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Grange, Co. Sligo · F91 W326 · Roll number 18575E
Scoil Naomh Molaise is one of 2 primary schools in or within 3 km of Grange. Every school in and around Grange →
What stands out about Scoil Naomh Molaise
- One of the larger primary schools: 274 pupils, against a typical 131.
- About as many pupils as in 2019/20 (−4%).
- Teaches through English, with Irish as a subject.
- Its patron is the Bishop of Elphin; its ethos is Catholic.
Pupils over time
2015/16 to 2025/26Scoil Naomh Molaise had 274 pupils in 2025/26, down from 277 in 2015/16 (−1%). Girls are 52% of them. Its largest roll was 302, in 2018/19. Its roll rose in 6 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 Naomh Molaise
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 Naomh Molaise 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 Naomh Molaise
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 Naomh Molaise
Every school admits under its own published admission policy; no admissions numbers are published.
Families apply to Scoil Naomh Molaise 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: Scoil Naomh Molaise is about the size it was in 2019/20 (−4%). All the schools around Grange together changed by +17%.
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.
Scoil Naomh Molaise has more pupils than any of the 6 nearest primary schools. Since 2019/20 its roll has changed by −4%; 4 of the 5 grew faster.
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scoil Naomh Molaise | 274 | −4% | Catholic | English | ||
| S.N. Bhride | 35 | +6% | Catholic | English | 2.9 km | |
| Cliffoney N.S. | 96 | +43% | Catholic | English | 6.3 km | |
| S.N. Aodain | 16 | – | Catholic | English | 7.8 km | |
| S.N. Padraig Naofa | 75 | −18% | Catholic | English | 8 km | |
| Rathcormack N.S. | 244 | −4% | Catholic | English | 9 km | |
| S N Realt na Mara | 117 | +14% | Catholic | English | 9.7 km |
The other 55 primary schools in Co. Sligo
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S.N. Mhuire | 15 | −64% | Catholic | English | 11 km | |
| St Brendans N.S. | 177 | +26% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 13 km |
| St Edwards N.S. | 207 | +50% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 13 km |
| S.N. Ursula | 439 | +0% | Catholic | English | 14 km | |
| Carbury National School | 210 | −5% | Church of Ireland | English | 14 km | |
| Sligo Project School | 52 | +117% | Multi-denominational | English | ✓ | 14 km |
| Our Lady of Mercy N.S. | 449 | −2% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 14 km |
| Gaelscoil Chnoc na Re | 208 | −12% | Catholic | All in Irish | 14 km | |
| Scoil Eoin Naofa | 289 | +17% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 14 km |
| St Patricks N.S. | 182 | +17% | Catholic | English | 15 km | |
| Scoil Asicus | 252 | −2% | Catholic | English | 15 km | |
| Ransboro New Central | 247 | +0% | Catholic | English | 17 km | |
| Carraroe N.S. | 389 | +4% | Catholic | English | 17 km | |
| S.N. Pairc Ard | 99 | +6% | Catholic | English | 19 km | |
| S.N. Baile an Luig | 29 | +38% | Catholic | English | 19 km | |
| S.N. Eoin Naofa | 226 | +3% | Catholic | English | 20 km | |
| S.N. Muire Gan Smal | 24 | −14% | Catholic | English | 22 km | |
| Kilross N.S. | 42 | +110% | Catholic | English | 23 km | |
| St Pauls N.S. Collooney | 75 | +15% | Church of Ireland | English | 23 km | |
| Scoil Mhuire agus Iosaf | 241 | −3% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 24 km |
| Ballintogher N.S. | 87 | +7% | Catholic | English | 24 km | |
| S.N. Naomh Iosef | 29 | −34% | Catholic | English | 25 km | |
| Rockfield N.S. | 174 | −19% | Catholic | English | 26 km | |
| Sooey N.S. | 112 | −15% | Catholic | English | 27 km | |
| Dromore West Central | 90 | +58% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 29 km |
| Killeenduff N.S. | 20 | −20% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 29 km |
| S.N. Lissara Naofa | 66 | −32% | Catholic | English | 29 km | |
| Taunagh National School | 30 | +11% | Church of Ireland | English | 30 km | |
| Ardkeerin N.S. | 111 | −9% | Catholic | English | 31 km | |
| Owenbeg N.S. | 36 | −36% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 32 km |
| S.N. Cnoc Mionna | 52 | −39% | Catholic | English | 33 km | |
| Scoil Mhuire Gan Smal | 215 | −7% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 34 km |
| Rathlee N.S. | 68 | +11% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 35 km |
| S.N. Naithi Naofa | 77 | −10% | Catholic | English | 36 km | |
| Leaffoney N.S. | 1 | – | Church of Ireland | English | 36 km | |
| S.N. Clochog | 61 | −22% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 36 km |
| Cloonacool N.S. | 103 | −10% | Catholic | English | 37 km | |
| S.N. Naomh Ailbhe | 97 | – | Catholic | English | 37 km | |
| Kilglass N.S. | 114 | −8% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 37 km |
| Scoil Croi Naofa | 81 | +11% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 38 km |
| S.N. Naomh Mhuire | 47 | +0% | Catholic | English | 39 km | |
| Killaville N.S. | 19 | −21% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 39 km |
| Holy Family School | 192 | −2% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 40 km |
| Stokane N.S. | 30 | −25% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 40 km |
| S.N. Cul Fada | 73 | −15% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 41 km |
| S.N. Muire Gan Smal | 103 | +58% | Catholic | English | 41 km | |
| Enniscrone N.S. | 137 | +9% | Catholic | English | 42 km | |
| Moylough N.S. | 100 | −18% | Catholic | English | 42 km | |
| Castlerock N.S. | 31 | −18% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 43 km |
| Corballa N.S. | 115 | +3% | Catholic | English | 44 km | |
| Our Lady's National School | 40 | −9% | Catholic | English | 44 km | |
| Carn N.S. | 116 | −4% | Catholic | English | 44 km | |
| S.N. Muire Gan Smal | 76 | −24% | Catholic | English | 46 km | |
| S.N. Ronain Naofa | 37 | +54% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 47 km |
| Scoil Naomh Aodain | 79 | +52% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 50 km |
Living in Grange
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Homes in the F91 Eircode area
Housing in Grange →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 Grange →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
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Grange, F91 W326
Primary schools near Scoil Naomh Molaise
Nearest first, as the crow flies, up to 25 km. Each school’s own admission policy decides who gets a place.
Questions about Scoil Naomh Molaise
Is Scoil Naomh Molaise 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 Naomh Molaise have?
274 pupils in 2025/26. That is −4% since 2019/20.
Does Scoil Naomh Molaise teach through Irish?
No: Scoil Naomh Molaise teaches in English, with Irish as a subject.
Who runs Scoil Naomh Molaise?
Scoil Naomh Molaise has a Catholic ethos. Its patron is Bishop of Elphin.
How do pupils get a place at Scoil Naomh Molaise?
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 Naomh Molaise?
The nearest are S.N. Bhride (2.9 km), Cliffoney N.S. (6.3 km) and S.N. Aodain (7.8 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 Grange; 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).