S.N. Aodain
Hollyfield, Ballintrillick, Co. Sligo · F91 XV91 · Roll number 18366S
S.N. Aodain is one of 2 primary schools in or within 3 km of Cliffony. Every school in and around Cliffony →
What stands out about S.N. Aodain
- A small primary school: 16 pupils, against a typical 131.
- Teaches through English, with Irish as a subject.
- 11 girls and 5 boys: more of one than the other.
- Its patron is the Bishop of Kilmore; its ethos is Catholic.
- Outside Cliffony’s outline, 3.3 km away; listed with Cliffony, the nearest town in its county.
Pupils over time
2015/16 to 2025/26S.N. Aodain had 16 pupils in 2025/26, down from 41 in 2015/16 (−61%). Girls are 69% of them. Its roll rose in 3 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. Aodain
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. Aodain 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. Aodain
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. Aodain
Every school admits under its own published admission policy; no admissions numbers are published.
Families apply to S.N. Aodain 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.
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. Aodain.
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S.N. Aodain | 16 | – | Catholic | English | ||
| Cliffoney N.S. | 96 | +43% | Catholic | English | 3.9 km | |
| S.N. Mhuire | 15 | −64% | Catholic | English | 5.4 km | |
| S.N. Bhride | 35 | +6% | Catholic | English | 5.6 km | |
| Scoil Naomh Molaise | 274 | −4% | Catholic | English | 7.8 km | |
| Four Masters N.S. | 289 | −3% | Catholic | English | 8.8 km | |
| Differeen N.S. | 33 | −18% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 11 km |
The other 57 primary schools in Co. Sligo
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rathcormack N.S. | 244 | −4% | Catholic | English | 11 km | |
| St Patricks N.S. | 182 | +17% | Catholic | English | 14 km | |
| St Edwards N.S. | 207 | +50% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 15 km |
| S N Realt na Mara | 117 | +14% | Catholic | English | 15 km | |
| St Brendans N.S. | 177 | +26% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 15 km |
| S.N. Padraig Naofa | 75 | −18% | Catholic | English | 15 km | |
| Carbury National School | 210 | −5% | Church of Ireland | English | 15 km | |
| Sligo Project School | 52 | +117% | Multi-denominational | English | ✓ | 16 km |
| Our Lady of Mercy N.S. | 449 | −2% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 16 km |
| S.N. Ursula | 439 | +0% | Catholic | English | 16 km | |
| Scoil Eoin Naofa | 289 | +17% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 16 km |
| Gaelscoil Chnoc na Re | 208 | −12% | Catholic | All in Irish | 17 km | |
| Carraroe N.S. | 389 | +4% | Catholic | English | 19 km | |
| Scoil Asicus | 252 | −2% | Catholic | English | 20 km | |
| Ransboro New Central | 247 | +0% | Catholic | English | 20 km | |
| S.N. Eoin Naofa | 226 | +3% | Catholic | English | 23 km | |
| Ballintogher N.S. | 87 | +7% | Catholic | English | 23 km | |
| Kilross N.S. | 42 | +110% | Catholic | English | 24 km | |
| S.N. Baile an Luig | 29 | +38% | Catholic | English | 25 km | |
| S.N. Pairc Ard | 99 | +6% | Catholic | English | 25 km | |
| St Pauls N.S. Collooney | 75 | +15% | Church of Ireland | English | 26 km | |
| Scoil Mhuire agus Iosaf | 241 | −3% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 26 km |
| Sooey N.S. | 112 | −15% | Catholic | English | 27 km | |
| S.N. Muire Gan Smal | 24 | −14% | Catholic | English | 29 km | |
| Rockfield N.S. | 174 | −19% | Catholic | English | 30 km | |
| Taunagh National School | 30 | +11% | Church of Ireland | English | 31 km | |
| Ardkeerin N.S. | 111 | −9% | Catholic | English | 31 km | |
| S.N. Lissara Naofa | 66 | −32% | Catholic | English | 32 km | |
| S.N. Naomh Iosef | 29 | −34% | Catholic | English | 32 km | |
| S.N. Cnoc Mionna | 52 | −39% | Catholic | English | 34 km | |
| S.N. Naomh Ailbhe | 97 | – | Catholic | English | 36 km | |
| Scoil Mhuire Gan Smal | 215 | −7% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 36 km |
| Dromore West Central | 90 | +58% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 36 km |
| Killeenduff N.S. | 20 | −20% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 37 km |
| S.N. Clochog | 61 | −22% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 37 km |
| Owenbeg N.S. | 36 | −36% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 40 km |
| S.N. Naomh Mhuire | 47 | +0% | Catholic | English | 40 km | |
| S.N. Naithi Naofa | 77 | −10% | Catholic | English | 40 km | |
| Scoil Croi Naofa | 81 | +11% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 41 km |
| Cloonacool N.S. | 103 | −10% | Catholic | English | 42 km | |
| Killaville N.S. | 19 | −21% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 42 km |
| S.N. Cul Fada | 73 | −15% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 43 km |
| Rathlee N.S. | 68 | +11% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 43 km |
| Leaffoney N.S. | 1 | – | Church of Ireland | English | 44 km | |
| Holy Family School | 192 | −2% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 44 km |
| Kilglass N.S. | 114 | −8% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 45 km |
| S.N. Muire Gan Smal | 103 | +58% | Catholic | English | 46 km | |
| Carn N.S. | 116 | −4% | Catholic | English | 46 km | |
| Moylough N.S. | 100 | −18% | Catholic | English | 46 km | |
| Stokane N.S. | 30 | −25% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 48 km |
| S.N. Ronain Naofa | 37 | +54% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 48 km |
| Castlerock N.S. | 31 | −18% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 49 km |
| Enniscrone N.S. | 137 | +9% | Catholic | English | 49 km | |
| Our Lady's National School | 40 | −9% | Catholic | English | 49 km | |
| S.N. Muire Gan Smal | 76 | −24% | Catholic | English | 51 km | |
| Corballa N.S. | 115 | +3% | Catholic | English | 51 km | |
| Scoil Naomh Aodain | 79 | +52% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 52 km |
Living in Cliffony
The town’s figures, not this street’s.
Homes in the F91 Eircode area
Housing in Cliffony →The median sale price rose from €189,000 in 2023 to €275,000 in 2025 (+46%).
New against second-hand, 2023 to 2025
Property Price Register sales in the F91 Eircode routing area, 2023 to 2025.
Renting in Co. Sligo
Cost of living in Cliffony →New tenancies in Co. Sligo averaged €1,156 a month in 2025, against €1,044 in 2024 (+11%).
Residential Tenancies Board rent index, new tenancies, 2024 and 2025.
Location
Directions ↗near Cliffony, F91 XV91
Primary schools near S.N. Aodain
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. Aodain
Is S.N. Aodain 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. Aodain have?
16 pupils in 2025/26.
Does S.N. Aodain teach through Irish?
No: S.N. Aodain teaches in English, with Irish as a subject.
Who runs S.N. Aodain?
S.N. Aodain has a Catholic ethos. Its patron is Bishop of Kilmore.
How do pupils get a place at S.N. Aodain?
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. Aodain?
The nearest are Cliffoney N.S. (3.9 km), S.N. Mhuire (5.4 km) and S.N. Bhride (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 Cliffony; 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).