Dalystown N.S.
Dalystown, Mullingar, Co. Westmeath · N91 W207 · Roll number 15307K
Dalystown N.S. is the only one of the primary schools in or within 3 km of Tyrrellspass. Every school in and around Tyrrellspass →
What stands out about Dalystown N.S.
- 81 pupils, near the middle for primary schools in Ireland (the median is 131).
- Teaches through English, with Irish as a subject.
- Smaller than it was: 81 pupils, 16% fewer than the 96 of 2019/20.
- Its patron is the Bishop of Meath; its ethos is Catholic.
- Outside Tyrrellspass’s outline, 4.1 km away; listed with Tyrrellspass, the nearest town in its county.
Pupils over time
2015/16 to 2025/26Dalystown N.S. had 81 pupils in 2025/26, down from 107 in 2015/16 (−24%). Girls are 43% of them. Its largest roll was 116, in 2016/17. Its roll rose in 2 of the 10 years.
Department of Education enrolments at 30 September each year; girls and boys where the lists give them.
No letter for Dalystown 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 Dalystown 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 Dalystown 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 Dalystown N.S.
Every school admits under its own published admission policy; no admissions numbers are published.
Families apply to Dalystown 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: Dalystown N.S. has shrunk by 16% since 2019/20. All the schools around Tyrrellspass together changed by +18%.
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, 4 have more pupils than Dalystown N.S.. Since 2019/20 its roll has changed by −16%; 5 of the 6 grew faster.
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dalystown N.S. | 81 | −16% | Catholic | English | ||
| St. Anne's National School | 176 | +18% | Catholic | English | 5.2 km | |
| Scoil Chroi Naofa | 214 | −12% | Catholic | English | 5.9 km | |
| Ballinagore Mixed N.S. | 97 | −5% | Catholic | English | 5.9 km | |
| Dysart N.S. | 24 | −35% | Catholic | English | 6.3 km | |
| St. Colmcille's N.S. | 239 | −0% | Catholic | English | 6.6 km | |
| Mhichil Naofa N.S. | 81 | −4% | Catholic | English | 7.3 km |
The other 66 primary schools in Co. Westmeath
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kilpatrick N.S. | 224 | −4% | Catholic | English | 8.6 km | |
| Milltownpass N.S. | 73 | +4% | Catholic | English | 9.1 km | |
| Gaelscoil An Choillín | 154 | +111% | Inter-denominational | All in Irish | 9.6 km | |
| S.N. Aodha Naofa | 27 | −41% | Catholic | English | 10 km | |
| Mullingar Educate Together NS | 381 | −6% | Multi-denominational | English | ✓ | 10 km |
| Scoil an Chlochair Cill Bheagan | 226 | −8% | Catholic | English | 10 km | |
| S N na Naomh Uile | 86 | −7% | Church of Ireland | English | 10 km | |
| Scoil na mBraithre | 409 | −1% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 10 km |
| Holy Family Primary School | 439 | +32% | Catholic | English | 10 km | |
| Gaelscoil an Mhuilinn | 179 | −26% | Catholic | All in Irish | 11 km | |
| Presentation Convent (Jnr) | 277 | −12% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 11 km |
| Scoil na Maighdine Mhuire | 307 | −14% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 11 km |
| Lochan an Bhealaigh N.S. | 57 | −11% | Catholic | English | 11 km | |
| Scoil Cholmain Naofa | 445 | −8% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 11 km |
| Streamstown Mixed N.S. | 107 | −4% | Catholic | English | 12 km | |
| S N na nDun | 159 | +7% | Catholic | English | 12 km | |
| Baile Coireil N.S. | 82 | −20% | Catholic | English | 14 km | |
| Boher N.S. | 18 | – | Catholic | English | 14 km | |
| Odhran Naofa N.S. | 95 | +10% | Catholic | English | 15 km | |
| Scoil Phadraig | 88 | +1% | Catholic | English | 16 km | |
| Loch an Ghair N.S. | 208 | −1% | Catholic | English | 17 km | |
| Kilcrumreragh N.S. | 104 | +28% | Catholic | English | 17 km | |
| Scoil Mhuire | 83 | +0% | Catholic | English | 18 km | |
| S.N. Phadraig | 74 | −20% | Catholic | English | 18 km | |
| Naomh Iosef N.S. | 285 | +1% | Catholic | English | 19 km | |
| St Etchens National School | 413 | −23% | Catholic | English | 19 km | |
| Ballynacargy Mixed N.S. | 55 | +0% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 19 km |
| Magh Mora N.S. | 29 | −19% | Catholic | English | 19 km | |
| Eoin Naofa N.S. | 100 | −9% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 20 km |
| S.N. Chruimin Naofa | 222 | +10% | Catholic | English | 21 km | |
| Mhuire N.S. | 61 | −48% | Catholic | English | 21 km | |
| S.N. Bhride | 8 | −74% | Catholic | English | 22 km | |
| St Brigid's Primary School | 241 | +4% | Catholic | English | 23 km | |
| Bl Oliver Plunkett N.S. | 80 | −20% | Catholic | English | 23 km | |
| Naomh Tola N.S. | 219 | +4% | Catholic | English | 24 km | |
| Diarmada N.S. | 90 | +11% | Catholic | English | 24 km | |
| Drumraney Mixed N.S. | 23 | −15% | Catholic | English | 24 km | |
| An Ghrianan N.S. | 167 | −11% | Catholic | English | 25 km | |
| Rath Eoghan N.S. | 62 | +19% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 26 km |
| Baile na gCailleach N S | 166 | +19% | Catholic | English | 26 km | |
| Naomh Tomas N.S. | 16 | −36% | Church of Ireland | English | ✓ | 27 km |
| Ard na gCraith NS | 110 | −15% | Catholic | English | 27 km | |
| Castlepollard Paroc.n.s. | 25 | +19% | Church of Ireland | English | 28 km | |
| Castlepollard Mixed N.S. | 169 | +20% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 28 km |
| Earnain Mxd N.S. | 105 | −8% | Catholic | English | 28 km | |
| Cill Cleithe N.S. | 99 | −3% | Catholic | English | 29 km | |
| St Feighans Mxd N.S. | 100 | −7% | Catholic | English | 29 km | |
| Tang N.S. | 117 | −6% | Catholic | English | 29 km | |
| S.N. an Chuil | 14 | −71% | Catholic | English | 29 km | |
| Crowenstown N.S. | 12 | −50% | Catholic | English | 30 km | |
| Sc Ciarain | 227 | +21% | Catholic | English | 30 km | |
| S.N. Naomh Fiontan | 29 | −44% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 31 km |
| Naomh Clar N.S. | 293 | +7% | Catholic | English | 32 km | |
| Ballinahown N.S. | 96 | +8% | Catholic | English | 32 km | |
| Cluain Buinne N.S. | 164 | +34% | Catholic | English | 33 km | |
| Corr na Madadh N S | 306 | +16% | Multi-denominational | English | ✓ | 34 km |
| Scoil na gCeithre Maistri | 235 | −20% | Catholic | All in Irish | ✓ | 35 km |
| Cluain Maolain N.S. | 178 | −21% | Catholic | English | 35 km | |
| Naomh Micheal N.S. | 17 | −19% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 36 km |
| St Marys N.S. | 573 | +31% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 36 km |
| S.N. an Cusan | 413 | −2% | Catholic | English | 36 km | |
| Athlone N.S. | 56 | −13% | Church of Ireland | English | 37 km | |
| S.N. Phoil Naofa | 125 | −9% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 37 km |
| St Peters N.S. Snr | 112 | −24% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 37 km |
| S.N. Deaghan O Ceallaigh | 77 | −28% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 38 km |
| Naomh Muire N.S. | 12 | – | Catholic | English | ✓ | 38 km |
Living in Tyrrellspass
The town’s figures, not this street’s.
Homes in the N91 Eircode area
Housing in Tyrrellspass →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 Tyrrellspass →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 Tyrrellspass, N91 W207
Primary schools near Dalystown 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 Dalystown N.S.
Is Dalystown 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 Dalystown N.S. have?
81 pupils in 2025/26. That is −16% since 2019/20.
Does Dalystown N.S. teach through Irish?
No: Dalystown N.S. teaches in English, with Irish as a subject.
Who runs Dalystown N.S.?
Dalystown N.S. has a Catholic ethos. Its patron is Bishop of Meath.
How do pupils get a place at Dalystown 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 Dalystown N.S.?
The nearest are St. Anne's National School (5.2 km), Scoil Chroi Naofa (5.9 km) and Ballinagore Mixed N.S. (5.9 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 Tyrrellspass; 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).