Kilnaboy N.S.
kILNABOY,, ENNIS,, COUNTY CLARE · V95 HX58 · Roll number 17832Q
Kilnaboy N.S. is one of 2 primary schools in or within 3 km of Corofin. Every school in and around Corofin →
What stands out about Kilnaboy N.S.
- 80 pupils, near the middle for primary schools in Ireland (the median is 131).
- About as many pupils as in 2019/20 (−5%).
- Teaches through English, with Irish as a subject.
- 31 girls and 49 boys: more of one than the other.
- Its patron is the Bishop of Killaloe; its ethos is Catholic.
- Outside Corofin’s outline, 2.5 km away; listed with Corofin, the nearest town in its county.
Pupils over time
2015/16 to 2025/26Kilnaboy N.S. had 80 pupils in 2025/26, down from 88 in 2015/16 (−9%). Girls are 39% of them. Its largest roll was 94, in 2021/22. Its roll rose in 4 of the 10 years.
Department of Education enrolments at 30 September each year; girls and boys where the lists give them.
No letter for Kilnaboy N.S.
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 Kilnaboy N.S. 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 Kilnaboy N.S.
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 Kilnaboy N.S.
Every school admits under its own published admission policy; no admissions numbers are published.
Families apply to Kilnaboy N.S. 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: Kilnaboy N.S. is about the size it was in 2019/20 (−5%). All the schools around Corofin together changed by −8%.
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, 1 have more pupils than Kilnaboy N.S.. Since 2019/20 its roll has changed by −5%; 2 of the 5 grew faster.
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kilnaboy N.S. | 80 | −5% | Catholic | English | ||
| Scoil Mhuire Naisiunta | 102 | −11% | Catholic | English | 3.3 km | |
| S.N. Cronain Nfa an Carn | 15 | – | Catholic | English | 7.3 km | |
| Ruan Central N.S. | 75 | −29% | Catholic | English | 7.4 km | |
| Toonagh N.S. | 75 | −27% | Catholic | English | 9.6 km | |
| St Fachnan & St Attractas N.S. | 57 | +12% | Catholic | English | 9.7 km | |
| S.N. Colm Cille | 58 | +16% | Catholic | English | 11 km |
The other 102 primary schools in Co. Clare
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kilnamona N.S. | 85 | −21% | Catholic | English | 12 km | |
| Boston N.S. | 24 | −29% | Catholic | English | 12 km | |
| Eidhneach N.S. | 150 | −1% | Catholic | English | 12 km | |
| Tubber N.S. | 40 | +67% | Catholic | English | 13 km | |
| Barefield Mixed N.S. | 390 | +1% | Catholic | English | 13 km | |
| Inchicronan Central N.S. | 158 | +10% | Catholic | English | 13 km | |
| Ennis Educate Together NS | 144 | +125% | Multi-denominational | English | ✓ | 14 km |
| Gael Sc Mhichil Chiosog | 451 | −4% | Catholic | All in Irish | 15 km | |
| Forgleann N.S. | 7 | −68% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 15 km |
| Mol an Óige Community National School | 158 | +46% | Multi-denominational | English | ✓ | 15 km |
| S.N. Aibhistin Naofa | 21 | −30% | Catholic | English | 15 km | |
| Chriost Ri | 226 | +0% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 15 km |
| Ennistymon National School | 64 | −11% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 15 km |
| Bunscoil na mBraithre | 643 | −4% | Catholic | English | 15 km | |
| Lisdoonvarna N.S. | 143 | +9% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 15 km |
| Holy Family Junior School | 167 | +15% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 16 km |
| Holy Family Snr | 306 | −5% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 16 km |
| S.N. Cnoc an Ein | 262 | −8% | Catholic | English | 17 km | |
| Ennis N.S. | 615 | −4% | Catholic | English | 17 km | |
| S.N. Eoin Baiste | 42 | +40% | Catholic | English | 17 km | |
| Inch N.S. | 104 | +13% | Catholic | English | 17 km | |
| Kilmaley N.S. | 88 | −18% | Catholic | English | 17 km | |
| Connolly N.S. | 27 | −36% | Catholic | English | 17 km | |
| S.N. Cluain an Atha | 19 | −37% | Catholic | English | 17 km | |
| Saint Marys N.S. Lahinch | 166 | +26% | Catholic | English | 18 km | |
| Clooney N.S. | 48 | −41% | Catholic | English | 18 km | |
| S N Iosef Naofa | 29 | −15% | Catholic | All in Irish | 19 km | |
| Clarecastle National School | 362 | +0% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 19 km |
| New Quay N.S. | 31 | +29% | Catholic | English | 19 km | |
| Doolin Mixed N.S. | 93 | −5% | Catholic | English | 20 km | |
| S.N. Dubh Rath | 113 | +28% | Catholic | English | 20 km | |
| S.N. Padraig Nfa Fanoir | 25 | −14% | Catholic | English | 21 km | |
| Ballyea Mixed N.S. | 212 | +2% | Catholic | English | 21 km | |
| Rockmount Mixed N.S. | 23 | −21% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 21 km |
| S.N. Liosceanuir | 105 | +46% | Catholic | English | 22 km | |
| Scoil na Mainistreach Quin Dangan | 331 | +14% | Catholic | English | 23 km | |
| Rineen N.S. | 35 | −19% | Catholic | English | 23 km | |
| S N Chathair Aodha | 27 | −41% | Catholic | English | 23 km | |
| Dromindoora N.S. | 23 | −43% | Catholic | English | 24 km | |
| St Mochullas N.S. | 259 | −2% | Catholic | English | 24 km | |
| Miltown Malbay B N.S. | 128 | +20% | Catholic | English | 25 km | |
| Coore National School | 30 | −6% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 25 km |
| Scoil na Maighdine Mhuire | 238 | −1% | Catholic | English | 26 km | |
| Cluain Draigneach | 5 | – | Catholic | English | 27 km | |
| Lissycasey N.S. | 167 | −7% | Catholic | English | 27 km | |
| Ballycar N.S. | 34 | +13% | Catholic | English | 27 km | |
| Annagh N.S. | 81 | −13% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 28 km |
| S N Baile na Cailli | 52 | −5% | Catholic | English | 28 km | |
| Flagmount Central N.S. | 35 | +21% | Catholic | English | 29 km | |
| Kilkishen N.S. | 134 | +2% | Catholic | English | 29 km | |
| S.N. Mhuire | 68 | +11% | Catholic | English | 29 km | |
| S.N. Cill Muire | 65 | −32% | Catholic | English | 29 km | |
| Stonehall N.S. | 101 | −11% | Catholic | English | 30 km | |
| Mullach N.S. | 53 | +10% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 30 km |
| Scoil Mhichil | 66 | +43% | Catholic | English | 30 km | |
| Quilty N.S. | 49 | +81% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 31 km |
| O Callaghans Mills N.S. | 29 | −52% | Catholic | English | 31 km | |
| Kilmihil N.S. | 96 | +0% | Catholic | English | 32 km | |
| Sixmilebridge N.S. | 423 | −21% | Catholic | English | 32 km | |
| St Aidans N.S. | 260 | +3% | Catholic | English | 32 km | |
| SN na Crannaighe | 32 | – | Catholic | English | 33 km | |
| Naomh Tola | 218 | −4% | Catholic | English | 33 km | |
| Gaelscoil Donncha Rua | 68 | +3% | Catholic | All in Irish | ✓ | 33 km |
| Shannon Airport No 2 NS | 51 | – | Church of Ireland | English | 33 km | |
| St Conaires N.S. | 338 | −19% | Catholic | English | 33 km | |
| Kildysart N.S. | 122 | −9% | Catholic | English | 33 km | |
| S.N. Cluain Muinge | 205 | +16% | Catholic | English | 33 km | |
| Shannon Airport 1 N.S. | 113 | −17% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 33 km |
| Bodyke N.S. | 27 | −13% | Catholic | English | 34 km | |
| St. Josephs National School Cree | 38 | – | Catholic | English | 34 km | |
| Clohanes N.S. | 22 | −24% | Catholic | English | 35 km | |
| Broadford & Kilbane National School | 136 | +16% | Catholic | English | 35 km | |
| Coolmeen N.S. | 20 | – | Catholic | English | 36 km | |
| Tomgraney N.S. | 47 | −27% | Catholic | English | 37 km | |
| Scariff Central N.S. | 142 | +1% | Catholic | English | 37 km | |
| Cratloe N.S. | 278 | −2% | Catholic | English | 37 km | |
| Cooraclare B N.S. | 78 | −20% | Catholic | English | 38 km | |
| Kilmurry McMahon National School | 63 | −6% | Catholic | English | 38 km | |
| Raheen Wood Community National School | 102 | +10% | Multi-denominational | English | 38 km | |
| Doonbeg N.S. | 63 | +13% | Catholic | English | 40 km | |
| Labasheeda Central N.S. | 30 | −9% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 41 km |
| Scoil an Sraith S.N. | 15 | −25% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 41 km |
| S.N. Mhuire Miliuc | 84 | −25% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 41 km |
| S.N. Cnoc Doire | 17 | −48% | Catholic | English | 41 km | |
| Burrane N.S. | 17 | −39% | Catholic | English | 43 km | |
| S.N. Inis Cealtrach | 71 | +8% | Catholic | English | 43 km | |
| Ogonnelloe National School | 101 | −11% | Catholic | English | 43 km | |
| S.N. an Phairtin Mixed | 317 | −3% | Catholic | English | 44 km | |
| S.N. Baile an Droichid | 107 | +2% | Catholic | English | 44 km | |
| Scoil Seanain Naofa | 276 | −12% | Catholic | English | 45 km | |
| S.N. Ma Sheasta | 37 | −30% | Catholic | English | 46 km | |
| Bansha N.S. | 7 | −78% | Catholic | English | 46 km | |
| Gaelscoil Ui Choimin | 61 | −5% | Catholic | All in Irish | ✓ | 46 km |
| Convent of Mercy National School | 329 | +7% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 46 km |
| Killaloe Boys N.S. | 104 | −21% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 46 km |
| Mercy Convent Killaloe | 97 | −16% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 47 km |
| Lakyle N.S. | 47 | −41% | Catholic | English | 48 km | |
| Scoil Realt na Mara | 134 | +86% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 50 km |
| Doonaha N.S. | 21 | – | Catholic | English | ✓ | 54 km |
| Moveen N.S. | 39 | −32% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 55 km |
| Carrigaholt Mixed N.S. | 30 | −6% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 59 km |
| S.N. Cuan | 19 | −21% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 69 km |
Living in Corofin
The town’s figures, not this street’s.
Homes in the V95 Eircode area
Housing in Corofin →The median sale price rose from €251,500 in 2023 to €320,000 in 2025 (+27%).
New against second-hand, 2023 to 2025
Property Price Register sales in the V95 Eircode routing area, 2023 to 2025.
Renting in Co. Clare
Cost of living in Corofin →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
Directions ↗near Corofin, V95 HX58
Primary schools near Kilnaboy N.S.
Nearest first, as the crow flies, up to 25 km. Each school’s own admission policy decides who gets a place.
Questions about Kilnaboy N.S.
Is Kilnaboy N.S. 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 Kilnaboy N.S. have?
80 pupils in 2025/26. That is −5% since 2019/20.
Does Kilnaboy N.S. teach through Irish?
No: Kilnaboy N.S. teaches in English, with Irish as a subject.
Who runs Kilnaboy N.S.?
Kilnaboy N.S. has a Catholic ethos. Its patron is Bishop of Killaloe.
How do pupils get a place at Kilnaboy N.S.?
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 Kilnaboy N.S.?
The nearest are Scoil Mhuire Naisiunta (3.3 km), S.N. Cronain Nfa an Carn (7.3 km) and Ruan Central N.S. (7.4 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 Corofin; 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).