Gaelscoil na Lochanna
Cill Moloma, Baile Coimín, Co. Chill Mhantáin · W91 A403 · Roll number 20243O
Gaelscoil na Lochanna is one of 5 primary schools in or within 3 km of Blessington. Every school in and around Blessington →
What stands out about Gaelscoil na Lochanna
- 151 pupils, near the middle for primary schools in Ireland (the median is 131).
- Smaller than it was: 151 pupils, 24% fewer than the 198 of 2019/20.
- Every subject is taught through Irish.
- Has special classes for children who need more support.
- Its patron is An Foras Pátrúnachta; its ethos is inter-denominational.
- Outside Blessington’s outline, 0.1 km away; listed with Blessington, the nearest town in its county.
Pupils over time
2015/16 to 2025/26Gaelscoil na Lochanna had 151 pupils in 2025/26, down from 202 in 2015/16 (−25%). Girls are 46% of them. Its largest roll was 216, in 2018/19. Its roll rose in 4 of the 10 years.
Department of Education enrolments at 30 September each year; girls and boys where the lists give them.
No letter for Gaelscoil na Lochanna
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 Gaelscoil na Lochanna 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 Gaelscoil na Lochanna
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 Gaelscoil na Lochanna
Every school admits under its own published admission policy; no admissions numbers are published.
Families apply to Gaelscoil na Lochanna 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 teaches every subject through Irish. 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: Gaelscoil na Lochanna has shrunk by 24% since 2019/20. All the schools around Blessington together changed by +8%.
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 Gaelscoil na Lochanna. Since 2019/20 its roll has changed by −24%; 6 of the 6 grew faster.
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gaelscoil na Lochanna | 151 | −24% | Inter-denominational | All in Irish | ||
| S.N. Muire | 237 | −13% | Catholic | English | 1.9 km | |
| S.N. Mhuire Senior School | 296 | −12% | Catholic | English | 2 km | |
| Blessington 1 N.S. | 195 | −9% | Church of Ireland | English | 2.1 km | |
| Blessington Educate Together NS | 95 | +79% | Multi-denominational | English | 3.6 km | |
| Lacken Mxd N.S. | 91 | −13% | Catholic | English | 4.8 km | |
| S.N. Rath Mor | 308 | +9% | Catholic | English | 5.1 km |
The other 76 primary schools in Co. Wicklow
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moin an Bhealaigh N.S. | 110 | +2% | Catholic | English | 6.4 km | |
| Kilbride N.S. | 97 | −2% | Catholic | English | 7 km | |
| Hollywood N.S. | 126 | −15% | Catholic | English | 8.4 km | |
| S N Nicolais Naofa | 250 | +7% | Catholic | English | 15 km | |
| Jonathan Swift N.S. | 24 | −43% | Church of Ireland | English | 15 km | |
| Donard N.S. | 188 | +27% | Catholic | English | 16 km | |
| Donaghmore N.S. | 25 | −31% | Church of Ireland | English | 20 km | |
| S.N. Muire | 67 | −8% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 21 km |
| Grange Con N.S. | 23 | −26% | Catholic | English | 22 km | |
| S.N. Padraig Naofa | 47 | −32% | Catholic | English | 23 km | |
| Caoimhin Naofa N.S. | 123 | −5% | Catholic | English | 24 km | |
| St Laurence O'Toole's N.S. | 254 | −18% | Catholic | English | 24 km | |
| S.N. Muire Is Gearard | 206 | +4% | Catholic | English | 25 km | |
| Powerscourt N.S. | 114 | +24% | Church of Ireland | English | 26 km | |
| Stratford Lodge N.S. | 67 | −11% | Church of Ireland | English | 27 km | |
| S.N. Naomh Brid | 77 | +8% | Catholic | English | 27 km | |
| Scoil Naomh Iosaf | 393 | +12% | Catholic | English | 27 km | |
| Rathcoyle N.S. | 50 | −32% | Catholic | English | 27 km | |
| Kilmacanogue N.S. | 204 | −17% | Catholic | English | 27 km | |
| Bray School Project N.S. | 223 | −7% | Multi-denominational | English | 29 km | |
| Kiltegan N.S. | 9 | – | Church of Ireland | English | 29 km | |
| St Fergal's National School | 373 | −11% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 29 km |
| St. Peter's Primary School | 156 | −7% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 29 km |
| Moneystown N.S. | 108 | −7% | Catholic | English | 29 km | |
| Gaelscoil Ui Cheadaigh | 166 | −27% | Catholic | All in Irish | 30 km | |
| Scoil Padraig Naofa | 680 | −13% | Catholic | English | 30 km | |
| Cronan Naofa N.S. | 388 | −24% | Catholic | English | 30 km | |
| Ravenswell Primary School | 468 | +16% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 30 km |
| Scoil Chualann | 185 | −19% | Catholic | All in Irish | 30 km | |
| Newtownmountkennedy Primary School | 368 | +1% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 30 km |
| St Andrews N.S. | 204 | −4% | Church of Ireland | English | 30 km | |
| Woodstock Educate Together N.S. | 150 | – | Multi-denominational | English | 30 km | |
| Gaelscoil na gCloch Liath | 227 | −48% | Inter-denominational | All in Irish | 31 km | |
| Greystones Educate Together National School | 440 | −5% | Multi-denominational | English | 31 km | |
| St Laurences N.S. | 666 | −3% | Catholic | English | 31 km | |
| Delgany N.S. | 209 | −8% | Church of Ireland | English | 31 km | |
| Scoil Naomh Caoimhghin | 459 | −9% | Catholic | English | 32 km | |
| St Patrick's National School | 385 | +41% | Church of Ireland | English | 32 km | |
| Naomh Brid N.S. | 63 | −5% | Catholic | English | 32 km | |
| St Brigids School | 396 | −20% | Catholic | English | 33 km | |
| Nuns Cross N.S. | 194 | +23% | Church of Ireland | English | 33 km | |
| Greystones Community NS | 412 | +91% | Multi-denominational | English | 33 km | |
| Kilcoole Primary School | 553 | −9% | Catholic | English | 33 km | |
| Clochar Muire N.S. | 176 | +23% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 33 km |
| Rathdrum Boys N.S. | 172 | +20% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 33 km |
| St Francis N.S. | 90 | −14% | Church of Ireland | English | 33 km | |
| St Saviours N.S. | 124 | +17% | Church of Ireland | English | 34 km | |
| Scoil na Coróine Mhuire | 309 | −16% | Catholic | English | 34 km | |
| Glenealy 1 N.S. | 116 | −3% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 35 km |
| St Coen's National School | 328 | +19% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 37 km |
| Gaelscoil Chill Mhantáin | 285 | +7% | Inter-denominational | All in Irish | 37 km | |
| An Chroi Ro Naofa N.S. | 204 | −22% | Catholic | English | 37 km | |
| Annacurra N.S. | 122 | −10% | Catholic | English | 38 km | |
| Wicklow Educate Together NS | 377 | −8% | Multi-denominational | English | 38 km | |
| Crossbridge N.S. | 45 | −21% | Catholic | English | 39 km | |
| Glebe N.S. | 210 | +3% | Church of Ireland | English | 39 km | |
| Padraig Naofa N.S. | 377 | +25% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 39 km |
| Scoil an Choroin Mhuire | 432 | −6% | Catholic | English | 40 km | |
| S.N. Muire Mxd | 37 | −8% | Catholic | English | 40 km | |
| Scoil San Eoin | 37 | +12% | Catholic | English | 41 km | |
| Tinahely N.S. | 133 | +15% | Catholic | English | 41 km | |
| Kilcommon N.S. | 94 | +2% | Church of Ireland | English | 41 km | |
| Padraig Naofa N.S. | 172 | −7% | Catholic | English | 41 km | |
| St Kevin's Ballycoog N.S. | 21 | −9% | Catholic | English | 42 km | |
| Brittas Bay Mxd N.S. | 129 | −9% | Catholic | English | 44 km | |
| Scoil Mhuire na nAird | 73 | −14% | Catholic | English | 44 km | |
| Coolfancy N.S. | 68 | −23% | Catholic | English | 45 km | |
| Shillelagh No 1 N.S. | 23 | −23% | Church of Ireland | English | 45 km | |
| S.N. Naomh Padraig | 76 | −22% | Catholic | English | 46 km | |
| St Josephs N.S. | 500 | −20% | Catholic | English | 48 km | |
| St John's Senior School | 323 | −24% | Catholic | Some subjects in Irish | ✓ | 48 km |
| Gaelscoil an Inbhir Mhoir | 242 | −33% | Inter-denominational | All in Irish | 48 km | |
| St Michael's and St Peter's Junior School | 250 | −31% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 49 km |
| Carysfort Mxd N.S. | 197 | −7% | Church of Ireland | English | 49 km | |
| Carnew N.S. | 185 | −9% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 50 km |
| All Saints National School | 23 | +10% | Church of Ireland | English | ✓ | 50 km |
Living in Blessington
The town’s figures, not this street’s.
Homes in the W91 Eircode area
Housing in Blessington →The median sale price rose from €410,000 in 2023 to €435,000 in 2025 (+6%).
New against second-hand, 2023 to 2025
Property Price Register sales in the W91 Eircode routing area, 2023 to 2025.
Renting in Blessington
Cost of living in Blessington →New tenancies in Blessington averaged €1,610 a month in 2025, against €1,595 in 2024 (+1%).
Residential Tenancies Board rent index, new tenancies, 2024 and 2025.
Location
Directions ↗near Blessington, W91 A403
Primary schools near Gaelscoil na Lochanna
Nearest first, as the crow flies, up to 25 km. Each school’s own admission policy decides who gets a place.
Questions about Gaelscoil na Lochanna
Is Gaelscoil na Lochanna 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 Gaelscoil na Lochanna have?
151 pupils in 2025/26. That is −24% since 2019/20.
Does Gaelscoil na Lochanna teach through Irish?
Yes: every subject at Gaelscoil na Lochanna is taught through Irish.
Who runs Gaelscoil na Lochanna?
Gaelscoil na Lochanna has a inter-denominational ethos. Its patron is An Foras Pátrúnachta.
How do pupils get a place at Gaelscoil na Lochanna?
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 Gaelscoil na Lochanna?
The nearest are S.N. Muire (1.9 km), S.N. Mhuire Senior School (2 km) and Blessington 1 N.S. (2.1 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 Blessington; 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).