S N Baile na Cailli
Ballynacally, Ennis · V95 DE48 · Roll number 18639E
S N Baile na Cailli is the only one of the primary schools in or within 3 km of Kildysart. Every school in and around Kildysart →
What stands out about S N Baile na Cailli
- A small primary school: 52 pupils, against a typical 131.
- About as many pupils as in 2019/20 (−5%).
- Teaches through English, with Irish as a subject.
- Has special classes for children who need more support.
- Its patron is the Bishop of Killaloe; its ethos is Catholic.
- Outside Kildysart’s outline, 4.7 km away; listed with Kildysart, the nearest town in its county.
Pupils over time
2015/16 to 2025/26S N Baile na Cailli had 52 pupils in 2025/26, down from 83 in 2015/16 (−37%). Girls are 50% 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 S N Baile na Cailli
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 Baile na Cailli 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 Baile na Cailli
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 Baile na Cailli
Every school admits under its own published admission policy; no admissions numbers are published.
Families apply to S N Baile na Cailli 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 Baile na Cailli has shrunk by 5% since 2019/20. All the schools around Kildysart together changed by +5%.
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, 4 have more pupils than S N Baile na Cailli. Since 2019/20 its roll has changed by −5%; 1 of the 5 grew faster.
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S N Baile na Cailli | 52 | −5% | Catholic | English | ||
| Cluain Draigneach | 5 | – | Catholic | English | 3.9 km | |
| Kildysart N.S. | 122 | −9% | Catholic | English | 5.2 km | |
| S N Chathair Aodha | 27 | −41% | Catholic | English | 5.8 km | |
| Ballyea Mixed N.S. | 212 | +2% | Catholic | English | 7.6 km | |
| Lissycasey N.S. | 167 | −7% | Catholic | English | 7.8 km | |
| Stonehall N.S. | 101 | −11% | Catholic | English | 10 km |
The other 102 primary schools in Co. Clare
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SN na Crannaighe | 32 | – | Catholic | English | 11 km | |
| Inch N.S. | 104 | +13% | Catholic | English | 12 km | |
| Shannon Airport No 2 NS | 51 | – | Church of Ireland | English | 12 km | |
| Kilmaley N.S. | 88 | −18% | Catholic | English | 12 km | |
| Coolmeen N.S. | 20 | – | Catholic | English | 12 km | |
| Shannon Airport 1 N.S. | 113 | −17% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 12 km |
| Naomh Tola | 218 | −4% | Catholic | English | 12 km | |
| Scoil na Maighdine Mhuire | 238 | −1% | Catholic | English | 12 km | |
| Clarecastle National School | 362 | +0% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 13 km |
| Gaelscoil Donncha Rua | 68 | +3% | Catholic | All in Irish | ✓ | 13 km |
| Ennis N.S. | 615 | −4% | Catholic | English | 13 km | |
| St Conaires N.S. | 338 | −19% | Catholic | English | 13 km | |
| St Aidans N.S. | 260 | +3% | Catholic | English | 14 km | |
| Connolly N.S. | 27 | −36% | Catholic | English | 15 km | |
| Holy Family Snr | 306 | −5% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 15 km |
| Holy Family Junior School | 167 | +15% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 15 km |
| Chriost Ri | 226 | +0% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 15 km |
| S.N. Dubh Rath | 113 | +28% | Catholic | English | 15 km | |
| Ballycar N.S. | 34 | +13% | Catholic | English | 15 km | |
| S.N. Cluain Muinge | 205 | +16% | Catholic | English | 15 km | |
| Bunscoil na mBraithre | 643 | −4% | Catholic | English | 16 km | |
| Gael Sc Mhichil Chiosog | 451 | −4% | Catholic | All in Irish | 16 km | |
| Ennis Educate Together NS | 144 | +125% | Multi-denominational | English | ✓ | 17 km |
| Kilnamona N.S. | 85 | −21% | Catholic | English | 17 km | |
| Labasheeda Central N.S. | 30 | −9% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 17 km |
| Kilmihil N.S. | 96 | +0% | Catholic | English | 17 km | |
| Scoil na Mainistreach Quin Dangan | 331 | +14% | Catholic | English | 18 km | |
| S.N. Cnoc an Ein | 262 | −8% | Catholic | English | 18 km | |
| Kilmurry McMahon National School | 63 | −6% | Catholic | English | 18 km | |
| Scoil Mhichil | 66 | +43% | Catholic | English | 19 km | |
| Toonagh N.S. | 75 | −27% | Catholic | English | 19 km | |
| Eidhneach N.S. | 150 | −1% | Catholic | English | 19 km | |
| Sixmilebridge N.S. | 423 | −21% | Catholic | English | 19 km | |
| S.N. Cill Muire | 65 | −32% | Catholic | English | 20 km | |
| Barefield Mixed N.S. | 390 | +1% | Catholic | English | 21 km | |
| Cratloe N.S. | 278 | −2% | Catholic | English | 21 km | |
| S.N. Cluain an Atha | 19 | −37% | Catholic | English | 22 km | |
| Clooney N.S. | 48 | −41% | Catholic | English | 22 km | |
| Coore National School | 30 | −6% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 22 km |
| Burrane N.S. | 17 | −39% | Catholic | English | 22 km | |
| S.N. Cnoc Doire | 17 | −48% | Catholic | English | 23 km | |
| Kilkishen N.S. | 134 | +2% | Catholic | English | 24 km | |
| Cooraclare B N.S. | 78 | −20% | Catholic | English | 24 km | |
| Ruan Central N.S. | 75 | −29% | Catholic | English | 24 km | |
| St. Josephs National School Cree | 38 | – | Catholic | English | 25 km | |
| Scoil Mhuire Naisiunta | 102 | −11% | Catholic | English | 25 km | |
| Rockmount Mixed N.S. | 23 | −21% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 25 km |
| Forgleann N.S. | 7 | −68% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 25 km |
| Mullach N.S. | 53 | +10% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 25 km |
| Annagh N.S. | 81 | −13% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 26 km |
| S.N. Colm Cille | 58 | +16% | Catholic | English | 26 km | |
| St Mochullas N.S. | 259 | −2% | Catholic | English | 26 km | |
| S.N. Mhuire Miliuc | 84 | −25% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 26 km |
| Inchicronan Central N.S. | 158 | +10% | Catholic | English | 27 km | |
| S N Iosef Naofa | 29 | −15% | Catholic | All in Irish | 27 km | |
| Miltown Malbay B N.S. | 128 | +20% | Catholic | English | 27 km | |
| Quilty N.S. | 49 | +81% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 28 km |
| Kilnaboy N.S. | 80 | −5% | Catholic | English | 28 km | |
| Clohanes N.S. | 22 | −24% | Catholic | English | 28 km | |
| Scoil an Sraith S.N. | 15 | −25% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 29 km |
| Rineen N.S. | 35 | −19% | Catholic | English | 29 km | |
| Ennistymon National School | 64 | −11% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 29 km |
| Mol an Óige Community National School | 158 | +46% | Multi-denominational | English | ✓ | 29 km |
| O Callaghans Mills N.S. | 29 | −52% | Catholic | English | 30 km | |
| Gaelscoil Ui Choimin | 61 | −5% | Catholic | All in Irish | ✓ | 30 km |
| Convent of Mercy National School | 329 | +7% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 30 km |
| Saint Marys N.S. Lahinch | 166 | +26% | Catholic | English | 30 km | |
| S.N. an Phairtin Mixed | 317 | −3% | Catholic | English | 30 km | |
| Broadford & Kilbane National School | 136 | +16% | Catholic | English | 31 km | |
| Doonbeg N.S. | 63 | +13% | Catholic | English | 31 km | |
| St Fachnan & St Attractas N.S. | 57 | +12% | Catholic | English | 32 km | |
| Tubber N.S. | 40 | +67% | Catholic | English | 32 km | |
| S.N. Ma Sheasta | 37 | −30% | Catholic | English | 32 km | |
| S.N. Liosceanuir | 105 | +46% | Catholic | English | 33 km | |
| S.N. Aibhistin Naofa | 21 | −30% | Catholic | English | 33 km | |
| Scoil Seanain Naofa | 276 | −12% | Catholic | English | 34 km | |
| Bansha N.S. | 7 | −78% | Catholic | English | 35 km | |
| S.N. Cronain Nfa an Carn | 15 | – | Catholic | English | 35 km | |
| Boston N.S. | 24 | −29% | Catholic | English | 36 km | |
| S.N. Mhuire | 68 | +11% | Catholic | English | 36 km | |
| Bodyke N.S. | 27 | −13% | Catholic | English | 36 km | |
| S.N. Baile an Droichid | 107 | +2% | Catholic | English | 37 km | |
| Lisdoonvarna N.S. | 143 | +9% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 38 km |
| Dromindoora N.S. | 23 | −43% | Catholic | English | 39 km | |
| Doolin Mixed N.S. | 93 | −5% | Catholic | English | 39 km | |
| Scoil Realt na Mara | 134 | +86% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 39 km |
| Tomgraney N.S. | 47 | −27% | Catholic | English | 40 km | |
| Doonaha N.S. | 21 | – | Catholic | English | ✓ | 41 km |
| Flagmount Central N.S. | 35 | +21% | Catholic | English | 41 km | |
| Raheen Wood Community National School | 102 | +10% | Multi-denominational | English | 41 km | |
| Scariff Central N.S. | 142 | +1% | Catholic | English | 42 km | |
| Moveen N.S. | 39 | −32% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 43 km |
| Killaloe Boys N.S. | 104 | −21% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 43 km |
| Mercy Convent Killaloe | 97 | −16% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 43 km |
| Ogonnelloe National School | 101 | −11% | Catholic | English | 44 km | |
| S.N. Eoin Baiste | 42 | +40% | Catholic | English | 44 km | |
| Carrigaholt Mixed N.S. | 30 | −6% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 45 km |
| S.N. Padraig Nfa Fanoir | 25 | −14% | Catholic | English | 47 km | |
| New Quay N.S. | 31 | +29% | Catholic | English | 47 km | |
| S.N. Inis Cealtrach | 71 | +8% | Catholic | English | 48 km | |
| Lakyle N.S. | 47 | −41% | Catholic | English | 54 km | |
| S.N. Cuan | 19 | −21% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 56 km |
Living in Kildysart
The town’s figures, not this street’s.
Homes in the V95 Eircode area
Housing in Kildysart →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 Kildysart →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 Kildysart, V95 DE48
Primary schools near S N Baile na Cailli
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 Baile na Cailli
Is S N Baile na Cailli 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 Baile na Cailli have?
52 pupils in 2025/26. That is −5% since 2019/20.
Does S N Baile na Cailli teach through Irish?
No: S N Baile na Cailli teaches in English, with Irish as a subject.
Who runs S N Baile na Cailli?
S N Baile na Cailli has a Catholic ethos. Its patron is Bishop of Killaloe.
How do pupils get a place at S N Baile na Cailli?
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 Baile na Cailli?
The nearest are Cluain Draigneach (3.9 km), Kildysart N.S. (5.2 km) and S N Chathair Aodha (5.8 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 Kildysart; 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).