Kilfinane Convent Primary School
Castle Street, Kilfinane, Co. Limerick · V35 EY95 · Roll number 13026P
Kilfinane Convent Primary School is one of 2 primary schools in or within 3 km of Kilfinnane. Every school in and around Kilfinnane →
What stands out about Kilfinane Convent Primary School
- 145 pupils, near the middle for primary schools in Ireland (the median is 131).
- About as many pupils as in 2019/20 (+1%).
- Teaches through English, with Irish as a subject.
- Has special classes for children who need more support.
- Its patron is the Bishop of Limerick; its ethos is Catholic.
Pupils over time
2015/16 to 2025/26Kilfinane Convent Primary School had 145 pupils in 2025/26, down from 153 in 2015/16 (−5%). Girls are 50% of them. Its largest roll was 155, in 2016/17. Its roll rose in 3 of the 10 years.
Department of Education enrolments at 30 September each year; girls and boys where the lists give them.
No letter for Kilfinane Convent 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 Kilfinane Convent 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 Kilfinane Convent 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 Kilfinane Convent Primary School
Every school admits under its own published admission policy; no admissions numbers are published.
Families apply to Kilfinane Convent 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.
Places in special classes and special schools are allocated with the National Council for Special Education.
No figures on applications are published, but the roll shows demand: Kilfinane Convent Primary School is about the size it was in 2019/20 (+1%). All the schools around Kilfinnane together changed by +27%.
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.
Kilfinane Convent Primary School has more pupils than any of the 6 nearest primary schools. Since 2019/20 its roll has changed by +1%; 0 of the 6 grew faster.
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kilfinane Convent Primary School | 145 | +1% | Catholic | English | ||
| Ardpatrick N.S. | 48 | −25% | Catholic | English | 3.9 km | |
| Martinstown N.S. | 54 | −37% | Catholic | English | 4.1 km | |
| Glenbrohane N.S. | 23 | −45% | Catholic | English | 6.2 km | |
| Bulgaden N.S. | 19 | −32% | Catholic | English | 7.9 km | |
| Scoil Cnoc Loinge B | 72 | −26% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 8.2 km |
| Ballylanders N.S. | 128 | −5% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 8.4 km |
The other 126 primary schools in Co. Limerick
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scoil Mocheallóg | 281 | −9% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 8.8 km |
| S.N. Cnoch A Deaga | 48 | +71% | Catholic | English | 9.3 km | |
| Scoil Mhuire | 85 | −11% | Catholic | English | 9.5 km | |
| Scoil Nais Cnoc Aine | 200 | +31% | Catholic | English | 12 km | |
| S N Gleann gCreabhar | 50 | −19% | Catholic | English | 13 km | |
| S.N. Gallbhaile | 135 | +14% | Catholic | English | 13 km | |
| Hospital N.S. | 156 | −14% | Catholic | English | 13 km | |
| Scoil Dean Cussen | 219 | −14% | Catholic | English | 14 km | |
| Bruree National School | 168 | −7% | Catholic | English | 14 km | |
| Athlacca N.S. | 88 | −31% | Catholic | English | 16 km | |
| S.N. Loch Guir | 6 | −81% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 16 km |
| Scoil Baile an Aird | 83 | −33% | Catholic | English | 17 km | |
| Kilbehenny N.S. | 100 | +30% | Catholic | English | 18 km | |
| Kilteely N.S. | 32 | +52% | Catholic | English | 18 km | |
| Garrydoolis N.S. | 29 | −17% | Catholic | English | 19 km | |
| Banogue National School | 97 | +31% | Catholic | English | 21 km | |
| Scoil Ailbhe | 104 | −21% | Catholic | English | 21 km | |
| Scoil na mBearnan | 35 | +6% | Catholic | English | 22 km | |
| S.N. Beal Atha Grean | 109 | +9% | Catholic | English | 22 km | |
| Cloverfield N.S. | 42 | −34% | Catholic | English | 22 km | |
| Fedamore CNS | 10 | −50% | Multi-denominational | English | ✓ | 22 km |
| Granagh National School | 74 | +21% | Catholic | English | 23 km | |
| Ballymartin N.S. | 103 | +7% | Catholic | English | 23 km | |
| Caherline N.S. | 183 | +1% | Catholic | English | 23 km | |
| Oola National School | 67 | −26% | Catholic | English | 24 km | |
| Nicker N.S. | 113 | −18% | Catholic | English | 24 km | |
| Croom National School | 169 | −2% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 24 km |
| Carnane Mxd N.S. | 30 | −39% | Catholic | English | 25 km | |
| Scoil Nais Cathair Chinn Lis | 100 | −19% | Catholic | English | 26 km | |
| S N Toinn an Tairbh | 79 | −26% | Catholic | English | 27 km | |
| Scoil Cre Cumhra | 214 | −7% | Catholic | English | 28 km | |
| S.N. Fiodhnach | 73 | +18% | Catholic | English | 28 km | |
| Bohermore N.S. | 100 | +233% | Catholic | English | 28 km | |
| Knockea National School | 191 | −8% | Catholic | English | 28 km | |
| S.N. Ailbhe | 187 | −9% | Catholic | English | 28 km | |
| S.N. Ciarain | 66 | +40% | Catholic | English | 28 km | |
| Scoil Chriost an Slanaitheoir | 204 | +6% | Catholic | English | 29 km | |
| Scoil Chaitríona | 82 | +24% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 29 km |
| Scoil an Spioraid Naomh | 267 | −8% | Catholic | English | 29 km | |
| St Josephs | 74 | −15% | Catholic | English | 29 km | |
| Doon Convent N.S. | 116 | −3% | Catholic | English | 31 km | |
| Kilmeedy N.S. | 48 | +129% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 31 km |
| Scoil Naomh Iosaf | 140 | −9% | Catholic | English | 31 km | |
| Scoil na mBraithre | 56 | +0% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 31 km |
| Our Ladys Abbey | 125 | −15% | Catholic | English | 31 km | |
| Scoil Tobar Padraig | 143 | −5% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 31 km |
| St. Nicholas Church of Ireland School | 54 | −22% | Church of Ireland | English | 31 km | |
| Donoughmore N.S. | 140 | −31% | Catholic | English | 31 km | |
| S.N. Ma Rua | 142 | −22% | Catholic | English | 32 km | |
| Bilboa N School | 95 | −18% | Catholic | English | 33 km | |
| Scoil Neassain | 668 | −6% | Catholic | English | 33 km | |
| Scoil Phoil Naofa | 573 | −9% | Catholic | English | 33 km | |
| Croagh National School | 78 | +10% | Catholic | English | 33 km | |
| Scoil Moin A Lin | 847 | −5% | Catholic | English | 33 km | |
| Limerick City East Educate Together NS | 373 | −1% | Multi-denominational | English | 34 km | |
| Le Chéile National School | 174 | −2% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 34 km |
| Our Lady Queen of Peace School | 326 | −6% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 34 km |
| Our Lady of Lourdes N.S. | 161 | +10% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 34 km |
| Gaelscoil Sheoirse | 82 | −8% | Catholic | All in Irish | ✓ | 34 km |
| Gaelscoil an Raithin | 389 | +17% | Catholic | All in Irish | 34 km | |
| Scoil Mhuire | 107 | −6% | Catholic | English | 34 km | |
| St Brigids N.S. | 457 | −4% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 34 km |
| Scoil Mhuire | 141 | −14% | Catholic | English | 34 km | |
| Scoil Sean Tsraide | 127 | −11% | Catholic | English | 34 km | |
| Scoil Athain | 139 | −20% | Catholic | English | 34 km | |
| Scoil Mathair de | 362 | +8% | Catholic | English | 34 km | |
| Gaelscoil Chaladh an Treoigh | 412 | −3% | Catholic | All in Irish | 34 km | |
| An Mhodh Scoil | 578 | −8% | Catholic | All in Irish | 35 km | |
| St Michaels N.S. | 126 | +4% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 35 km |
| Scoil Iosagain | 222 | +14% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 35 km |
| St Michaels | 116 | −8% | Church of Ireland | English | 35 km | |
| Presentation Primary School | 279 | +1% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 35 km |
| Limerick School Project | 203 | −5% | Multi-denominational | English | 35 km | |
| St Johns Convent | 223 | −19% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 35 km |
| Scoil Padraig Naofa B | 197 | −6% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 35 km |
| St John the Baptist Boys N.S. | 69 | +116% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 35 km |
| Scoil Padraig Naofa C | 197 | −11% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 35 km |
| Milford Grange N School | 479 | −3% | Catholic | English | 35 km | |
| S N Lios na Groi | 295 | −11% | Catholic | English | 36 km | |
| Salesian Primary School | 361 | −12% | Catholic | English | 36 km | |
| St Mary's National School | 152 | +28% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 36 km |
| J F K Memorial School | 218 | −15% | Catholic | English | 36 km | |
| S N Naomh Iosef | 290 | −10% | Catholic | English | 36 km | |
| Gaelscoil Sairseal | 369 | +44% | Catholic | All in Irish | 36 km | |
| Scoil Ide | 654 | −17% | Catholic | English | 37 km | |
| Church Street National School | 14 | −46% | Church of Ireland | English | ✓ | 37 km |
| Scoil Aine Naofa | 224 | +33% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 37 km |
| Scoil Naomh Iosef | 86 | +23% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 37 km |
| Kildimo National School | 138 | −27% | Catholic | English | 37 km | |
| Thomond Primary School | 215 | −6% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 37 km |
| Scoil Chriost Ri B | 278 | −13% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 37 km |
| S N Muire na hEireann | 262 | −9% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 37 km |
| Mahoonagh N.S. | 237 | +6% | Catholic | English | 37 km | |
| Corpus Christi N.S. | 403 | +22% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 38 km |
| St James N.S. | 110 | −25% | Catholic | English | 38 km | |
| Scoil Ide Naofa | 89 | +14% | Catholic | English | 39 km | |
| Castleconnell N.S. | 241 | +4% | Catholic | English | 39 km | |
| Scoil Cill Churnain | 174 | +19% | Catholic | English | 40 km | |
| Scoil Naomh Ide | 22 | −4% | Catholic | English | 40 km | |
| Pallaskenry N.S. | 135 | −1% | Catholic | English | 41 km | |
| Courtenay National School | 251 | +3% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 41 km |
| St Josephs Convent | 225 | −2% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 41 km |
| Gaelscoil O Doghair | 201 | −11% | Catholic | All in Irish | 41 km | |
| Coolcappa N.S. | 54 | +32% | Catholic | English | 41 km | |
| Monagea National School | 206 | −6% | Catholic | English | 42 km | |
| S.N. Molua B | 82 | −1% | Catholic | English | 43 km | |
| Scoil Naomh Muire, Eas Géitine | 157 | – | Catholic | English | ✓ | 44 km |
| S.N. Cill Lachtain | 235 | +28% | Catholic | English | 45 km | |
| Ballysteen N.S. | 17 | −54% | Catholic | English | 46 km | |
| Scoil Cill Colmain | 101 | −24% | Catholic | English | 46 km | |
| Glengurt N.S. | 115 | +8% | Catholic | English | 47 km | |
| Shanagolden N.S. | 92 | −21% | Catholic | English | 48 km | |
| Carrickerry N.S. | 49 | −21% | Catholic | English | 48 km | |
| Templeglantine N.S. | 76 | +49% | Catholic | English | 48 km | |
| Scoil Naomh Mhuire | 13 | – | Catholic | English | ✓ | 50 km |
| S.N. Sheanain | 99 | +10% | Catholic | English | 51 km | |
| Dromtrasna N.S. | 122 | −27% | Catholic | English | 53 km | |
| Meenkilly N.S. | 101 | +20% | Catholic | English | 54 km | |
| Scoil Naomh Mhuire National School | 39 | +11% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 54 km |
| Gearoid Ui Ghriobhtha | 30 | −21% | Catholic | English | 55 km | |
| Convent of Mercy N.S. | 110 | −8% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 56 km |
| Athea N School | 171 | +16% | Catholic | English | 56 km | |
| Abbeyfeale B N.S. 1 | 98 | −23% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 57 km |
| S.N. Naomh Padraig | 61 | +53% | Catholic | English | 57 km | |
| Ballyguiltenane N.S. | 20 | −26% | Catholic | English | 59 km | |
| St Fergus Primary School | 159 | +21% | Catholic | English | 60 km |
Living in Kilfinnane
The town’s figures, not this street’s.
Homes in the V35 Eircode area
Housing in Kilfinnane →The median sale price rose from €180,000 in 2023 to €312,500 in 2025 (+74%).
New against second-hand, 2023 to 2025
Property Price Register sales in the V35 Eircode routing area, 2023 to 2025.
Renting in Co. Limerick
Cost of living in Kilfinnane →New tenancies in Co. Limerick averaged €1,619 a month in 2025, against €1,436 in 2024 (+13%).
Residential Tenancies Board rent index, new tenancies, 2024 and 2025.
Location
Directions ↗Kilfinnane, V35 EY95
Primary schools near Kilfinane Convent 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 Kilfinane Convent Primary School
Is Kilfinane Convent 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 Kilfinane Convent Primary School have?
145 pupils in 2025/26. That is +1% since 2019/20.
Does Kilfinane Convent Primary School teach through Irish?
No: Kilfinane Convent Primary School teaches in English, with Irish as a subject.
Who runs Kilfinane Convent Primary School?
Kilfinane Convent Primary School has a Catholic ethos. Its patron is Bishop of Limerick.
How do pupils get a place at Kilfinane Convent 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 Kilfinane Convent Primary School?
The nearest are Ardpatrick N.S. (3.9 km), Martinstown N.S. (4.1 km) and Glenbrohane N.S. (6.2 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 Kilfinnane; 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).