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School Rd, Ballyvaughan · H91 F6P2 · Roll number 17633K
S.N. Eoin Baiste is the only one of the primary schools in or within 3 km of Ballyvaughan. Every school in and around Ballyvaughan →
What stands out about S.N. Eoin Baiste
- A small primary school: 42 pupils, against a typical 131.
- Teaches through English, with Irish as a subject.
- Growing: 42 pupils, 40% more than the 30 of 2019/20.
- Its patron is the Bishop of Galway, Kilmacduagh & Kilfenora; its ethos is Catholic.
- The only primary school in Ballyvaughan or within 3 km of it.
Pupils over time
2015/16 to 2025/26S.N. Eoin Baiste had 42 pupils in 2025/26, against 35 in 2015/16 (+20%). Girls are 52% of them. Its largest roll was 55, in 2022/23. Its roll rose in 2 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. Eoin Baiste
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. Eoin Baiste 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. Eoin Baiste
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. Eoin Baiste
Every school admits under its own published admission policy; no admissions numbers are published.
Families apply to S.N. Eoin Baiste 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.
No figures on applications are published, but the roll shows demand: S.N. Eoin Baiste has grown by 40% since 2019/20.
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, 3 have more pupils than S.N. Eoin Baiste. Since 2019/20 its roll has changed by +40%; 0 of the 5 grew faster.
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S.N. Eoin Baiste | 42 | +40% | Catholic | English | ||
| New Quay N.S. | 31 | +29% | Catholic | English | 6.1 km | |
| S.N. Padraig Nfa Fanoir | 25 | −14% | Catholic | English | 8.7 km | |
| S.N. Cronain Nfa an Carn | 15 | – | Catholic | English | 10 km | |
| S.N. Ciarain Naofa | 67 | −32% | Catholic | English | 11 km | |
| Lisdoonvarna N.S. | 143 | +9% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 13 km |
| S.N. Naomh Iosef | 324 | −9% | Catholic | English | 14 km |
The other 104 primary schools in Co. Clare
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Fachnan & St Attractas N.S. | 57 | +12% | Catholic | English | 15 km | |
| Kilnaboy N.S. | 80 | −5% | Catholic | English | 17 km | |
| Boston N.S. | 24 | −29% | Catholic | English | 17 km | |
| S.N. Aibhistin Naofa | 21 | −30% | Catholic | English | 18 km | |
| Doolin Mixed N.S. | 93 | −5% | Catholic | English | 18 km | |
| Scoil Mhuire Naisiunta | 102 | −11% | Catholic | English | 20 km | |
| S.N. Colm Cille | 58 | +16% | Catholic | English | 21 km | |
| Mol an Óige Community National School | 158 | +46% | Multi-denominational | English | ✓ | 21 km |
| Ennistymon National School | 64 | −11% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 22 km |
| Tubber N.S. | 40 | +67% | Catholic | English | 22 km | |
| Ruan Central N.S. | 75 | −29% | Catholic | English | 23 km | |
| Saint Marys N.S. Lahinch | 166 | +26% | Catholic | English | 24 km | |
| Forgleann N.S. | 7 | −68% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 24 km |
| S.N. Liosceanuir | 105 | +46% | Catholic | English | 26 km | |
| Toonagh N.S. | 75 | −27% | Catholic | English | 26 km | |
| Eidhneach N.S. | 150 | −1% | Catholic | English | 26 km | |
| Inchicronan Central N.S. | 158 | +10% | Catholic | English | 26 km | |
| S N Iosef Naofa | 29 | −15% | Catholic | All in Irish | 26 km | |
| Kilnamona N.S. | 85 | −21% | Catholic | English | 28 km | |
| S.N. Cluain an Atha | 19 | −37% | Catholic | English | 29 km | |
| Barefield Mixed N.S. | 390 | +1% | Catholic | English | 29 km | |
| Rineen N.S. | 35 | −19% | Catholic | English | 29 km | |
| Rockmount Mixed N.S. | 23 | −21% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 30 km |
| Ennis Educate Together NS | 144 | +125% | Multi-denominational | English | ✓ | 31 km |
| Gael Sc Mhichil Chiosog | 451 | −4% | Catholic | All in Irish | 31 km | |
| Connolly N.S. | 27 | −36% | Catholic | English | 32 km | |
| Chriost Ri | 226 | +0% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 32 km |
| Dromindoora N.S. | 23 | −43% | Catholic | English | 32 km | |
| Bunscoil na mBraithre | 643 | −4% | Catholic | English | 32 km | |
| Holy Family Junior School | 167 | +15% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 32 km |
| Holy Family Snr | 306 | −5% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 32 km |
| S.N. Cnoc an Ein | 262 | −8% | Catholic | English | 33 km | |
| Kilmaley N.S. | 88 | −18% | Catholic | English | 33 km | |
| Inch N.S. | 104 | +13% | Catholic | English | 33 km | |
| Ennis N.S. | 615 | −4% | Catholic | English | 33 km | |
| Clooney N.S. | 48 | −41% | Catholic | English | 33 km | |
| Miltown Malbay B N.S. | 128 | +20% | Catholic | English | 33 km | |
| Clarecastle National School | 362 | +0% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 35 km |
| Coore National School | 30 | −6% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 36 km |
| S.N. Dubh Rath | 113 | +28% | Catholic | English | 37 km | |
| Flagmount Central N.S. | 35 | +21% | Catholic | English | 37 km | |
| Annagh N.S. | 81 | −13% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 37 km |
| Ballyea Mixed N.S. | 212 | +2% | Catholic | English | 38 km | |
| St Mochullas N.S. | 259 | −2% | Catholic | English | 38 km | |
| Scoil na Mainistreach Quin Dangan | 331 | +14% | Catholic | English | 38 km | |
| S N Chathair Aodha | 27 | −41% | Catholic | English | 39 km | |
| Mullach N.S. | 53 | +10% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 39 km |
| Quilty N.S. | 49 | +81% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 39 km |
| S.N. Mhuire | 68 | +11% | Catholic | English | 40 km | |
| Lissycasey N.S. | 167 | −7% | Catholic | English | 42 km | |
| Scoil Mhichil | 66 | +43% | Catholic | English | 42 km | |
| Cluain Draigneach | 5 | – | Catholic | English | 42 km | |
| Scoil na Maighdine Mhuire | 238 | −1% | Catholic | English | 43 km | |
| Ballycar N.S. | 34 | +13% | Catholic | English | 43 km | |
| Kilkishen N.S. | 134 | +2% | Catholic | English | 44 km | |
| Clohanes N.S. | 22 | −24% | Catholic | English | 44 km | |
| S N Baile na Cailli | 52 | −5% | Catholic | English | 44 km | |
| O Callaghans Mills N.S. | 29 | −52% | Catholic | English | 44 km | |
| St. Josephs National School Cree | 38 | – | Catholic | English | 45 km | |
| S.N. Cill Muire | 65 | −32% | Catholic | English | 45 km | |
| Kilmihil N.S. | 96 | +0% | Catholic | English | 45 km | |
| Bodyke N.S. | 27 | −13% | Catholic | English | 45 km | |
| Stonehall N.S. | 101 | −11% | Catholic | English | 46 km | |
| SN na Crannaighe | 32 | – | Catholic | English | 47 km | |
| Scariff Central N.S. | 142 | +1% | Catholic | English | 47 km | |
| Tomgraney N.S. | 47 | −27% | Catholic | English | 48 km | |
| Sixmilebridge N.S. | 423 | −21% | Catholic | English | 48 km | |
| Kildysart N.S. | 122 | −9% | Catholic | English | 49 km | |
| Cooraclare B N.S. | 78 | −20% | Catholic | English | 49 km | |
| St Aidans N.S. | 260 | +3% | Catholic | English | 49 km | |
| Raheen Wood Community National School | 102 | +10% | Multi-denominational | English | 49 km | |
| Naomh Tola | 218 | −4% | Catholic | English | 49 km | |
| S.N. Cluain Muinge | 205 | +16% | Catholic | English | 49 km | |
| Gaelscoil Donncha Rua | 68 | +3% | Catholic | All in Irish | ✓ | 49 km |
| Broadford & Kilbane National School | 136 | +16% | Catholic | English | 49 km | |
| St Conaires N.S. | 338 | −19% | Catholic | English | 49 km | |
| Shannon Airport No 2 NS | 51 | – | Church of Ireland | English | 49 km | |
| Shannon Airport 1 N.S. | 113 | −17% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 49 km |
| Doonbeg N.S. | 63 | +13% | Catholic | English | 49 km | |
| Coolmeen N.S. | 20 | – | Catholic | English | 51 km | |
| Scoil an Sraith S.N. | 15 | −25% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 51 km |
| Kilmurry McMahon National School | 63 | −6% | Catholic | English | 51 km | |
| S.N. Inis Cealtrach | 71 | +8% | Catholic | English | 52 km | |
| Cratloe N.S. | 278 | −2% | Catholic | English | 53 km | |
| S.N. Cnoc Doire | 17 | −48% | Catholic | English | 54 km | |
| Ogonnelloe National School | 101 | −11% | Catholic | English | 54 km | |
| Bansha N.S. | 7 | −78% | Catholic | English | 55 km | |
| Labasheeda Central N.S. | 30 | −9% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 55 km |
| S.N. Ma Sheasta | 37 | −30% | Catholic | English | 56 km | |
| Lakyle N.S. | 47 | −41% | Catholic | English | 56 km | |
| Burrane N.S. | 17 | −39% | Catholic | English | 56 km | |
| S.N. Mhuire Miliuc | 84 | −25% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 56 km |
| Gaelscoil Ui Choimin | 61 | −5% | Catholic | All in Irish | ✓ | 57 km |
| Convent of Mercy National School | 329 | +7% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 57 km |
| S.N. Baile an Droichid | 107 | +2% | Catholic | English | 58 km | |
| Scoil Realt na Mara | 134 | +86% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 59 km |
| Killaloe Boys N.S. | 104 | −21% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 59 km |
| Mercy Convent Killaloe | 97 | −16% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 59 km |
| S.N. an Phairtin Mixed | 317 | −3% | Catholic | English | 59 km | |
| Scoil Seanain Naofa | 276 | −12% | Catholic | English | 59 km | |
| Moveen N.S. | 39 | −32% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 63 km |
| Doonaha N.S. | 21 | – | Catholic | English | ✓ | 64 km |
| Carrigaholt Mixed N.S. | 30 | −6% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 68 km |
| S.N. Cuan | 19 | −21% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 77 km |
Living in Ballyvaughan
The town’s figures, not this street’s.
Homes in the H91 Eircode area
Housing in Ballyvaughan →The median sale price rose from €338,600 in 2023 to €408,300 in 2025 (+21%).
New against second-hand, 2023 to 2025
Property Price Register sales in the H91 Eircode routing area, 2023 to 2025.
Renting in Co. Clare
Cost of living in Ballyvaughan →New tenancies in Co. Clare averaged €1,170 a month in 2025, against €1,080 in 2024 (+8%).
Residential Tenancies Board rent index, new tenancies, 2024 and 2025.
Location
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Ballyvaughan, H91 F6P2
Primary schools near S.N. Eoin Baiste
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. Eoin Baiste
Is S.N. Eoin Baiste 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. Eoin Baiste have?
42 pupils in 2025/26. That is +40% since 2019/20.
Does S.N. Eoin Baiste teach through Irish?
No: S.N. Eoin Baiste teaches in English, with Irish as a subject.
Who runs S.N. Eoin Baiste?
S.N. Eoin Baiste has a Catholic ethos. Its patron is Bishop of Galway, Kilmacduagh & Kilfenora.
How do pupils get a place at S.N. Eoin Baiste?
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. Eoin Baiste?
The nearest are New Quay N.S. (6.1 km), S.N. Padraig Nfa Fanoir (8.7 km) and S.N. Cronain Nfa an Carn (10 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 Ballyvaughan; 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).