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Clonmagadden Valley, Windtown, Navan, Co. Meath · C15 HK75 · Roll number 20180Q
Scoil Naomh Eoin is one of 13 primary schools in or within 3 km of Navan. Every school in and around Navan →
What stands out about Scoil Naomh Eoin
- One of the larger primary schools: 375 pupils, against a typical 131.
- About as many pupils as in 2019/20 (+6%).
- 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.
- Its patron is the Bishop of Meath; its ethos is Catholic.
Pupils over time
2015/16 to 2025/26Scoil Naomh Eoin had 375 pupils in 2025/26, against 343 in 2015/16 (+9%). Girls are 49% of them. Its largest roll was 376, in 2022/23. 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 Scoil Naomh Eoin
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 Naomh Eoin 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 Naomh Eoin
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 Naomh Eoin
Every school admits under its own published admission policy; no admissions numbers are published.
Families apply to Scoil Naomh Eoin 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.
No figures on applications are published, but the roll shows demand: Scoil Naomh Eoin has grown by 6% since 2019/20. All the schools around Navan together changed by +6%.
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 Scoil Naomh Eoin. Since 2019/20 its roll has changed by +6%; 1 of the 6 grew faster.
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scoil Naomh Eoin | 375 | +6% | Catholic | English | ✓ | |
| St Pauls N.S. | 761 | +4% | Catholic | English | 1.3 km | |
| St Oliver Plunkett N.S. | 399 | −10% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 1.3 km |
| S.N. Mhuire | 205 | +16% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 1.7 km |
| Aine Naofa N.S. | 312 | −2% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 2.1 km |
| Mercy Convent N.S. | 385 | −13% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 2.2 km |
| Flowerfield N.S. | 40 | −11% | Church of Ireland | English | 2.6 km |
The other 106 primary schools in Co. Meath
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gaelscoil Eanna | 138 | −32% | Catholic | All in Irish | 2.9 km | |
| Navan Educate Together NS | 213 | −5% | Multi-denominational | English | ✓ | 3.1 km |
| Ard Rí Community National School | 384 | +48% | Multi-denominational | English | 3.8 km | |
| St Stephens N.S. | 805 | −13% | Catholic | English | 4.3 km | |
| S.N. Nmh Sheosamh | 136 | −7% | Catholic | English | 5.3 km | |
| Scoil Bhríde | 392 | −2% | Catholic | English | 5.6 km | |
| S.N. Ultain Naofa | 80 | −11% | Catholic | All in Irish | 5.7 km | |
| Bohermeen N.S. | 237 | −5% | Catholic | English | 6.5 km | |
| Stackallen N.S. | 170 | −11% | Catholic | English | 6.7 km | |
| Scoil Naomh Barra | 238 | +14% | Catholic | English | 7 km | |
| Scoil Nais Aitinn Bhui | 211 | −7% | Catholic | English | 8.2 km | |
| S.N. Caitriona Naofa | 149 | +7% | Catholic | English | 8.4 km | |
| S.N. Seosamh Naomtha | 100 | −15% | Catholic | English | 8.6 km | |
| S.N. Mhuire | 194 | +5% | Catholic | English | 8.7 km | |
| S N na Trionoide Naofa | 233 | −25% | Catholic | English | 9.6 km | |
| S.N. Bhrighde | 111 | +9% | Catholic | English | 11 km | |
| S.N. an Rath Mhor | 45 | −46% | Catholic | English | 11 km | |
| S.N. Naomh Padraig | 254 | −9% | Catholic | English | 11 km | |
| S.N. Cill Bhrighde | 200 | +45% | Catholic | English | 12 km | |
| S.N. Baile Cheant | 214 | −15% | Catholic | English | 12 km | |
| Castletown N.S. | 102 | −6% | Catholic | English | 12 km | |
| Kilmessan Mxd N.S. | 242 | +3% | Catholic | English | 12 km | |
| Scoil Uí Ghramhnaigh | 169 | −18% | Catholic | All in Irish | 12 km | |
| Kells Parochial N.S. | 52 | −30% | Church of Ireland | English | 13 km | |
| Scoil Naomh Pio | 59 | −13% | Catholic | English | 13 km | |
| Scoil Cholmcille | 352 | −5% | Catholic | English | 13 km | |
| Our Lady of Mercy N.S. | 313 | −3% | Catholic | English | 13 km | |
| S.N. Mhuire | 84 | +6% | Catholic | English | 13 km | |
| Gaelscoil na Boinne | 206 | −9% | Catholic | All in Irish | 14 km | |
| St Patricks N.S. | 48 | −19% | Church of Ireland | English | 14 km | |
| S.N. Colmcille | 211 | +2% | Catholic | English | 14 km | |
| S.N. Muire | 165 | +16% | Catholic | English | 14 km | |
| Trim Educate Together National School | 174 | +72% | Multi-denominational | English | 14 km | |
| Scoil Mhichil na Buachailli | 294 | −7% | Catholic | English | 15 km | |
| St Marys Convent N.S. | 521 | −10% | Catholic | English | 15 km | |
| S.N. Naomh Seosamh | 95 | +12% | Catholic | English | 15 km | |
| Kilbeg N.S. | 85 | −1% | Catholic | English | 15 km | |
| S.N. Mhuire Naofa | 81 | −19% | Catholic | English | 16 km | |
| O'Growney National School | 382 | +7% | Catholic | English | 16 km | |
| Scoil Nais Mhuire Naofa | 113 | +2% | Catholic | English | 16 km | |
| St. Dympna's National School | 210 | −5% | Catholic | English | 17 km | |
| Drumbarragh N.S. | 83 | −13% | Catholic | English | 17 km | |
| Scoil Eoin Báiste | 123 | +21% | Catholic | English | 17 km | |
| Newtown N.S. | 60 | −28% | Catholic | English | 18 km | |
| S.N. Bheinn Naofa B | 339 | −10% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 18 km |
| S.N. Bheinin Naofa C | 343 | −0% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 18 km |
| S.N. Dun Uabhair | 166 | −22% | Catholic | English | 18 km | |
| S.N. Mhuire | 122 | −11% | Catholic | English | 19 km | |
| Carnaross N.S. | 178 | +0% | Catholic | English | 19 km | |
| Dunshaughlin Community National School | 168 | – | Multi-denominational | English | 19 km | |
| S.N. Naomh Cianain | 73 | −13% | Catholic | English | 20 km | |
| Scoil na Rithe | 222 | −2% | Catholic | All in Irish | 20 km | |
| Kilskyre Mixed N.S. | 87 | −1% | Catholic | English | 20 km | |
| Dangan Mixed N.S. | 228 | +12% | Catholic | English | 20 km | |
| S.N. Seachnaill Naofa | 622 | +13% | Catholic | English | 21 km | |
| S.N. Pheadair agus Phoil | 125 | −7% | Catholic | English | 21 km | |
| S.N. Cul an Mhuilinn | 119 | +16% | Catholic | English | 21 km | |
| Kilmainham Wood N.S. | 118 | −1% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 21 km |
| Scoil Naomh Bride | 181 | −9% | Catholic | English | 21 km | |
| S.N. Naomh Colmcille | 109 | +5% | Catholic | English | 21 km | |
| Ughtyneill N.S. | 31 | +7% | Catholic | English | 21 km | |
| S.N. Padraig Naofa | 137 | +6% | Catholic | English | 21 km | |
| S.N. Mhuire | 139 | +6% | Catholic | English | 22 km | |
| S.N. Aindreis Naofa | 107 | −5% | Catholic | English | 22 km | |
| S.N. Mhichil Naofa | 73 | −15% | Catholic | English | 22 km | |
| S.N. Mhuire | 15 | −40% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 23 km |
| S.N. Naomh Treasa | 105 | +7% | Catholic | English | 23 km | |
| Ballinlough N.S. | 58 | −25% | Catholic | English | 23 km | |
| Carrickleck N.S. | 26 | −26% | Catholic | English | 23 km | |
| S.N. Columbain | 233 | −37% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 24 km |
| Ratoath Junior N.S. | 213 | −44% | Catholic | English | 24 km | |
| Ratoath Senior N.S. | 319 | −36% | Catholic | English | 24 km | |
| S.N. Bhrighde | 91 | +3% | Catholic | English | 24 km | |
| Coole N.s, | 164 | +8% | Catholic | English | 24 km | |
| St Pauls N.S. | 565 | −15% | Catholic | English | 24 km | |
| S.N. Rath Riagain | 92 | −10% | Catholic | English | 25 km | |
| Scoil Nais Naomh Aine | 12 | −52% | Catholic | English | 25 km | |
| S.N. Rath Beagain | 219 | +16% | Catholic | English | 25 km | |
| Gaelscoil na Mí | 242 | −26% | Multi-denominational | All in Irish | 26 km | |
| Ashbourne Educate Together National School | 410 | −14% | Multi-denominational | English | 26 km | |
| Ashbourne Community National School | 342 | +280% | Multi-denominational | English | 26 km | |
| Scoil Mhuire | 479 | −3% | Catholic | English | 26 km | |
| S.N. Naomh Padraig | 148 | −10% | Catholic | English | 26 km | |
| St. Joseph's National School | 89 | +3% | Catholic | English | 26 km | |
| Gaelscoil an Bhradáin Feasa | 383 | −12% | Multi-denominational | All in Irish | 26 km | |
| Scoil Nais Deaglain | 621 | −8% | Catholic | English | 27 km | |
| Gaelscoil na Cille | 227 | −2% | Catholic | All in Irish | 27 km | |
| S.N. Cros Ban | 373 | −9% | Catholic | English | 27 km | |
| S N Realt na Mara (C) | 373 | −19% | Catholic | English | 28 km | |
| S N Realt na Mara (B) | 373 | −18% | Catholic | English | 28 km | |
| Scoil Oilibheir Naofa | 225 | +1% | Catholic | English | 28 km | |
| St. Nicholas Primary School | 299 | −24% | Catholic | English | 28 km | |
| S.N. Naomh Padraig | 524 | −19% | Catholic | English | 29 km | |
| Killyon N.S. | 60 | −34% | Catholic | English | 29 km | |
| St. Mary's Primary School | 543 | −10% | Catholic | English | 30 km | |
| Scoil Oilibheir Naofa | 397 | −5% | Catholic | English | 30 km | |
| Scoil an Spioraid Naoimh | 438 | −8% | Catholic | English | 30 km | |
| Kilbride National School | 310 | −7% | Catholic | English | 31 km | |
| Dunboyne Junior N.S. | 397 | −18% | Catholic | English | 31 km | |
| Dunboyne Senior N.S. | 470 | −17% | Catholic | English | 32 km | |
| St Peters National School | 97 | +29% | Church of Ireland | English | 32 km | |
| Gaelscoil Thulach na nÓg | 360 | +7% | Inter-denominational | All in Irish | 32 km | |
| Scoil Mhuire N.S. | 94 | +19% | Catholic | English | 32 km | |
| Gilson National School | 222 | −17% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 32 km |
| Scoil Nais Finin Naofa | 63 | −2% | Catholic | English | 32 km | |
| S.N. Fiach | 102 | +34% | Catholic | English | 37 km |
Living in Navan
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Homes in the C15 Eircode area
Housing in Navan →The median sale price rose from €340,000 in 2023 to €375,000 in 2025 (+10%).
New against second-hand, 2023 to 2025
Property Price Register sales in the C15 Eircode routing area, 2023 to 2025.
Renting in Navan
Cost of living in Navan →New tenancies in Navan averaged €1,422 a month in 2025, against €1,358 in 2024 (+5%).
Residential Tenancies Board rent index, new tenancies, 2024 and 2025.
Location
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Navan, C15 HK75
Primary schools near Scoil Naomh Eoin
Nearest first, as the crow flies, up to 25 km. Each school’s own admission policy decides who gets a place.
Questions about Scoil Naomh Eoin
Is Scoil Naomh Eoin 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 Naomh Eoin have?
375 pupils in 2025/26. That is +6% since 2019/20.
Does Scoil Naomh Eoin teach through Irish?
No: Scoil Naomh Eoin teaches in English, with Irish as a subject.
Who runs Scoil Naomh Eoin?
Scoil Naomh Eoin has a Catholic ethos. Its patron is Bishop of Meath.
How do pupils get a place at Scoil Naomh Eoin?
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 Naomh Eoin?
The nearest are St Pauls N.S. (1.3 km), St Oliver Plunkett N.S. (1.3 km) and S.N. Mhuire (1.7 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 Navan; 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).