Faughart Community National School
Faughart, Dundalk · A91 D897 · Roll number 18391R
Faughart Community National School is one of 22 primary schools in or within 3 km of Dundalk. Every school in and around Dundalk →
What stands out about Faughart Community National School
- 102 pupils, near the middle for primary schools in Ireland (the median is 131).
- Teaches through English, with Irish as a subject.
- Growing: 102 pupils, 122% more than the 46 of 2019/20.
- Its patron is the Louth & Meath ETB; its ethos is multi-denominational.
- Outside Dundalk’s outline, 1.5 km away; listed with Dundalk, the nearest town in its county.
Pupils over time
2015/16 to 2025/26Faughart Community National School had 102 pupils in 2025/26, against 59 in 2015/16 (+73%). Girls are 49% of them. Its roll rose in 7 of the 9 years.
Department of Education enrolments at 30 September each year; girls and boys where the lists give them.
No letter for Faughart Community National 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 Faughart Community National 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 Faughart Community National 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 Faughart Community National School
Every school admits under its own published admission policy; no admissions numbers are published.
Families apply to Faughart Community National 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: Faughart Community National School has grown by 122% since 2019/20. All the schools around Dundalk together changed by +9%.
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.
Each of the 6 nearest primary schools has more pupils than Faughart Community National School. Since 2019/20 its roll has changed by +122%; 0 of the 6 grew faster.
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Faughart Community National School | 102 | +122% | Multi-denominational | English | ||
| Scoil Phadraig Naofa | 206 | +2% | Catholic | English | 2.4 km | |
| S.N. Eoin Baiste | 164 | −11% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 3.8 km |
| Dulargy Mixed N.S. | 150 | −23% | Catholic | English | 3.8 km | |
| S.N. San Nioclas | 148 | −3% | Church of Ireland | English | ✓ | 3.9 km |
| Castletown Rd Convent | 191 | −1% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 3.9 km |
| St Nicholas Monastery NS | 164 | −3% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 4 km |
The other 62 primary schools in Co. Louth
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Réalt na Mara School | 467 | +0% | Catholic | English | 4.2 km | |
| C.b.s. Primary | 524 | +13% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 4.3 km |
| Dun Dealgan N.S. | 84 | −2% | Presbyterian | English | 4.5 km | |
| S.N. an Tslanaitheora B | 169 | +61% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 4.6 km |
| S.N. an Tslanaitheora C | 160 | +62% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 4.6 km |
| S.N. N Maolmhaodhagh C | 233 | −16% | Catholic | English | 4.9 km | |
| S.N. N Maolmhaodhagh N | 220 | −15% | Catholic | English | 4.9 km | |
| S.N. N Maolmhaodhagh B | 246 | +7% | Catholic | English | 4.9 km | |
| Bellurgan N.S. | 112 | −13% | Catholic | English | 5.4 km | |
| Scoil Mhuire na nGael | 624 | −8% | Catholic | English | 5.6 km | |
| St Josephs N.S. | 574 | −2% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 5.8 km |
| Gaelscoil Dhun Dealgan | 214 | −4% | Catholic | All in Irish | ✓ | 6.3 km |
| Scoil Mhuire Gan Smál | 189 | −10% | Catholic | English | 6.7 km | |
| S.N. Bhride | 67 | −25% | Catholic | English | 8.6 km | |
| St. Francis National School | 441 | +53% | Catholic | English | 8.9 km | |
| Scoil Fhursa | 229 | −8% | Catholic | English | 9 km | |
| Scoil na gCreagacha Dubha | 503 | +13% | Catholic | English | 9 km | |
| S.N. Muire | 187 | +10% | Catholic | English | 9.6 km | |
| S.N. Naomh Lorcan | 69 | −13% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 9.9 km |
| Knockbridge Mixed N.S. | 285 | −5% | Catholic | English | 10 km | |
| Scoil Bhride | 82 | +173% | Catholic | English | 11 km | |
| S.N. Mullach Bui | 62 | −2% | Catholic | English | 11 km | |
| St Olivers N.S. | 120 | −28% | Catholic | English | 13 km | |
| Dromiskin Mixed N.S. | 234 | −1% | Catholic | English | 14 km | |
| Scoil Dairbhre Mixed | 71 | −26% | Catholic | English | 14 km | |
| S.N. Rath Corr | 56 | −16% | Catholic | English | 15 km | |
| St. Mochta's National School | 181 | +20% | Catholic | English | 15 km | |
| S N Talamh na Manach | 139 | +7% | Catholic | English | 15 km | |
| S.N. Mhuire | 89 | −28% | Catholic | English | 17 km | |
| Tallonstown N.S. | 276 | −15% | Catholic | English | 17 km | |
| S.N. Chill Sarain | 161 | −15% | Catholic | English | 18 km | |
| S.N. San Nioclas | 49 | −49% | Catholic | English | 20 km | |
| S.N. Naomh Fhionain | 100 | +1% | Catholic | English | 20 km | |
| Ardee Educate Together NS | 177 | +17% | Multi-denominational | English | ✓ | 23 km |
| Dromin N.S. | 97 | −2% | Catholic | English | 23 km | |
| S.N. Columcille | 151 | −13% | Catholic | English | 23 km | |
| S N Mhuire na Trocaire | 339 | +15% | Catholic | English | 23 km | |
| Ardee Monastery | 244 | −5% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 23 km |
| Scoil Bhride Mixed N.S. | 202 | −3% | Catholic | English | 24 km | |
| S.N. Chaoimhin Naofa | 148 | +16% | Catholic | English | 25 km | |
| Walshestown N.S. | 95 | −19% | Catholic | English | 27 km | |
| Ballapousta NS | 186 | −14% | Catholic | English | 27 km | |
| S N Tigh an Lubhair | 192 | −9% | Catholic | English | 28 km | |
| Callystown Mixed N.S. | 261 | −18% | Catholic | English | 30 km | |
| S.N. Padraig | 172 | −13% | Catholic | English | 30 km | |
| Scoil Naomh Fainche | 190 | −14% | Catholic | English | 30 km | |
| S.N. Muire Gan Smal | 201 | −18% | Catholic | English | 31 km | |
| Scoil Náisíunta Naomh Feichín | 307 | +5% | Catholic | English | 33 km | |
| S.N. Tulach Aluinn | 411 | −17% | Catholic | English | 34 km | |
| Scoil Oilibhéir Naofa | 353 | −20% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 35 km |
| Aston Village Educate Together National School | 375 | −11% | Multi-denominational | English | 35 km | |
| Presentation Convent | 385 | +37% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 35 km |
| St Brigid's and St Patrick's National School | 575 | +8% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 36 km |
| Naomh Seosamh | 293 | +0% | Catholic | English | 36 km | |
| S.N. Aonghusa | 147 | −27% | Catholic | All in Irish | 36 km | |
| Scoil na mBraithre Sn | 359 | +25% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 36 km |
| S.N. Naomh Peadar | 92 | −2% | Church of Ireland | English | 36 km | |
| Le Cheile Educate Together NS | 383 | −12% | Multi-denominational | English | 37 km | |
| Rathmullan N.S. | 373 | −9% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 37 km |
| S.N. Ard Mhuire C | 315 | +5% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 37 km |
| St Pauls Senior N.S. | 466 | −4% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 37 km |
| St Marys Parish Primary School | 967 | −13% | Catholic | English | 38 km |
Living in Dundalk
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Homes in the A91 Eircode area
Housing in Dundalk →The median sale price rose from €261,500 in 2023 to €335,000 in 2025 (+28%).
New against second-hand, 2023 to 2025
Property Price Register sales in the A91 Eircode routing area, 2023 to 2025.
Renting in Dundalk
Cost of living in Dundalk →New tenancies in Dundalk averaged €1,394 a month in 2025, against €1,280 in 2024 (+9%).
Residential Tenancies Board rent index, new tenancies, 2024 and 2025.
Location
Directions ↗near Dundalk, A91 D897
Primary schools near Faughart Community National School
Nearest first, as the crow flies, up to 25 km. Each school’s own admission policy decides who gets a place.
Questions about Faughart Community National School
Is Faughart Community National 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 Faughart Community National School have?
102 pupils in 2025/26. That is +122% since 2019/20.
Does Faughart Community National School teach through Irish?
No: Faughart Community National School teaches in English, with Irish as a subject.
Who runs Faughart Community National School?
Faughart Community National School has a multi-denominational ethos. Its patron is Louth & Meath ETB.
How do pupils get a place at Faughart Community National 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 Faughart Community National School?
The nearest are Scoil Phadraig Naofa (2.4 km), S.N. Eoin Baiste (3.8 km) and Dulargy Mixed N.S. (3.8 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 Dundalk; 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).