Carnew N.S.
Carnew, Arklow, Co. Wicklow · Y14 XR62 · Roll number 18242A
Carnew N.S. is one of 3 primary schools in or within 3 km of Carnew. Every school in and around Carnew →
What stands out about Carnew N.S.
- 185 pupils, near the middle for primary schools in Ireland (the median is 131).
- About as many pupils as in 2019/20 (−9%).
- 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.
- Has special classes for children who need more support.
- The largest of the 3 primary schools around Carnew.
- Its patron is the Bishop of Ferns; its ethos is Catholic.
Pupils over time
2015/16 to 2025/26Carnew N.S. had 185 pupils in 2025/26, down from 232 in 2015/16 (−20%). Girls are 42% of them. 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 Carnew 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 Carnew 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 Carnew 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 Carnew N.S.
Every school admits under its own published admission policy; no admissions numbers are published.
Families apply to Carnew 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. 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: Carnew N.S. has shrunk by 9% since 2019/20. All the schools around Carnew 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.
Carnew N.S. has more pupils than any of the 6 nearest primary schools. Since 2019/20 its roll has changed by −9%; 2 of the 6 grew faster.
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carnew N.S. | 185 | −9% | Catholic | English | ✓ | |
| All Saints National School | 23 | +10% | Church of Ireland | English | ✓ | 0.4 km |
| S.N. Treasa Nfa | 106 | −6% | Catholic | English | 3.5 km | |
| Shillelagh No 1 N.S. | 23 | −23% | Church of Ireland | English | 5.3 km | |
| Scoil Mhuire na nAird | 73 | −14% | Catholic | English | 5.8 km | |
| Monaseed N.S. | 55 | −35% | Catholic | English | 6.8 km | |
| St Patricks N.S. | 75 | −23% | Catholic | English | 7.5 km |
The other 78 primary schools in Co. Wicklow
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coolfancy N.S. | 68 | −23% | Catholic | English | 7.5 km | |
| Kilcommon N.S. | 94 | +2% | Church of Ireland | English | 9.5 km | |
| Tinahely N.S. | 133 | +15% | Catholic | English | 10 km | |
| Crossbridge N.S. | 45 | −21% | Catholic | English | 12 km | |
| Annacurra N.S. | 122 | −10% | Catholic | English | 18 km | |
| Naomh Brid N.S. | 63 | −5% | Catholic | English | 18 km | |
| An Chroi Ro Naofa N.S. | 204 | −22% | Catholic | English | 20 km | |
| S.N. Naomh Padraig | 76 | −22% | Catholic | English | 20 km | |
| St Kevin's Ballycoog N.S. | 21 | −9% | Catholic | English | 21 km | |
| Kiltegan N.S. | 9 | – | Church of Ireland | English | 23 km | |
| Rathcoyle N.S. | 50 | −32% | Catholic | English | 23 km | |
| Gaelscoil an Inbhir Mhoir | 242 | −33% | Inter-denominational | All in Irish | 24 km | |
| Carysfort Mxd N.S. | 197 | −7% | Church of Ireland | English | 24 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 |
| S.N. Naomh Brid | 77 | +8% | Catholic | English | 25 km | |
| Padraig Naofa N.S. | 172 | −7% | Catholic | English | 25 km | |
| St Josephs N.S. | 500 | −20% | Catholic | English | 26 km | |
| Scoil Naomh Iosaf | 393 | +12% | Catholic | English | 28 km | |
| Stratford Lodge N.S. | 67 | −11% | Church of Ireland | English | 29 km | |
| Rathdrum Boys N.S. | 172 | +20% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 31 km |
| St Saviours N.S. | 124 | +17% | Church of Ireland | English | 31 km | |
| Clochar Muire N.S. | 176 | +23% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 31 km |
| Scoil San Eoin | 37 | +12% | Catholic | English | 31 km | |
| Donaghmore N.S. | 25 | −31% | Church of Ireland | English | 32 km | |
| S.N. Muire | 67 | −8% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 33 km |
| S.N. Muire Mxd | 37 | −8% | Catholic | English | 35 km | |
| Grange Con N.S. | 23 | −26% | Catholic | English | 35 km | |
| Donard N.S. | 188 | +27% | Catholic | English | 35 km | |
| Caoimhin Naofa N.S. | 123 | −5% | Catholic | English | 36 km | |
| Glenealy 1 N.S. | 116 | −3% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 37 km |
| Brittas Bay Mxd N.S. | 129 | −9% | Catholic | English | 37 km | |
| Moneystown N.S. | 108 | −7% | Catholic | English | 38 km | |
| S N Nicolais Naofa | 250 | +7% | Catholic | English | 40 km | |
| Jonathan Swift N.S. | 24 | −43% | Church of Ireland | English | 41 km | |
| Wicklow Educate Together NS | 377 | −8% | Multi-denominational | English | 42 km | |
| St Coen's National School | 328 | +19% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 42 km |
| Gaelscoil Chill Mhantáin | 285 | +7% | Inter-denominational | All in Irish | 42 km | |
| Nuns Cross N.S. | 194 | +23% | Church of Ireland | English | 42 km | |
| Padraig Naofa N.S. | 377 | +25% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 43 km |
| Hollywood N.S. | 126 | −15% | Catholic | English | 43 km | |
| Scoil an Choroin Mhuire | 432 | −6% | Catholic | English | 43 km | |
| Glebe N.S. | 210 | +3% | Church of Ireland | English | 43 km | |
| Scoil na Coróine Mhuire | 309 | −16% | Catholic | English | 43 km | |
| St Laurence O'Toole's N.S. | 254 | −18% | Catholic | English | 43 km | |
| Moin an Bhealaigh N.S. | 110 | +2% | Catholic | English | 44 km | |
| Lacken Mxd N.S. | 91 | −13% | Catholic | English | 47 km | |
| St Francis N.S. | 90 | −14% | Church of Ireland | English | 49 km | |
| Newtownmountkennedy Primary School | 368 | +1% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 49 km |
| Woodstock Educate Together N.S. | 150 | – | Multi-denominational | English | 49 km | |
| Gaelscoil na Lochanna | 151 | −24% | Inter-denominational | All in Irish | 50 km | |
| S.N. Muire | 237 | −13% | Catholic | English | 51 km | |
| S.N. Mhuire Senior School | 296 | −12% | Catholic | English | 51 km | |
| Blessington Educate Together NS | 95 | +79% | Multi-denominational | English | 52 km | |
| Blessington 1 N.S. | 195 | −9% | Church of Ireland | English | 52 km | |
| Kilcoole Primary School | 553 | −9% | Catholic | English | 53 km | |
| Kilbride N.S. | 97 | −2% | Catholic | English | 54 km | |
| Delgany N.S. | 209 | −8% | Church of Ireland | English | 55 km | |
| Greystones Community NS | 412 | +91% | Multi-denominational | English | 55 km | |
| St Laurences N.S. | 666 | −3% | Catholic | English | 55 km | |
| S.N. Padraig Naofa | 47 | −32% | Catholic | English | 56 km | |
| Kilmacanogue N.S. | 204 | −17% | Catholic | English | 56 km | |
| Gaelscoil na gCloch Liath | 227 | −48% | Inter-denominational | All in Irish | 56 km | |
| Greystones Educate Together National School | 440 | −5% | Multi-denominational | English | 56 km | |
| Scoil Naomh Caoimhghin | 459 | −9% | Catholic | English | 56 km | |
| St Patrick's National School | 385 | +41% | Church of Ireland | English | 57 km | |
| St Brigids School | 396 | −20% | Catholic | English | 57 km | |
| Powerscourt N.S. | 114 | +24% | Church of Ireland | English | 58 km | |
| S.N. Muire Is Gearard | 206 | +4% | Catholic | English | 58 km | |
| St Fergal's National School | 373 | −11% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 59 km |
| Bray School Project N.S. | 223 | −7% | Multi-denominational | English | 59 km | |
| St Andrews N.S. | 204 | −4% | Church of Ireland | English | 60 km | |
| Scoil Chualann | 185 | −19% | Catholic | All in Irish | 60 km | |
| Gaelscoil Ui Cheadaigh | 166 | −27% | Catholic | All in Irish | 60 km | |
| Cronan Naofa N.S. | 388 | −24% | Catholic | English | 60 km | |
| Scoil Padraig Naofa | 680 | −13% | Catholic | English | 60 km | |
| St. Peter's Primary School | 156 | −7% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 61 km |
| Ravenswell Primary School | 468 | +16% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 61 km |
Living in Carnew
The town’s figures, not this street’s.
Homes in the Y14 Eircode area
Housing in Carnew →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 Carnew →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 ↗Carnew, Y14 XR62
Primary schools near Carnew 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 Carnew N.S.
Is Carnew 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 Carnew N.S. have?
185 pupils in 2025/26. That is −9% since 2019/20.
Does Carnew N.S. teach through Irish?
No: Carnew N.S. teaches in English, with Irish as a subject.
Who runs Carnew N.S.?
Carnew N.S. has a Catholic ethos. Its patron is Bishop of Ferns.
How do pupils get a place at Carnew 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 Carnew N.S.?
The nearest are All Saints National School (0.4 km), S.N. Treasa Nfa (3.5 km) and Shillelagh No 1 N.S. (5.3 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 Carnew; 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).