St. Brigid's National School Aughnafarcon
Aughnafarcon, Broomfield, Castleblayney, Co. Monaghan · A75 Y934 · Roll number 18023L
St. Brigid's National School Aughnafarcon is one of 6 primary schools in or within 3 km of Castleblayney. Every school in and around Castleblayney →
What stands out about St. Brigid's National School Aughnafarcon
- A small primary school: 37 pupils, against a typical 131.
- Teaches through English, with Irish as a subject.
- Smaller than it was: 37 pupils, 24% fewer than the 49 of 2019/20.
- Its patron is the Bishop of Clogher; its ethos is Catholic.
- Outside Castleblayney’s outline, 4.6 km away; listed with Castleblayney, the nearest town in its county.
Pupils over time
2015/16 to 2025/26St. Brigid's National School Aughnafarcon had 37 pupils in 2025/26, down from 51 in 2015/16 (−27%). Girls are 46% of them. 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 St. Brigid's National School Aughnafarcon
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 St. Brigid's National School Aughnafarcon 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 St. Brigid's National School Aughnafarcon
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 St. Brigid's National School Aughnafarcon
Every school admits under its own published admission policy; no admissions numbers are published.
Families apply to St. Brigid's National School Aughnafarcon 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: St. Brigid's National School Aughnafarcon has shrunk by 24% since 2019/20. All the schools around Castleblayney together changed by +25%.
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, 5 have more pupils than St. Brigid's National School Aughnafarcon. Since 2019/20 its roll has changed by −24%; 6 of the 6 grew faster.
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Brigid's National School Aughnafarcon | 37 | −24% | Catholic | English | ||
| St Patricks N.S. | 140 | +8% | Catholic | English | 3.2 km | |
| Annalitten N.S. | 37 | +54% | Catholic | English | 3.5 km | |
| Lisdoonan N.S. | 150 | +3% | Catholic | English | 4 km | |
| Scoil Mhuire BNS | 183 | +8% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 5.6 km |
| Castleblayney Convent National School | 155 | +11% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 5.9 km |
| Castleblayney Convent Infants National School | 197 | +9% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 6 km |
The other 55 primary schools in Co. Monaghan
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gaelscoil Lorgan | 159 | +9% | Inter-denominational | All in Irish | 6.5 km | |
| Naomh Oliver Plunkett | 255 | +4% | Catholic | Some subjects in Irish | 6.6 km | |
| Naomh Micheal | 108 | +42% | Catholic | English | 7 km | |
| Castleblayney Cent N.S. | 10 | −50% | Presbyterian | English | 7.6 km | |
| Scoil Phadraig | 142 | −5% | Catholic | English | 7.7 km | |
| Doohamlet N.S. | 134 | +5% | Catholic | English | 8.9 km | |
| Scoil Naomh Padraig | 87 | +7% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 9.5 km |
| S.N. Cholmcille | 103 | +29% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 9.5 km |
| Scoil Rois | 260 | +6% | Catholic | All in Irish | 9.9 km | |
| Bunscoil Louis Naofa | 258 | −7% | Catholic | English | 10 km | |
| St Joseph's National School | 234 | −17% | Catholic | English | 10 km | |
| Annyalla National School | 195 | −5% | Catholic | English | 11 km | |
| Corcreagh N.S. | 34 | −11% | Catholic | English | 11 km | |
| Ballybay Central N.S. | 66 | +27% | Presbyterian | English | ✓ | 12 km |
| Scoil Éanna | 228 | +2% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 12 km |
| Drumgossatt N.S. | 75 | −18% | Catholic | English | 13 km | |
| Scoil Naomh Deagha | 286 | +22% | Catholic | English | 13 km | |
| Latton | 161 | −11% | Catholic | English | 13 km | |
| S.N. Blaithin Iosa | 27 | −34% | Catholic | English | 13 km | |
| Scoil Naoimh Eanna | 203 | −6% | Catholic | English | 13 km | |
| Clontibret N.S. | 23 | −41% | Church of Ireland | English | 16 km | |
| Scoil Bride | 106 | −29% | Catholic | English | 16 km | |
| Scoil Naomh Mhuire | 202 | +17% | Catholic | English | 18 km | |
| Scoil Mhuire | 76 | −5% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 18 km |
| Rockcorry N.S. | 34 | +21% | Church of Ireland | English | 18 km | |
| Drumacruttin N.S. | 15 | −52% | Church of Ireland | English | 19 km | |
| Scoil Mhichil | 60 | +94% | Catholic | English | 19 km | |
| Corcaghan N.S. | 92 | +42% | Catholic | English | 21 km | |
| Scoil Phadraig | 23 | −12% | Catholic | English | 23 km | |
| Latnamard N.S. | 85 | −9% | Catholic | English | 23 km | |
| St. Louis Girls National School | 202 | −12% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 25 km |
| St Louis Infant School | 208 | −12% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 25 km |
| St Marys BNS | 229 | −17% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 25 km |
| Monaghan Model School | 199 | +26% | Church of Ireland | English | 25 km | |
| Threemilehouse N.S. | 141 | +5% | Catholic | English | 26 km | |
| Gaelscoil Ultain | 373 | −5% | Catholic | All in Irish | 26 km | |
| Drumcorrin N.S. | 20 | +0% | Presbyterian | English | 26 km | |
| Scoil Bhrighde | 75 | +7% | Catholic | English | 26 km | |
| Killeevan Central N.S. | 101 | +11% | Catholic | English | 28 km | |
| The Billis National School | 16 | −57% | Church of Ireland | English | 28 km | |
| Scoil Mhuire | 86 | +1% | Catholic | English | 29 km | |
| Scoil Mhuire | 99 | −8% | Catholic | English | 29 km | |
| Mhuire Gransla | 77 | +17% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 31 km |
| St Dympnas N.S. | 124 | +46% | Catholic | English | 31 km | |
| Corr A Chrainn National School | 202 | −4% | Catholic | English | 31 km | |
| Urbleshanny N.S. | 296 | +2% | Catholic | English | 32 km | |
| Scoil Enda | 69 | +35% | Catholic | English | 33 km | |
| Edenmore N.S. | 159 | +2% | Catholic | Some subjects in Irish | 34 km | |
| St Tiarnach's Primary School | 217 | −17% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 34 km |
| Gaelscoil Éois | 126 | +11% | Catholic | All in Irish | ✓ | 34 km |
| Knockconnon N.S. | 118 | −1% | Catholic | English | 36 km | |
| St Josephs N.S. | 60 | +62% | Catholic | English | 37 km | |
| Deravoy National School | 71 | +8% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 37 km |
| S.N. Comhghall | 17 | −45% | Catholic | English | 38 km | |
| St Patricks N.S. | 33 | +10% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 41 km |
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Location
Directions ↗near Castleblayney, A75 Y934
Primary schools near St. Brigid's National School Aughnafarcon
Nearest first, as the crow flies, up to 25 km. Each school’s own admission policy decides who gets a place.
Questions about St. Brigid's National School Aughnafarcon
Is St. Brigid's National School Aughnafarcon 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 St. Brigid's National School Aughnafarcon have?
37 pupils in 2025/26. That is −24% since 2019/20.
Does St. Brigid's National School Aughnafarcon teach through Irish?
No: St. Brigid's National School Aughnafarcon teaches in English, with Irish as a subject.
Who runs St. Brigid's National School Aughnafarcon?
St. Brigid's National School Aughnafarcon has a Catholic ethos. Its patron is Bishop of Clogher.
How do pupils get a place at St. Brigid's National School Aughnafarcon?
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 St. Brigid's National School Aughnafarcon?
The nearest are St Patricks N.S. (3.2 km), Annalitten N.S. (3.5 km) and Lisdoonan N.S. (4 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 Castleblayney; 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).