n.s. | 25 | +19% | Church of Ireland | English | 17 km | |
| Castlepollard Mixed N.S. | 169 | +20% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 17 km |
| St Etchens National School | 413 | −23% | Catholic | English | 18 km | |
| S.N. Bhride | 8 | −74% | Catholic | English | 18 km | |
| Streamstown Mixed N.S. | 107 | −4% | Catholic | English | 18 km | |
| Rath Eoghan N.S. | 62 | +19% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 18 km |
| Boher N.S. | 18 | – | Catholic | English | 18 km | |
| St Feighans Mxd N.S. | 100 | −7% | Catholic | English | 18 km | |
| Magh Mora N.S. | 29 | −19% | Catholic | English | 19 km | |
| S.N. an Chuil | 14 | −71% | Catholic | English | 19 km | |
| Naomh Tomas N.S. | 16 | −36% | Church of Ireland | English | ✓ | 19 km |
| Earnain Mxd N.S. | 105 | −8% | Catholic | English | 20 km | |
| Scoil an Chlochair Cill Bheagan | 226 | −8% | Catholic | English | 20 km | |
| S.N. Aodha Naofa | 27 | −41% | Catholic | English | 21 km | |
| S.N. Naomh Fiontan | 29 | −44% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 22 km |
| Crowenstown N.S. | 12 | −50% | Catholic | English | 22 km | |
| Eoin Naofa N.S. | 100 | −9% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 23 km |
| Kilcrumreragh N.S. | 104 | +28% | Catholic | English | 23 km | |
| Naomh Micheal N.S. | 17 | −19% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 25 km |
| Cluain Maolain N.S. | 178 | −21% | Catholic | English | 26 km | |
| Drumraney Mixed N.S. | 23 | −15% | Catholic | English | 27 km | |
| Naomh Muire N.S. | 12 | – | Catholic | English | ✓ | 28 km |
| St Brigid's Primary School | 241 | +4% | Catholic | English | 29 km | |
| Bl Oliver Plunkett N.S. | 80 | −20% | Catholic | English | 29 km | |
| Tang N.S. | 117 | −6% | Catholic | English | 30 km | |
| Ard na gCraith NS | 110 | −15% | Catholic | English | 30 km | |
| An Ghrianan N.S. | 167 | −11% | Catholic | English | 30 km | |
| Naomh Clar N.S. | 293 | +7% | Catholic | English | 34 km | |
| Sc Ciarain | 227 | +21% | Catholic | English | 35 km | |
| Cill Cleithe N.S. | 99 | −3% | Catholic | English | 35 km | |
| Corr na Madadh N S | 306 | +16% | Multi-denominational | English | ✓ | 38 km |
| Cluain Buinne N.S. | 164 | +34% | Catholic | English | 39 km | |
| Ballinahown N.S. | 96 | +8% | Catholic | English | 39 km | |
| Scoil na gCeithre Maistri | 235 | −20% | Catholic | All in Irish | ✓ | 40 km |
| S.N. an Cusan | 413 | −2% | Catholic | English | 40 km | |
| St Marys N.S. | 573 | +31% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 41 km |
| Athlone N.S. | 56 | −13% | Church of Ireland | English | 41 km | |
| St Peters N.S. Snr | 112 | −24% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 41 km |
| S.N. Phoil Naofa | 125 | −9% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 41 km |
| S.N. Deaghan O Ceallaigh | 77 | −28% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 42 km |
Living in Mullingar
The town’s figures, not this street’s.
Homes in the N91 Eircode area
Housing in Mullingar →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 Mullingar
Cost of living in Mullingar →New tenancies in Mullingar averaged €1,216 a month in 2025, against €1,115 in 2024 (+9%).
Residential Tenancies Board rent index, new tenancies, 2024 and 2025.
Location
Directions ↗Mullingar, N91 YD83
Primary schools near Scoil na Maighdine Mhuire
Nearest first, as the crow flies, up to 25 km. Each school’s own admission policy decides who gets a place.
Questions about Scoil na Maighdine Mhuire
Is Scoil na Maighdine Mhuire 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 Scoil na Maighdine Mhuire have?
307 pupils in 2025/26. That is −14% since 2019/20.
Does Scoil na Maighdine Mhuire teach through Irish?
No: Scoil na Maighdine Mhuire teaches in English, with Irish as a subject.
Who runs Scoil na Maighdine Mhuire?
Scoil na Maighdine Mhuire has a Catholic ethos. Its patron is Bishop of Meath.
How do pupils get a place at Scoil na Maighdine Mhuire?
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 Scoil na Maighdine Mhuire?
The nearest are Presentation Convent (Jnr) (0 km), Scoil na mBraithre (0.4 km) and S N na Naomh Uile (0.5 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 Mullingar; 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).