Baile Mor Siol Anmcadha
Baile Mor Siol Anmcadha is a primary school in Galway. 117 pupils, Catholic ethos, 2 special classes, oversubscribed last year.
The facts
| Type | Primary school |
|---|---|
| Gender | Mixed |
| Ethos | Catholic |
| Patron | Bishop of Clonfert |
| Fees | Free |
| Enrolment | 117 (60 boys, 57 girls) 2025/26 |
| Language of instruction | English Medium School |
| Roll number | 17170T |
| Eircode | H53RH48 |
| Address | Oghil More, Lawrencetown, Co. Galway |
Getting in
Oversubscribed last year. The notice carries a previous-year breakdown, which schools only have to publish when more people applied than there were places.
| Places in the coming year | 20 |
|---|---|
| Places last year | 1 |
| Applications last year | 5 |
| Waiting list | 6 |
| Applications open | 02 March 2026 |
| Applications close | 02 March 2026 |
The school received 6 applications in total across every class and every special class. The 5 above is the figure for this intake alone, which is the one that can be compared with the places offered for it.
notice gives places only, no previous-year breakdown.
Read the school's Annual Admission Notice ↗ (2026/27)
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.
Special classes
2 special classes sanctioned for 26/27:
- 1 × Autism/Autistic Spectrum Disorders
- 1 × ASD Early Intervention
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: Ballinasloe. 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 H53 (Ballinasloe) was €200,000 in 2025. That is up 38.9% since 2020. CSO figures for the whole district, not the streets beside the school.
Area profile: the Pobal HP Deprivation Index rates Laurencetown at -4.46 (Marginally Below Average), where 0 is the national average. 32% of adults there hold a third-level qualification.
Contact
| Principal | Andrew O'Regan |
|---|---|
| Phone | 0909685609 |
| office@lawrencetownns.ie | |
| Local authority | Galway County Council |
Other schools in Ballinasloe
- Aibhistin Naofa Primary school, Galway
- Camcloon N S Primary school, Roscommon
- Cappatagle Central Sch Primary school, Galway
- Clonfert College Secondary school, Galway
- Kiltormer N S Primary school, Galway
- S N Caitriona Naofa Primary school, Galway
- S N Cill Conaill Primary school, Galway
- S N Muire Gan Smal Primary school, Galway
- S N Na Heaglaise Primary school, Galway
- S N Naomh Ciaran Primary school, Roscommon
- S N Naomh Treasa Primary school, Galway
- Scoil An Chroi Naofa Primary school, Galway
How we know
DoE Schools GIS 2026 (CC BY 4.0) — checked 2026-08-27.