Cluain Buinne N.S.
Clonbonny, Athlone, Co. Westmeath · N37 EA21 · Roll number 17102C
Cluain Buinne N.S. is one of 12 primary schools in or within 3 km of Athlone. Every school in and around Athlone →
What stands out about Cluain Buinne N.S.
- 164 pupils, near the middle for primary schools in Ireland (the median is 131).
- Teaches through English, with Irish as a subject.
- Growing: 164 pupils, 34% more than the 122 of 2019/20.
- Its patron is the Bishop of Ardagh & Clonmacnoise; its ethos is Catholic.
- Outside Athlone’s outline, 1.3 km away; listed with Athlone, the nearest town in its county.
Pupils over time
2015/16 to 2025/26Cluain Buinne N.S. had 164 pupils in 2025/26, against 117 in 2015/16 (+40%). Girls are 48% 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 Cluain Buinne 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 Cluain Buinne 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 Cluain Buinne 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 Cluain Buinne N.S.
Every school admits under its own published admission policy; no admissions numbers are published.
Families apply to Cluain Buinne 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.
No figures on applications are published, but the roll shows demand: Cluain Buinne N.S. has grown by 34% since 2019/20. All the schools around Athlone together changed by +11%.
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, 3 have more pupils than Cluain Buinne N.S.. Since 2019/20 its roll has changed by +34%; 0 of the 6 grew faster.
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cluain Buinne N.S. | 164 | +34% | Catholic | English | ||
| Scoil na gCeithre Maistri | 235 | −20% | Catholic | All in Irish | ✓ | 4 km |
| Corr na Madadh N S | 306 | +16% | Multi-denominational | English | ✓ | 4.4 km |
| St Marys N.S. | 573 | +31% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 4.4 km |
| S.N. Phoil Naofa | 125 | −9% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 4.5 km |
| St Peters N.S. Snr | 112 | −24% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 4.6 km |
| Clonown N.S. | 28 | −3% | Catholic | English | 4.6 km |
The other 67 primary schools in Co. Westmeath
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sc Ciarain | 227 | +21% | Catholic | English | 5 km | |
| Athlone N.S. | 56 | −13% | Church of Ireland | English | 5.2 km | |
| S.N. Deaghan O Ceallaigh | 77 | −28% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 5.4 km |
| Ballinahown N.S. | 96 | +8% | Catholic | English | 5.8 km | |
| Cill Cleithe N.S. | 99 | −3% | Catholic | English | 5.8 km | |
| S.N. an Cusan | 413 | −2% | Catholic | English | 6.4 km | |
| An Ghrianan N.S. | 167 | −11% | Catholic | English | 8.4 km | |
| Bl Oliver Plunkett N.S. | 80 | −20% | Catholic | English | 10 km | |
| St Brigid's Primary School | 241 | +4% | Catholic | English | 11 km | |
| Naomh Clar N.S. | 293 | +7% | Catholic | English | 11 km | |
| Ard na gCraith NS | 110 | −15% | Catholic | English | 11 km | |
| Drumraney Mixed N.S. | 23 | −15% | Catholic | English | 13 km | |
| Kilcrumreragh N.S. | 104 | +28% | Catholic | English | 16 km | |
| Tang N.S. | 117 | −6% | Catholic | English | 16 km | |
| Eoin Naofa N.S. | 100 | −9% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 17 km |
| Boher N.S. | 18 | – | Catholic | English | 21 km | |
| Streamstown Mixed N.S. | 107 | −4% | Catholic | English | 22 km | |
| Magh Mora N.S. | 29 | −19% | Catholic | English | 23 km | |
| Lochan an Bhealaigh N.S. | 57 | −11% | Catholic | English | 26 km | |
| Scoil an Chlochair Cill Bheagan | 226 | −8% | Catholic | English | 26 km | |
| Mhichil Naofa N.S. | 81 | −4% | Catholic | English | 26 km | |
| Scoil Phadraig | 88 | +1% | Catholic | English | 28 km | |
| Ballinagore Mixed N.S. | 97 | −5% | Catholic | English | 28 km | |
| Dysart N.S. | 24 | −35% | Catholic | English | 29 km | |
| S.N. Bhride | 8 | −74% | Catholic | English | 30 km | |
| Ballynacargy Mixed N.S. | 55 | +0% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 31 km |
| Odhran Naofa N.S. | 95 | +10% | Catholic | English | 32 km | |
| S.N. Aodha Naofa | 27 | −41% | Catholic | English | 32 km | |
| Dalystown N.S. | 81 | −16% | Catholic | English | 33 km | |
| St. Anne's National School | 176 | +18% | Catholic | English | 34 km | |
| Kilpatrick N.S. | 224 | −4% | Catholic | English | 35 km | |
| Naomh Tomas N.S. | 16 | −36% | Church of Ireland | English | ✓ | 37 km |
| Rath Eoghan N.S. | 62 | +19% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 37 km |
| Mullingar Educate Together NS | 381 | −6% | Multi-denominational | English | ✓ | 37 km |
| Gaelscoil an Mhuilinn | 179 | −26% | Catholic | All in Irish | 38 km | |
| St. Colmcille's N.S. | 239 | −0% | Catholic | English | 38 km | |
| Gaelscoil An Choillín | 154 | +111% | Inter-denominational | All in Irish | 38 km | |
| Scoil na mBraithre | 409 | −1% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 38 km |
| Scoil Chroi Naofa | 214 | −12% | Catholic | English | 39 km | |
| Presentation Convent (Jnr) | 277 | −12% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 39 km |
| Scoil na Maighdine Mhuire | 307 | −14% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 39 km |
| S N na Naomh Uile | 86 | −7% | Church of Ireland | English | 39 km | |
| Scoil Cholmain Naofa | 445 | −8% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 40 km |
| Holy Family Primary School | 439 | +32% | Catholic | English | 40 km | |
| S.N. Chruimin Naofa | 222 | +10% | Catholic | English | 41 km | |
| Milltownpass N.S. | 73 | +4% | Catholic | English | 43 km | |
| Scoil Mhuire | 83 | +0% | Catholic | English | 44 km | |
| S N na nDun | 159 | +7% | Catholic | English | 44 km | |
| Loch an Ghair N.S. | 208 | −1% | Catholic | English | 45 km | |
| S.N. Naomh Fiontan | 29 | −44% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 45 km |
| Baile Coireil N.S. | 82 | −20% | Catholic | English | 47 km | |
| Diarmada N.S. | 90 | +11% | Catholic | English | 48 km | |
| S.N. an Chuil | 14 | −71% | Catholic | English | 48 km | |
| Castlepollard Paroc.n.s. | 25 | +19% | Church of Ireland | English | 50 km | |
| S.N. Phadraig | 74 | −20% | Catholic | English | 50 km | |
| Castlepollard Mixed N.S. | 169 | +20% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 50 km |
| Naomh Iosef N.S. | 285 | +1% | Catholic | English | 51 km | |
| St Etchens National School | 413 | −23% | Catholic | English | 52 km | |
| Baile na gCailleach N S | 166 | +19% | Catholic | English | 52 km | |
| St Feighans Mxd N.S. | 100 | −7% | Catholic | English | 54 km | |
| Naomh Micheal N.S. | 17 | −19% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 54 km |
| Naomh Muire N.S. | 12 | – | Catholic | English | ✓ | 54 km |
| Mhuire N.S. | 61 | −48% | Catholic | English | 54 km | |
| Naomh Tola N.S. | 219 | +4% | Catholic | English | 54 km | |
| Earnain Mxd N.S. | 105 | −8% | Catholic | English | 58 km | |
| Crowenstown N.S. | 12 | −50% | Catholic | English | 61 km | |
| Cluain Maolain N.S. | 178 | −21% | Catholic | English | 65 km |
Living in Athlone
The town’s figures, not this street’s.
Homes in the N37 Eircode area
Housing in Athlone →The median sale price rose from €245,000 in 2023 to €324,000 in 2025 (+32%).
New against second-hand, 2023 to 2025
Property Price Register sales in the N37 Eircode routing area, 2023 to 2025.
Renting in Athlone
Cost of living in Athlone →New tenancies in Athlone averaged €1,315 a month in 2025, against €1,221 in 2024 (+8%).
Residential Tenancies Board rent index, new tenancies, 2024 and 2025.
Location
Directions ↗near Athlone, N37 EA21
Primary schools near Cluain Buinne 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 Cluain Buinne N.S.
Is Cluain Buinne 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 Cluain Buinne N.S. have?
164 pupils in 2025/26. That is +34% since 2019/20.
Does Cluain Buinne N.S. teach through Irish?
No: Cluain Buinne N.S. teaches in English, with Irish as a subject.
Who runs Cluain Buinne N.S.?
Cluain Buinne N.S. has a Catholic ethos. Its patron is Bishop of Ardagh & Clonmacnoise.
How do pupils get a place at Cluain Buinne 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 Cluain Buinne N.S.?
The nearest are Scoil na gCeithre Maistri (4 km), Corr na Madadh N S (4.4 km) and St Marys N.S. (4.4 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 Athlone; 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).