S.N. Cnoc an Samhraidh
Crannagh, Summerhill, Athlone, Co. Roscommon · N37 NY98 · Roll number 12754U
S.N. Cnoc an Samhraidh is one of 2 primary schools in or within 3 km of Knockcroghery. Every school in and around Knockcroghery →
What stands out about S.N. Cnoc an Samhraidh
- 223 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: 223 pupils, 16% fewer than the 266 of 2019/20.
- Has special classes for children who need more support.
- 89 girls and 134 boys: more of one than the other.
- Its patron is the Bishop of Elphin; its ethos is Catholic.
- Outside Knockcroghery’s outline, 18 km away; listed with Knockcroghery, the nearest town in its county.
Pupils over time
2015/16 to 2025/26S.N. Cnoc an Samhraidh had 223 pupils in 2025/26, down from 238 in 2015/16 (−6%). Girls are 40% of them. Its largest roll was 266, in 2019/20. Its roll rose in 4 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. Cnoc an Samhraidh
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. Cnoc an Samhraidh 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. Cnoc an Samhraidh
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. Cnoc an Samhraidh
Every school admits under its own published admission policy; no admissions numbers are published.
Families apply to S.N. Cnoc an Samhraidh 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. Cnoc an Samhraidh has shrunk by 16% since 2019/20. All the schools around Knockcroghery together changed by −5%.
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, 2 have more pupils than S.N. Cnoc an Samhraidh. Since 2019/20 its roll has changed by −16%; 4 of the 6 grew faster.
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S.N. Cnoc an Samhraidh | 223 | −16% | Catholic | English | ||
| S.N. Deaghan O Ceallaigh | 77 | −28% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 2.6 km |
| S N Cluain na Cille | 399 | −7% | Catholic | English | 2.8 km | |
| S.N. Phoil Naofa | 125 | −9% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 3.2 km |
| St Peters N.S. Snr | 112 | −24% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 3.2 km |
| St Marys N.S. | 573 | +31% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 3.9 km |
| Athlone N.S. | 56 | −13% | Church of Ireland | English | 4 km |
The other 84 primary schools in Co. Roscommon
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S N Cor na Fola B | 223 | −8% | Catholic | English | 4.1 km | |
| S.N. Ard Cianain | 77 | −25% | Catholic | English | 5 km | |
| Ballybay National School | 224 | +7% | Catholic | English | 6.1 km | |
| Clonown N.S. | 28 | −3% | Catholic | English | 6.1 km | |
| S.N. Ronain | 34 | −8% | Catholic | English | 7.3 km | |
| Brideswell N.S. | 68 | +17% | Catholic | English | 8.2 km | |
| Camcloon N.S. | 55 | −15% | Catholic | English | 8.3 km | |
| Taughmaconnell N.S. | 105 | +2% | Catholic | English | 11 km | |
| Carrick N.S. | 41 | −40% | Catholic | English | 11 km | |
| S.N. Naomh Ciaran | 107 | +0% | Catholic | English | 12 km | |
| S.N. an Gleann Duibh | 147 | +10% | Catholic | English | 12 km | |
| Ballintleva N.S. | 46 | −19% | Catholic | English | 14 km | |
| Lecarrow Community National School | 28 | – | Multi-denominational | English | 15 km | |
| Lismoil N.S. | 12 | – | Catholic | English | 15 km | |
| Scoil Mhuire Gan Smal | 13 | – | Catholic | English | 16 km | |
| Scoil Mhuire, | 115 | +25% | Catholic | English | 16 km | |
| S.N. Rath Aradh | 17 | – | Catholic | English | 16 km | |
| Tisrara National School | 54 | +29% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 19 km |
| S.N. Cnoc an Chrocaire | 136 | −14% | Catholic | English | 19 km | |
| Ballyforan Mixed N.S. | 59 | −2% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 20 km |
| S.N. Naomh Seosamh | 121 | +7% | Catholic | English | 22 km | |
| Mount Talbot N.S. | 24 | – | Catholic | English | 24 km | |
| Athleague N.S. | 105 | +40% | Catholic | English | 25 km | |
| Kilteevan N.S. | 32 | +0% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 26 km |
| Gaelscoil de hIde | 149 | −5% | Catholic | All in Irish | 27 km | |
| St Cóman's Wood Primary School | 605 | −5% | Catholic | English | 28 km | |
| Roxboro N.S. | 226 | +10% | Catholic | English | 30 km | |
| Ciaran Naofa | 60 | −19% | Catholic | English | 30 km | |
| S.N. O Dubhlain | 15 | −55% | Catholic | English | 31 km | |
| Clover Hill N.S. | 51 | −22% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 32 km |
| Cloontuskert National School | 82 | +28% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 32 km |
| Clooncagh N.S. | 20 | −26% | Catholic | English | 35 km | |
| Scoil Bhríde | 126 | +18% | Catholic | English | 36 km | |
| Lisaniskey N.S. | 108 | +11% | Catholic | English | 36 km | |
| S.N. Naomh Ceitheach | 13 | −55% | Catholic | English | 37 km | |
| Whitehall N.S. | 93 | −23% | Catholic | English | 39 km | |
| St Mary's Primary | 136 | +9% | Catholic | English | 42 km | |
| Cloonfour N.S. | 42 | +75% | Catholic | English | 42 km | |
| S.N. Baile Ui Fhidhne | 96 | −2% | Catholic | English | 42 km | |
| S.N. Naomh Padraig | 44 | −10% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 42 km |
| Slatta N.S. | 8 | −69% | Catholic | English | 43 km | |
| Tulsk N.S. | 77 | −10% | Catholic | English | 44 km | |
| St. Bride's N.S. | 89 | +2% | Catholic | English | 44 km | |
| Castleplunkett N.S. | 44 | −19% | Catholic | English | 45 km | |
| S.N. Cill Trostain | 45 | – | Catholic | English | 46 km | |
| Clooniquin N.S. | 44 | +26% | Catholic | English | 47 km | |
| Rooskey N.S. | 160 | +33% | Catholic | English | 47 km | |
| Tarmon N.S. | 276 | +54% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 50 km |
| Abbeycarton N.S. | 138 | −13% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 50 km |
| S.N. Pol Naofa | 66 | −6% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 51 km |
| S.N. Naomh Padraig | 18 | −40% | Catholic | English | 51 km | |
| St Annes Con N.S. | 141 | +17% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 51 km |
| Threen N.S. | 35 | −8% | Catholic | English | 52 km | |
| Aughrim N.S. | 31 | −24% | Catholic | English | 52 km | |
| Ballanagare N.S. | 57 | −5% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 54 km |
| Dangan NS | 92 | +12% | Catholic | English | 54 km | |
| Ballinlough N.S. | 35 | – | Church of Ireland | English | ✓ | 56 km |
| Granlahan G N.S. | 46 | +18% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 57 km |
| Cloonbonnif N.S. | 24 | −8% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 57 km |
| S.N. Cruachain | 173 | −2% | Catholic | English | 57 km | |
| Carrick Mixed N.S. | 80 | −2% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 58 km |
| S.N. Padraig Naofa | 104 | −1% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 58 km |
| Fairymount N.S. | 39 | +34% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 58 km |
| S.N. Naomh Eoin | 47 | +57% | Catholic | English | 59 km | |
| Cloonfad N.S. | 125 | −22% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 59 km |
| S.N. Mhuire Lourdes | 57 | +36% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 59 km |
| S.N. Michil Naofa | 24 | −4% | Catholic | English | 60 km | |
| Naomh Atrachta | 36 | −8% | Catholic | English | 62 km | |
| Don N.S. | 38 | −33% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 62 km |
| Grange N.S. | 32 | +10% | Catholic | English | 62 km | |
| Tibohine N.S. | 56 | +10% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 63 km |
| Gorthaganny N.S. | 45 | −45% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 63 km |
| S.N. Lios A Cuill M | 94 | −1% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 65 km |
| N Micheal agus Padraig | 156 | +27% | Catholic | English | 65 km | |
| Abbey Primary School | 427 | – | Catholic | English | 66 km | |
| S.N. Paroisteach | 24 | +4% | Church of Ireland | English | 66 km | |
| St Attractas N.S. | 281 | +19% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 67 km |
| S.N. Naomh Mhuire | 9 | – | Catholic | English | 68 km | |
| S.N. Brusna | 66 | +14% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 71 km |
| S.N. Naomh Treasa | 89 | −2% | Catholic | English | 71 km | |
| S.N. Cill Ronain | 37 | +68% | Catholic | English | 72 km | |
| S.N. Naomh Padraig | 22 | −39% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 74 km |
| Strabaggan N.S. | 25 | +4% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 74 km |
| S.N. Lasair Naofa | 13 | – | Catholic | English | ✓ | 76 km |
Living in Knockcroghery
The town’s figures, not this street’s.
Homes in the F42 Eircode area
Housing in Knockcroghery →The median sale price rose from €220,000 in 2023 to €259,800 in 2025 (+18%).
New against second-hand, 2023 to 2025
Property Price Register sales in the F42 Eircode routing area, 2023 to 2025.
Renting in Co. Roscommon
Cost of living in Knockcroghery →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 Knockcroghery, N37 NY98
Primary schools near S.N. Cnoc an Samhraidh
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. Cnoc an Samhraidh
Is S.N. Cnoc an Samhraidh 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. Cnoc an Samhraidh have?
223 pupils in 2025/26. That is −16% since 2019/20.
Does S.N. Cnoc an Samhraidh teach through Irish?
No: S.N. Cnoc an Samhraidh teaches in English, with Irish as a subject.
Who runs S.N. Cnoc an Samhraidh?
S.N. Cnoc an Samhraidh has a Catholic ethos. Its patron is Bishop of Elphin.
How do pupils get a place at S.N. Cnoc an Samhraidh?
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. Cnoc an Samhraidh?
The nearest are S.N. Deaghan O Ceallaigh (2.6 km), S N Cluain na Cille (2.8 km) and S.N. Phoil Naofa (3.2 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 Knockcroghery; 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).