Naomh Maodhog N.S.
Main Street, Ferns, Co. Wexford · Y21 H9P8 · Roll number 19890R
Naomh Maodhog N.S. is one of 2 primary schools in or within 3 km of Ferns. Every school in and around Ferns →
What stands out about Naomh Maodhog N.S.
- One of the larger primary schools: 285 pupils, against a typical 131.
- About as many pupils as in 2019/20 (+3%).
- 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.
Pupils over time
2015/16 to 2025/26Naomh Maodhog N.S. had 285 pupils in 2025/26, against 268 in 2015/16 (+6%). Girls are 47% of them. Its largest roll was 302, in 2022/23. Its roll rose in 6 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 Maodhog 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 Maodhog 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 Maodhog 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 Maodhog N.S.
Every school admits under its own published admission policy; no admissions numbers are published.
Families apply to Naomh Maodhog 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 Maodhog N.S. is about the size it was in 2019/20 (+3%). All the schools around Ferns together changed by +5%.
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.
Naomh Maodhog N.S. has more pupils than any of the 6 nearest primary schools. Since 2019/20 its roll has changed by +3%; 3 of the 6 grew faster.
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Naomh Maodhog N.S. | 285 | +3% | Catholic | English | ✓ | |
| St Edans N.S. | 39 | +22% | Church of Ireland | English | 0.7 km | |
| Tombrack N.S. | 54 | +8% | Catholic | English | 3.7 km | |
| Ballyduff N.S. | 79 | +5% | Catholic | English | 5.5 km | |
| Camolin N.S. | 75 | −29% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 5.6 km |
| Boolavogue N.S. | 97 | −21% | Catholic | English | 6.6 km | |
| S N Moin na gCaor | 125 | −19% | Catholic | English | 7.3 km |
The other 94 primary schools in Co. Wexford
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S.N. Caislean Dochraill | 37 | – | Catholic | English | 7.6 km | |
| St Patricks N.S. | 75 | −23% | Catholic | English | 7.6 km | |
| Marshalstown N.S. | 191 | −3% | Catholic | English | 8.6 km | |
| Ballyoughter N.S. | 50 | +16% | Catholic | English | 9.3 km | |
| St Senans National Sch | 437 | −5% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 10 km |
| Gaelscoil Inis Corthaidh | 184 | −2% | Catholic | All in Irish | 11 km | |
| St Aidans Parish School | 869 | +1% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 11 km |
| Court N.S. | 107 | −19% | Catholic | English | 11 km | |
| Kilmyshall N.S. | 155 | +8% | Catholic | English | 11 km | |
| St Marys N.S. | 84 | +45% | Church of Ireland | English | 12 km | |
| Kilnamanagh Community National School | 32 | – | Multi-denominational | English | 12 km | |
| S.N. Padraig | 152 | +2% | Catholic | English | 12 km | |
| S.N. Treasa Nfa | 106 | −6% | Catholic | English | 12 km | |
| Oulart N.S. | 120 | −31% | Catholic | English | 12 km | |
| Ballindaggin N.S. | 117 | −31% | Catholic | English | 12 km | |
| Scoil Náisiúnta Bhantiarna Lourdes | 287 | +7% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 12 km |
| Ballaghkeene N.S. | 150 | +17% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 13 km |
| Ballycanew N.S. | 224 | +6% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 13 km |
| Carrigduff Nat School | 85 | −1% | Church of Ireland | English | 13 km | |
| Glanbrian N.S. | 93 | +9% | Catholic | English | 14 km | |
| Sacred Heart National School, Caim | 88 | −32% | Catholic | English | 15 km | |
| Monaseed N.S. | 55 | −35% | Catholic | English | 15 km | |
| Gorey Educate Together NS | 369 | −11% | Multi-denominational | English | 15 km | |
| Gaelscoil Mhoshiolog | 152 | −31% | Multi-denominational | All in Irish | 15 km | |
| Davidstown Primary School | 92 | +59% | Catholic | English | 15 km | |
| Scoil Naomh Ioseph | 522 | +4% | Catholic | English | 16 km | |
| Gorey Central School | 237 | +9% | Church of Ireland | English | 16 km | |
| S.N. Baile Muirne | 114 | −3% | Catholic | English | 17 km | |
| Kiltealy N.S. | 100 | +8% | Catholic | English | 17 km | |
| Bunscoil Loreto | 665 | −5% | Catholic | English | 17 km | |
| St Josephs N.S. | 193 | −4% | Catholic | English | 17 km | |
| S.N. Pádraig Nfa | 112 | −14% | Catholic | English | 18 km | |
| St Marys N.S. | 201 | −5% | Catholic | English | 18 km | |
| S N Bearna na hAille | 133 | −21% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 19 km |
| Riverchapel N.S. | 304 | −16% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 19 km |
| S.N. Seosamh Nfa | 227 | +1% | Catholic | English | 19 km | |
| S.N. Nmh Brighde | 218 | +6% | Catholic | English | 19 km | |
| S.N. Mhuire | 19 | −17% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 20 km |
| S N na Scrine | 117 | −10% | Catholic | English | 21 km | |
| S.N. Rath an Iubhair | 187 | −4% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 21 km |
| S.N. Coill an Iarainn | 218 | +25% | Catholic | English | 21 km | |
| S.N. Baile Thomais | 57 | −29% | Catholic | English | 22 km | |
| Clonroche N.S. | 107 | +14% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 22 km |
| S.N. Phadraig | 199 | +9% | Catholic | English | 22 km | |
| Castlebridge N.S. | 223 | −4% | Catholic | English | 23 km | |
| Curracloe N.S. | 73 | −22% | Catholic | English | 23 km | |
| S.N. Chaomhain Torrchoill | 211 | −3% | Catholic | English | 23 km | |
| Scoil Eoin Baiste | 32 | −18% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 23 km |
| S.N. an Ghleanna | 138 | −32% | Catholic | English | 25 km | |
| St Joseph's N.S. | 79 | −2% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 25 km |
| Scoil Ghormáin Naofa | 158 | +25% | Catholic | English | 25 km | |
| S.N. Cul Greine | 115 | +1% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 26 km |
| S.N. Abbain | 129 | +16% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 27 km |
| S.N. Clochar Mhuire | 368 | −5% | Catholic | English | 28 km | |
| S.N. Mhuire | 336 | +19% | Catholic | English | 28 km | |
| St Iberius N.S. | 93 | +11% | Church of Ireland | English | 28 km | |
| Scoil Mhuire Coolcotts | 573 | −4% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 28 km |
| CBS Primary Wexford | 380 | +60% | Catholic | English | 29 km | |
| Faythe Convent | 226 | −22% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 29 km |
| Convent of Mercy | 406 | −7% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 29 km |
| Wexford Educate Together National School | 191 | +12% | Multi-denominational | English | 29 km | |
| Gaelscoil Loch Garman | 208 | −11% | Catholic | All in Irish | 29 km | |
| St Garvans N.S. | 88 | −19% | Catholic | English | 30 km | |
| S.N. Raithin | 154 | +5% | Catholic | English | 30 km | |
| Rathgarogue N.S. | 159 | −18% | Catholic | English | 31 km | |
| S.N. Fionntain | 183 | −1% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 31 km |
| S.N. Baile an Phiarsaigh | 238 | +18% | Catholic | English | 34 km | |
| S.N. Bhaile Mhuirne | 230 | −3% | Catholic | English | 34 km | |
| S.N. Baile Cuisin | 155 | −27% | Catholic | English | 34 km | |
| Newbawn N.S. | 176 | +34% | Catholic | English | 34 km | |
| S.N. Clochar Mhuire | 156 | −24% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 35 km |
| Bunscoil Nic Amhlaidh | 312 | −5% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 36 km |
| Bunscoil Ris | 351 | −14% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 36 km |
| New Ross Educate Together National School | 135 | +118% | Multi-denominational | English | ✓ | 36 km |
| St Canice S Convent | 186 | −17% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 38 km |
| Clongeen Mxd N.S. | 95 | +0% | Catholic | English | 38 km | |
| S.N. Nmh Seosaimh | 137 | −1% | Catholic | English | 38 km | |
| Fionntain Nfa N.S. | 114 | −2% | Catholic | English | 39 km | |
| S.N. Mhuire | 64 | −21% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 39 km |
| Gusserane N.S. | 75 | −20% | Catholic | English | 40 km | |
| Kilrane N.S. | 292 | −11% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 40 km |
| Rathangan N.S. | 235 | −9% | Catholic | English | 41 km | |
| S.N. Shean Bhoth | 34 | +10% | Catholic | English | 41 km | |
| S.N. Baile Ui Coileain | 55 | +0% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 42 km |
| Scoil Mhuire | 112 | −12% | Catholic | English | 42 km | |
| S.N. Mhuire | 144 | −14% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 42 km |
| St Leonards N.S. | 112 | −7% | Catholic | English | 42 km | |
| Scoil Nais Realta na Mara | 304 | −17% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 43 km |
| Scoil Mhuire | 238 | −17% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 44 km |
| Shielbeggan Convent | 30 | −29% | Catholic | English | 45 km | |
| Ramsgrange Central N.S. | 30 | −52% | Catholic | English | 48 km | |
| S.N. Catriona Nfa | 61 | +7% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 49 km |
| S.N. Mhaodhoig | 237 | +34% | Catholic | English | 49 km | |
| S.N. Olibheir Beannuithe | 74 | +6% | Catholic | English | 50 km |
Living in Ferns
The town’s figures, not this street’s.
Homes in the Y21 Eircode area
Housing in Ferns →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 Ferns
Cost of living in Ferns →New tenancies in Ferns averaged €1,109 a month in 2025, against €966 in 2024 (+15%).
Residential Tenancies Board rent index, new tenancies, 2024 and 2025.
Location
Directions ↗Ferns, Y21 H9P8
Primary schools near Naomh Maodhog 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 Maodhog N.S.
Is Naomh Maodhog 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 Maodhog N.S. have?
285 pupils in 2025/26. That is +3% since 2019/20.
Does Naomh Maodhog N.S. teach through Irish?
No: Naomh Maodhog N.S. teaches in English, with Irish as a subject.
Who runs Naomh Maodhog N.S.?
Naomh Maodhog N.S. has a Catholic ethos. Its patron is Bishop of Ferns.
How do pupils get a place at Naomh Maodhog 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 Maodhog N.S.?
The nearest are St Edans N.S. (0.7 km), Tombrack N.S. (3.7 km) and Ballyduff N.S. (5.5 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 Ferns; 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).