Scoil Na Mbraithre
Scoil Na Mbraithre is a primary school boys only in Cork. 172 pupils, Catholic ethos, 2 special classes, DEIS Urban Band 2.
The facts
| Type | Primary school |
|---|---|
| Gender | Boys only |
| Ethos | Catholic |
| Patron | Bishop of Cloyne |
| Fees | Free |
| Enrolment | 172 (172 boys, 0 girls) 2025/26 |
| Language of instruction | English Medium School |
| DEIS | Yes — Urban Band 2 |
| Roll number | 17639W |
| Eircode | P67FY81 |
| Address | Brigown, Mitchelstown, Co. Cork |
Getting in
Not oversubscribed last year. The notice carries no previous-year breakdown, which is only required of a school that had more applicants than places.
| Places in the coming year | 60 |
|---|
notice gives places only, no previous-year breakdown.
Read the school's Annual Admission Notice ↗ (2025/26)
Ireland has no catchment areas. A place depends on the school's own oversubscription criteria — siblings, feeder school, parish, distance, date of application — not on where you live. Read the admissions policy for those.
What DEIS means here
DEIS Urban Band 2. This is extra staffing, a Home School Community Liaison coordinator and School Completion Programme access. Band 2 does not carry the reduced class sizes that Band 1 does.
Worth knowing: several things people associate with DEIS are now available in every school. Schoolbooks are free at primary and post-primary regardless of DEIS status, and since 2025 all primary schools are eligible for the hot school meals programme. What remains specific to DEIS is the staffing — reduced class sizes in Urban Band 1, the Home School Community Liaison coordinator, School Completion Programme access and enhanced capitation.
Band as published in the Department's DEIS list, last revised 2022-10-12.
Special classes
2 special classes sanctioned for 26/27:
- 2 × Autism/Autistic Spectrum Disorders
Source: National Council for Special Education. Children in a special class travel under a separate transport scheme with its own rules.
The area around this school
School planning area: Mitchelstown. This is how the Department plans where to build capacity. It is not a catchment.
Local house prices: the median residential sale price in Eircode district P67 (Mitchelstown) was €267,500 in 2025. That is up 43.8% since 2020. CSO figures for the whole district, not the streets beside the school.
Area profile: the Pobal HP Deprivation Index rates Mitchelstown at -5.42 (Marginally Below Average), where 0 is the national average. 29% of adults there hold a third-level qualification.
Contact
| Principal | Bernard O'Connell |
|---|---|
| Phone | 02524505 |
| office@cbspmitchelstown.com | |
| Local authority | Cork County Council |
Other schools in Mitchelstown
- Ballindangan Mixed N S Primary school, Cork
- Bunscoil Na Toirbhirte Primary school, Cork
- Christian Brothers Secondary School Secondary school, Cork
- Coláiste Fionnchua Secondary school, Cork
- Curraghagalla N S Primary school, Cork
- Kilbehenny N S Primary school, Limerick
- Presentation Secondary School Secondary school, Cork
- S N Baile Ui Ghiblin Primary school, Cork
- S N Cnoch A Deaga Primary school, Limerick
- S N Gleann Gcreabhar Primary school, Limerick
- S N Sceichin A Rince Primary school, Tipperary
- Scoil Teampall Toinne Primary school, Tipperary
How we know
DoE Schools GIS 2026 (CC BY 4.0) — checked 2026-08-27.