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S.N. Naomh Ailbhe

PrimaryCatholic

Geevagh, Via Boyle, Co. Roscommon · F52 W564 · Roll number 20575Q

S.N. Naomh Ailbhe is one of 3 primary schools in or within 3 km of Riverstown. Every school in and around Riverstown →

Pupils
97
September, 2025/26
52 girls, 45 boys
Ethos
Catholic
Patron: Bishop of Elphin
Language
English
outside the Gaeltacht
Results
Not published
none school by school (Education Act 1998, s.53)
The gist

What stands out about S.N. Naomh Ailbhe

  • 97 pupils, near the middle for primary schools in Ireland (the median is 131).
  • Teaches through English, with Irish as a subject.
  • On the lists since 2023/24: a new school, or a new roll after schools joined.
  • Its patron is the Bishop of Elphin; its ethos is Catholic.
  • Outside Riverstown’s outline, 9.8 km away; listed with Riverstown, the nearest town in its county.

Pupils over time

2023/24 to 2025/26

S.N. Naomh Ailbhe had 97 pupils in 2025/26, against 92 in 2023/24 (+5%). Girls are 54% of them. Its roll rose in 1 of the 2 years.

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

No letter

No letter for S.N. Naomh Ailbhe

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. Naomh Ailbhe 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 S.N. Naomh Ailbhe

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 S.N. Naomh Ailbhe

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

Families apply to S.N. Naomh Ailbhe 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

2025/26

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

S.N. Naomh Ailbhe has more pupils than any of the 6 nearest primary schools.

S.N. Naomh Ailbhe97
S.N. Naomh Padraig22
S.N. Naomh Treasa89
S.N. Lasair Naofa13
S.N. Cill Ronain37
S.N. Clochog61
Drumkeerin Central67
SchoolPupilsSince 2019/20EthosLanguageDEISAway
S.N. Naomh Ailbhe97–CatholicEnglish
S.N. Naomh Padraig22−39%CatholicEnglish✓4.7 km
S.N. Naomh Treasa89−2%CatholicEnglish8.3 km
S.N. Lasair Naofa13–CatholicEnglish✓8.5 km
S.N. Cill Ronain37+68%CatholicEnglish9.1 km
S.N. Clochog61−22%CatholicEnglish✓9.1 km
Drumkeerin Central N.S.67+0%CatholicEnglish✓9.9 km
The other 60 primary schools in Co. Sligo
SchoolPupilsSince 2019/20EthosLanguageDEISAway
Ardkeerin N.S.111−9%CatholicEnglish10 km
Taunagh National School30+11%Church of IrelandEnglish10 km
Sooey N.S.112−15%CatholicEnglish12 km
Ballintogher N.S.87+7%CatholicEnglish14 km
S.N. Cnoc Mionna52−39%CatholicEnglish14 km
S.N. Naomh Mhuire47+0%CatholicEnglish14 km
Kilross N.S.42+110%CatholicEnglish15 km
S.N. Cul Fada73−15%CatholicEnglish✓17 km
Scoil Mhuire Gan Smal215−7%CatholicEnglish✓18 km
S.N. Ronain Naofa37+54%CatholicEnglish✓18 km
Scoil Mhuire agus Iosaf241−3%CatholicEnglish✓18 km
St Pauls N.S. Collooney75+15%Church of IrelandEnglish18 km
S.N. Lissara Naofa66−32%CatholicEnglish21 km
Killaville N.S.19−21%CatholicEnglish✓21 km
Carn N.S.116−4%CatholicEnglish21 km
S.N. Eoin Naofa226+3%CatholicEnglish22 km
Carraroe N.S.389+4%CatholicEnglish22 km
St Patricks N.S.182+17%CatholicEnglish23 km
Sligo Project School52+117%Multi-denominationalEnglish✓24 km
Our Lady of Mercy N.S.449−2%CatholicEnglish✓24 km
Scoil Eoin Naofa289+17%CatholicEnglish✓24 km
Carbury National School210−5%Church of IrelandEnglish24 km
Scoil Naomh Aodain79+52%CatholicEnglish✓24 km
Scoil Croi Naofa81+11%CatholicEnglish✓24 km
St Edwards N.S.207+50%CatholicEnglish✓25 km
Gaelscoil Chnoc na Re208−12%CatholicAll in Irish25 km
S.N. Ursula439+0%CatholicEnglish25 km
Ransboro New Central247+0%CatholicEnglish25 km
St Brendans N.S.177+26%CatholicEnglish✓25 km
Rockfield N.S.174−19%CatholicEnglish25 km
S.N. Naithi Naofa77−10%CatholicEnglish27 km
Rathcormack N.S.244−4%CatholicEnglish28 km
S.N. Baile an Luig29+38%CatholicEnglish29 km
Scoil Asicus252−2%CatholicEnglish30 km
S N Realt na Mara117+14%CatholicEnglish31 km
Moylough N.S.100−18%CatholicEnglish31 km
Holy Family School192−2%CatholicEnglish✓32 km
S.N. Pairc Ard99+6%CatholicEnglish33 km
Cloonacool N.S.103−10%CatholicEnglish35 km
S.N. Muire Gan Smal103+58%CatholicEnglish35 km
S.N. Aodain16–CatholicEnglish36 km
S.N. Muire Gan Smal76−24%CatholicEnglish36 km
S.N. Padraig Naofa75−18%CatholicEnglish37 km
Scoil Naomh Molaise274−4%CatholicEnglish37 km
S.N. Bhride35+6%CatholicEnglish38 km
S.N. Muire Gan Smal24−14%CatholicEnglish39 km
Our Lady's National School40−9%CatholicEnglish39 km
Cliffoney N.S.96+43%CatholicEnglish39 km
S.N. Naomh Iosef29−34%CatholicEnglish40 km
S.N. Mhuire15−64%CatholicEnglish41 km
Castlerock N.S.31−18%CatholicEnglish✓41 km
Dromore West Central90+58%CatholicEnglish✓44 km
Killeenduff N.S.20−20%CatholicEnglish✓48 km
Owenbeg N.S.36−36%CatholicEnglish✓49 km
Stokane N.S.30−25%CatholicEnglish✓52 km
Kilglass N.S.114−8%CatholicEnglish✓53 km
Leaffoney N.S.1–Church of IrelandEnglish54 km
Rathlee N.S.68+11%CatholicEnglish✓54 km
Corballa N.S.115+3%CatholicEnglish55 km
Enniscrone N.S.137+9%CatholicEnglish56 km
Living nearby

Living in Riverstown

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

Median sale price
€217,500
42 sales, 2023–25, Property Price Register
Average rent
€1,156
a month, new tenancies in 2025 across Co. Sligo

Homes in the F52 Eircode area

Housing in Riverstown →

The median sale price rose from €171,000 in 2023 to €192,500 in 2025 (+13%).

2023€171,000
2024€189,500
2025€192,500

New against second-hand, 2023 to 2025

New homes€263,900
Second-hand homes€174,300

Property Price Register sales in the F52 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.

near Riverstown, F52 W564

Nearby

Primary schools near S.N. Naomh Ailbhe

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. Naomh Ailbhe

Is S.N. Naomh Ailbhe 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. Naomh Ailbhe have?

97 pupils in 2025/26.

Does S.N. Naomh Ailbhe teach through Irish?

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

Who runs S.N. Naomh Ailbhe?

S.N. Naomh Ailbhe has a Catholic ethos. Its patron is Bishop of Elphin.

How do pupils get a place at S.N. Naomh Ailbhe?

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. Naomh Ailbhe?

The nearest are S.N. Naomh Padraig (4.7 km), S.N. Naomh Treasa (8.3 km) and S.N. Lasair Naofa (8.5 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 Riverstown; 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).