S.N. Sheosaimh Naofa
Ballinagar, Tullamore, Co. Offaly · R35 RW26 · Roll number 17637S
S.N. Sheosaimh Naofa is one of 2 primary schools in or within 3 km of Ballinagar. Every school in and around Ballinagar →
What stands out about S.N. Sheosaimh Naofa
- 193 pupils, near the middle for primary schools in Ireland (the median is 131).
- About as many pupils as in 2019/20 (+7%).
- Teaches through English, with Irish as a subject.
- Has special classes for children who need more support.
- Its patron is the Bishop of Kildare & Leighlin; its ethos is Catholic.
Pupils over time
2015/16 to 2025/26S.N. Sheosaimh Naofa had 193 pupils in 2025/26, against 184 in 2015/16 (+5%). Girls are 41% of them. Its roll rose in 6 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. Sheosaimh Naofa
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. Sheosaimh Naofa 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. Sheosaimh Naofa
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. Sheosaimh Naofa
Every school admits under its own published admission policy; no admissions numbers are published.
Families apply to S.N. Sheosaimh Naofa 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: S.N. Sheosaimh Naofa has grown by 7% since 2019/20. All the schools around Ballinagar together changed by +3%.
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, 2 have more pupils than S.N. Sheosaimh Naofa. Since 2019/20 its roll has changed by +7%; 0 of the 6 grew faster.
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S.N. Sheosaimh Naofa | 193 | +7% | Catholic | English | ||
| Geashill 1 N.S. | 126 | −2% | Catholic | English | 3.7 km | |
| Daingean N.S. | 261 | +4% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 4.5 km |
| St Colmans N.S. | 97 | −14% | Catholic | English | 6.9 km | |
| Naomh Mhuire N.S. | 83 | −6% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 8.7 km |
| Gaelscoil an Eiscir Riada | 185 | −11% | Catholic | All in Irish | 9.1 km | |
| Shinchill N.S. | 286 | +3% | Catholic | English | 9.1 km |
The other 60 primary schools in Co. Offaly
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scoil Bhride | 70 | −23% | Catholic | English | 9.3 km | |
| Charleville N.S. | 173 | +92% | Church of Ireland | English | 9.4 km | |
| S.N. Mhuire | 124 | −8% | Catholic | English | 9.6 km | |
| Clonaghadoo N.S. | 81 | −24% | Catholic | English | 9.8 km | |
| S.N. Naomh Philomena | 164 | −7% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 10 km |
| St. Joseph's N.S. | 360 | −12% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 10 km |
| Arden Boys N.S. | 215 | +4% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 11 km |
| Scoil Mhuire | 249 | −20% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 11 km |
| S.N. Naomh Brighde Buach | 116 | −32% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 11 km |
| Tullamore Educate Together NS | 236 | +7% | Multi-denominational | English | 11 km | |
| S.N. Mhuire Naofa | 91 | −40% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 13 km |
| Cloneyhurke N.S. | 18 | −40% | Catholic | English | 13 km | |
| S.N. Naomh Cholumchille | 197 | −8% | Catholic | English | 13 km | |
| Scoil Colmain Naofa | 322 | +5% | Catholic | English | 14 km | |
| Ballykilmurry N.S. | 199 | −6% | Catholic | English | 15 km | |
| S.N. Phadraig | 124 | −2% | Catholic | English | 16 km | |
| S.N. Seosamh | 97 | +31% | Catholic | English | 17 km | |
| Clonbullogue N.S. | 84 | −9% | Catholic | English | 17 km | |
| S.N. Naomh Brogain | 72 | −14% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 18 km |
| S N Chartaigh Naofa | 147 | −21% | Catholic | English | 19 km | |
| Clara Convent N.S. | 180 | −17% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 19 km |
| Scoil Bhríde Primary School | 480 | −24% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 20 km |
| Gaelscoil Éadan Doire | 69 | −32% | Catholic | All in Irish | ✓ | 20 km |
| Edenderry 2 N.S. | 48 | −27% | Church of Ireland | English | 20 km | |
| S.N. Phroinsiais Naofa | 186 | −14% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 20 km |
| St Patrick's National School | 192 | −13% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 20 km |
| Edenderry Convent N.S. | 429 | +12% | Catholic | English | 20 km | |
| S.N. Mhuire | 72 | +6% | Catholic | English | 20 km | |
| Castlejordan Central N.S. | 79 | −7% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 21 km |
| Mount Bolus N.S. | 25 | −29% | Catholic | English | 21 km | |
| S.N. Peadar agus Pol | 15 | −52% | Catholic | English | 21 km | |
| S.N. Mhanachain | 176 | +5% | Catholic | English | 25 km | |
| S.N. Muire Naofa | 64 | −27% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 25 km |
| S.N. Bhride | 111 | +14% | Catholic | English | 26 km | |
| St Ciarans Mixed N.S. | 110 | −12% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 27 km |
| Scoil Mhuire Agus Chormaic | 109 | +5% | Catholic | Some subjects in Irish | ✓ | 28 km |
| S.N. Chiarain Naofa | 29 | – | Catholic | English | 30 km | |
| S.N. Lomchluana | 33 | −23% | Catholic | English | 31 km | |
| Ceann Eitigh N.S. | 132 | +15% | Catholic | English | 31 km | |
| S.N. Naomh Callin | 69 | −9% | Catholic | English | 32 km | |
| St. Cynoc's National School | 189 | −4% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 33 km |
| S.N. Naomh Eoin | 148 | +23% | Catholic | English | 34 km | |
| St Marys National School | 93 | −4% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 37 km |
| Seir Kierans N.S. | 71 | +20% | Catholic | English | 37 km | |
| High St Mixed N.S. | 73 | +14% | Catholic | English | 38 km | |
| S.N. Ros Com Rua | 21 | −28% | Catholic | English | 39 km | |
| Gaelscoil na Laochra | 45 | +29% | Multi-denominational | All in Irish | 42 km | |
| Croinchoill N.S. | 243 | +1% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 42 km |
| S.N. Osmann | 86 | +4% | Church of Ireland | English | ✓ | 42 km |
| Mercy Primary School | 141 | −2% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 43 km |
| St Brendans Monastery | 178 | −8% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 43 km |
| S.N. Chiarain Naofa | 83 | +17% | Catholic | English | 44 km | |
| Coolderry Central N.S. | 82 | −10% | Catholic | English | 44 km | |
| St Rynaghs N.S. | 249 | +1% | Catholic | English | 44 km | |
| S.N. Cronain Naofa | 171 | −21% | Catholic | English | 46 km | |
| St Cronans Mixed N.S. | 72 | +13% | Catholic | English | 46 km | |
| Shinrone Mixed N.S. | 121 | +1% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 50 km |
| S.N. Caoimhin Naofa | 67 | −17% | Catholic | English | 52 km | |
| S.N. Mhuire Bainrioghan | 76 | +23% | Catholic | English | 55 km | |
| S.N. Seosamh | 108 | +29% | Catholic | English | 59 km |
Living in Ballinagar
The town’s figures, not this street’s.
Homes in the R35 Eircode area
Housing in Ballinagar →The median sale price rose from €254,200 in 2023 to €287,500 in 2025 (+13%).
New against second-hand, 2023 to 2025
Property Price Register sales in the R35 Eircode routing area, 2023 to 2025.
Renting in Co. Offaly
Cost of living in Ballinagar →New tenancies in Co. Offaly averaged €1,198 a month in 2025, against €1,089 in 2024 (+10%).
Residential Tenancies Board rent index, new tenancies, 2024 and 2025.
Location
Directions ↗Ballinagar, R35 RW26
Primary schools near S.N. Sheosaimh Naofa
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. Sheosaimh Naofa
Is S.N. Sheosaimh Naofa 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. Sheosaimh Naofa have?
193 pupils in 2025/26. That is +7% since 2019/20.
Does S.N. Sheosaimh Naofa teach through Irish?
No: S.N. Sheosaimh Naofa teaches in English, with Irish as a subject.
Who runs S.N. Sheosaimh Naofa?
S.N. Sheosaimh Naofa has a Catholic ethos. Its patron is Bishop of Kildare & Leighlin.
How do pupils get a place at S.N. Sheosaimh Naofa?
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. Sheosaimh Naofa?
The nearest are Geashill 1 N.S. (3.7 km), Daingean N.S. (4.5 km) and St Colmans N.S. (6.9 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 Ballinagar; 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).