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S.N. Abbain

PrimaryCatholicDEISSpecial classes

Adamstown, Enniscorthy, Co. Wexford · Y21 VY56 · Roll number 17526J

S.N. Abbain is the only one of the primary schools in or within 3 km of Adamstown. Every school in and around Adamstown →

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Pupils
129
September, 2025/26
59 girls, 70 boys
Since 2019/20
+16%
from 111 pupils
Ireland: +5%
Ethos
Catholic
Patron: Bishop of Ferns
Language
English
outside the Gaeltacht
Results
Not published
none school by school (Education Act 1998, s.53)
The gist

What stands out about S.N. Abbain

  • 129 pupils, near the middle for primary schools in Ireland (the median is 131).
  • Teaches through English, with Irish as a subject.
  • Growing: 129 pupils, 16% more than the 111 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.
  • Has special classes for children who need more support.
  • Its patron is the Bishop of Ferns; its ethos is Catholic.
  • The only primary school in Adamstown or within 3 km of it.

Pupils over time

2015/16 to 2025/26

S.N. Abbain had 129 pupils in 2025/26, against 124 in 2015/16 (+4%). Girls are 46% of them. Its largest roll was 143, in 2024/25. Its roll rose in 5 of the 10 years.

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Department of Education enrolments at 30 September each year; girls and boys where the lists give them.

No letter

No letter for S.N. Abbain

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. Abbain 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.

Inspections

Inspection reports on S.N. Abbain

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 in

Getting a place at S.N. Abbain

Every school admits under its own published admission policy; no admissions numbers are published.

Families apply to S.N. Abbain 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. Places in special classes and special schools are allocated with the National Council for Special Education.

Pupils
129
September, 2025/26
Since 2019/20
+16%
from 111 pupils

No figures on applications are published, but the roll shows demand: S.N. Abbain has grown by 16% since 2019/20. All the schools around Adamstown together changed by +56%.

Pupils since 2019/20

S.N. Abbain+16%
The primary schools around Adamstown+16%
All Irish primary schools−5%

Education (Admission to Schools) Act 2018; Department of Education enrolments 2019/20 and 2025/26 (preliminary).

Side by side with the nearest primary schools

2025/26

The 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 S.N. Abbain. Since 2019/20 its roll has changed by +16%; 1 of the 6 grew faster.

S.N. Abbain129
St Garvans88
Scoil Eoin Baiste32
S.N. Raithin154
Clonroche107
Newbawn176
St Joseph's79
SchoolPupilsSince 2019/20EthosLanguageDEISAway
S.N. Abbain129+16%CatholicEnglish✓
St Garvans N.S.88−19%CatholicEnglish5 km
Scoil Eoin Baiste32−18%CatholicEnglish✓5.3 km
S.N. Raithin154+5%CatholicEnglish5.3 km
Clonroche N.S.107+14%CatholicEnglish✓6.1 km
Newbawn N.S.176+34%CatholicEnglish7.7 km
St Joseph's N.S.79−2%CatholicEnglish✓8.1 km
The other 94 primary schools in Co. Wexford
SchoolPupilsSince 2019/20EthosLanguageDEISAway
S.N. Fionntain183−1%CatholicEnglish✓8.7 km
S.N. Seosamh Nfa227+1%CatholicEnglish8.7 km
S.N. an Ghleanna138−32%CatholicEnglish9.5 km
S.N. Baile Cuisin155−27%CatholicEnglish9.6 km
S.N. Mhuire19−17%CatholicEnglish✓9.9 km
S.N. Pádraig Nfa112−14%CatholicEnglish10 km
Rathgarogue N.S.159−18%CatholicEnglish11 km
Davidstown Primary School92+59%CatholicEnglish11 km
Clongeen Mxd N.S.95+0%CatholicEnglish11 km
S.N. Rath an Iubhair187−4%CatholicEnglish✓12 km
S.N. Nmh Seosaimh137−1%CatholicEnglish13 km
S.N. Mhuire336+19%CatholicEnglish13 km
Gusserane N.S.75−20%CatholicEnglish13 km
Sacred Heart National School, Caim88−32%CatholicEnglish14 km
S N Bearna na hAille133−21%CatholicEnglish✓14 km
S.N. Phadraig199+9%CatholicEnglish14 km
Bunscoil Nic Amhlaidh312−5%CatholicEnglish✓14 km
Bunscoil Ris351−14%CatholicEnglish✓14 km
New Ross Educate Together National School135+118%Multi-denominationalEnglish✓15 km
S.N. Baile Ui Coileain55+0%CatholicEnglish✓15 km
St Marys N.S.84+45%Church of IrelandEnglish15 km
St Aidans Parish School869+1%CatholicEnglish✓16 km
St Leonards N.S.112−7%CatholicEnglish16 km
St Canice S Convent186−17%CatholicEnglish✓16 km
Gaelscoil Inis Corthaidh184−2%CatholicAll in Irish16 km
St Senans National Sch437−5%CatholicEnglish✓17 km
Glanbrian N.S.93+9%CatholicEnglish17 km
Scoil Mhuire Coolcotts573−4%CatholicEnglish✓17 km
S.N. Mhuire144−14%CatholicEnglish✓17 km
Wexford Educate Together National School191+12%Multi-denominationalEnglish17 km
S.N. Baile Muirne114−3%CatholicEnglish17 km
S.N. Clochar Mhuire368−5%CatholicEnglish18 km
Convent of Mercy406−7%CatholicEnglish✓18 km
S.N. Bhaile Mhuirne230−3%CatholicEnglish18 km
St Iberius N.S.93+11%Church of IrelandEnglish18 km
Gaelscoil Loch Garman208−11%CatholicAll in Irish18 km
Castlebridge N.S.223−4%CatholicEnglish18 km
Shielbeggan Convent30−29%CatholicEnglish18 km
CBS Primary Wexford380+60%CatholicEnglish18 km
Scoil Mhuire238−17%CatholicEnglish✓19 km
Marshalstown N.S.191−3%CatholicEnglish19 km
Rathangan N.S.235−9%CatholicEnglish19 km
Faythe Convent226−22%CatholicEnglish✓19 km
S.N. Shean Bhoth34+10%CatholicEnglish19 km
Kiltealy N.S.100+8%CatholicEnglish19 km
S.N. Baile an Phiarsaigh238+18%CatholicEnglish20 km
Ballindaggin N.S.117−31%CatholicEnglish20 km
S N na Scrine117−10%CatholicEnglish21 km
Ramsgrange Central N.S.30−52%CatholicEnglish21 km
Fionntain Nfa N.S.114−2%CatholicEnglish21 km
S N Moin na gCaor125−19%CatholicEnglish22 km
Ballaghkeene N.S.150+17%CatholicEnglish✓22 km
Curracloe N.S.73−22%CatholicEnglish22 km
S.N. Caislean Dochraill37–CatholicEnglish23 km
S.N. Catriona Nfa61+7%CatholicEnglish✓23 km
S.N. Mhaodhoig237+34%CatholicEnglish23 km
S.N. Olibheir Beannuithe74+6%CatholicEnglish24 km
Scoil Nais Realta na Mara304−17%CatholicEnglish✓24 km
S.N. Clochar Mhuire156−24%CatholicEnglish✓25 km
Oulart N.S.120−31%CatholicEnglish25 km
Tombrack N.S.54+8%CatholicEnglish26 km
S.N. Nmh Brighde218+6%CatholicEnglish26 km
St Edans N.S.39+22%Church of IrelandEnglish26 km
Kilmyshall N.S.155+8%CatholicEnglish26 km
Naomh Maodhog N.S.285+3%CatholicEnglish✓27 km
Boolavogue N.S.97−21%CatholicEnglish27 km
S.N. Mhuire64−21%CatholicEnglish✓28 km
Kilnamanagh Community National School32–Multi-denominationalEnglish28 km
Scoil Náisiúnta Bhantiarna Lourdes287+7%CatholicEnglish✓29 km
Scoil Mhuire112−12%CatholicEnglish30 km
Carrigduff Nat School85−1%Church of IrelandEnglish30 km
Kilrane N.S.292−11%CatholicEnglish✓30 km
St Patricks N.S.75−23%CatholicEnglish31 km
Court N.S.107−19%CatholicEnglish31 km
Camolin N.S.75−29%CatholicEnglish✓32 km
St Josephs N.S.193−4%CatholicEnglish32 km
Ballyduff N.S.79+5%CatholicEnglish32 km
Ballyoughter N.S.50+16%CatholicEnglish34 km
Ballycanew N.S.224+6%CatholicEnglish✓37 km
S.N. Treasa Nfa106−6%CatholicEnglish38 km
S.N. Padraig152+2%CatholicEnglish39 km
St Marys N.S.201−5%CatholicEnglish39 km
Gorey Educate Together NS369−11%Multi-denominationalEnglish41 km
Gaelscoil Mhoshiolog152−31%Multi-denominationalAll in Irish41 km
Monaseed N.S.55−35%CatholicEnglish42 km
Scoil Naomh Ioseph522+4%CatholicEnglish42 km
Gorey Central School237+9%Church of IrelandEnglish42 km
Riverchapel N.S.304−16%CatholicEnglish✓43 km
Bunscoil Loreto665−5%CatholicEnglish43 km
S.N. Coill an Iarainn218+25%CatholicEnglish48 km
S.N. Baile Thomais57−29%CatholicEnglish48 km
S.N. Chaomhain Torrchoill211−3%CatholicEnglish49 km
Scoil Ghormáin Naofa158+25%CatholicEnglish51 km
S.N. Cul Greine115+1%CatholicEnglish✓53 km
Living nearby

Living in Adamstown

The town’s figures, not this street’s.

Median sale price
€266,600
routing key Y21, 2023–25 (CSO): less sure
Average rent
€1,179
a month, new tenancies in 2025 across Co. Wexford

Homes in the Y21 Eircode area

Housing in Adamstown →

The median sale price rose from €239,000 in 2023 to €290,000 in 2025 (+21%).

2023€239,000
2024€275,000
2025€290,000

New against second-hand, 2023 to 2025

New homes€293,700
Second-hand homes€245,700

Property Price Register sales in the Y21 Eircode routing area, 2023 to 2025.

Renting in Co. Wexford

Cost of living in Adamstown →

New tenancies in Co. Wexford averaged €1,179 a month in 2025, against €1,101 in 2024 (+7%).

2024€1,101
2025€1,179

Residential Tenancies Board rent index, new tenancies, 2024 and 2025.

Location

Directions ↗

Adamstown, Y21 VY56

Nearby

Primary schools near S.N. Abbain

Nearest first, as the crow flies, up to 25 km. Each school’s own admission policy decides who gets a place.

St Garvans N.S.
Primary · Catholic
Special classes
88 pupils−19% since 2019/205 km
Scoil Eoin Baiste
Primary · Catholic
DEIS
32 pupils−18% since 2019/205.3 km
S.N. Raithin
Primary · Catholic
154 pupils+5% since 2019/205.3 km
Clonroche N.S.
Primary · Catholic
DEIS
107 pupils+14% since 2019/206.1 km
Newbawn N.S.
Primary · Catholic
Special classes
176 pupils+34% since 2019/207.7 km
St Joseph's N.S.
Primary · Catholic
DEIS
79 pupils−2% since 2019/208.1 km
Official recordInspection reports (gov.ie) ↗Department of Education school lists ↗Roll number 17526J

Questions about S.N. Abbain

Is S.N. Abbain 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. Abbain have?

129 pupils in 2025/26. That is +16% since 2019/20.

Does S.N. Abbain teach through Irish?

No: S.N. Abbain teaches in English, with Irish as a subject.

Who runs S.N. Abbain?

S.N. Abbain has a Catholic ethos. Its patron is Bishop of Ferns.

How do pupils get a place at S.N. Abbain?

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. Abbain?

The nearest are St Garvans N.S. (5 km), Scoil Eoin Baiste (5.3 km) and S.N. Raithin (5.3 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 Adamstown; 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).