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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 →
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 2025/26S.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.
Department of Education enrolments at 30 September each year; girls and boys where the lists give them.
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.
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 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.
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
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.
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.
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S.N. Naomh Eoin | 148 | +23% | Catholic | English | ||
| S.N. Chiarain Naofa | 29 | – | Catholic | English | 6.3 km | |
| Scoil Mhuire Agus Chormaic | 109 | +5% | Catholic | Some subjects in Irish | ✓ | 6.8 km |
| Ceann Eitigh N.S. | 132 | +15% | Catholic | English | 7.5 km | |
| Gaelscoil na Laochra | 45 | +29% | Multi-denominational | All in Irish | 7.7 km | |
| Seir Kierans N.S. | 71 | +20% | Catholic | English | 7.7 km | |
| S.N. Osmann | 86 | +4% | Church of Ireland | English | ✓ | 8.3 km |
The other 60 primary schools in Co. Offaly
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S.N. Bhride | 111 | +14% | Catholic | English | 8.4 km | |
| Mercy Primary School | 141 | −2% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 8.5 km |
| Croinchoill N.S. | 243 | +1% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 8.7 km |
| St Brendans Monastery | 178 | −8% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 8.8 km |
| S.N. Lomchluana | 33 | −23% | Catholic | English | 9.1 km | |
| St Marys National School | 93 | −4% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 11 km |
| St Rynaghs N.S. | 249 | +1% | Catholic | English | 13 km | |
| S.N. Ros Com Rua | 21 | −28% | Catholic | English | 13 km | |
| Mount Bolus N.S. | 25 | −29% | Catholic | English | 14 km | |
| Coolderry Central N.S. | 82 | −10% | Catholic | English | 14 km | |
| St Cronans Mixed N.S. | 72 | +13% | Catholic | English | 15 km | |
| High St Mixed N.S. | 73 | +14% | Catholic | English | 15 km | |
| St. Cynoc's National School | 189 | −4% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 15 km |
| S.N. Mhuire | 72 | +6% | Catholic | English | 15 km | |
| S.N. Muire Naofa | 64 | −27% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 17 km |
| S.N. Seosamh | 97 | +31% | Catholic | English | 18 km | |
| S.N. Cronain Naofa | 171 | −21% | Catholic | English | 18 km | |
| Shinrone Mixed N.S. | 121 | +1% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 19 km |
| S.N. Naomh Callin | 69 | −9% | Catholic | English | 19 km | |
| S N Chartaigh Naofa | 147 | −21% | Catholic | English | 20 km | |
| St Ciarans Mixed N.S. | 110 | −12% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 22 km |
| Scoil Colmain Naofa | 322 | +5% | Catholic | English | 22 km | |
| S.N. Caoimhin Naofa | 67 | −17% | Catholic | English | 22 km | |
| Ballykilmurry N.S. | 199 | −6% | Catholic | English | 23 km | |
| S.N. Chiarain Naofa | 83 | +17% | Catholic | English | 24 km | |
| Scoil Mhuire | 249 | −20% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 25 km |
| S.N. Naomh Brighde Buach | 116 | −32% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 25 km |
| Shinchill N.S. | 286 | +3% | Catholic | English | 25 km | |
| S.N. Mhuire Bainrioghan | 76 | +23% | Catholic | English | 26 km | |
| Arden Boys N.S. | 215 | +4% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 26 km |
| S.N. Phroinsiais Naofa | 186 | −14% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 26 km |
| St. Joseph's N.S. | 360 | −12% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 26 km |
| S.N. Naomh Philomena | 164 | −7% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 26 km |
| Charleville N.S. | 173 | +92% | Church of Ireland | English | 26 km | |
| Gaelscoil an Eiscir Riada | 185 | −11% | Catholic | All in Irish | 26 km | |
| Clara Convent N.S. | 180 | −17% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 26 km |
| Tullamore Educate Together NS | 236 | +7% | Multi-denominational | English | 26 km | |
| S.N. Mhanachain | 176 | +5% | Catholic | English | 29 km | |
| S.N. Naomh Cholumchille | 197 | −8% | Catholic | English | 29 km | |
| Clonaghadoo N.S. | 81 | −24% | Catholic | English | 29 km | |
| S.N. Seosamh | 108 | +29% | Catholic | English | 30 km | |
| S.N. Peadar agus Pol | 15 | −52% | Catholic | English | 32 km | |
| Geashill 1 N.S. | 126 | −2% | Catholic | English | 34 km | |
| S.N. Sheosaimh Naofa | 193 | +7% | Catholic | English | 34 km | |
| S.N. Mhuire | 124 | −8% | Catholic | English | 35 km | |
| Cloneyhurke N.S. | 18 | −40% | Catholic | English | 36 km | |
| St Colmans N.S. | 97 | −14% | Catholic | English | 36 km | |
| Daingean N.S. | 261 | +4% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 39 km |
| Naomh Mhuire N.S. | 83 | −6% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 40 km |
| Scoil Bhride | 70 | −23% | Catholic | English | 42 km | |
| S.N. Mhuire Naofa | 91 | −40% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 46 km |
| S.N. Naomh Brogain | 72 | −14% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 48 km |
| Clonbullogue N.S. | 84 | −9% | Catholic | English | 50 km | |
| S.N. Phadraig | 124 | −2% | Catholic | English | 50 km | |
| Scoil Bhríde Primary School | 480 | −24% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 54 km |
| Gaelscoil Éadan Doire | 69 | −32% | Catholic | All in Irish | ✓ | 54 km |
| Edenderry 2 N.S. | 48 | −27% | Church of Ireland | English | 54 km | |
| Castlejordan Central N.S. | 79 | −7% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 54 km |
| St Patrick's National School | 192 | −13% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 54 km |
| Edenderry Convent N.S. | 429 | +12% | Catholic | English | 55 km |
Living in Kilcormac
The town’s figures, not this street’s.
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%).
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 Kilcormac →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 Kilcormac, R42 HN30
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).