An Chroi Ro Naofa N.S.
Main Street, Aughrim, Co. Wicklow · Y14 YH98 · Roll number 18473T
An Chroi Ro Naofa N.S. is one of 2 primary schools in or within 3 km of Aughrim. Every school in and around Aughrim →
What stands out about An Chroi Ro Naofa N.S.
- 204 pupils, near the middle for primary schools in Ireland (the median is 131).
- Teaches through English, with Irish as a subject.
- Smaller than it was: 204 pupils, 22% fewer than the 263 of 2019/20.
- Has special classes for children who need more support.
- Its patron is the Archbishop of Dublin; its ethos is Catholic.
Pupils over time
2015/16 to 2025/26An Chroi Ro Naofa N.S. had 204 pupils in 2025/26, down from 291 in 2015/16 (−30%). Girls are 51% of them. Its largest roll was 292, in 2017/18. Its roll rose in 2 of the 10 years.
Department of Education enrolments at 30 September each year; girls and boys where the lists give them.
No letter for An Chroi Ro Naofa 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 An Chroi Ro Naofa 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 An Chroi Ro Naofa 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 An Chroi Ro Naofa N.S.
Every school admits under its own published admission policy; no admissions numbers are published.
Families apply to An Chroi Ro Naofa 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.
Places in special classes and special schools are allocated with the National Council for Special Education.
No figures on applications are published, but the roll shows demand: An Chroi Ro Naofa N.S. has shrunk by 22% since 2019/20. All the schools around Aughrim 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.
An Chroi Ro Naofa N.S. has more pupils than any of the 6 nearest primary schools. Since 2019/20 its roll has changed by −22%; 5 of the 6 grew faster.
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| An Chroi Ro Naofa N.S. | 204 | −22% | Catholic | English | ||
| Annacurra N.S. | 122 | −10% | Catholic | English | 2.9 km | |
| St Kevin's Ballycoog N.S. | 21 | −9% | Catholic | English | 5 km | |
| Padraig Naofa N.S. | 172 | −7% | Catholic | English | 7.7 km | |
| S.N. Naomh Padraig | 76 | −22% | Catholic | English | 9 km | |
| Rathdrum Boys N.S. | 172 | +20% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 10 km |
| St Saviours N.S. | 124 | +17% | Church of Ireland | English | 10 km |
The other 75 primary schools in Co. Wicklow
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clochar Muire N.S. | 176 | +23% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 11 km |
| Tinahely N.S. | 133 | +15% | Catholic | English | 11 km | |
| Kilcommon N.S. | 94 | +2% | Church of Ireland | English | 12 km | |
| Naomh Brid N.S. | 63 | −5% | Catholic | English | 12 km | |
| Scoil San Eoin | 37 | +12% | Catholic | English | 12 km | |
| Gaelscoil an Inbhir Mhoir | 242 | −33% | Inter-denominational | All in Irish | 12 km | |
| St John's Senior School | 323 | −24% | Catholic | Some subjects in Irish | ✓ | 12 km |
| St Josephs N.S. | 500 | −20% | Catholic | English | 13 km | |
| Crossbridge N.S. | 45 | −21% | Catholic | English | 13 km | |
| Coolfancy N.S. | 68 | −23% | Catholic | English | 13 km | |
| Carysfort Mxd N.S. | 197 | −7% | Church of Ireland | English | 13 km | |
| St Michael's and St Peter's Junior School | 250 | −31% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 13 km |
| Rathcoyle N.S. | 50 | −32% | Catholic | English | 15 km | |
| S.N. Muire Mxd | 37 | −8% | Catholic | English | 15 km | |
| Glenealy 1 N.S. | 116 | −3% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 16 km |
| Caoimhin Naofa N.S. | 123 | −5% | Catholic | English | 17 km | |
| Scoil Mhuire na nAird | 73 | −14% | Catholic | English | 17 km | |
| Moneystown N.S. | 108 | −7% | Catholic | English | 18 km | |
| Shillelagh No 1 N.S. | 23 | −23% | Church of Ireland | English | 19 km | |
| Brittas Bay Mxd N.S. | 129 | −9% | Catholic | English | 19 km | |
| Kiltegan N.S. | 9 | – | Church of Ireland | English | 20 km | |
| Carnew N.S. | 185 | −9% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 20 km |
| All Saints National School | 23 | +10% | Church of Ireland | English | ✓ | 20 km |
| St Coen's National School | 328 | +19% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 22 km |
| Wicklow Educate Together NS | 377 | −8% | Multi-denominational | English | 22 km | |
| Gaelscoil Chill Mhantáin | 285 | +7% | Inter-denominational | All in Irish | 22 km | |
| Nuns Cross N.S. | 194 | +23% | Church of Ireland | English | 22 km | |
| S.N. Naomh Brid | 77 | +8% | Catholic | English | 22 km | |
| Scoil na Coróine Mhuire | 309 | −16% | Catholic | English | 23 km | |
| Padraig Naofa N.S. | 377 | +25% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 23 km |
| Glebe N.S. | 210 | +3% | Church of Ireland | English | 23 km | |
| Scoil an Choroin Mhuire | 432 | −6% | Catholic | English | 23 km | |
| St Laurence O'Toole's N.S. | 254 | −18% | Catholic | English | 24 km | |
| Donaghmore N.S. | 25 | −31% | Church of Ireland | English | 25 km | |
| Scoil Naomh Iosaf | 393 | +12% | Catholic | English | 27 km | |
| Donard N.S. | 188 | +27% | Catholic | English | 27 km | |
| Stratford Lodge N.S. | 67 | −11% | Church of Ireland | English | 28 km | |
| S.N. Muire | 67 | −8% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 28 km |
| St Francis N.S. | 90 | −14% | Church of Ireland | English | 29 km | |
| Woodstock Educate Together N.S. | 150 | – | Multi-denominational | English | 29 km | |
| Newtownmountkennedy Primary School | 368 | +1% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 29 km |
| Moin an Bhealaigh N.S. | 110 | +2% | Catholic | English | 31 km | |
| Hollywood N.S. | 126 | −15% | Catholic | English | 32 km | |
| Grange Con N.S. | 23 | −26% | Catholic | English | 32 km | |
| Kilcoole Primary School | 553 | −9% | Catholic | English | 33 km | |
| Lacken Mxd N.S. | 91 | −13% | Catholic | English | 33 km | |
| S N Nicolais Naofa | 250 | +7% | Catholic | English | 34 km | |
| Jonathan Swift N.S. | 24 | −43% | Church of Ireland | English | 34 km | |
| Greystones Community NS | 412 | +91% | Multi-denominational | English | 34 km | |
| Delgany N.S. | 209 | −8% | Church of Ireland | English | 34 km | |
| St Laurences N.S. | 666 | −3% | Catholic | English | 35 km | |
| Gaelscoil na gCloch Liath | 227 | −48% | Inter-denominational | All in Irish | 36 km | |
| Greystones Educate Together National School | 440 | −5% | Multi-denominational | English | 36 km | |
| Scoil Naomh Caoimhghin | 459 | −9% | Catholic | English | 36 km | |
| St Patrick's National School | 385 | +41% | Church of Ireland | English | 37 km | |
| St Brigids School | 396 | −20% | Catholic | English | 37 km | |
| Kilmacanogue N.S. | 204 | −17% | Catholic | English | 37 km | |
| Gaelscoil na Lochanna | 151 | −24% | Inter-denominational | All in Irish | 37 km | |
| S.N. Padraig Naofa | 47 | −32% | Catholic | English | 37 km | |
| S.N. Muire | 237 | −13% | Catholic | English | 38 km | |
| S.N. Mhuire Senior School | 296 | −12% | Catholic | English | 38 km | |
| Blessington Educate Together NS | 95 | +79% | Multi-denominational | English | 38 km | |
| Powerscourt N.S. | 114 | +24% | Church of Ireland | English | 38 km | |
| S.N. Muire Is Gearard | 206 | +4% | Catholic | English | 39 km | |
| Blessington 1 N.S. | 195 | −9% | Church of Ireland | English | 39 km | |
| St Fergal's National School | 373 | −11% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 39 km |
| Bray School Project N.S. | 223 | −7% | Multi-denominational | English | 39 km | |
| Kilbride N.S. | 97 | −2% | Catholic | English | 39 km | |
| St Andrews N.S. | 204 | −4% | Church of Ireland | English | 40 km | |
| Scoil Chualann | 185 | −19% | Catholic | All in Irish | 40 km | |
| Gaelscoil Ui Cheadaigh | 166 | −27% | Catholic | All in Irish | 41 km | |
| Cronan Naofa N.S. | 388 | −24% | Catholic | English | 41 km | |
| Scoil Padraig Naofa | 680 | −13% | Catholic | English | 41 km | |
| St. Peter's Primary School | 156 | −7% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 41 km |
| Ravenswell Primary School | 468 | +16% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 42 km |
Living in Aughrim
The town’s figures, not this street’s.
Homes in the Y14 Eircode area
Housing in Aughrim →The median sale price rose from €275,000 in 2023 to €300,000 in 2025 (+9%).
New against second-hand, 2023 to 2025
Property Price Register sales in the Y14 Eircode routing area, 2023 to 2025.
Renting in Co. Wicklow
Cost of living in Aughrim →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 ↗Aughrim, Y14 YH98
Primary schools near An Chroi Ro Naofa 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 An Chroi Ro Naofa N.S.
Is An Chroi Ro Naofa 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 An Chroi Ro Naofa N.S. have?
204 pupils in 2025/26. That is −22% since 2019/20.
Does An Chroi Ro Naofa N.S. teach through Irish?
No: An Chroi Ro Naofa N.S. teaches in English, with Irish as a subject.
Who runs An Chroi Ro Naofa N.S.?
An Chroi Ro Naofa N.S. has a Catholic ethos. Its patron is Archbishop of Dublin.
How do pupils get a place at An Chroi Ro Naofa 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 An Chroi Ro Naofa N.S.?
The nearest are Annacurra N.S. (2.9 km), St Kevin's Ballycoog N.S. (5 km) and Padraig Naofa N.S. (7.7 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 Aughrim; 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).