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Naomh Adhamhnain

PrimaryCatholic

Laghey, Co. Donegal · F94 E365 · Roll number 18508M

Naomh Adhamhnain is one of 2 primary schools in or within 3 km of Laghy. Every school in and around Laghy →

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Pupils
123
September, 2025/26
61 girls, 62 boys
Since 2019/20
+62%
from 76 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 Naomh Adhamhnain

  • 123 pupils, near the middle for primary schools in Ireland (the median is 131).
  • Teaches through English, with Irish as a subject.
  • Growing: 123 pupils, 62% more than the 76 of 2019/20.
  • Its patron is the Bishop of Raphoe; its ethos is Catholic.

Pupils over time

2015/16 to 2025/26

Naomh Adhamhnain had 123 pupils in 2025/26, against 57 in 2015/16 (+116%). Girls are 50% of them. Its roll rose in 9 of the 10 years.

040801201602015/162018/192021/222025/26PupilsGirls

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

No letter

No letter for Naomh Adhamhnain

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 Adhamhnain 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 Adhamhnain

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 Adhamhnain

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

Families apply to Naomh Adhamhnain 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.

Pupils
123
September, 2025/26
Since 2019/20
+62%
from 76 pupils

No figures on applications are published, but the roll shows demand: Naomh Adhamhnain has grown by 62% since 2019/20. All the schools around Laghy together changed by +9%.

Pupils since 2019/20

Naomh Adhamhnain+62%
The primary schools around Laghy+9%
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 Naomh Adhamhnain. Since 2019/20 its roll has changed by +62%; 0 of the 6 grew faster.

Naomh Adhamhnain123
Gaelscoil na gCeithre Maistri55
Glebe121
Scoil Aodh Rua&Nuala219
Scoil Naomh Earnan94
Robertson67
Scoil an Linbh Íosa274
SchoolPupilsSince 2019/20EthosLanguageDEISAway
Naomh Adhamhnain123+62%CatholicEnglish
Gaelscoil na gCeithre Maistri55−38%Inter-denominationalAll in Irish2.7 km
Glebe N.S.121+20%Church of IrelandEnglish3.8 km
Scoil Aodh Rua&Nuala219−8%CatholicEnglish4 km
Scoil Naomh Earnan94+0%CatholicEnglish✓4.4 km
Robertson N.S.67+24%Church of IrelandEnglish✓4.9 km
Scoil an Linbh Íosa274+30%CatholicEnglish5.7 km
The other 164 primary schools in Co. Donegal
SchoolPupilsSince 2019/20EthosLanguageDEISAway
Scoil Naomh Peadar135+75%CatholicEnglish7.5 km
St Francis N.S.159+2%CatholicEnglish8.1 km
Frosses N.S.77−11%CatholicEnglish✓11 km
Inver N.S.20−23%Church of IrelandEnglish12 km
S.N. Naomh Naille113+14%CatholicEnglish13 km
S.N. an Br M O Cleirigh211−2%CatholicEnglish14 km
Gaelscoil Eirne29−40%Inter-denominationalAll in Irish✓14 km
Scoil Naomh Chaitriona77+26%CatholicEnglish✓14 km
Kilbarron N.S.44+16%Church of IrelandEnglish✓15 km
Holy Family National School193+35%CatholicEnglish✓15 km
Rockfield N.S.49+14%CatholicEnglish✓15 km
S.N. Dun Ceannfhaolaidh82−12%CatholicEnglish✓17 km
Scoil Mhuire54+20%CatholicEnglish✓18 km
Killaghtee N.S.12–Church of IrelandEnglish✓18 km
Bruckless N.S.18–CatholicEnglish✓20 km
S.N. Eadan Fhionnfhaoich10–CatholicAll in Irish✓20 km
St Macartans Central276−1%CatholicEnglish✓20 km
S.N. Mhin Teineadh de21−9%CatholicAll in Irish22 km
Killybegs Common N.S.75+7%CatholicEnglish✓22 km
St Riaghans N.S.26+18%CatholicEnglish✓23 km
S.N. Neill Mor240+22%CatholicEnglish✓23 km
Scoil Mhuire155+32%CatholicEnglish✓23 km
S.N. an Choimin54−30%CatholicAll in Irish✓24 km
Gortnacart N.S.16–CatholicEnglish✓24 km
S.N. Fhionntra5−88%CatholicEnglish26 km
S.N. Muire Gan Smal94+36%CatholicEnglish✓26 km
Ardara Mixed N.S.12–Church of IrelandEnglish✓26 km
S.N. an Bhreacaigh24−31%CatholicAll in Irish✓26 km
S.N. Baile an Bhailsig47+68%Church of IrelandEnglish26 km
S.N. Taodhbhog55+49%CatholicAll in Irish✓26 km
Dooish N.S.191−12%CatholicEnglish26 km
S.N. Seiseadh Ui Neill167−6%CatholicEnglish✓27 km
S.N. Gleann Coimhead57−34%CatholicEnglish28 km
S.N. Cholmcille28−22%CatholicAll in Irish✓28 km
S.N. Chill Coinnigh5−75%CatholicEnglish✓29 km
Scoil Mhuire B & C489+8%CatholicEnglish✓29 km
Robertson N.S.89+35%Church of IrelandEnglish✓29 km
S.N. Leitir Mhic an Bhaird16−48%CatholicEnglish✓30 km
Min A Ghabhann N.S.39+30%CatholicEnglish✓30 km
S.N. Crannaighe Buidhe54+54%CatholicEnglish✓30 km
Gleneely N.S.45−33%CatholicEnglish✓31 km
S.N. an Droim Mor229−1%CatholicEnglish✓32 km
Scoil Chartha Naofa111+3%CatholicAll in Irish✓32 km
Killygordan N.S.22+5%Church of IrelandEnglish✓33 km
St Conals68−14%CatholicEnglish✓33 km
S.N. Duchoraidh4–CatholicAll in Irish✓33 km
S.N. Min an Aoire14–CatholicAll in Irish✓35 km
Scoil Phádraig118−6%CatholicEnglish35 km
S.N. Domhnach Mor22−51%PresbyterianEnglish✓35 km
S N na Carraige59−27%CatholicAll in Irish✓35 km
SN Naomh Samhthann40−32%CatholicEnglish✓38 km
St Mary's National School155+25%CatholicEnglish✓38 km
Scoil Bhride192−3%CatholicEnglish✓38 km
Comhscoil Chonmha S.N.100+11%Church of IrelandEnglish38 km
Glenswilly N.S.262−4%CatholicEnglish38 km
Scoil an tStratha Mhóir64−25%CatholicAll in Irish✓40 km
Scoil Chróine265−5%CatholicEnglish✓41 km
Scoil Roisin51−14%CatholicSome subjects in Irish✓41 km
Scoil Cholmcille Naofa17−62%CatholicEnglish✓41 km
Glenmaquin N.S.21−9%PresbyterianEnglish✓42 km
Scoil Adhamhnain158+3%CatholicEnglish✓42 km
Scoil Cuilm Cille38+6%CatholicEnglish✓42 km
S.N. an Chaiseal58−17%CatholicAll in Irish✓42 km
Raphoe Central N.S.185−6%Church of IrelandEnglish✓42 km
Scoil Choilmcille659+82%CatholicEnglish✓43 km
St Patricks N.S.426−6%CatholicEnglish43 km
S.N. Muire Gan Smal480+11%CatholicEnglish43 km
Gaelscoil Adhamhnain410−12%CatholicAll in Irish43 km
S.N. Baile Raighin215−9%Church of IrelandEnglish44 km
Gartan N.S.19–Church of IrelandEnglish✓45 km
S.N. Loch an Iubhair25−32%CatholicAll in Irish✓45 km
S.N. Trianta33+3%PresbyterianEnglish45 km
St Patricks N.S.162−6%CatholicEnglish✓45 km
Letterkenny Educate Together NS420+43%Multi-denominationalEnglish✓45 km
Scoil Náisiúnta Muire Gan Smál124+19%CatholicEnglish✓45 km
Scoil Naomh Seosamh24−23%CatholicEnglish45 km
S N na hAcrai70+1%CatholicEnglish✓46 km
Ray N.S.51−20%Church of IrelandEnglish✓47 km
S.N. Dhubhthaigh91−11%CatholicAll in Irish✓47 km
Scoil an Aingil Choimheadai14−52%CatholicAll in Irish✓47 km
S.N. Naomh Colmchille81−4%CatholicEnglish✓47 km
Scoil Naomh Fiachra519−6%CatholicEnglish48 km
Scoil Phadraig103+27%CatholicAll in Irish✓48 km
S N Talamh na Coille467−2%CatholicEnglish48 km
S.N. Arainn Mhor II21–CatholicAll in Irish✓48 km
S.N. Arainn Mhor I13–CatholicAll in Irish✓48 km
Scoil Mhuire42+8%CatholicEnglish✓49 km
S.N. Olibhear Pluinceid61−29%CatholicAll in Irish✓49 km
Scoil Naomh Proinnseas119−6%CatholicEnglish✓50 km
S.N. Naomh Colmchille231+19%CatholicEnglish50 km
Cashelshanaghan N.S.28+4%PresbyterianEnglish51 km
Scoil Cholmcille127+1%CatholicAll in Irish✓51 km
S.N. Chonaill107+23%CatholicAll in Irish✓51 km
S.N. Baile an Caislean66+38%PresbyterianEnglish✓51 km
S N Caiseal na gCorr44+2%CatholicAll in Irish✓52 km
Scoil Mhuire B&C97−16%CatholicAll in Irish✓52 km
Scoil Naomh Cholmcille68−12%CatholicEnglish✓53 km
S.N. Naomh Baoithin113+3%CatholicEnglish✓53 km
Portlean N.S.20−17%PresbyterianEnglish54 km
Scoil Mhuire206+14%CatholicEnglish✓54 km
S.N. Glasain28+4%CatholicAll in Irish✓54 km
Ayr Hill N.S. Ramelton32–PresbyterianEnglish54 km
S.N. Adhamhnain131−8%CatholicAll in Irish✓55 km
Monreagh N.S.48+2%PresbyterianEnglish✓55 km
Moyle N.S.81−7%PresbyterianEnglish55 km
S.N. an Leinbh Iosa84+12%CatholicEnglish✓56 km
Scoil Cholmcille199−13%CatholicEnglish✓56 km
S.N. Gort an Choirce40+0%CatholicAll in Irish✓56 km
S N Cnoc na Naomh87−3%CatholicAll in Irish✓57 km
Creeslough N.S.31+11%Church of IrelandEnglish✓57 km
Scoil Mhuire166+30%CatholicEnglish✓57 km
Browneknowe N.S.48−28%PresbyterianEnglish57 km
Scoil Fhionáin204+20%CatholicAll in Irish✓58 km
S.N. Mhuire218+25%CatholicEnglish✓58 km
Scoil Naomh Dubhthach27−29%CatholicAll in Irish✓59 km
Scoil Bhrighde28−7%CatholicAll in Irish✓59 km
Murroe National School50+85%CatholicEnglish✓60 km
S.N. Baile Mor7–Church of IrelandEnglish✓61 km
S.N. Fothar32−18%CatholicEnglish62 km
S N na Croise Naofa33−21%CatholicEnglish✓63 km
Cranford N.S.48+0%CatholicEnglish✓63 km
Dunfanaghy N.S.24−14%Church of IrelandEnglish✓63 km
Rathmullen N.S.119+24%CatholicEnglish✓64 km
S.N. Ceathru Caol53−47%CatholicEnglish✓64 km
Scoil Eoin Baiste136−4%CatholicEnglish✓64 km
S.N. Naomh Aonghus218+6%CatholicEnglish65 km
St Muras N.S.189−12%CatholicEnglish65 km
Scoil Cholmcille37−8%CatholicAll in Irish✓65 km
S.N. Naomh Brid66−8%CatholicAll in Irish✓66 km
St Garvans N.S.33+3%CatholicEnglish✓67 km
Scoil Choluim30–CatholicEnglish✓68 km
Drumfad N.S.35+3%PresbyterianEnglish✓69 km
St Davadogs N.S.27−16%CatholicEnglish✓70 km
Scoil Iosagain779+0%CatholicEnglish70 km
St. Mura's National School26+0%Church of IrelandEnglish70 km
Gaelscoil Bhun Cranncha67−48%Inter-denominationalAll in Irish70 km
Scoil Mhuire64+8%CatholicAll in Irish✓72 km
St Orans N.S.228+8%CatholicEnglish✓72 km
Scoil Naomh Cholmcille18–CatholicAll in Irish✓72 km
Scoil Naomh Brid196−1%CatholicEnglish73 km
S.N. Naomh Eighneach75−26%CatholicEnglish✓73 km
Scoil Naomh Iósaf45−10%CatholicEnglish✓76 km
S.N. Naomh Padraig64+0%CatholicEnglish✓78 km
Scoil Naomh Treasa C52−9%CatholicEnglish✓81 km
Scoil Naomh Fionan199−12%CatholicEnglish82 km
S N na gCluainte96−8%CatholicEnglish✓83 km
St Francis' National School132+11%CatholicEnglish✓84 km
Glentogher Con N.S.13–CatholicEnglish✓85 km
S.N. Donaigh33+6%Church of IrelandEnglish✓87 km
Scoil Phadraig121−16%CatholicEnglish✓87 km
Scoil Chroí Naofa, Carndomhnach124−7%CatholicEnglish✓87 km
Scoil Naomh Padraig163+14%CatholicEnglish✓88 km
Naomh Bridhid92−12%CatholicEnglish✓88 km
Scoil Naomh Colmchille186+11%CatholicEnglish✓88 km
Scoil Mhuire118−4%CatholicEnglish✓92 km
Scoil Eoghan212−15%CatholicEnglish✓92 km
Scoil Treasa Naofa137+40%CatholicEnglish✓92 km
Moville N.S.32−41%Church of IrelandEnglish93 km
Gaelscoil Chois Feabhaill75−7%CatholicAll in Irish93 km
Naomh Bodain108+44%CatholicEnglish✓95 km
S.N. an Iorball Riabaigh40−17%CatholicEnglish✓95 km
Scoil Naomh Mhuire57−22%CatholicEnglish✓96 km
Scoil Cholmcille133+8%CatholicEnglish96 km
Scoil Cholmchille77−10%CatholicEnglish✓97 km
Living nearby

Living in Laghy

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

Median sale price
€191,400
routing key F94, 2023–25 (CSO): less sure
Average rent
€977
a month, new tenancies in 2025 across Co. Donegal

Homes in the F94 Eircode area

Housing in Laghy →

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 Laghy →

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 ↗

Laghy, F94 E365

Nearby

Primary schools near Naomh Adhamhnain

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

Gaelscoil na gCeithre Maistri
Primary · Inter-denominational
Gaelscoil
55 pupils−38% since 2019/202.7 km
Glebe N.S.
Primary · Church of Ireland
121 pupils+20% since 2019/203.8 km
Scoil Aodh Rua&Nuala
Primary · Catholic
Special classes
219 pupils−8% since 2019/204 km
Scoil Naomh Earnan
Primary · Catholic
DEIS
94 pupils+0% since 2019/204.4 km
Robertson N.S.
Primary · Church of Ireland
DEIS
67 pupils+24% since 2019/204.9 km
Scoil an Linbh Íosa
Primary · Catholic
274 pupils+30% since 2019/205.7 km
Official recordInspection reports (gov.ie) ↗Department of Education school lists ↗Roll number 18508M

Questions about Naomh Adhamhnain

Is Naomh Adhamhnain 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 Adhamhnain have?

123 pupils in 2025/26. That is +62% since 2019/20.

Does Naomh Adhamhnain teach through Irish?

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

Who runs Naomh Adhamhnain?

Naomh Adhamhnain has a Catholic ethos. Its patron is Bishop of Raphoe.

How do pupils get a place at Naomh Adhamhnain?

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 Adhamhnain?

The nearest are Gaelscoil na gCeithre Maistri (2.7 km), Glebe N.S. (3.8 km) and Scoil Aodh Rua&Nuala (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 Laghy; 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).