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Naomh Caillin

PrimaryCatholic

Commons, Fenagh, Co. Leitrim · N41 TK60 · Roll number 15194A

Naomh Caillin is the only one of the primary schools in or within 3 km of Ballinamore. Every school in and around Ballinamore →

Pupils
115
September, 2025/26
67 girls, 48 boys
Since 2019/20
+29%
from 89 pupils
Ireland: +5%
Ethos
Catholic
Patron: Bishop of Ardagh & Clonmacnoise
Language
English
outside the Gaeltacht
Results
Not published
none school by school (Education Act 1998, s.53)
The gist

What stands out about Naomh Caillin

  • 115 pupils, near the middle for primary schools in Ireland (the median is 131).
  • Teaches through English, with Irish as a subject.
  • Growing: 115 pupils, 29% more than the 89 of 2019/20.
  • Its patron is the Bishop of Ardagh & Clonmacnoise; its ethos is Catholic.
  • Outside Ballinamore’s outline, 3.5 km away; listed with Ballinamore, the nearest town in its county.

Pupils over time

2015/16 to 2025/26

Naomh Caillin had 115 pupils in 2025/26, against 108 in 2015/16 (+6%). Girls are 58% of them. Its roll rose in 6 of the 10 years.

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

No letter

No letter for Naomh Caillin

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 Naomh Caillin 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 Naomh Caillin

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 Naomh Caillin

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

Families apply to Naomh Caillin 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.

Pupils
115
September, 2025/26
Since 2019/20
+29%
from 89 pupils

No figures on applications are published, but the roll shows demand: Naomh Caillin has grown by 29% since 2019/20. All the schools around Ballinamore together changed by +21%.

Pupils since 2019/20

Naomh Caillin+29%
The primary schools around Ballinamore+57%
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 Naomh Caillin. Since 2019/20 its roll has changed by +29%; 1 of the 6 grew faster.

Naomh Caillin115
Scoil Chlann Naofa237
Achadh na Sileann47
S.N. Naomh Mhuire35
S.N. Naomh Brighid55
Faitima63
Aughawillan30
SchoolPupilsSince 2019/20EthosLanguageDEISAway
Naomh Caillin115+29%CatholicEnglish
Scoil Chlann Naofa237+57%CatholicEnglish✓4.2 km
Achadh na Sileann47−16%CatholicEnglish✓5.8 km
S.N. Naomh Mhuire35−15%CatholicEnglish✓6.9 km
S.N. Naomh Brighid55+0%CatholicEnglish8.7 km
Faitima N.S.63−6%CatholicEnglish✓8.8 km
Aughawillan N.S.30−6%CatholicEnglish8.9 km
The other 30 primary schools in Co. Leitrim
SchoolPupilsSince 2019/20EthosLanguageDEISAway
St Brids142−18%CatholicEnglish✓9.1 km
Newtowngore N.S.30+15%Church of IrelandEnglish10 km
Aughavas N.S.42+24%CatholicEnglish✓10 km
The Hunt N.S.18−45%Church of IrelandEnglish11 km
Mohill N.S.239+17%CatholicEnglish✓11 km
Drumeela N.S.30+36%CatholicEnglish✓12 km
Carrigallen N.S.181+34%CatholicEnglish✓13 km
St Patricks N.S.243+7%CatholicEnglish13 km
Annaduff Mxd N.S.191−5%CatholicEnglish15 km
Leitrim Mxd N.S.220+4%CatholicEnglish15 km
Gortletteragh Central72+9%CatholicEnglish16 km
Gaelscoil Liatroma203+39%CatholicAll in Irish17 km
Scoil Mhuire124+20%CatholicEnglish18 km
Scoil Mhuire442−5%CatholicEnglish18 km
S.N. Naomh Padraig13–CatholicEnglish✓21 km
St. Hugh's N.S.51+4%CatholicEnglish✓22 km
Drumkeerin Central N.S.67+0%CatholicEnglish✓26 km
St Michaels N.S.51−24%CatholicEnglish35 km
Ardvarney Mxd N.S.30−9%CatholicEnglish✓35 km
St Josephs N.S.56+8%CatholicEnglish36 km
Drumlease N.S.152+7%CatholicEnglish38 km
St Clare's National School204−2%CatholicEnglish38 km
Mastersons N.S.34+55%Church of IrelandEnglish39 km
Gaelscoil Chluainín69−3%CatholicAll in Irish39 km
S.N. Mhic Diarmada11−58%CatholicEnglish✓40 km
S.N. Naomh Mhuire30−19%CatholicEnglish41 km
Ballaghameehan N.S.32+14%CatholicEnglish✓44 km
Glebe N.S.27−4%CatholicEnglish45 km
Differeen N.S.33−18%CatholicEnglish✓46 km
Four Masters N.S.289−3%CatholicEnglish56 km
Living nearby

Living in Ballinamore

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

Median sale price
€160,000
100 sales, 2023–25, Property Price Register
Average rent
€992
a month, new tenancies in 2025 across Co. Leitrim

Homes in the N41 Eircode area

Housing in Ballinamore →

The median sale price rose from €167,000 in 2023 to €205,000 in 2025 (+23%).

2023€167,000
2024€180,000
2025€205,000

New against second-hand, 2023 to 2025

New homes€361,600
Second-hand homes€178,800

Property Price Register sales in the N41 Eircode routing area, 2023 to 2025.

Renting in Co. Leitrim

Cost of living in Ballinamore →

New tenancies in Co. Leitrim averaged €992 a month in 2025, against €901 in 2024 (+10%).

2024€901
2025€992

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

near Ballinamore, N41 TK60

Nearby

Primary schools near Naomh Caillin

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

Questions about Naomh Caillin

Is Naomh Caillin 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 Naomh Caillin have?

115 pupils in 2025/26. That is +29% since 2019/20.

Does Naomh Caillin teach through Irish?

No: Naomh Caillin teaches in English, with Irish as a subject.

Who runs Naomh Caillin?

Naomh Caillin has a Catholic ethos. Its patron is Bishop of Ardagh & Clonmacnoise.

How do pupils get a place at Naomh Caillin?

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 Naomh Caillin?

The nearest are Scoil Chlann Naofa (4.2 km), Achadh na Sileann (5.8 km) and S.N. Naomh Mhuire (6.9 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 Ballinamore; 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).