S.N. Rath an Iubhair
Rathnure, Enniscorthy, Co. Wexford · Y21 V228 · Roll number 17707N
S.N. Rath an Iubhair is the only one of the primary schools in or within 3 km of Clonroche. Every school in and around Clonroche →
What stands out about S.N. Rath an Iubhair
- 187 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.
- 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 Ferns; its ethos is Catholic.
- Outside Clonroche’s outline, 6.2 km away; listed with Clonroche, the nearest town in its county.
Pupils over time
2015/16 to 2025/26S.N. Rath an Iubhair had 187 pupils in 2025/26, against 166 in 2015/16 (+13%). Girls are 57% of them. Its largest roll was 201, in 2022/23. Its roll rose in 7 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. Rath an Iubhair
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. Rath an Iubhair 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. Rath an Iubhair
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. Rath an Iubhair
Every school admits under its own published admission policy; no admissions numbers are published.
Families apply to S.N. Rath an Iubhair 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: S.N. Rath an Iubhair is about the size it was in 2019/20 (−4%).
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. Rath an Iubhair has more pupils than any of the 6 nearest primary schools. Since 2019/20 its roll has changed by −4%; 4 of the 6 grew faster.
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S.N. Rath an Iubhair | 187 | −4% | Catholic | English | ✓ | |
| S.N. Pádraig Nfa | 112 | −14% | Catholic | English | 5.3 km | |
| St Joseph's N.S. | 79 | −2% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 5.7 km |
| Sacred Heart National School, Caim | 88 | −32% | Catholic | English | 6.1 km | |
| Clonroche N.S. | 107 | +14% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 6.4 km |
| Kiltealy N.S. | 100 | +8% | Catholic | English | 7.7 km | |
| Davidstown Primary School | 92 | +59% | Catholic | English | 9.1 km |
The other 94 primary schools in Co. Wexford
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ballindaggin N.S. | 117 | −31% | Catholic | English | 9.8 km | |
| Rathgarogue N.S. | 159 | −18% | Catholic | English | 10 km | |
| S.N. Raithin | 154 | +5% | Catholic | English | 12 km | |
| S.N. Abbain | 129 | +16% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 12 km |
| Marshalstown N.S. | 191 | −3% | Catholic | English | 12 km | |
| S.N. Seosamh Nfa | 227 | +1% | Catholic | English | 13 km | |
| St Marys N.S. | 84 | +45% | Church of Ireland | English | 13 km | |
| St Aidans Parish School | 869 | +1% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 13 km |
| Scoil Eoin Baiste | 32 | −18% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 14 km |
| S.N. Caislean Dochraill | 37 | – | Catholic | English | 14 km | |
| St Senans National Sch | 437 | −5% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 14 km |
| Gaelscoil Inis Corthaidh | 184 | −2% | Catholic | All in Irish | 15 km | |
| S.N. Baile Cuisin | 155 | −27% | Catholic | English | 15 km | |
| Bunscoil Nic Amhlaidh | 312 | −5% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 15 km |
| New Ross Educate Together National School | 135 | +118% | Multi-denominational | English | ✓ | 15 km |
| Bunscoil Ris | 351 | −14% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 15 km |
| S.N. Mhuire | 19 | −17% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 16 km |
| Kilmyshall N.S. | 155 | +8% | Catholic | English | 16 km | |
| St Canice S Convent | 186 | −17% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 17 km |
| St Garvans N.S. | 88 | −19% | Catholic | English | 17 km | |
| Newbawn N.S. | 176 | +34% | Catholic | English | 18 km | |
| S N Bearna na hAille | 133 | −21% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 18 km |
| Glanbrian N.S. | 93 | +9% | Catholic | English | 18 km | |
| Tombrack N.S. | 54 | +8% | Catholic | English | 18 km | |
| Scoil Náisiúnta Bhantiarna Lourdes | 287 | +7% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 19 km |
| S.N. an Ghleanna | 138 | −32% | Catholic | English | 19 km | |
| Carrigduff Nat School | 85 | −1% | Church of Ireland | English | 19 km | |
| S N Moin na gCaor | 125 | −19% | Catholic | English | 20 km | |
| S.N. Shean Bhoth | 34 | +10% | Catholic | English | 21 km | |
| St Edans N.S. | 39 | +22% | Church of Ireland | English | 21 km | |
| S.N. Baile Muirne | 114 | −3% | Catholic | English | 21 km | |
| S.N. Fionntain | 183 | −1% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 21 km |
| Naomh Maodhog N.S. | 285 | +3% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 21 km |
| S.N. Phadraig | 199 | +9% | Catholic | English | 21 km | |
| Gusserane N.S. | 75 | −20% | Catholic | English | 22 km | |
| St Patricks N.S. | 75 | −23% | Catholic | English | 22 km | |
| Clongeen Mxd N.S. | 95 | +0% | Catholic | English | 22 km | |
| Ballaghkeene N.S. | 150 | +17% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 23 km |
| S.N. Mhuire | 336 | +19% | Catholic | English | 24 km | |
| Boolavogue N.S. | 97 | −21% | Catholic | English | 24 km | |
| Scoil Mhuire | 238 | −17% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 25 km |
| S.N. Nmh Seosaimh | 137 | −1% | Catholic | English | 25 km | |
| Castlebridge N.S. | 223 | −4% | Catholic | English | 25 km | |
| S.N. Baile Ui Coileain | 55 | +0% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 25 km |
| Ballyduff N.S. | 79 | +5% | Catholic | English | 25 km | |
| Oulart N.S. | 120 | −31% | Catholic | English | 26 km | |
| S N na Scrine | 117 | −10% | Catholic | English | 26 km | |
| Scoil Mhuire Coolcotts | 573 | −4% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 26 km |
| Camolin N.S. | 75 | −29% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 26 km |
| St Leonards N.S. | 112 | −7% | Catholic | English | 27 km | |
| Wexford Educate Together National School | 191 | +12% | Multi-denominational | English | 27 km | |
| S.N. Clochar Mhuire | 368 | −5% | Catholic | English | 27 km | |
| St Iberius N.S. | 93 | +11% | Church of Ireland | English | 27 km | |
| Convent of Mercy | 406 | −7% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 27 km |
| Kilnamanagh Community National School | 32 | – | Multi-denominational | English | 27 km | |
| Gaelscoil Loch Garman | 208 | −11% | Catholic | All in Irish | 28 km | |
| CBS Primary Wexford | 380 | +60% | Catholic | English | 28 km | |
| Shielbeggan Convent | 30 | −29% | Catholic | English | 28 km | |
| Curracloe N.S. | 73 | −22% | Catholic | English | 28 km | |
| Faythe Convent | 226 | −22% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 28 km |
| S.N. Mhuire | 144 | −14% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 29 km |
| S.N. Bhaile Mhuirne | 230 | −3% | Catholic | English | 29 km | |
| S.N. Nmh Brighde | 218 | +6% | Catholic | English | 29 km | |
| Court N.S. | 107 | −19% | Catholic | English | 29 km | |
| Ramsgrange Central N.S. | 30 | −52% | Catholic | English | 30 km | |
| Ballyoughter N.S. | 50 | +16% | Catholic | English | 30 km | |
| S.N. Baile an Phiarsaigh | 238 | +18% | Catholic | English | 30 km | |
| S.N. Treasa Nfa | 106 | −6% | Catholic | English | 30 km | |
| S.N. Catriona Nfa | 61 | +7% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 30 km |
| Rathangan N.S. | 235 | −9% | Catholic | English | 31 km | |
| S.N. Padraig | 152 | +2% | Catholic | English | 32 km | |
| St Josephs N.S. | 193 | −4% | Catholic | English | 32 km | |
| S.N. Olibheir Beannuithe | 74 | +6% | Catholic | English | 32 km | |
| Fionntain Nfa N.S. | 114 | −2% | Catholic | English | 33 km | |
| S.N. Mhaodhoig | 237 | +34% | Catholic | English | 33 km | |
| Ballycanew N.S. | 224 | +6% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 34 km |
| Monaseed N.S. | 55 | −35% | Catholic | English | 34 km | |
| S.N. Clochar Mhuire | 156 | −24% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 35 km |
| Scoil Nais Realta na Mara | 304 | −17% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 36 km |
| Gorey Educate Together NS | 369 | −11% | Multi-denominational | English | 36 km | |
| Gaelscoil Mhoshiolog | 152 | −31% | Multi-denominational | All in Irish | 36 km | |
| Scoil Naomh Ioseph | 522 | +4% | Catholic | English | 37 km | |
| Gorey Central School | 237 | +9% | Church of Ireland | English | 37 km | |
| St Marys N.S. | 201 | −5% | Catholic | English | 37 km | |
| Bunscoil Loreto | 665 | −5% | Catholic | English | 38 km | |
| S.N. Mhuire | 64 | −21% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 38 km |
| Riverchapel N.S. | 304 | −16% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 39 km |
| Kilrane N.S. | 292 | −11% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 40 km |
| Scoil Mhuire | 112 | −12% | Catholic | English | 40 km | |
| S.N. Baile Thomais | 57 | −29% | Catholic | English | 40 km | |
| S.N. Coill an Iarainn | 218 | +25% | Catholic | English | 41 km | |
| S.N. Chaomhain Torrchoill | 211 | −3% | Catholic | English | 44 km | |
| Scoil Ghormáin Naofa | 158 | +25% | Catholic | English | 46 km | |
| S.N. Cul Greine | 115 | +1% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 46 km |
Living in Clonroche
The town’s figures, not this street’s.
Homes in the Y21 Eircode area
Housing in Clonroche →The median sale price rose from €239,000 in 2023 to €290,000 in 2025 (+21%).
New against second-hand, 2023 to 2025
Property Price Register sales in the Y21 Eircode routing area, 2023 to 2025.
Renting in Co. Wexford
Cost of living in Clonroche →New tenancies in Co. Wexford averaged €1,179 a month in 2025, against €1,101 in 2024 (+7%).
Residential Tenancies Board rent index, new tenancies, 2024 and 2025.
Location
Directions ↗near Clonroche, Y21 V228
Primary schools near S.N. Rath an Iubhair
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. Rath an Iubhair
Is S.N. Rath an Iubhair 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. Rath an Iubhair have?
187 pupils in 2025/26. That is −4% since 2019/20.
Does S.N. Rath an Iubhair teach through Irish?
No: S.N. Rath an Iubhair teaches in English, with Irish as a subject.
Who runs S.N. Rath an Iubhair?
S.N. Rath an Iubhair has a Catholic ethos. Its patron is Bishop of Ferns.
How do pupils get a place at S.N. Rath an Iubhair?
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. Rath an Iubhair?
The nearest are S.N. Pádraig Nfa (5.3 km), St Joseph's N.S. (5.7 km) and Sacred Heart National School, Caim (6.1 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 Clonroche; 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).