Naomh Tomas N.S.
Ballydorey, Rathowen, Co. Westmeath · N91 HD26 · Roll number 18591C
Naomh Tomas N.S. is one of 2 primary schools in or within 3 km of Rathowen. Every school in and around Rathowen →
What stands out about Naomh Tomas N.S.
- A small primary school: 16 pupils, against a typical 131.
- Teaches through English, with Irish as a subject.
- Smaller than it was: 16 pupils, 36% fewer than the 25 of 2019/20.
- 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 Kilmore Elphin & Ardagh COI; its ethos is Church of Ireland.
- Outside Rathowen’s outline, 0.7 km away; listed with Rathowen, the nearest town in its county.
Pupils over time
2015/16 to 2025/26Naomh Tomas N.S. had 16 pupils in 2025/26, down from 27 in 2015/16 (−41%). Girls are 50% of them. Its largest roll was 29, in 2016/17. Its roll rose in 5 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 Tomas 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 Tomas 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 Tomas 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 Tomas N.S.
Every school admits under its own published admission policy; no admissions numbers are published.
Families apply to Naomh Tomas 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: Naomh Tomas N.S. has shrunk by 36% 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 Naomh Tomas N.S.. Since 2019/20 its roll has changed by −36%; 5 of the 6 grew faster.
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Naomh Tomas N.S. | 16 | −36% | Church of Ireland | English | ✓ | |
| Rath Eoghan N.S. | 62 | +19% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 1.1 km |
| Scoil Bhríde | 52 | +86% | Catholic | English | 5.7 km | |
| St Marys N.S. | 352 | −7% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 6.3 km |
| St. John's National School, | 19 | −27% | Church of Ireland | English | 6.5 km | |
| S.N. an Leana Mor | 69 | +53% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 7.6 km |
| S.N. Bhride | 8 | −74% | Catholic | English | 7.8 km |
The other 70 primary schools in Co. Westmeath
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S.N. Naomh Fiontan | 29 | −44% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 7.9 km |
| Ballynacargy Mixed N.S. | 55 | +0% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 8.2 km |
| S.N. Chruimin Naofa | 222 | +10% | Catholic | English | 9.7 km | |
| Odhran Naofa N.S. | 95 | +10% | Catholic | English | 12 km | |
| S.N. an Chuil | 14 | −71% | Catholic | English | 12 km | |
| Scoil Phadraig | 88 | +1% | Catholic | English | 13 km | |
| Magh Mora N.S. | 29 | −19% | Catholic | English | 15 km | |
| Castlepollard Paroc.n.s. | 25 | +19% | Church of Ireland | English | 16 km | |
| Diarmada N.S. | 90 | +11% | Catholic | English | 16 km | |
| Castlepollard Mixed N.S. | 169 | +20% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 16 km |
| Naomh Muire N.S. | 12 | – | Catholic | English | ✓ | 17 km |
| Naomh Micheal N.S. | 17 | −19% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 17 km |
| Scoil Mhuire | 83 | +0% | Catholic | English | 17 km | |
| Mullingar Educate Together NS | 381 | −6% | Multi-denominational | English | ✓ | 19 km |
| Kilpatrick N.S. | 224 | −4% | Catholic | English | 19 km | |
| Gaelscoil an Mhuilinn | 179 | −26% | Catholic | All in Irish | 19 km | |
| Lochan an Bhealaigh N.S. | 57 | −11% | Catholic | English | 19 km | |
| Presentation Convent (Jnr) | 277 | −12% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 19 km |
| Scoil na Maighdine Mhuire | 307 | −14% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 19 km |
| Scoil na mBraithre | 409 | −1% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 19 km |
| S N na Naomh Uile | 86 | −7% | Church of Ireland | English | 20 km | |
| Loch an Ghair N.S. | 208 | −1% | Catholic | English | 20 km | |
| Scoil Cholmain Naofa | 445 | −8% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 20 km |
| Gaelscoil An Choillín | 154 | +111% | Inter-denominational | All in Irish | 20 km | |
| St Feighans Mxd N.S. | 100 | −7% | Catholic | English | 21 km | |
| Eoin Naofa N.S. | 100 | −9% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 21 km |
| Baile na gCailleach N S | 166 | +19% | Catholic | English | 21 km | |
| Holy Family Primary School | 439 | +32% | Catholic | English | 21 km | |
| Dysart N.S. | 24 | −35% | Catholic | English | 21 km | |
| Tang N.S. | 117 | −6% | Catholic | English | 22 km | |
| Boher N.S. | 18 | – | Catholic | English | 22 km | |
| St. Colmcille's N.S. | 239 | −0% | Catholic | English | 24 km | |
| Mhichil Naofa N.S. | 81 | −4% | Catholic | English | 24 km | |
| Drumraney Mixed N.S. | 23 | −15% | Catholic | English | 25 km | |
| Streamstown Mixed N.S. | 107 | −4% | Catholic | English | 25 km | |
| S N na nDun | 159 | +7% | Catholic | English | 26 km | |
| Ard na gCraith NS | 110 | −15% | Catholic | English | 26 km | |
| Dalystown N.S. | 81 | −16% | Catholic | English | 27 km | |
| Kilcrumreragh N.S. | 104 | +28% | Catholic | English | 27 km | |
| Naomh Tola N.S. | 219 | +4% | Catholic | English | 28 km | |
| S.N. Phadraig | 74 | −20% | Catholic | English | 28 km | |
| Naomh Clar N.S. | 293 | +7% | Catholic | English | 28 km | |
| Ballinagore Mixed N.S. | 97 | −5% | Catholic | English | 28 km | |
| Baile Coireil N.S. | 82 | −20% | Catholic | English | 30 km | |
| Earnain Mxd N.S. | 105 | −8% | Catholic | English | 30 km | |
| An Ghrianan N.S. | 167 | −11% | Catholic | English | 30 km | |
| Milltownpass N.S. | 73 | +4% | Catholic | English | 31 km | |
| Scoil Chroi Naofa | 214 | −12% | Catholic | English | 31 km | |
| St Brigid's Primary School | 241 | +4% | Catholic | English | 32 km | |
| Naomh Iosef N.S. | 285 | +1% | Catholic | English | 32 km | |
| Bl Oliver Plunkett N.S. | 80 | −20% | Catholic | English | 32 km | |
| St. Anne's National School | 176 | +18% | Catholic | English | 32 km | |
| Sc Ciarain | 227 | +21% | Catholic | English | 32 km | |
| Scoil an Chlochair Cill Bheagan | 226 | −8% | Catholic | English | 32 km | |
| Mhuire N.S. | 61 | −48% | Catholic | English | 32 km | |
| Crowenstown N.S. | 12 | −50% | Catholic | English | 33 km | |
| Cluain Maolain N.S. | 178 | −21% | Catholic | English | 34 km | |
| Corr na Madadh N S | 306 | +16% | Multi-denominational | English | ✓ | 35 km |
| S.N. an Cusan | 413 | −2% | Catholic | English | 35 km | |
| S.N. Aodha Naofa | 27 | −41% | Catholic | English | 36 km | |
| Scoil na gCeithre Maistri | 235 | −20% | Catholic | All in Irish | ✓ | 36 km |
| St Etchens National School | 413 | −23% | Catholic | English | 36 km | |
| Cill Cleithe N.S. | 99 | −3% | Catholic | English | 36 km | |
| Athlone N.S. | 56 | −13% | Church of Ireland | English | 37 km | |
| St Marys N.S. | 573 | +31% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 37 km |
| Cluain Buinne N.S. | 164 | +34% | Catholic | English | 37 km | |
| St Peters N.S. Snr | 112 | −24% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 38 km |
| S.N. Phoil Naofa | 125 | −9% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 38 km |
| S.N. Deaghan O Ceallaigh | 77 | −28% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 38 km |
| Ballinahown N.S. | 96 | +8% | Catholic | English | 40 km |
Living in Rathowen
The town’s figures, not this street’s.
Homes in the N91 Eircode area
Housing in Rathowen →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 Rathowen →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 Rathowen, N91 HD26
Primary schools near Naomh Tomas 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 Tomas N.S.
Is Naomh Tomas 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 Tomas N.S. have?
16 pupils in 2025/26. That is −36% since 2019/20.
Does Naomh Tomas N.S. teach through Irish?
No: Naomh Tomas N.S. teaches in English, with Irish as a subject.
Who runs Naomh Tomas N.S.?
Naomh Tomas N.S. has a Church of Ireland ethos. Its patron is Bishop of Kilmore Elphin & Ardagh COI.
How do pupils get a place at Naomh Tomas 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 Tomas N.S.?
The nearest are Rath Eoghan N.S. (1.1 km), Scoil Bhríde (5.7 km) and St Marys N.S. (6.3 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 Rathowen; 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).