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S.N. Naomh Eoin

PrimaryCatholic

Rath, Fivealley, Birr, Co. Offaly · R42 HN30 · Roll number 02413L

S.N. Naomh Eoin is one of 2 primary schools in or within 3 km of Kilcormac. Every school in and around Kilcormac →

Pupils
148
September, 2025/26
75 girls, 73 boys
Since 2019/20
+23%
from 120 pupils
Ireland: +5%
Ethos
Catholic
Patron: Bishop of Meath
Language
English
outside the Gaeltacht
Results
Not published
none school by school (Education Act 1998, s.53)
The gist

What stands out about S.N. Naomh Eoin

  • 148 pupils, near the middle for primary schools in Ireland (the median is 131).
  • Teaches through English, with Irish as a subject.
  • Growing: 148 pupils, 23% more than the 120 of 2019/20.
  • Its patron is the Bishop of Meath; its ethos is Catholic.
  • Outside Kilcormac’s outline, 6.4 km away; listed with Kilcormac, the nearest town in its county.

Pupils over time

2015/16 to 2025/26

S.N. Naomh Eoin had 148 pupils in 2025/26, against 109 in 2015/16 (+36%). Girls are 51% of them. Its largest roll was 153, in 2023/24. Its roll rose in 7 of the 10 years.

040801201602015/162018/192021/222025/26PupilsGirls

Department of Education enrolments at 30 September each year; girls and boys where the lists give them.

No letter

No letter for S.N. Naomh Eoin

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. Naomh Eoin 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.

Inspections

Inspection reports on S.N. Naomh Eoin

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 in

Getting a place at S.N. Naomh Eoin

Every school admits under its own published admission policy; no admissions numbers are published.

Families apply to S.N. Naomh Eoin 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.

Pupils
148
September, 2025/26
Since 2019/20
+23%
from 120 pupils

No figures on applications are published, but the roll shows demand: S.N. Naomh Eoin has grown by 23% since 2019/20. All the schools around Kilcormac together changed by +24%.

Pupils since 2019/20

S.N. Naomh Eoin+23%
The primary schools around Kilcormac+9%
All Irish primary schools−5%

Education (Admission to Schools) Act 2018; Department of Education enrolments 2019/20 and 2025/26 (preliminary).

Side by side with the nearest primary schools

2025/26

The nearest schools of the same kind, as the crow flies: their pupils, ethos and language. No results: none are published.

S.N. Naomh Eoin has more pupils than any of the 6 nearest primary schools. Since 2019/20 its roll has changed by +23%; 1 of the 5 grew faster.

S.N. Naomh Eoin148
S.N. Chiarain Naofa29
Scoil Mhuire Agus Chormaic109
Ceann Eitigh132
Gaelscoil na Laochra45
Seir Kierans71
S.N. Osmann86
SchoolPupilsSince 2019/20EthosLanguageDEISAway
S.N. Naomh Eoin148+23%CatholicEnglish
S.N. Chiarain Naofa29–CatholicEnglish6.3 km
Scoil Mhuire Agus Chormaic109+5%CatholicSome subjects in Irish✓6.8 km
Ceann Eitigh N.S.132+15%CatholicEnglish7.5 km
Gaelscoil na Laochra45+29%Multi-denominationalAll in Irish7.7 km
Seir Kierans N.S.71+20%CatholicEnglish7.7 km
S.N. Osmann86+4%Church of IrelandEnglish✓8.3 km
The other 60 primary schools in Co. Offaly
SchoolPupilsSince 2019/20EthosLanguageDEISAway
S.N. Bhride111+14%CatholicEnglish8.4 km
Mercy Primary School141−2%CatholicEnglish✓8.5 km
Croinchoill N.S.243+1%CatholicEnglish✓8.7 km
St Brendans Monastery178−8%CatholicEnglish✓8.8 km
S.N. Lomchluana33−23%CatholicEnglish9.1 km
St Marys National School93−4%CatholicEnglish✓11 km
St Rynaghs N.S.249+1%CatholicEnglish13 km
S.N. Ros Com Rua21−28%CatholicEnglish13 km
Mount Bolus N.S.25−29%CatholicEnglish14 km
Coolderry Central N.S.82−10%CatholicEnglish14 km
St Cronans Mixed N.S.72+13%CatholicEnglish15 km
High St Mixed N.S.73+14%CatholicEnglish15 km
St. Cynoc's National School189−4%CatholicEnglish✓15 km
S.N. Mhuire72+6%CatholicEnglish15 km
S.N. Muire Naofa64−27%CatholicEnglish✓17 km
S.N. Seosamh97+31%CatholicEnglish18 km
S.N. Cronain Naofa171−21%CatholicEnglish18 km
Shinrone Mixed N.S.121+1%CatholicEnglish✓19 km
S.N. Naomh Callin69−9%CatholicEnglish19 km
S N Chartaigh Naofa147−21%CatholicEnglish20 km
St Ciarans Mixed N.S.110−12%CatholicEnglish✓22 km
Scoil Colmain Naofa322+5%CatholicEnglish22 km
S.N. Caoimhin Naofa67−17%CatholicEnglish22 km
Ballykilmurry N.S.199−6%CatholicEnglish23 km
S.N. Chiarain Naofa83+17%CatholicEnglish24 km
Scoil Mhuire249−20%CatholicEnglish✓25 km
S.N. Naomh Brighde Buach116−32%CatholicEnglish✓25 km
Shinchill N.S.286+3%CatholicEnglish25 km
S.N. Mhuire Bainrioghan76+23%CatholicEnglish26 km
Arden Boys N.S.215+4%CatholicEnglish✓26 km
S.N. Phroinsiais Naofa186−14%CatholicEnglish✓26 km
St. Joseph's N.S.360−12%CatholicEnglish✓26 km
S.N. Naomh Philomena164−7%CatholicEnglish✓26 km
Charleville N.S.173+92%Church of IrelandEnglish26 km
Gaelscoil an Eiscir Riada185−11%CatholicAll in Irish26 km
Clara Convent N.S.180−17%CatholicEnglish✓26 km
Tullamore Educate Together NS236+7%Multi-denominationalEnglish26 km
S.N. Mhanachain176+5%CatholicEnglish29 km
S.N. Naomh Cholumchille197−8%CatholicEnglish29 km
Clonaghadoo N.S.81−24%CatholicEnglish29 km
S.N. Seosamh108+29%CatholicEnglish30 km
S.N. Peadar agus Pol15−52%CatholicEnglish32 km
Geashill 1 N.S.126−2%CatholicEnglish34 km
S.N. Sheosaimh Naofa193+7%CatholicEnglish34 km
S.N. Mhuire124−8%CatholicEnglish35 km
Cloneyhurke N.S.18−40%CatholicEnglish36 km
St Colmans N.S.97−14%CatholicEnglish36 km
Daingean N.S.261+4%CatholicEnglish✓39 km
Naomh Mhuire N.S.83−6%CatholicEnglish✓40 km
Scoil Bhride70−23%CatholicEnglish42 km
S.N. Mhuire Naofa91−40%CatholicEnglish✓46 km
S.N. Naomh Brogain72−14%CatholicEnglish✓48 km
Clonbullogue N.S.84−9%CatholicEnglish50 km
S.N. Phadraig124−2%CatholicEnglish50 km
Scoil Bhríde Primary School480−24%CatholicEnglish✓54 km
Gaelscoil Éadan Doire69−32%CatholicAll in Irish✓54 km
Edenderry 2 N.S.48−27%Church of IrelandEnglish54 km
Castlejordan Central N.S.79−7%CatholicEnglish✓54 km
St Patrick's National School192−13%CatholicEnglish✓54 km
Edenderry Convent N.S.429+12%CatholicEnglish55 km
Living nearby

Living in Kilcormac

The town’s figures, not this street’s.

Median sale price
€160,000
39 sales, 2023–25, Property Price Register
Average rent
€1,198
a month, new tenancies in 2025 across Co. Offaly

Homes in the R42 Eircode area

Housing in Kilcormac →

The median sale price rose from €180,000 in 2023 to €240,000 in 2025 (+33%).

2023€180,000
2024€205,000
2025€240,000

New against second-hand, 2023 to 2025

New homes€287,800
Second-hand homes€207,900

Property Price Register sales in the R42 Eircode routing area, 2023 to 2025.

Renting in Co. Offaly

Cost of living in Kilcormac →

New tenancies in Co. Offaly averaged €1,198 a month in 2025, against €1,089 in 2024 (+10%).

2024€1,089
2025€1,198

Residential Tenancies Board rent index, new tenancies, 2024 and 2025.

near Kilcormac, R42 HN30

Nearby

Primary schools near S.N. Naomh Eoin

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. Naomh Eoin

Is S.N. Naomh Eoin 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. Naomh Eoin have?

148 pupils in 2025/26. That is +23% since 2019/20.

Does S.N. Naomh Eoin teach through Irish?

No: S.N. Naomh Eoin teaches in English, with Irish as a subject.

Who runs S.N. Naomh Eoin?

S.N. Naomh Eoin has a Catholic ethos. Its patron is Bishop of Meath.

How do pupils get a place at S.N. Naomh Eoin?

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. Naomh Eoin?

The nearest are S.N. Chiarain Naofa (6.3 km), Scoil Mhuire Agus Chormaic (6.8 km) and Ceann Eitigh N.S. (7.5 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 Kilcormac; 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).