S.N. Naomh Ceitheach
Runnamoat, Ballymacurley, Co. Roscommon · F42 Y260 · Roll number 16815L
S.N. Naomh Ceitheach is the only one of the primary schools in or within 3 km of Ballintober. Every school in and around Ballintober →
What stands out about S.N. Naomh Ceitheach
- A small primary school: 13 pupils, against a typical 131.
- Teaches through English, with Irish as a subject.
- Smaller than it was: 13 pupils, 55% fewer than the 29 of 2019/20.
- 9 girls and 4 boys: more of one than the other.
- Its patron is the Bishop of Elphin; its ethos is Catholic.
- Outside Ballintober’s outline, 7.3 km away; listed with Ballintober, the nearest town in its county.
Pupils over time
2015/16 to 2025/26S.N. Naomh Ceitheach had 13 pupils in 2025/26, down from 41 in 2015/16 (−68%). Girls are 69% of them. Its roll rose in 1 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 Ceitheach
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 Ceitheach 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 Ceitheach
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 Ceitheach
Every school admits under its own published admission policy; no admissions numbers are published.
Families apply to S.N. Naomh Ceitheach 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 Ceitheach has shrunk by 55% since 2019/20.
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.
Each of the 6 nearest primary schools has more pupils than S.N. Naomh Ceitheach. Since 2019/20 its roll has changed by −55%; 6 of the 6 grew faster.
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S.N. Naomh Ceitheach | 13 | −55% | Catholic | English | ||
| Lisaniskey N.S. | 108 | +11% | Catholic | English | 4.3 km | |
| Clover Hill N.S. | 51 | −22% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 5.2 km |
| Scoil Bhríde | 126 | +18% | Catholic | English | 6.4 km | |
| Castleplunkett N.S. | 44 | −19% | Catholic | English | 7.5 km | |
| St. Bride's N.S. | 89 | +2% | Catholic | English | 7.9 km | |
| Ciaran Naofa | 60 | −19% | Catholic | English | 8.5 km |
The other 79 primary schools in Co. Roscommon
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Cóman's Wood Primary School | 605 | −5% | Catholic | English | 9.7 km | |
| Gaelscoil de hIde | 149 | −5% | Catholic | All in Irish | 10 km | |
| Roxboro N.S. | 226 | +10% | Catholic | English | 10 km | |
| Tulsk N.S. | 77 | −10% | Catholic | English | 10 km | |
| Tarmon N.S. | 276 | +54% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 13 km |
| Clooncagh N.S. | 20 | −26% | Catholic | English | 13 km | |
| Kilteevan N.S. | 32 | +0% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 14 km |
| Clooniquin N.S. | 44 | +26% | Catholic | English | 14 km | |
| Athleague N.S. | 105 | +40% | Catholic | English | 14 km | |
| S.N. O Dubhlain | 15 | −55% | Catholic | English | 14 km | |
| S.N. Pol Naofa | 66 | −6% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 15 km |
| St Annes Con N.S. | 141 | +17% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 15 km |
| St Mary's Primary | 136 | +9% | Catholic | English | 16 km | |
| S.N. Naomh Seosamh | 121 | +7% | Catholic | English | 16 km | |
| S.N. Naomh Padraig | 44 | −10% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 16 km |
| Ballanagare N.S. | 57 | −5% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 17 km |
| Threen N.S. | 35 | −8% | Catholic | English | 17 km | |
| Mount Talbot N.S. | 24 | – | Catholic | English | 18 km | |
| S.N. Cnoc an Chrocaire | 136 | −14% | Catholic | English | 19 km | |
| Abbeycarton N.S. | 138 | −13% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 19 km |
| Cloontuskert National School | 82 | +28% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 19 km |
| S.N. Cill Trostain | 45 | – | Catholic | English | 19 km | |
| S.N. Baile Ui Fhidhne | 96 | −2% | Catholic | English | 20 km | |
| Tisrara National School | 54 | +29% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 21 km |
| S.N. Rath Aradh | 17 | – | Catholic | English | 21 km | |
| Cloonbonnif N.S. | 24 | −8% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 21 km |
| Fairymount N.S. | 39 | +34% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 21 km |
| S.N. Padraig Naofa | 104 | −1% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 21 km |
| S.N. Mhuire Lourdes | 57 | +36% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 22 km |
| Ballinlough N.S. | 35 | – | Church of Ireland | English | ✓ | 23 km |
| Lismoil N.S. | 12 | – | Catholic | English | 23 km | |
| Aughrim N.S. | 31 | −24% | Catholic | English | 23 km | |
| S.N. Naomh Eoin | 47 | +57% | Catholic | English | 24 km | |
| Lecarrow Community National School | 28 | – | Multi-denominational | English | 24 km | |
| Carrick Mixed N.S. | 80 | −2% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 24 km |
| Slatta N.S. | 8 | −69% | Catholic | English | 24 km | |
| Ballyforan Mixed N.S. | 59 | −2% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 25 km |
| S.N. Cruachain | 173 | −2% | Catholic | English | 25 km | |
| Granlahan G N.S. | 46 | +18% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 25 km |
| Don N.S. | 38 | −33% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 25 km |
| Whitehall N.S. | 93 | −23% | Catholic | English | 25 km | |
| Naomh Atrachta | 36 | −8% | Catholic | English | 26 km | |
| Tibohine N.S. | 56 | +10% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 26 km |
| Ballintleva N.S. | 46 | −19% | Catholic | English | 26 km | |
| S.N. an Gleann Duibh | 147 | +10% | Catholic | English | 26 km | |
| Carrick N.S. | 41 | −40% | Catholic | English | 26 km | |
| S.N. Naomh Padraig | 18 | −40% | Catholic | English | 27 km | |
| Cloonfour N.S. | 42 | +75% | Catholic | English | 27 km | |
| Grange N.S. | 32 | +10% | Catholic | English | 27 km | |
| Gorthaganny N.S. | 45 | −45% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 28 km |
| S.N. Lios A Cuill M | 94 | −1% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 28 km |
| Dangan NS | 92 | +12% | Catholic | English | 29 km | |
| Scoil Mhuire Gan Smal | 13 | – | Catholic | English | 29 km | |
| Rooskey N.S. | 160 | +33% | Catholic | English | 29 km | |
| S.N. Michil Naofa | 24 | −4% | Catholic | English | 29 km | |
| Cloonfad N.S. | 125 | −22% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 30 km |
| Brideswell N.S. | 68 | +17% | Catholic | English | 30 km | |
| St Attractas N.S. | 281 | +19% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 30 km |
| Abbey Primary School | 427 | – | Catholic | English | 31 km | |
| S.N. Paroisteach | 24 | +4% | Church of Ireland | English | 32 km | |
| Ballybay National School | 224 | +7% | Catholic | English | 32 km | |
| S.N. Ronain | 34 | −8% | Catholic | English | 34 km | |
| Taughmaconnell N.S. | 105 | +2% | Catholic | English | 34 km | |
| S.N. Brusna | 66 | +14% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 34 km |
| N Micheal agus Padraig | 156 | +27% | Catholic | English | 35 km | |
| S N Cluain na Cille | 399 | −7% | Catholic | English | 35 km | |
| S.N. Ard Cianain | 77 | −25% | Catholic | English | 37 km | |
| S.N. Cnoc an Samhraidh | 223 | −16% | Catholic | English | 37 km | |
| Scoil Mhuire, | 115 | +25% | Catholic | English | 37 km | |
| S.N. Naomh Treasa | 89 | −2% | Catholic | English | 38 km | |
| S.N. Naomh Mhuire | 9 | – | Catholic | English | 39 km | |
| S N Cor na Fola B | 223 | −8% | Catholic | English | 40 km | |
| Camcloon N.S. | 55 | −15% | Catholic | English | 41 km | |
| S.N. Cill Ronain | 37 | +68% | Catholic | English | 42 km | |
| S.N. Naomh Ciaran | 107 | +0% | Catholic | English | 43 km | |
| S.N. Naomh Padraig | 22 | −39% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 43 km |
| Clonown N.S. | 28 | −3% | Catholic | English | 43 km | |
| Strabaggan N.S. | 25 | +4% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 46 km |
| S.N. Lasair Naofa | 13 | – | Catholic | English | ✓ | 46 km |
Living in Ballintober
The town’s figures, not this street’s.
Homes in the F45 Eircode area
Housing in Ballintober →The median sale price rose from €135,000 in 2023 to €155,000 in 2025 (+15%).
New against second-hand, 2023 to 2025
Property Price Register sales in the F45 Eircode routing area, 2023 to 2025.
Renting in Co. Roscommon
Cost of living in Ballintober →New tenancies in Co. Roscommon averaged €1,092 a month in 2025, against €1,000 in 2024 (+9%).
Residential Tenancies Board rent index, new tenancies, 2024 and 2025.
Location
Directions ↗near Ballintober, F42 Y260
Primary schools near S.N. Naomh Ceitheach
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 Ceitheach
Is S.N. Naomh Ceitheach 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 Ceitheach have?
13 pupils in 2025/26. That is −55% since 2019/20.
Does S.N. Naomh Ceitheach teach through Irish?
No: S.N. Naomh Ceitheach teaches in English, with Irish as a subject.
Who runs S.N. Naomh Ceitheach?
S.N. Naomh Ceitheach has a Catholic ethos. Its patron is Bishop of Elphin.
How do pupils get a place at S.N. Naomh Ceitheach?
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 Ceitheach?
The nearest are Lisaniskey N.S. (4.3 km), Clover Hill N.S. (5.2 km) and Scoil Bhríde (6.4 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 Ballintober; 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).