S.N. Naomh Philomena
Convent Road, Tullamore, Co. Offaly · R35 VK61 · Roll number 16928B
S.N. Naomh Philomena is one of 10 primary schools in or within 3 km of Tullamore. Every school in and around Tullamore →
What stands out about S.N. Naomh Philomena
- 164 pupils, near the middle for primary schools in Ireland (the median is 131).
- About as many pupils as in 2019/20 (−7%).
- Teaches through English, with Irish as a subject.
- In DEIS. DEIS (Delivering Equality of Opportunity in Schools) gives schools serving disadvantaged areas more teachers, money and support; the Department decides which schools are in it.
- A girls’ school.
- 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 2025/26S.N. Naomh Philomena had 164 pupils in 2025/26, against 153 in 2015/16 (+7%). Its largest roll was 178, in 2020/21. Its roll rose in 6 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 Philomena
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 Philomena 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 Philomena
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 Philomena
Every school admits under its own published admission policy; no admissions numbers are published.
Families apply to S.N. Naomh Philomena 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.
It takes girls only. It is in DEIS, so it has extra support for pupils from disadvantaged areas. 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. Naomh Philomena has shrunk by 7% since 2019/20. All the schools around Tullamore together changed by +1%.
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, 5 have more pupils than S.N. Naomh Philomena. Since 2019/20 its roll has changed by −7%; 2 of the 6 grew faster.
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S.N. Naomh Philomena | 164 | −7% | Catholic | English | ✓ | |
| St. Joseph's N.S. | 360 | −12% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 0.5 km |
| Arden Boys N.S. | 215 | +4% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 0.6 km |
| Charleville N.S. | 173 | +92% | Church of Ireland | English | 0.7 km | |
| S.N. Naomh Brighde Buach | 116 | −32% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 0.9 km |
| Scoil Mhuire | 249 | −20% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 0.9 km |
| Gaelscoil an Eiscir Riada | 185 | −11% | Catholic | All in Irish | 1.3 km |
The other 60 primary schools in Co. Offaly
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tullamore Educate Together NS | 236 | +7% | Multi-denominational | English | 1.8 km | |
| Scoil Colmain Naofa | 322 | +5% | Catholic | English | 4.4 km | |
| Ballykilmurry N.S. | 199 | −6% | Catholic | English | 5 km | |
| S.N. Naomh Cholumchille | 197 | −8% | Catholic | English | 6 km | |
| Shinchill N.S. | 286 | +3% | Catholic | English | 7.4 km | |
| S.N. Seosamh | 97 | +31% | Catholic | English | 8.7 km | |
| S N Chartaigh Naofa | 147 | −21% | Catholic | English | 8.8 km | |
| St Colmans N.S. | 97 | −14% | Catholic | English | 9.7 km | |
| S.N. Sheosaimh Naofa | 193 | +7% | Catholic | English | 10 km | |
| Clara Convent N.S. | 180 | −17% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 10 km |
| S.N. Phroinsiais Naofa | 186 | −14% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 11 km |
| S.N. Mhuire | 72 | +6% | Catholic | English | 11 km | |
| Geashill 1 N.S. | 126 | −2% | Catholic | English | 12 km | |
| Mount Bolus N.S. | 25 | −29% | Catholic | English | 13 km | |
| Clonaghadoo N.S. | 81 | −24% | Catholic | English | 13 km | |
| Daingean N.S. | 261 | +4% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 13 km |
| S.N. Peadar agus Pol | 15 | −52% | Catholic | English | 14 km | |
| S.N. Muire Naofa | 64 | −27% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 15 km |
| Scoil Bhride | 70 | −23% | Catholic | English | 16 km | |
| S.N. Mhanachain | 176 | +5% | Catholic | English | 16 km | |
| St Ciarans Mixed N.S. | 110 | −12% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 17 km |
| S.N. Mhuire | 124 | −8% | Catholic | English | 17 km | |
| S.N. Bhride | 111 | +14% | Catholic | English | 18 km | |
| Naomh Mhuire N.S. | 83 | −6% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 19 km |
| Scoil Mhuire Agus Chormaic | 109 | +5% | Catholic | Some subjects in Irish | ✓ | 19 km |
| Cloneyhurke N.S. | 18 | −40% | Catholic | English | 20 km | |
| S.N. Mhuire Naofa | 91 | −40% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 21 km |
| S.N. Chiarain Naofa | 29 | – | Catholic | English | 21 km | |
| S.N. Lomchluana | 33 | −23% | Catholic | English | 21 km | |
| S.N. Naomh Callin | 69 | −9% | Catholic | English | 22 km | |
| St. Cynoc's National School | 189 | −4% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 23 km |
| S.N. Phadraig | 124 | −2% | Catholic | English | 24 km | |
| Ceann Eitigh N.S. | 132 | +15% | Catholic | English | 25 km | |
| S.N. Naomh Eoin | 148 | +23% | Catholic | English | 26 km | |
| Clonbullogue N.S. | 84 | −9% | Catholic | English | 27 km | |
| St Marys National School | 93 | −4% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 27 km |
| S.N. Naomh Brogain | 72 | −14% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 27 km |
| Castlejordan Central N.S. | 79 | −7% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 28 km |
| High St Mixed N.S. | 73 | +14% | Catholic | English | 29 km | |
| Scoil Bhríde Primary School | 480 | −24% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 29 km |
| Gaelscoil Éadan Doire | 69 | −32% | Catholic | All in Irish | ✓ | 29 km |
| Edenderry 2 N.S. | 48 | −27% | Church of Ireland | English | 29 km | |
| St Patrick's National School | 192 | −13% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 29 km |
| Edenderry Convent N.S. | 429 | +12% | Catholic | English | 29 km | |
| Seir Kierans N.S. | 71 | +20% | Catholic | English | 30 km | |
| S.N. Chiarain Naofa | 83 | +17% | Catholic | English | 33 km | |
| S.N. Ros Com Rua | 21 | −28% | Catholic | English | 34 km | |
| Gaelscoil na Laochra | 45 | +29% | Multi-denominational | All in Irish | 34 km | |
| St Rynaghs N.S. | 249 | +1% | Catholic | English | 34 km | |
| S.N. Osmann | 86 | +4% | Church of Ireland | English | ✓ | 34 km |
| Mercy Primary School | 141 | −2% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 35 km |
| Croinchoill N.S. | 243 | +1% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 35 km |
| St Brendans Monastery | 178 | −8% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 35 km |
| St Cronans Mixed N.S. | 72 | +13% | Catholic | English | 37 km | |
| Coolderry Central N.S. | 82 | −10% | Catholic | English | 38 km | |
| S.N. Cronain Naofa | 171 | −21% | Catholic | English | 41 km | |
| Shinrone Mixed N.S. | 121 | +1% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 44 km |
| S.N. Caoimhin Naofa | 67 | −17% | Catholic | English | 46 km | |
| S.N. Mhuire Bainrioghan | 76 | +23% | Catholic | English | 49 km | |
| S.N. Seosamh | 108 | +29% | Catholic | English | 54 km |
Living in Tullamore
The town’s figures, not this street’s.
Homes in the R35 Eircode area
Housing in Tullamore →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 Tullamore
Cost of living in Tullamore →New tenancies in Tullamore averaged €1,317 a month in 2025, against €1,201 in 2024 (+10%).
Residential Tenancies Board rent index, new tenancies, 2024 and 2025.
Location
Directions ↗Tullamore, R35 VK61
Primary schools near S.N. Naomh Philomena
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 Philomena
Is S.N. Naomh Philomena 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 Philomena have?
164 pupils in 2025/26. That is −7% since 2019/20.
Does S.N. Naomh Philomena teach through Irish?
No: S.N. Naomh Philomena teaches in English, with Irish as a subject.
Who runs S.N. Naomh Philomena?
S.N. Naomh Philomena has a Catholic ethos. Its patron is Bishop of Meath.
How do pupils get a place at S.N. Naomh Philomena?
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 Philomena?
The nearest are St. Joseph's N.S. (0.5 km), Arden Boys N.S. (0.6 km) and Charleville N.S. (0.7 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 Tullamore; 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).