Scoil Chlann Naofa
Ballinamore, Co Leitrim · N41 E009 · Roll number 20483L
Scoil Chlann Naofa is the only one of the primary schools in or within 3 km of Ballinamore. Every school in and around Ballinamore →
What stands out about Scoil Chlann Naofa
- One of the larger primary schools: 237 pupils, against a typical 131.
- Teaches through English, with Irish as a subject.
- Growing: 237 pupils, 57% more than the 151 of 2019/20.
- 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.
- Its patron is the Bishop of Kilmore; its ethos is Catholic.
- The only primary school in Ballinamore or within 3 km of it.
Pupils over time
2016/17 to 2025/26Scoil Chlann Naofa had 237 pupils in 2025/26, against 148 in 2016/17 (+60%). Girls are 49% of them. Its roll rose in 8 of the 9 years.
Department of Education enrolments at 30 September each year; girls and boys where the lists give them.
No letter for Scoil Chlann Naofa
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 Chlann Naofa 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 Chlann Naofa
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 Chlann Naofa
Every school admits under its own published admission policy; no admissions numbers are published.
Families apply to Scoil Chlann Naofa 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.
No figures on applications are published, but the roll shows demand: Scoil Chlann Naofa has grown by 57% since 2019/20. All the schools around Ballinamore together changed by +21%.
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.
Scoil Chlann Naofa has more pupils than any of the 6 nearest primary schools. Since 2019/20 its roll has changed by +57%; 0 of the 6 grew faster.
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scoil Chlann Naofa | 237 | +57% | Catholic | English | ✓ | |
| Achadh na Sileann | 47 | −16% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 4.1 km |
| Naomh Caillin | 115 | +29% | Catholic | English | 4.2 km | |
| Aughawillan N.S. | 30 | −6% | Catholic | English | 5.2 km | |
| S.N. Naomh Mhuire | 35 | −15% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 6.4 km |
| St Patrick's NS | 47 | +2% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 8.3 km |
| Newtowngore N.S. | 30 | +15% | Church of Ireland | English | 8.4 km |
The other 31 primary schools in Co. Leitrim
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Brids | 142 | −18% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 11 km |
| Drumeela N.S. | 30 | +36% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 11 km |
| Faitima N.S. | 63 | −6% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 12 km |
| S.N. Naomh Brighid | 55 | +0% | Catholic | English | 12 km | |
| Aughavas N.S. | 42 | +24% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 12 km |
| Carrigallen N.S. | 181 | +34% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 14 km |
| St Patricks N.S. | 243 | +7% | Catholic | English | 15 km | |
| The Hunt N.S. | 18 | −45% | Church of Ireland | English | 15 km | |
| Mohill N.S. | 239 | +17% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 15 km |
| Leitrim Mxd N.S. | 220 | +4% | Catholic | English | 18 km | |
| Annaduff Mxd N.S. | 191 | −5% | Catholic | English | 19 km | |
| Gortletteragh Central | 72 | +9% | Catholic | English | 19 km | |
| St. Hugh's N.S. | 51 | +4% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 20 km |
| S.N. Naomh Padraig | 13 | – | Catholic | English | ✓ | 20 km |
| Gaelscoil Liatroma | 203 | +39% | Catholic | All in Irish | 20 km | |
| Scoil Mhuire | 442 | −5% | Catholic | English | 22 km | |
| Scoil Mhuire | 124 | +20% | Catholic | English | 22 km | |
| Drumkeerin Central N.S. | 67 | +0% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 25 km |
| St Michaels N.S. | 51 | −24% | Catholic | English | 32 km | |
| Ardvarney Mxd N.S. | 30 | −9% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 34 km |
| St Josephs N.S. | 56 | +8% | Catholic | English | 36 km | |
| St Clare's National School | 204 | −2% | Catholic | English | 36 km | |
| Mastersons N.S. | 34 | +55% | Church of Ireland | English | 37 km | |
| S.N. Mhic Diarmada | 11 | −58% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 37 km |
| Gaelscoil Chluainín | 69 | −3% | Catholic | All in Irish | 37 km | |
| Drumlease N.S. | 152 | +7% | Catholic | English | 37 km | |
| S.N. Naomh Mhuire | 30 | −19% | Catholic | English | 40 km | |
| Ballaghameehan N.S. | 32 | +14% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 42 km |
| Glebe N.S. | 27 | −4% | Catholic | English | 43 km | |
| Differeen N.S. | 33 | −18% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 45 km |
| Four Masters N.S. | 289 | −3% | Catholic | English | 54 km |
Living in Ballinamore
The town’s figures, not this street’s.
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%).
New against second-hand, 2023 to 2025
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%).
Residential Tenancies Board rent index, new tenancies, 2024 and 2025.
Location
Directions ↗Ballinamore, N41 E009
Primary schools near Scoil Chlann Naofa
Nearest first, as the crow flies, up to 25 km. Each school’s own admission policy decides who gets a place.
Questions about Scoil Chlann Naofa
Is Scoil Chlann Naofa 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 Chlann Naofa have?
237 pupils in 2025/26. That is +57% since 2019/20.
Does Scoil Chlann Naofa teach through Irish?
No: Scoil Chlann Naofa teaches in English, with Irish as a subject.
Who runs Scoil Chlann Naofa?
Scoil Chlann Naofa has a Catholic ethos. Its patron is Bishop of Kilmore.
How do pupils get a place at Scoil Chlann Naofa?
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 Chlann Naofa?
The nearest are Achadh na Sileann (4.1 km), Naomh Caillin (4.2 km) and Aughawillan N.S. (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 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).