Naomh Tola N.S.
Hiskinstown, Delvin, Co. Westmeath · N91 XH26 · Roll number 19205W
Naomh Tola N.S. is one of 2 primary schools in or within 3 km of Delvin. Every school in and around Delvin →
What stands out about Naomh Tola N.S.
- 219 pupils, near the middle for primary schools in Ireland (the median is 131).
- About as many pupils as in 2019/20 (+4%).
- Teaches through English, with Irish as a subject.
- Has special classes for children who need more support.
- Its patron is the Bishop of Meath; its ethos is Catholic.
- Outside Delvin’s outline, 3.5 km away; listed with Delvin, the nearest town in its county.
Pupils over time
2015/16 to 2025/26Naomh Tola N.S. had 219 pupils in 2025/26, against 190 in 2015/16 (+15%). Girls are 48% of them. Its largest roll was 231, in 2022/23. 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 Naomh Tola 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 Naomh Tola 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 Naomh Tola 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 Naomh Tola N.S.
Every school admits under its own published admission policy; no admissions numbers are published.
Families apply to Naomh Tola 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.
Places in special classes and special schools are allocated with the National Council for Special Education.
No figures on applications are published, but the roll shows demand: Naomh Tola N.S. is about the size it was in 2019/20 (+4%). All the schools around Delvin together changed by −2%.
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, 1 have more pupils than Naomh Tola N.S.. Since 2019/20 its roll has changed by +4%; 1 of the 6 grew faster.
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Naomh Tola N.S. | 219 | +4% | Catholic | English | ||
| Earnain Mxd N.S. | 105 | −8% | Catholic | English | 4.7 km | |
| S.N. Phadraig | 74 | −20% | Catholic | English | 6.3 km | |
| Crowenstown N.S. | 12 | −50% | Catholic | English | 6.9 km | |
| Mhuire N.S. | 61 | −48% | Catholic | English | 7.1 km | |
| Naomh Iosef N.S. | 285 | +1% | Catholic | English | 8.8 km | |
| Baile na gCailleach N S | 166 | +19% | Catholic | English | 9.2 km |
The other 66 primary schools in Co. Westmeath
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loch an Ghair N.S. | 208 | −1% | Catholic | English | 9.5 km | |
| S N na nDun | 159 | +7% | Catholic | English | 11 km | |
| Scoil Mhuire | 83 | +0% | Catholic | English | 11 km | |
| Cluain Maolain N.S. | 178 | −21% | Catholic | English | 12 km | |
| Baile Coireil N.S. | 82 | −20% | Catholic | English | 12 km | |
| St Feighans Mxd N.S. | 100 | −7% | Catholic | English | 12 km | |
| Diarmada N.S. | 90 | +11% | Catholic | English | 13 km | |
| Holy Family Primary School | 439 | +32% | Catholic | English | 14 km | |
| St Etchens National School | 413 | −23% | Catholic | English | 14 km | |
| Scoil Cholmain Naofa | 445 | −8% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 14 km |
| Castlepollard Mixed N.S. | 169 | +20% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 15 km |
| Presentation Convent (Jnr) | 277 | −12% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 15 km |
| Scoil na Maighdine Mhuire | 307 | −14% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 15 km |
| S N na Naomh Uile | 86 | −7% | Church of Ireland | English | 15 km | |
| Castlepollard Paroc.n.s. | 25 | +19% | Church of Ireland | English | 15 km | |
| Scoil na mBraithre | 409 | −1% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 16 km |
| Gaelscoil An Choillín | 154 | +111% | Inter-denominational | All in Irish | 16 km | |
| Gaelscoil an Mhuilinn | 179 | −26% | Catholic | All in Irish | 16 km | |
| Mullingar Educate Together NS | 381 | −6% | Multi-denominational | English | ✓ | 17 km |
| St. Colmcille's N.S. | 239 | −0% | Catholic | English | 17 km | |
| Milltownpass N.S. | 73 | +4% | Catholic | English | 18 km | |
| S.N. Chruimin Naofa | 222 | +10% | Catholic | English | 18 km | |
| Kilpatrick N.S. | 224 | −4% | Catholic | English | 19 km | |
| S.N. an Chuil | 14 | −71% | Catholic | English | 20 km | |
| Scoil Chroi Naofa | 214 | −12% | Catholic | English | 22 km | |
| Naomh Micheal N.S. | 17 | −19% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 23 km |
| Odhran Naofa N.S. | 95 | +10% | Catholic | English | 23 km | |
| Dalystown N.S. | 81 | −16% | Catholic | English | 24 km | |
| Dysart N.S. | 24 | −35% | Catholic | English | 25 km | |
| S.N. Naomh Fiontan | 29 | −44% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 26 km |
| Ballynacargy Mixed N.S. | 55 | +0% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 27 km |
| Rath Eoghan N.S. | 62 | +19% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 27 km |
| Naomh Muire N.S. | 12 | – | Catholic | English | ✓ | 27 km |
| St. Anne's National School | 176 | +18% | Catholic | English | 27 km | |
| Scoil Phadraig | 88 | +1% | Catholic | English | 28 km | |
| Naomh Tomas N.S. | 16 | −36% | Church of Ireland | English | ✓ | 28 km |
| Lochan an Bhealaigh N.S. | 57 | −11% | Catholic | English | 28 km | |
| Mhichil Naofa N.S. | 81 | −4% | Catholic | English | 29 km | |
| Ballinagore Mixed N.S. | 97 | −5% | Catholic | English | 29 km | |
| S.N. Bhride | 8 | −74% | Catholic | English | 30 km | |
| S.N. Aodha Naofa | 27 | −41% | Catholic | English | 32 km | |
| Magh Mora N.S. | 29 | −19% | Catholic | English | 33 km | |
| Streamstown Mixed N.S. | 107 | −4% | Catholic | English | 33 km | |
| Boher N.S. | 18 | – | Catholic | English | 34 km | |
| Scoil an Chlochair Cill Bheagan | 226 | −8% | Catholic | English | 34 km | |
| Eoin Naofa N.S. | 100 | −9% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 38 km |
| Kilcrumreragh N.S. | 104 | +28% | Catholic | English | 38 km | |
| Drumraney Mixed N.S. | 23 | −15% | Catholic | English | 43 km | |
| Tang N.S. | 117 | −6% | Catholic | English | 44 km | |
| St Brigid's Primary School | 241 | +4% | Catholic | English | 44 km | |
| Bl Oliver Plunkett N.S. | 80 | −20% | Catholic | English | 45 km | |
| Ard na gCraith NS | 110 | −15% | Catholic | English | 45 km | |
| An Ghrianan N.S. | 167 | −11% | Catholic | English | 46 km | |
| Naomh Clar N.S. | 293 | +7% | Catholic | English | 49 km | |
| Sc Ciarain | 227 | +21% | Catholic | English | 50 km | |
| Cill Cleithe N.S. | 99 | −3% | Catholic | English | 51 km | |
| Corr na Madadh N S | 306 | +16% | Multi-denominational | English | ✓ | 54 km |
| Cluain Buinne N.S. | 164 | +34% | Catholic | English | 54 km | |
| Ballinahown N.S. | 96 | +8% | Catholic | English | 54 km | |
| Scoil na gCeithre Maistri | 235 | −20% | Catholic | All in Irish | ✓ | 55 km |
| S.N. an Cusan | 413 | −2% | Catholic | English | 55 km | |
| St Marys N.S. | 573 | +31% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 56 km |
| Athlone N.S. | 56 | −13% | Church of Ireland | English | 56 km | |
| St Peters N.S. Snr | 112 | −24% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 57 km |
| S.N. Phoil Naofa | 125 | −9% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 57 km |
| S.N. Deaghan O Ceallaigh | 77 | −28% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 57 km |
Living in Delvin
The town’s figures, not this street’s.
Homes in the N91 Eircode area
Housing in Delvin →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 Delvin →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 ↗near Delvin, N91 XH26
Primary schools near Naomh Tola 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 Naomh Tola N.S.
Is Naomh Tola 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 Naomh Tola N.S. have?
219 pupils in 2025/26. That is +4% since 2019/20.
Does Naomh Tola N.S. teach through Irish?
No: Naomh Tola N.S. teaches in English, with Irish as a subject.
Who runs Naomh Tola N.S.?
Naomh Tola N.S. has a Catholic ethos. Its patron is Bishop of Meath.
How do pupils get a place at Naomh Tola 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 Naomh Tola N.S.?
The nearest are Earnain Mxd N.S. (4.7 km), S.N. Phadraig (6.3 km) and Crowenstown N.S. (6.9 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 Delvin; 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).