Nano Nagle College
Farranree, Cork · T23 WD99 · Roll number 62621I
Nano Nagle College is one of 21 post-primary schools in or within 3 km of Fair Hill. Every school in and around Fair Hill →
What stands out about Nano Nagle College
- A small post-primary school: 161 pupils, against a typical 585.
- Teaches through English, with Irish as a subject.
- Smaller than it was: 161 pupils, 18% fewer than the 197 of 2019/20.
- In DEIS. DEIS (Delivering Equality of Opportunity in Schools) gives schools serving disadvantaged areas more teachers, money and support; the Department decides which schools are in it.
- A voluntary secondary school: owned by its trustees, most often a religious order or its successor trust, and paid for by the State.
- Its patron is CEIST; its ethos is Catholic.
Pupils over time
2015/16 to 2025/26Nano Nagle College had 161 pupils in 2025/26, down from 252 in 2015/16 (−36%). Girls are 51% of them. Its largest roll was 268, in 2016/17. Its roll rose in 3 of the 10 years.
Department of Education enrolments at 30 September each year; girls and boys where the lists give them.
No letter for Nano Nagle College
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 Nano Nagle College 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 Nano Nagle College
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 Nano Nagle College
Every school admits under its own published admission policy; no admissions numbers are published.
Families apply to Nano Nagle College directly, usually in the year before their child finishes sixth class; 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.
It is in DEIS, so it has extra support for pupils from disadvantaged areas.
No figures on applications are published, but the roll shows demand: Nano Nagle College has shrunk by 18% since 2019/20. All the schools around Fair Hill 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 post-primary schools
2025/26The nearest schools of the same kind, as the crow flies: their pupils, ethos and language. No results: none are published.
Each of the 6 nearest post-primary schools has more pupils than Nano Nagle College. Since 2019/20 its roll has changed by −18%; 5 of the 6 grew faster.
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nano Nagle College | 161 | −18% | Catholic | English | ✓ | |
| Gaelcholáiste Mhuire | 690 | +20% | Catholic | All in Irish | ✓ | 0.5 km |
| North Monastery Secondary School | 271 | −22% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 0.6 km |
| St Vincent's Secondary School | 283 | +39% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 0.8 km |
| St. Angela's College | 606 | +4% | Catholic | English | 1.5 km | |
| Terence Mac Swiney Community College | 302 | +81% | Inter-denominational | Some subjects in Irish | ✓ | 1.5 km |
| Christian Brothers College | 919 | +1% | Catholic | English | 1.5 km |
The other 78 post-primary schools in Co. Cork
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Presentation Brothers College | 692 | −3% | Catholic | English | 1.6 km | |
| Scoil Mhuire | 432 | +2% | Catholic | English | 1.6 km | |
| St Aloysius School | 323 | +5% | Catholic | English | 1.8 km | |
| St Aidan's Community College | 309 | −23% | Inter-denominational | English | ✓ | 1.9 km |
| Cork Educate Together Secondary School | 403 | +54% | Multi-denominational | English | 1.9 km | |
| St Patricks College | 218 | −14% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 2.1 km |
| Coláiste Daibhéid | 151 | −28% | Multi-denominational | All in Irish | ✓ | 2.4 km |
| Coláiste Éamann Rís | 811 | +149% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 2.6 km |
| Coláiste Chríost Rí | 502 | −13% | Catholic | Some subjects in Irish | 2.9 km | |
| Mayfield Community School | 362 | +28% | Inter-denominational | Some subjects in Irish | ✓ | 2.9 km |
| Ashton School | 539 | +2% | Church of Ireland | English | 3.2 km | |
| Presentation Secondary School | 190 | −18% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 3.2 km |
| Mount Mercy College | 811 | +2% | Catholic | English | 3.3 km | |
| Christ King Girls' Secondary School | 700 | −10% | Catholic | English | 3.5 km | |
| Coláiste an Spioraid Naoimh | 715 | +1% | Catholic | English | 3.9 km | |
| Bishopstown Community School | 306 | +0% | Inter-denominational | English | ✓ | 4.2 km |
| Regina Mundi College | 564 | −0% | Catholic | English | 4.3 km | |
| Douglas Community School | 605 | +19% | Inter-denominational | English | 4.7 km | |
| Ursuline College Blackrock | 352 | +45% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 5.1 km |
| Scoil Mhuire gan Smal | 1,124 | +40% | Catholic | English | 5.6 km | |
| Colaiste An Phiarsaigh | 578 | +6% | Catholic | All in Irish | 6 km | |
| Nagle Community College | 315 | +61% | Inter-denominational | English | ✓ | 6.1 km |
| Coláiste Choilm | 1,357 | −0% | Inter-denominational | Irish stream | 7 km | |
| Glanmire Community College | 1,141 | +3% | Inter-denominational | English | 7.2 km | |
| Coláiste an Chroí Naofa | 461 | −15% | Catholic | English | 8.1 km | |
| Ballincollig Community School | 987 | +20% | Inter-denominational | English | 8.3 km | |
| Le Cheile Secondary School Ballincollig | 254 | – | Catholic | English | 8.4 km | |
| St Francis Capuchin College | 730 | −5% | Catholic | English | 8.9 km | |
| Gaelcholáiste Charraig Ui Leighin | 302 | +156% | Multi-denominational | All in Irish | 11 km | |
| St Peter's Community School | 354 | −3% | Inter-denominational | English | 11 km | |
| Carrigaline Community School | 1,072 | −2% | Inter-denominational | English | 12 km | |
| Edmund Rice College | 580 | +73% | Catholic | English | 14 km | |
| Coláiste Muire | 709 | +6% | Catholic | English | 15 km | |
| Carrignafoy Community College | 322 | +0% | Multi-denominational | Some subjects in Irish | ✓ | 15 km |
| Carrigtwohill Post Primary | 912 | +237% | Catholic | English | 15 km | |
| St Aloysius College | 765 | −1% | Catholic | English | 16 km | |
| Colaiste Muire | 523 | +16% | Catholic | English | 18 km | |
| Coachford College | 848 | +10% | Inter-denominational | English | 21 km | |
| Christian Brothers Secondary School | 957 | +13% | Catholic | English | 22 km | |
| St Mary's High School | 762 | +6% | Catholic | English | 22 km | |
| Midleton College | 498 | +15% | Church of Ireland | English | 22 km | |
| St Colman's Community College | 1,171 | +51% | Multi-denominational | English | ✓ | 22 km |
| Kinsale Community School | 1,450 | +31% | Inter-denominational | English | 23 km | |
| St. Brogan's College | 905 | +50% | Multi-denominational | English | ✓ | 25 km |
| Coláiste na Toirbhirte | 456 | −8% | Catholic | English | 26 km | |
| Árdscoil Uí Urmoltaigh | 399 | +1% | Catholic | English | 26 km | |
| Davis College | 1,033 | +26% | Multi-denominational | Some subjects in Irish | ✓ | 26 km |
| Bandon Grammar School | 712 | +5% | Church of Ireland | English | 27 km | |
| Patrician Academy | 568 | +1% | Catholic | English | 28 km | |
| St Mary's Secondary School | 749 | +6% | Catholic | English | 28 km | |
| Coláiste an Chraoibhín | 918 | +6% | Multi-denominational | English | ✓ | 28 km |
| Coláiste Cholmáin | 716 | +39% | Catholic | English | 29 km | |
| Loreto Secondary School | 729 | +18% | Catholic | English | 29 km | |
| St Mary'S Secondary School | 431 | +33% | Catholic | English | 32 km | |
| McEgan College | 289 | +60% | Multi-denominational | English | ✓ | 33 km |
| De La Salle College | 409 | +11% | Catholic | English | 33 km | |
| Nagle Rice Secondary School | 260 | +39% | Catholic | English | 35 km | |
| Colaiste Pobail Naomh Mhuire | 589 | +34% | Inter-denominational | English | ✓ | 38 km |
| Coláiste Treasa | 647 | +18% | Multi-denominational | English | 41 km | |
| Scoil Mhuire | 271 | −7% | Catholic | English | 42 km | |
| Sacred Heart Secondary School | 568 | +7% | Catholic | English | 42 km | |
| Christian Brothers Secondary School | 410 | +27% | Catholic | English | 42 km | |
| Presentation Secondary School | 342 | +9% | Catholic | English | 42 km | |
| Coláiste Fionnchua | 449 | +63% | Multi-denominational | English | ✓ | 42 km |
| Pobalscoil na Tríonóide | 1,086 | +11% | Inter-denominational | Irish stream | 42 km | |
| Clonakilty Community College | 696 | +17% | Inter-denominational | Irish stream | 42 km | |
| Millstreet Community School | 359 | +9% | Inter-denominational | English | 43 km | |
| Colaiste Ghobnatan | 212 | −8% | Inter-denominational | All in Irish | 46 km | |
| Boherbue Comprehensive School | 551 | +70% | Inter-denominational | English | 48 km | |
| Maria Immaculata Community College | 642 | +28% | Inter-denominational | English | 49 km | |
| Scoil na mBráithre Chríostaí | 313 | +11% | Catholic | English | 51 km | |
| St. Mary's Secondary School | 322 | +10% | Catholic | English | 51 km | |
| Scoil Mhuire | 109 | +11% | Multi-denominational | All in Irish | 52 km | |
| Mount St Michael | 403 | +30% | Catholic | English | 52 km | |
| Skibbereen Community School | 956 | +10% | Inter-denominational | English | 66 km | |
| Coláiste Pobail Bheanntraí | 752 | +11% | Inter-denominational | Some subjects in Irish | 71 km | |
| Schull Community College | 359 | −7% | Inter-denominational | English | 85 km | |
| Beara Community School | 308 | −6% | Inter-denominational | English | 103 km |
Living in Fair Hill
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Homes in the T23 Eircode area
Housing in Fair Hill →The median sale price rose from €260,000 in 2023 to €360,000 in 2025 (+38%).
New against second-hand, 2023 to 2025
Property Price Register sales in the T23 Eircode routing area, 2023 to 2025.
Renting in Fair Hill
Cost of living in Fair Hill →New tenancies in Fair Hill averaged €1,701 a month in 2025, against €1,559 in 2024 (+9%).
Residential Tenancies Board rent index, new tenancies, 2024 and 2025.
Location
Directions ↗Fair Hill, T23 WD99
Post-primary schools near Nano Nagle College
Nearest first, as the crow flies, up to 25 km. Each school’s own admission policy decides who gets a place.
Questions about Nano Nagle College
Is Nano Nagle College 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 Nano Nagle College have?
161 pupils in 2025/26. That is −18% since 2019/20.
Does Nano Nagle College teach through Irish?
No: Nano Nagle College teaches in English, with Irish as a subject.
Who runs Nano Nagle College?
Nano Nagle College has a Catholic ethos. Its patron is CEIST.
How do pupils get a place at Nano Nagle College?
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 Nano Nagle College?
The nearest are Gaelcholáiste Mhuire (0.5 km), North Monastery Secondary School (0.6 km) and St Vincent's Secondary School (0.8 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 Fair Hill; 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).