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Naomh Bodain

PrimaryCatholicDEIS

Mill Lane, Culdaff · F93 EP30 · Roll number 19614Q

Naomh Bodain is the only one of the primary schools in or within 3 km of Culdaff. Every school in and around Culdaff →

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Pupils
108
September, 2025/26
57 girls, 51 boys
Since 2019/20
+44%
from 75 pupils
Ireland: +5%
Ethos
Catholic
Patron: Bishop of Derry
Language
English
outside the Gaeltacht
Results
Not published
none school by school (Education Act 1998, s.53)
The gist

What stands out about Naomh Bodain

  • 108 pupils, near the middle for primary schools in Ireland (the median is 131).
  • Teaches through English, with Irish as a subject.
  • Growing: 108 pupils, 44% more than the 75 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.
  • Its patron is the Bishop of Derry; its ethos is Catholic.
  • The only primary school in Culdaff or within 3 km of it.

Pupils over time

2015/16 to 2025/26

Naomh Bodain had 108 pupils in 2025/26, against 77 in 2015/16 (+40%). Girls are 53% of them. Its roll rose in 8 of the 10 years.

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

No letter

No letter for Naomh Bodain

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 Naomh Bodain 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 Naomh Bodain

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 Naomh Bodain

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

Families apply to Naomh Bodain 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 is in DEIS, so it has extra support for pupils from disadvantaged areas.

Pupils
108
September, 2025/26
Since 2019/20
+44%
from 75 pupils

No figures on applications are published, but the roll shows demand: Naomh Bodain has grown by 44% since 2019/20.

Pupils since 2019/20

Naomh Bodain+44%
The primary schools around Culdaff+44%
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 Naomh Bodain. Since 2019/20 its roll has changed by +44%; 0 of the 6 grew faster.

Naomh Bodain108
Scoil Cholmchille77
Scoil Mhuire118
Scoil Treasa Naofa137
Scoil Naomh Colmchille186
Scoil Naomh Padraig163
Scoil Chroí Naofa, Carndomhnach124
SchoolPupilsSince 2019/20EthosLanguageDEISAway
Naomh Bodain108+44%CatholicEnglish✓
Scoil Cholmchille77−10%CatholicEnglish✓4.1 km
Scoil Mhuire118−4%CatholicEnglish✓4.9 km
Scoil Treasa Naofa137+40%CatholicEnglish✓5.7 km
Scoil Naomh Colmchille186+11%CatholicEnglish✓6.6 km
Scoil Naomh Padraig163+14%CatholicEnglish✓7.4 km
Scoil Chroí Naofa, Carndomhnach124−7%CatholicEnglish✓7.6 km
The other 164 primary schools in Co. Donegal
SchoolPupilsSince 2019/20EthosLanguageDEISAway
S.N. Donaigh33+6%Church of IrelandEnglish✓8.5 km
Naomh Bridhid92−12%CatholicEnglish✓9.2 km
Glentogher Con N.S.13–CatholicEnglish✓9.4 km
S.N. an Iorball Riabaigh40−17%CatholicEnglish✓9.5 km
Scoil Phadraig121−16%CatholicEnglish✓12 km
Scoil Eoghan212−15%CatholicEnglish✓13 km
Moville N.S.32−41%Church of IrelandEnglish13 km
Gaelscoil Chois Feabhaill75−7%CatholicAll in Irish13 km
Scoil Naomh Mhuire57−22%CatholicEnglish✓14 km
S N na gCluainte96−8%CatholicEnglish✓14 km
Scoil Cholmcille133+8%CatholicEnglish15 km
St Francis' National School132+11%CatholicEnglish✓16 km
Scoil Naomh Fionan199−12%CatholicEnglish16 km
S.N. Naomh Padraig64+0%CatholicEnglish✓17 km
Scoil Naomh Iósaf45−10%CatholicEnglish✓19 km
Scoil Naomh Treasa C52−9%CatholicEnglish✓21 km
St Orans N.S.228+8%CatholicEnglish✓23 km
Scoil Naomh Brid196−1%CatholicEnglish24 km
S.N. Naomh Eighneach75−26%CatholicEnglish✓25 km
Gaelscoil Bhun Cranncha67−48%Inter-denominationalAll in Irish25 km
St. Mura's National School26+0%Church of IrelandEnglish25 km
Scoil Iosagain779+0%CatholicEnglish25 km
St Garvans N.S.33+3%CatholicEnglish✓30 km
St Muras N.S.189−12%CatholicEnglish30 km
S.N. Naomh Aonghus218+6%CatholicEnglish31 km
Rathmullen N.S.119+24%CatholicEnglish✓32 km
Drumfad N.S.35+3%PresbyterianEnglish✓32 km
St Davadogs N.S.27−16%CatholicEnglish✓34 km
S.N. Ceathru Caol53−47%CatholicEnglish✓35 km
Scoil Mhuire64+8%CatholicAll in Irish✓36 km
Scoil Choluim30–CatholicEnglish✓37 km
Cranford N.S.48+0%CatholicEnglish✓37 km
Browneknowe N.S.48−28%PresbyterianEnglish38 km
Scoil Cholmcille37−8%CatholicAll in Irish✓38 km
Scoil Cholmcille199−13%CatholicEnglish✓39 km
Moyle N.S.81−7%PresbyterianEnglish39 km
S.N. Mhuire218+25%CatholicEnglish✓40 km
S.N. an Leinbh Iosa84+12%CatholicEnglish✓41 km
Monreagh N.S.48+2%PresbyterianEnglish✓41 km
Ayr Hill N.S. Ramelton32–PresbyterianEnglish41 km
Scoil Mhuire206+14%CatholicEnglish✓41 km
Scoil Eoin Baiste136−4%CatholicEnglish✓42 km
S.N. Naomh Brid66−8%CatholicAll in Irish✓43 km
S.N. Naomh Baoithin113+3%CatholicEnglish✓43 km
Scoil Naomh Cholmcille68−12%CatholicEnglish✓44 km
Portlean N.S.20−17%PresbyterianEnglish44 km
Cashelshanaghan N.S.28+4%PresbyterianEnglish45 km
Scoil Naomh Proinnseas119−6%CatholicEnglish✓45 km
S.N. Baile an Caislean66+38%PresbyterianEnglish✓45 km
S N Talamh na Coille467−2%CatholicEnglish47 km
S.N. Naomh Colmchille81−4%CatholicEnglish✓47 km
Ray N.S.51−20%Church of IrelandEnglish✓48 km
Scoil Naomh Fiachra519−6%CatholicEnglish48 km
S.N. Naomh Colmchille231+19%CatholicEnglish48 km
S.N. Fothar32−18%CatholicEnglish50 km
Scoil Cholmcille127+1%CatholicAll in Irish✓50 km
Letterkenny Educate Together NS420+43%Multi-denominationalEnglish✓50 km
S.N. Baile Mor7–Church of IrelandEnglish✓50 km
Creeslough N.S.31+11%Church of IrelandEnglish✓50 km
Scoil Mhuire166+30%CatholicEnglish✓51 km
S.N. Baile Raighin215−9%Church of IrelandEnglish51 km
St Patricks N.S.426−6%CatholicEnglish52 km
S.N. Muire Gan Smal480+11%CatholicEnglish52 km
Gaelscoil Adhamhnain410−12%CatholicAll in Irish52 km
Scoil Naomh Seosamh24−23%CatholicEnglish52 km
Scoil Choilmcille659+82%CatholicEnglish✓52 km
Dunfanaghy N.S.24−14%Church of IrelandEnglish✓53 km
S N na Croise Naofa33−21%CatholicEnglish✓53 km
Glenmaquin N.S.21−9%PresbyterianEnglish✓53 km
Raphoe Central N.S.185−6%Church of IrelandEnglish✓53 km
S.N. Trianta33+3%PresbyterianEnglish53 km
St Patricks N.S.162−6%CatholicEnglish✓54 km
S.N. Glasain28+4%CatholicAll in Irish✓54 km
Scoil Adhamhnain158+3%CatholicEnglish✓54 km
Scoil Náisiúnta Muire Gan Smál124+19%CatholicEnglish✓55 km
Scoil Cuilm Cille38+6%CatholicEnglish✓55 km
Murroe National School50+85%CatholicEnglish✓56 km
Gartan N.S.19–Church of IrelandEnglish✓56 km
Comhscoil Chonmha S.N.100+11%Church of IrelandEnglish57 km
Scoil Bhride192−3%CatholicEnglish✓57 km
Glenswilly N.S.262−4%CatholicEnglish58 km
Scoil Cholmcille Naofa17−62%CatholicEnglish✓58 km
Scoil Phádraig118−6%CatholicEnglish60 km
St Mary's National School155+25%CatholicEnglish✓60 km
Scoil Fhionáin204+20%CatholicAll in Irish✓61 km
S.N. Domhnach Mor22−51%PresbyterianEnglish✓62 km
Scoil an tStratha Mhóir64−25%CatholicAll in Irish✓62 km
SN Naomh Samhthann40−32%CatholicEnglish✓62 km
Killygordan N.S.22+5%Church of IrelandEnglish✓64 km
S.N. an Droim Mor229−1%CatholicEnglish✓64 km
S.N. Gort an Choirce40+0%CatholicAll in Irish✓64 km
S N Caiseal na gCorr44+2%CatholicAll in Irish✓65 km
Robertson N.S.89+35%Church of IrelandEnglish✓65 km
Scoil Mhuire B & C489+8%CatholicEnglish✓66 km
Scoil Naomh Dubhthach27−29%CatholicAll in Irish✓66 km
Gleneely N.S.45−33%CatholicEnglish✓66 km
S N Cnoc na Naomh87−3%CatholicAll in Irish✓67 km
Scoil Naomh Cholmcille18–CatholicAll in Irish✓67 km
S.N. Gleann Coimhead57−34%CatholicEnglish67 km
S.N. Seiseadh Ui Neill167−6%CatholicEnglish✓68 km
Dooish N.S.191−12%CatholicEnglish68 km
S.N. Baile an Bhailsig47+68%Church of IrelandEnglish68 km
Scoil Bhrighde28−7%CatholicAll in Irish✓69 km
S.N. Taodhbhog55+49%CatholicAll in Irish✓70 km
S.N. an Choimin54−30%CatholicAll in Irish✓73 km
S.N. Adhamhnain131−8%CatholicAll in Irish✓74 km
Scoil Phadraig103+27%CatholicAll in Irish✓74 km
Scoil Mhuire B&C97−16%CatholicAll in Irish✓75 km
S.N. Cholmcille28−22%CatholicAll in Irish✓76 km
S.N. Chonaill107+23%CatholicAll in Irish✓76 km
S.N. Olibhear Pluinceid61−29%CatholicAll in Irish✓78 km
S.N. Loch an Iubhair25−32%CatholicAll in Irish✓78 km
S.N. Dhubhthaigh91−11%CatholicAll in Irish✓78 km
S.N. Duchoraidh4–CatholicAll in Irish✓78 km
Scoil Mhuire42+8%CatholicEnglish✓84 km
S.N. Eadan Fhionnfhaoich10–CatholicAll in Irish✓84 km
Scoil Chróine265−5%CatholicEnglish✓84 km
Scoil an Aingil Choimheadai14−52%CatholicAll in Irish✓86 km
S.N. Leitir Mhic an Bhaird16−48%CatholicEnglish✓87 km
S N na hAcrai70+1%CatholicEnglish✓87 km
St Francis N.S.159+2%CatholicEnglish87 km
Min A Ghabhann N.S.39+30%CatholicEnglish✓88 km
Scoil Roisin51−14%CatholicSome subjects in Irish✓89 km
Scoil Mhuire155+32%CatholicEnglish✓89 km
S.N. Chill Coinnigh5−75%CatholicEnglish✓90 km
S.N. Arainn Mhor I13–CatholicAll in Irish✓91 km
Scoil an Linbh Íosa274+30%CatholicEnglish91 km
Scoil Aodh Rua&Nuala219−8%CatholicEnglish92 km
Scoil Mhuire54+20%CatholicEnglish✓93 km
Glebe N.S.121+20%Church of IrelandEnglish93 km
S.N. Arainn Mhor II21–CatholicAll in Irish✓93 km
Gaelscoil na gCeithre Maistri55−38%Inter-denominationalAll in Irish93 km
St Riaghans N.S.26+18%CatholicEnglish✓93 km
Naomh Adhamhnain123+62%CatholicEnglish95 km
Gortnacart N.S.16–CatholicEnglish✓96 km
St Conals68−14%CatholicEnglish✓96 km
Scoil Naomh Peadar135+75%CatholicEnglish97 km
Frosses N.S.77−11%CatholicEnglish✓97 km
S.N. Mhin Teineadh de21−9%CatholicAll in Irish97 km
S.N. Muire Gan Smal94+36%CatholicEnglish✓98 km
Ardara Mixed N.S.12–Church of IrelandEnglish✓98 km
Scoil Naomh Earnan94+0%CatholicEnglish✓99 km
Robertson N.S.67+24%Church of IrelandEnglish✓99 km
S.N. Naomh Naille113+14%CatholicEnglish100 km
Inver N.S.20−23%Church of IrelandEnglish100 km
S.N. an Bhreacaigh24−31%CatholicAll in Irish✓100 km
S.N. Crannaighe Buidhe54+54%CatholicEnglish✓101 km
S.N. Dun Ceannfhaolaidh82−12%CatholicEnglish✓105 km
Killaghtee N.S.12–Church of IrelandEnglish✓106 km
Bruckless N.S.18–CatholicEnglish✓106 km
Killybegs Common N.S.75+7%CatholicEnglish✓107 km
Rockfield N.S.49+14%CatholicEnglish✓108 km
S.N. Neill Mor240+22%CatholicEnglish✓109 km
S.N. an Br M O Cleirigh211−2%CatholicEnglish109 km
Gaelscoil Eirne29−40%Inter-denominationalAll in Irish✓109 km
Scoil Naomh Chaitriona77+26%CatholicEnglish✓109 km
Kilbarron N.S.44+16%Church of IrelandEnglish✓109 km
Holy Family National School193+35%CatholicEnglish✓109 km
S.N. Fhionntra5−88%CatholicEnglish111 km
S.N. Min an Aoire14–CatholicAll in Irish✓112 km
St Macartans Central276−1%CatholicEnglish✓115 km
Scoil Chartha Naofa111+3%CatholicAll in Irish✓116 km
S N na Carraige59−27%CatholicAll in Irish✓117 km
S.N. an Chaiseal58−17%CatholicAll in Irish✓118 km
Living nearby

Living in Culdaff

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

Median sale price
€165,200
routing key F93, 2023–25 (CSO): less sure
Average rent
€977
a month, new tenancies in 2025 across Co. Donegal

Homes in the F93 Eircode area

Housing in Culdaff →

The median sale price rose from €161,000 in 2023 to €175,000 in 2025 (+9%).

2023€161,000
2024€159,100
2025€175,000

New against second-hand, 2023 to 2025

New homes€297,500
Second-hand homes€163,000

Property Price Register sales in the F93 Eircode routing area, 2023 to 2025.

Renting in Co. Donegal

Cost of living in Culdaff →

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 ↗

Culdaff, F93 EP30

Nearby

Primary schools near Naomh Bodain

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

Scoil Cholmchille
Primary · Catholic
DEIS
77 pupils−10% since 2019/204.1 km
Scoil Mhuire
Primary · Catholic
DEIS
118 pupils−4% since 2019/204.9 km
Scoil Treasa Naofa
Primary · Catholic
DEISSpecial classes
137 pupils+40% since 2019/205.7 km
Scoil Naomh Colmchille
Primary · Catholic
DEIS
186 pupils+11% since 2019/206.6 km
Scoil Naomh Padraig
Primary · Catholic
DEISSpecial classes
163 pupils+14% since 2019/207.4 km
Scoil Chroí Naofa, Carndomhnach
Primary · Catholic
DEIS
124 pupils−7% since 2019/207.6 km
Official recordInspection reports (gov.ie) ↗Department of Education school lists ↗Roll number 19614Q

Questions about Naomh Bodain

Is Naomh Bodain 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 Naomh Bodain have?

108 pupils in 2025/26. That is +44% since 2019/20.

Does Naomh Bodain teach through Irish?

No: Naomh Bodain teaches in English, with Irish as a subject.

Who runs Naomh Bodain?

Naomh Bodain has a Catholic ethos. Its patron is Bishop of Derry.

How do pupils get a place at Naomh Bodain?

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 Naomh Bodain?

The nearest are Scoil Cholmchille (4.1 km), Scoil Mhuire (4.9 km) and Scoil Treasa Naofa (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 Culdaff; 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).