Clogheen Central N.S.
CLOGHEEN, CO TIPPERARY · E21 F651 · Roll number 19540N
Clogheen Central N.S. is the only one of the primary schools in or within 3 km of Clogheen. Every school in and around Clogheen →
What stands out about Clogheen Central N.S.
- 81 pupils, near the middle for primary schools in Ireland (the median is 131).
- About as many pupils as in 2019/20 (+14%).
- Teaches through English, with Irish as a subject.
- 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 Waterford & Lismore; its ethos is Catholic.
- The only primary school in Clogheen or within 3 km of it.
Pupils over time
2015/16 to 2025/26Clogheen Central N.S. had 81 pupils in 2025/26, against 71 in 2015/16 (+14%). Girls are 58% of them. Its largest roll was 84, in 2022/23. Its roll rose in 4 of the 10 years.
Department of Education enrolments at 30 September each year; girls and boys where the lists give them.
No letter for Clogheen Central 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 Clogheen Central 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.
Inspection reports on Clogheen Central 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 a place at Clogheen Central N.S.
Every school admits under its own published admission policy; no admissions numbers are published.
Families apply to Clogheen Central 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.
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: Clogheen Central N.S. has grown by 14% since 2019/20.
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, 5 have more pupils than Clogheen Central N.S.. Since 2019/20 its roll has changed by +14%; 1 of the 6 grew faster.
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clogheen Central N.S. | 81 | +14% | Catholic | English | ✓ | |
| Ballylooby N.S. | 148 | −14% | Catholic | English | 6.2 km | |
| Scoil Teampall Toinne | 135 | +15% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 7.3 km |
| S.N. Chuirt Doighte | 92 | +12% | Catholic | English | 7.6 km | |
| Ardfinnan N.S. | 244 | +6% | Catholic | English | 8.6 km | |
| S.N. Sceichin A Rince | 40 | +3% | Catholic | English | 12 km | |
| Scoil Mhuire | 111 | −20% | Catholic | English | 12 km |
The other 144 primary schools in Co. Tipperary
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bunscoil na Cathrach | 411 | – | Catholic | English | ✓ | 13 km |
| S.N. an Grainseach | 137 | −33% | Catholic | English | 14 km | |
| Ballydrehid N.S. | 13 | −71% | Catholic | English | 15 km | |
| Tankerstown N.S. | 83 | −6% | Catholic | English | 17 km | |
| S.N. Rath Chaomhghin | 143 | +17% | Catholic | English | 18 km | |
| Scoil Mhuire Gan Smál | 111 | −8% | Catholic | English | 20 km | |
| Bansha N.S. | 75 | +1% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 20 km |
| Presentation Primary School | 266 | +0% | Catholic | English | 20 km | |
| New Inn B N.S. | 48 | −37% | Catholic | English | 21 km | |
| Gaelscoil Chluain Meala | 315 | +50% | Catholic | All in Irish | 21 km | |
| St Marys Parochial School | 52 | +108% | Church of Ireland | English | 21 km | |
| St Marys N.S. | 222 | +4% | Catholic | English | 21 km | |
| St Oliver Plunketts N.S. | 334 | +4% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 21 km |
| SN Mhuire na nAingeal | 407 | +0% | Catholic | English | 22 km | |
| St Peter and Paul | 304 | −14% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 22 km |
| S.N. Cleireachain | 202 | −0% | Catholic | English | 22 km | |
| Lisvernane N.S. | 122 | +16% | Catholic | English | 22 km | |
| Rosegreen N.S. | 152 | +5% | Catholic | English | 24 km | |
| Gaelscoil Thiobraid Arann | 107 | +19% | Catholic | All in Irish | ✓ | 25 km |
| Powerstown N.S. | 338 | −8% | Catholic | English | 25 km | |
| Thomastown N.S. | 112 | +37% | Catholic | English | 25 km | |
| Mount Bruis N.S. | 55 | −21% | Catholic | English | 25 km | |
| Lisronagh N.S. | 106 | +4% | Catholic | English | 25 km | |
| S.N. an Ghabhailin | 85 | −15% | Catholic | English | 25 km | |
| Tipperary G N.S. | 149 | +13% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 26 km |
| Tipperary Jnr Bn S | 107 | +32% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 26 km |
| Scoil na mBraithre | 199 | +2% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 26 km |
| St Josephs Primary School | 192 | +27% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 26 km |
| Cashel Deanery | 29 | −22% | Church of Ireland | English | 28 km | |
| St John the Baptist | 293 | −15% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 28 km |
| St John the Baptist Boys School | 268 | −7% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 28 km |
| Shronell N.S. | 58 | −5% | Catholic | English | 28 km | |
| S.N. Bhride | 84 | +0% | Catholic | English | 29 km | |
| Killurney N.S. | 31 | −3% | Catholic | English | 30 km | |
| S.N. Cill Siolain | 90 | −24% | Catholic | English | 30 km | |
| Holy Trinity National School | 204 | −7% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 30 km |
| Knockavilla N.S. | 147 | +30% | Catholic | English | 31 km | |
| Monard N.S. | 112 | +17% | Catholic | English | 31 km | |
| Killusty N.S. | 4 | −88% | Catholic | English | 31 km | |
| St Francis National School | 32 | −20% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 32 km |
| Dualla N.S. | 92 | −12% | Catholic | English | 32 km | |
| St Ailbe's National School | 122 | +4% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 32 km |
| Cullen N.S. | 14 | – | Catholic | English | 33 km | |
| Annacarty N.S. | 93 | +21% | Catholic | English | 34 km | |
| S.N. Naomh Padraig | 55 | −14% | Catholic | English | 34 km | |
| San Isadoir | 124 | +14% | Catholic | English | 34 km | |
| Moyglass N.S. | 130 | +2% | Catholic | English | 34 km | |
| S.N. Chluainin | 65 | −32% | Catholic | English | 35 km | |
| S N na hAille | 128 | +22% | Catholic | English | 35 km | |
| Ballytarsna N.S. | 76 | −18% | Catholic | English | 36 km | |
| S.N. Baile an Iubhair | 19 | −32% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 36 km |
| Cappawhite N.S. | 126 | −3% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 37 km |
| Clonoulty Central N.S. | 96 | +14% | Catholic | English | 37 km | |
| Ballyneale N.S. | 77 | −21% | Catholic | English | 37 km | |
| Gaile N.S. | 35 | +6% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 38 km |
| Rossmore National School | 83 | +4% | Catholic | English | 39 km | |
| Naomh Padraig Junior | 46 | +10% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 39 km |
| Naomh Padraig Senior | 54 | +2% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 39 km |
| Killenaule N.S. | 135 | −4% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 40 km |
| Gaelscoil Charraig na Siuire | 114 | −2% | Catholic | All in Irish | ✓ | 40 km |
| S N Mhuire na mBraithre | 122 | −21% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 40 km |
| Grangemockler N.S. | 47 | −19% | Catholic | English | 40 km | |
| Clochar na Toirbhirte | 281 | −8% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 40 km |
| Scoil Mhuire | 32 | +0% | Catholic | English | 41 km | |
| Hollyford N.S. | 26 | −37% | Catholic | English | 41 km | |
| S.N. Micheal Naofa | 195 | −13% | Catholic | English | 42 km | |
| S.N. Naomh Peadar | 138 | +0% | Catholic | English | 43 km | |
| S.N. Michil Naofa | 137 | +6% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 43 km |
| Upper Newtown N.S. | 51 | −7% | Catholic | English | 43 km | |
| S.N. Chaoimhghin | 83 | −13% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 44 km |
| S.N. Gleann Guail | 16 | −27% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 45 km |
| Poulacapple N.S. | 46 | −16% | Catholic | English | 45 km | |
| Our Lady's National School | 71 | −29% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 47 km |
| Ballycahill N.S. | 49 | −14% | Catholic | English | 47 km | |
| Lisnamrock N.S. | 65 | −2% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 47 km |
| Gaelscoil Durlas Eile | 194 | −9% | Catholic | All in Irish | 47 km | |
| Scoil Angela | 219 | −12% | Catholic | English | 47 km | |
| Scoil Ailbhe | 189 | −8% | Catholic | English | 47 km | |
| Presentation Primary School | 247 | +24% | Catholic | English | 47 km | |
| S.N. Cill Chuimin | 22 | −42% | Catholic | English | 48 km | |
| Scoil Iosagain | 124 | −11% | Catholic | English | 48 km | |
| S.N. Baile Sluagh | 26 | +18% | Catholic | English | 48 km | |
| Two Mile Borris N.S. | 148 | +29% | Catholic | English | 49 km | |
| Rear N.S. | 83 | +43% | Catholic | English | 49 km | |
| S.N. Leamhach | 117 | −3% | Catholic | English | 50 km | |
| Slieveardagh N.S. | 24 | −20% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 50 km |
| S N na hInse | 83 | +11% | Catholic | English | 50 km | |
| S.N. Rath Eilte | 94 | −3% | Catholic | English | 52 km | |
| S N Gort na hUaighe | 132 | +0% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 52 km |
| Lackamore N.S. | 36 | −20% | Catholic | English | 52 km | |
| Scoil Naomh Cualán | 198 | +6% | Catholic | Some subjects in Irish | 53 km | |
| S N na Maighne | 65 | −33% | Catholic | English | 55 km | |
| Loch Mor Maigh N.S. | 86 | −3% | Catholic | English | 55 km | |
| S.N. an Droma | 41 | −28% | Catholic | English | 56 km | |
| S.N. Teampall Doire | 104 | +4% | Catholic | English | 56 km | |
| S N na mBuachailli | 135 | −15% | Catholic | English | 57 km | |
| Convent of Mercy | 266 | −10% | Catholic | English | 57 km | |
| Barnane N.S. | 39 | −24% | Catholic | English | 58 km | |
| Castle Iny N.S. | 31 | +29% | Catholic | English | 59 km | |
| St Colmcilles Primary School | 109 | +1% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 59 km |
| S.N. Iosef Naofa | 163 | −19% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 60 km |
| St Marys N.S. | 24 | – | Church of Ireland | English | ✓ | 60 km |
| Templetuohy N.S. | 77 | +28% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 60 km |
| Silvermines N.S. | 57 | −22% | Catholic | English | 60 km | |
| Birdhill N.S. | 104 | −26% | Catholic | English | 61 km | |
| Gurtagarry N.S. | 67 | +29% | Catholic | English | 61 km | |
| S N Baile na hInse | 95 | −23% | Catholic | English | 61 km | |
| S.N. Odhran Naofa | 62 | +9% | Catholic | English | 62 km | |
| Killea N.S. | 19 | −41% | Catholic | English | 63 km | |
| S.N. Chiarda Naofa | 45 | −27% | Catholic | English | 63 km | |
| Clonmore N.S. | 96 | +41% | Catholic | English | 64 km | |
| S.N. Naomh Sheosamh | 96 | −6% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 64 km |
| Boher N.S. | 113 | −7% | Catholic | English | 64 km | |
| S.N. Lios an Halla | 136 | +5% | Catholic | English | 65 km | |
| S.N. Buirgheas | 86 | +26% | Catholic | English | 66 km | |
| Bishop Harty NS | 91 | +21% | Catholic | English | 67 km | |
| S.N. Baile an Atha | 404 | −5% | Catholic | English | 67 km | |
| Bunscoil na mBráithre Críostaí | 248 | −4% | Catholic | English | 68 km | |
| St Marys Convent | 351 | −6% | Catholic | English | 68 km | |
| St Marys N.S. | 53 | −12% | Church of Ireland | English | 68 km | |
| Nenagh Community National School | 200 | +37% | Multi-denominational | English | 68 km | |
| Gaelscoil Aonach | 179 | −24% | Catholic | All in Irish | 68 km | |
| S.N. Cill Ruadhain | 115 | −16% | Catholic | English | 70 km | |
| Scoil Mhuire | 117 | +9% | Catholic | English | 71 km | |
| Eochaille Ara N.S. | 118 | +5% | Catholic | English | 71 km | |
| Carrig N.S. | 229 | +1% | Catholic | English | 72 km | |
| Portroe N.S. | 138 | +1% | Catholic | English | 72 km | |
| Cloughjordan No 1 N.S. | 71 | −27% | Church of Ireland | English | 74 km | |
| S.N. Ard Croine | 134 | −21% | Catholic | English | 75 km | |
| Cloughjordan N.S. | 122 | −4% | Catholic | English | 75 km | |
| Kiladangan N.S. | 123 | −2% | Catholic | English | 75 km | |
| S.N. Iosef Naofa | 299 | −10% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 76 km |
| Sacred Heart Primary School | 201 | +41% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 77 km |
| Roscrea N.S. No 2 | 31 | +7% | Church of Ireland | English | 77 km | |
| St Johns | 163 | −7% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 78 km |
| Scoil Mhuire | 139 | +39% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 81 km |
| S.N. Cill Barfhionn | 47 | −31% | Catholic | English | 81 km | |
| S.N. Phadraig Naofa | 86 | +187% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 83 km |
| Carrig N.S. | 60 | −9% | Catholic | English | 88 km | |
| S.N. Colmain Naofa | 39 | −11% | Catholic | English | 88 km | |
| S.N. an Cillin | 140 | +19% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 91 km |
| S.N. Lua Naofa | 27 | −7% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 92 km |
| S.N. Flannain Naofa | 71 | +16% | Catholic | English | 94 km | |
| S.N. Naomh Ruadhain | 32 | +14% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 96 km |
Living in Clogheen
The town’s figures, not this street’s.
Homes in the E21 Eircode area
Housing in Clogheen →The median sale price rose from €185,000 in 2023 to €261,500 in 2025 (+41%).
New against second-hand, 2023 to 2025
Property Price Register sales in the E21 Eircode routing area, 2023 to 2025.
Renting in Co. Tipperary
Cost of living in Clogheen →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 ↗Clogheen, E21 F651
Primary schools near Clogheen Central 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 Clogheen Central N.S.
Is Clogheen Central 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 Clogheen Central N.S. have?
81 pupils in 2025/26. That is +14% since 2019/20.
Does Clogheen Central N.S. teach through Irish?
No: Clogheen Central N.S. teaches in English, with Irish as a subject.
Who runs Clogheen Central N.S.?
Clogheen Central N.S. has a Catholic ethos. Its patron is Bishop of Waterford & Lismore.
How do pupils get a place at Clogheen Central 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 Clogheen Central N.S.?
The nearest are Ballylooby N.S. (6.2 km), Scoil Teampall Toinne (7.3 km) and S.N. Chuirt Doighte (7.6 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 Clogheen; 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).