Eoin Naofa N.S.
High Street, Ballymore, Co. Westmeath · N91 HY28 · Roll number 17991N
Eoin Naofa N.S. is the only one of the primary schools in or within 3 km of Ballymore. Every school in and around Ballymore →
What stands out about Eoin Naofa N.S.
- 100 pupils, near the middle for primary schools in Ireland (the median is 131).
- About as many pupils as in 2019/20 (−9%).
- 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 Meath; its ethos is Catholic.
- The only primary school in Ballymore or within 3 km of it.
Pupils over time
2015/16 to 2025/26Eoin Naofa N.S. had 100 pupils in 2025/26, against 99 in 2015/16 (+1%). Girls are 45% of them. Its largest roll was 110, in 2019/20. Its roll rose in 6 of the 10 years.
Department of Education enrolments at 30 September each year; girls and boys where the lists give them.
No letter for Eoin Naofa 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 Eoin Naofa 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 Eoin Naofa 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 Eoin Naofa N.S.
Every school admits under its own published admission policy; no admissions numbers are published.
Families apply to Eoin Naofa 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: Eoin Naofa N.S. has shrunk by 9% since 2019/20. All the schools around Ballymore together changed by −9%.
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, 2 have more pupils than Eoin Naofa N.S.. Since 2019/20 its roll has changed by −9%; 1 of the 4 grew faster.
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eoin Naofa N.S. | 100 | −9% | Catholic | English | ✓ | |
| Drumraney Mixed N.S. | 23 | −15% | Catholic | English | 4.9 km | |
| Magh Mora N.S. | 29 | −19% | Catholic | English | 6.1 km | |
| Boher N.S. | 18 | – | Catholic | English | 6.4 km | |
| Ard na gCraith NS | 110 | −15% | Catholic | English | 7.4 km | |
| Kilcrumreragh N.S. | 104 | +28% | Catholic | English | 7.6 km | |
| Forgney N.S. | 23 | – | Catholic | English | 8 km |
The other 67 primary schools in Co. Westmeath
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tang N.S. | 117 | −6% | Catholic | English | 9 km | |
| An Ghrianan N.S. | 167 | −11% | Catholic | English | 9.4 km | |
| Lochan an Bhealaigh N.S. | 57 | −11% | Catholic | English | 10 km | |
| Streamstown Mixed N.S. | 107 | −4% | Catholic | English | 10 km | |
| Scoil Phadraig | 88 | +1% | Catholic | English | 10 km | |
| St Brigid's Primary School | 241 | +4% | Catholic | English | 11 km | |
| Bl Oliver Plunkett N.S. | 80 | −20% | Catholic | English | 11 km | |
| Naomh Clar N.S. | 293 | +7% | Catholic | English | 12 km | |
| Sc Ciarain | 227 | +21% | Catholic | English | 12 km | |
| S.N. Bhride | 8 | −74% | Catholic | English | 13 km | |
| Mhichil Naofa N.S. | 81 | −4% | Catholic | English | 13 km | |
| Ballynacargy Mixed N.S. | 55 | +0% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 14 km |
| Dysart N.S. | 24 | −35% | Catholic | English | 15 km | |
| Odhran Naofa N.S. | 95 | +10% | Catholic | English | 15 km | |
| Cill Cleithe N.S. | 99 | −3% | Catholic | English | 15 km | |
| Corr na Madadh N S | 306 | +16% | Multi-denominational | English | ✓ | 16 km |
| Ballinagore Mixed N.S. | 97 | −5% | Catholic | English | 17 km | |
| Cluain Buinne N.S. | 164 | +34% | Catholic | English | 17 km | |
| Scoil na gCeithre Maistri | 235 | −20% | Catholic | All in Irish | ✓ | 17 km |
| S.N. an Cusan | 413 | −2% | Catholic | English | 18 km | |
| St Marys N.S. | 573 | +31% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 18 km |
| Athlone N.S. | 56 | −13% | Church of Ireland | English | 18 km | |
| Scoil an Chlochair Cill Bheagan | 226 | −8% | Catholic | English | 18 km | |
| Kilpatrick N.S. | 224 | −4% | Catholic | English | 19 km | |
| St Peters N.S. Snr | 112 | −24% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 19 km |
| S.N. Phoil Naofa | 125 | −9% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 19 km |
| Ballinahown N.S. | 96 | +8% | Catholic | English | 19 km | |
| S.N. Deaghan O Ceallaigh | 77 | −28% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 20 km |
| Dalystown N.S. | 81 | −16% | Catholic | English | 20 km | |
| Rath Eoghan N.S. | 62 | +19% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 21 km |
| Naomh Tomas N.S. | 16 | −36% | Church of Ireland | English | ✓ | 21 km |
| Mullingar Educate Together NS | 381 | −6% | Multi-denominational | English | ✓ | 21 km |
| Gaelscoil an Mhuilinn | 179 | −26% | Catholic | All in Irish | 22 km | |
| Scoil na mBraithre | 409 | −1% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 22 km |
| Gaelscoil An Choillín | 154 | +111% | Inter-denominational | All in Irish | 22 km | |
| Presentation Convent (Jnr) | 277 | −12% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 23 km |
| Scoil na Maighdine Mhuire | 307 | −14% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 23 km |
| S N na Naomh Uile | 86 | −7% | Church of Ireland | English | 23 km | |
| St. Anne's National School | 176 | +18% | Catholic | English | 23 km | |
| St. Colmcille's N.S. | 239 | −0% | Catholic | English | 23 km | |
| Scoil Cholmain Naofa | 445 | −8% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 24 km |
| S.N. Chruimin Naofa | 222 | +10% | Catholic | English | 24 km | |
| S.N. Aodha Naofa | 27 | −41% | Catholic | English | 24 km | |
| Holy Family Primary School | 439 | +32% | Catholic | English | 24 km | |
| Scoil Chroi Naofa | 214 | −12% | Catholic | English | 26 km | |
| Scoil Mhuire | 83 | +0% | Catholic | English | 27 km | |
| Loch an Ghair N.S. | 208 | −1% | Catholic | English | 28 km | |
| S.N. Naomh Fiontan | 29 | −44% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 29 km |
| S N na nDun | 159 | +7% | Catholic | English | 29 km | |
| Milltownpass N.S. | 73 | +4% | Catholic | English | 29 km | |
| Diarmada N.S. | 90 | +11% | Catholic | English | 30 km | |
| S.N. an Chuil | 14 | −71% | Catholic | English | 31 km | |
| Baile Coireil N.S. | 82 | −20% | Catholic | English | 32 km | |
| Castlepollard Paroc.n.s. | 25 | +19% | Church of Ireland | English | 33 km | |
| Castlepollard Mixed N.S. | 169 | +20% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 33 km |
| S.N. Phadraig | 74 | −20% | Catholic | English | 34 km | |
| Baile na gCailleach N S | 166 | +19% | Catholic | English | 35 km | |
| Naomh Iosef N.S. | 285 | +1% | Catholic | English | 36 km | |
| St Feighans Mxd N.S. | 100 | −7% | Catholic | English | 37 km | |
| Naomh Micheal N.S. | 17 | −19% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 37 km |
| Naomh Muire N.S. | 12 | – | Catholic | English | ✓ | 38 km |
| Naomh Tola N.S. | 219 | +4% | Catholic | English | 38 km | |
| St Etchens National School | 413 | −23% | Catholic | English | 38 km | |
| Mhuire N.S. | 61 | −48% | Catholic | English | 39 km | |
| Earnain Mxd N.S. | 105 | −8% | Catholic | English | 42 km | |
| Crowenstown N.S. | 12 | −50% | Catholic | English | 45 km | |
| Cluain Maolain N.S. | 178 | −21% | Catholic | English | 48 km |
Living in Ballymore
The town’s figures, not this street’s.
Homes in the N91 Eircode area
Housing in Ballymore →The median sale price rose from €250,000 in 2023 to €327,800 in 2025 (+31%).
New against second-hand, 2023 to 2025
Property Price Register sales in the N91 Eircode routing area, 2023 to 2025.
Renting in Co. Westmeath
Cost of living in Ballymore →New tenancies in Co. Westmeath averaged €1,257 a month in 2025, against €1,156 in 2024 (+9%).
Residential Tenancies Board rent index, new tenancies, 2024 and 2025.
Location
Directions ↗Ballymore, N91 HY28
Primary schools near Eoin Naofa 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 Eoin Naofa N.S.
Is Eoin Naofa 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 Eoin Naofa N.S. have?
100 pupils in 2025/26. That is −9% since 2019/20.
Does Eoin Naofa N.S. teach through Irish?
No: Eoin Naofa N.S. teaches in English, with Irish as a subject.
Who runs Eoin Naofa N.S.?
Eoin Naofa N.S. has a Catholic ethos. Its patron is Bishop of Meath.
How do pupils get a place at Eoin Naofa 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 Eoin Naofa N.S.?
The nearest are Drumraney Mixed N.S. (4.9 km), Magh Mora N.S. (6.1 km) and Boher N.S. (6.4 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 Ballymore; 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).