Scoil Nais Realta na Mara
Ballask, Kilmore, Co. Wexford · Y35 YX20 · Roll number 19352M
Scoil Nais Realta na Mara is the only one of the primary schools in or within 3 km of Kilmore. Every school in and around Kilmore →
What stands out about Scoil Nais Realta na Mara
- One of the larger primary schools: 304 pupils, against a typical 131.
- Teaches through English, with Irish as a subject.
- Smaller than it was: 304 pupils, 17% fewer than the 365 of 2019/20.
- 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 Ferns; its ethos is Catholic.
- The only primary school in Kilmore or within 3 km of it.
Pupils over time
2015/16 to 2025/26Scoil Nais Realta na Mara had 304 pupils in 2025/26, down from 373 in 2015/16 (−18%). Girls are 51% of them. Its largest roll was 385, in 2016/17. Its roll rose in 3 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 Nais Realta na Mara
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 Nais Realta na Mara 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 Nais Realta na Mara
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 Nais Realta na Mara
Every school admits under its own published admission policy; no admissions numbers are published.
Families apply to Scoil Nais Realta na Mara 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 Nais Realta na Mara has shrunk by 17% since 2019/20. All the schools around Kilmore together changed by +1%.
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.
Scoil Nais Realta na Mara has more pupils than any of the 6 nearest primary schools. Since 2019/20 its roll has changed by −17%; 5 of the 6 grew faster.
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scoil Nais Realta na Mara | 304 | −17% | Catholic | English | ✓ | |
| Fionntain Nfa N.S. | 114 | −2% | Catholic | English | 4.5 km | |
| Rathangan N.S. | 235 | −9% | Catholic | English | 5.5 km | |
| S.N. Bhaile Mhuirne | 230 | −3% | Catholic | English | 8.9 km | |
| S.N. Baile an Phiarsaigh | 238 | +18% | Catholic | English | 9.7 km | |
| Scoil Mhuire | 112 | −12% | Catholic | English | 11 km | |
| S.N. Mhuire | 64 | −21% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 12 km |
The other 94 primary schools in Co. Wexford
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S.N. Mhuire | 144 | −14% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 13 km |
| S.N. Clochar Mhuire | 156 | −24% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 13 km |
| Kilrane N.S. | 292 | −11% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 14 km |
| S.N. Nmh Seosaimh | 137 | −1% | Catholic | English | 14 km | |
| Wexford Educate Together National School | 191 | +12% | Multi-denominational | English | 14 km | |
| Gaelscoil Loch Garman | 208 | −11% | Catholic | All in Irish | 14 km | |
| Convent of Mercy | 406 | −7% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 14 km |
| S.N. Mhuire | 336 | +19% | Catholic | English | 14 km | |
| Scoil Mhuire Coolcotts | 573 | −4% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 15 km |
| S.N. Fionntain | 183 | −1% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 15 km |
| CBS Primary Wexford | 380 | +60% | Catholic | English | 15 km | |
| Faythe Convent | 226 | −22% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 15 km |
| St Iberius N.S. | 93 | +11% | Church of Ireland | English | 15 km | |
| S.N. Clochar Mhuire | 368 | −5% | Catholic | English | 15 km | |
| Clongeen Mxd N.S. | 95 | +0% | Catholic | English | 18 km | |
| St Leonards N.S. | 112 | −7% | Catholic | English | 18 km | |
| S.N. an Ghleanna | 138 | −32% | Catholic | English | 19 km | |
| St Garvans N.S. | 88 | −19% | Catholic | English | 19 km | |
| S.N. Phadraig | 199 | +9% | Catholic | English | 20 km | |
| Castlebridge N.S. | 223 | −4% | Catholic | English | 21 km | |
| S.N. Mhaodhoig | 237 | +34% | Catholic | English | 21 km | |
| S.N. Baile Ui Coileain | 55 | +0% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 21 km |
| Scoil Eoin Baiste | 32 | −18% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 22 km |
| Newbawn N.S. | 176 | +34% | Catholic | English | 23 km | |
| S.N. Mhuire | 19 | −17% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 23 km |
| Shielbeggan Convent | 30 | −29% | Catholic | English | 23 km | |
| Curracloe N.S. | 73 | −22% | Catholic | English | 23 km | |
| S.N. Abbain | 129 | +16% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 24 km |
| Gusserane N.S. | 75 | −20% | Catholic | English | 24 km | |
| S N Bearna na hAille | 133 | −21% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 24 km |
| S N na Scrine | 117 | −10% | Catholic | English | 25 km | |
| S.N. Seosamh Nfa | 227 | +1% | Catholic | English | 26 km | |
| Ramsgrange Central N.S. | 30 | −52% | Catholic | English | 26 km | |
| S.N. Olibheir Beannuithe | 74 | +6% | Catholic | English | 26 km | |
| S.N. Baile Muirne | 114 | −3% | Catholic | English | 26 km | |
| S.N. Raithin | 154 | +5% | Catholic | English | 27 km | |
| S.N. Baile Cuisin | 155 | −27% | Catholic | English | 28 km | |
| S.N. Catriona Nfa | 61 | +7% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 29 km |
| Glanbrian N.S. | 93 | +9% | Catholic | English | 29 km | |
| Clonroche N.S. | 107 | +14% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 29 km |
| S.N. Nmh Brighde | 218 | +6% | Catholic | English | 30 km | |
| Scoil Mhuire | 238 | −17% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 30 km |
| Davidstown Primary School | 92 | +59% | Catholic | English | 31 km | |
| Ballaghkeene N.S. | 150 | +17% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 31 km |
| St Joseph's N.S. | 79 | −2% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 32 km |
| S.N. Pádraig Nfa | 112 | −14% | Catholic | English | 32 km | |
| St Marys N.S. | 84 | +45% | Church of Ireland | English | 32 km | |
| Gaelscoil Inis Corthaidh | 184 | −2% | Catholic | All in Irish | 32 km | |
| Rathgarogue N.S. | 159 | −18% | Catholic | English | 33 km | |
| St Senans National Sch | 437 | −5% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 33 km |
| St Aidans Parish School | 869 | +1% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 33 km |
| Bunscoil Nic Amhlaidh | 312 | −5% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 34 km |
| Bunscoil Ris | 351 | −14% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 34 km |
| New Ross Educate Together National School | 135 | +118% | Multi-denominational | English | ✓ | 34 km |
| Oulart N.S. | 120 | −31% | Catholic | English | 34 km | |
| St Canice S Convent | 186 | −17% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 35 km |
| Sacred Heart National School, Caim | 88 | −32% | Catholic | English | 35 km | |
| S.N. Rath an Iubhair | 187 | −4% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 36 km |
| S N Moin na gCaor | 125 | −19% | Catholic | English | 36 km | |
| S.N. Shean Bhoth | 34 | +10% | Catholic | English | 37 km | |
| Kilnamanagh Community National School | 32 | – | Multi-denominational | English | 37 km | |
| St Josephs N.S. | 193 | −4% | Catholic | English | 38 km | |
| Marshalstown N.S. | 191 | −3% | Catholic | English | 38 km | |
| Boolavogue N.S. | 97 | −21% | Catholic | English | 40 km | |
| Court N.S. | 107 | −19% | Catholic | English | 41 km | |
| Ballindaggin N.S. | 117 | −31% | Catholic | English | 41 km | |
| St Edans N.S. | 39 | +22% | Church of Ireland | English | 42 km | |
| S.N. Caislean Dochraill | 37 | – | Catholic | English | 42 km | |
| Kiltealy N.S. | 100 | +8% | Catholic | English | 42 km | |
| Naomh Maodhog N.S. | 285 | +3% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 43 km |
| Tombrack N.S. | 54 | +8% | Catholic | English | 44 km | |
| Camolin N.S. | 75 | −29% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 46 km |
| St Marys N.S. | 201 | −5% | Catholic | English | 46 km | |
| Ballyoughter N.S. | 50 | +16% | Catholic | English | 47 km | |
| Kilmyshall N.S. | 155 | +8% | Catholic | English | 47 km | |
| Ballycanew N.S. | 224 | +6% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 48 km |
| Ballyduff N.S. | 79 | +5% | Catholic | English | 48 km | |
| St Patricks N.S. | 75 | −23% | Catholic | English | 49 km | |
| Scoil Náisiúnta Bhantiarna Lourdes | 287 | +7% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 50 km |
| Carrigduff Nat School | 85 | −1% | Church of Ireland | English | 51 km | |
| Riverchapel N.S. | 304 | −16% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 52 km |
| S.N. Padraig | 152 | +2% | Catholic | English | 53 km | |
| Gaelscoil Mhoshiolog | 152 | −31% | Multi-denominational | All in Irish | 54 km | |
| Gorey Educate Together NS | 369 | −11% | Multi-denominational | English | 54 km | |
| Gorey Central School | 237 | +9% | Church of Ireland | English | 55 km | |
| Bunscoil Loreto | 665 | −5% | Catholic | English | 55 km | |
| Scoil Naomh Ioseph | 522 | +4% | Catholic | English | 55 km | |
| S.N. Treasa Nfa | 106 | −6% | Catholic | English | 55 km | |
| Monaseed N.S. | 55 | −35% | Catholic | English | 57 km | |
| S.N. Chaomhain Torrchoill | 211 | −3% | Catholic | English | 60 km | |
| S.N. Coill an Iarainn | 218 | +25% | Catholic | English | 61 km | |
| Scoil Ghormáin Naofa | 158 | +25% | Catholic | English | 62 km | |
| S.N. Baile Thomais | 57 | −29% | Catholic | English | 63 km | |
| S.N. Cul Greine | 115 | +1% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 65 km |
Living in Kilmore
The town’s figures, not this street’s.
Homes in the Y35 Eircode area
Housing in Kilmore →The median sale price rose from €260,000 in 2023 to €310,000 in 2025 (+19%).
New against second-hand, 2023 to 2025
Property Price Register sales in the Y35 Eircode routing area, 2023 to 2025.
Renting in Co. Wexford
Cost of living in Kilmore →New tenancies in Co. Wexford averaged €1,179 a month in 2025, against €1,101 in 2024 (+7%).
Residential Tenancies Board rent index, new tenancies, 2024 and 2025.
Location
Directions ↗Kilmore, Y35 YX20
Primary schools near Scoil Nais Realta na Mara
Nearest first, as the crow flies, up to 25 km. Each school’s own admission policy decides who gets a place.
Questions about Scoil Nais Realta na Mara
Is Scoil Nais Realta na Mara 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 Nais Realta na Mara have?
304 pupils in 2025/26. That is −17% since 2019/20.
Does Scoil Nais Realta na Mara teach through Irish?
No: Scoil Nais Realta na Mara teaches in English, with Irish as a subject.
Who runs Scoil Nais Realta na Mara?
Scoil Nais Realta na Mara has a Catholic ethos. Its patron is Bishop of Ferns.
How do pupils get a place at Scoil Nais Realta na Mara?
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 Nais Realta na Mara?
The nearest are Fionntain Nfa N.S. (4.5 km), Rathangan N.S. (5.5 km) and S.N. Bhaile Mhuirne (8.9 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 Kilmore; 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).