Carrig N S

The facts

Special classes

1 special class sanctioned for 26/27:

• 1 × 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: Birr. 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 R42 (Birr) was €240,000 in 2025. That is up 84.6% since 2020. CSO figures for the whole district, not the streets beside the school.

Area profile: the Pobal HP Deprivation Index rates Carrig at 4.61 (Marginally Above Average), where 0 is the national average. 33% of adults there hold a third-level qualification.

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Other schools in Birr

• Ceann Eitigh N S Primary school, Offaly
• Croinchoill N S Primary school, Offaly
• Gaelscoil Na Laochra Primary school, Offaly
• Mercy Primary School Primary school, Offaly
• S N An Cillin Primary school, Tipperary
• S N Flannain Naofa Primary school, Tipperary
• S N Naomh Eoin Primary school, Offaly
• S N Osmann Primary school, Offaly
• Seir Kierans N S Primary school, Offaly
• Shinrone Mixed N S Primary school, Offaly
• St Brendans Monastery Primary school, Offaly
• St.Brendan's Community School Secondary school, Offaly