Nuns Cross N.S.
Nun's Cross, Ashford, Co. Wicklow · A67 HK70 · Roll number 11649S
Nuns Cross N.S. is one of 4 primary schools in or within 3 km of Ashford. Every school in and around Ashford →
What stands out about Nuns Cross N.S.
- 194 pupils, near the middle for primary schools in Ireland (the median is 131).
- Teaches through English, with Irish as a subject.
- Growing: 194 pupils, 23% more than the 158 of 2019/20.
- The smallest of the 4 primary schools around Ashford.
- Its patron is the Archbishop of Dublin & Bishop of Glendalough COI; its ethos is Church of Ireland.
Pupils over time
2015/16 to 2025/26Nuns Cross N.S. had 194 pupils in 2025/26, against 117 in 2015/16 (+66%). Girls are 48% of them. Its largest roll was 198, in 2023/24. 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 Nuns Cross 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 Nuns Cross 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 Nuns Cross 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 Nuns Cross N.S.
Every school admits under its own published admission policy; no admissions numbers are published.
Families apply to Nuns Cross 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.
No figures on applications are published, but the roll shows demand: Nuns Cross N.S. has grown by 23% since 2019/20. All the schools around Ashford 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.
Of the 6 nearest primary schools, 4 have more pupils than Nuns Cross N.S.. Since 2019/20 its roll has changed by +23%; 0 of the 6 grew faster.
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nuns Cross N.S. | 194 | +23% | Church of Ireland | English | ||
| Scoil na Coróine Mhuire | 309 | −16% | Catholic | English | 1.3 km | |
| Gaelscoil Chill Mhantáin | 285 | +7% | Inter-denominational | All in Irish | 4.7 km | |
| St Coen's National School | 328 | +19% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 4.7 km |
| Moneystown N.S. | 108 | −7% | Catholic | English | 5.1 km | |
| Wicklow Educate Together NS | 377 | −8% | Multi-denominational | English | 5.9 km | |
| Glenealy 1 N.S. | 116 | −3% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 6.3 km |
The other 75 primary schools in Co. Wicklow
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glebe N.S. | 210 | +3% | Church of Ireland | English | 6.6 km | |
| Padraig Naofa N.S. | 377 | +25% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 6.8 km |
| St Francis N.S. | 90 | −14% | Church of Ireland | English | 7 km | |
| Scoil an Choroin Mhuire | 432 | −6% | Catholic | English | 7.3 km | |
| Woodstock Educate Together N.S. | 150 | – | Multi-denominational | English | 8 km | |
| Newtownmountkennedy Primary School | 368 | +1% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 8.1 km |
| St Laurence O'Toole's N.S. | 254 | −18% | Catholic | English | 8.4 km | |
| Kilcoole Primary School | 553 | −9% | Catholic | English | 11 km | |
| S.N. Muire Mxd | 37 | −8% | Catholic | English | 11 km | |
| Clochar Muire N.S. | 176 | +23% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 12 km |
| Caoimhin Naofa N.S. | 123 | −5% | Catholic | English | 12 km | |
| St Saviours N.S. | 124 | +17% | Church of Ireland | English | 12 km | |
| Rathdrum Boys N.S. | 172 | +20% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 12 km |
| Greystones Community NS | 412 | +91% | Multi-denominational | English | 13 km | |
| Delgany N.S. | 209 | −8% | Church of Ireland | English | 13 km | |
| Brittas Bay Mxd N.S. | 129 | −9% | Catholic | English | 14 km | |
| St Laurences N.S. | 666 | −3% | Catholic | English | 14 km | |
| Scoil San Eoin | 37 | +12% | Catholic | English | 15 km | |
| Scoil Naomh Caoimhghin | 459 | −9% | Catholic | English | 15 km | |
| St Brigids School | 396 | −20% | Catholic | English | 15 km | |
| St Patrick's National School | 385 | +41% | Church of Ireland | English | 15 km | |
| Gaelscoil na gCloch Liath | 227 | −48% | Inter-denominational | All in Irish | 15 km | |
| Greystones Educate Together National School | 440 | −5% | Multi-denominational | English | 15 km | |
| Kilmacanogue N.S. | 204 | −17% | Catholic | English | 17 km | |
| St Fergal's National School | 373 | −11% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 19 km |
| Bray School Project N.S. | 223 | −7% | Multi-denominational | English | 19 km | |
| St Andrews N.S. | 204 | −4% | Church of Ireland | English | 19 km | |
| Powerscourt N.S. | 114 | +24% | Church of Ireland | English | 19 km | |
| Padraig Naofa N.S. | 172 | −7% | Catholic | English | 19 km | |
| Scoil Chualann | 185 | −19% | Catholic | All in Irish | 19 km | |
| S.N. Padraig Naofa | 47 | −32% | Catholic | English | 20 km | |
| S.N. Muire Is Gearard | 206 | +4% | Catholic | English | 20 km | |
| Cronan Naofa N.S. | 388 | −24% | Catholic | English | 20 km | |
| Gaelscoil Ui Cheadaigh | 166 | −27% | Catholic | All in Irish | 20 km | |
| Scoil Padraig Naofa | 680 | −13% | Catholic | English | 20 km | |
| St. Peter's Primary School | 156 | −7% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 21 km |
| Ravenswell Primary School | 468 | +16% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 21 km |
| An Chroi Ro Naofa N.S. | 204 | −22% | Catholic | English | 22 km | |
| St Kevin's Ballycoog N.S. | 21 | −9% | Catholic | English | 23 km | |
| St Josephs N.S. | 500 | −20% | Catholic | English | 23 km | |
| St John's Senior School | 323 | −24% | Catholic | Some subjects in Irish | ✓ | 25 km |
| St Michael's and St Peter's Junior School | 250 | −31% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 25 km |
| Annacurra N.S. | 122 | −10% | Catholic | English | 25 km | |
| Gaelscoil an Inbhir Mhoir | 242 | −33% | Inter-denominational | All in Irish | 25 km | |
| Carysfort Mxd N.S. | 197 | −7% | Church of Ireland | English | 25 km | |
| S.N. Naomh Padraig | 76 | −22% | Catholic | English | 26 km | |
| Lacken Mxd N.S. | 91 | −13% | Catholic | English | 28 km | |
| Moin an Bhealaigh N.S. | 110 | +2% | Catholic | English | 28 km | |
| Rathcoyle N.S. | 50 | −32% | Catholic | English | 29 km | |
| Naomh Brid N.S. | 63 | −5% | Catholic | English | 30 km | |
| Kilbride N.S. | 97 | −2% | Catholic | English | 30 km | |
| Blessington Educate Together NS | 95 | +79% | Multi-denominational | English | 31 km | |
| S.N. Muire | 237 | −13% | Catholic | English | 32 km | |
| S.N. Mhuire Senior School | 296 | −12% | Catholic | English | 32 km | |
| Gaelscoil na Lochanna | 151 | −24% | Inter-denominational | All in Irish | 33 km | |
| Donard N.S. | 188 | +27% | Catholic | English | 33 km | |
| Hollywood N.S. | 126 | −15% | Catholic | English | 33 km | |
| Tinahely N.S. | 133 | +15% | Catholic | English | 33 km | |
| Blessington 1 N.S. | 195 | −9% | Church of Ireland | English | 33 km | |
| Crossbridge N.S. | 45 | −21% | Catholic | English | 33 km | |
| Kilcommon N.S. | 94 | +2% | Church of Ireland | English | 33 km | |
| Donaghmore N.S. | 25 | −31% | Church of Ireland | English | 34 km | |
| Kiltegan N.S. | 9 | – | Church of Ireland | English | 34 km | |
| Coolfancy N.S. | 68 | −23% | Catholic | English | 35 km | |
| S.N. Naomh Brid | 77 | +8% | Catholic | English | 35 km | |
| S.N. Muire | 67 | −8% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 37 km |
| S N Nicolais Naofa | 250 | +7% | Catholic | English | 39 km | |
| Jonathan Swift N.S. | 24 | −43% | Church of Ireland | English | 39 km | |
| Scoil Mhuire na nAird | 73 | −14% | Catholic | English | 39 km | |
| Scoil Naomh Iosaf | 393 | +12% | Catholic | English | 40 km | |
| Stratford Lodge N.S. | 67 | −11% | Church of Ireland | English | 40 km | |
| Shillelagh No 1 N.S. | 23 | −23% | Church of Ireland | English | 40 km | |
| Grange Con N.S. | 23 | −26% | Catholic | English | 41 km | |
| Carnew N.S. | 185 | −9% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 42 km |
| All Saints National School | 23 | +10% | Church of Ireland | English | ✓ | 42 km |
Living in Ashford
The town’s figures, not this street’s.
Homes in the A67 Eircode area
Housing in Ashford →The median sale price rose from €418,800 in 2023 to €420,000 in 2025 (+0%).
New against second-hand, 2023 to 2025
Property Price Register sales in the A67 Eircode routing area, 2023 to 2025.
Renting in Co. Wicklow
Cost of living in Ashford →New tenancies in Co. Wicklow averaged €1,730 a month in 2025, against €1,635 in 2024 (+6%).
Residential Tenancies Board rent index, new tenancies, 2024 and 2025.
Location
Directions ↗Ashford, A67 HK70
Primary schools near Nuns Cross 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 Nuns Cross N.S.
Is Nuns Cross 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 Nuns Cross N.S. have?
194 pupils in 2025/26. That is +23% since 2019/20.
Does Nuns Cross N.S. teach through Irish?
No: Nuns Cross N.S. teaches in English, with Irish as a subject.
Who runs Nuns Cross N.S.?
Nuns Cross N.S. has a Church of Ireland ethos. Its patron is Archbishop of Dublin & Bishop of Glendalough COI.
How do pupils get a place at Nuns Cross 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 Nuns Cross N.S.?
The nearest are Scoil na Coróine Mhuire (1.3 km), Gaelscoil Chill Mhantáin (4.7 km) and St Coen's National School (4.7 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 Ashford; 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).