Scoil Croi Naofa
Bunnanadden, Co. Sligo · F56 TE24 · Roll number 20113B
Scoil Croi Naofa is the only one of the primary schools in or within 3 km of Ballymote. Every school in and around Ballymote →
What stands out about Scoil Croi Naofa
- 81 pupils, near the middle for primary schools in Ireland (the median is 131).
- About as many pupils as in 2019/20 (+11%).
- 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 Achonry; its ethos is Catholic.
- Outside Ballymote’s outline, 6.2 km away; listed with Ballymote, the nearest town in its county.
Pupils over time
2015/16 to 2025/26Scoil Croi Naofa had 81 pupils in 2025/26, against 80 in 2015/16 (+1%). Girls are 58% of them. 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 Scoil Croi 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 Scoil Croi 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 Scoil Croi 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 Scoil Croi Naofa
Every school admits under its own published admission policy; no admissions numbers are published.
Families apply to Scoil Croi 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: Scoil Croi Naofa has grown by 11% since 2019/20. All the schools around Ballymote together changed by +15%.
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 Scoil Croi Naofa. Since 2019/20 its roll has changed by +11%; 0 of the 6 grew faster.
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scoil Croi Naofa | 81 | +11% | Catholic | English | ✓ | |
| Killaville N.S. | 19 | −21% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 3.7 km |
| S.N. Naithi Naofa | 77 | −10% | Catholic | English | 4.6 km | |
| Moylough N.S. | 100 | −18% | Catholic | English | 7.2 km | |
| Scoil Mhuire Gan Smal | 215 | −7% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 7.2 km |
| Holy Family School | 192 | −2% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 7.9 km |
| Carn N.S. | 116 | −4% | Catholic | English | 8.7 km |
The other 55 primary schools in Co. Sligo
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S.N. Cul Fada | 73 | −15% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 8.9 km |
| S.N. Lissara Naofa | 66 | −32% | Catholic | English | 9.3 km | |
| S.N. Naomh Mhuire | 47 | +0% | Catholic | English | 10 km | |
| S.N. Cnoc Mionna | 52 | −39% | Catholic | English | 11 km | |
| S.N. Muire Gan Smal | 103 | +58% | Catholic | English | 11 km | |
| S.N. Muire Gan Smal | 76 | −24% | Catholic | English | 12 km | |
| Rockfield N.S. | 174 | −19% | Catholic | English | 13 km | |
| Cloonacool N.S. | 103 | −10% | Catholic | English | 13 km | |
| Scoil Naomh Aodain | 79 | +52% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 14 km |
| S.N. Clochog | 61 | −22% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 15 km |
| Our Lady's National School | 40 | −9% | Catholic | English | 15 km | |
| S.N. Ronain Naofa | 37 | +54% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 16 km |
| Taunagh National School | 30 | +11% | Church of Ireland | English | 16 km | |
| Ardkeerin N.S. | 111 | −9% | Catholic | English | 16 km | |
| Scoil Mhuire agus Iosaf | 241 | −3% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 16 km |
| St Pauls N.S. Collooney | 75 | +15% | Church of Ireland | English | 16 km | |
| Castlerock N.S. | 31 | −18% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 17 km |
| S.N. Eoin Naofa | 226 | +3% | Catholic | English | 19 km | |
| Sooey N.S. | 112 | −15% | Catholic | English | 19 km | |
| S.N. Baile an Luig | 29 | +38% | Catholic | English | 20 km | |
| Kilross N.S. | 42 | +110% | Catholic | English | 20 km | |
| Ransboro New Central | 247 | +0% | Catholic | English | 22 km | |
| Ballintogher N.S. | 87 | +7% | Catholic | English | 22 km | |
| S.N. Pairc Ard | 99 | +6% | Catholic | English | 23 km | |
| Carraroe N.S. | 389 | +4% | Catholic | English | 23 km | |
| Scoil Asicus | 252 | −2% | Catholic | English | 24 km | |
| S.N. Naomh Ailbhe | 97 | – | Catholic | English | 24 km | |
| Gaelscoil Chnoc na Re | 208 | −12% | Catholic | All in Irish | 24 km | |
| Scoil Eoin Naofa | 289 | +17% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 25 km |
| S.N. Ursula | 439 | +0% | Catholic | English | 25 km | |
| S.N. Naomh Iosef | 29 | −34% | Catholic | English | 25 km | |
| S.N. Muire Gan Smal | 24 | −14% | Catholic | English | 25 km | |
| Our Lady of Mercy N.S. | 449 | −2% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 25 km |
| Sligo Project School | 52 | +117% | Multi-denominational | English | ✓ | 26 km |
| Carbury National School | 210 | −5% | Church of Ireland | English | 26 km | |
| St Brendans N.S. | 177 | +26% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 26 km |
| St Edwards N.S. | 207 | +50% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 27 km |
| Dromore West Central | 90 | +58% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 28 km |
| S N Realt na Mara | 117 | +14% | Catholic | English | 28 km | |
| St Patricks N.S. | 182 | +17% | Catholic | English | 29 km | |
| Rathcormack N.S. | 244 | −4% | Catholic | English | 30 km | |
| Stokane N.S. | 30 | −25% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 31 km |
| Owenbeg N.S. | 36 | −36% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 32 km |
| Killeenduff N.S. | 20 | −20% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 32 km |
| S.N. Padraig Naofa | 75 | −18% | Catholic | English | 33 km | |
| Corballa N.S. | 115 | +3% | Catholic | English | 33 km | |
| Kilglass N.S. | 114 | −8% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 34 km |
| Leaffoney N.S. | 1 | – | Church of Ireland | English | 36 km | |
| Enniscrone N.S. | 137 | +9% | Catholic | English | 36 km | |
| Rathlee N.S. | 68 | +11% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 37 km |
| Scoil Naomh Molaise | 274 | −4% | Catholic | English | 38 km | |
| S.N. Bhride | 35 | +6% | Catholic | English | 40 km | |
| S.N. Aodain | 16 | – | Catholic | English | 41 km | |
| Cliffoney N.S. | 96 | +43% | Catholic | English | 43 km | |
| S.N. Mhuire | 15 | −64% | Catholic | English | 47 km |
Living in Ballymote
The town’s figures, not this street’s.
Homes in the F56 Eircode area
Housing in Ballymote →The median sale price rose from €166,000 in 2023 to €190,500 in 2025 (+15%).
New against second-hand, 2023 to 2025
Property Price Register sales in the F56 Eircode routing area, 2023 to 2025.
Renting in Ballymote
Cost of living in Ballymote →New tenancies in Ballymote averaged €1,000 a month in 2025, against €942 in 2024 (+6%).
Residential Tenancies Board rent index, new tenancies, 2024 and 2025.
Location
Directions ↗near Ballymote, F56 TE24
Primary schools near Scoil Croi Naofa
Nearest first, as the crow flies, up to 25 km. Each school’s own admission policy decides who gets a place.
Questions about Scoil Croi Naofa
Is Scoil Croi 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 Scoil Croi Naofa have?
81 pupils in 2025/26. That is +11% since 2019/20.
Does Scoil Croi Naofa teach through Irish?
No: Scoil Croi Naofa teaches in English, with Irish as a subject.
Who runs Scoil Croi Naofa?
Scoil Croi Naofa has a Catholic ethos. Its patron is Bishop of Achonry.
How do pupils get a place at Scoil Croi 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 Scoil Croi Naofa?
The nearest are Killaville N.S. (3.7 km), S.N. Naithi Naofa (4.6 km) and Moylough N.S. (7.2 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 Ballymote; 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).