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Kilmacow, Co. Kilkenny, Via Waterford · X91 D894 · Roll number 20443W
St. Senan's National School is the only one of the primary schools in or within 3 km of Kilmacow. Every school in and around Kilmacow →
What stands out about St. Senan's National School
- 176 pupils, near the middle for primary schools in Ireland (the median is 131).
- About as many pupils as in 2019/20 (+2%).
- Teaches through English, with Irish as a subject.
- Its patron is the Bishop of Ossory; its ethos is Catholic.
- The only primary school in Kilmacow or within 3 km of it.
Pupils over time
2015/16 to 2025/26St. Senan's National School had 176 pupils in 2025/26, down from 194 in 2015/16 (−9%). Girls are 48% of them. Its roll rose in 5 of the 10 years.
Department of Education enrolments at 30 September each year; girls and boys where the lists give them.
No letter for St. Senan's National School
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 St. Senan's National School 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 St. Senan's National School
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 St. Senan's National School
Every school admits under its own published admission policy; no admissions numbers are published.
Families apply to St. Senan's National School 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.
No figures on applications are published, but the roll shows demand: St. Senan's National School is about the size it was in 2019/20 (+2%). All the schools around Kilmacow together changed by +2%.
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, 3 have more pupils than St. Senan's National School. Since 2019/20 its roll has changed by +2%; 1 of the 6 grew faster.
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Senan's National School | 176 | +2% | Catholic | English | ||
| S.N. Naomh Padraigh | 202 | +3% | Catholic | English | 3.8 km | |
| Colmcille Mixed N.S. | 20 | −29% | Catholic | English | 4.5 km | |
| St Beacons N.S. | 175 | −5% | Catholic | English | 5.5 km | |
| Carigeen N.S. | 123 | −23% | Catholic | English | 6 km | |
| Scoil Mhuire | 261 | −6% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 6.4 km |
| Gaelscoil na nDeise | 225 | −5% | Catholic | All in Irish | 6.7 km |
The other 62 primary schools in Co. Kilkenny
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Slieverue Mixed N.S. | 208 | −8% | Catholic | English | 8.3 km | |
| S.N. Baile an Fhasaigh | 54 | −10% | Catholic | English | 9.2 km | |
| Ringville National School | 35 | −31% | Catholic | English | 9.8 km | |
| S.N. Seamus Naofa | 91 | −13% | Catholic | English | 10 km | |
| S.N. Baile an Phiull | 254 | −23% | Catholic | English | 11 km | |
| Templeorum N.S. | 38 | −32% | Catholic | English | 11 km | |
| Scoil Mholainge Listerlin | 148 | +9% | Catholic | English | 12 km | |
| S.N. Moin Ruadh Mixed | 56 | +0% | Catholic | English | 13 km | |
| Owning National School | 100 | +0% | Catholic | English | 14 km | |
| S.N. Naomh Padraig Mxd | 173 | −3% | Catholic | English | 16 km | |
| St Brendans Mixed N.S. | 50 | −17% | Catholic | English | 18 km | |
| Kilmoganny Mixed N.S. | 23 | +10% | Catholic | English | 19 km | |
| S.N. Cholmcille | 104 | −27% | Catholic | English | 21 km | |
| The Rower Mixed N.S. | 115 | −33% | Catholic | English | 21 km | |
| S N San Nioclas | 120 | +3% | Catholic | English | 22 km | |
| Scoil San Lionard | 115 | −15% | Catholic | English | 22 km | |
| St Mary's National School | 398 | −12% | Catholic | Some subjects in Irish | 24 km | |
| S.N. Chiaran Naofa | 142 | +29% | Catholic | English | 24 km | |
| S.N. Bhridhe | 27 | – | Catholic | English | 25 km | |
| Graig na Manach Buac | 68 | −9% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 29 km |
| S.N. Muire Gan Smal | 148 | −8% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 29 km |
| Bunscoil McAuley Rice | 406 | −9% | Catholic | English | 29 km | |
| Burnchurch National School | 44 | −28% | Catholic | English | 30 km | |
| St Michaels National School | 63 | +34% | Catholic | English | 30 km | |
| Bennettsbridge National School | 206 | +7% | Catholic | English | 30 km | |
| Church Hill Mixed N.S. | 192 | +14% | Catholic | English | 33 km | |
| Skeaghvastheen N.S. | 85 | −13% | Catholic | English | 33 km | |
| S.N. Muire | 197 | −24% | Catholic | English | 35 km | |
| Kilkenny School Project | 236 | +1% | Multi-denominational | English | 36 km | |
| Gaelscoil Osrai | 438 | −5% | Catholic | All in Irish | 36 km | |
| S.N. Padraig Naofa | 331 | −15% | Catholic | English | 37 km | |
| Goresbridge N.S. | 68 | −23% | Catholic | English | 37 km | |
| Scoil Naomh Eoin Dea | 330 | −2% | Catholic | English | 37 km | |
| Scoil Mhuire | 400 | −10% | Catholic | English | 37 km | |
| Scoil Iognaid de Ris | 278 | +37% | Catholic | English | 37 km | |
| St Aidans N.S. | 175 | −9% | Catholic | English | 37 km | |
| S.N. Naomh Colmain | 204 | −5% | Catholic | English | 38 km | |
| St. John's National School | 441 | – | Catholic | English | ✓ | 38 km |
| St Canices Central N.S. | 648 | −1% | Catholic | English | 38 km | |
| Kilkenny Mixed N.S. | 198 | −4% | Church of Ireland | English | 39 km | |
| Scoil Bhride B7C | 217 | −15% | Catholic | English | 42 km | |
| S.N. Tulach Ruain | 91 | −7% | Catholic | English | 42 km | |
| S.N. Tobair Eoin Baisde | 45 | −34% | Catholic | English | 43 km | |
| Scoil Naomh Ioseph | 127 | +37% | Catholic | English | 48 km | |
| Scoil Lachtain | 201 | +6% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 48 km |
| S.N. Bhreandain Naofa | 192 | −11% | Catholic | English | 49 km | |
| S.N. Lisnafunchin | 32 | −32% | Catholic | English | 49 km | |
| S.N. Colmain | 20 | – | Catholic | English | 50 km | |
| Clontubrid Mixed N.S. | 43 | −26% | Catholic | English | 51 km | |
| Scoil an Chroí Ró-Naofa | 223 | −15% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 52 km |
| S.N. Bhrighde | 46 | −12% | Catholic | English | 52 km | |
| Ballyragget National School | 163 | +20% | Catholic | English | 53 km | |
| Scoil Íosagáin | 121 | – | Catholic | English | ✓ | 54 km |
| S.N. Chrion Choill | 28 | −24% | Catholic | English | 54 km | |
| Wandesforde Mixed N.S. | 52 | −10% | Church of Ireland | English | 54 km | |
| Lisdowney N.S. | 96 | +1% | Catholic | English | 54 km | |
| S.N. Naomh Chiarain | 90 | +6% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 55 km |
| S.N. an Moinin Rua | 127 | +2% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 58 km |
| Scoil Mhichil Naofa | 14 | −56% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 58 km |
| Holycross N.S. | 72 | −23% | Catholic | English | 58 km | |
| S.N. Mhichil Naofa | 62 | +3% | Catholic | English | 59 km | |
| St Patricks N.S. | 57 | −25% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 60 km |
Living in Kilmacow
The town’s figures, not this street’s.
Homes in the X91 Eircode area
Housing in Kilmacow →The median sale price rose from €265,000 in 2023 to €320,000 in 2025 (+21%).
New against second-hand, 2023 to 2025
Property Price Register sales in the X91 Eircode routing area, 2023 to 2025.
Renting in Co. Kilkenny
Cost of living in Kilmacow →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
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Kilmacow, X91 D894
Primary schools near St. Senan's National School
Nearest first, as the crow flies, up to 25 km. Each school’s own admission policy decides who gets a place.
Questions about St. Senan's National School
Is St. Senan's National School 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 St. Senan's National School have?
176 pupils in 2025/26. That is +2% since 2019/20.
Does St. Senan's National School teach through Irish?
No: St. Senan's National School teaches in English, with Irish as a subject.
Who runs St. Senan's National School?
St. Senan's National School has a Catholic ethos. Its patron is Bishop of Ossory.
How do pupils get a place at St. Senan's National School?
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 St. Senan's National School?
The nearest are S.N. Naomh Padraigh (3.8 km), Colmcille Mixed N.S. (4.5 km) and St Beacons N.S. (5.5 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 Kilmacow; 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).