Gaelscoil An Choillín
Bóthar na Lainne, An Muileann gCearr, Co. na hIarmhí · N91 W6RP · Roll number 20238V
Gaelscoil An Choillín is one of 12 primary schools in or within 3 km of Mullingar. Every school in and around Mullingar →
What stands out about Gaelscoil An Choillín
- 154 pupils, near the middle for primary schools in Ireland (the median is 131).
- Growing: 154 pupils, 111% more than the 73 of 2019/20.
- Every subject is taught through Irish.
- Has special classes for children who need more support.
- Its patron is An Foras Pátrúnachta; its ethos is inter-denominational.
Pupils over time
2015/16 to 2025/26Gaelscoil An Choillín had 154 pupils in 2025/26, against 95 in 2015/16 (+62%). Girls are 48% 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 Gaelscoil An Choillín
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 Gaelscoil An Choillín 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 Gaelscoil An Choillín
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 Gaelscoil An Choillín
Every school admits under its own published admission policy; no admissions numbers are published.
Families apply to Gaelscoil An Choillín 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 teaches every subject through Irish. 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: Gaelscoil An Choillín has grown by 111% 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, 5 have more pupils than Gaelscoil An Choillín. Since 2019/20 its roll has changed by +111%; 0 of the 6 grew faster.
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gaelscoil An Choillín | 154 | +111% | Inter-denominational | All in Irish | ||
| S N na Naomh Uile | 86 | −7% | Church of Ireland | English | 0.8 km | |
| Scoil na mBraithre | 409 | −1% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 1 km |
| Presentation Convent (Jnr) | 277 | −12% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 1.2 km |
| Scoil na Maighdine Mhuire | 307 | −14% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 1.2 km |
| Gaelscoil an Mhuilinn | 179 | −26% | Catholic | All in Irish | 1.5 km | |
| Scoil Cholmain Naofa | 445 | −8% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 1.6 km |
The other 66 primary schools in Co. Westmeath
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holy Family Primary School | 439 | +32% | Catholic | English | 1.7 km | |
| Mullingar Educate Together NS | 381 | −6% | Multi-denominational | English | ✓ | 1.7 km |
| Kilpatrick N.S. | 224 | −4% | Catholic | English | 3.7 km | |
| St. Colmcille's N.S. | 239 | −0% | Catholic | English | 4 km | |
| S N na nDun | 159 | +7% | Catholic | English | 6.6 km | |
| Loch an Ghair N.S. | 208 | −1% | Catholic | English | 7.5 km | |
| Scoil Mhuire | 83 | +0% | Catholic | English | 8.2 km | |
| Dysart N.S. | 24 | −35% | Catholic | English | 9.4 km | |
| Dalystown N.S. | 81 | −16% | Catholic | English | 9.6 km | |
| Odhran Naofa N.S. | 95 | +10% | Catholic | English | 10 km | |
| Milltownpass N.S. | 73 | +4% | Catholic | English | 10 km | |
| Baile Coireil N.S. | 82 | −20% | Catholic | English | 11 km | |
| S.N. Phadraig | 74 | −20% | Catholic | English | 12 km | |
| Scoil Chroi Naofa | 214 | −12% | Catholic | English | 12 km | |
| Lochan an Bhealaigh N.S. | 57 | −11% | Catholic | English | 12 km | |
| S.N. Chruimin Naofa | 222 | +10% | Catholic | English | 12 km | |
| Mhichil Naofa N.S. | 81 | −4% | Catholic | English | 13 km | |
| Scoil Phadraig | 88 | +1% | Catholic | English | 14 km | |
| Naomh Iosef N.S. | 285 | +1% | Catholic | English | 14 km | |
| Diarmada N.S. | 90 | +11% | Catholic | English | 14 km | |
| St. Anne's National School | 176 | +18% | Catholic | English | 14 km | |
| Ballinagore Mixed N.S. | 97 | −5% | Catholic | English | 15 km | |
| Ballynacargy Mixed N.S. | 55 | +0% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 15 km |
| Naomh Tola N.S. | 219 | +4% | Catholic | English | 16 km | |
| Mhuire N.S. | 61 | −48% | Catholic | English | 16 km | |
| Baile na gCailleach N S | 166 | +19% | Catholic | English | 17 km | |
| St Etchens National School | 413 | −23% | Catholic | English | 17 km | |
| Streamstown Mixed N.S. | 107 | −4% | Catholic | English | 17 km | |
| Boher N.S. | 18 | – | Catholic | English | 18 km | |
| Castlepollard Paroc.n.s. | 25 | +19% | Church of Ireland | English | 18 km | |
| Castlepollard Mixed N.S. | 169 | +20% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 19 km |
| S.N. Bhride | 8 | −74% | Catholic | English | 19 km | |
| Magh Mora N.S. | 29 | −19% | Catholic | English | 19 km | |
| Rath Eoghan N.S. | 62 | +19% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 19 km |
| Scoil an Chlochair Cill Bheagan | 226 | −8% | Catholic | English | 19 km | |
| St Feighans Mxd N.S. | 100 | −7% | Catholic | English | 19 km | |
| S.N. Aodha Naofa | 27 | −41% | Catholic | English | 20 km | |
| Earnain Mxd N.S. | 105 | −8% | Catholic | English | 20 km | |
| Naomh Tomas N.S. | 16 | −36% | Church of Ireland | English | ✓ | 20 km |
| S.N. an Chuil | 14 | −71% | Catholic | English | 20 km | |
| Eoin Naofa N.S. | 100 | −9% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 22 km |
| Kilcrumreragh N.S. | 104 | +28% | Catholic | English | 23 km | |
| Crowenstown N.S. | 12 | −50% | Catholic | English | 23 km | |
| S.N. Naomh Fiontan | 29 | −44% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 23 km |
| Naomh Micheal N.S. | 17 | −19% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 26 km |
| Cluain Maolain N.S. | 178 | −21% | Catholic | English | 27 km | |
| Drumraney Mixed N.S. | 23 | −15% | Catholic | English | 27 km | |
| St Brigid's Primary School | 241 | +4% | Catholic | English | 29 km | |
| Bl Oliver Plunkett N.S. | 80 | −20% | Catholic | English | 29 km | |
| Naomh Muire N.S. | 12 | – | 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 | 34 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 | 38 km | |
| Ballinahown N.S. | 96 | +8% | Catholic | English | 39 km | |
| Scoil na gCeithre Maistri | 235 | −20% | Catholic | All in Irish | ✓ | 39 km |
| S.N. an Cusan | 413 | −2% | Catholic | English | 40 km | |
| St Marys N.S. | 573 | +31% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 40 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 W6RP
Primary schools near Gaelscoil An Choillín
Nearest first, as the crow flies, up to 25 km. Each school’s own admission policy decides who gets a place.
Questions about Gaelscoil An Choillín
Is Gaelscoil An Choillín 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 Gaelscoil An Choillín have?
154 pupils in 2025/26. That is +111% since 2019/20.
Does Gaelscoil An Choillín teach through Irish?
Yes: every subject at Gaelscoil An Choillín is taught through Irish.
Who runs Gaelscoil An Choillín?
Gaelscoil An Choillín has a inter-denominational ethos. Its patron is An Foras Pátrúnachta.
How do pupils get a place at Gaelscoil An Choillín?
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 Gaelscoil An Choillín?
The nearest are S N na Naomh Uile (0.8 km), Scoil na mBraithre (1 km) and Presentation Convent (Jnr) (1.2 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 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).