Ruan Central N.S.
Dromore, Ruan, Ennis, Co. Clare · V95 R206 · Roll number 19442N
Ruan Central 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 Ruan Central N.S.
- 75 pupils, near the middle for primary schools in Ireland (the median is 131).
- Teaches through English, with Irish as a subject.
- Smaller than it was: 75 pupils, 29% fewer than the 105 of 2019/20.
- Its patron is the Bishop of Killaloe; its ethos is Catholic.
- Outside Corofin’s outline, 4.7 km away; listed with Corofin, the nearest town in its county.
Pupils over time
2015/16 to 2025/26Ruan Central N.S. had 75 pupils in 2025/26, down from 110 in 2015/16 (−32%). Girls are 44% of them. 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 Ruan Central 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 Ruan Central 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 Ruan Central 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 Ruan Central N.S.
Every school admits under its own published admission policy; no admissions numbers are published.
Families apply to Ruan Central 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: Ruan Central N.S. has shrunk by 29% since 2019/20. 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, 5 have more pupils than Ruan Central N.S.. Since 2019/20 its roll has changed by −29%; 6 of the 6 grew faster.
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ruan Central N.S. | 75 | −29% | Catholic | English | ||
| Scoil Mhuire Naisiunta | 102 | −11% | Catholic | English | 4.9 km | |
| Barefield Mixed N.S. | 390 | +1% | Catholic | English | 5.7 km | |
| Toonagh N.S. | 75 | −27% | Catholic | English | 5.7 km | |
| Inchicronan Central N.S. | 158 | +10% | Catholic | English | 6.4 km | |
| Kilnaboy N.S. | 80 | −5% | Catholic | English | 7.4 km | |
| Ennis Educate Together NS | 144 | +125% | Multi-denominational | English | ✓ | 8.3 km |
The other 102 primary schools in Co. Clare
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gael Sc Mhichil Chiosog | 451 | −4% | Catholic | All in Irish | 8.7 km | |
| Tubber N.S. | 40 | +67% | Catholic | English | 8.9 km | |
| Kilnamona N.S. | 85 | −21% | Catholic | English | 9.5 km | |
| Bunscoil na mBraithre | 643 | −4% | Catholic | English | 9.6 km | |
| Chriost Ri | 226 | +0% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 9.6 km |
| S.N. Cnoc an Ein | 262 | −8% | Catholic | English | 9.7 km | |
| Holy Family Junior School | 167 | +15% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 10 km |
| Holy Family Snr | 306 | −5% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 10 km |
| Clooney N.S. | 48 | −41% | Catholic | English | 11 km | |
| Ennis N.S. | 615 | −4% | Catholic | English | 11 km | |
| Boston N.S. | 24 | −29% | Catholic | English | 11 km | |
| S.N. Cronain Nfa an Carn | 15 | – | Catholic | English | 13 km | |
| Clarecastle National School | 362 | +0% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 13 km |
| Inch N.S. | 104 | +13% | Catholic | English | 13 km | |
| S.N. Dubh Rath | 113 | +28% | Catholic | English | 14 km | |
| Eidhneach N.S. | 150 | −1% | Catholic | English | 14 km | |
| Kilmaley N.S. | 88 | −18% | Catholic | English | 15 km | |
| Scoil na Mainistreach Quin Dangan | 331 | +14% | Catholic | English | 16 km | |
| S.N. Colm Cille | 58 | +16% | Catholic | English | 16 km | |
| St Fachnan & St Attractas N.S. | 57 | +12% | Catholic | English | 17 km | |
| St Mochullas N.S. | 259 | −2% | Catholic | English | 17 km | |
| Ballyea Mixed N.S. | 212 | +2% | Catholic | English | 17 km | |
| Connolly N.S. | 27 | −36% | Catholic | English | 17 km | |
| Dromindoora N.S. | 23 | −43% | Catholic | English | 19 km | |
| Forgleann N.S. | 7 | −68% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 19 km |
| Scoil na Maighdine Mhuire | 238 | −1% | Catholic | English | 20 km | |
| S N Chathair Aodha | 27 | −41% | Catholic | English | 20 km | |
| S.N. Cluain an Atha | 19 | −37% | Catholic | English | 20 km | |
| Ballycar N.S. | 34 | +13% | Catholic | English | 21 km | |
| Mol an Óige Community National School | 158 | +46% | Multi-denominational | English | ✓ | 21 km |
| Ennistymon National School | 64 | −11% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 21 km |
| S.N. Aibhistin Naofa | 21 | −30% | Catholic | English | 22 km | |
| Kilkishen N.S. | 134 | +2% | Catholic | English | 22 km | |
| S.N. Cill Muire | 65 | −32% | Catholic | English | 22 km | |
| S.N. Mhuire | 68 | +11% | Catholic | English | 23 km | |
| Lisdoonvarna N.S. | 143 | +9% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 23 km |
| S.N. Eoin Baiste | 42 | +40% | Catholic | English | 23 km | |
| S N Iosef Naofa | 29 | −15% | Catholic | All in Irish | 23 km | |
| O Callaghans Mills N.S. | 29 | −52% | Catholic | English | 24 km | |
| Flagmount Central N.S. | 35 | +21% | Catholic | English | 24 km | |
| Stonehall N.S. | 101 | −11% | Catholic | English | 24 km | |
| Saint Marys N.S. Lahinch | 166 | +26% | Catholic | English | 24 km | |
| Cluain Draigneach | 5 | – | Catholic | English | 24 km | |
| New Quay N.S. | 31 | +29% | Catholic | English | 24 km | |
| S N Baile na Cailli | 52 | −5% | Catholic | English | 24 km | |
| Rockmount Mixed N.S. | 23 | −21% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 25 km |
| Lissycasey N.S. | 167 | −7% | Catholic | English | 25 km | |
| Sixmilebridge N.S. | 423 | −21% | Catholic | English | 25 km | |
| St Aidans N.S. | 260 | +3% | Catholic | English | 26 km | |
| S.N. Cluain Muinge | 205 | +16% | Catholic | English | 26 km | |
| Gaelscoil Donncha Rua | 68 | +3% | Catholic | All in Irish | ✓ | 26 km |
| Naomh Tola | 218 | −4% | Catholic | English | 26 km | |
| St Conaires N.S. | 338 | −19% | Catholic | English | 27 km | |
| Shannon Airport No 2 NS | 51 | – | Church of Ireland | English | 27 km | |
| Bodyke N.S. | 27 | −13% | Catholic | English | 27 km | |
| Shannon Airport 1 N.S. | 113 | −17% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 27 km |
| Doolin Mixed N.S. | 93 | −5% | Catholic | English | 27 km | |
| S.N. Liosceanuir | 105 | +46% | Catholic | English | 27 km | |
| Rineen N.S. | 35 | −19% | Catholic | English | 27 km | |
| Coore National School | 30 | −6% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 28 km |
| Broadford & Kilbane National School | 136 | +16% | Catholic | English | 28 km | |
| S.N. Padraig Nfa Fanoir | 25 | −14% | Catholic | English | 28 km | |
| Miltown Malbay B N.S. | 128 | +20% | Catholic | English | 29 km | |
| Kildysart N.S. | 122 | −9% | Catholic | English | 29 km | |
| Tomgraney N.S. | 47 | −27% | Catholic | English | 30 km | |
| Cratloe N.S. | 278 | −2% | Catholic | English | 30 km | |
| Scariff Central N.S. | 142 | +1% | Catholic | English | 31 km | |
| Scoil Mhichil | 66 | +43% | Catholic | English | 31 km | |
| SN na Crannaighe | 32 | – | Catholic | English | 31 km | |
| Annagh N.S. | 81 | −13% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 31 km |
| Raheen Wood Community National School | 102 | +10% | Multi-denominational | English | 32 km | |
| Kilmihil N.S. | 96 | +0% | Catholic | English | 32 km | |
| Mullach N.S. | 53 | +10% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 33 km |
| S.N. Mhuire Miliuc | 84 | −25% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 34 km |
| Coolmeen N.S. | 20 | – | Catholic | English | 34 km | |
| Quilty N.S. | 49 | +81% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 34 km |
| Ogonnelloe National School | 101 | −11% | Catholic | English | 36 km | |
| St. Josephs National School Cree | 38 | – | Catholic | English | 36 km | |
| S.N. an Phairtin Mixed | 317 | −3% | Catholic | English | 37 km | |
| S.N. Baile an Droichid | 107 | +2% | Catholic | English | 37 km | |
| S.N. Inis Cealtrach | 71 | +8% | Catholic | English | 37 km | |
| Kilmurry McMahon National School | 63 | −6% | Catholic | English | 37 km | |
| Scoil Seanain Naofa | 276 | −12% | Catholic | English | 37 km | |
| Clohanes N.S. | 22 | −24% | Catholic | English | 38 km | |
| Cooraclare B N.S. | 78 | −20% | Catholic | English | 39 km | |
| Labasheeda Central N.S. | 30 | −9% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 39 km |
| Killaloe Boys N.S. | 104 | −21% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 39 km |
| Mercy Convent Killaloe | 97 | −16% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 39 km |
| S.N. Cnoc Doire | 17 | −48% | Catholic | English | 41 km | |
| Lakyle N.S. | 47 | −41% | Catholic | English | 42 km | |
| Burrane N.S. | 17 | −39% | Catholic | English | 42 km | |
| Scoil an Sraith S.N. | 15 | −25% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 43 km |
| Doonbeg N.S. | 63 | +13% | Catholic | English | 43 km | |
| Gaelscoil Ui Choimin | 61 | −5% | Catholic | All in Irish | ✓ | 47 km |
| Convent of Mercy National School | 329 | +7% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 47 km |
| S.N. Ma Sheasta | 37 | −30% | Catholic | English | 47 km | |
| Bansha N.S. | 7 | −78% | Catholic | English | 48 km | |
| Scoil Realt na Mara | 134 | +86% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 53 km |
| Doonaha N.S. | 21 | – | Catholic | English | ✓ | 56 km |
| Moveen N.S. | 39 | −32% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 57 km |
| Carrigaholt Mixed N.S. | 30 | −6% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 61 km |
| S.N. Cuan | 19 | −21% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 71 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 R206
Primary schools near Ruan Central 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 Ruan Central N.S.
Is Ruan Central 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 Ruan Central N.S. have?
75 pupils in 2025/26. That is −29% since 2019/20.
Does Ruan Central N.S. teach through Irish?
No: Ruan Central N.S. teaches in English, with Irish as a subject.
Who runs Ruan Central N.S.?
Ruan Central N.S. has a Catholic ethos. Its patron is Bishop of Killaloe.
How do pupils get a place at Ruan Central 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 Ruan Central N.S.?
The nearest are Scoil Mhuire Naisiunta (4.9 km), Barefield Mixed N.S. (5.7 km) and Toonagh N.S. (5.7 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).