S.N. Cloch Rinnce
Broadford, Moyvalley · W91 NN8F · Roll number 18093J
S.N. Cloch Rinnce is one of 3 primary schools in or within 3 km of Derrinturn. Every school in and around Derrinturn →
What stands out about S.N. Cloch Rinnce
- 137 pupils, near the middle for primary schools in Ireland (the median is 131).
- About as many pupils as in 2019/20 (−11%).
- Teaches through English, with Irish as a subject.
- Has special classes for children who need more support.
- Its patron is the Bishop of Kildare & Leighlin; its ethos is Catholic.
- Outside Derrinturn’s outline, 7.4 km away; listed with Derrinturn, the nearest town in its county.
Pupils over time
2015/16 to 2025/26S.N. Cloch Rinnce had 137 pupils in 2025/26, down from 186 in 2015/16 (−26%). Girls are 47% of them. Its roll rose in 4 of the 10 years.
Department of Education enrolments at 30 September each year; girls and boys where the lists give them.
No letter for S.N. Cloch Rinnce
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 S.N. Cloch Rinnce 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 S.N. Cloch Rinnce
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 S.N. Cloch Rinnce
Every school admits under its own published admission policy; no admissions numbers are published.
Families apply to S.N. Cloch Rinnce 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.
Places in special classes and special schools are allocated with the National Council for Special Education.
No figures on applications are published, but the roll shows demand: S.N. Cloch Rinnce has shrunk by 11% since 2019/20. All the schools around Derrinturn together changed by −9%.
Pupils since 2019/20
Education (Admission to Schools) Act 2018; Department of Education enrolments 2019/20 and 2025/26 (preliminary).
Side by side with the nearest primary schools
2025/26The nearest schools of the same kind, as the crow flies: their pupils, ethos and language. No results: none are published.
Of the 6 nearest primary schools, 2 have more pupils than S.N. Cloch Rinnce. Since 2019/20 its roll has changed by −11%; 5 of the 6 grew faster.
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S.N. Cloch Rinnce | 137 | −11% | Catholic | English | ||
| S N na Maighdine Mhuire | 60 | −10% | Catholic | English | 4.3 km | |
| Scoil Nais Finin Naofa | 63 | −2% | Catholic | English | 6.1 km | |
| S.N. Baile Mhic Adaim | 85 | +18% | Catholic | English | 6.2 km | |
| Castlejordan Central N.S. | 79 | −7% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 7.1 km |
| St Patrick's National School | 192 | −13% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 7.2 km |
| Edenderry Convent N.S. | 429 | +12% | Catholic | English | 7.2 km |
The other 98 primary schools in Co. Kildare
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Conleths N.S. | 278 | −9% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 8.1 km |
| S.N. Scoil Treasa | 100 | −12% | Catholic | English | 8.5 km | |
| S.N. Brighde | 60 | −5% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 10 km |
| St Patricks N.S. | 87 | −30% | Catholic | English | 11 km | |
| S.N. Oilibhear Plunglead | 88 | −10% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 12 km |
| S.N. Cianog Naofa | 90 | −10% | Catholic | English | 14 km | |
| Scoil Mhuire Allenwood National School | 263 | +2% | Catholic | English | 16 km | |
| Newtown N.S. | 110 | +20% | Catholic | English | 17 km | |
| S.N. Coill Dubh | 182 | +8% | Catholic | English | 17 km | |
| S.N. Nmh Mhuire | 105 | +12% | Catholic | English | 18 km | |
| S.N. Tir Mochain | 100 | −17% | Catholic | English | 19 km | |
| Rathangan B N.S. | 308 | +7% | Catholic | English | 19 km | |
| Scoil Bhride N.S. | 286 | −3% | Catholic | English | 20 km | |
| S.N. Baile Roibeaird | 173 | −16% | Catholic | English | 20 km | |
| Almhaine N.S. | 184 | −18% | Catholic | English | 20 km | |
| Prosperous N.S. | 493 | −7% | Catholic | English | 21 km | |
| Scoil Uí Riada | 484 | −7% | Catholic | All in Irish | 22 km | |
| St Josephs N.S. | 423 | +5% | Catholic | English | 23 km | |
| Scoil Chóca Naofa | 467 | +18% | Catholic | English | 23 km | |
| Rathcoffey N.S. | 215 | −4% | Catholic | English | 24 km | |
| S.N. Brighde | 229 | +8% | Catholic | English | 24 km | |
| St Patricks BNS | 488 | −7% | Catholic | English | 24 km | |
| Scoil Naisiunta Bhride | 480 | −8% | Catholic | English | 24 km | |
| Hewetsons N.S. | 89 | +2% | Church of Ireland | English | 25 km | |
| S.N. Bride | 101 | −31% | Catholic | English | 26 km | |
| Caragh N.S. | 455 | −8% | Catholic | English | 26 km | |
| Scoil na Naomh Uilig | 589 | −6% | Catholic | English | 27 km | |
| Kildare Town Educate Together NS | 417 | +0% | Multi-denominational | English | 28 km | |
| Gaelscoil Ruairí | 173 | – | Multi-denominational | All in Irish | 28 km | |
| Gaelscoil Mhic Aodha | 215 | +45% | Multi-denominational | All in Irish | 28 km | |
| St Brigid's Kildare Town Primary School | 1,025 | +2% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 28 km |
| St Patricks N.S. | 187 | −7% | Church of Ireland | English | ✓ | 28 km |
| Maynooth B N.S. | 595 | +4% | Catholic | English | 28 km | |
| St Conleths and Marys N.S. | 345 | −8% | Catholic | English | 28 km | |
| S.N. Connlaodh Naofa N | 285 | −25% | Catholic | English | 28 km | |
| Scoil Chonnla Phadraig | 306 | −11% | Catholic | English | 28 km | |
| Ballymany Junior N.S. | 333 | −12% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 28 km |
| Scoil Mhuire | 389 | −8% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 28 km |
| Straffan N.S. | 401 | +7% | Catholic | English | 28 km | |
| Presentation Girls Primary School | 621 | +0% | Catholic | English | 28 km | |
| Scoil Naisiunta Naomh Pheadar | 239 | −0% | Catholic | English | 29 km | |
| St Laurences National School | 646 | −6% | Catholic | English | 29 km | |
| St. John's National School | 45 | +2% | Church of Ireland | English | 29 km | |
| Monasterevan Convent | 377 | +5% | Catholic | English | 29 km | |
| Scoil Ui Fhiaich | 459 | −2% | Catholic | All in Irish | 29 km | |
| Maynooth Educate Together National School | 415 | +46% | Multi-denominational | English | 29 km | |
| Scoil Bríd | 612 | −8% | Catholic | English | 30 km | |
| Newbridge Educate Together NS | 406 | +2% | Multi-denominational | English | 30 km | |
| Gaelscoil Chill Dara | 288 | −24% | Catholic | All in Irish | 30 km | |
| St. Catherine of Sienna | 151 | – | Catholic | Some subjects in Irish | ✓ | 30 km |
| Mercy Convent Primary School | 607 | +9% | Catholic | English | 30 km | |
| Scoil Chorbain | 460 | −11% | Catholic | English | 31 km | |
| Scoil Bride | 304 | −4% | Catholic | English | 31 km | |
| North Kildare Educate Together NS | 432 | +14% | Multi-denominational | English | 31 km | |
| Scoil na Mainistreach | 455 | +8% | Catholic | English | 31 km | |
| St Annes National School | 329 | −1% | Catholic | English | 31 km | |
| Aghards N.S. | 660 | −5% | Catholic | English | 31 km | |
| An Linbh Iosa | 401 | −13% | Catholic | English | 32 km | |
| Gaelscoil Nas na Riogh | 385 | −8% | Inter-denominational | All in Irish | 32 km | |
| St Davids N.S. | 98 | +5% | Church of Ireland | English | 32 km | |
| Killashee Multi-Denominational N.S. | 224 | −7% | Multi-denominational | English | 32 km | |
| Scoil Naomh Brid | 235 | −43% | Catholic | English | 32 km | |
| Naas Community National School | 364 | +44% | Multi-denominational | English | 32 km | |
| Primrose Hill N.S. | 109 | −4% | Church of Ireland | English | 32 km | |
| S.N. Cill Daingin | 207 | −8% | Catholic | English | 32 km | |
| Ursaille Naofa | 236 | −7% | Catholic | English | 33 km | |
| St Brigids N.S. | 167 | −5% | Catholic | English | 33 km | |
| Scoil Naomh Padraig | 374 | −10% | Catholic | English | 33 km | |
| S.N. Brighde | 744 | +12% | Catholic | English | 33 km | |
| S.N. Bride | 55 | −15% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 34 km |
| Scoil Bhríde | 183 | −15% | Catholic | English | 34 km | |
| Scoil Eoin Phoil | 264 | −19% | Catholic | English | 34 km | |
| Scoil Bhride | 295 | −5% | Catholic | English | 34 km | |
| Scoil Mhuire | 289 | −6% | Catholic | English | 34 km | |
| Leixlip Educate Together National School | 207 | – | Multi-denominational | English | 34 km | |
| St Brigids N.S. | 598 | −13% | Catholic | English | 35 km | |
| Scoil C.ui Dhalaigh | 376 | −11% | Catholic | All in Irish | 35 km | |
| San Carlo Senior N.S. | 301 | +13% | Catholic | English | 35 km | |
| San Carlo Junior N.S. | 265 | −0% | Catholic | English | 35 km | |
| S.N. Rath Mor | 308 | +9% | Catholic | English | 36 km | |
| Ballyshannon N.S. | 115 | −10% | Catholic | English | 37 km | |
| Brannoxtown Community N.S. | 83 | +295% | Multi-denominational | English | 37 km | |
| S.N. Naomh Ioseph | 51 | −12% | Catholic | English | 38 km | |
| Kilberry N.S. | 84 | −13% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 39 km |
| S.N. Mhuire | 216 | +13% | Catholic | English | 39 km | |
| S.N. Ide | 139 | −26% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 41 km |
| Churchtown N.S. | 55 | −38% | Catholic | English | 43 km | |
| Gaelscoil Átha Í | 151 | −23% | Inter-denominational | All in Irish | ✓ | 44 km |
| Scoil Phadraig Naofa | 592 | −5% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 44 km |
| Athy Model School | 90 | −7% | Church of Ireland | English | 44 km | |
| St Laurences N.S. | 259 | −11% | Catholic | English | 44 km | |
| Scoil Mhichil Naofa | 496 | −20% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 45 km |
| Ballyroe Central N.S. | 18 | −31% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 49 km |
| S.N. Colmcill Naofa | 129 | +0% | Catholic | English | 49 km | |
| S.N. Cill Cae | 49 | −8% | Catholic | English | 51 km | |
| S.N. Naomh Lorcain | 34 | −36% | Catholic | English | 55 km | |
| Scoil Diarmada | 344 | −6% | Catholic | English | 55 km | |
| S N na Cloiche Moire | 20 | −5% | Catholic | English | 57 km |
Living in Derrinturn
The town’s figures, not this street’s.
Homes in the W91 Eircode area
Housing in Derrinturn →The median sale price rose from €410,000 in 2023 to €435,000 in 2025 (+6%).
New against second-hand, 2023 to 2025
Property Price Register sales in the W91 Eircode routing area, 2023 to 2025.
Renting in Co. Kildare
Cost of living in Derrinturn →New tenancies in Co. Kildare averaged €1,701 a month in 2025, against €1,589 in 2024 (+7%).
Residential Tenancies Board rent index, new tenancies, 2024 and 2025.
Location
Directions ↗near Derrinturn, W91 NN8F
Primary schools near S.N. Cloch Rinnce
Nearest first, as the crow flies, up to 25 km. Each school’s own admission policy decides who gets a place.
Questions about S.N. Cloch Rinnce
Is S.N. Cloch Rinnce 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 S.N. Cloch Rinnce have?
137 pupils in 2025/26. That is −11% since 2019/20.
Does S.N. Cloch Rinnce teach through Irish?
No: S.N. Cloch Rinnce teaches in English, with Irish as a subject.
Who runs S.N. Cloch Rinnce?
S.N. Cloch Rinnce has a Catholic ethos. Its patron is Bishop of Kildare & Leighlin.
How do pupils get a place at S.N. Cloch Rinnce?
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 S.N. Cloch Rinnce?
The nearest are S N na Maighdine Mhuire (4.3 km), Scoil Nais Finin Naofa (6.1 km) and S.N. Baile Mhic Adaim (6.2 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 Derrinturn; 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).