Scoil Naomh Deagha
The Glebe, Inniskeen, Dundalk, Co Louth · A91 DW66 · Roll number 19251G
Scoil Naomh Deagha is one of 2 primary schools in or within 3 km of Inniskeen. Every school in and around Inniskeen →
What stands out about Scoil Naomh Deagha
- One of the larger primary schools: 286 pupils, against a typical 131.
- Teaches through English, with Irish as a subject.
- Growing: 286 pupils, 22% more than the 235 of 2019/20.
- Has special classes for children who need more support.
- Its patron is the Bishop of Clogher; its ethos is Catholic.
Pupils over time
2015/16 to 2025/26Scoil Naomh Deagha had 286 pupils in 2025/26, against 212 in 2015/16 (+35%). Girls are 47% of them. Its roll rose in 8 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 Deagha
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 Deagha 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 Deagha
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 Deagha
Every school admits under its own published admission policy; no admissions numbers are published.
Families apply to Scoil Naomh Deagha 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 Naomh Deagha has grown by 22% since 2019/20. All the schools around Inniskeen together changed by +39%.
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.
Scoil Naomh Deagha has more pupils than any of the 6 nearest primary schools. Since 2019/20 its roll has changed by +22%; 2 of the 6 grew faster.
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scoil Naomh Deagha | 286 | +22% | Catholic | English | ||
| S.N. Cholmcille | 103 | +29% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 3.7 km |
| Scoil Bhride | 82 | +173% | Catholic | English | 4.2 km | |
| St. Mochta's National School | 181 | +20% | Catholic | English | 6.3 km | |
| Scoil Naoimh Eanna | 203 | −6% | Catholic | English | 6.7 km | |
| Knockbridge Mixed N.S. | 285 | −5% | Catholic | English | 7 km | |
| Scoil Mhuire Gan Smál | 189 | −10% | Catholic | English | 7.2 km |
The other 59 primary schools in Co. Monaghan
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Naomh Micheal | 108 | +42% | Catholic | English | 7.3 km | |
| Bunscoil Louis Naofa | 258 | −7% | Catholic | English | 9.3 km | |
| Scoil Rois | 260 | +6% | Catholic | All in Irish | 9.3 km | |
| St Joseph's National School | 234 | −17% | Catholic | English | 9.4 km | |
| St Patricks N.S. | 140 | +8% | Catholic | English | 10 km | |
| Lisdoonan N.S. | 150 | +3% | Catholic | English | 12 km | |
| Annalitten N.S. | 37 | +54% | Catholic | English | 12 km | |
| Scoil Bride | 106 | −29% | Catholic | English | 13 km | |
| St. Brigid's National School Aughnafarcon | 37 | −24% | Catholic | English | 13 km | |
| Drumgossatt N.S. | 75 | −18% | Catholic | English | 14 km | |
| Scoil Phadraig | 142 | −5% | Catholic | English | 16 km | |
| Scoil Mhuire BNS | 183 | +8% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 16 km |
| Castleblayney Convent National School | 155 | +11% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 17 km |
| Castleblayney Convent Infants National School | 197 | +9% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 17 km |
| S.N. Blaithin Iosa | 27 | −34% | Catholic | English | 17 km | |
| Gaelscoil Lorgan | 159 | +9% | Inter-denominational | All in Irish | 17 km | |
| Scoil Naomh Padraig | 87 | +7% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 17 km |
| Castleblayney Cent N.S. | 10 | −50% | Presbyterian | English | 18 km | |
| Corcreagh N.S. | 34 | −11% | Catholic | English | 18 km | |
| Naomh Oliver Plunkett | 255 | +4% | Catholic | Some subjects in Irish | 19 km | |
| Doohamlet N.S. | 134 | +5% | Catholic | English | 22 km | |
| Annyalla National School | 195 | −5% | Catholic | English | 22 km | |
| Ballybay Central N.S. | 66 | +27% | Presbyterian | English | ✓ | 25 km |
| Scoil Éanna | 228 | +2% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 25 km |
| Latton | 161 | −11% | Catholic | English | 25 km | |
| Clontibret N.S. | 23 | −41% | Church of Ireland | English | 28 km | |
| Scoil Naomh Mhuire | 202 | +17% | Catholic | English | 30 km | |
| Scoil Mhuire | 76 | −5% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 31 km |
| Rockcorry N.S. | 34 | +21% | Church of Ireland | English | 31 km | |
| Scoil Mhichil | 60 | +94% | Catholic | English | 31 km | |
| Drumacruttin N.S. | 15 | −52% | Church of Ireland | English | 32 km | |
| Corcaghan N.S. | 92 | +42% | Catholic | English | 34 km | |
| Scoil Phadraig | 23 | −12% | Catholic | English | 35 km | |
| Latnamard N.S. | 85 | −9% | Catholic | English | 36 km | |
| Scoil Bhrighde | 75 | +7% | Catholic | English | 37 km | |
| St. Louis Girls National School | 202 | −12% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 37 km |
| St Louis Infant School | 208 | −12% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 37 km |
| St Marys BNS | 229 | −17% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 37 km |
| Gaelscoil Ultain | 373 | −5% | Catholic | All in Irish | 38 km | |
| Monaghan Model School | 199 | +26% | Church of Ireland | English | 38 km | |
| Drumcorrin N.S. | 20 | +0% | Presbyterian | English | 38 km | |
| Threemilehouse N.S. | 141 | +5% | Catholic | English | 38 km | |
| Scoil Mhuire | 86 | +1% | Catholic | English | 40 km | |
| The Billis National School | 16 | −57% | Church of Ireland | English | 40 km | |
| Killeevan Central N.S. | 101 | +11% | Catholic | English | 41 km | |
| Scoil Mhuire | 99 | −8% | Catholic | English | 42 km | |
| Corr A Chrainn National School | 202 | −4% | Catholic | English | 43 km | |
| St Dympnas N.S. | 124 | +46% | Catholic | English | 43 km | |
| Urbleshanny N.S. | 296 | +2% | Catholic | English | 44 km | |
| Mhuire Gransla | 77 | +17% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 44 km |
| Edenmore N.S. | 159 | +2% | Catholic | Some subjects in Irish | 45 km | |
| Scoil Enda | 69 | +35% | Catholic | English | 46 km | |
| St Tiarnach's Primary School | 217 | −17% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 47 km |
| Gaelscoil Éois | 126 | +11% | Catholic | All in Irish | ✓ | 47 km |
| Knockconnon N.S. | 118 | −1% | Catholic | English | 48 km | |
| Deravoy National School | 71 | +8% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 49 km |
| St Josephs N.S. | 60 | +62% | Catholic | English | 49 km | |
| S.N. Comhghall | 17 | −45% | Catholic | English | 50 km | |
| St Patricks N.S. | 33 | +10% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 53 km |
Living in Inniskeen
The town’s figures, not this street’s.
Homes in the A91 Eircode area
Housing in Inniskeen →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 Co. Monaghan
Cost of living in Inniskeen →New tenancies in Co. Monaghan averaged €1,028 a month in 2025, against €921 in 2024 (+12%).
Residential Tenancies Board rent index, new tenancies, 2024 and 2025.
Location
Directions ↗Inniskeen, A91 DW66
Primary schools near Scoil Naomh Deagha
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 Deagha
Is Scoil Naomh Deagha 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 Deagha have?
286 pupils in 2025/26. That is +22% since 2019/20.
Does Scoil Naomh Deagha teach through Irish?
No: Scoil Naomh Deagha teaches in English, with Irish as a subject.
Who runs Scoil Naomh Deagha?
Scoil Naomh Deagha has a Catholic ethos. Its patron is Bishop of Clogher.
How do pupils get a place at Scoil Naomh Deagha?
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 Deagha?
The nearest are S.N. Cholmcille (3.7 km), Scoil Bhride (4.2 km) and St. Mochta's National School (6.3 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 Inniskeen; 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).