S.N. Naomh Fhionain
Dillonstown, Dunleer, Co. Louth · A92 CX60 · Roll number 17952D
S.N. Naomh Fhionain is one of 2 primary schools in or within 3 km of Annagassan. Every school in and around Annagassan →
What stands out about S.N. Naomh Fhionain
- 100 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 Archbishop of Armagh; its ethos is Catholic.
- Outside Annagassan’s outline, 1.8 km away; listed with Annagassan, the nearest town in its county.
Pupils over time
2015/16 to 2025/26S.N. Naomh Fhionain had 100 pupils in 2025/26, against 99 in 2015/16 (+1%). Girls are 52% of them. Its largest roll was 102, in 2018/19. Its roll rose in 4 of the 10 years.
Department of Education enrolments at 30 September each year; girls and boys where the lists give them.
No letter for S.N. Naomh Fhionain
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 S.N. Naomh Fhionain 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 S.N. Naomh Fhionain
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 S.N. Naomh Fhionain
Every school admits under its own published admission policy; no admissions numbers are published.
Families apply to S.N. Naomh Fhionain 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: S.N. Naomh Fhionain is about the size it was in 2019/20 (+1%). All the schools around Annagassan together changed by +4%.
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, 3 have more pupils than S.N. Naomh Fhionain. Since 2019/20 its roll has changed by +1%; 0 of the 6 grew faster.
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S.N. Naomh Fhionain | 100 | +1% | Catholic | English | ||
| S.N. Columcille | 151 | −13% | Catholic | English | 2.9 km | |
| S.N. Chill Sarain | 161 | −15% | Catholic | English | 3.8 km | |
| Scoil Bhride Mixed N.S. | 202 | −3% | Catholic | English | 4.9 km | |
| S.N. San Nioclas | 49 | −49% | Catholic | English | 6.1 km | |
| Dromin N.S. | 97 | −2% | Catholic | English | 6.7 km | |
| Walshestown N.S. | 95 | −19% | Catholic | English | 6.9 km |
The other 62 primary schools in Co. Louth
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dromiskin Mixed N.S. | 234 | −1% | Catholic | English | 7.5 km | |
| S N Tigh an Lubhair | 192 | −9% | Catholic | English | 9.2 km | |
| S.N. Chaoimhin Naofa | 148 | +16% | Catholic | English | 9.2 km | |
| S.N. Padraig | 172 | −13% | Catholic | English | 9.7 km | |
| Scoil Dairbhre Mixed | 71 | −26% | Catholic | English | 10 km | |
| Callystown Mixed N.S. | 261 | −18% | Catholic | English | 10 km | |
| S.N. Muire Gan Smal | 201 | −18% | Catholic | English | 11 km | |
| Scoil na gCreagacha Dubha | 503 | +13% | Catholic | English | 11 km | |
| St. Francis National School | 441 | +53% | Catholic | English | 11 km | |
| Scoil Fhursa | 229 | −8% | Catholic | English | 12 km | |
| S N Mhuire na Trocaire | 339 | +15% | Catholic | English | 12 km | |
| Ardee Monastery | 244 | −5% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 13 km |
| Scoil Náisíunta Naomh Feichín | 307 | +5% | Catholic | English | 13 km | |
| Ardee Educate Together NS | 177 | +17% | Multi-denominational | English | ✓ | 13 km |
| Scoil Naomh Fainche | 190 | −14% | Catholic | English | 13 km | |
| Gaelscoil Dhun Dealgan | 214 | −4% | Catholic | All in Irish | ✓ | 14 km |
| Ballapousta NS | 186 | −14% | Catholic | English | 15 km | |
| Scoil Oilibhéir Naofa | 353 | −20% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 15 km |
| St Josephs N.S. | 574 | −2% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 15 km |
| Tallonstown N.S. | 276 | −15% | Catholic | English | 15 km | |
| Aston Village Educate Together National School | 375 | −11% | Multi-denominational | English | 15 km | |
| Presentation Convent | 385 | +37% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 15 km |
| Scoil Mhuire na nGael | 624 | −8% | Catholic | English | 15 km | |
| S.N. Tulach Aluinn | 411 | −17% | Catholic | English | 15 km | |
| Knockbridge Mixed N.S. | 285 | −5% | Catholic | English | 15 km | |
| St Brigid's and St Patrick's National School | 575 | +8% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 16 km |
| S.N. N Maolmhaodhagh C | 233 | −16% | Catholic | English | 16 km | |
| S.N. N Maolmhaodhagh N | 220 | −15% | Catholic | English | 16 km | |
| S.N. N Maolmhaodhagh B | 246 | +7% | Catholic | English | 16 km | |
| Naomh Seosamh | 293 | +0% | Catholic | English | 16 km | |
| Dun Dealgan N.S. | 84 | −2% | Presbyterian | English | 16 km | |
| S.N. Aonghusa | 147 | −27% | Catholic | All in Irish | 16 km | |
| Scoil na mBraithre Sn | 359 | +25% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 16 km |
| St. Mochta's National School | 181 | +20% | Catholic | English | 16 km | |
| S.N. Naomh Peadar | 92 | −2% | Church of Ireland | English | 16 km | |
| S.N. Muire | 187 | +10% | Catholic | English | 16 km | |
| Réalt na Mara School | 467 | +0% | Catholic | English | 16 km | |
| C.b.s. Primary | 524 | +13% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 16 km |
| Le Cheile Educate Together NS | 383 | −12% | Multi-denominational | English | 16 km | |
| S.N. an Tslanaitheora B | 169 | +61% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 17 km |
| S.N. an Tslanaitheora C | 160 | +62% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 17 km |
| S.N. San Nioclas | 148 | −3% | Church of Ireland | English | ✓ | 17 km |
| St Nicholas Monastery NS | 164 | −3% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 17 km |
| Castletown Rd Convent | 191 | −1% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 17 km |
| S.N. Ard Mhuire C | 315 | +5% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 17 km |
| Rathmullan N.S. | 373 | −9% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 17 km |
| St Pauls Senior N.S. | 466 | −4% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 17 km |
| Bellurgan N.S. | 112 | −13% | Catholic | English | 17 km | |
| S.N. Rath Corr | 56 | −16% | Catholic | English | 17 km | |
| St Marys Parish Primary School | 967 | −13% | Catholic | English | 17 km | |
| Scoil Mhuire Gan Smál | 189 | −10% | Catholic | English | 18 km | |
| S.N. Eoin Baiste | 164 | −11% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 18 km |
| S N Talamh na Manach | 139 | +7% | Catholic | English | 19 km | |
| S.N. Mullach Bui | 62 | −2% | Catholic | English | 19 km | |
| Dulargy Mixed N.S. | 150 | −23% | Catholic | English | 20 km | |
| Faughart Community National School | 102 | +122% | Multi-denominational | English | 20 km | |
| Scoil Phadraig Naofa | 206 | +2% | Catholic | English | 21 km | |
| S.N. Mhuire | 89 | −28% | Catholic | English | 22 km | |
| St Olivers N.S. | 120 | −28% | Catholic | English | 22 km | |
| Scoil Bhride | 82 | +173% | Catholic | English | 24 km | |
| S.N. Bhride | 67 | −25% | Catholic | English | 25 km | |
| S.N. Naomh Lorcan | 69 | −13% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 25 km |
Living in Annagassan
The town’s figures, not this street’s.
Homes in the A92 Eircode area
Housing in Annagassan →The median sale price rose from €333,500 in 2023 to €380,000 in 2025 (+14%).
New against second-hand, 2023 to 2025
Property Price Register sales in the A92 Eircode routing area, 2023 to 2025.
Renting in Co. Louth
Cost of living in Annagassan →New tenancies in Co. Louth averaged €1,433 a month in 2025, against €1,318 in 2024 (+9%).
Residential Tenancies Board rent index, new tenancies, 2024 and 2025.
Location
Directions ↗near Annagassan, A92 CX60
Primary schools near S.N. Naomh Fhionain
Nearest first, as the crow flies, up to 25 km. Each school’s own admission policy decides who gets a place.
Questions about S.N. Naomh Fhionain
Is S.N. Naomh Fhionain 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 S.N. Naomh Fhionain have?
100 pupils in 2025/26. That is +1% since 2019/20.
Does S.N. Naomh Fhionain teach through Irish?
No: S.N. Naomh Fhionain teaches in English, with Irish as a subject.
Who runs S.N. Naomh Fhionain?
S.N. Naomh Fhionain has a Catholic ethos. Its patron is Archbishop of Armagh.
How do pupils get a place at S.N. Naomh Fhionain?
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 S.N. Naomh Fhionain?
The nearest are S.N. Columcille (2.9 km), S.N. Chill Sarain (3.8 km) and Scoil Bhride Mixed N.S. (4.9 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 Annagassan; 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).