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Rathyganny, Multyfarnham, Co. Westmeath · N91 EK68 · Roll number 19350I
S.N. Chruimin Naofa is the only one of the primary schools in or within 3 km of Multyfarnham. Every school in and around Multyfarnham →
What stands out about S.N. Chruimin Naofa
- 222 pupils, near the middle for primary schools in Ireland (the median is 131).
- About as many pupils as in 2019/20 (+10%).
- Teaches through English, with Irish as a subject.
- Its patron is the Bishop of Meath; its ethos is Catholic.
- The only primary school in Multyfarnham or within 3 km of it.
Pupils over time
2015/16 to 2025/26S.N. Chruimin Naofa had 222 pupils in 2025/26, against 161 in 2015/16 (+38%). Girls are 48% of them. Its roll rose in 8 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. Chruimin 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. Chruimin 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. Chruimin 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. Chruimin Naofa
Every school admits under its own published admission policy; no admissions numbers are published.
Families apply to S.N. Chruimin 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.
No figures on applications are published, but the roll shows demand: S.N. Chruimin Naofa has grown by 10% since 2019/20. All the schools around Multyfarnham together changed by +12%.
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.
S.N. Chruimin Naofa has more pupils than any of the 6 nearest primary schools. Since 2019/20 its roll has changed by +10%; 4 of the 6 grew faster.
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S.N. Chruimin Naofa | 222 | +10% | Catholic | English | ||
| Diarmada N.S. | 90 | +11% | Catholic | English | 7 km | |
| Scoil Mhuire | 83 | +0% | Catholic | English | 7.6 km | |
| Rath Eoghan N.S. | 62 | +19% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 8.6 km |
| S.N. an Chuil | 14 | −71% | Catholic | English | 8.6 km | |
| Castlepollard Paroc.n.s. | 25 | +19% | Church of Ireland | English | 8.9 km | |
| Odhran Naofa N.S. | 95 | +10% | Catholic | English | 9 km |
The other 66 primary schools in Co. Westmeath
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Castlepollard Mixed N.S. | 169 | +20% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 9.4 km |
| Naomh Tomas N.S. | 16 | −36% | Church of Ireland | English | ✓ | 9.7 km |
| Ballynacargy Mixed N.S. | 55 | +0% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 10 km |
| Loch an Ghair N.S. | 208 | −1% | Catholic | English | 10 km | |
| S.N. Naomh Fiontan | 29 | −44% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 11 km |
| Gaelscoil an Mhuilinn | 179 | −26% | Catholic | All in Irish | 11 km | |
| Mullingar Educate Together NS | 381 | −6% | Multi-denominational | English | ✓ | 11 km |
| Presentation Convent (Jnr) | 277 | −12% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 11 km |
| Scoil na Maighdine Mhuire | 307 | −14% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 11 km |
| Scoil na mBraithre | 409 | −1% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 11 km |
| Scoil Cholmain Naofa | 445 | −8% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 12 km |
| S N na Naomh Uile | 86 | −7% | Church of Ireland | English | 12 km | |
| Baile na gCailleach N S | 166 | +19% | Catholic | English | 12 km | |
| Gaelscoil An Choillín | 154 | +111% | Inter-denominational | All in Irish | 12 km | |
| Kilpatrick N.S. | 224 | −4% | Catholic | English | 12 km | |
| Holy Family Primary School | 439 | +32% | Catholic | English | 13 km | |
| S.N. Bhride | 8 | −74% | Catholic | English | 13 km | |
| St Feighans Mxd N.S. | 100 | −7% | Catholic | English | 13 km | |
| Scoil Phadraig | 88 | +1% | Catholic | English | 13 km | |
| Naomh Micheal N.S. | 17 | −19% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 15 km |
| St. Colmcille's N.S. | 239 | −0% | Catholic | English | 16 km | |
| S N na nDun | 159 | +7% | Catholic | English | 17 km | |
| Naomh Muire N.S. | 12 | – | Catholic | English | ✓ | 17 km |
| Lochan an Bhealaigh N.S. | 57 | −11% | Catholic | English | 17 km | |
| Dysart N.S. | 24 | −35% | Catholic | English | 18 km | |
| Magh Mora N.S. | 29 | −19% | Catholic | English | 18 km | |
| Naomh Tola N.S. | 219 | +4% | Catholic | English | 18 km | |
| S.N. Phadraig | 74 | −20% | Catholic | English | 18 km | |
| Earnain Mxd N.S. | 105 | −8% | Catholic | English | 21 km | |
| Baile Coireil N.S. | 82 | −20% | Catholic | English | 21 km | |
| Mhichil Naofa N.S. | 81 | −4% | Catholic | English | 21 km | |
| Dalystown N.S. | 81 | −16% | Catholic | English | 21 km | |
| Naomh Iosef N.S. | 285 | +1% | Catholic | English | 22 km | |
| Boher N.S. | 18 | – | Catholic | English | 22 km | |
| Milltownpass N.S. | 73 | +4% | Catholic | English | 23 km | |
| Mhuire N.S. | 61 | −48% | Catholic | English | 23 km | |
| Eoin Naofa N.S. | 100 | −9% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 24 km |
| Crowenstown N.S. | 12 | −50% | Catholic | English | 24 km | |
| Streamstown Mixed N.S. | 107 | −4% | Catholic | English | 24 km | |
| Scoil Chroi Naofa | 214 | −12% | Catholic | English | 24 km | |
| Ballinagore Mixed N.S. | 97 | −5% | Catholic | English | 24 km | |
| Cluain Maolain N.S. | 178 | −21% | Catholic | English | 26 km | |
| St. Anne's National School | 176 | +18% | Catholic | English | 26 km | |
| St Etchens National School | 413 | −23% | Catholic | English | 27 km | |
| Kilcrumreragh N.S. | 104 | +28% | Catholic | English | 27 km | |
| Tang N.S. | 117 | −6% | Catholic | English | 28 km | |
| Drumraney Mixed N.S. | 23 | −15% | Catholic | English | 28 km | |
| Scoil an Chlochair Cill Bheagan | 226 | −8% | Catholic | English | 29 km | |
| Ard na gCraith NS | 110 | −15% | Catholic | English | 30 km | |
| S.N. Aodha Naofa | 27 | −41% | Catholic | English | 31 km | |
| An Ghrianan N.S. | 167 | −11% | Catholic | English | 33 km | |
| St Brigid's Primary School | 241 | +4% | Catholic | English | 33 km | |
| Bl Oliver Plunkett N.S. | 80 | −20% | Catholic | English | 33 km | |
| Naomh Clar N.S. | 293 | +7% | Catholic | English | 34 km | |
| Sc Ciarain | 227 | +21% | Catholic | English | 36 km | |
| Cill Cleithe N.S. | 99 | −3% | Catholic | English | 39 km | |
| Corr na Madadh N S | 306 | +16% | Multi-denominational | English | ✓ | 39 km |
| S.N. an Cusan | 413 | −2% | Catholic | English | 40 km | |
| Scoil na gCeithre Maistri | 235 | −20% | Catholic | All in Irish | ✓ | 41 km |
| Cluain Buinne N.S. | 164 | +34% | Catholic | English | 41 km | |
| Athlone N.S. | 56 | −13% | Church of Ireland | English | 42 km | |
| St Marys N.S. | 573 | +31% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 42 km |
| St Peters N.S. Snr | 112 | −24% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 42 km |
| S.N. Phoil Naofa | 125 | −9% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 42 km |
| Ballinahown N.S. | 96 | +8% | Catholic | English | 43 km | |
| S.N. Deaghan O Ceallaigh | 77 | −28% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 43 km |
Living in Multyfarnham
The town’s figures, not this street’s.
Homes in the N91 Eircode area
Housing in Multyfarnham →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 Multyfarnham →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
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Multyfarnham, N91 EK68
Primary schools near S.N. Chruimin 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. Chruimin Naofa
Is S.N. Chruimin 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. Chruimin Naofa have?
222 pupils in 2025/26. That is +10% since 2019/20.
Does S.N. Chruimin Naofa teach through Irish?
No: S.N. Chruimin Naofa teaches in English, with Irish as a subject.
Who runs S.N. Chruimin Naofa?
S.N. Chruimin Naofa has a Catholic ethos. Its patron is Bishop of Meath.
How do pupils get a place at S.N. Chruimin 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. Chruimin Naofa?
The nearest are Diarmada N.S. (7 km), Scoil Mhuire (7.6 km) and Rath Eoghan N.S. (8.6 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 Multyfarnham; 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).