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Scoil an Chroi Naofa

PrimaryCatholicDEISSpecial classes

Society Street, Ballinasloe, Co. Galway · H53 W603 · Roll number 20042E

Scoil an Chroi Naofa is one of 4 primary schools in or within 3 km of Ballinasloe. Every school in and around Ballinasloe →

Pupils
293
September, 2025/26
145 girls, 148 boys
Since 2019/20
+2%
from 286 pupils
Ireland: +5%
Ethos
Catholic
Patron: Bishop of Clonfert
Language
English
outside the Gaeltacht
Results
Not published
none school by school (Education Act 1998, s.53)
The gist

What stands out about Scoil an Chroi Naofa

  • One of the larger primary schools: 293 pupils, against a typical 131.
  • About as many pupils as in 2019/20 (+2%).
  • Teaches through English, with Irish as a subject.
  • 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.
  • Has special classes for children who need more support.
  • Its patron is the Bishop of Clonfert; its ethos is Catholic.

Pupils over time

2015/16 to 2025/26

Scoil an Chroi Naofa had 293 pupils in 2025/26, against 279 in 2015/16 (+5%). Girls are 49% of them. Its largest roll was 299, in 2023/24. Its roll rose in 5 of the 10 years.

0801602403202015/162018/192021/222025/26PupilsGirls

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

No letter

No letter for Scoil an Chroi Naofa

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 Chroi Naofa 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 Chroi Naofa

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 Chroi Naofa

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

Families apply to Scoil an Chroi Naofa 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. Places in special classes and special schools are allocated with the National Council for Special Education.

Pupils
293
September, 2025/26
Since 2019/20
+2%
from 286 pupils

No figures on applications are published, but the roll shows demand: Scoil an Chroi Naofa is about the size it was in 2019/20 (+2%). All the schools around Ballinasloe together changed by +0%.

Pupils since 2019/20

Scoil an Chroi Naofa+2%
The primary schools around Ballinasloe+4%
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, 1 have more pupils than Scoil an Chroi Naofa. Since 2019/20 its roll has changed by +2%; 4 of the 5 grew faster.

Scoil an Chroi Naofa293
S.N. Ui Cheithearnaigh193
S.N. Muire Gan Smal445
Scoil Mhuire,115
Aibhistin Naofa80
S.N. Naomh Treasa45
The Glebe17
SchoolPupilsSince 2019/20EthosLanguageDEISAway
Scoil an Chroi Naofa293+2%CatholicEnglish✓
S.N. Ui Cheithearnaigh193−10%CatholicAll in Irish✓1 km
S.N. Muire Gan Smal445+7%CatholicEnglish1.8 km
Scoil Mhuire,115+25%CatholicEnglish3.1 km
Aibhistin Naofa80+86%CatholicEnglish6.3 km
S.N. Naomh Treasa45+73%CatholicEnglish6.4 km
The Glebe N.S.17–Church of IrelandEnglish6.6 km
The other 211 primary schools in Co. Galway
SchoolPupilsSince 2019/20EthosLanguageDEISAway
S.N. Caitriona Naofa117+26%CatholicEnglish6.8 km
S N na hEaglaise37−3%CatholicEnglish✓8 km
Baile Mor Siol Anmcadha117+72%CatholicEnglish11 km
Kiltormer N.S.89+256%CatholicEnglish11 km
S.N. Cill Conaill65+5%CatholicEnglish12 km
S.N. na Coille Glaise135+38%CatholicEnglish✓12 km
S.N. Padraig Naofa22−35%CatholicEnglish12 km
Cappatagle Central Sch105−6%CatholicEnglish14 km
Scoil Bhreandain Naofa53+6%CatholicEnglish16 km
S.N. Breandain Naofa87+123%CatholicEnglish16 km
St Brendan's N.S.45−20%CatholicEnglish✓16 km
S.N. Baile A Mhoinin11−56%CatholicEnglish17 km
Scoil Bhride106+4%CatholicEnglish18 km
Ballymacward Central Sc81−4%CatholicEnglish18 km
S N na Cealltraighe93+27%CatholicEnglish✓18 km
S.N. Cill Richill69+23%CatholicEnglish19 km
Iomair N.S.136+20%CatholicEnglish19 km
Castleblakeney N.S.52−4%CatholicEnglish20 km
S.N. Muire Gan Smal53+51%CatholicEnglish20 km
S.N. Cill Cuile109+7%CatholicEnglish21 km
Scoil Mhuire Gan Smal81−5%CatholicEnglish✓22 km
S.N. Padraig Naofa106−15%CatholicEnglish23 km
Scoil Naomh Mhuire180+13%CatholicEnglish23 km
Gurteen Central N.S.49−31%CatholicEnglish23 km
S.N. Lorcain Naofa45−15%CatholicEnglish23 km
Scoil Naomh Eanna208+0%CatholicEnglish24 km
S.N. Breandan Naofa32−53%CatholicEnglish24 km
S.N. Iomair Naofa38+73%CatholicEnglish24 km
Gortanumera N.S.50−4%CatholicEnglish25 km
Scoil Mhuire Naofa106+4%CatholicEnglish25 km
S.N. Aindreis Naofa94−11%CatholicEnglish26 km
S.N. an Cillin42−42%CatholicEnglish26 km
S N Gort na Gaoithe64+36%CatholicEnglish26 km
St Brendans N.S.235+4%CatholicEnglish✓26 km
St Brendans N.S.216−1%CatholicEnglish27 km
S.N. Ide Naofa328−5%CatholicEnglish27 km
St Feichins N School32−26%CatholicEnglish27 km
Gaelscoil Riabhach170−16%Multi-denominationalAll in Irish28 km
Togala Mhuire198+32%CatholicEnglish28 km
Scoil Naomh Padraig146−4%CatholicEnglish28 km
Scoil Iarlatha Naofa53−21%CatholicEnglish28 km
S.N. Cillini Dioma147+71%CatholicEnglish29 km
S.N. Seosamh Naofa203−0%CatholicEnglish30 km
S N Baile na Cille32+3%CatholicEnglish30 km
Creggs Central N.S.87+30%CatholicEnglish✓30 km
St Oliver Plunketts N.S.199+3%CatholicEnglish30 km
Esker N.S.65−37%CatholicEnglish31 km
S.N. an Droma15−61%CatholicEnglish31 km
Scoil Bride20−13%CatholicEnglish32 km
S.N. Muine Mhea251+31%CatholicEnglish32 km
Brierfield N School80−2%CatholicEnglish33 km
S N Pairc na Slinne13–CatholicEnglish✓33 km
St. Josephs N.S.53−24%CatholicEnglish✓33 km
St Oliver Plunkett National School114+1%CatholicEnglish34 km
Athenry Primary School501–CatholicEnglish35 km
Gaelscoil Riada158−42%CatholicAll in Irish35 km
Kilchreest Central Sch110+15%CatholicEnglish35 km
Newtown NS172+5%CatholicEnglish✓35 km
Ballymana N.S.108−25%CatholicEnglish35 km
S.N. Creachmhaoil318−5%CatholicEnglish36 km
Barnaderg Central Sch77−23%CatholicEnglish37 km
S.N. Breandan Naofa34+55%CatholicEnglish✓37 km
Carnain N.S.89−18%CatholicEnglish37 km
Glenamaddy N.S.142+17%CatholicEnglish37 km
Clonberne Central Sch107−12%CatholicEnglish✓38 km
Crumlin N.S.95−23%CatholicEnglish38 km
Glinsk N.S.74+14%CatholicEnglish39 km
S.N. an Leath Bhaile69+5%CatholicEnglish39 km
S N na Fuar Coilleadh100+4%CatholicEnglish39 km
S.N. Mhuire58−26%CatholicEnglish40 km
S.N. Cathair Geal124+43%CatholicEnglish40 km
Annagh Hill NS105+4%CatholicEnglish40 km
Scoil Mhuire48+45%CatholicEnglish40 km
S.N. Cillinin195−15%CatholicEnglish41 km
S.N. Naomh Uinseann67−29%CatholicEnglish41 km
S.N. Mhuire229−1%CatholicEnglish41 km
Ballinderry N.S.191−8%CatholicEnglish42 km
S.N. Cill Cruain52−19%CatholicEnglish42 km
S.N. Naomh Thomais55−21%CatholicEnglish42 km
S.N. Padraig Naofa12−66%CatholicEnglish42 km
S.N. Naomh Padraig221−3%CatholicEnglish43 km
Kilcolgan Educate Together NS195−11%Multi-denominationalEnglish44 km
S.N. Baile an Leasa17−35%CatholicEnglish44 km
S.N. Ard Raithin176+56%CatholicEnglish44 km
S.N. Bhride229−8%CatholicEnglish44 km
S.N. Cronain59−6%CatholicEnglish44 km
St Colmans Mxd N.S.202−20%CatholicEnglish45 km
S.N. Cearn Mor174+1%CatholicAll in Irish45 km
Croi Ronaofa Meascaithe110+36%CatholicEnglish✓45 km
Scoil Mhuire256−3%CatholicEnglish45 km
S N Gort na Leime23−12%CatholicEnglish45 km
Tuam Educate Together National School195+55%Multi-denominationalEnglish46 km
SN Ceathru na Laithigh54+2%CatholicEnglish46 km
Gaelscoil Iarfhlatha223+2%CatholicAll in Irish46 km
Trinity Primary School781−3%CatholicEnglish✓46 km
S.N. Cor an Droma73−16%CatholicEnglish46 km
Nioclas Naofa221+2%CatholicEnglish47 km
St Columba's National School44+52%CatholicEnglish47 km
S.N. Cill Fheicin69+6%CatholicEnglish47 km
S.N. Cill Tartain117+4%CatholicEnglish47 km
Claregalway Educate Together NS220+20%Multi-denominationalEnglish✓47 km
Scoil Íosa770–CatholicEnglish47 km
Gaelscoil de hIde399−12%CatholicAll in Irish48 km
S N Chlair na Gaillimhe311−1%CatholicEnglish48 km
Ceathru na nGarrdhanta203−1%CatholicEnglish48 km
S.N. an Bhain Mhoir108−33%CatholicEnglish48 km
Ballinderreen Mxd N.S.182−9%CatholicEnglish48 km
Gaelscoil na bhFili41−5%Multi-denominationalAll in Irish49 km
Scoil Naomh Mhuire233−4%CatholicEnglish49 km
Gort National School197−2%CatholicEnglish✓50 km
Scoil Mhuire223−11%CatholicEnglish50 km
S N an Croi Ro Naofa208−12%CatholicEnglish50 km
S.N. Brighdhe Naofa64−6%CatholicEnglish50 km
Merlin Woods Primary School383−15%CatholicEnglish51 km
S.N. Bheanain31+0%CatholicEnglish51 km
Scoil Bhrige agus Bhreandain Naofa281−4%CatholicEnglish51 km
Scoil Naomh Iosef51−14%CatholicEnglish52 km
Garrafrauns Central Sch95−7%CatholicEnglish52 km
S.N. an Tsaileain90+0%CatholicEnglish52 km
S.N. Naomh Iosef324−9%CatholicEnglish52 km
Gaelscoil Dara419−9%CatholicAll in Irish53 km
Radharc na Mara National School353–CatholicEnglish✓53 km
S.N. Colmcille70−19%CatholicEnglish✓53 km
S.N. Aine Naofa92−7%CatholicEnglish53 km
S.N. Caitriona Sois350−11%CatholicEnglish✓53 km
S.N. Caitriona Sinsear365−3%CatholicEnglish✓53 km
Naomh Colman Mac Duaigh109+10%CatholicEnglish53 km
S.N. Baile an Mhuilinn99−3%CatholicEnglish53 km
Tirellan Heights N.S.330−15%CatholicEnglish✓54 km
Scoil an Linbh Iosa236+15%CatholicEnglish✓55 km
Parochial N.S.75−13%Church of IrelandEnglish55 km
S.N. Padraic Naofa214+4%CatholicEnglish55 km
Bunscoil Naomh Chuana208+9%CatholicEnglish55 km
Lurga N.S.91+3%CatholicEnglish55 km
Niochlas N.S.262−9%CatholicEnglish✓56 km
S.N. Ciarain Naofa67−32%CatholicEnglish56 km
S.N. Domhnach Padraig92−29%CatholicEnglish56 km
Scoil Croi Iosa122−5%CatholicEnglish✓56 km
S.N. Iognaid480−11%CatholicAll in Irish56 km
S.N. Brighde130−24%CatholicAll in Irish56 km
S.N. N Breandain129−12%CatholicAll in Irish56 km
S.N. Fhursa216−17%CatholicAll in Irish56 km
Galway Educate Together NS373−11%Multi-denominationalEnglish56 km
S.N. Bride Naofa187−2%CatholicEnglish✓56 km
Kilconly N.S.90−30%CatholicEnglish56 km
Scoil Náisiúnta Róis297−20%CatholicEnglish57 km
Bushy Park N.S.366+0%CatholicEnglish57 km
Scoil Ide244−13%CatholicEnglish57 km
Scoil Naomh Einde119−7%CatholicEnglish57 km
St Brendans N.S.39−11%CatholicEnglish58 km
Gaelscoil Mhic Amhlaigh643+8%CatholicAll in Irish58 km
St. John the Apostle, Knocknacarra NS400−7%CatholicEnglish59 km
Cloughanower N.S.66−24%CatholicEnglish59 km
Scoil Naomh Padraig60−3%CatholicEnglish59 km
Knocknacarra Educate Together NS207+30%Multi-denominationalEnglish60 km
Cuan na Gaillimhe Community National School112+104%Multi-denominationalEnglish60 km
Scoil Naomh Iosef183−27%CatholicSome subjects in Irish60 km
Headford Primary School137–CatholicEnglish61 km
SN Tuairini84−1%CatholicEnglish62 km
SN Tullach Ui Chadhain65−6%CatholicSome subjects in Irish62 km
S N Seamus Naofa221−17%CatholicAll in Irish62 km
S.N. Padraig Naofa18–CatholicEnglish62 km
Scoil Mhuire396−2%CatholicSome subjects in Irish63 km
S N Caladh na Muc18−66%CatholicEnglish✓64 km
S.N. Naomh Fhursa100−26%CatholicEnglish64 km
S.N. Baile Nua62−26%CatholicAll in Irish65 km
S N na bhForbacha229+27%CatholicAll in Irish66 km
Ainbhthin Naofa261+15%CatholicEnglish68 km
Scoil Einne171−18%CatholicAll in Irish72 km
S.N. Naomh Iosef94+2%CatholicEnglish74 km
Scoil Chuimín & Caitríona265+11%CatholicEnglish✓74 km
S.N. Sailearna212+6%CatholicAll in Irish77 km
S.N. an Fhairche62+27%CatholicAll in Irish79 km
Scoil Mhuire16−41%CatholicEnglish80 km
Scoil Mhuire36−41%CatholicAll in Irish84 km
S.N. Naomh Padraig13−38%CatholicAll in Irish84 km
S.N. Choilm Chille83−20%CatholicAll in Irish✓85 km
S.N. Coilm Cille59+11%CatholicAll in Irish✓88 km
S.N. Muire Gan Smal19−10%CatholicAll in Irish✓88 km
S.N. Caomhain33+3%CatholicAll in Irish✓91 km
Scoil Mhuire81–CatholicAll in Irish✓91 km
S N Tir na Cille22−35%CatholicAll in Irish91 km
S.N. Mhic Dara202−13%CatholicAll in Irish✓91 km
S.N. Briocain19−49%CatholicAll in Irish✓92 km
S.N. Mhuire31+3%CatholicAll in Irish✓92 km
S.N. Inis Meadhoin13–CatholicAll in Irish✓95 km
S.N. Colmcille17−39%CatholicAll in Irish✓95 km
Scoil Ronain15−50%CatholicAll in Irish✓95 km
S N Tir an Fhiaidh83+5%CatholicAll in Irish✓96 km
S.N. Ronain36−8%CatholicAll in Irish✓99 km
S.N. Naomh Ciarain22−15%CatholicAll in Irish✓100 km
S N Leitir Meallain25−22%CatholicAll in Irish✓101 km
S.N. M an Croi Gan Smal27–CatholicEnglish101 km
S.N. an Ard Mhoir20−9%CatholicAll in Irish✓103 km
S.N. Naomh Treasa39+5%CatholicSome subjects in Irish✓105 km
S.N. Mhuire58+23%CatholicAll in Irish✓106 km
S.N. Eoin Pol II14−42%CatholicAll in Irish✓106 km
S.N. Naomh Colmain10−55%CatholicAll in Irish✓108 km
S.N. Ard13−61%CatholicAll in Irish✓109 km
S.N. Eanna25+9%CatholicEnglish✓112 km
S.N. Leitirgeis39+34%CatholicEnglish✓115 km
S.N. Muire85+1%CatholicEnglish✓117 km
S.N. Naomh Padraig28+8%CatholicEnglish✓119 km
Scoil Mhuire241+7%CatholicEnglish✓120 km
S.N. Naomh Brid25−43%CatholicEnglish122 km
Ballyconeely N.S.15−35%CatholicEnglish✓123 km
S.N. Naomh Antoine2−92%CatholicEnglish✓125 km
S.N. an Aill Bhreach25−38%CatholicEnglish✓126 km
S N na Naomh Uile15–CatholicEnglish✓127 km
S.N. Muire Gan Smal43+115%CatholicEnglish✓129 km
Inishbofin N.S.15–CatholicEnglish✓135 km
Living nearby

Living in Ballinasloe

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

Median sale price
€202,000
549 sales, 2023–25, Property Price Register
Average rent
€1,149
a month, new tenancies in 2025

Homes in the H53 Eircode area

Housing in Ballinasloe →

The median sale price fell from €210,000 in 2023 to €200,000 in 2025 (−5%).

2023€210,000
2024€215,000
2025€200,000

New against second-hand, 2023 to 2025

New homes€331,600
Second-hand homes€199,200

Property Price Register sales in the H53 Eircode routing area, 2023 to 2025.

Renting in Ballinasloe

Cost of living in Ballinasloe →

New tenancies in Ballinasloe averaged €1,149 a month in 2025, against €1,038 in 2024 (+11%).

2024€1,038
2025€1,149

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

Ballinasloe, H53 W603

Nearby

Primary schools near Scoil an Chroi Naofa

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

Questions about Scoil an Chroi Naofa

Is Scoil an Chroi Naofa 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 Chroi Naofa have?

293 pupils in 2025/26. That is +2% since 2019/20.

Does Scoil an Chroi Naofa teach through Irish?

No: Scoil an Chroi Naofa teaches in English, with Irish as a subject.

Who runs Scoil an Chroi Naofa?

Scoil an Chroi Naofa has a Catholic ethos. Its patron is Bishop of Clonfert.

How do pupils get a place at Scoil an Chroi Naofa?

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 Chroi Naofa?

The nearest are S.N. Ui Cheithearnaigh (1 km), S.N. Muire Gan Smal (1.8 km) and Scoil Mhuire, (3.1 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 Ballinasloe; 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).