Rathmore National School

There is a real buzz around Rathmore NS as we get behind the Eadestown Ladies ahead of the Senior Ladies Reserve Team Championship Final in Ballykelly on Saturday, 26th September at 3:30pm.

Pupils have been busy making banners, taking out the blue flags and showing their support for the Girls in Blue. We encourage everyone to wear their club colours and, if possible, come along to Ballykelly GFC at 3:30pm, where Eadestown will take on St. Laurence’s in what promises to be a fantastic occasion for the club and community.

This is a particularly exciting time for our school, with the Eadestown panel featuring past pupils, mothers of current pupils and our own Ms. Orlaigh Behan. Staff and pupils alike would like to wish Orlaigh and all the players the very best as they prepare for the big day.

The excitement does not end there. This is the first of two consecutive weekends of finals for the Eadestown Ladies, with the Senior Team, with Ms. Jessica Harney, taking on Kilcullen the following Friday evening.

Both Orlaigh and Jessica generously coach football teams in our school, and it would be wonderful to see as many children and families as possible out supporting them and their teammates over the coming weekends

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We wish both Eadestown teams and their management  every success and hope that all involved enjoy what promises to be two memorable finals.

Best of luck to Orlaigh, Jessica and all the Girls in Blue! 💙🏐💙🏐

Dear Parents and Guardians

The public meeting scheduled for Wednesday the 16th of September 2026 will not be proceeding at this time. Following consultation with the Department and the CPSMA, we were advised that, given the low response rate of 38%, and the fact that only a small majority of respondents expressed an interest in change, our school would not be considered a candidate for change at this juncture.

We will continue to keep this matter under review and will update the school community should there be any developments in the future.

Thank you for your engagement and understanding,

Kind regards

Seamus Clare

Chairperson of Board of Management. 

We are delighted to share that from September, students at Rathmore NS will have the opportunity to take part in a 6-week gymnastics programme delivered by a qualified ‘Sports in Schools’ instructor. This programme combines gymnastics with Fundamental Movement Skills, helping children to build strength, balance, coordination, flexibility, confidence and the core skills needed to support participation in all sports. Over the six weeks, students will develop a range of skills from handstands and rolls to beam walks and more, using specialist equipment including parallel bars, beams, wedges, rings, springboards and other gymnastics resources. The inclusive programme will be tailored to meet the needs of our pupils and will provide a fun, active and engaging addition to our PE curriculum.

We are also delighted with the arrival of new PE equipment this year following a comprehensive inventory carried out by our Student Council. Their feedback helped us identify areas where new resources were needed, and our pupils are already enjoying using the new outdoor soccer goals, portable badminton sets, universal table tennis nets and sticky toss and catch ball games. These new resources will encourage us to ‘Get off our chair and get some air.’

We are delighted to celebrate another fantastic achievement in Rathmore NS as we have been awarded the Silver Award for the SFI Curious Minds Programme for the second year in a row! This recognition reflects the continued commitment of our pupils and staff to promoting STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) throughout our school.

The SFI Curious Minds Award celebrates schools that actively engage pupils in STEM learning. At Rathmore NS, we have continued to shine a spotlight on STEM through a wide range of hands-on enquiry, practical activities, STEM challenges and opportunities to explore, discover and learn through curiosity.

A huge congratulations to all our pupils and staff who contributed to this wonderful achievement. We are already looking forward to continuing our STEM journey next year — and we’ll be aiming for the hat trick!

Huge congratulations to Ms. Malone and all the staff and students on their hard work completing the Curious Minds award. We have now been awarded the Silver Award.