S N Cluain na nGall
Main Street, Clonegal, Co Carlow · Y21 XK73 · Roll number 17514C
S N Cluain na nGall is one of 2 primary schools in or within 3 km of Clonegall. Every school in and around Clonegall →
What stands out about S N Cluain na nGall
- 146 pupils, near the middle for primary schools in Ireland (the median is 131).
- About as many pupils as in 2019/20 (+13%).
- Teaches through English, with Irish as a subject.
- Has special classes for children who need more support.
- Its patron is the Bishop of Kildare & Leighlin; its ethos is Catholic.
Pupils over time
2015/16 to 2025/26S N Cluain na nGall had 146 pupils in 2025/26, against 138 in 2015/16 (+6%). Girls are 48% of them. Its largest roll was 152, in 2021/22. Its roll rose in 6 of the 10 years.
Department of Education enrolments at 30 September each year; girls and boys where the lists give them.
No letter for S N Cluain na nGall
Ireland publishes no exam results school by school, and section 53 of the Education Act 1998 restricts comparing schools by them, so this school has no letter and nothing here ranks it. Its facts are the Department of Education’s; its inspection reports are linked below.
What the Department of Education does publish for S N Cluain na nGall is on this page: its pupils each September since 2015/16, girls and boys, its patron and ethos, whether it teaches through Irish, whether it is in DEIS, and its inspection reports.
Newspapers print lists of how many of a school’s leavers go on to college. Those count destinations, not exam results, and depend on who a school takes in; we don’t use them.
Inspection reports on S N Cluain na nGall
The Department of Education’s Inspectorate visits schools and publishes its reports. The reports describe what inspectors saw; they give no overall grade, and we don’t make one. Reports for this school on gov.ie ↗
Inspectors visit every kind of school. Whole-school evaluations look at teaching and learning, leadership and management; subject inspections look at one subject; follow-through inspections check whether earlier advice was taken. Each report is published on gov.ie with the school’s response.
Getting a place at S N Cluain na nGall
Every school admits under its own published admission policy; no admissions numbers are published.
Families apply to S N Cluain na nGall directly. Children can start once they are four and must be in school by six; the school’s yearly admission notice gives the dates for applying and for its decisions.
A school with more applicants than places admits on the criteria in its admission policy, often brothers and sisters, the area it serves and, for post-primary schools, its feeder primaries. A family refused a place can appeal.
Places in special classes and special schools are allocated with the National Council for Special Education.
No figures on applications are published, but the roll shows demand: S N Cluain na nGall has grown by 13% since 2019/20. All the schools around Clonegall together changed by +0%.
Pupils since 2019/20
Education (Admission to Schools) Act 2018; Department of Education enrolments 2019/20 and 2025/26 (preliminary).
Side by side with the nearest primary schools
2025/26The nearest schools of the same kind, as the crow flies: their pupils, ethos and language. No results: none are published.
Of the 6 nearest primary schools, 2 have more pupils than S N Cluain na nGall. Since 2019/20 its roll has changed by +13%; 0 of the 6 grew faster.
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S N Cluain na nGall | 146 | +13% | Catholic | English | ||
| S.N. Cill Damhain | 87 | −16% | Catholic | English | 2.8 km | |
| Carrigduff Nat School | 85 | −1% | Church of Ireland | English | 4.5 km | |
| Scoil Náisiúnta Bhantiarna Lourdes | 287 | +7% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 5 km |
| Kilmyshall N.S. | 155 | +8% | Catholic | English | 7.7 km | |
| Scoil Muire Gan Smal | 61 | −6% | Catholic | English | 7.7 km | |
| St Patricks N.S. | 75 | −23% | Catholic | English | 8.3 km |
The other 38 primary schools in Co. Carlow
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S.N. Fhoirtcheirn/Fhinin | 106 | −12% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 8.9 km |
| S.N. Peadar agus Pol | 239 | −15% | Catholic | English | 9.3 km | |
| S.N. Muire Lourdes | 195 | −22% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 13 km |
| Ballyconnell N.S. | 199 | +20% | Catholic | English | 13 km | |
| S.N. Phadraig Naofa | 150 | −40% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 13 km |
| St Columbas N.S. | 93 | +58% | Church of Ireland | English | ✓ | 13 km |
| Scoil Nais Mhuire | 59 | −19% | Catholic | English | 14 km | |
| S.N. Nmh Fhingin | 34 | −6% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 14 km |
| Rathoe N.S. | 175 | −1% | Catholic | English | 14 km | |
| Newtown Dunleckney Mxd | 144 | −1% | Catholic | English | 16 km | |
| Scoil Nais Bhride | 190 | −15% | Catholic | English | 18 km | |
| Our Lady's National School | 26 | −24% | Catholic | English | 19 km | |
| S.N. Fiontain Naofa | 41 | +58% | Catholic | English | 19 km | |
| St Josephs N.S. | 149 | +3% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 20 km |
| Baile an Chuilinn N.S. | 126 | +5% | Catholic | English | 20 km | |
| St Patrick's National School | 32 | −22% | Catholic | English | 20 km | |
| Fr Cullen Memorial N.S. | 231 | +21% | Catholic | English | 20 km | |
| St Bridgets Monastery Boys Senior School | 134 | −9% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 21 km |
| St Patricks N.S. | 207 | −2% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 21 km |
| St Marys N.S. | 90 | −15% | Church of Ireland | English | 21 km | |
| Bennekerry National School | 377 | −11% | Catholic | English | 21 km | |
| Queen of Universe N.S. | 253 | −2% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 21 km |
| Borris Mxd N.S. | 196 | −9% | Catholic | English | 21 km | |
| S.N. Treasa Naomha | 52 | −26% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 22 km |
| St Laserians Mxd N.S. | 182 | +3% | Catholic | English | 22 km | |
| Gaelscoil Eoghain Uí Thuairisc | 444 | −7% | Catholic | All in Irish | 23 km | |
| Holy Family National School | 592 | – | Catholic | English | ✓ | 24 km |
| Scoil Nais Mhichil | 42 | −16% | Catholic | English | 24 km | |
| S.N. Ceatharlach | 137 | +3% | Church of Ireland | English | 24 km | |
| S.N. Muire Gan Smal | 345 | −17% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 24 km |
| Scoil Nais Iosef Naofa | 111 | −19% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 24 km |
| Bishop Foley Memorial School Boys Snr Sch | 165 | −34% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 25 km |
| Ballinabranna Mxd N.S. | 184 | −6% | Catholic | English | 25 km | |
| S N Naomh Fhiach | 570 | −3% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 25 km |
| Carlow Educate Together NS | 389 | +8% | Multi-denominational | English | ✓ | 26 km |
| Scoil Nais Molaise | 123 | +15% | Catholic | English | 26 km | |
| Scoil N Moling-Glynn | 51 | −2% | Catholic | English | 28 km | |
| St Brendans N.S. | 30 | +30% | Catholic | English | 30 km |
Living in Clonegall
The town’s figures, not this street’s.
Homes in the Y21 Eircode area
Housing in Clonegall →The median sale price rose from €239,000 in 2023 to €290,000 in 2025 (+21%).
New against second-hand, 2023 to 2025
Property Price Register sales in the Y21 Eircode routing area, 2023 to 2025.
Renting in Co. Carlow
Cost of living in Clonegall →New tenancies in Co. Carlow averaged €1,316 a month in 2025, against €1,199 in 2024 (+10%).
Residential Tenancies Board rent index, new tenancies, 2024 and 2025.
Location
Directions ↗Clonegall, Y21 XK73
Primary schools near S N Cluain na nGall
Nearest first, as the crow flies, up to 25 km. Each school’s own admission policy decides who gets a place.
Questions about S N Cluain na nGall
Is S N Cluain na nGall a good school?
We don’t grade it: Ireland publishes no exam results school by school, and section 53 of the Education Act 1998 restricts comparing them. Its inspection reports on gov.ie, a visit and a talk with the principal will tell you more than any table could.
How many pupils does S N Cluain na nGall have?
146 pupils in 2025/26. That is +13% since 2019/20.
Does S N Cluain na nGall teach through Irish?
No: S N Cluain na nGall teaches in English, with Irish as a subject.
Who runs S N Cluain na nGall?
S N Cluain na nGall has a Catholic ethos. Its patron is Bishop of Kildare & Leighlin.
How do pupils get a place at S N Cluain na nGall?
Apply to the school directly. It publishes an admission policy and a yearly admission notice with its dates; if more children apply than it has places, it admits on the criteria in its policy.
Which schools of the same kind are near S N Cluain na nGall?
The nearest are S.N. Cill Damhain (2.8 km), Carrigduff Nat School (4.5 km) and Scoil Náisiúnta Bhantiarna Lourdes (5 km).
Sources: Department of Education, school lists 2025/26 (preliminary) and enrolments since 2015/16, CC BY 4.0 · inspection reports on gov.ie, linked by roll number. Under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0).
Facts from the Department of Education’s school lists. Listed with Clonegall; nothing here rates the school.
Contains Central Statistics Office (CSO) data, Census 2022, and Tailte Éireann boundaries (CSO Urban Areas, Small Areas, local electoral areas, constituencies), under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0).