Scoil Náisíunta Naomh Feichín
Termonfeckin, Drogheda, Co. Louth · A92 YN15 · Roll number 16208N
Scoil Náisíunta Naomh Feichín is one of 2 primary schools in or within 3 km of Termonfeckin. Every school in and around Termonfeckin →
What stands out about Scoil Náisíunta Naomh Feichín
- One of the larger primary schools: 307 pupils, against a typical 131.
- About as many pupils as in 2019/20 (+5%).
- 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.
Pupils over time
2015/16 to 2025/26Scoil Náisíunta Naomh Feichín had 307 pupils in 2025/26, against 295 in 2015/16 (+4%). Girls are 48% of them. Its largest roll was 311, in 2024/25. 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 Scoil Náisíunta Naomh Feichín
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 Scoil Náisíunta Naomh Feichín 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 Scoil Náisíunta Naomh Feichín
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 Scoil Náisíunta Naomh Feichín
Every school admits under its own published admission policy; no admissions numbers are published.
Families apply to Scoil Náisíunta Naomh Feichín 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: Scoil Náisíunta Naomh Feichín has grown by 5% since 2019/20. All the schools around Termonfeckin together changed by −5%.
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, 4 have more pupils than Scoil Náisíunta Naomh Feichín. Since 2019/20 its roll has changed by +5%; 0 of the 6 grew faster.
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scoil Náisíunta Naomh Feichín | 307 | +5% | Catholic | English | ||
| S.N. Muire Gan Smal | 201 | −18% | Catholic | English | 2.9 km | |
| Callystown Mixed N.S. | 261 | −18% | Catholic | English | 4.2 km | |
| Aston Village Educate Together National School | 375 | −11% | Multi-denominational | English | 4.9 km | |
| Le Cheile Educate Together NS | 383 | −12% | Multi-denominational | English | 5 km | |
| Gaelscoil an Bhradáin Feasa | 383 | −12% | Multi-denominational | All in Irish | 5.5 km | |
| S N Realt na Mara (B) | 373 | −18% | Catholic | English | 5.6 km |
The other 64 primary schools in Co. Louth
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scoil Oilibhéir Naofa | 353 | −20% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 5.6 km |
| Presentation Convent | 385 | +37% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 5.7 km |
| S.N. Padraig | 172 | −13% | Catholic | English | 5.8 km | |
| Walshestown N.S. | 95 | −19% | Catholic | English | 5.8 km | |
| St Brigid's and St Patrick's National School | 575 | +8% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 6.7 km |
| S.N. Aonghusa | 147 | −27% | Catholic | All in Irish | 6.8 km | |
| Scoil na mBraithre Sn | 359 | +25% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 6.8 km |
| St Marys Parish Primary School | 967 | −13% | Catholic | English | 7.2 km | |
| S.N. Naomh Peadar | 92 | −2% | Church of Ireland | English | 7.2 km | |
| S.N. Ard Mhuire C | 315 | +5% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 7.8 km |
| Naomh Seosamh | 293 | +0% | Catholic | English | 7.9 km | |
| Rathmullan N.S. | 373 | −9% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 8.6 km |
| St Pauls Senior N.S. | 466 | −4% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 8.6 km |
| S.N. Columcille | 151 | −13% | Catholic | English | 9.8 km | |
| S.N. Tulach Aluinn | 411 | −17% | Catholic | English | 10 km | |
| S N Tigh an Lubhair | 192 | −9% | Catholic | English | 10 km | |
| Scoil Bhride Mixed N.S. | 202 | −3% | Catholic | English | 12 km | |
| S.N. Naomh Fhionain | 100 | +1% | Catholic | English | 13 km | |
| Scoil Naomh Fainche | 190 | −14% | Catholic | English | 14 km | |
| Dromin N.S. | 97 | −2% | Catholic | English | 15 km | |
| S.N. Chaoimhin Naofa | 148 | +16% | Catholic | English | 15 km | |
| S.N. Chill Sarain | 161 | −15% | Catholic | English | 16 km | |
| S.N. San Nioclas | 49 | −49% | Catholic | English | 16 km | |
| Ballapousta NS | 186 | −14% | Catholic | English | 20 km | |
| Dromiskin Mixed N.S. | 234 | −1% | Catholic | English | 20 km | |
| S N Mhuire na Trocaire | 339 | +15% | Catholic | English | 20 km | |
| Ardee Monastery | 244 | −5% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 20 km |
| Ardee Educate Together NS | 177 | +17% | Multi-denominational | English | ✓ | 21 km |
| Scoil Dairbhre Mixed | 71 | −26% | Catholic | English | 22 km | |
| Scoil na gCreagacha Dubha | 503 | +13% | Catholic | English | 24 km | |
| St. Francis National School | 441 | +53% | Catholic | English | 24 km | |
| Scoil Fhursa | 229 | −8% | Catholic | English | 25 km | |
| Tallonstown N.S. | 276 | −15% | Catholic | English | 26 km | |
| S.N. Rath Corr | 56 | −16% | Catholic | English | 26 km | |
| Gaelscoil Dhun Dealgan | 214 | −4% | Catholic | All in Irish | ✓ | 27 km |
| S.N. Muire | 187 | +10% | Catholic | English | 27 km | |
| St Josephs N.S. | 574 | −2% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 27 km |
| Scoil Mhuire na nGael | 624 | −8% | Catholic | English | 27 km | |
| Knockbridge Mixed N.S. | 285 | −5% | Catholic | English | 28 km | |
| St. Mochta's National School | 181 | +20% | Catholic | English | 28 km | |
| S N Talamh na Manach | 139 | +7% | Catholic | English | 28 km | |
| S.N. N Maolmhaodhagh C | 233 | −16% | Catholic | English | 29 km | |
| S.N. N Maolmhaodhagh N | 220 | −15% | Catholic | English | 29 km | |
| S.N. N Maolmhaodhagh B | 246 | +7% | Catholic | English | 29 km | |
| Dun Dealgan N.S. | 84 | −2% | Presbyterian | English | 29 km | |
| Réalt na Mara School | 467 | +0% | Catholic | English | 29 km | |
| C.b.s. Primary | 524 | +13% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 29 km |
| Bellurgan N.S. | 112 | −13% | Catholic | English | 29 km | |
| S.N. an Tslanaitheora B | 169 | +61% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 29 km |
| S.N. an Tslanaitheora C | 160 | +62% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 29 km |
| S.N. San Nioclas | 148 | −3% | Church of Ireland | English | ✓ | 29 km |
| S.N. Mullach Bui | 62 | −2% | Catholic | English | 29 km | |
| St Nicholas Monastery NS | 164 | −3% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 29 km |
| Castletown Rd Convent | 191 | −1% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 29 km |
| S.N. Mhuire | 89 | −28% | Catholic | English | 30 km | |
| Scoil Mhuire Gan Smál | 189 | −10% | Catholic | English | 31 km | |
| S.N. Eoin Baiste | 164 | −11% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 31 km |
| St Olivers N.S. | 120 | −28% | Catholic | English | 32 km | |
| Dulargy Mixed N.S. | 150 | −23% | Catholic | English | 32 km | |
| Faughart Community National School | 102 | +122% | Multi-denominational | English | 33 km | |
| Scoil Phadraig Naofa | 206 | +2% | Catholic | English | 33 km | |
| S.N. Bhride | 67 | −25% | Catholic | English | 36 km | |
| S.N. Naomh Lorcan | 69 | −13% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 36 km |
| Scoil Bhride | 82 | +173% | Catholic | English | 36 km |
Living in Termonfeckin
The town’s figures, not this street’s.
Homes in the A92 Eircode area
Housing in Termonfeckin →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 Termonfeckin →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 ↗Termonfeckin, A92 YN15
Primary schools near Scoil Náisíunta Naomh Feichín
Nearest first, as the crow flies, up to 25 km. Each school’s own admission policy decides who gets a place.
Questions about Scoil Náisíunta Naomh Feichín
Is Scoil Náisíunta Naomh Feichín 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 Scoil Náisíunta Naomh Feichín have?
307 pupils in 2025/26. That is +5% since 2019/20.
Does Scoil Náisíunta Naomh Feichín teach through Irish?
No: Scoil Náisíunta Naomh Feichín teaches in English, with Irish as a subject.
Who runs Scoil Náisíunta Naomh Feichín?
Scoil Náisíunta Naomh Feichín has a Catholic ethos. Its patron is Archbishop of Armagh.
How do pupils get a place at Scoil Náisíunta Naomh Feichín?
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 Scoil Náisíunta Naomh Feichín?
The nearest are S.N. Muire Gan Smal (2.9 km), Callystown Mixed N.S. (4.2 km) and Aston Village Educate Together National School (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 Termonfeckin; 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).