Scoil Íosagáin
Kilkenny Street, Castlecomer · R95 C795 · Roll number 20591O
Scoil Íosagáin is one of 2 primary schools in or within 3 km of Castlecomer. Every school in and around Castlecomer →
What stands out about Scoil Íosagáin
- 121 pupils, near the middle for primary schools in Ireland (the median is 131).
- 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.
- Its ethos is Catholic; the lists name no patron.
No letter for Scoil Íosagáin
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 Íosagáin 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 Scoil Íosagáin
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 Scoil Íosagáin
Every school admits under its own published admission policy; no admissions numbers are published.
Families apply to Scoil Íosagáin 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.
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 Scoil Íosagáin.
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scoil Íosagáin | 121 | – | Catholic | English | ✓ | |
| Wandesforde Mixed N.S. | 52 | −10% | Church of Ireland | English | 0.3 km | |
| Holycross N.S. | 72 | −23% | Catholic | English | 4.9 km | |
| S.N. Lisnafunchin | 32 | −32% | Catholic | English | 5.2 km | |
| S.N. an Moinin Rua | 127 | +2% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 5.5 km |
| S.N. Bhreandain Naofa | 192 | −11% | Catholic | English | 5.6 km | |
| S.N. Bhrighde | 46 | −12% | Catholic | English | 6.2 km |
The other 61 primary schools in Co. Kilkenny
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Patricks N.S. | 57 | −25% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 7 km |
| S.N. Colmain | 20 | – | Catholic | English | 7.1 km | |
| Ballyragget National School | 163 | +20% | Catholic | English | 8.7 km | |
| Scoil Naomh Ioseph | 127 | +37% | Catholic | English | 10 km | |
| S.N. Tobair Eoin Baisde | 45 | −34% | Catholic | English | 11 km | |
| Lisdowney N.S. | 96 | +1% | Catholic | English | 12 km | |
| Clontubrid Mixed N.S. | 43 | −26% | Catholic | English | 14 km | |
| Scoil Lachtain | 201 | +6% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 15 km |
| Kilkenny Mixed N.S. | 198 | −4% | Church of Ireland | English | 15 km | |
| St. John's National School | 441 | – | Catholic | English | ✓ | 16 km |
| St Canices Central N.S. | 648 | −1% | Catholic | English | 16 km | |
| S.N. Naomh Colmain | 204 | −5% | Catholic | English | 17 km | |
| Scoil Mhuire | 400 | −10% | Catholic | English | 17 km | |
| Scoil Iognaid de Ris | 278 | +37% | Catholic | English | 17 km | |
| Scoil Naomh Eoin Dea | 330 | −2% | Catholic | English | 18 km | |
| S.N. Padraig Naofa | 331 | −15% | Catholic | English | 18 km | |
| S.N. Chrion Choill | 28 | −24% | Catholic | English | 18 km | |
| Gaelscoil Osrai | 438 | −5% | Catholic | All in Irish | 18 km | |
| Scoil Bhride B7C | 217 | −15% | Catholic | English | 18 km | |
| Kilkenny School Project | 236 | +1% | Multi-denominational | English | 19 km | |
| S.N. Muire | 197 | −24% | Catholic | English | 21 km | |
| S.N. Tulach Ruain | 91 | −7% | Catholic | English | 22 km | |
| Bennettsbridge National School | 206 | +7% | Catholic | English | 23 km | |
| Church Hill Mixed N.S. | 192 | +14% | Catholic | English | 24 km | |
| Goresbridge N.S. | 68 | −23% | Catholic | English | 24 km | |
| S.N. Naomh Chiarain | 90 | +6% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 24 km |
| S.N. Mhichil Naofa | 62 | +3% | Catholic | English | 24 km | |
| St Michaels National School | 63 | +34% | Catholic | English | 25 km | |
| St Aidans N.S. | 175 | −9% | Catholic | English | 25 km | |
| Burnchurch National School | 44 | −28% | Catholic | English | 26 km | |
| Scoil Mhichil Naofa | 14 | −56% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 26 km |
| Scoil an Chroí Ró-Naofa | 223 | −15% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 27 km |
| Skeaghvastheen N.S. | 85 | −13% | Catholic | English | 28 km | |
| S.N. Bhridhe | 27 | – | Catholic | English | 30 km | |
| S.N. Chiaran Naofa | 142 | +29% | Catholic | English | 30 km | |
| Bunscoil McAuley Rice | 406 | −9% | Catholic | English | 31 km | |
| St Mary's National School | 398 | −12% | Catholic | Some subjects in Irish | 31 km | |
| S.N. Muire Gan Smal | 148 | −8% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 34 km |
| Scoil San Lionard | 115 | −15% | Catholic | English | 34 km | |
| Graig na Manach Buac | 68 | −9% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 34 km |
| S.N. Cholmcille | 104 | −27% | Catholic | English | 36 km | |
| St Brendans Mixed N.S. | 50 | −17% | Catholic | English | 37 km | |
| S.N. Naomh Padraig Mxd | 173 | −3% | Catholic | English | 38 km | |
| Kilmoganny Mixed N.S. | 23 | +10% | Catholic | English | 39 km | |
| S N San Nioclas | 120 | +3% | Catholic | English | 40 km | |
| S.N. Moin Ruadh Mixed | 56 | +0% | Catholic | English | 42 km | |
| The Rower Mixed N.S. | 115 | −33% | Catholic | English | 42 km | |
| Scoil Mholainge Listerlin | 148 | +9% | Catholic | English | 45 km | |
| Templeorum N.S. | 38 | −32% | Catholic | English | 47 km | |
| Owning National School | 100 | +0% | Catholic | English | 47 km | |
| St Beacons N.S. | 175 | −5% | Catholic | English | 48 km | |
| S.N. Baile an Fhasaigh | 54 | −10% | Catholic | English | 49 km | |
| S.N. Baile an Phiull | 254 | −23% | Catholic | English | 51 km | |
| S.N. Seamus Naofa | 91 | −13% | Catholic | English | 51 km | |
| Colmcille Mixed N.S. | 20 | −29% | Catholic | English | 52 km | |
| St. Senan's National School | 176 | +2% | Catholic | English | 54 km | |
| Scoil Mhuire | 261 | −6% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 56 km |
| S.N. Naomh Padraigh | 202 | +3% | Catholic | English | 57 km | |
| Ringville National School | 35 | −31% | Catholic | English | 57 km | |
| Slieverue Mixed N.S. | 208 | −8% | Catholic | English | 59 km | |
| Carigeen N.S. | 123 | −23% | Catholic | English | 59 km |
Living in Castlecomer
The town’s figures, not this street’s.
Homes in the R95 Eircode area
Housing in Castlecomer →The median sale price rose from €289,400 in 2023 to €351,700 in 2025 (+22%).
New against second-hand, 2023 to 2025
Property Price Register sales in the R95 Eircode routing area, 2023 to 2025.
Renting in Co. Kilkenny
Cost of living in Castlecomer →New tenancies in Co. Kilkenny averaged €1,207 a month in 2025, against €1,119 in 2024 (+8%).
Residential Tenancies Board rent index, new tenancies, 2024 and 2025.
Location
Directions ↗Castlecomer, R95 C795
Primary schools near Scoil Íosagáin
Nearest first, as the crow flies, up to 25 km. Each school’s own admission policy decides who gets a place.
Questions about Scoil Íosagáin
Is Scoil Íosagáin 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 Íosagáin have?
121 pupils in 2025/26.
Does Scoil Íosagáin teach through Irish?
No: Scoil Íosagáin teaches in English, with Irish as a subject.
Who runs Scoil Íosagáin?
Scoil Íosagáin has a Catholic ethos.
How do pupils get a place at Scoil Íosagáin?
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 Íosagáin?
The nearest are Wandesforde Mixed N.S. (0.3 km), Holycross N.S. (4.9 km) and S.N. Lisnafunchin (5.2 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 Castlecomer; 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).