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Fernbank, North Circular Road, Limerick · V94 RR99 · Roll number 20496U
Salesian Primary School is one of 31 primary schools in or within 3 km of Farranshone. Every school in and around Farranshone →
What stands out about Salesian Primary School
- One of the larger primary schools: 361 pupils, against a typical 131.
- About as many pupils as in 2019/20 (−12%).
- Teaches through English, with Irish as a subject.
- 261 girls and 100 boys: more of one than the other.
- Its patron is the Bishop of Limerick; its ethos is Catholic.
Pupils over time
2016/17 to 2025/26Salesian Primary School had 361 pupils in 2025/26, down from 449 in 2016/17 (−20%). Girls are 72% of them. Its largest roll was 451, in 2018/19. Its roll rose in 4 of the 9 years.
Department of Education enrolments at 30 September each year; girls and boys where the lists give them.
No letter for Salesian Primary 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 Salesian Primary 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 Salesian Primary 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 Salesian Primary School
Every school admits under its own published admission policy; no admissions numbers are published.
Families apply to Salesian Primary 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: Salesian Primary School has shrunk by 12% since 2019/20. All the schools around Farranshone together changed by −1%.
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, 2 have more pupils than Salesian Primary School. Since 2019/20 its roll has changed by −12%; 5 of the 6 grew faster.
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salesian Primary School | 361 | −12% | Catholic | English | ||
| J F K Memorial School | 218 | −15% | Catholic | English | 0.4 km | |
| Gaelscoil Sairseal | 369 | +44% | Catholic | All in Irish | 0.8 km | |
| Limerick School Project | 203 | −5% | Multi-denominational | English | 0.9 km | |
| St Michaels | 116 | −8% | Church of Ireland | English | 1.1 km | |
| An Mhodh Scoil | 578 | −8% | Catholic | All in Irish | 1.2 km | |
| St Mary's National School | 152 | +28% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 1.2 km |
The other 126 primary schools in Co. Limerick
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Presentation Primary School | 279 | +1% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 1.3 km |
| St Michaels N.S. | 126 | +4% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 1.3 km |
| Scoil Iosagain | 222 | +14% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 1.3 km |
| Scoil Mathair de | 362 | +8% | Catholic | English | 1.4 km | |
| Thomond Primary School | 215 | −6% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 1.4 km |
| St Johns Convent | 223 | −19% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 1.6 km |
| Scoil Chriost Ri B | 278 | −13% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 1.6 km |
| S N Muire na hEireann | 262 | −9% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 1.7 km |
| St John the Baptist Boys N.S. | 69 | +116% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 1.7 km |
| Corpus Christi N.S. | 403 | +22% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 1.9 km |
| Our Lady of Lourdes N.S. | 161 | +10% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 2.1 km |
| Our Lady Queen of Peace School | 326 | −6% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 2.1 km |
| Scoil Padraig Naofa C | 197 | −11% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 2.2 km |
| Scoil Ide | 654 | −17% | Catholic | English | 2.2 km | |
| Scoil Padraig Naofa B | 197 | −6% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 2.2 km |
| Gaelscoil Sheoirse | 82 | −8% | Catholic | All in Irish | ✓ | 2.3 km |
| Le Chéile National School | 174 | −2% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 2.4 km |
| St Brigids N.S. | 457 | −4% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 2.9 km |
| Scoil Phoil Naofa | 573 | −9% | Catholic | English | 3.2 km | |
| Scoil Neassain | 668 | −6% | Catholic | English | 4.3 km | |
| Gaelscoil an Raithin | 389 | +17% | Catholic | All in Irish | 4.5 km | |
| Limerick City East Educate Together NS | 373 | −1% | Multi-denominational | English | 4.7 km | |
| Donoughmore N.S. | 140 | −31% | Catholic | English | 4.8 km | |
| Milford Grange N School | 479 | −3% | Catholic | English | 5 km | |
| Scoil Moin A Lin | 847 | −5% | Catholic | English | 6.1 km | |
| Gaelscoil Chaladh an Treoigh | 412 | −3% | Catholic | All in Irish | 6.3 km | |
| Scoil an Spioraid Naomh | 267 | −8% | Catholic | English | 6.4 km | |
| S N Naomh Iosef | 290 | −10% | Catholic | English | 6.6 km | |
| Knockea National School | 191 | −8% | Catholic | English | 8 km | |
| S N Lios na Groi | 295 | −11% | Catholic | English | 8.7 km | |
| Scoil Tobar Padraig | 143 | −5% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 8.7 km |
| Bohermore N.S. | 100 | +233% | Catholic | English | 9.8 km | |
| Scoil Cre Cumhra | 214 | −7% | Catholic | English | 10 km | |
| Scoil Athain | 139 | −20% | Catholic | English | 11 km | |
| Carnane Mxd N.S. | 30 | −39% | Catholic | English | 11 km | |
| Castleconnell N.S. | 241 | +4% | Catholic | English | 11 km | |
| Kildimo National School | 138 | −27% | Catholic | English | 13 km | |
| Fedamore CNS | 10 | −50% | Multi-denominational | English | ✓ | 14 km |
| Scoil Nais Cathair Chinn Lis | 100 | −19% | Catholic | English | 14 km | |
| St. Nicholas Church of Ireland School | 54 | −22% | Church of Ireland | English | 15 km | |
| S.N. Ailbhe | 187 | −9% | Catholic | English | 15 km | |
| Ballymartin N.S. | 103 | +7% | Catholic | English | 15 km | |
| Our Ladys Abbey | 125 | −15% | Catholic | English | 15 km | |
| Scoil Naomh Iosaf | 140 | −9% | Catholic | English | 16 km | |
| Pallaskenry N.S. | 135 | −1% | Catholic | English | 16 km | |
| Scoil Ailbhe | 104 | −21% | Catholic | English | 16 km | |
| S.N. Ma Rua | 142 | −22% | Catholic | English | 16 km | |
| Caherline N.S. | 183 | +1% | Catholic | English | 16 km | |
| Croom National School | 169 | −2% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 17 km |
| Scoil Sean Tsraide | 127 | −11% | Catholic | English | 17 km | |
| Scoil Cill Churnain | 174 | +19% | Catholic | English | 17 km | |
| S N Toinn an Tairbh | 79 | −26% | Catholic | English | 20 km | |
| Cloverfield N.S. | 42 | −34% | Catholic | English | 20 km | |
| S.N. Loch Guir | 6 | −81% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 20 km |
| Scoil Baile an Aird | 83 | −33% | Catholic | English | 20 km | |
| S.N. Ciarain | 66 | +40% | Catholic | English | 20 km | |
| Scoil Chaitríona | 82 | +24% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 21 km |
| Banogue National School | 97 | +31% | Catholic | English | 21 km | |
| Ballysteen N.S. | 17 | −54% | Catholic | English | 21 km | |
| Croagh National School | 78 | +10% | Catholic | English | 21 km | |
| Scoil Dean Cussen | 219 | −14% | Catholic | English | 22 km | |
| Kilteely N.S. | 32 | +52% | Catholic | English | 23 km | |
| Nicker N.S. | 113 | −18% | Catholic | English | 23 km | |
| St James N.S. | 110 | −25% | Catholic | English | 23 km | |
| Athlacca N.S. | 88 | −31% | Catholic | English | 23 km | |
| Bilboa N School | 95 | −18% | Catholic | English | 24 km | |
| Scoil Naomh Muire, Eas Géitine | 157 | – | Catholic | English | ✓ | 24 km |
| Scoil Nais Cnoc Aine | 200 | +31% | Catholic | English | 24 km | |
| Granagh National School | 74 | +21% | Catholic | English | 24 km | |
| Hospital N.S. | 156 | −14% | Catholic | English | 25 km | |
| Scoil na mBearnan | 35 | +6% | Catholic | English | 25 km | |
| Scoil Naomh Iosef | 86 | +23% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 26 km |
| Scoil Aine Naofa | 224 | +33% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 26 km |
| Scoil Chriost an Slanaitheoir | 204 | +6% | Catholic | English | 26 km | |
| Church Street National School | 14 | −46% | Church of Ireland | English | ✓ | 26 km |
| Bruree National School | 168 | −7% | Catholic | English | 27 km | |
| Garrydoolis N.S. | 29 | −17% | Catholic | English | 27 km | |
| Doon Convent N.S. | 116 | −3% | Catholic | English | 27 km | |
| Scoil na mBraithre | 56 | +0% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 28 km |
| Bulgaden N.S. | 19 | −32% | Catholic | English | 28 km | |
| Oola National School | 67 | −26% | Catholic | English | 29 km | |
| Scoil Mocheallóg | 281 | −9% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 30 km |
| Coolcappa N.S. | 54 | +32% | Catholic | English | 30 km | |
| Scoil Mhuire | 107 | −6% | Catholic | English | 30 km | |
| S.N. Beal Atha Grean | 109 | +9% | Catholic | English | 31 km | |
| Scoil Cnoc Loinge B | 72 | −26% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 31 km |
| Martinstown N.S. | 54 | −37% | Catholic | English | 32 km | |
| S.N. Sheanain | 99 | +10% | Catholic | English | 32 km | |
| Shanagolden N.S. | 92 | −21% | Catholic | English | 33 km | |
| Scoil Cill Colmain | 101 | −24% | Catholic | English | 33 km | |
| Kilmeedy N.S. | 48 | +129% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 34 km |
| S.N. Molua B | 82 | −1% | Catholic | English | 34 km | |
| S.N. Fiodhnach | 73 | +18% | Catholic | English | 35 km | |
| Glenbrohane N.S. | 23 | −45% | Catholic | English | 35 km | |
| Scoil Mhuire | 85 | −11% | Catholic | English | 35 km | |
| Kilfinane Convent Primary School | 145 | +1% | Catholic | English | 36 km | |
| Mahoonagh N.S. | 237 | +6% | Catholic | English | 36 km | |
| Gaelscoil O Doghair | 201 | −11% | Catholic | All in Irish | 37 km | |
| Ardpatrick N.S. | 48 | −25% | Catholic | English | 37 km | |
| Courtenay National School | 251 | +3% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 37 km |
| St Josephs Convent | 225 | −2% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 37 km |
| S.N. Gallbhaile | 135 | +14% | Catholic | English | 38 km | |
| Gearoid Ui Ghriobhtha | 30 | −21% | Catholic | English | 38 km | |
| Ballylanders N.S. | 128 | −5% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 38 km |
| Carrickerry N.S. | 49 | −21% | Catholic | English | 39 km | |
| Scoil Naomh Mhuire National School | 39 | +11% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 40 km |
| S.N. Cill Lachtain | 235 | +28% | Catholic | English | 40 km | |
| St Josephs | 74 | −15% | Catholic | English | 40 km | |
| Monagea National School | 206 | −6% | Catholic | English | 41 km | |
| Scoil Mhuire | 141 | −14% | Catholic | English | 42 km | |
| Scoil Ide Naofa | 89 | +14% | Catholic | English | 42 km | |
| S.N. Cnoch A Deaga | 48 | +71% | Catholic | English | 42 km | |
| S N Gleann gCreabhar | 50 | −19% | Catholic | English | 43 km | |
| Scoil Naomh Ide | 22 | −4% | Catholic | English | 44 km | |
| St Fergus Primary School | 159 | +21% | Catholic | English | 45 km | |
| Ballyguiltenane N.S. | 20 | −26% | Catholic | English | 47 km | |
| Templeglantine N.S. | 76 | +49% | Catholic | English | 47 km | |
| Glengurt N.S. | 115 | +8% | Catholic | English | 49 km | |
| Athea N School | 171 | +16% | Catholic | English | 49 km | |
| Kilbehenny N.S. | 100 | +30% | Catholic | English | 50 km | |
| S.N. Naomh Padraig | 61 | +53% | Catholic | English | 53 km | |
| Dromtrasna N.S. | 122 | −27% | Catholic | English | 53 km | |
| Convent of Mercy N.S. | 110 | −8% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 54 km |
| Scoil Naomh Mhuire | 13 | – | Catholic | English | ✓ | 54 km |
| Abbeyfeale B N.S. 1 | 98 | −23% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 55 km |
| Meenkilly N.S. | 101 | +20% | Catholic | English | 56 km |
Living in Farranshone
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Homes in the V94 Eircode area
Housing in Farranshone →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 Farranshone
Cost of living in Farranshone →New tenancies in Farranshone averaged €1,709 a month in 2025, against €1,520 in 2024 (+12%).
Residential Tenancies Board rent index, new tenancies, 2024 and 2025.
Location
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Farranshone, V94 RR99
Primary schools near Salesian Primary School
Nearest first, as the crow flies, up to 25 km. Each school’s own admission policy decides who gets a place.
Questions about Salesian Primary School
Is Salesian Primary 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 Salesian Primary School have?
361 pupils in 2025/26. That is −12% since 2019/20.
Does Salesian Primary School teach through Irish?
No: Salesian Primary School teaches in English, with Irish as a subject.
Who runs Salesian Primary School?
Salesian Primary School has a Catholic ethos. Its patron is Bishop of Limerick.
How do pupils get a place at Salesian Primary 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 Salesian Primary School?
The nearest are J F K Memorial School (0.4 km), Gaelscoil Sairseal (0.8 km) and Limerick School Project (0.9 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 Farranshone; 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).