Clonfert College
Ballinasloe, Ballinasloe, Co Galway · H53 CP40 · Roll number 68485K
Clonfert College is the only one of the post-primary schools in or within 3 km of Ballinasloe. Every school in and around Ballinasloe →
What stands out about Clonfert College
- One of the larger post-primary schools: 926 pupils, against a typical 585.
- 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.
- On the lists since 2025/26: a new school, or a new roll after schools joined.
- A voluntary secondary school: owned by its trustees, most often a religious order or its successor trust, and paid for by the State.
- Its ethos is Catholic; the lists name no patron.
- The only post-primary school in Ballinasloe or within 3 km of it.
- Outside Ballinasloe’s outline, 0.4 km away; listed with Ballinasloe, the nearest town in its county.
No letter for Clonfert College
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 Clonfert College 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.
Inspection reports on Clonfert College
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 a place at Clonfert College
Every school admits under its own published admission policy; no admissions numbers are published.
Families apply to Clonfert College directly, usually in the year before their child finishes sixth class; 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.
Education (Admission to Schools) Act 2018; Department of Education enrolments 2019/20 and 2025/26 (preliminary).
Side by side with the nearest post-primary schools
2025/26The nearest schools of the same kind, as the crow flies: their pupils, ethos and language. No results: none are published.
Of the 6 nearest post-primary schools, 1 have more pupils than Clonfert College.
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clonfert College | 926 | – | Catholic | English | ✓ | |
| St Killian's College (Coláiste Chilleáin Naofa) | 168 | +2% | Multi-denominational | English | 16 km | |
| St. Cuan's College | 435 | +42% | Catholic | English | 19 km | |
| Coláiste Chiaráin | 1,040 | +127% | Catholic | English | 20 km | |
| Coláiste an Chreagáin | 116 | +47% | Multi-denominational | English | 22 km | |
| Banagher College | 556 | −6% | Multi-denominational | English | 23 km | |
| Coláiste Mhuire | 306 | +26% | Catholic | English | 23 km |
The other 39 post-primary schools in Co. Galway
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holy Rosary College | 720 | +2% | Catholic | English | 23 km | |
| St Brigids College | 751 | +21% | Multi-denominational | English | 25 km | |
| St Raphaels College | 749 | +12% | Catholic | English | 25 km | |
| Portumna Community School | 506 | +14% | Inter-denominational | English | 25 km | |
| Mercy College | 157 | +6% | Catholic | English | 32 km | |
| Coláiste an Eachréidh | 234 | −3% | Multi-denominational | All in Irish | 33 km | |
| Clárin College | 1,140 | +118% | Multi-denominational | English | 34 km | |
| Presentation College | 1,100 | +2% | Catholic | English | 34 km | |
| Glenamaddy Community School | 433 | +15% | Inter-denominational | English | 38 km | |
| Archbishop McHale College | 479 | +94% | Multi-denominational | English | ✓ | 45 km |
| St. Jarlaths College | 762 | +34% | Catholic | English | 45 km | |
| High Cross College | 777 | – | Catholic | English | 46 km | |
| Coláiste Bhaile Chláir | 1,269 | +10% | Multi-denominational | English | 46 km | |
| Calasanctius College | 906 | +6% | Catholic | English | 46 km | |
| Dunmore Community School | 367 | +29% | Inter-denominational | English | 46 km | |
| Gort Community School | 1,043 | +22% | Inter-denominational | English | 48 km | |
| Coláiste Mhuirlinne/Merlin College | 710 | +15% | Multi-denominational | English | ✓ | 49 km |
| Seamount College | 628 | +19% | Catholic | English | 50 km | |
| Galway Community College | 395 | +49% | Inter-denominational | English | ✓ | 52 km |
| Galway City & Oranmore Educate Together Secondary School | 379 | +924% | Multi-denominational | English | 54 km | |
| St Joseph's College | 791 | +5% | Catholic | English | 54 km | |
| Coláiste Iognáid S.J. | 637 | +2% | Catholic | Some subjects in Irish | 54 km | |
| Coláiste Muire Máthair | 738 | – | Catholic | English | 55 km | |
| Dominican College | 564 | −11% | Catholic | English | 55 km | |
| Coláiste Einde | 808 | +2% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 56 km |
| Jesus & Mary Secondary School | 658 | +0% | Catholic | English | 56 km | |
| Coláiste na Coiribe | 711 | +19% | Multi-denominational | All in Irish | 59 km | |
| Presentation College | 857 | +10% | Catholic | English | 60 km | |
| Colaiste Chroi Mhuire | 270 | +17% | Catholic | All in Irish | 71 km | |
| St Pauls | 465 | +8% | Catholic | English | 73 km | |
| Colaiste Cholmcille | 101 | −11% | Multi-denominational | All in Irish | ✓ | 77 km |
| Coláiste Naomh Feichín | 63 | −19% | Multi-denominational | All in Irish | 83 km | |
| Coláiste Ghobnait | 35 | +46% | Multi-denominational | All in Irish | 90 km | |
| Scoil Chuimsitheach Chiaráin | 440 | +20% | Inter-denominational | All in Irish | ✓ | 90 km |
| Coláiste Na bPiarsach | 54 | −17% | Multi-denominational | All in Irish | ✓ | 91 km |
| Coláiste Naomh Eoin | 41 | +3% | Multi-denominational | All in Irish | 93 km | |
| Coláiste Naomh Éinne | 59 | +7% | Multi-denominational | All in Irish | 97 km | |
| Scoil Phobail Mhic Dara | 117 | +22% | Inter-denominational | All in Irish | ✓ | 104 km |
| Scoil Phobail | 489 | +13% | Inter-denominational | English | ✓ | 119 km |
Living in Ballinasloe
The town’s figures, not this street’s.
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%).
New against second-hand, 2023 to 2025
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%).
Residential Tenancies Board rent index, new tenancies, 2024 and 2025.
Location
Directions ↗near Ballinasloe, H53 CP40
Post-primary schools near Clonfert College
Nearest first, as the crow flies, up to 25 km. Each school’s own admission policy decides who gets a place.
Questions about Clonfert College
Is Clonfert College 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 Clonfert College have?
926 pupils in 2025/26.
Does Clonfert College teach through Irish?
No: Clonfert College teaches in English, with Irish as a subject.
Who runs Clonfert College?
Clonfert College has a Catholic ethos.
How do pupils get a place at Clonfert College?
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 Clonfert College?
The nearest are St Killian's College (Coláiste Chilleáin Naofa) (16 km), St. Cuan's College (19 km) and Coláiste Chiaráin (20 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).