Scoil Chroi Naofa
Rochfortbridge, Co. Westmeath · N91 CP38 · Roll number 20439I
Scoil Chroi Naofa is the only one of the primary schools in or within 3 km of Rochfortbridge. Every school in and around Rochfortbridge →
What stands out about Scoil Chroi Naofa
- 214 pupils, near the middle for primary schools in Ireland (the median is 131).
- About as many pupils as in 2019/20 (−12%).
- Teaches through English, with Irish as a subject.
- Its patron is the Bishop of Meath; its ethos is Catholic.
- The only primary school in Rochfortbridge or within 3 km of it.
Pupils over time
2015/16 to 2025/26Scoil Chroi Naofa had 214 pupils in 2025/26, down from 243 in 2015/16 (−12%). Girls are 50% of them. Its roll rose in 3 of the 10 years.
Department of Education enrolments at 30 September each year; girls and boys where the lists give them.
No letter for Scoil Chroi 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 Scoil Chroi 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 Scoil Chroi 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 Scoil Chroi Naofa
Every school admits under its own published admission policy; no admissions numbers are published.
Families apply to Scoil Chroi 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: Scoil Chroi Naofa has shrunk by 12% since 2019/20. All the schools around Rochfortbridge together changed by +18%.
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 Scoil Chroi Naofa. Since 2019/20 its roll has changed by −12%; 3 of the 6 grew faster.
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scoil Chroi Naofa | 214 | −12% | Catholic | English | ||
| Milltownpass N.S. | 73 | +4% | Catholic | English | 4.8 km | |
| St. Anne's National School | 176 | +18% | Catholic | English | 5.6 km | |
| Dalystown N.S. | 81 | −16% | Catholic | English | 5.9 km | |
| St. Colmcille's N.S. | 239 | −0% | Catholic | English | 7.7 km | |
| Scoil Bhride | 70 | −23% | Catholic | English | 8.5 km | |
| S.N. Aodha Naofa | 27 | −41% | Catholic | English | 10 km |
The other 67 primary schools in Co. Westmeath
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ballinagore Mixed N.S. | 97 | −5% | Catholic | English | 11 km | |
| Baile Coireil N.S. | 82 | −20% | Catholic | English | 11 km | |
| S N na nDun | 159 | +7% | Catholic | English | 11 km | |
| Gaelscoil An Choillín | 154 | +111% | Inter-denominational | All in Irish | 12 km | |
| Holy Family Primary School | 439 | +32% | Catholic | English | 12 km | |
| Dysart N.S. | 24 | −35% | Catholic | English | 12 km | |
| S N na Naomh Uile | 86 | −7% | Church of Ireland | English | 12 km | |
| Kilpatrick N.S. | 224 | −4% | Catholic | English | 12 km | |
| Scoil na mBraithre | 409 | −1% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 13 km |
| Scoil Cholmain Naofa | 445 | −8% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 13 km |
| Presentation Convent (Jnr) | 277 | −12% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 13 km |
| Scoil na Maighdine Mhuire | 307 | −14% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 13 km |
| Mullingar Educate Together NS | 381 | −6% | Multi-denominational | English | ✓ | 13 km |
| Gaelscoil an Mhuilinn | 179 | −26% | Catholic | All in Irish | 13 km | |
| Mhichil Naofa N.S. | 81 | −4% | Catholic | English | 13 km | |
| Scoil an Chlochair Cill Bheagan | 226 | −8% | Catholic | English | 14 km | |
| St Etchens National School | 413 | −23% | Catholic | English | 14 km | |
| Naomh Iosef N.S. | 285 | +1% | Catholic | English | 15 km | |
| S.N. Phadraig | 74 | −20% | Catholic | English | 16 km | |
| Lochan an Bhealaigh N.S. | 57 | −11% | Catholic | English | 17 km | |
| Streamstown Mixed N.S. | 107 | −4% | Catholic | English | 17 km | |
| Loch an Ghair N.S. | 208 | −1% | Catholic | English | 17 km | |
| Mhuire N.S. | 61 | −48% | Catholic | English | 18 km | |
| Scoil Mhuire | 83 | +0% | Catholic | English | 19 km | |
| Odhran Naofa N.S. | 95 | +10% | Catholic | English | 20 km | |
| Boher N.S. | 18 | – | Catholic | English | 20 km | |
| Scoil Phadraig | 88 | +1% | Catholic | English | 21 km | |
| Naomh Tola N.S. | 219 | +4% | Catholic | English | 22 km | |
| Kilcrumreragh N.S. | 104 | +28% | Catholic | English | 23 km | |
| S.N. Chruimin Naofa | 222 | +10% | Catholic | English | 24 km | |
| Ballynacargy Mixed N.S. | 55 | +0% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 24 km |
| Magh Mora N.S. | 29 | −19% | Catholic | English | 25 km | |
| Diarmada N.S. | 90 | +11% | Catholic | English | 25 km | |
| Eoin Naofa N.S. | 100 | −9% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 26 km |
| Baile na gCailleach N S | 166 | +19% | Catholic | English | 27 km | |
| Earnain Mxd N.S. | 105 | −8% | Catholic | English | 27 km | |
| S.N. Bhride | 8 | −74% | Catholic | English | 28 km | |
| St Brigid's Primary School | 241 | +4% | Catholic | English | 28 km | |
| Crowenstown N.S. | 12 | −50% | Catholic | English | 28 km | |
| Bl Oliver Plunkett N.S. | 80 | −20% | Catholic | English | 28 km | |
| Castlepollard Paroc.n.s. | 25 | +19% | Church of Ireland | English | 29 km | |
| Castlepollard Mixed N.S. | 169 | +20% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 30 km |
| St Feighans Mxd N.S. | 100 | −7% | Catholic | English | 30 km | |
| Rath Eoghan N.S. | 62 | +19% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 30 km |
| Drumraney Mixed N.S. | 23 | −15% | Catholic | English | 30 km | |
| An Ghrianan N.S. | 167 | −11% | Catholic | English | 31 km | |
| Naomh Tomas N.S. | 16 | −36% | Church of Ireland | English | ✓ | 31 km |
| S.N. an Chuil | 14 | −71% | Catholic | English | 32 km | |
| Ard na gCraith NS | 110 | −15% | Catholic | English | 33 km | |
| Cluain Maolain N.S. | 178 | −21% | Catholic | English | 34 km | |
| Cill Cleithe N.S. | 99 | −3% | Catholic | English | 34 km | |
| S.N. Naomh Fiontan | 29 | −44% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 35 km |
| Tang N.S. | 117 | −6% | Catholic | English | 35 km | |
| Sc Ciarain | 227 | +21% | Catholic | English | 36 km | |
| Ballinahown N.S. | 96 | +8% | Catholic | English | 37 km | |
| Naomh Clar N.S. | 293 | +7% | Catholic | English | 38 km | |
| Naomh Micheal N.S. | 17 | −19% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 38 km |
| Cluain Buinne N.S. | 164 | +34% | Catholic | English | 39 km | |
| Corr na Madadh N S | 306 | +16% | Multi-denominational | English | ✓ | 40 km |
| Naomh Muire N.S. | 12 | – | Catholic | English | ✓ | 41 km |
| Scoil na gCeithre Maistri | 235 | −20% | Catholic | All in Irish | ✓ | 41 km |
| St Marys N.S. | 573 | +31% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 42 km |
| S.N. an Cusan | 413 | −2% | Catholic | English | 42 km | |
| Athlone N.S. | 56 | −13% | Church of Ireland | English | 42 km | |
| S.N. Phoil Naofa | 125 | −9% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 42 km |
| St Peters N.S. Snr | 112 | −24% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 42 km |
| S.N. Deaghan O Ceallaigh | 77 | −28% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 43 km |
Living in Rochfortbridge
The town’s figures, not this street’s.
Homes in the N91 Eircode area
Housing in Rochfortbridge →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 Rochfortbridge →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 ↗Rochfortbridge, N91 CP38
Primary schools near Scoil Chroi Naofa
Nearest first, as the crow flies, up to 25 km. Each school’s own admission policy decides who gets a place.
Questions about Scoil Chroi Naofa
Is Scoil Chroi 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 Scoil Chroi Naofa have?
214 pupils in 2025/26. That is −12% since 2019/20.
Does Scoil Chroi Naofa teach through Irish?
No: Scoil Chroi Naofa teaches in English, with Irish as a subject.
Who runs Scoil Chroi Naofa?
Scoil Chroi Naofa has a Catholic ethos. Its patron is Bishop of Meath.
How do pupils get a place at Scoil Chroi 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 Scoil Chroi Naofa?
The nearest are Milltownpass N.S. (4.8 km), St. Anne's National School (5.6 km) and Dalystown N.S. (5.9 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 Rochfortbridge; 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).