S.N. Bheinin Naofa C
Duleek, Co. Meath · A92 W722 · Roll number 17840P
S.N. Bheinin Naofa C is one of 4 primary schools in or within 3 km of Duleek. Every school in and around Duleek →
What stands out about S.N. Bheinin Naofa C
- One of the larger primary schools: 343 pupils, against a typical 131.
- About as many pupils as in 2019/20 (−0%).
- 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.
- A girls’ school.
- Has special classes for children who need more support.
- The largest of the 4 primary schools around Duleek.
- Its patron is the Bishop of Meath; its ethos is Catholic.
- Outside Duleek’s outline, 0.5 km away; listed with Duleek, the nearest town in its county.
Pupils over time
2015/16 to 2025/26S.N. Bheinin Naofa C had 343 pupils in 2025/26, against 332 in 2015/16 (+3%). Its largest roll was 356, in 2018/19. Its roll rose in 5 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. Bheinin Naofa C
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. Bheinin Naofa C 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. Bheinin Naofa C
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. Bheinin Naofa C
Every school admits under its own published admission policy; no admissions numbers are published.
Families apply to S.N. Bheinin Naofa C 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 takes girls only. 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.
No figures on applications are published, but the roll shows demand: S.N. Bheinin Naofa C is about the size it was in 2019/20 (−0%). All the schools around Duleek together changed by −8%.
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.
S.N. Bheinin Naofa C has more pupils than any of the 6 nearest primary schools. Since 2019/20 its roll has changed by −0%; 3 of the 6 grew faster.
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S.N. Bheinin Naofa C | 343 | −0% | Catholic | English | ✓ | |
| S.N. Bheinn Naofa B | 339 | −10% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 0 km |
| S.N. Naomh Colmcille | 109 | +5% | Catholic | English | 4.6 km | |
| S.N. Naomh Treasa | 105 | +7% | Catholic | English | 4.7 km | |
| S.N. Padraig Naofa | 137 | +6% | Catholic | English | 5 km | |
| S.N. Dun Uabhair | 166 | −22% | Catholic | English | 5 km | |
| Scoil Naomh Pio | 59 | −13% | Catholic | English | 5.5 km |
The other 106 primary schools in Co. Meath
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S.N. Baile Cheant | 214 | −15% | Catholic | English | 6.8 km | |
| S.N. Mhuire Naofa | 81 | −19% | Catholic | English | 8.1 km | |
| S.N. Naomh Cianain | 73 | −13% | Catholic | English | 8.2 km | |
| S.N. Cros Ban | 373 | −9% | Catholic | English | 9.9 km | |
| Scoil Nais Aitinn Bhui | 211 | −7% | Catholic | English | 10 km | |
| S.N. Naomh Padraig | 254 | −9% | Catholic | English | 11 km | |
| S.N. Naomh Padraig | 524 | −19% | Catholic | English | 11 km | |
| Gaelscoil an Bhradáin Feasa | 383 | −12% | Multi-denominational | All in Irish | 11 km | |
| S.N. Colmcille | 211 | +2% | Catholic | English | 12 km | |
| S N Realt na Mara (C) | 373 | −19% | Catholic | English | 12 km | |
| S N Realt na Mara (B) | 373 | −18% | Catholic | English | 12 km | |
| S.N. Aindreis Naofa | 107 | −5% | Catholic | English | 12 km | |
| S N na Trionoide Naofa | 233 | −25% | Catholic | English | 12 km | |
| Scoil Oilibheir Naofa | 397 | −5% | Catholic | English | 13 km | |
| Scoil an Spioraid Naoimh | 438 | −8% | Catholic | English | 13 km | |
| Scoil Mhuire | 479 | −3% | Catholic | English | 15 km | |
| St Stephens N.S. | 805 | −13% | Catholic | English | 15 km | |
| Stackallen N.S. | 170 | −11% | Catholic | English | 15 km | |
| Ashbourne Community National School | 342 | +280% | Multi-denominational | English | 15 km | |
| Gaelscoil na Mí | 242 | −26% | Multi-denominational | All in Irish | 15 km | |
| Ashbourne Educate Together National School | 410 | −14% | Multi-denominational | English | 15 km | |
| Scoil Nais Deaglain | 621 | −8% | Catholic | English | 16 km | |
| Gaelscoil na Cille | 227 | −2% | Catholic | All in Irish | 16 km | |
| St Pauls N.S. | 565 | −15% | Catholic | English | 16 km | |
| Scoil Bhríde | 392 | −2% | Catholic | English | 16 km | |
| Ratoath Junior N.S. | 213 | −44% | Catholic | English | 16 km | |
| Ratoath Senior N.S. | 319 | −36% | Catholic | English | 16 km | |
| Ard Rí Community National School | 384 | +48% | Multi-denominational | English | 16 km | |
| Scoil na Rithe | 222 | −2% | Catholic | All in Irish | 17 km | |
| Dunshaughlin Community National School | 168 | – | Multi-denominational | English | 17 km | |
| St Oliver Plunkett N.S. | 399 | −10% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 17 km |
| Gaelscoil Eanna | 138 | −32% | Catholic | All in Irish | 17 km | |
| S.N. Naomh Seosamh | 95 | +12% | Catholic | English | 17 km | |
| S.N. Seachnaill Naofa | 622 | +13% | Catholic | English | 17 km | |
| St Pauls N.S. | 761 | +4% | Catholic | English | 17 km | |
| Aine Naofa N.S. | 312 | −2% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 17 km |
| Flowerfield N.S. | 40 | −11% | Church of Ireland | English | 17 km | |
| Mercy Convent N.S. | 385 | −13% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 17 km |
| S.N. Mhuire | 205 | +16% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 18 km |
| Scoil Naomh Eoin | 375 | +6% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 18 km |
| Navan Educate Together NS | 213 | −5% | Multi-denominational | English | ✓ | 18 km |
| Kilmessan Mxd N.S. | 242 | +3% | Catholic | English | 18 km | |
| S.N. Rath Beagain | 219 | +16% | Catholic | English | 20 km | |
| S.N. Mhuire | 84 | +6% | Catholic | English | 20 km | |
| S.N. Mhuire | 194 | +5% | Catholic | English | 21 km | |
| Scoil Naomh Barra | 238 | +14% | Catholic | English | 21 km | |
| S.N. Rath Riagain | 92 | −10% | Catholic | English | 21 km | |
| S.N. Cul an Mhuilinn | 119 | +16% | Catholic | English | 21 km | |
| Scoil Nais Mhuire Naofa | 113 | +2% | Catholic | English | 21 km | |
| S.N. Nmh Sheosamh | 136 | −7% | Catholic | English | 22 km | |
| Kilbride National School | 310 | −7% | Catholic | English | 22 km | |
| S.N. Ultain Naofa | 80 | −11% | Catholic | All in Irish | 23 km | |
| Newtown N.S. | 60 | −28% | Catholic | English | 23 km | |
| S.N. Seosamh Naomtha | 100 | −15% | Catholic | English | 23 km | |
| Bohermeen N.S. | 237 | −5% | Catholic | English | 24 km | |
| Castletown N.S. | 102 | −6% | Catholic | English | 24 km | |
| Gaelscoil na Boinne | 206 | −9% | Catholic | All in Irish | 25 km | |
| S.N. Caitriona Naofa | 149 | +7% | Catholic | English | 25 km | |
| Dunboyne Junior N.S. | 397 | −18% | Catholic | English | 25 km | |
| Dunboyne Senior N.S. | 470 | −17% | Catholic | English | 26 km | |
| S.N. Mhuire | 139 | +6% | Catholic | English | 26 km | |
| St Peters National School | 97 | +29% | Church of Ireland | English | 26 km | |
| Gaelscoil Thulach na nÓg | 360 | +7% | Inter-denominational | All in Irish | 26 km | |
| Trim Educate Together National School | 174 | +72% | Multi-denominational | English | 26 km | |
| St Patricks N.S. | 48 | −19% | Church of Ireland | English | 26 km | |
| Scoil Mhichil na Buachailli | 294 | −7% | Catholic | English | 26 km | |
| St Marys Convent N.S. | 521 | −10% | Catholic | English | 27 km | |
| Scoil Oilibheir Naofa | 225 | +1% | Catholic | English | 27 km | |
| St. Joseph's National School | 89 | +3% | Catholic | English | 27 km | |
| S.N. Cill Bhrighde | 200 | +45% | Catholic | English | 27 km | |
| Dangan Mixed N.S. | 228 | +12% | Catholic | English | 27 km | |
| S.N. Pheadair agus Phoil | 125 | −7% | Catholic | English | 28 km | |
| S.N. Bhrighde | 111 | +9% | Catholic | English | 29 km | |
| Scoil Eoin Báiste | 123 | +21% | Catholic | English | 29 km | |
| S.N. an Rath Mhor | 45 | −46% | Catholic | English | 29 km | |
| Scoil Uí Ghramhnaigh | 169 | −18% | Catholic | All in Irish | 29 km | |
| Coole N.s, | 164 | +8% | Catholic | English | 29 km | |
| Kilbeg N.S. | 85 | −1% | Catholic | English | 30 km | |
| S.N. Muire | 165 | +16% | Catholic | English | 30 km | |
| Kells Parochial N.S. | 52 | −30% | Church of Ireland | English | 30 km | |
| Our Lady of Mercy N.S. | 313 | −3% | Catholic | English | 31 km | |
| Scoil Cholmcille | 352 | −5% | Catholic | English | 31 km | |
| S.N. Mhichil Naofa | 73 | −15% | Catholic | English | 32 km | |
| St. Dympna's National School | 210 | −5% | Catholic | English | 33 km | |
| O'Growney National School | 382 | +7% | Catholic | English | 33 km | |
| S.N. Bhrighde | 91 | +3% | Catholic | English | 33 km | |
| Scoil Naomh Bride | 181 | −9% | Catholic | English | 33 km | |
| Kilmainham Wood N.S. | 118 | −1% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 34 km |
| S.N. Naomh Padraig | 148 | −10% | Catholic | English | 34 km | |
| Carrickleck N.S. | 26 | −26% | Catholic | English | 34 km | |
| Drumbarragh N.S. | 83 | −13% | Catholic | English | 35 km | |
| S.N. Mhuire | 122 | −11% | Catholic | English | 35 km | |
| Ughtyneill N.S. | 31 | +7% | Catholic | English | 36 km | |
| Carnaross N.S. | 178 | +0% | Catholic | English | 37 km | |
| St. Mary's Primary School | 543 | −10% | Catholic | English | 37 km | |
| Kilskyre Mixed N.S. | 87 | −1% | Catholic | English | 38 km | |
| S.N. Mhuire | 15 | −40% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 38 km |
| S.N. Columbain | 233 | −37% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 38 km |
| St. Nicholas Primary School | 299 | −24% | Catholic | English | 39 km | |
| Scoil Nais Naomh Aine | 12 | −52% | Catholic | English | 39 km | |
| Ballinlough N.S. | 58 | −25% | Catholic | English | 41 km | |
| Killyon N.S. | 60 | −34% | Catholic | English | 42 km | |
| Scoil Nais Finin Naofa | 63 | −2% | Catholic | English | 45 km | |
| Scoil Mhuire N.S. | 94 | +19% | Catholic | English | 50 km | |
| Gilson National School | 222 | −17% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 50 km |
| S.N. Fiach | 102 | +34% | Catholic | English | 55 km |
Living in Duleek
The town’s figures, not this street’s.
Homes in the A92 Eircode area
Housing in Duleek →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 Duleek
Cost of living in Duleek →New tenancies in Duleek averaged €1,370 a month in 2025, against €1,275 in 2024 (+8%).
Residential Tenancies Board rent index, new tenancies, 2024 and 2025.
Location
Directions ↗near Duleek, A92 W722
Primary schools near S.N. Bheinin Naofa C
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. Bheinin Naofa C
Is S.N. Bheinin Naofa C 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. Bheinin Naofa C have?
343 pupils in 2025/26. That is −0% since 2019/20.
Does S.N. Bheinin Naofa C teach through Irish?
No: S.N. Bheinin Naofa C teaches in English, with Irish as a subject.
Who runs S.N. Bheinin Naofa C?
S.N. Bheinin Naofa C has a Catholic ethos. Its patron is Bishop of Meath.
How do pupils get a place at S.N. Bheinin Naofa C?
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. Bheinin Naofa C?
The nearest are S.N. Bheinn Naofa B (0 km), S.N. Naomh Colmcille (4.6 km) and S.N. Naomh Treasa (4.7 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 Duleek; 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).