S.N. Phadraig Naofa
Kylepark, Borrisokane, Co. Tipperary · E45 K681 · Roll number 17850S
S.N. Phadraig Naofa is the only one of the primary schools in or within 3 km of Borrisokane. Every school in and around Borrisokane →
What stands out about S.N. Phadraig Naofa
- 86 pupils, near the middle for primary schools in Ireland (the median is 131).
- Teaches through English, with Irish as a subject.
- Growing: 86 pupils, 187% more than the 30 of 2019/20.
- In DEIS. DEIS (Delivering Equality of Opportunity in Schools) gives schools serving disadvantaged areas more teachers, money and support; the Department decides which schools are in it.
- Its patron is the Bishop of Killaloe; its ethos is Catholic.
- Outside Borrisokane’s outline, 4 km away; listed with Borrisokane, the nearest town in its county.
Pupils over time
2015/16 to 2025/26S.N. Phadraig Naofa had 86 pupils in 2025/26, against 23 in 2015/16 (+274%). Girls are 42% of them. Its roll rose in 7 of the 10 years.
Department of Education enrolments at 30 September each year; girls and boys where the lists give them.
No letter for S.N. Phadraig Naofa
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. Phadraig Naofa 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. Phadraig Naofa
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. Phadraig Naofa
Every school admits under its own published admission policy; no admissions numbers are published.
Families apply to S.N. Phadraig Naofa 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.
It is in DEIS, so it has extra support for pupils from disadvantaged areas.
No figures on applications are published, but the roll shows demand: S.N. Phadraig Naofa has grown by 187% since 2019/20. All the schools around Borrisokane together changed by +24%.
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, 4 have more pupils than S.N. Phadraig Naofa. Since 2019/20 its roll has changed by +187%; 0 of the 6 grew faster.
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S.N. Phadraig Naofa | 86 | +187% | Catholic | English | ✓ | |
| S.N. Cill Barfhionn | 47 | −31% | Catholic | English | 3.6 km | |
| Scoil Mhuire | 139 | +39% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 4.6 km |
| S.N. Colmain Naofa | 39 | −11% | Catholic | English | 5 km | |
| S.N. Ard Croine | 134 | −21% | Catholic | English | 8.6 km | |
| Kiladangan N.S. | 123 | −2% | Catholic | English | 9.5 km | |
| St Brendans N.S. | 235 | +4% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 9.6 km |
The other 145 primary schools in Co. Tipperary
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S.N. Lua Naofa | 27 | −7% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 10 km |
| Cloughjordan N.S. | 122 | −4% | Catholic | English | 12 km | |
| Cloughjordan No 1 N.S. | 71 | −27% | Church of Ireland | English | 13 km | |
| S.N. Cill Ruadhain | 115 | −16% | Catholic | English | 13 km | |
| Carrig N.S. | 229 | +1% | Catholic | English | 14 km | |
| S.N. Naomh Ruadhain | 32 | +14% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 14 km |
| Carrig N.S. | 60 | −9% | Catholic | English | 16 km | |
| Gaelscoil Aonach | 179 | −24% | Catholic | All in Irish | 16 km | |
| Nenagh Community National School | 200 | +37% | Multi-denominational | English | 16 km | |
| S.N. Flannain Naofa | 71 | +16% | Catholic | English | 16 km | |
| St Marys N.S. | 53 | −12% | Church of Ireland | English | 16 km | |
| Bunscoil na mBráithre Críostaí | 248 | −4% | Catholic | English | 16 km | |
| St Marys Convent | 351 | −6% | Catholic | English | 16 km | |
| Eochaille Ara N.S. | 118 | +5% | Catholic | English | 16 km | |
| Bishop Harty NS | 91 | +21% | Catholic | English | 17 km | |
| Portroe N.S. | 138 | +1% | Catholic | English | 18 km | |
| S.N. an Cillin | 140 | +19% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 19 km |
| S.N. Lios an Halla | 136 | +5% | Catholic | English | 20 km | |
| S.N. Chiarda Naofa | 45 | −27% | Catholic | English | 21 km | |
| S.N. Naomh Sheosamh | 96 | −6% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 21 km |
| S.N. Odhran Naofa | 62 | +9% | Catholic | English | 22 km | |
| S.N. Buirgheas | 86 | +26% | Catholic | English | 22 km | |
| Silvermines N.S. | 57 | −22% | Catholic | English | 25 km | |
| Gurtagarry N.S. | 67 | +29% | Catholic | English | 25 km | |
| Boher N.S. | 113 | −7% | Catholic | English | 26 km | |
| St Johns | 163 | −7% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 27 km |
| Sacred Heart Primary School | 201 | +41% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 27 km |
| Roscrea N.S. No 2 | 31 | +7% | Church of Ireland | English | 27 km | |
| S.N. Teampall Doire | 104 | +4% | Catholic | English | 27 km | |
| S.N. Baile an Atha | 404 | −5% | Catholic | English | 28 km | |
| Scoil Mhuire | 117 | +9% | Catholic | English | 28 km | |
| S.N. Iosef Naofa | 299 | −10% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 28 km |
| Killea N.S. | 19 | −41% | Catholic | English | 29 km | |
| S N Baile na hInse | 95 | −23% | Catholic | English | 30 km | |
| Barnane N.S. | 39 | −24% | Catholic | English | 31 km | |
| Scoil Naomh Cualán | 198 | +6% | Catholic | Some subjects in Irish | 33 km | |
| S.N. an Droma | 41 | −28% | Catholic | English | 33 km | |
| St Marys N.S. | 24 | – | Church of Ireland | English | ✓ | 34 km |
| Birdhill N.S. | 104 | −26% | Catholic | English | 34 km | |
| St Colmcilles Primary School | 109 | +1% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 34 km |
| S.N. Iosef Naofa | 163 | −19% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 34 km |
| Clonmore N.S. | 96 | +41% | Catholic | English | 35 km | |
| S.N. Cill Chuimin | 22 | −42% | Catholic | English | 36 km | |
| S N na mBuachailli | 135 | −15% | Catholic | English | 36 km | |
| Rear N.S. | 83 | +43% | Catholic | English | 36 km | |
| Scoil Iosagain | 124 | −11% | Catholic | English | 36 km | |
| Lackamore N.S. | 36 | −20% | Catholic | English | 36 km | |
| Convent of Mercy | 266 | −10% | Catholic | English | 37 km | |
| Castle Iny N.S. | 31 | +29% | Catholic | English | 37 km | |
| Loch Mor Maigh N.S. | 86 | −3% | Catholic | English | 37 km | |
| S N na hInse | 83 | +11% | Catholic | English | 38 km | |
| Templetuohy N.S. | 77 | +28% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 40 km |
| Ballycahill N.S. | 49 | −14% | Catholic | English | 41 km | |
| S.N. Leamhach | 117 | −3% | Catholic | English | 41 km | |
| Hollyford N.S. | 26 | −37% | Catholic | English | 43 km | |
| S.N. Rath Eilte | 94 | −3% | Catholic | English | 44 km | |
| S N na Maighne | 65 | −33% | Catholic | English | 44 km | |
| Gaelscoil Durlas Eile | 194 | −9% | Catholic | All in Irish | 44 km | |
| Scoil Ailbhe | 189 | −8% | Catholic | English | 44 km | |
| Presentation Primary School | 247 | +24% | Catholic | English | 45 km | |
| Scoil Angela | 219 | −12% | Catholic | English | 45 km | |
| Rossmore National School | 83 | +4% | Catholic | English | 46 km | |
| S.N. Micheal Naofa | 195 | −13% | Catholic | English | 46 km | |
| Cappawhite N.S. | 126 | −3% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 48 km |
| Clonoulty Central N.S. | 96 | +14% | Catholic | English | 48 km | |
| Two Mile Borris N.S. | 148 | +29% | Catholic | English | 49 km | |
| Annacarty N.S. | 93 | +21% | Catholic | English | 50 km | |
| Gaile N.S. | 35 | +6% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 50 km |
| S.N. Naomh Peadar | 138 | +0% | Catholic | English | 50 km | |
| S N na hAille | 128 | +22% | Catholic | English | 51 km | |
| S.N. Chaoimhghin | 83 | −13% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 52 km |
| St Francis National School | 32 | −20% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 53 km |
| San Isadoir | 124 | +14% | Catholic | English | 53 km | |
| Knockavilla N.S. | 147 | +30% | Catholic | English | 53 km | |
| Ballytarsna N.S. | 76 | −18% | Catholic | English | 54 km | |
| S N Gort na hUaighe | 132 | +0% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 54 km |
| S.N. Bhride | 84 | +0% | Catholic | English | 54 km | |
| Monard N.S. | 112 | +17% | Catholic | English | 56 km | |
| Cullen N.S. | 14 | – | Catholic | English | 56 km | |
| S.N. Baile Sluagh | 26 | +18% | Catholic | English | 57 km | |
| S.N. Gleann Guail | 16 | −27% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 57 km |
| S.N. Baile an Iubhair | 19 | −32% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 57 km |
| Dualla N.S. | 92 | −12% | Catholic | English | 58 km | |
| Thomastown N.S. | 112 | +37% | Catholic | English | 59 km | |
| S.N. an Ghabhailin | 85 | −15% | Catholic | English | 59 km | |
| St Josephs Primary School | 192 | +27% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 59 km |
| Scoil na mBraithre | 199 | +2% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 59 km |
| Tipperary Jnr Bn S | 107 | +32% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 59 km |
| St John the Baptist Boys School | 268 | −7% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 59 km |
| Tipperary G N.S. | 149 | +13% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 59 km |
| St John the Baptist | 293 | −15% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 59 km |
| Cashel Deanery | 29 | −22% | Church of Ireland | English | 59 km | |
| Killenaule N.S. | 135 | −4% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 60 km |
| Gaelscoil Thiobraid Arann | 107 | +19% | Catholic | All in Irish | ✓ | 60 km |
| Lisnamrock N.S. | 65 | −2% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 60 km |
| Shronell N.S. | 58 | −5% | Catholic | English | 60 km | |
| Slieveardagh N.S. | 24 | −20% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 61 km |
| St Ailbe's National School | 122 | +4% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 62 km |
| Moyglass N.S. | 130 | +2% | Catholic | English | 63 km | |
| Mount Bruis N.S. | 55 | −21% | Catholic | English | 63 km | |
| Bansha N.S. | 75 | +1% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 63 km |
| Our Lady's National School | 71 | −29% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 64 km |
| Rosegreen N.S. | 152 | +5% | Catholic | English | 65 km | |
| New Inn B N.S. | 48 | −37% | Catholic | English | 67 km | |
| Scoil Mhuire Gan Smál | 111 | −8% | Catholic | English | 67 km | |
| Lisvernane N.S. | 122 | +16% | Catholic | English | 67 km | |
| Tankerstown N.S. | 83 | −6% | Catholic | English | 67 km | |
| Naomh Padraig Junior | 46 | +10% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 68 km |
| Naomh Padraig Senior | 54 | +2% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 68 km |
| Holy Trinity National School | 204 | −7% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 69 km |
| Ballydrehid N.S. | 13 | −71% | Catholic | English | 69 km | |
| S.N. Chluainin | 65 | −32% | Catholic | English | 72 km | |
| S.N. Michil Naofa | 137 | +6% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 72 km |
| Killusty N.S. | 4 | −88% | Catholic | English | 73 km | |
| S.N. Cleireachain | 202 | −0% | Catholic | English | 73 km | |
| Bunscoil na Cathrach | 411 | – | Catholic | English | ✓ | 73 km |
| Lisronagh N.S. | 106 | +4% | Catholic | English | 74 km | |
| Scoil Mhuire | 32 | +0% | Catholic | English | 74 km | |
| S.N. Rath Chaomhghin | 143 | +17% | Catholic | English | 76 km | |
| Poulacapple N.S. | 46 | −16% | Catholic | English | 76 km | |
| Ballylooby N.S. | 148 | −14% | Catholic | English | 77 km | |
| S.N. Chuirt Doighte | 92 | +12% | Catholic | English | 78 km | |
| S.N. Sceichin A Rince | 40 | +3% | Catholic | English | 78 km | |
| S.N. an Grainseach | 137 | −33% | Catholic | English | 79 km | |
| Killurney N.S. | 31 | −3% | Catholic | English | 79 km | |
| St Oliver Plunketts N.S. | 334 | +4% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 79 km |
| Grangemockler N.S. | 47 | −19% | Catholic | English | 79 km | |
| Powerstown N.S. | 338 | −8% | Catholic | English | 79 km | |
| St Marys Parochial School | 52 | +108% | Church of Ireland | English | 80 km | |
| St Peter and Paul | 304 | −14% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 80 km |
| St Marys N.S. | 222 | +4% | Catholic | English | 80 km | |
| Gaelscoil Chluain Meala | 315 | +50% | Catholic | All in Irish | 80 km | |
| SN Mhuire na nAingeal | 407 | +0% | Catholic | English | 80 km | |
| Presentation Primary School | 266 | +0% | Catholic | English | 80 km | |
| S.N. Naomh Padraig | 55 | −14% | Catholic | English | 81 km | |
| Ardfinnan N.S. | 244 | +6% | Catholic | English | 81 km | |
| Scoil Teampall Toinne | 135 | +15% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 83 km |
| S.N. Cill Siolain | 90 | −24% | Catholic | English | 83 km | |
| Clogheen Central N.S. | 81 | +14% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 83 km |
| Ballyneale N.S. | 77 | −21% | Catholic | English | 86 km | |
| Scoil Mhuire | 111 | −20% | Catholic | English | 86 km | |
| Upper Newtown N.S. | 51 | −7% | Catholic | English | 86 km | |
| S N Mhuire na mBraithre | 122 | −21% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 90 km |
| Gaelscoil Charraig na Siuire | 114 | −2% | Catholic | All in Irish | ✓ | 90 km |
| Clochar na Toirbhirte | 281 | −8% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 90 km |
Living in Borrisokane
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Homes in the E45 Eircode area
Housing in Borrisokane →The median sale price rose from €220,200 in 2023 to €300,000 in 2025 (+36%).
New against second-hand, 2023 to 2025
Property Price Register sales in the E45 Eircode routing area, 2023 to 2025.
Renting in Co. Tipperary
Cost of living in Borrisokane →New tenancies in Co. Tipperary averaged €1,078 a month in 2025, against €975 in 2024 (+11%).
Residential Tenancies Board rent index, new tenancies, 2024 and 2025.
Location
Directions ↗near Borrisokane, E45 K681
Primary schools near S.N. Phadraig Naofa
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. Phadraig Naofa
Is S.N. Phadraig Naofa 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. Phadraig Naofa have?
86 pupils in 2025/26. That is +187% since 2019/20.
Does S.N. Phadraig Naofa teach through Irish?
No: S.N. Phadraig Naofa teaches in English, with Irish as a subject.
Who runs S.N. Phadraig Naofa?
S.N. Phadraig Naofa has a Catholic ethos. Its patron is Bishop of Killaloe.
How do pupils get a place at S.N. Phadraig Naofa?
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. Phadraig Naofa?
The nearest are S.N. Cill Barfhionn (3.6 km), Scoil Mhuire (4.6 km) and S.N. Colmain Naofa (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 Borrisokane; 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).