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St Josephs Convent

PrimaryCatholicDEISSpecial classes

Lower Knockane Road, Newcastle West, Co. Limerick · V42 T180 · Roll number 12975N

St Josephs Convent is one of 6 primary schools in or within 3 km of Newcastle West. Every school in and around Newcastle West →

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Pupils
225
September, 2025/26
208 girls, 17 boys
Since 2019/20
−2%
from 230 pupils
Ireland: +5%
Ethos
Catholic
Patron: Bishop of Limerick
Language
English
outside the Gaeltacht
Results
Not published
none school by school (Education Act 1998, s.53)
The gist

What stands out about St Josephs Convent

  • 225 pupils, near the middle for primary schools in Ireland (the median is 131).
  • About as many pupils as in 2019/20 (−2%).
  • Teaches through English, with Irish as a subject.
  • 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.
  • Has special classes for children who need more support.
  • 208 girls and 17 boys: more of one than the other.
  • Its patron is the Bishop of Limerick; its ethos is Catholic.

Pupils over time

2015/16 to 2025/26

St Josephs Convent had 225 pupils in 2025/26, down from 230 in 2015/16 (−2%). Girls are 92% of them. Its largest roll was 246, in 2018/19. Its roll rose in 4 of the 10 years.

0701402102802015/162018/192021/222025/26PupilsGirls

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

No letter

No letter for St Josephs Convent

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 St Josephs Convent 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 St Josephs Convent

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 St Josephs Convent

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

Families apply to St Josephs Convent 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. Places in special classes and special schools are allocated with the National Council for Special Education.

Pupils
225
September, 2025/26
Since 2019/20
−2%
from 230 pupils

No figures on applications are published, but the roll shows demand: St Josephs Convent is about the size it was in 2019/20 (−2%). All the schools around Newcastle West together changed by +9%.

Pupils since 2019/20

St Josephs Convent−2%
The primary schools around Newcastle West+2%
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, 3 have more pupils than St Josephs Convent. Since 2019/20 its roll has changed by −2%; 4 of the 6 grew faster.

St Josephs Convent225
Courtenay251
Gaelscoil O Doghair201
S.N. Cill Lachtain235
Monagea206
Mahoonagh237
S.N. Molua B82
SchoolPupilsSince 2019/20EthosLanguageDEISAway
St Josephs Convent225−2%CatholicEnglish✓
Courtenay National School251+3%CatholicEnglish✓0.7 km
Gaelscoil O Doghair201−11%CatholicAll in Irish1.1 km
S.N. Cill Lachtain235+28%CatholicEnglish3.7 km
Monagea National School206−6%CatholicEnglish3.9 km
Mahoonagh N.S.237+6%CatholicEnglish3.9 km
S.N. Molua B82−1%CatholicEnglish5.6 km
The other 126 primary schools in Co. Limerick
SchoolPupilsSince 2019/20EthosLanguageDEISAway
Carrickerry N.S.49−21%CatholicEnglish7.8 km
Scoil Ide Naofa89+14%CatholicEnglish8.1 km
Scoil Mhuire107−6%CatholicEnglish8.4 km
Coolcappa N.S.54+32%CatholicEnglish9.1 km
Scoil Cill Colmain101−24%CatholicEnglish9.6 km
Scoil Naomh Ide22−4%CatholicEnglish9.7 km
Templeglantine N.S.76+49%CatholicEnglish10 km
Kilmeedy N.S.48+129%CatholicEnglish✓10 km
Church Street National School14−46%Church of IrelandEnglish✓11 km
Scoil Aine Naofa224+33%CatholicEnglish✓12 km
Glengurt N.S.115+8%CatholicEnglish12 km
Scoil Naomh Iosef86+23%CatholicEnglish✓12 km
Scoil Mhuire141−14%CatholicEnglish13 km
Shanagolden N.S.92−21%CatholicEnglish14 km
Scoil Chriost an Slanaitheoir204+6%CatholicEnglish14 km
S.N. Fiodhnach73+18%CatholicEnglish14 km
St James N.S.110−25%CatholicEnglish15 km
Athea N School171+16%CatholicEnglish15 km
Scoil Naomh Mhuire National School39+11%CatholicEnglish✓15 km
Dromtrasna N.S.122−27%CatholicEnglish16 km
Croagh National School78+10%CatholicEnglish16 km
St Josephs74−15%CatholicEnglish16 km
S.N. Naomh Padraig61+53%CatholicEnglish17 km
Scoil Naomh Mhuire13–CatholicEnglish✓17 km
Convent of Mercy N.S.110−8%CatholicEnglish✓17 km
Scoil Naomh Muire, Eas Géitine157–CatholicEnglish✓18 km
Ballyguiltenane N.S.20−26%CatholicEnglish18 km
Abbeyfeale B N.S. 198−23%CatholicEnglish✓18 km
S.N. Sheanain99+10%CatholicEnglish18 km
Meenkilly N.S.101+20%CatholicEnglish18 km
Gearoid Ui Ghriobhtha30−21%CatholicEnglish19 km
S.N. Ciarain66+40%CatholicEnglish19 km
S.N. Beal Atha Grean109+9%CatholicEnglish19 km
Granagh National School74+21%CatholicEnglish20 km
St Fergus Primary School159+21%CatholicEnglish20 km
Scoil Sean Tsraide127−11%CatholicEnglish20 km
Scoil Naomh Iosaf140−9%CatholicEnglish22 km
Scoil Cill Churnain174+19%CatholicEnglish22 km
Our Ladys Abbey125−15%CatholicEnglish23 km
St. Nicholas Church of Ireland School54−22%Church of IrelandEnglish23 km
Ballysteen N.S.17−54%CatholicEnglish23 km
Banogue National School97+31%CatholicEnglish24 km
Croom National School169−2%CatholicEnglish✓25 km
Pallaskenry N.S.135−1%CatholicEnglish25 km
Kildimo National School138−27%CatholicEnglish26 km
Bruree National School168−7%CatholicEnglish28 km
Athlacca N.S.88−31%CatholicEnglish28 km
Scoil Tobar Padraig143−5%CatholicEnglish✓29 km
Ballymartin N.S.103+7%CatholicEnglish29 km
Scoil Cre Cumhra214−7%CatholicEnglish30 km
S N Naomh Iosef290−10%CatholicEnglish31 km
Scoil Mhuire85−11%CatholicEnglish33 km
Fedamore CNS10−50%Multi-denominationalEnglish✓33 km
Limerick City East Educate Together NS373−1%Multi-denominationalEnglish33 km
Gaelscoil an Raithin389+17%CatholicAll in Irish33 km
Scoil Mocheallóg281−9%CatholicEnglish✓33 km
Scoil Neassain668−6%CatholicEnglish33 km
Scoil an Spioraid Naomh267−8%CatholicEnglish34 km
Scoil Dean Cussen219−14%CatholicEnglish35 km
Scoil Phoil Naofa573−9%CatholicEnglish35 km
Carnane Mxd N.S.30−39%CatholicEnglish35 km
Bulgaden N.S.19−32%CatholicEnglish36 km
Scoil Mathair de362+8%CatholicEnglish36 km
Our Lady of Lourdes N.S.161+10%CatholicEnglish✓36 km
An Mhodh Scoil578−8%CatholicAll in Irish37 km
S N Muire na hEireann262−9%CatholicEnglish✓37 km
Limerick School Project203−5%Multi-denominationalEnglish37 km
Scoil Chriost Ri B278−13%CatholicEnglish✓37 km
Our Lady Queen of Peace School326−6%CatholicEnglish✓37 km
J F K Memorial School218−15%CatholicEnglish37 km
St Michaels116−8%Church of IrelandEnglish37 km
Salesian Primary School361−12%CatholicEnglish37 km
Knockea National School191−8%CatholicEnglish37 km
Le Chéile National School174−2%CatholicEnglish✓38 km
Gaelscoil Sheoirse82−8%CatholicAll in Irish✓38 km
St Michaels N.S.126+4%CatholicEnglish✓38 km
Scoil Iosagain222+14%CatholicEnglish✓38 km
Presentation Primary School279+1%CatholicEnglish✓38 km
Gaelscoil Sairseal369+44%CatholicAll in Irish38 km
S.N. Loch Guir6−81%CatholicEnglish✓38 km
Donoughmore N.S.140−31%CatholicEnglish38 km
Thomond Primary School215−6%CatholicEnglish✓38 km
Corpus Christi N.S.403+22%CatholicEnglish✓38 km
St Johns Convent223−19%CatholicEnglish✓38 km
St John the Baptist Boys N.S.69+116%CatholicEnglish✓38 km
St Mary's National School152+28%CatholicEnglish✓38 km
Ardpatrick N.S.48−25%CatholicEnglish38 km
St Brigids N.S.457−4%CatholicEnglish✓39 km
Scoil Padraig Naofa B197−6%CatholicEnglish✓39 km
Scoil Padraig Naofa C197−11%CatholicEnglish✓39 km
Scoil Ide654−17%CatholicEnglish39 km
Scoil Ailbhe104−21%CatholicEnglish40 km
Martinstown N.S.54−37%CatholicEnglish40 km
Scoil Nais Cnoc Aine200+31%CatholicEnglish40 km
Bohermore N.S.100+233%CatholicEnglish40 km
Scoil Baile an Aird83−33%CatholicEnglish41 km
Kilfinane Convent Primary School145+1%CatholicEnglish41 km
Milford Grange N School479−3%CatholicEnglish42 km
Scoil Moin A Lin847−5%CatholicEnglish42 km
Gaelscoil Chaladh an Treoigh412−3%CatholicAll in Irish42 km
Hospital N.S.156−14%CatholicEnglish43 km
Scoil Nais Cathair Chinn Lis100−19%CatholicEnglish43 km
Caherline N.S.183+1%CatholicEnglish43 km
Scoil Cnoc Loinge B72−26%CatholicEnglish✓44 km
S N Lios na Groi295−11%CatholicEnglish45 km
Kilteely N.S.32+52%CatholicEnglish45 km
Cloverfield N.S.42−34%CatholicEnglish46 km
S.N. Ailbhe187−9%CatholicEnglish46 km
Glenbrohane N.S.23−45%CatholicEnglish46 km
Scoil Athain139−20%CatholicEnglish46 km
Castleconnell N.S.241+4%CatholicEnglish48 km
S N Toinn an Tairbh79−26%CatholicEnglish49 km
Ballylanders N.S.128−5%CatholicEnglish✓49 km
Garrydoolis N.S.29−17%CatholicEnglish49 km
Nicker N.S.113−18%CatholicEnglish50 km
S.N. Ma Rua142−22%CatholicEnglish50 km
Scoil na mBearnan35+6%CatholicEnglish50 km
S.N. Cnoch A Deaga48+71%CatholicEnglish50 km
Scoil Chaitríona82+24%CatholicEnglish✓52 km
S.N. Gallbhaile135+14%CatholicEnglish52 km
S N Gleann gCreabhar50−19%CatholicEnglish54 km
Oola National School67−26%CatholicEnglish55 km
Bilboa N School95−18%CatholicEnglish56 km
Doon Convent N.S.116−3%CatholicEnglish58 km
Scoil na mBraithre56+0%CatholicEnglish✓58 km
Kilbehenny N.S.100+30%CatholicEnglish59 km
Living nearby

Living in Newcastle West

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

Median sale price
€223,000
215 sales, 2023–25, Property Price Register
Average rent
€1,065
a month, new tenancies in 2025

Homes in the V42 Eircode area

Housing in Newcastle West →

The median sale price rose from €199,500 in 2023 to €242,500 in 2025 (+22%).

2023€199,500
2024€230,000
2025€242,500

New against second-hand, 2023 to 2025

New homes€294,900
Second-hand homes€214,500

Property Price Register sales in the V42 Eircode routing area, 2023 to 2025.

Renting in Newcastle West

Cost of living in Newcastle West →

New tenancies in Newcastle West averaged €1,065 a month in 2025, against €976 in 2024 (+9%).

2024€976
2025€1,065

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

Location

Directions ↗

Newcastle West, V42 T180

Nearby

Primary schools near St Josephs Convent

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

Courtenay National School
Primary · Catholic
DEISSpecial classes
251 pupils+3% since 2019/200.7 km
Gaelscoil O Doghair
Primary · Catholic
Gaelscoil
201 pupils−11% since 2019/201.1 km
S.N. Cill Lachtain
Primary · Catholic
Special classes
235 pupils+28% since 2019/203.7 km
Monagea National School
Primary · Catholic
Special classes
206 pupils−6% since 2019/203.9 km
Mahoonagh N.S.
Primary · Catholic
Special classes
237 pupils+6% since 2019/203.9 km
S.N. Molua B
Primary · Catholic
82 pupils−1% since 2019/205.6 km
Official recordInspection reports (gov.ie) ↗Department of Education school lists ↗Roll number 12975N

Questions about St Josephs Convent

Is St Josephs Convent 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 St Josephs Convent have?

225 pupils in 2025/26. That is −2% since 2019/20.

Does St Josephs Convent teach through Irish?

No: St Josephs Convent teaches in English, with Irish as a subject.

Who runs St Josephs Convent?

St Josephs Convent has a Catholic ethos. Its patron is Bishop of Limerick.

How do pupils get a place at St Josephs Convent?

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 St Josephs Convent?

The nearest are Courtenay National School (0.7 km), Gaelscoil O Doghair (1.1 km) and S.N. Cill Lachtain (3.7 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 Newcastle West; 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).