S.N. Lomchluana
Lumcloon, Cloghan, Birr, Co. Offaly · R42 Y744 · Roll number 18777Q
S.N. Lomchluana is the only one of the primary schools in or within 3 km of Cloghan. Every school in and around Cloghan →
What stands out about S.N. Lomchluana
- A small primary school: 33 pupils, against a typical 131.
- Teaches through English, with Irish as a subject.
- Smaller than it was: 33 pupils, 23% fewer than the 43 of 2019/20.
- Has special classes for children who need more support.
- 12 girls and 21 boys: more of one than the other.
- Its patron is the Bishop of Ardagh & Clonmacnoise; its ethos is Catholic.
- Outside Cloghan’s outline, 5 km away; listed with Cloghan, the nearest town in its county.
Pupils over time
2015/16 to 2025/26S.N. Lomchluana had 33 pupils in 2025/26, down from 48 in 2015/16 (−31%). Girls are 36% of them. Its largest roll was 49, in 2016/17. Its roll rose in 3 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. Lomchluana
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. Lomchluana 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. Lomchluana
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. Lomchluana
Every school admits under its own published admission policy; no admissions numbers are published.
Families apply to S.N. Lomchluana 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. Lomchluana has shrunk by 23% since 2019/20.
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 S.N. Lomchluana. Since 2019/20 its roll has changed by −23%; 4 of the 5 grew faster.
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S.N. Lomchluana | 33 | −23% | Catholic | English | ||
| S.N. Chiarain Naofa | 29 | – | Catholic | English | 3.6 km | |
| St Marys National School | 93 | −4% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 5.9 km |
| St. Cynoc's National School | 189 | −4% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 6.2 km |
| Scoil Mhuire Agus Chormaic | 109 | +5% | Catholic | Some subjects in Irish | ✓ | 7 km |
| S.N. Bhride | 111 | +14% | Catholic | English | 8.4 km | |
| S.N. Muire Naofa | 64 | −27% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 8.5 km |
The other 60 primary schools in Co. Offaly
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High St Mixed N.S. | 73 | +14% | Catholic | English | 8.8 km | |
| S.N. Naomh Eoin | 148 | +23% | Catholic | English | 9.1 km | |
| S.N. Naomh Callin | 69 | −9% | Catholic | English | 10 km | |
| S.N. Mhuire | 72 | +6% | Catholic | English | 10 km | |
| Mount Bolus N.S. | 25 | −29% | Catholic | English | 12 km | |
| St Ciarans Mixed N.S. | 110 | −12% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 13 km |
| St Rynaghs N.S. | 249 | +1% | Catholic | English | 13 km | |
| S N Chartaigh Naofa | 147 | −21% | Catholic | English | 14 km | |
| S.N. Seosamh | 97 | +31% | Catholic | English | 14 km | |
| Ceann Eitigh N.S. | 132 | +15% | Catholic | English | 15 km | |
| Gaelscoil na Laochra | 45 | +29% | Multi-denominational | All in Irish | 15 km | |
| S.N. Osmann | 86 | +4% | Church of Ireland | English | ✓ | 15 km |
| St Cronans Mixed N.S. | 72 | +13% | Catholic | English | 16 km | |
| Mercy Primary School | 141 | −2% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 16 km |
| St Brendans Monastery | 178 | −8% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 16 km |
| Seir Kierans N.S. | 71 | +20% | Catholic | English | 17 km | |
| Croinchoill N.S. | 243 | +1% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 17 km |
| S.N. Chiarain Naofa | 83 | +17% | Catholic | English | 17 km | |
| Ballykilmurry N.S. | 199 | −6% | Catholic | English | 17 km | |
| Scoil Colmain Naofa | 322 | +5% | Catholic | English | 17 km | |
| S.N. Phroinsiais Naofa | 186 | −14% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 18 km |
| Clara Convent N.S. | 180 | −17% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 19 km |
| S.N. Mhanachain | 176 | +5% | Catholic | English | 20 km | |
| S.N. Naomh Brighde Buach | 116 | −32% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 21 km |
| Scoil Mhuire | 249 | −20% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 21 km |
| Tullamore Educate Together NS | 236 | +7% | Multi-denominational | English | 21 km | |
| Arden Boys N.S. | 215 | +4% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 21 km |
| St. Joseph's N.S. | 360 | −12% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 21 km |
| S.N. Naomh Philomena | 164 | −7% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 21 km |
| Charleville N.S. | 173 | +92% | Church of Ireland | English | 22 km | |
| Gaelscoil an Eiscir Riada | 185 | −11% | Catholic | All in Irish | 22 km | |
| S.N. Ros Com Rua | 21 | −28% | Catholic | English | 22 km | |
| S.N. Naomh Cholumchille | 197 | −8% | Catholic | English | 23 km | |
| Shinchill N.S. | 286 | +3% | Catholic | English | 23 km | |
| Coolderry Central N.S. | 82 | −10% | Catholic | English | 23 km | |
| S.N. Peadar agus Pol | 15 | −52% | Catholic | English | 24 km | |
| S.N. Cronain Naofa | 171 | −21% | Catholic | English | 27 km | |
| Shinrone Mixed N.S. | 121 | +1% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 27 km |
| Clonaghadoo N.S. | 81 | −24% | Catholic | English | 29 km | |
| S.N. Sheosaimh Naofa | 193 | +7% | Catholic | English | 31 km | |
| St Colmans N.S. | 97 | −14% | Catholic | English | 31 km | |
| S.N. Caoimhin Naofa | 67 | −17% | Catholic | English | 31 km | |
| Geashill 1 N.S. | 126 | −2% | Catholic | English | 32 km | |
| S.N. Mhuire | 124 | −8% | Catholic | English | 35 km | |
| S.N. Mhuire Bainrioghan | 76 | +23% | Catholic | English | 35 km | |
| Daingean N.S. | 261 | +4% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 35 km |
| Cloneyhurke N.S. | 18 | −40% | Catholic | English | 36 km | |
| Scoil Bhride | 70 | −23% | Catholic | English | 37 km | |
| Naomh Mhuire N.S. | 83 | −6% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 38 km |
| S.N. Seosamh | 108 | +29% | Catholic | English | 39 km | |
| S.N. Mhuire Naofa | 91 | −40% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 42 km |
| S.N. Phadraig | 124 | −2% | Catholic | English | 46 km | |
| S.N. Naomh Brogain | 72 | −14% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 47 km |
| Clonbullogue N.S. | 84 | −9% | Catholic | English | 48 km | |
| Castlejordan Central N.S. | 79 | −7% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 49 km |
| Scoil Bhríde Primary School | 480 | −24% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 50 km |
| Gaelscoil Éadan Doire | 69 | −32% | Catholic | All in Irish | ✓ | 50 km |
| Edenderry 2 N.S. | 48 | −27% | Church of Ireland | English | 50 km | |
| St Patrick's National School | 192 | −13% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 51 km |
| Edenderry Convent N.S. | 429 | +12% | Catholic | English | 51 km |
Living in Cloghan
The town’s figures, not this street’s.
Homes in the R42 Eircode area
Housing in Cloghan →The median sale price rose from €180,000 in 2023 to €240,000 in 2025 (+33%).
New against second-hand, 2023 to 2025
Property Price Register sales in the R42 Eircode routing area, 2023 to 2025.
Renting in Co. Offaly
Cost of living in Cloghan →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 ↗near Cloghan, R42 Y744
Primary schools near S.N. Lomchluana
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. Lomchluana
Is S.N. Lomchluana 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. Lomchluana have?
33 pupils in 2025/26. That is −23% since 2019/20.
Does S.N. Lomchluana teach through Irish?
No: S.N. Lomchluana teaches in English, with Irish as a subject.
Who runs S.N. Lomchluana?
S.N. Lomchluana has a Catholic ethos. Its patron is Bishop of Ardagh & Clonmacnoise.
How do pupils get a place at S.N. Lomchluana?
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. Lomchluana?
The nearest are S.N. Chiarain Naofa (3.6 km), St Marys National School (5.9 km) and St. Cynoc's National School (6.2 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 Cloghan; 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).