Scoil Colmain Naofa
Mucklagh, Tullamore, Co. Offaly · R35 HR63 · Roll number 17746A
Scoil Colmain Naofa is one of 2 primary schools in or within 3 km of Mucklagh. Every school in and around Mucklagh →
What stands out about Scoil Colmain Naofa
- One of the larger primary schools: 322 pupils, against a typical 131.
- About as many pupils as in 2019/20 (+5%).
- Teaches through English, with Irish as a subject.
- Has special classes for children who need more support.
- Its patron is the Bishop of Meath; its ethos is Catholic.
Pupils over time
2015/16 to 2025/26Scoil Colmain Naofa had 322 pupils in 2025/26, against 303 in 2015/16 (+6%). Girls are 45% of them. Its largest roll was 326, in 2018/19. Its roll rose in 5 of the 10 years.
Department of Education enrolments at 30 September each year; girls and boys where the lists give them.
No letter for Scoil Colmain 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 Scoil Colmain 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 Scoil Colmain 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 Scoil Colmain Naofa
Every school admits under its own published admission policy; no admissions numbers are published.
Families apply to Scoil Colmain 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: Scoil Colmain Naofa is about the size it was in 2019/20 (+5%). All the schools around Mucklagh together changed by +34%.
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.
Scoil Colmain Naofa has more pupils than any of the 6 nearest primary schools. Since 2019/20 its roll has changed by +5%; 1 of the 6 grew faster.
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scoil Colmain Naofa | 322 | +5% | Catholic | English | ||
| Scoil Mhuire | 249 | −20% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 3.5 km |
| S.N. Naomh Brighde Buach | 116 | −32% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 3.5 km |
| Ballykilmurry N.S. | 199 | −6% | Catholic | English | 4.1 km | |
| S.N. Seosamh | 97 | +31% | Catholic | English | 4.3 km | |
| Arden Boys N.S. | 215 | +4% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 4.4 km |
| S.N. Naomh Philomena | 164 | −7% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 4.4 km |
The other 60 primary schools in Co. Offaly
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Joseph's N.S. | 360 | −12% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 4.5 km |
| Charleville N.S. | 173 | +92% | Church of Ireland | English | 4.6 km | |
| Gaelscoil an Eiscir Riada | 185 | −11% | Catholic | All in Irish | 4.7 km | |
| Tullamore Educate Together NS | 236 | +7% | Multi-denominational | English | 5 km | |
| S N Chartaigh Naofa | 147 | −21% | Catholic | English | 6.3 km | |
| S.N. Mhuire | 72 | +6% | Catholic | English | 7 km | |
| Shinchill N.S. | 286 | +3% | Catholic | English | 7.4 km | |
| Mount Bolus N.S. | 25 | −29% | Catholic | English | 8.7 km | |
| S.N. Naomh Cholumchille | 197 | −8% | Catholic | English | 8.9 km | |
| Clara Convent N.S. | 180 | −17% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 11 km |
| S.N. Phroinsiais Naofa | 186 | −14% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 11 km |
| S.N. Muire Naofa | 64 | −27% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 12 km |
| S.N. Bhride | 111 | +14% | Catholic | English | 13 km | |
| S.N. Sheosaimh Naofa | 193 | +7% | Catholic | English | 14 km | |
| Clonaghadoo N.S. | 81 | −24% | Catholic | English | 14 km | |
| St Colmans N.S. | 97 | −14% | Catholic | English | 14 km | |
| St Ciarans Mixed N.S. | 110 | −12% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 15 km |
| Geashill 1 N.S. | 126 | −2% | Catholic | English | 15 km | |
| Scoil Mhuire Agus Chormaic | 109 | +5% | Catholic | Some subjects in Irish | ✓ | 15 km |
| S.N. Peadar agus Pol | 15 | −52% | Catholic | English | 16 km | |
| S.N. Mhanachain | 176 | +5% | Catholic | English | 16 km | |
| S.N. Chiarain Naofa | 29 | – | Catholic | English | 17 km | |
| S.N. Lomchluana | 33 | −23% | Catholic | English | 17 km | |
| Daingean N.S. | 261 | +4% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 17 km |
| S.N. Mhuire | 124 | −8% | Catholic | English | 19 km | |
| S.N. Naomh Callin | 69 | −9% | Catholic | English | 19 km | |
| St. Cynoc's National School | 189 | −4% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 19 km |
| Scoil Bhride | 70 | −23% | Catholic | English | 20 km | |
| Ceann Eitigh N.S. | 132 | +15% | Catholic | English | 21 km | |
| Cloneyhurke N.S. | 18 | −40% | Catholic | English | 21 km | |
| Naomh Mhuire N.S. | 83 | −6% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 21 km |
| S.N. Naomh Eoin | 148 | +23% | Catholic | English | 22 km | |
| St Marys National School | 93 | −4% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 23 km |
| S.N. Mhuire Naofa | 91 | −40% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 25 km |
| High St Mixed N.S. | 73 | +14% | Catholic | English | 25 km | |
| Seir Kierans N.S. | 71 | +20% | Catholic | English | 26 km | |
| S.N. Phadraig | 124 | −2% | Catholic | English | 28 km | |
| Gaelscoil na Laochra | 45 | +29% | Multi-denominational | All in Irish | 29 km | |
| S.N. Ros Com Rua | 21 | −28% | Catholic | English | 30 km | |
| S.N. Osmann | 86 | +4% | Church of Ireland | English | ✓ | 30 km |
| S.N. Naomh Brogain | 72 | −14% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 30 km |
| Mercy Primary School | 141 | −2% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 30 km |
| Clonbullogue N.S. | 84 | −9% | Catholic | English | 30 km | |
| St Rynaghs N.S. | 249 | +1% | Catholic | English | 30 km | |
| Croinchoill N.S. | 243 | +1% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 30 km |
| St Brendans Monastery | 178 | −8% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 31 km |
| S.N. Chiarain Naofa | 83 | +17% | Catholic | English | 31 km | |
| Castlejordan Central N.S. | 79 | −7% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 32 km |
| Scoil Bhríde Primary School | 480 | −24% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 33 km |
| Gaelscoil Éadan Doire | 69 | −32% | Catholic | All in Irish | ✓ | 33 km |
| Edenderry 2 N.S. | 48 | −27% | Church of Ireland | English | 33 km | |
| St Cronans Mixed N.S. | 72 | +13% | Catholic | English | 33 km | |
| St Patrick's National School | 192 | −13% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 33 km |
| Coolderry Central N.S. | 82 | −10% | Catholic | English | 33 km | |
| Edenderry Convent N.S. | 429 | +12% | Catholic | English | 33 km | |
| S.N. Cronain Naofa | 171 | −21% | Catholic | English | 36 km | |
| Shinrone Mixed N.S. | 121 | +1% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 39 km |
| S.N. Caoimhin Naofa | 67 | −17% | Catholic | English | 42 km | |
| S.N. Mhuire Bainrioghan | 76 | +23% | Catholic | English | 45 km | |
| S.N. Seosamh | 108 | +29% | Catholic | English | 50 km |
Living in Mucklagh
The town’s figures, not this street’s.
Homes in the R35 Eircode area
Housing in Mucklagh →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 Mucklagh →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 ↗Mucklagh, R35 HR63
Primary schools near Scoil Colmain Naofa
Nearest first, as the crow flies, up to 25 km. Each school’s own admission policy decides who gets a place.
Questions about Scoil Colmain Naofa
Is Scoil Colmain 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 Scoil Colmain Naofa have?
322 pupils in 2025/26. That is +5% since 2019/20.
Does Scoil Colmain Naofa teach through Irish?
No: Scoil Colmain Naofa teaches in English, with Irish as a subject.
Who runs Scoil Colmain Naofa?
Scoil Colmain Naofa has a Catholic ethos. Its patron is Bishop of Meath.
How do pupils get a place at Scoil Colmain 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 Scoil Colmain Naofa?
The nearest are Scoil Mhuire (3.5 km), S.N. Naomh Brighde Buach (3.5 km) and Ballykilmurry N.S. (4.1 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 Mucklagh; 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).