Rockfield N.S.
Coolaney, Co. Sligo · F56 FW32 · Roll number 15378K
Rockfield N.S. is the only one of the primary schools in or within 3 km of Coolaney. Every school in and around Coolaney →
What stands out about Rockfield N.S.
- 174 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: 174 pupils, 19% fewer than the 216 of 2019/20.
- Its patron is the Bishop of Achonry; its ethos is Catholic.
- The only primary school in Coolaney or within 3 km of it.
- Outside Coolaney’s outline, 0.5 km away; listed with Coolaney, the nearest town in its county.
Pupils over time
2015/16 to 2025/26Rockfield N.S. had 174 pupils in 2025/26, down from 187 in 2015/16 (−7%). Girls are 49% of them. Its largest roll was 217, in 2018/19. 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 Rockfield N.S.
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 Rockfield N.S. 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 Rockfield N.S.
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 Rockfield N.S.
Every school admits under its own published admission policy; no admissions numbers are published.
Families apply to Rockfield N.S. 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: Rockfield N.S. has shrunk by 19% since 2019/20. All the schools around Coolaney together changed by −19%.
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, 3 have more pupils than Rockfield N.S.. Since 2019/20 its roll has changed by −19%; 5 of the 6 grew faster.
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rockfield N.S. | 174 | −19% | Catholic | English | ||
| S.N. Lissara Naofa | 66 | −32% | Catholic | English | 5.3 km | |
| S.N. Baile an Luig | 29 | +38% | Catholic | English | 7 km | |
| S.N. Eoin Naofa | 226 | +3% | Catholic | English | 8.4 km | |
| Scoil Mhuire agus Iosaf | 241 | −3% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 8.5 km |
| St Pauls N.S. Collooney | 75 | +15% | Church of Ireland | English | 8.5 km | |
| Ransboro New Central | 247 | +0% | Catholic | English | 10 km |
The other 55 primary schools in Co. Sligo
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S.N. Naithi Naofa | 77 | −10% | Catholic | English | 10 km | |
| S.N. Pairc Ard | 99 | +6% | Catholic | English | 10 km | |
| Scoil Mhuire Gan Smal | 215 | −7% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 11 km |
| Scoil Asicus | 252 | −2% | Catholic | English | 11 km | |
| Scoil Croi Naofa | 81 | +11% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 13 km |
| Carraroe N.S. | 389 | +4% | Catholic | English | 13 km | |
| S.N. Cnoc Mionna | 52 | −39% | Catholic | English | 13 km | |
| Cloonacool N.S. | 103 | −10% | Catholic | English | 13 km | |
| Gaelscoil Chnoc na Re | 208 | −12% | Catholic | All in Irish | 13 km | |
| Kilross N.S. | 42 | +110% | Catholic | English | 14 km | |
| S.N. Ursula | 439 | +0% | Catholic | English | 14 km | |
| Holy Family School | 192 | −2% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 14 km |
| S.N. Muire Gan Smal | 24 | −14% | Catholic | English | 14 km | |
| Scoil Eoin Naofa | 289 | +17% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 15 km |
| Sooey N.S. | 112 | −15% | Catholic | English | 15 km | |
| Killaville N.S. | 19 | −21% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 15 km |
| Our Lady of Mercy N.S. | 449 | −2% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 15 km |
| Taunagh National School | 30 | +11% | Church of Ireland | English | 15 km | |
| Ardkeerin N.S. | 111 | −9% | Catholic | English | 15 km | |
| Sligo Project School | 52 | +117% | Multi-denominational | English | ✓ | 15 km |
| S.N. Naomh Iosef | 29 | −34% | Catholic | English | 15 km | |
| Carbury National School | 210 | −5% | Church of Ireland | English | 15 km | |
| St Brendans N.S. | 177 | +26% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 15 km |
| S.N. Muire Gan Smal | 103 | +58% | Catholic | English | 16 km | |
| St Edwards N.S. | 207 | +50% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 16 km |
| S N Realt na Mara | 117 | +14% | Catholic | English | 16 km | |
| Moylough N.S. | 100 | −18% | Catholic | English | 16 km | |
| Ballintogher N.S. | 87 | +7% | Catholic | English | 17 km | |
| S.N. Naomh Mhuire | 47 | +0% | Catholic | English | 17 km | |
| S.N. Cul Fada | 73 | −15% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 18 km |
| S.N. Clochog | 61 | −22% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 19 km |
| Rathcormack N.S. | 244 | −4% | Catholic | English | 19 km | |
| Dromore West Central | 90 | +58% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 19 km |
| St Patricks N.S. | 182 | +17% | Catholic | English | 20 km | |
| Our Lady's National School | 40 | −9% | Catholic | English | 20 km | |
| Castlerock N.S. | 31 | −18% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 20 km |
| S.N. Padraig Naofa | 75 | −18% | Catholic | English | 20 km | |
| Carn N.S. | 116 | −4% | Catholic | English | 20 km | |
| S.N. Muire Gan Smal | 76 | −24% | Catholic | English | 21 km | |
| Killeenduff N.S. | 20 | −20% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 23 km |
| Owenbeg N.S. | 36 | −36% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 24 km |
| S.N. Naomh Ailbhe | 97 | – | Catholic | English | 25 km | |
| S.N. Ronain Naofa | 37 | +54% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 26 km |
| Scoil Naomh Molaise | 274 | −4% | Catholic | English | 26 km | |
| Scoil Naomh Aodain | 79 | +52% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 26 km |
| Stokane N.S. | 30 | −25% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 27 km |
| Kilglass N.S. | 114 | −8% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 27 km |
| S.N. Bhride | 35 | +6% | Catholic | English | 28 km | |
| Leaffoney N.S. | 1 | – | Church of Ireland | English | 28 km | |
| Rathlee N.S. | 68 | +11% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 29 km |
| Corballa N.S. | 115 | +3% | Catholic | English | 30 km | |
| S.N. Aodain | 16 | – | Catholic | English | 30 km | |
| Enniscrone N.S. | 137 | +9% | Catholic | English | 31 km | |
| Cliffoney N.S. | 96 | +43% | Catholic | English | 31 km | |
| S.N. Mhuire | 15 | −64% | Catholic | English | 35 km |
Living in Coolaney
The town’s figures, not this street’s.
Homes in the F56 Eircode area
Housing in Coolaney →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 Co. Sligo
Cost of living in Coolaney →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 Coolaney, F56 FW32
Primary schools near Rockfield N.S.
Nearest first, as the crow flies, up to 25 km. Each school’s own admission policy decides who gets a place.
Questions about Rockfield N.S.
Is Rockfield N.S. 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 Rockfield N.S. have?
174 pupils in 2025/26. That is −19% since 2019/20.
Does Rockfield N.S. teach through Irish?
No: Rockfield N.S. teaches in English, with Irish as a subject.
Who runs Rockfield N.S.?
Rockfield N.S. has a Catholic ethos. Its patron is Bishop of Achonry.
How do pupils get a place at Rockfield N.S.?
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 Rockfield N.S.?
The nearest are S.N. Lissara Naofa (5.3 km), S.N. Baile an Luig (7 km) and S.N. Eoin Naofa (8.4 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 Coolaney; 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).