Coláiste Muire
Coláiste Muire is a secondary school in Sligo. 325 pupils, Catholic ethos, 2 special classes.
The facts
| Type | Secondary school |
|---|---|
| Gender | Mixed |
| Ethos | Catholic |
| Patron | CEIST |
| Fees | Free |
| Enrolment | 325 (173 boys, 152 girls) 2025/26 |
| Language of instruction | English Medium School |
| Roll number | 65140H |
| Eircode | F56NA09 |
| Address | Ballymote, Co Sligo |
Special classes
2 special classes sanctioned for 26/27:
- 2 × Autism/Autistic Spectrum Disorders
1 of these are newly sanctioned for 26/27, up from 1 classes last year.
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: Ballymote. 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 F56 (Ballymote) was €190,500 in 2025. That is up 100.5% since 2020. CSO figures for the whole district, not the streets beside the school.
Area profile: the Pobal HP Deprivation Index rates Ballymote at -3.08 (Marginally Below Average), where 0 is the national average. 35% of adults there hold a third-level qualification.
Contact
| Principal | Damien MacGraith |
|---|---|
| Phone | 0719183086 |
| principal@cmbm.ie | |
| Local authority | Sligo County Council |
Other schools in Ballymote
- Corran College Secondary school, Sligo
- Killaville N S Primary school, Sligo
- Rockfield N S Primary school, Sligo
- S N Cnoc Mionna Primary school, Sligo
- S N Cul Fada Primary school, Sligo
- S N Lissara Naofa Primary school, Sligo
- S N Naomh Mhuire Primary school, Sligo
- Scoil Mhuire Gan Smal Primary school, Sligo
How we know
DoE Schools GIS 2026 (CC BY 4.0) — checked 2026-08-27.