Coolfancy N.S.
CUL FHASAIGH, TINAHELY, CO WICKLOW · Y14 VY60 · Roll number 18118W
Coolfancy N.S. is the only one of the primary schools in or within 3 km of Coolboy. Every school in and around Coolboy →
What stands out about Coolfancy N.S.
- 68 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: 68 pupils, 23% fewer than the 88 of 2019/20.
- Its patron is the Bishop of Ferns; its ethos is Catholic.
- The only primary school in Coolboy or within 3 km of it.
- Outside Coolboy’s outline, 1.5 km away; listed with Coolboy, the nearest town in its county.
Pupils over time
2015/16 to 2025/26Coolfancy N.S. had 68 pupils in 2025/26, down from 103 in 2015/16 (−34%). Girls are 53% of them. Its largest roll was 105, in 2016/17. 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 Coolfancy 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 Coolfancy 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 Coolfancy 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 Coolfancy N.S.
Every school admits under its own published admission policy; no admissions numbers are published.
Families apply to Coolfancy 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: Coolfancy N.S. has shrunk by 23% since 2019/20.
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, 3 have more pupils than Coolfancy N.S.. Since 2019/20 its roll has changed by −23%; 4 of the 6 grew faster.
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coolfancy N.S. | 68 | −23% | Catholic | English | ||
| Kilcommon N.S. | 94 | +2% | Church of Ireland | English | 3.7 km | |
| Tinahely N.S. | 133 | +15% | Catholic | English | 4.2 km | |
| S.N. Baile Thomais | 57 | −29% | Catholic | English | 4.9 km | |
| Monaseed N.S. | 55 | −35% | Catholic | English | 5.7 km | |
| Scoil Mhuire na nAird | 73 | −14% | Catholic | English | 6.4 km | |
| Crossbridge N.S. | 45 | −21% | Catholic | English | 7.2 km |
The other 77 primary schools in Co. Wicklow
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shillelagh No 1 N.S. | 23 | −23% | Church of Ireland | English | 7.3 km | |
| All Saints National School | 23 | +10% | Church of Ireland | English | ✓ | 7.5 km |
| Carnew N.S. | 185 | −9% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 7.5 km |
| Annacurra N.S. | 122 | −10% | Catholic | English | 10 km | |
| An Chroi Ro Naofa N.S. | 204 | −22% | Catholic | English | 13 km | |
| Naomh Brid N.S. | 63 | −5% | Catholic | English | 13 km | |
| St Kevin's Ballycoog N.S. | 21 | −9% | Catholic | English | 13 km | |
| S.N. Naomh Padraig | 76 | −22% | Catholic | English | 14 km | |
| Gaelscoil an Inbhir Mhoir | 242 | −33% | Inter-denominational | All in Irish | 18 km | |
| Padraig Naofa N.S. | 172 | −7% | Catholic | English | 18 km | |
| Rathcoyle N.S. | 50 | −32% | Catholic | English | 18 km | |
| Carysfort Mxd N.S. | 197 | −7% | Church of Ireland | English | 18 km | |
| St John's Senior School | 323 | −24% | Catholic | Some subjects in Irish | ✓ | 18 km |
| St Michael's and St Peter's Junior School | 250 | −31% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 19 km |
| St Josephs N.S. | 500 | −20% | Catholic | English | 20 km | |
| Kiltegan N.S. | 9 | – | Church of Ireland | English | 20 km | |
| S.N. Naomh Brid | 77 | +8% | Catholic | English | 22 km | |
| Rathdrum Boys N.S. | 172 | +20% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 23 km |
| St Saviours N.S. | 124 | +17% | Church of Ireland | English | 23 km | |
| Clochar Muire N.S. | 176 | +23% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 23 km |
| Scoil San Eoin | 37 | +12% | Catholic | English | 24 km | |
| Scoil Naomh Iosaf | 393 | +12% | Catholic | English | 26 km | |
| Stratford Lodge N.S. | 67 | −11% | Church of Ireland | English | 27 km | |
| S.N. Muire Mxd | 37 | −8% | Catholic | English | 27 km | |
| Donaghmore N.S. | 25 | −31% | Church of Ireland | English | 28 km | |
| Caoimhin Naofa N.S. | 123 | −5% | Catholic | English | 29 km | |
| Glenealy 1 N.S. | 116 | −3% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 29 km |
| S.N. Muire | 67 | −8% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 30 km |
| Brittas Bay Mxd N.S. | 129 | −9% | Catholic | English | 30 km | |
| Moneystown N.S. | 108 | −7% | Catholic | English | 31 km | |
| Donard N.S. | 188 | +27% | Catholic | English | 31 km | |
| Grange Con N.S. | 23 | −26% | Catholic | English | 33 km | |
| Wicklow Educate Together NS | 377 | −8% | Multi-denominational | English | 34 km | |
| St Coen's National School | 328 | +19% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 35 km |
| Gaelscoil Chill Mhantáin | 285 | +7% | Inter-denominational | All in Irish | 35 km | |
| Nuns Cross N.S. | 194 | +23% | Church of Ireland | English | 35 km | |
| Padraig Naofa N.S. | 377 | +25% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 35 km |
| Scoil an Choroin Mhuire | 432 | −6% | Catholic | English | 36 km | |
| Scoil na Coróine Mhuire | 309 | −16% | Catholic | English | 36 km | |
| Glebe N.S. | 210 | +3% | Church of Ireland | English | 36 km | |
| St Laurence O'Toole's N.S. | 254 | −18% | Catholic | English | 36 km | |
| S N Nicolais Naofa | 250 | +7% | Catholic | English | 37 km | |
| Jonathan Swift N.S. | 24 | −43% | Church of Ireland | English | 37 km | |
| Hollywood N.S. | 126 | −15% | Catholic | English | 38 km | |
| Moin an Bhealaigh N.S. | 110 | +2% | Catholic | English | 39 km | |
| Lacken Mxd N.S. | 91 | −13% | Catholic | English | 42 km | |
| St Francis N.S. | 90 | −14% | Church of Ireland | English | 42 km | |
| Woodstock Educate Together N.S. | 150 | – | Multi-denominational | English | 42 km | |
| Newtownmountkennedy Primary School | 368 | +1% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 42 km |
| Gaelscoil na Lochanna | 151 | −24% | Inter-denominational | All in Irish | 45 km | |
| Kilcoole Primary School | 553 | −9% | Catholic | English | 46 km | |
| S.N. Muire | 237 | −13% | Catholic | English | 46 km | |
| S.N. Mhuire Senior School | 296 | −12% | Catholic | English | 46 km | |
| Blessington Educate Together NS | 95 | +79% | Multi-denominational | English | 46 km | |
| Blessington 1 N.S. | 195 | −9% | Church of Ireland | English | 47 km | |
| Delgany N.S. | 209 | −8% | Church of Ireland | English | 47 km | |
| Greystones Community NS | 412 | +91% | Multi-denominational | English | 47 km | |
| St Laurences N.S. | 666 | −3% | Catholic | English | 48 km | |
| Kilbride N.S. | 97 | −2% | Catholic | English | 48 km | |
| Gaelscoil na gCloch Liath | 227 | −48% | Inter-denominational | All in Irish | 49 km | |
| Greystones Educate Together National School | 440 | −5% | Multi-denominational | English | 49 km | |
| Kilmacanogue N.S. | 204 | −17% | Catholic | English | 49 km | |
| Scoil Naomh Caoimhghin | 459 | −9% | Catholic | English | 49 km | |
| S.N. Padraig Naofa | 47 | −32% | Catholic | English | 49 km | |
| St Patrick's National School | 385 | +41% | Church of Ireland | English | 49 km | |
| St Brigids School | 396 | −20% | Catholic | English | 49 km | |
| Powerscourt N.S. | 114 | +24% | Church of Ireland | English | 50 km | |
| S.N. Muire Is Gearard | 206 | +4% | Catholic | English | 51 km | |
| St Fergal's National School | 373 | −11% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 51 km |
| Bray School Project N.S. | 223 | −7% | Multi-denominational | English | 51 km | |
| St Andrews N.S. | 204 | −4% | Church of Ireland | English | 52 km | |
| Scoil Chualann | 185 | −19% | Catholic | All in Irish | 52 km | |
| Gaelscoil Ui Cheadaigh | 166 | −27% | Catholic | All in Irish | 53 km | |
| Cronan Naofa N.S. | 388 | −24% | Catholic | English | 53 km | |
| Scoil Padraig Naofa | 680 | −13% | Catholic | English | 53 km | |
| St. Peter's Primary School | 156 | −7% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 54 km |
| Ravenswell Primary School | 468 | +16% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 54 km |
Living in Coolboy
The town’s figures, not this street’s.
Homes in the Y14 Eircode area
Housing in Coolboy →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 Coolboy →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 ↗near Coolboy, Y14 VY60
Primary schools near Coolfancy 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 Coolfancy N.S.
Is Coolfancy 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 Coolfancy N.S. have?
68 pupils in 2025/26. That is −23% since 2019/20.
Does Coolfancy N.S. teach through Irish?
No: Coolfancy N.S. teaches in English, with Irish as a subject.
Who runs Coolfancy N.S.?
Coolfancy N.S. has a Catholic ethos. Its patron is Bishop of Ferns.
How do pupils get a place at Coolfancy 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 Coolfancy N.S.?
The nearest are Kilcommon N.S. (3.7 km), Tinahely N.S. (4.2 km) and S.N. Baile Thomais (4.9 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 Coolboy; 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).