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St Riaghans N.S.

PrimaryCatholicDEIS

DRIMNACROSH, GLENTIES, CO DONEGAL · F94 NH95 · Roll number 17716O

St Riaghans N.S. is one of 2 primary schools in or within 3 km of Glenties. Every school in and around Glenties →

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Pupils
26
September, 2025/26
15 girls, 11 boys
Since 2019/20
+18%
from 22 pupils
Ireland: +5%
Ethos
Catholic
Patron: Bishop of Raphoe
Language
English
outside the Gaeltacht
Results
Not published
none school by school (Education Act 1998, s.53)
The gist

What stands out about St Riaghans N.S.

  • A small primary school: 26 pupils, against a typical 131.
  • Teaches through English, with Irish as a subject.
  • Growing: 26 pupils, 18% more than the 22 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 Raphoe; its ethos is Catholic.
  • Outside Glenties’s outline, 2.7 km away; listed with Glenties, the nearest town in its county.

Pupils over time

2015/16 to 2025/26

St Riaghans N.S. had 26 pupils in 2025/26, down from 32 in 2015/16 (−19%). Girls are 58% of them. Its roll rose in 4 of the 10 years.

08162432402015/162018/192021/222025/26PupilsGirls

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

No letter

No letter for St Riaghans 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 St Riaghans 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.

Inspections

Inspection reports on St Riaghans 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 in

Getting a place at St Riaghans N.S.

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

Families apply to St Riaghans 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.

It is in DEIS, so it has extra support for pupils from disadvantaged areas.

Pupils
26
September, 2025/26
Since 2019/20
+18%
from 22 pupils

No figures on applications are published, but the roll shows demand: St Riaghans N.S. has grown by 18% since 2019/20. All the schools around Glenties together changed by +11%.

Pupils since 2019/20

St Riaghans+18%
The primary schools around Glenties+30%
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, 2 have more pupils than St Riaghans N.S.. Since 2019/20 its roll has changed by +18%; 2 of the 4 grew faster.

St Riaghans26
Gortnacart16
S.N. Mhin Teineadh de21
Scoil Mhuire155
S.N. Muire Gan Smal94
Ardara Mixed12
S.N. Chill Coinnigh5
SchoolPupilsSince 2019/20EthosLanguageDEISAway
St Riaghans N.S.26+18%CatholicEnglish✓
Gortnacart N.S.16–CatholicEnglish✓2.8 km
S.N. Mhin Teineadh de21−9%CatholicAll in Irish3.9 km
Scoil Mhuire155+32%CatholicEnglish✓4 km
S.N. Muire Gan Smal94+36%CatholicEnglish✓5.4 km
Ardara Mixed N.S.12–Church of IrelandEnglish✓5.7 km
S.N. Chill Coinnigh5−75%CatholicEnglish✓7 km
The other 164 primary schools in Co. Donegal
SchoolPupilsSince 2019/20EthosLanguageDEISAway
S.N. an Bhreacaigh24−31%CatholicAll in Irish✓7.5 km
Min A Ghabhann N.S.39+30%CatholicEnglish✓9.1 km
S.N. Leitir Mhic an Bhaird16−48%CatholicEnglish✓9.8 km
S.N. Crannaighe Buidhe54+54%CatholicEnglish✓10 km
St Conals68−14%CatholicEnglish✓10 km
S.N. Eadan Fhionnfhaoich10–CatholicAll in Irish✓10 km
Frosses N.S.77−11%CatholicEnglish✓12 km
S.N. Naomh Naille113+14%CatholicEnglish13 km
Inver N.S.20−23%Church of IrelandEnglish13 km
Killybegs Common N.S.75+7%CatholicEnglish✓14 km
Bruckless N.S.18–CatholicEnglish✓15 km
S.N. Dun Ceannfhaolaidh82−12%CatholicEnglish✓15 km
Killaghtee N.S.12–Church of IrelandEnglish✓16 km
Scoil Naomh Peadar135+75%CatholicEnglish16 km
S.N. Neill Mor240+22%CatholicEnglish✓16 km
S.N. Duchoraidh4–CatholicAll in Irish✓17 km
S.N. Cholmcille28−22%CatholicAll in Irish✓17 km
S.N. Fhionntra5−88%CatholicEnglish18 km
Scoil an Linbh Íosa274+30%CatholicEnglish18 km
Glebe N.S.121+20%Church of IrelandEnglish19 km
Scoil Roisin51−14%CatholicSome subjects in Irish✓19 km
Scoil Aodh Rua&Nuala219−8%CatholicEnglish19 km
S.N. Min an Aoire14–CatholicAll in Irish✓20 km
Scoil Chróine265−5%CatholicEnglish✓20 km
Gaelscoil na gCeithre Maistri55−38%Inter-denominationalAll in Irish20 km
St Francis N.S.159+2%CatholicEnglish21 km
Naomh Adhamhnain123+62%CatholicEnglish23 km
Scoil Chartha Naofa111+3%CatholicAll in Irish✓23 km
S N na Carraige59−27%CatholicAll in Irish✓23 km
S.N. an Choimin54−30%CatholicAll in Irish✓23 km
S N na hAcrai70+1%CatholicEnglish✓24 km
Scoil Naomh Earnan94+0%CatholicEnglish✓24 km
Robertson N.S.67+24%Church of IrelandEnglish✓25 km
S.N. Loch an Iubhair25−32%CatholicAll in Irish✓26 km
S.N. Arainn Mhor II21–CatholicAll in Irish✓26 km
Scoil an Aingil Choimheadai14−52%CatholicAll in Irish✓26 km
S.N. Taodhbhog55+49%CatholicAll in Irish✓26 km
S.N. Arainn Mhor I13–CatholicAll in Irish✓26 km
S.N. an Chaiseal58−17%CatholicAll in Irish✓27 km
Scoil Mhuire42+8%CatholicEnglish✓28 km
S.N. Dhubhthaigh91−11%CatholicAll in Irish✓28 km
S.N. an Br M O Cleirigh211−2%CatholicEnglish28 km
S.N. Olibhear Pluinceid61−29%CatholicAll in Irish✓30 km
S.N. Baile an Bhailsig47+68%Church of IrelandEnglish30 km
Scoil Phadraig103+27%CatholicAll in Irish✓30 km
Gaelscoil Eirne29−40%Inter-denominationalAll in Irish✓31 km
Dooish N.S.191−12%CatholicEnglish31 km
Scoil Naomh Chaitriona77+26%CatholicEnglish✓31 km
Holy Family National School193+35%CatholicEnglish✓31 km
Kilbarron N.S.44+16%Church of IrelandEnglish✓32 km
Scoil an tStratha Mhóir64−25%CatholicAll in Irish✓32 km
S.N. Chonaill107+23%CatholicAll in Irish✓32 km
St Macartans Central276−1%CatholicEnglish✓33 km
Scoil Mhuire B&C97−16%CatholicAll in Irish✓34 km
S.N. Seiseadh Ui Neill167−6%CatholicEnglish✓34 km
Rockfield N.S.49+14%CatholicEnglish✓34 km
Glenswilly N.S.262−4%CatholicEnglish36 km
S.N. Gleann Coimhead57−34%CatholicEnglish36 km
Scoil Mhuire B & C489+8%CatholicEnglish✓36 km
Robertson N.S.89+35%Church of IrelandEnglish✓36 km
S.N. Adhamhnain131−8%CatholicAll in Irish✓37 km
S N Caiseal na gCorr44+2%CatholicAll in Irish✓38 km
Gartan N.S.19–Church of IrelandEnglish✓38 km
Scoil Phádraig118−6%CatholicEnglish38 km
Scoil Mhuire54+20%CatholicEnglish✓40 km
S.N. Trianta33+3%PresbyterianEnglish40 km
S.N. Gort an Choirce40+0%CatholicAll in Irish✓41 km
Gleneely N.S.45−33%CatholicEnglish✓41 km
Killygordan N.S.22+5%Church of IrelandEnglish✓41 km
S N Cnoc na Naomh87−3%CatholicAll in Irish✓41 km
S.N. an Droim Mor229−1%CatholicEnglish✓41 km
Scoil Naomh Seosamh24−23%CatholicEnglish41 km
Scoil Bhrighde28−7%CatholicAll in Irish✓42 km
Scoil Choilmcille659+82%CatholicEnglish✓42 km
Gaelscoil Adhamhnain410−12%CatholicAll in Irish42 km
S.N. Muire Gan Smal480+11%CatholicEnglish42 km
Scoil Naomh Dubhthach27−29%CatholicAll in Irish✓43 km
Scoil Bhride192−3%CatholicEnglish✓43 km
Comhscoil Chonmha S.N.100+11%Church of IrelandEnglish43 km
Scoil Fhionáin204+20%CatholicAll in Irish✓43 km
S.N. Domhnach Mor22−51%PresbyterianEnglish✓44 km
S.N. Glasain28+4%CatholicAll in Irish✓44 km
S.N. Baile Raighin215−9%Church of IrelandEnglish44 km
St Patricks N.S.426−6%CatholicEnglish44 km
Scoil Cholmcille127+1%CatholicAll in Irish✓44 km
Glenmaquin N.S.21−9%PresbyterianEnglish✓45 km
Letterkenny Educate Together NS420+43%Multi-denominationalEnglish✓45 km
S.N. Naomh Colmchille231+19%CatholicEnglish45 km
Scoil Naomh Fiachra519−6%CatholicEnglish45 km
St Mary's National School155+25%CatholicEnglish✓47 km
Murroe National School50+85%CatholicEnglish✓47 km
Scoil Adhamhnain158+3%CatholicEnglish✓47 km
Creeslough N.S.31+11%Church of IrelandEnglish✓47 km
Scoil Mhuire166+30%CatholicEnglish✓47 km
S N Talamh na Coille467−2%CatholicEnglish47 km
Raphoe Central N.S.185−6%Church of IrelandEnglish✓48 km
SN Naomh Samhthann40−32%CatholicEnglish✓48 km
Ray N.S.51−20%Church of IrelandEnglish✓49 km
Scoil Cuilm Cille38+6%CatholicEnglish✓49 km
Cashelshanaghan N.S.28+4%PresbyterianEnglish50 km
Portlean N.S.20−17%PresbyterianEnglish50 km
Scoil Naomh Cholmcille68−12%CatholicEnglish✓50 km
S.N. Naomh Colmchille81−4%CatholicEnglish✓50 km
S.N. Baile Mor7–Church of IrelandEnglish✓50 km
Scoil Cholmcille Naofa17−62%CatholicEnglish✓51 km
Scoil Naomh Proinnseas119−6%CatholicEnglish✓51 km
S N na Croise Naofa33−21%CatholicEnglish✓51 km
Dunfanaghy N.S.24−14%Church of IrelandEnglish✓51 km
S.N. Fothar32−18%CatholicEnglish51 km
Scoil Mhuire206+14%CatholicEnglish✓52 km
Ayr Hill N.S. Ramelton32–PresbyterianEnglish52 km
S.N. Mhuire218+25%CatholicEnglish✓53 km
St Patricks N.S.162−6%CatholicEnglish✓53 km
Scoil Náisiúnta Muire Gan Smál124+19%CatholicEnglish✓54 km
Browneknowe N.S.48−28%PresbyterianEnglish55 km
Scoil Naomh Cholmcille18–CatholicAll in Irish✓55 km
Scoil Eoin Baiste136−4%CatholicEnglish✓56 km
S.N. Baile an Caislean66+38%PresbyterianEnglish✓56 km
Moyle N.S.81−7%PresbyterianEnglish57 km
S.N. Naomh Brid66−8%CatholicAll in Irish✓57 km
Cranford N.S.48+0%CatholicEnglish✓57 km
Scoil Cholmcille199−13%CatholicEnglish✓57 km
S.N. Naomh Baoithin113+3%CatholicEnglish✓58 km
Scoil Cholmcille37−8%CatholicAll in Irish✓58 km
S.N. Ceathru Caol53−47%CatholicEnglish✓59 km
Monreagh N.S.48+2%PresbyterianEnglish✓59 km
S.N. an Leinbh Iosa84+12%CatholicEnglish✓60 km
Scoil Choluim30–CatholicEnglish✓61 km
Rathmullen N.S.119+24%CatholicEnglish✓62 km
St Davadogs N.S.27−16%CatholicEnglish✓63 km
Drumfad N.S.35+3%PresbyterianEnglish✓63 km
St Garvans N.S.33+3%CatholicEnglish✓64 km
Scoil Mhuire64+8%CatholicAll in Irish✓64 km
St Muras N.S.189−12%CatholicEnglish66 km
S.N. Naomh Aonghus218+6%CatholicEnglish67 km
Scoil Iosagain779+0%CatholicEnglish69 km
St. Mura's National School26+0%Church of IrelandEnglish69 km
Gaelscoil Bhun Cranncha67−48%Inter-denominationalAll in Irish69 km
S.N. Naomh Eighneach75−26%CatholicEnglish✓69 km
St Orans N.S.228+8%CatholicEnglish✓70 km
Scoil Naomh Brid196−1%CatholicEnglish75 km
Scoil Naomh Iósaf45−10%CatholicEnglish✓75 km
S.N. Naomh Padraig64+0%CatholicEnglish✓76 km
Scoil Naomh Treasa C52−9%CatholicEnglish✓76 km
St Francis' National School132+11%CatholicEnglish✓80 km
S N na gCluainte96−8%CatholicEnglish✓80 km
Scoil Naomh Fionan199−12%CatholicEnglish84 km
Scoil Phadraig121−16%CatholicEnglish✓84 km
Glentogher Con N.S.13–CatholicEnglish✓84 km
S.N. Donaigh33+6%Church of IrelandEnglish✓85 km
Naomh Bridhid92−12%CatholicEnglish✓85 km
Scoil Chroí Naofa, Carndomhnach124−7%CatholicEnglish✓86 km
Scoil Naomh Padraig163+14%CatholicEnglish✓86 km
Scoil Naomh Colmchille186+11%CatholicEnglish✓87 km
Scoil Treasa Naofa137+40%CatholicEnglish✓90 km
Scoil Naomh Mhuire57−22%CatholicEnglish✓91 km
S.N. an Iorball Riabaigh40−17%CatholicEnglish✓91 km
Scoil Mhuire118−4%CatholicEnglish✓91 km
Naomh Bodain108+44%CatholicEnglish✓93 km
Scoil Eoghan212−15%CatholicEnglish✓94 km
Moville N.S.32−41%Church of IrelandEnglish94 km
Gaelscoil Chois Feabhaill75−7%CatholicAll in Irish95 km
Scoil Cholmchille77−10%CatholicEnglish✓95 km
Scoil Cholmcille133+8%CatholicEnglish98 km
Living nearby

Living in Glenties

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

Median sale price
€145,000
51 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 Glenties →

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 Glenties →

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 Glenties, F94 NH95

Nearby

Primary schools near St Riaghans N.S.

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

Gortnacart N.S.
Primary · Catholic
DEIS
16 pupils2.8 km
S.N. Mhin Teineadh de
Primary · Catholic
Gaeltacht school
21 pupils−9% since 2019/203.9 km
Scoil Mhuire
Primary · Catholic
DEISSpecial classes
155 pupils+32% since 2019/204 km
S.N. Muire Gan Smal
Primary · Catholic
DEIS
94 pupils+36% since 2019/205.4 km
Ardara Mixed N.S.
Primary · Church of Ireland
DEIS
12 pupils5.7 km
S.N. Chill Coinnigh
Primary · Catholic
DEIS
5 pupils−75% since 2019/207 km
Official recordInspection reports (gov.ie) ↗Department of Education school lists ↗Roll number 17716O

Questions about St Riaghans N.S.

Is St Riaghans 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 St Riaghans N.S. have?

26 pupils in 2025/26. That is +18% since 2019/20.

Does St Riaghans N.S. teach through Irish?

No: St Riaghans N.S. teaches in English, with Irish as a subject.

Who runs St Riaghans N.S.?

St Riaghans N.S. has a Catholic ethos. Its patron is Bishop of Raphoe.

How do pupils get a place at St Riaghans 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 St Riaghans N.S.?

The nearest are Gortnacart N.S. (2.8 km), S.N. Mhin Teineadh de (3.9 km) and Scoil Mhuire (4 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 Glenties; 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).