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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 →
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 2025/26S.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.
Department of Education enrolments at 30 September each year; girls and boys where the lists give them.
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.
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 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
2025/26The 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.
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S.N. Naomh Ailbhe | 97 | – | Catholic | English | ||
| S.N. Naomh Padraig | 22 | −39% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 4.7 km |
| S.N. Naomh Treasa | 89 | −2% | Catholic | English | 8.3 km | |
| S.N. Lasair Naofa | 13 | – | Catholic | English | ✓ | 8.5 km |
| S.N. Cill Ronain | 37 | +68% | Catholic | English | 9.1 km | |
| S.N. Clochog | 61 | −22% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 9.1 km |
| Drumkeerin Central N.S. | 67 | +0% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 9.9 km |
The other 60 primary schools in Co. Sligo
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ardkeerin N.S. | 111 | −9% | Catholic | English | 10 km | |
| Taunagh National School | 30 | +11% | Church of Ireland | English | 10 km | |
| Sooey N.S. | 112 | −15% | Catholic | English | 12 km | |
| Ballintogher N.S. | 87 | +7% | Catholic | English | 14 km | |
| S.N. Cnoc Mionna | 52 | −39% | Catholic | English | 14 km | |
| S.N. Naomh Mhuire | 47 | +0% | Catholic | English | 14 km | |
| Kilross N.S. | 42 | +110% | Catholic | English | 15 km | |
| S.N. Cul Fada | 73 | −15% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 17 km |
| Scoil Mhuire Gan Smal | 215 | −7% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 18 km |
| S.N. Ronain Naofa | 37 | +54% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 18 km |
| Scoil Mhuire agus Iosaf | 241 | −3% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 18 km |
| St Pauls N.S. Collooney | 75 | +15% | Church of Ireland | English | 18 km | |
| S.N. Lissara Naofa | 66 | −32% | Catholic | English | 21 km | |
| Killaville N.S. | 19 | −21% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 21 km |
| Carn N.S. | 116 | −4% | Catholic | English | 21 km | |
| S.N. Eoin Naofa | 226 | +3% | Catholic | English | 22 km | |
| Carraroe N.S. | 389 | +4% | Catholic | English | 22 km | |
| St Patricks N.S. | 182 | +17% | Catholic | English | 23 km | |
| Sligo Project School | 52 | +117% | Multi-denominational | English | ✓ | 24 km |
| Our Lady of Mercy N.S. | 449 | −2% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 24 km |
| Scoil Eoin Naofa | 289 | +17% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 24 km |
| Carbury National School | 210 | −5% | Church of Ireland | English | 24 km | |
| Scoil Naomh Aodain | 79 | +52% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 24 km |
| Scoil Croi Naofa | 81 | +11% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 24 km |
| St Edwards N.S. | 207 | +50% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 25 km |
| Gaelscoil Chnoc na Re | 208 | −12% | Catholic | All in Irish | 25 km | |
| S.N. Ursula | 439 | +0% | Catholic | English | 25 km | |
| Ransboro New Central | 247 | +0% | Catholic | English | 25 km | |
| St Brendans N.S. | 177 | +26% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 25 km |
| Rockfield N.S. | 174 | −19% | Catholic | English | 25 km | |
| S.N. Naithi Naofa | 77 | −10% | Catholic | English | 27 km | |
| Rathcormack N.S. | 244 | −4% | Catholic | English | 28 km | |
| S.N. Baile an Luig | 29 | +38% | Catholic | English | 29 km | |
| Scoil Asicus | 252 | −2% | Catholic | English | 30 km | |
| S N Realt na Mara | 117 | +14% | Catholic | English | 31 km | |
| Moylough N.S. | 100 | −18% | Catholic | English | 31 km | |
| Holy Family School | 192 | −2% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 32 km |
| S.N. Pairc Ard | 99 | +6% | Catholic | English | 33 km | |
| Cloonacool N.S. | 103 | −10% | Catholic | English | 35 km | |
| S.N. Muire Gan Smal | 103 | +58% | Catholic | English | 35 km | |
| S.N. Aodain | 16 | – | Catholic | English | 36 km | |
| S.N. Muire Gan Smal | 76 | −24% | Catholic | English | 36 km | |
| S.N. Padraig Naofa | 75 | −18% | Catholic | English | 37 km | |
| Scoil Naomh Molaise | 274 | −4% | Catholic | English | 37 km | |
| S.N. Bhride | 35 | +6% | Catholic | English | 38 km | |
| S.N. Muire Gan Smal | 24 | −14% | Catholic | English | 39 km | |
| Our Lady's National School | 40 | −9% | Catholic | English | 39 km | |
| Cliffoney N.S. | 96 | +43% | Catholic | English | 39 km | |
| S.N. Naomh Iosef | 29 | −34% | Catholic | English | 40 km | |
| S.N. Mhuire | 15 | −64% | Catholic | English | 41 km | |
| Castlerock N.S. | 31 | −18% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 41 km |
| Dromore West Central | 90 | +58% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 44 km |
| Killeenduff N.S. | 20 | −20% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 48 km |
| Owenbeg N.S. | 36 | −36% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 49 km |
| Stokane N.S. | 30 | −25% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 52 km |
| Kilglass N.S. | 114 | −8% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 53 km |
| Leaffoney N.S. | 1 | – | Church of Ireland | English | 54 km | |
| Rathlee N.S. | 68 | +11% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 54 km |
| Corballa N.S. | 115 | +3% | Catholic | English | 55 km | |
| Enniscrone N.S. | 137 | +9% | Catholic | English | 56 km |
Living in Riverstown
The town’s figures, not this street’s.
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%).
New against second-hand, 2023 to 2025
Property Price Register sales in the F52 Eircode routing area, 2023 to 2025.
Renting in Co. Sligo
Cost of living in Riverstown →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 Riverstown, F52 W564
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).