S.N. Padraig Naofa
Dúngar (Frenchpark), An Caisleáin Riabhach, Co. Ros Comáin · F45 FD34 · Roll number 17748E
S.N. Padraig Naofa is the only one of the primary schools in or within 3 km of Frenchpark. Every school in and around Frenchpark →
What stands out about S.N. Padraig Naofa
- 104 pupils, near the middle for primary schools in Ireland (the median is 131).
- About as many pupils as in 2019/20 (−1%).
- 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.
- Its patron is the Bishop of Elphin; its ethos is Catholic.
- The only primary school in Frenchpark or within 3 km of it.
Pupils over time
2015/16 to 2025/26S.N. Padraig Naofa had 104 pupils in 2025/26, against 72 in 2015/16 (+44%). Girls are 45% of them. Its largest roll was 115, in 2024/25. 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. Padraig 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. Padraig 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. Padraig 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. Padraig Naofa
Every school admits under its own published admission policy; no admissions numbers are published.
Families apply to S.N. Padraig 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.
It is in DEIS, so it has extra support for pupils from disadvantaged areas.
No figures on applications are published, but the roll shows demand: S.N. Padraig Naofa is about the size it was in 2019/20 (−1%). All the schools around Frenchpark 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.
S.N. Padraig Naofa has more pupils than any of the 6 nearest primary schools. Since 2019/20 its roll has changed by −1%; 3 of the 6 grew faster.
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S.N. Padraig Naofa | 104 | −1% | Catholic | English | ✓ | |
| Ballanagare N.S. | 57 | −5% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 4.5 km |
| Naomh Atrachta | 36 | −8% | Catholic | English | 5.4 km | |
| Fairymount N.S. | 39 | +34% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 5.6 km |
| Tibohine N.S. | 56 | +10% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 6.4 km |
| S.N. Naomh Eoin | 47 | +57% | Catholic | English | 7.6 km | |
| Don N.S. | 38 | −33% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 8.8 km |
The other 79 primary schools in Co. Roscommon
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grange N.S. | 32 | +10% | Catholic | English | 9.6 km | |
| S.N. Mhuire Lourdes | 57 | +36% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 11 km |
| Tarmon N.S. | 276 | +54% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 11 km |
| St Attractas N.S. | 281 | +19% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 12 km |
| St Annes Con N.S. | 141 | +17% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 13 km |
| S.N. Pol Naofa | 66 | −6% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 13 km |
| S.N. Cruachain | 173 | −2% | Catholic | English | 13 km | |
| S.N. Paroisteach | 24 | +4% | Church of Ireland | English | 14 km | |
| Abbey Primary School | 427 | – | Catholic | English | 14 km | |
| Clooniquin N.S. | 44 | +26% | Catholic | English | 14 km | |
| Castleplunkett N.S. | 44 | −19% | Catholic | English | 14 km | |
| Abbeycarton N.S. | 138 | −13% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 15 km |
| S.N. Lios A Cuill M | 94 | −1% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 15 km |
| Cloonbonnif N.S. | 24 | −8% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 15 km |
| Tulsk N.S. | 77 | −10% | Catholic | English | 15 km | |
| S.N. Brusna | 66 | +14% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 16 km |
| St. Bride's N.S. | 89 | +2% | Catholic | English | 17 km | |
| S.N. Michil Naofa | 24 | −4% | Catholic | English | 18 km | |
| Threen N.S. | 35 | −8% | Catholic | English | 18 km | |
| Gorthaganny N.S. | 45 | −45% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 19 km |
| Aughrim N.S. | 31 | −24% | Catholic | English | 19 km | |
| S.N. Naomh Treasa | 89 | −2% | Catholic | English | 20 km | |
| Ballinlough N.S. | 35 | – | Church of Ireland | English | ✓ | 21 km |
| N Micheal agus Padraig | 156 | +27% | Catholic | English | 21 km | |
| Carrick Mixed N.S. | 80 | −2% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 21 km |
| S.N. Cill Trostain | 45 | – | Catholic | English | 21 km | |
| S.N. Naomh Ceitheach | 13 | −55% | Catholic | English | 21 km | |
| St Mary's Primary | 136 | +9% | Catholic | English | 22 km | |
| S.N. Naomh Padraig | 44 | −10% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 22 km |
| Scoil Bhríde | 126 | +18% | Catholic | English | 23 km | |
| Lisaniskey N.S. | 108 | +11% | Catholic | English | 24 km | |
| Granlahan G N.S. | 46 | +18% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 24 km |
| S.N. Naomh Padraig | 18 | −40% | Catholic | English | 25 km | |
| Dangan NS | 92 | +12% | Catholic | English | 25 km | |
| S.N. Naomh Mhuire | 9 | – | Catholic | English | 26 km | |
| S.N. Naomh Padraig | 22 | −39% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 26 km |
| S.N. Baile Ui Fhidhne | 96 | −2% | Catholic | English | 26 km | |
| Clover Hill N.S. | 51 | −22% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 26 km |
| Clooncagh N.S. | 20 | −26% | Catholic | English | 26 km | |
| S.N. Cill Ronain | 37 | +68% | Catholic | English | 27 km | |
| Roxboro N.S. | 226 | +10% | Catholic | English | 29 km | |
| Slatta N.S. | 8 | −69% | Catholic | English | 29 km | |
| Ciaran Naofa | 60 | −19% | Catholic | English | 30 km | |
| S.N. O Dubhlain | 15 | −55% | Catholic | English | 30 km | |
| St Cóman's Wood Primary School | 605 | −5% | Catholic | English | 30 km | |
| Cloonfad N.S. | 125 | −22% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 30 km |
| Gaelscoil de hIde | 149 | −5% | Catholic | All in Irish | 31 km | |
| S.N. Lasair Naofa | 13 | – | Catholic | English | ✓ | 31 km |
| Strabaggan N.S. | 25 | +4% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 32 km |
| Rooskey N.S. | 160 | +33% | Catholic | English | 32 km | |
| Cloontuskert National School | 82 | +28% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 32 km |
| Kilteevan N.S. | 32 | +0% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 32 km |
| Cloonfour N.S. | 42 | +75% | Catholic | English | 33 km | |
| Whitehall N.S. | 93 | −23% | Catholic | English | 34 km | |
| Athleague N.S. | 105 | +40% | Catholic | English | 35 km | |
| S.N. Naomh Seosamh | 121 | +7% | Catholic | English | 37 km | |
| Mount Talbot N.S. | 24 | – | Catholic | English | 39 km | |
| S.N. Cnoc an Chrocaire | 136 | −14% | Catholic | English | 39 km | |
| Tisrara National School | 54 | +29% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 42 km |
| S.N. Rath Aradh | 17 | – | Catholic | English | 42 km | |
| Lecarrow Community National School | 28 | – | Multi-denominational | English | 44 km | |
| Lismoil N.S. | 12 | – | Catholic | English | 44 km | |
| Ballyforan Mixed N.S. | 59 | −2% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 45 km |
| S.N. an Gleann Duibh | 147 | +10% | Catholic | English | 46 km | |
| Ballintleva N.S. | 46 | −19% | Catholic | English | 47 km | |
| Carrick N.S. | 41 | −40% | Catholic | English | 47 km | |
| Scoil Mhuire Gan Smal | 13 | – | Catholic | English | 50 km | |
| Brideswell N.S. | 68 | +17% | Catholic | English | 51 km | |
| Ballybay National School | 224 | +7% | Catholic | English | 52 km | |
| S.N. Ronain | 34 | −8% | Catholic | English | 55 km | |
| Taughmaconnell N.S. | 105 | +2% | Catholic | English | 55 km | |
| S N Cluain na Cille | 399 | −7% | Catholic | English | 56 km | |
| S.N. Cnoc an Samhraidh | 223 | −16% | Catholic | English | 58 km | |
| Scoil Mhuire, | 115 | +25% | Catholic | English | 58 km | |
| S.N. Ard Cianain | 77 | −25% | Catholic | English | 58 km | |
| S N Cor na Fola B | 223 | −8% | Catholic | English | 61 km | |
| Camcloon N.S. | 55 | −15% | Catholic | English | 62 km | |
| S.N. Naomh Ciaran | 107 | +0% | Catholic | English | 64 km | |
| Clonown N.S. | 28 | −3% | Catholic | English | 64 km |
Living in Frenchpark
The town’s figures, not this street’s.
Homes in the F45 Eircode area
Housing in Frenchpark →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 Frenchpark →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 ↗Frenchpark, F45 FD34
Primary schools near S.N. Padraig 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. Padraig Naofa
Is S.N. Padraig 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. Padraig Naofa have?
104 pupils in 2025/26. That is −1% since 2019/20.
Does S.N. Padraig Naofa teach through Irish?
No: S.N. Padraig Naofa teaches in English, with Irish as a subject.
Who runs S.N. Padraig Naofa?
S.N. Padraig Naofa has a Catholic ethos. Its patron is Bishop of Elphin.
How do pupils get a place at S.N. Padraig 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. Padraig Naofa?
The nearest are Ballanagare N.S. (4.5 km), Naomh Atrachta (5.4 km) and Fairymount N.S. (5.6 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 Frenchpark; 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).