Clonaghadoo N.S.
Clonaghdoo, Geashill, Co. Offaly · R35 W427 · Roll number 16160L
Clonaghadoo N.S. is the only one of the primary schools in or within 3 km of Clonygowan. Every school in and around Clonygowan →
What stands out about Clonaghadoo N.S.
- 81 pupils, near the middle for primary schools in Ireland (the median is 131).
- Teaches through English, with Irish as a subject.
- Smaller than it was: 81 pupils, 24% fewer than the 106 of 2019/20.
- Has special classes for children who need more support.
- Its patron is the Bishop of Kildare & Leighlin; its ethos is Catholic.
- Outside Clonygowan’s outline, 6 km away; listed with Clonygowan, the nearest town in its county.
Pupils over time
2015/16 to 2025/26Clonaghadoo N.S. had 81 pupils in 2025/26, down from 115 in 2015/16 (−30%). Girls are 49% of them. Its largest roll was 118, in 2016/17. Its roll rose in 2 of the 10 years.
Department of Education enrolments at 30 September each year; girls and boys where the lists give them.
No letter for Clonaghadoo N.S.
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 Clonaghadoo N.S. 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 Clonaghadoo N.S.
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 Clonaghadoo N.S.
Every school admits under its own published admission policy; no admissions numbers are published.
Families apply to Clonaghadoo N.S. 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: Clonaghadoo N.S. has shrunk by 24% since 2019/20. All the schools around Clonygowan together changed by −8%.
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, 4 have more pupils than Clonaghadoo N.S.. Since 2019/20 its roll has changed by −24%; 5 of the 6 grew faster.
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clonaghadoo N.S. | 81 | −24% | Catholic | English | ||
| Rosenallis N.S. | 75 | −18% | Catholic | English | 5.6 km | |
| S.N. Mhuire | 124 | −8% | Catholic | English | 6.1 km | |
| Shinchill N.S. | 286 | +3% | Catholic | English | 6.5 km | |
| Geashill 1 N.S. | 126 | −2% | Catholic | English | 6.9 km | |
| Naomh Padraig N.S. | 86 | −2% | Catholic | English | 7.1 km | |
| Cloneyhurke N.S. | 18 | −40% | Catholic | English | 7.1 km |
The other 62 primary schools in Co. Offaly
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S.N. Sheosaimh Naofa | 193 | +7% | Catholic | English | 9.8 km | |
| Naomh Mhuire N.S. | 83 | −6% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 12 km |
| Gaelscoil an Eiscir Riada | 185 | −11% | Catholic | All in Irish | 12 km | |
| Charleville N.S. | 173 | +92% | Church of Ireland | English | 13 km | |
| Scoil Mhuire | 249 | −20% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 13 km |
| S.N. Naomh Brighde Buach | 116 | −32% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 13 km |
| S.N. Naomh Philomena | 164 | −7% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 13 km |
| Daingean N.S. | 261 | +4% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 14 km |
| Scoil Colmain Naofa | 322 | +5% | Catholic | English | 14 km | |
| St. Joseph's N.S. | 360 | −12% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 14 km |
| Arden Boys N.S. | 215 | +4% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 14 km |
| S.N. Seosamh | 97 | +31% | Catholic | English | 15 km | |
| Tullamore Educate Together NS | 236 | +7% | Multi-denominational | English | 15 km | |
| St Colmans N.S. | 97 | −14% | Catholic | English | 16 km | |
| Mount Bolus N.S. | 25 | −29% | Catholic | English | 17 km | |
| Ballykilmurry N.S. | 199 | −6% | Catholic | English | 17 km | |
| S.N. Naomh Brogain | 72 | −14% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 19 km |
| S.N. Mhuire | 72 | +6% | Catholic | English | 19 km | |
| Scoil Bhride | 70 | −23% | Catholic | English | 19 km | |
| S.N. Naomh Cholumchille | 197 | −8% | Catholic | English | 19 km | |
| S N Chartaigh Naofa | 147 | −21% | Catholic | English | 20 km | |
| Clonbullogue N.S. | 84 | −9% | Catholic | English | 21 km | |
| S.N. Mhuire Naofa | 91 | −40% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 21 km |
| S.N. Bhride | 111 | +14% | Catholic | English | 22 km | |
| Scoil Mhuire Agus Chormaic | 109 | +5% | Catholic | Some subjects in Irish | ✓ | 23 km |
| Clara Convent N.S. | 180 | −17% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 24 km |
| S.N. Phroinsiais Naofa | 186 | −14% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 24 km |
| S.N. Phadraig | 124 | −2% | Catholic | English | 25 km | |
| Ceann Eitigh N.S. | 132 | +15% | Catholic | English | 25 km | |
| S.N. Muire Naofa | 64 | −27% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 25 km |
| Scoil Bhríde Primary School | 480 | −24% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 27 km |
| Gaelscoil Éadan Doire | 69 | −32% | Catholic | All in Irish | ✓ | 27 km |
| S.N. Chiarain Naofa | 29 | – | Catholic | English | 27 km | |
| Edenderry 2 N.S. | 48 | −27% | Church of Ireland | English | 27 km | |
| St Patrick's National School | 192 | −13% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 27 km |
| Edenderry Convent N.S. | 429 | +12% | Catholic | English | 27 km | |
| S.N. Peadar agus Pol | 15 | −52% | Catholic | English | 28 km | |
| St Ciarans Mixed N.S. | 110 | −12% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 29 km |
| S.N. Lomchluana | 33 | −23% | Catholic | English | 29 km | |
| S.N. Mhanachain | 176 | +5% | Catholic | English | 29 km | |
| S.N. Naomh Eoin | 148 | +23% | Catholic | English | 29 km | |
| Castlejordan Central N.S. | 79 | −7% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 29 km |
| Seir Kierans N.S. | 71 | +20% | Catholic | English | 30 km | |
| S.N. Ros Com Rua | 21 | −28% | Catholic | English | 31 km | |
| St. Cynoc's National School | 189 | −4% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 32 km |
| S.N. Naomh Callin | 69 | −9% | Catholic | English | 32 km | |
| St Marys National School | 93 | −4% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 35 km |
| Coolderry Central N.S. | 82 | −10% | Catholic | English | 36 km | |
| Croinchoill N.S. | 243 | +1% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 37 km |
| Gaelscoil na Laochra | 45 | +29% | Multi-denominational | All in Irish | 37 km | |
| Mercy Primary School | 141 | −2% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 37 km |
| High St Mixed N.S. | 73 | +14% | Catholic | English | 37 km | |
| S.N. Osmann | 86 | +4% | Church of Ireland | English | ✓ | 37 km |
| St Brendans Monastery | 178 | −8% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 37 km |
| S.N. Cronain Naofa | 171 | −21% | Catholic | English | 38 km | |
| St Rynaghs N.S. | 249 | +1% | Catholic | English | 41 km | |
| Shinrone Mixed N.S. | 121 | +1% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 43 km |
| St Cronans Mixed N.S. | 72 | +13% | Catholic | English | 43 km | |
| S.N. Chiarain Naofa | 83 | +17% | Catholic | English | 44 km | |
| S.N. Caoimhin Naofa | 67 | −17% | Catholic | English | 44 km | |
| S.N. Mhuire Bainrioghan | 76 | +23% | Catholic | English | 47 km | |
| S.N. Seosamh | 108 | +29% | Catholic | English | 51 km |
Living in Clonygowan
The town’s figures, not this street’s.
Homes in the R35 Eircode area
Housing in Clonygowan →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 Clonygowan →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 Clonygowan, R35 W427
Primary schools near Clonaghadoo N.S.
Nearest first, as the crow flies, up to 25 km. Each school’s own admission policy decides who gets a place.
Questions about Clonaghadoo N.S.
Is Clonaghadoo N.S. 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 Clonaghadoo N.S. have?
81 pupils in 2025/26. That is −24% since 2019/20.
Does Clonaghadoo N.S. teach through Irish?
No: Clonaghadoo N.S. teaches in English, with Irish as a subject.
Who runs Clonaghadoo N.S.?
Clonaghadoo N.S. has a Catholic ethos. Its patron is Bishop of Kildare & Leighlin.
How do pupils get a place at Clonaghadoo N.S.?
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 Clonaghadoo N.S.?
The nearest are Rosenallis N.S. (5.6 km), S.N. Mhuire (6.1 km) and Shinchill N.S. (6.5 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 Clonygowan; 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).