S N Chartaigh Naofa
Rahan, Tullamore, Co. Offaly · R35 P263 · Roll number 20273A
S N Chartaigh Naofa is one of 2 primary schools in or within 3 km of Mucklagh. Every school in and around Mucklagh →
What stands out about S N Chartaigh Naofa
- 147 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: 147 pupils, 21% fewer than the 186 of 2019/20.
- Has special classes for children who need more support.
- Its patron is the Bishop of Meath; its ethos is Catholic.
- Outside Mucklagh’s outline, 4.7 km away; listed with Mucklagh, the nearest town in its county.
Pupils over time
2015/16 to 2025/26S N Chartaigh Naofa had 147 pupils in 2025/26, down from 200 in 2015/16 (−27%). Girls are 49% of them. 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 S N Chartaigh 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 S N Chartaigh 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 S N Chartaigh 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 S N Chartaigh Naofa
Every school admits under its own published admission policy; no admissions numbers are published.
Families apply to S N Chartaigh 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: S N Chartaigh Naofa has shrunk by 21% since 2019/20. 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.
Of the 6 nearest primary schools, 4 have more pupils than S N Chartaigh Naofa. Since 2019/20 its roll has changed by −21%; 5 of the 6 grew faster.
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S N Chartaigh Naofa | 147 | −21% | Catholic | English | ||
| Ballykilmurry N.S. | 199 | −6% | Catholic | English | 4.1 km | |
| S.N. Mhuire | 72 | +6% | Catholic | English | 5.4 km | |
| S.N. Muire Naofa | 64 | −27% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 6 km |
| Scoil Colmain Naofa | 322 | +5% | Catholic | English | 6.3 km | |
| S.N. Phroinsiais Naofa | 186 | −14% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 6.7 km |
| Clara Convent N.S. | 180 | −17% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 6.8 km |
The other 60 primary schools in Co. Offaly
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S.N. Seosamh | 97 | +31% | Catholic | English | 7.3 km | |
| Tullamore Educate Together NS | 236 | +7% | Multi-denominational | English | 8 km | |
| S.N. Naomh Brighde Buach | 116 | −32% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 8.2 km |
| Scoil Mhuire | 249 | −20% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 8.3 km |
| St Ciarans Mixed N.S. | 110 | −12% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 8.4 km |
| Arden Boys N.S. | 215 | +4% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 8.4 km |
| St. Joseph's N.S. | 360 | −12% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 8.5 km |
| S.N. Naomh Philomena | 164 | −7% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 8.8 km |
| S.N. Naomh Cholumchille | 197 | −8% | Catholic | English | 9.3 km | |
| Charleville N.S. | 173 | +92% | Church of Ireland | English | 9.4 km | |
| Gaelscoil an Eiscir Riada | 185 | −11% | Catholic | All in Irish | 9.8 km | |
| Mount Bolus N.S. | 25 | −29% | Catholic | English | 9.9 km | |
| S.N. Mhanachain | 176 | +5% | Catholic | English | 11 km | |
| S.N. Peadar agus Pol | 15 | −52% | Catholic | English | 13 km | |
| S.N. Naomh Callin | 69 | −9% | Catholic | English | 13 km | |
| S.N. Bhride | 111 | +14% | Catholic | English | 13 km | |
| S.N. Lomchluana | 33 | −23% | Catholic | English | 14 km | |
| Shinchill N.S. | 286 | +3% | Catholic | English | 14 km | |
| Scoil Mhuire Agus Chormaic | 109 | +5% | Catholic | Some subjects in Irish | ✓ | 14 km |
| St. Cynoc's National School | 189 | −4% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 14 km |
| S.N. Chiarain Naofa | 29 | – | Catholic | English | 14 km | |
| St Colmans N.S. | 97 | −14% | Catholic | English | 18 km | |
| St Marys National School | 93 | −4% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 19 km |
| S.N. Sheosaimh Naofa | 193 | +7% | Catholic | English | 19 km | |
| High St Mixed N.S. | 73 | +14% | Catholic | English | 20 km | |
| Clonaghadoo N.S. | 81 | −24% | Catholic | English | 20 km | |
| S.N. Naomh Eoin | 148 | +23% | Catholic | English | 20 km | |
| Geashill 1 N.S. | 126 | −2% | Catholic | English | 21 km | |
| Ceann Eitigh N.S. | 132 | +15% | Catholic | English | 21 km | |
| Daingean N.S. | 261 | +4% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 22 km |
| Scoil Bhride | 70 | −23% | Catholic | English | 24 km | |
| S.N. Chiarain Naofa | 83 | +17% | Catholic | English | 25 km | |
| S.N. Mhuire | 124 | −8% | Catholic | English | 25 km | |
| Seir Kierans N.S. | 71 | +20% | Catholic | English | 26 km | |
| St Rynaghs N.S. | 249 | +1% | Catholic | English | 26 km | |
| Cloneyhurke N.S. | 18 | −40% | Catholic | English | 27 km | |
| Naomh Mhuire N.S. | 83 | −6% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 27 km |
| Gaelscoil na Laochra | 45 | +29% | Multi-denominational | All in Irish | 27 km | |
| S.N. Osmann | 86 | +4% | Church of Ireland | English | ✓ | 28 km |
| Mercy Primary School | 141 | −2% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 28 km |
| St Brendans Monastery | 178 | −8% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 29 km |
| Croinchoill N.S. | 243 | +1% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 29 km |
| S.N. Mhuire Naofa | 91 | −40% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 29 km |
| St Cronans Mixed N.S. | 72 | +13% | Catholic | English | 29 km | |
| S.N. Ros Com Rua | 21 | −28% | Catholic | English | 30 km | |
| S.N. Phadraig | 124 | −2% | Catholic | English | 32 km | |
| Coolderry Central N.S. | 82 | −10% | Catholic | English | 33 km | |
| Castlejordan Central N.S. | 79 | −7% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 36 km |
| Clonbullogue N.S. | 84 | −9% | Catholic | English | 36 km | |
| S.N. Naomh Brogain | 72 | −14% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 36 km |
| S.N. Cronain Naofa | 171 | −21% | Catholic | English | 37 km | |
| Scoil Bhríde Primary School | 480 | −24% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 37 km |
| Gaelscoil Éadan Doire | 69 | −32% | Catholic | All in Irish | ✓ | 37 km |
| Edenderry 2 N.S. | 48 | −27% | Church of Ireland | English | 37 km | |
| St Patrick's National School | 192 | −13% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 38 km |
| Edenderry Convent N.S. | 429 | +12% | Catholic | English | 38 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 ↗near Mucklagh, R35 P263
Primary schools near S N Chartaigh Naofa
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 Chartaigh Naofa
Is S N Chartaigh 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 S N Chartaigh Naofa have?
147 pupils in 2025/26. That is −21% since 2019/20.
Does S N Chartaigh Naofa teach through Irish?
No: S N Chartaigh Naofa teaches in English, with Irish as a subject.
Who runs S N Chartaigh Naofa?
S N Chartaigh Naofa has a Catholic ethos. Its patron is Bishop of Meath.
How do pupils get a place at S N Chartaigh 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 S N Chartaigh Naofa?
The nearest are Ballykilmurry N.S. (4.1 km), S.N. Mhuire (5.4 km) and S.N. Muire Naofa (6 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).