Abbeyfeale B N.S. 1
Church Street, Abbeyfeale, Co. Limerick · V94 DH96 · Roll number 16264A
Abbeyfeale B N.S. 1 is one of 4 primary schools in or within 3 km of Abbeyfeale. Every school in and around Abbeyfeale →
What stands out about Abbeyfeale B N.S. 1
- 98 pupils, near the middle for primary schools in Ireland (the median is 131).
- Teaches through English, with Irish as a subject.
- Smaller than it was: 98 pupils, 23% fewer than the 128 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.
- A boys’ school.
- Its patron is the Bishop of Limerick; its ethos is Catholic.
Pupils over time
2015/16 to 2025/26Abbeyfeale B N.S. 1 had 98 pupils in 2025/26, down from 145 in 2015/16 (−32%). Its largest roll was 146, in 2016/17. Its roll rose in 2 of the 10 years.
Department of Education enrolments at 30 September each year; girls and boys where the lists give them.
No letter for Abbeyfeale B N.S. 1
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 Abbeyfeale B N.S. 1 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 Abbeyfeale B N.S. 1
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 Abbeyfeale B N.S. 1
Every school admits under its own published admission policy; no admissions numbers are published.
Families apply to Abbeyfeale B N.S. 1 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 takes boys only. 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: Abbeyfeale B N.S. 1 has shrunk by 23% since 2019/20. All the schools around Abbeyfeale together changed by −6%.
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, 4 have more pupils than Abbeyfeale B N.S. 1. Since 2019/20 its roll has changed by −23%; 4 of the 6 grew faster.
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abbeyfeale B N.S. 1 | 98 | −23% | Catholic | English | ✓ | |
| Convent of Mercy N.S. | 110 | −8% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 0.4 km |
| S.N. Naomh Padraig | 61 | +53% | Catholic | English | 3.4 km | |
| Dromtrasna N.S. | 122 | −27% | Catholic | English | 4.2 km | |
| Meenkilly N.S. | 101 | +20% | Catholic | English | 5.8 km | |
| S.N. Naomh Brid | 166 | −17% | Catholic | English | 6.6 km | |
| Knocknagoshel National School | 40 | −30% | Catholic | English | 8.2 km |
The other 128 primary schools in Co. Limerick
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Templeglantine N.S. | 76 | +49% | Catholic | English | 8.4 km | |
| Athea N School | 171 | +16% | Catholic | English | 8.4 km | |
| Scoil Naomh Mhuire | 13 | – | Catholic | English | ✓ | 9.6 km |
| Glengurt N.S. | 115 | +8% | Catholic | English | 9.7 km | |
| S.N. Cill Lachtain | 235 | +28% | Catholic | English | 14 km | |
| Monagea National School | 206 | −6% | Catholic | English | 15 km | |
| Ballyguiltenane N.S. | 20 | −26% | Catholic | English | 15 km | |
| Carrickerry N.S. | 49 | −21% | Catholic | English | 16 km | |
| Scoil Naomh Ide | 22 | −4% | Catholic | English | 17 km | |
| Scoil Ide Naofa | 89 | +14% | Catholic | English | 18 km | |
| St Josephs Convent | 225 | −2% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 18 km |
| Courtenay National School | 251 | +3% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 18 km |
| Gaelscoil O Doghair | 201 | −11% | Catholic | All in Irish | 18 km | |
| St Fergus Primary School | 159 | +21% | Catholic | English | 20 km | |
| Scoil Naomh Mhuire National School | 39 | +11% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 20 km |
| Mahoonagh N.S. | 237 | +6% | Catholic | English | 20 km | |
| S.N. Molua B | 82 | −1% | Catholic | English | 21 km | |
| Scoil Cill Colmain | 101 | −24% | Catholic | English | 22 km | |
| Scoil Mhuire | 141 | −14% | Catholic | English | 23 km | |
| Gearoid Ui Ghriobhtha | 30 | −21% | Catholic | English | 25 km | |
| Shanagolden N.S. | 92 | −21% | Catholic | English | 25 km | |
| Coolcappa N.S. | 54 | +32% | Catholic | English | 25 km | |
| Scoil Mhuire | 107 | −6% | Catholic | English | 26 km | |
| Kilmeedy N.S. | 48 | +129% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 26 km |
| St Josephs | 74 | −15% | Catholic | English | 28 km | |
| S.N. Sheanain | 99 | +10% | Catholic | English | 28 km | |
| Church Street National School | 14 | −46% | Church of Ireland | English | ✓ | 28 km |
| Scoil Aine Naofa | 224 | +33% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 29 km |
| S.N. Fiodhnach | 73 | +18% | Catholic | English | 29 km | |
| Scoil Naomh Iosef | 86 | +23% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 29 km |
| Scoil Chriost an Slanaitheoir | 204 | +6% | Catholic | English | 31 km | |
| St James N.S. | 110 | −25% | Catholic | English | 31 km | |
| Scoil Naomh Muire, Eas Géitine | 157 | – | Catholic | English | ✓ | 32 km |
| Croagh National School | 78 | +10% | Catholic | English | 33 km | |
| S.N. Beal Atha Grean | 109 | +9% | Catholic | English | 35 km | |
| S.N. Ciarain | 66 | +40% | Catholic | English | 37 km | |
| Granagh National School | 74 | +21% | Catholic | English | 37 km | |
| Ballysteen N.S. | 17 | −54% | Catholic | English | 37 km | |
| Scoil Sean Tsraide | 127 | −11% | Catholic | English | 38 km | |
| Scoil Cill Churnain | 174 | +19% | Catholic | English | 38 km | |
| Scoil Naomh Iosaf | 140 | −9% | Catholic | English | 40 km | |
| Our Ladys Abbey | 125 | −15% | Catholic | English | 40 km | |
| St. Nicholas Church of Ireland School | 54 | −22% | Church of Ireland | English | 40 km | |
| Pallaskenry N.S. | 135 | −1% | Catholic | English | 41 km | |
| Banogue National School | 97 | +31% | Catholic | English | 42 km | |
| Kildimo National School | 138 | −27% | Catholic | English | 42 km | |
| Croom National School | 169 | −2% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 43 km |
| Bruree National School | 168 | −7% | Catholic | English | 44 km | |
| Athlacca N.S. | 88 | −31% | Catholic | English | 45 km | |
| Scoil Tobar Padraig | 143 | −5% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 46 km |
| Ballymartin N.S. | 103 | +7% | Catholic | English | 47 km | |
| Scoil Mhuire | 85 | −11% | Catholic | English | 47 km | |
| Scoil Cre Cumhra | 214 | −7% | Catholic | English | 48 km | |
| S N Naomh Iosef | 290 | −10% | Catholic | English | 48 km | |
| Scoil Mocheallóg | 281 | −9% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 49 km |
| Limerick City East Educate Together NS | 373 | −1% | Multi-denominational | English | 50 km | |
| Gaelscoil an Raithin | 389 | +17% | Catholic | All in Irish | 50 km | |
| Fedamore CNS | 10 | −50% | Multi-denominational | English | ✓ | 50 km |
| Scoil Neassain | 668 | −6% | Catholic | English | 51 km | |
| Scoil Dean Cussen | 219 | −14% | Catholic | English | 52 km | |
| Scoil an Spioraid Naomh | 267 | −8% | Catholic | English | 52 km | |
| Scoil Phoil Naofa | 573 | −9% | Catholic | English | 52 km | |
| Bulgaden N.S. | 19 | −32% | Catholic | English | 53 km | |
| Carnane Mxd N.S. | 30 | −39% | Catholic | English | 53 km | |
| Ardpatrick N.S. | 48 | −25% | Catholic | English | 53 km | |
| Scoil Mathair de | 362 | +8% | Catholic | English | 54 km | |
| Our Lady of Lourdes N.S. | 161 | +10% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 54 km |
| S N Muire na hEireann | 262 | −9% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 54 km |
| Scoil Chriost Ri B | 278 | −13% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 54 km |
| An Mhodh Scoil | 578 | −8% | Catholic | All in Irish | 54 km | |
| J F K Memorial School | 218 | −15% | Catholic | English | 54 km | |
| Limerick School Project | 203 | −5% | Multi-denominational | English | 54 km | |
| Salesian Primary School | 361 | −12% | Catholic | English | 55 km | |
| Our Lady Queen of Peace School | 326 | −6% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 55 km |
| St Michaels | 116 | −8% | Church of Ireland | English | 55 km | |
| Gaelscoil Sairseal | 369 | +44% | Catholic | All in Irish | 55 km | |
| Le Chéile National School | 174 | −2% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 55 km |
| Gaelscoil Sheoirse | 82 | −8% | Catholic | All in Irish | ✓ | 55 km |
| St Michaels N.S. | 126 | +4% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 55 km |
| Scoil Iosagain | 222 | +14% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 55 km |
| Presentation Primary School | 279 | +1% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 55 km |
| Knockea National School | 191 | −8% | Catholic | English | 55 km | |
| Thomond Primary School | 215 | −6% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 55 km |
| Corpus Christi N.S. | 403 | +22% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 55 km |
| S.N. Loch Guir | 6 | −81% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 55 km |
| Donoughmore N.S. | 140 | −31% | Catholic | English | 56 km | |
| St Johns Convent | 223 | −19% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 56 km |
| St Mary's National School | 152 | +28% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 56 km |
| St John the Baptist Boys N.S. | 69 | +116% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 56 km |
| Martinstown N.S. | 54 | −37% | Catholic | English | 56 km | |
| Scoil Padraig Naofa B | 197 | −6% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 56 km |
| St Brigids N.S. | 457 | −4% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 56 km |
| Scoil Padraig Naofa C | 197 | −11% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 56 km |
| Kilfinane Convent Primary School | 145 | +1% | Catholic | English | 57 km | |
| Scoil Ide | 654 | −17% | Catholic | English | 57 km | |
| Scoil Nais Cnoc Aine | 200 | +31% | Catholic | English | 57 km | |
| Scoil Ailbhe | 104 | −21% | Catholic | English | 57 km | |
| Bohermore N.S. | 100 | +233% | Catholic | English | 58 km | |
| Scoil Baile an Aird | 83 | −33% | Catholic | English | 58 km | |
| Milford Grange N School | 479 | −3% | Catholic | English | 59 km | |
| Scoil Moin A Lin | 847 | −5% | Catholic | English | 59 km | |
| Hospital N.S. | 156 | −14% | Catholic | English | 60 km | |
| Gaelscoil Chaladh an Treoigh | 412 | −3% | Catholic | All in Irish | 60 km | |
| Scoil Cnoc Loinge B | 72 | −26% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 60 km |
| Scoil Nais Cathair Chinn Lis | 100 | −19% | Catholic | English | 60 km | |
| Caherline N.S. | 183 | +1% | Catholic | English | 61 km | |
| Glenbrohane N.S. | 23 | −45% | Catholic | English | 62 km | |
| S N Lios na Groi | 295 | −11% | Catholic | English | 63 km | |
| Kilteely N.S. | 32 | +52% | Catholic | English | 63 km | |
| Cloverfield N.S. | 42 | −34% | Catholic | English | 64 km | |
| Scoil Athain | 139 | −20% | Catholic | English | 64 km | |
| S.N. Ailbhe | 187 | −9% | Catholic | English | 64 km | |
| Ballylanders N.S. | 128 | −5% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 65 km |
| S.N. Cnoch A Deaga | 48 | +71% | Catholic | English | 65 km | |
| Castleconnell N.S. | 241 | +4% | Catholic | English | 66 km | |
| Garrydoolis N.S. | 29 | −17% | Catholic | English | 67 km | |
| S N Toinn an Tairbh | 79 | −26% | Catholic | English | 67 km | |
| Nicker N.S. | 113 | −18% | Catholic | English | 68 km | |
| S.N. Ma Rua | 142 | −22% | Catholic | English | 68 km | |
| Scoil na mBearnan | 35 | +6% | Catholic | English | 68 km | |
| S.N. Gallbhaile | 135 | +14% | Catholic | English | 68 km | |
| S N Gleann gCreabhar | 50 | −19% | Catholic | English | 69 km | |
| Scoil Chaitríona | 82 | +24% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 70 km |
| Oola National School | 67 | −26% | Catholic | English | 72 km | |
| Bilboa N School | 95 | −18% | Catholic | English | 74 km | |
| Kilbehenny N.S. | 100 | +30% | Catholic | English | 74 km | |
| Doon Convent N.S. | 116 | −3% | Catholic | English | 75 km | |
| Scoil na mBraithre | 56 | +0% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 76 km |
Living in Abbeyfeale
The town’s figures, not this street’s.
Homes in the V94 Eircode area
Housing in Abbeyfeale →The median sale price rose from €275,000 in 2023 to €351,500 in 2025 (+28%).
New against second-hand, 2023 to 2025
Property Price Register sales in the V94 Eircode routing area, 2023 to 2025.
Renting in Abbeyfeale
Cost of living in Abbeyfeale →New tenancies in Abbeyfeale averaged €952 a month in 2025, against €1,047 in 2024 (−9%).
Residential Tenancies Board rent index, new tenancies, 2024 and 2025.
Location
Directions ↗Abbeyfeale, V94 DH96
Primary schools near Abbeyfeale B N.S. 1
Nearest first, as the crow flies, up to 25 km. Each school’s own admission policy decides who gets a place.
Questions about Abbeyfeale B N.S. 1
Is Abbeyfeale B N.S. 1 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 Abbeyfeale B N.S. 1 have?
98 pupils in 2025/26. That is −23% since 2019/20.
Does Abbeyfeale B N.S. 1 teach through Irish?
No: Abbeyfeale B N.S. 1 teaches in English, with Irish as a subject.
Who runs Abbeyfeale B N.S. 1?
Abbeyfeale B N.S. 1 has a Catholic ethos. Its patron is Bishop of Limerick.
How do pupils get a place at Abbeyfeale B N.S. 1?
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 Abbeyfeale B N.S. 1?
The nearest are Convent of Mercy N.S. (0.4 km), S.N. Naomh Padraig (3.4 km) and Dromtrasna N.S. (4.2 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 Abbeyfeale; 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).