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Enniscrone N.S.

PrimaryCatholic

Enniscrone, Co. Sligo · F26 EW67 · Roll number 13940W

Enniscrone N.S. is the only one of the primary schools in or within 3 km of Enniscrone. Every school in and around Enniscrone →

Pupils
137
September, 2025/26
63 girls, 74 boys
Since 2019/20
+9%
from 126 pupils
Ireland: +5%
Ethos
Catholic
Patron: Bishop of Killala
Language
English
outside the Gaeltacht
Results
Not published
none school by school (Education Act 1998, s.53)
The gist

What stands out about Enniscrone N.S.

  • 137 pupils, near the middle for primary schools in Ireland (the median is 131).
  • About as many pupils as in 2019/20 (+9%).
  • Teaches through English, with Irish as a subject.
  • Its patron is the Bishop of Killala; its ethos is Catholic.
  • The only primary school in Enniscrone or within 3 km of it.

Pupils over time

2015/16 to 2025/26

Enniscrone N.S. had 137 pupils in 2025/26, against 98 in 2015/16 (+40%). Girls are 46% of them. Its largest roll was 153, in 2023/24. Its roll rose in 8 of the 10 years.

040801201602015/162018/192021/222025/26PupilsGirls

Department of Education enrolments at 30 September each year; girls and boys where the lists give them.

No letter

No letter for Enniscrone 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 Enniscrone 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.

Inspections

Inspection reports on Enniscrone 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 in

Getting a place at Enniscrone N.S.

Every school admits under its own published admission policy; no admissions numbers are published.

Families apply to Enniscrone 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.

Pupils
137
September, 2025/26
Since 2019/20
+9%
from 126 pupils

No figures on applications are published, but the roll shows demand: Enniscrone N.S. has grown by 9% since 2019/20. All the schools around Enniscrone together changed by −13%.

Pupils since 2019/20

Enniscrone+9%
The primary schools around Enniscrone+9%
All Irish primary schools−5%

Education (Admission to Schools) Act 2018; Department of Education enrolments 2019/20 and 2025/26 (preliminary).

Side by side with the nearest primary schools

2025/26

The nearest schools of the same kind, as the crow flies: their pupils, ethos and language. No results: none are published.

Enniscrone N.S. has more pupils than any of the 6 nearest primary schools. Since 2019/20 its roll has changed by +9%; 1 of the 5 grew faster.

Enniscrone137
Kilglass114
Corballa115
Stokane30
Leaffoney1
Newtownwhite Educate Together NS59
Rathlee68
SchoolPupilsSince 2019/20EthosLanguageDEISAway
Enniscrone N.S.137+9%CatholicEnglish
Kilglass N.S.114−8%CatholicEnglish✓4.2 km
Corballa N.S.115+3%CatholicEnglish5.4 km
Stokane N.S.30−25%CatholicEnglish✓5.6 km
Leaffoney N.S.1–Church of IrelandEnglish6.1 km
Newtownwhite Educate Together NS59+7%Multi-denominationalEnglish6.6 km
Rathlee N.S.68+11%CatholicEnglish✓8 km
The other 56 primary schools in Co. Sligo
SchoolPupilsSince 2019/20EthosLanguageDEISAway
Owenbeg N.S.36−36%CatholicEnglish✓9.4 km
Killeenduff N.S.20−20%CatholicEnglish✓13 km
Dromore West Central90+58%CatholicEnglish✓14 km
S.N. Naomh Iosef29−34%CatholicEnglish18 km
S.N. Muire Gan Smal24−14%CatholicEnglish21 km
Castlerock N.S.31−18%CatholicEnglish✓22 km
Cloonacool N.S.103−10%CatholicEnglish24 km
Our Lady's National School40−9%CatholicEnglish26 km
S.N. Pairc Ard99+6%CatholicEnglish27 km
S.N. Muire Gan Smal103+58%CatholicEnglish27 km
Holy Family School192−2%CatholicEnglish✓30 km
S.N. Baile an Luig29+38%CatholicEnglish30 km
Rockfield N.S.174−19%CatholicEnglish31 km
S.N. Muire Gan Smal76−24%CatholicEnglish31 km
S.N. Naithi Naofa77−10%CatholicEnglish32 km
Scoil Asicus252−2%CatholicEnglish32 km
Moylough N.S.100−18%CatholicEnglish32 km
S.N. Padraig Naofa75−18%CatholicEnglish34 km
S.N. Lissara Naofa66−32%CatholicEnglish35 km
Ransboro New Central247+0%CatholicEnglish36 km
S N Realt na Mara117+14%CatholicEnglish36 km
Scoil Croi Naofa81+11%CatholicEnglish✓36 km
S.N. Eoin Naofa226+3%CatholicEnglish37 km
Gaelscoil Chnoc na Re208−12%CatholicAll in Irish38 km
Scoil Mhuire agus Iosaf241−3%CatholicEnglish✓39 km
St Pauls N.S. Collooney75+15%Church of IrelandEnglish39 km
S.N. Ursula439+0%CatholicEnglish39 km
Scoil Mhuire Gan Smal215−7%CatholicEnglish✓40 km
Killaville N.S.19−21%CatholicEnglish✓40 km
St Brendans N.S.177+26%CatholicEnglish✓40 km
Carraroe N.S.389+4%CatholicEnglish40 km
Scoil Eoin Naofa289+17%CatholicEnglish✓40 km
Our Lady of Mercy N.S.449−2%CatholicEnglish✓41 km
Sligo Project School52+117%Multi-denominationalEnglish✓41 km
Carbury National School210−5%Church of IrelandEnglish41 km
St Edwards N.S.207+50%CatholicEnglish✓41 km
Rathcormack N.S.244−4%CatholicEnglish41 km
Scoil Naomh Molaise274−4%CatholicEnglish42 km
S.N. Cnoc Mionna52−39%CatholicEnglish43 km
Kilross N.S.42+110%CatholicEnglish44 km
S.N. Bhride35+6%CatholicEnglish44 km
Carn N.S.116−4%CatholicEnglish44 km
S.N. Cul Fada73−15%CatholicEnglish✓45 km
Sooey N.S.112−15%CatholicEnglish45 km
S.N. Naomh Mhuire47+0%CatholicEnglish46 km
St Patricks N.S.182+17%CatholicEnglish46 km
Taunagh National School30+11%Church of IrelandEnglish46 km
Ardkeerin N.S.111−9%CatholicEnglish46 km
Ballintogher N.S.87+7%CatholicEnglish47 km
Cliffoney N.S.96+43%CatholicEnglish48 km
S.N. Clochog61−22%CatholicEnglish✓49 km
Scoil Naomh Aodain79+52%CatholicEnglish✓49 km
S.N. Aodain16–CatholicEnglish49 km
S.N. Ronain Naofa37+54%CatholicEnglish✓52 km
S.N. Mhuire15−64%CatholicEnglish52 km
S.N. Naomh Ailbhe97–CatholicEnglish56 km
Living nearby

Living in Enniscrone

The town’s figures, not this street’s.

Median sale price
€259,000
80 sales, 2023–25, Property Price Register
Average rent
€1,156
a month, new tenancies in 2025 across Co. Sligo

Homes in the F26 Eircode area

Housing in Enniscrone →

The median sale price rose from €184,800 in 2023 to €200,000 in 2025 (+8%).

2023€184,800
2024€195,000
2025€200,000

New against second-hand, 2023 to 2025

New homes€357,600
Second-hand homes€186,300

Property Price Register sales in the F26 Eircode routing area, 2023 to 2025.

New tenancies in Co. Sligo averaged €1,156 a month in 2025, against €1,044 in 2024 (+11%).

2024€1,044
2025€1,156

Residential Tenancies Board rent index, new tenancies, 2024 and 2025.

Enniscrone, F26 EW67

Nearby

Primary schools near Enniscrone 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 Enniscrone N.S.

Is Enniscrone 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 Enniscrone N.S. have?

137 pupils in 2025/26. That is +9% since 2019/20.

Does Enniscrone N.S. teach through Irish?

No: Enniscrone N.S. teaches in English, with Irish as a subject.

Who runs Enniscrone N.S.?

Enniscrone N.S. has a Catholic ethos. Its patron is Bishop of Killala.

How do pupils get a place at Enniscrone 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 Enniscrone N.S.?

The nearest are Kilglass N.S. (4.2 km), Corballa N.S. (5.4 km) and Stokane 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 Enniscrone; 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).