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Scoil an Aingil Choimheadai

PrimaryCatholicGaeltacht schoolDEIS

An Céideadh,, Ailt An Chorráin, Leitir Ceanainn, Co Dhún na nGall · F94 W084 · Roll number 04809A

Scoil an Aingil Choimheadai is one of 2 primary schools in or within 3 km of Ailt An Chorráin. Every school in and around Ailt An Chorráin →

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Pupils
14
September, 2025/26
13 girls, 1 boys
Since 2019/20
−52%
from 29 pupils
Ireland: +5%
Ethos
Catholic
Patron: Bishop of Raphoe
Language
All in Irish
in the Gaeltacht
Results
Not published
none school by school (Education Act 1998, s.53)
The gist

What stands out about Scoil an Aingil Choimheadai

  • A small primary school: 14 pupils, against a typical 131.
  • Smaller than it was: 14 pupils, 52% fewer than the 29 of 2019/20.
  • In the Gaeltacht: every subject is taught through Irish.
  • 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.
  • 13 girls and 1 boys: more of one than the other.
  • Its patron is the Bishop of Raphoe; its ethos is Catholic.
  • Outside Ailt An Chorráin’s outline, 1.2 km away; listed with Ailt An Chorráin, the nearest town in its county.

Pupils over time

2015/16 to 2025/26

Scoil an Aingil Choimheadai had 14 pupils in 2025/26, down from 36 in 2015/16 (−61%). Girls are 93% of them. Its roll rose in 2 of the 10 years.

09182736452015/162018/192021/222025/26PupilsGirls

Department of Education enrolments at 30 September each year; girls and boys where the lists give them.

No letter

No letter for Scoil an Aingil Choimheadai

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 Scoil an Aingil Choimheadai 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.

Inspections

Inspection reports on Scoil an Aingil Choimheadai

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 in

Getting a place at Scoil an Aingil Choimheadai

Every school admits under its own published admission policy; no admissions numbers are published.

Families apply to Scoil an Aingil Choimheadai 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.

It teaches every subject through Irish. It is in DEIS, so it has extra support for pupils from disadvantaged areas.

Pupils
14
September, 2025/26
Since 2019/20
−52%
from 29 pupils

No figures on applications are published, but the roll shows demand: Scoil an Aingil Choimheadai has shrunk by 52% since 2019/20.

Pupils since 2019/20

Scoil an Aingil Choimheadai−52%
The primary schools around Ailt An Chorráin−14%
All Irish primary schools−5%

Education (Admission to Schools) Act 2018; Department of Education enrolments 2019/20 and 2025/26 (preliminary).

Side by side with the nearest primary schools

2025/26

The 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 Scoil an Aingil Choimheadai. Since 2019/20 its roll has changed by −52%; 4 of the 4 grew faster.

Scoil an Aingil Choimheadai14
S N na hAcrai70
Scoil Mhuire42
S.N. Arainn Mhor I13
Scoil Chróine265
S.N. Arainn Mhor II21
Scoil Roisin51
SchoolPupilsSince 2019/20EthosLanguageDEISAway
Scoil an Aingil Choimheadai14−52%CatholicAll in Irish✓
S N na hAcrai70+1%CatholicEnglish✓1.8 km
Scoil Mhuire42+8%CatholicEnglish✓2.6 km
S.N. Arainn Mhor I13–CatholicAll in Irish✓5 km
Scoil Chróine265−5%CatholicEnglish✓6.7 km
S.N. Arainn Mhor II21–CatholicAll in Irish✓7.1 km
Scoil Roisin51−14%CatholicSome subjects in Irish✓7.2 km
The other 164 primary schools in Co. Donegal
SchoolPupilsSince 2019/20EthosLanguageDEISAway
S.N. Dhubhthaigh91−11%CatholicAll in Irish✓7.6 km
S.N. Olibhear Pluinceid61−29%CatholicAll in Irish✓7.9 km
S.N. Loch an Iubhair25−32%CatholicAll in Irish✓8.1 km
S.N. Chonaill107+23%CatholicAll in Irish✓10 km
Scoil Phadraig103+27%CatholicAll in Irish✓11 km
Scoil Mhuire B&C97−16%CatholicAll in Irish✓12 km
S.N. Adhamhnain131−8%CatholicAll in Irish✓14 km
S.N. Duchoraidh4–CatholicAll in Irish✓17 km
S.N. Leitir Mhic an Bhaird16−48%CatholicEnglish✓17 km
Min A Ghabhann N.S.39+30%CatholicEnglish✓17 km
St Conals68−14%CatholicEnglish✓19 km
S.N. Chill Coinnigh5−75%CatholicEnglish✓19 km
Scoil Bhrighde28−7%CatholicAll in Irish✓20 km
S N Caiseal na gCorr44+2%CatholicAll in Irish✓21 km
S N Cnoc na Naomh87−3%CatholicAll in Irish✓21 km
Scoil Naomh Dubhthach27−29%CatholicAll in Irish✓22 km
S.N. Gort an Choirce40+0%CatholicAll in Irish✓23 km
S.N. Cholmcille28−22%CatholicAll in Irish✓24 km
Scoil Mhuire155+32%CatholicEnglish✓24 km
S.N. Crannaighe Buidhe54+54%CatholicEnglish✓25 km
Scoil Fhionáin204+20%CatholicAll in Irish✓26 km
S.N. Muire Gan Smal94+36%CatholicEnglish✓26 km
Ardara Mixed N.S.12–Church of IrelandEnglish✓26 km
St Riaghans N.S.26+18%CatholicEnglish✓26 km
Gortnacart N.S.16–CatholicEnglish✓26 km
S.N. Eadan Fhionnfhaoich10–CatholicAll in Irish✓28 km
S.N. an Bhreacaigh24−31%CatholicAll in Irish✓28 km
S.N. Mhin Teineadh de21−9%CatholicAll in Irish29 km
Scoil an tStratha Mhóir64−25%CatholicAll in Irish✓29 km
Murroe National School50+85%CatholicEnglish✓31 km
S.N. Glasain28+4%CatholicAll in Irish✓32 km
Scoil Naomh Cholmcille18–CatholicAll in Irish✓32 km
Gartan N.S.19–Church of IrelandEnglish✓33 km
S N na Croise Naofa33−21%CatholicEnglish✓35 km
S.N. an Choimin54−30%CatholicAll in Irish✓35 km
S.N. Min an Aoire14–CatholicAll in Irish✓35 km
Dunfanaghy N.S.24−14%Church of IrelandEnglish✓35 km
Scoil Mhuire166+30%CatholicEnglish✓35 km
Creeslough N.S.31+11%Church of IrelandEnglish✓35 km
S.N. Taodhbhog55+49%CatholicAll in Irish✓36 km
S.N. Baile Mor7–Church of IrelandEnglish✓36 km
S.N. Trianta33+3%PresbyterianEnglish37 km
S.N. Fothar32−18%CatholicEnglish37 km
Glenswilly N.S.262−4%CatholicEnglish37 km
Scoil Cholmcille127+1%CatholicAll in Irish✓38 km
S.N. an Chaiseal58−17%CatholicAll in Irish✓38 km
Killybegs Common N.S.75+7%CatholicEnglish✓38 km
Frosses N.S.77−11%CatholicEnglish✓38 km
Scoil Naomh Seosamh24−23%CatholicEnglish39 km
S.N. Naomh Naille113+14%CatholicEnglish39 km
Inver N.S.20−23%Church of IrelandEnglish39 km
Bruckless N.S.18–CatholicEnglish✓40 km
S.N. Neill Mor240+22%CatholicEnglish✓40 km
S.N. Fhionntra5−88%CatholicEnglish40 km
S N na Carraige59−27%CatholicAll in Irish✓40 km
Killaghtee N.S.12–Church of IrelandEnglish✓41 km
S.N. Baile an Bhailsig47+68%Church of IrelandEnglish41 km
S.N. Dun Ceannfhaolaidh82−12%CatholicEnglish✓41 km
S.N. Naomh Colmchille231+19%CatholicEnglish41 km
Scoil Chartha Naofa111+3%CatholicAll in Irish✓42 km
Scoil an Linbh Íosa274+30%CatholicEnglish42 km
Scoil Naomh Peadar135+75%CatholicEnglish42 km
Dooish N.S.191−12%CatholicEnglish42 km
St Francis N.S.159+2%CatholicEnglish43 km
Gaelscoil Adhamhnain410−12%CatholicAll in Irish43 km
Scoil Aodh Rua&Nuala219−8%CatholicEnglish43 km
Glebe N.S.121+20%Church of IrelandEnglish43 km
Scoil Choilmcille659+82%CatholicEnglish✓43 km
S.N. Muire Gan Smal480+11%CatholicEnglish44 km
Scoil Eoin Baiste136−4%CatholicEnglish✓44 km
S.N. Naomh Brid66−8%CatholicAll in Irish✓44 km
Scoil Naomh Fiachra519−6%CatholicEnglish44 km
Portlean N.S.20−17%PresbyterianEnglish44 km
Gaelscoil na gCeithre Maistri55−38%Inter-denominationalAll in Irish45 km
Scoil Phádraig118−6%CatholicEnglish45 km
S.N. Baile Raighin215−9%Church of IrelandEnglish45 km
Letterkenny Educate Together NS420+43%Multi-denominationalEnglish✓46 km
Scoil Naomh Cholmcille68−12%CatholicEnglish✓46 km
S.N. Seiseadh Ui Neill167−6%CatholicEnglish✓47 km
S.N. Mhuire218+25%CatholicEnglish✓47 km
St Patricks N.S.426−6%CatholicEnglish47 km
Robertson N.S.89+35%Church of IrelandEnglish✓47 km
Naomh Adhamhnain123+62%CatholicEnglish47 km
Scoil Mhuire B & C489+8%CatholicEnglish✓47 km
S N Talamh na Coille467−2%CatholicEnglish47 km
Scoil Cholmcille37−8%CatholicAll in Irish✓47 km
Cashelshanaghan N.S.28+4%PresbyterianEnglish48 km
S.N. Gleann Coimhead57−34%CatholicEnglish48 km
Cranford N.S.48+0%CatholicEnglish✓49 km
Glenmaquin N.S.21−9%PresbyterianEnglish✓49 km
Scoil Mhuire206+14%CatholicEnglish✓49 km
Scoil Choluim30–CatholicEnglish✓49 km
Ayr Hill N.S. Ramelton32–PresbyterianEnglish49 km
Scoil Naomh Earnan94+0%CatholicEnglish✓50 km
Scoil Bhride192−3%CatholicEnglish✓50 km
Robertson N.S.67+24%Church of IrelandEnglish✓50 km
Comhscoil Chonmha S.N.100+11%Church of IrelandEnglish50 km
S.N. Ceathru Caol53−47%CatholicEnglish✓51 km
Scoil Mhuire64+8%CatholicAll in Irish✓51 km
Browneknowe N.S.48−28%PresbyterianEnglish51 km
Ray N.S.51−20%Church of IrelandEnglish✓52 km
Scoil Naomh Proinnseas119−6%CatholicEnglish✓52 km
St Davadogs N.S.27−16%CatholicEnglish✓52 km
Killygordan N.S.22+5%Church of IrelandEnglish✓52 km
S.N. an Droim Mor229−1%CatholicEnglish✓52 km
S.N. Naomh Colmchille81−4%CatholicEnglish✓53 km
Drumfad N.S.35+3%PresbyterianEnglish✓53 km
Gleneely N.S.45−33%CatholicEnglish✓54 km
Scoil Adhamhnain158+3%CatholicEnglish✓54 km
Raphoe Central N.S.185−6%Church of IrelandEnglish✓54 km
S.N. Domhnach Mor22−51%PresbyterianEnglish✓54 km
S.N. an Br M O Cleirigh211−2%CatholicEnglish54 km
Moyle N.S.81−7%PresbyterianEnglish57 km
Gaelscoil Eirne29−40%Inter-denominationalAll in Irish✓57 km
St Mary's National School155+25%CatholicEnglish✓57 km
Rathmullen N.S.119+24%CatholicEnglish✓57 km
St Garvans N.S.33+3%CatholicEnglish✓57 km
Scoil Cuilm Cille38+6%CatholicEnglish✓57 km
Scoil Naomh Chaitriona77+26%CatholicEnglish✓57 km
Holy Family National School193+35%CatholicEnglish✓57 km
Kilbarron N.S.44+16%Church of IrelandEnglish✓58 km
Scoil Cholmcille199−13%CatholicEnglish✓58 km
St Macartans Central276−1%CatholicEnglish✓59 km
SN Naomh Samhthann40−32%CatholicEnglish✓59 km
S.N. Baile an Caislean66+38%PresbyterianEnglish✓60 km
Scoil Cholmcille Naofa17−62%CatholicEnglish✓60 km
Rockfield N.S.49+14%CatholicEnglish✓60 km
St Patricks N.S.162−6%CatholicEnglish✓61 km
S.N. Naomh Eighneach75−26%CatholicEnglish✓61 km
S.N. Naomh Baoithin113+3%CatholicEnglish✓61 km
Monreagh N.S.48+2%PresbyterianEnglish✓62 km
S.N. an Leinbh Iosa84+12%CatholicEnglish✓62 km
Scoil Mhuire54+20%CatholicEnglish✓62 km
Scoil Náisiúnta Muire Gan Smál124+19%CatholicEnglish✓63 km
Gaelscoil Bhun Cranncha67−48%Inter-denominationalAll in Irish63 km
Scoil Iosagain779+0%CatholicEnglish63 km
St. Mura's National School26+0%Church of IrelandEnglish63 km
St Muras N.S.189−12%CatholicEnglish63 km
St Orans N.S.228+8%CatholicEnglish✓65 km
Scoil Naomh Treasa C52−9%CatholicEnglish✓66 km
S.N. Naomh Aonghus218+6%CatholicEnglish66 km
S.N. Naomh Padraig64+0%CatholicEnglish✓69 km
Scoil Naomh Iósaf45−10%CatholicEnglish✓70 km
St Francis' National School132+11%CatholicEnglish✓70 km
S N na gCluainte96−8%CatholicEnglish✓71 km
Scoil Naomh Brid196−1%CatholicEnglish74 km
Scoil Phadraig121−16%CatholicEnglish✓75 km
Naomh Bridhid92−12%CatholicEnglish✓77 km
Glentogher Con N.S.13–CatholicEnglish✓77 km
S.N. Donaigh33+6%Church of IrelandEnglish✓78 km
Scoil Chroí Naofa, Carndomhnach124−7%CatholicEnglish✓78 km
Scoil Naomh Padraig163+14%CatholicEnglish✓78 km
Scoil Naomh Mhuire57−22%CatholicEnglish✓80 km
Scoil Naomh Colmchille186+11%CatholicEnglish✓80 km
Scoil Naomh Fionan199−12%CatholicEnglish81 km
S.N. an Iorball Riabaigh40−17%CatholicEnglish✓81 km
Scoil Treasa Naofa137+40%CatholicEnglish✓81 km
Scoil Mhuire118−4%CatholicEnglish✓85 km
Naomh Bodain108+44%CatholicEnglish✓86 km
Scoil Cholmchille77−10%CatholicEnglish✓86 km
Scoil Eoghan212−15%CatholicEnglish✓90 km
Moville N.S.32−41%Church of IrelandEnglish91 km
Gaelscoil Chois Feabhaill75−7%CatholicAll in Irish91 km
Scoil Cholmcille133+8%CatholicEnglish94 km
Living nearby

Living in Ailt An Chorráin

The town’s figures, not this street’s.

Median sale price
€140,700
34 sales, 2023–25, Property Price Register
Average rent
€977
a month, new tenancies in 2025 across Co. Donegal

Homes in the F94 Eircode area

Housing in Ailt An Chorráin →

The median sale price rose from €185,000 in 2023 to €195,000 in 2025 (+5%).

2023€185,000
2024€195,000
2025€195,000

New against second-hand, 2023 to 2025

New homes€301,700
Second-hand homes€179,500

Property Price Register sales in the F94 Eircode routing area, 2023 to 2025.

Renting in Co. Donegal

Cost of living in Ailt An Chorráin →

New tenancies in Co. Donegal averaged €977 a month in 2025, against €893 in 2024 (+9%).

2024€893
2025€977

Residential Tenancies Board rent index, new tenancies, 2024 and 2025.

Location

Directions ↗

near Ailt An Chorráin, F94 W084

Nearby

Primary schools near Scoil an Aingil Choimheadai

Nearest first, as the crow flies, up to 25 km. Each school’s own admission policy decides who gets a place.

S N na hAcrai
Primary · Catholic
DEIS
70 pupils+1% since 2019/201.8 km
Scoil Mhuire
Primary · Catholic
DEIS
42 pupils+8% since 2019/202.6 km
S.N. Arainn Mhor I
Primary · Catholic
Gaeltacht schoolDEISIsland school
13 pupils5 km
Scoil Chróine
Primary · Catholic
DEISSpecial classes
265 pupils−5% since 2019/206.7 km
S.N. Arainn Mhor II
Primary · Catholic
Gaeltacht schoolDEISIsland school
21 pupils7.1 km
Scoil Roisin
Primary · Catholic
DEIS
51 pupils−14% since 2019/207.2 km
Official recordInspection reports (gov.ie) ↗Department of Education school lists ↗Roll number 04809A

Questions about Scoil an Aingil Choimheadai

Is Scoil an Aingil Choimheadai 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 Scoil an Aingil Choimheadai have?

14 pupils in 2025/26. That is −52% since 2019/20.

Does Scoil an Aingil Choimheadai teach through Irish?

Yes: every subject at Scoil an Aingil Choimheadai is taught through Irish.

Who runs Scoil an Aingil Choimheadai?

Scoil an Aingil Choimheadai has a Catholic ethos. Its patron is Bishop of Raphoe.

How do pupils get a place at Scoil an Aingil Choimheadai?

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 Scoil an Aingil Choimheadai?

The nearest are S N na hAcrai (1.8 km), Scoil Mhuire (2.6 km) and S.N. Arainn Mhor I (5 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 Ailt An Chorráin; 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).