Scoil San Eoin
Redcross, Co. Wicklow · A67 VY99 · Roll number 14829M
Scoil San Eoin is the only one of the primary schools in or within 3 km of Redcross. Every school in and around Redcross →
What stands out about Scoil San Eoin
- A small primary school: 37 pupils, against a typical 131.
- About as many pupils as in 2019/20 (+12%).
- Teaches through English, with Irish as a subject.
- Its patron is the Archbishop of Dublin; its ethos is Catholic.
- The only primary school in Redcross or within 3 km of it.
- Outside Redcross’s outline, 0.1 km away; listed with Redcross, the nearest town in its county.
Pupils over time
2015/16 to 2025/26Scoil San Eoin had 37 pupils in 2025/26, down from 53 in 2015/16 (−30%). Girls are 51% of them. Its largest roll was 55, in 2016/17. 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 Scoil San Eoin
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 Scoil San Eoin 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 Scoil San Eoin
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 Scoil San Eoin
Every school admits under its own published admission policy; no admissions numbers are published.
Families apply to Scoil San Eoin 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: Scoil San Eoin has grown by 12% 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, 5 have more pupils than Scoil San Eoin. Since 2019/20 its roll has changed by +12%; 3 of the 6 grew faster.
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scoil San Eoin | 37 | +12% | Catholic | English | ||
| S.N. Muire Mxd | 37 | −8% | Catholic | English | 3.9 km | |
| Padraig Naofa N.S. | 172 | −7% | Catholic | English | 5.6 km | |
| Brittas Bay Mxd N.S. | 129 | −9% | Catholic | English | 6.6 km | |
| St Saviours N.S. | 124 | +17% | Church of Ireland | English | 7.3 km | |
| Rathdrum Boys N.S. | 172 | +20% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 7.8 km |
| Clochar Muire N.S. | 176 | +23% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 7.9 km |
The other 75 primary schools in Co. Wicklow
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glenealy 1 N.S. | 116 | −3% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 8.4 km |
| St Josephs N.S. | 500 | −20% | Catholic | English | 8.7 km | |
| St John's Senior School | 323 | −24% | Catholic | Some subjects in Irish | ✓ | 10 km |
| St Michael's and St Peter's Junior School | 250 | −31% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 10 km |
| St Kevin's Ballycoog N.S. | 21 | −9% | Catholic | English | 10 km | |
| Gaelscoil an Inbhir Mhoir | 242 | −33% | Inter-denominational | All in Irish | 11 km | |
| Carysfort Mxd N.S. | 197 | −7% | Church of Ireland | English | 11 km | |
| Wicklow Educate Together NS | 377 | −8% | Multi-denominational | English | 12 km | |
| S.N. Naomh Padraig | 76 | −22% | Catholic | English | 12 km | |
| Padraig Naofa N.S. | 377 | +25% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 12 km |
| St Coen's National School | 328 | +19% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 12 km |
| An Chroi Ro Naofa N.S. | 204 | −22% | Catholic | English | 12 km | |
| Gaelscoil Chill Mhantáin | 285 | +7% | Inter-denominational | All in Irish | 12 km | |
| Scoil an Choroin Mhuire | 432 | −6% | Catholic | English | 12 km | |
| Glebe N.S. | 210 | +3% | Church of Ireland | English | 13 km | |
| Moneystown N.S. | 108 | −7% | Catholic | English | 13 km | |
| Scoil na Coróine Mhuire | 309 | −16% | Catholic | English | 15 km | |
| Nuns Cross N.S. | 194 | +23% | Church of Ireland | English | 15 km | |
| Annacurra N.S. | 122 | −10% | Catholic | English | 15 km | |
| Caoimhin Naofa N.S. | 123 | −5% | Catholic | English | 17 km | |
| St Laurence O'Toole's N.S. | 254 | −18% | Catholic | English | 20 km | |
| St Francis N.S. | 90 | −14% | Church of Ireland | English | 21 km | |
| Woodstock Educate Together N.S. | 150 | – | Multi-denominational | English | 23 km | |
| Newtownmountkennedy Primary School | 368 | +1% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 23 km |
| Tinahely N.S. | 133 | +15% | Catholic | English | 23 km | |
| Kilcommon N.S. | 94 | +2% | Church of Ireland | English | 23 km | |
| Naomh Brid N.S. | 63 | −5% | Catholic | English | 24 km | |
| Coolfancy N.S. | 68 | −23% | Catholic | English | 24 km | |
| Crossbridge N.S. | 45 | −21% | Catholic | English | 25 km | |
| Kilcoole Primary School | 553 | −9% | Catholic | English | 25 km | |
| Rathcoyle N.S. | 50 | −32% | Catholic | English | 26 km | |
| Greystones Community NS | 412 | +91% | Multi-denominational | English | 27 km | |
| Delgany N.S. | 209 | −8% | Church of Ireland | English | 28 km | |
| St Laurences N.S. | 666 | −3% | Catholic | English | 29 km | |
| Scoil Mhuire na nAird | 73 | −14% | Catholic | English | 29 km | |
| St Brigids School | 396 | −20% | Catholic | English | 29 km | |
| Scoil Naomh Caoimhghin | 459 | −9% | Catholic | English | 29 km | |
| St Patrick's National School | 385 | +41% | Church of Ireland | English | 30 km | |
| Gaelscoil na gCloch Liath | 227 | −48% | Inter-denominational | All in Irish | 30 km | |
| Greystones Educate Together National School | 440 | −5% | Multi-denominational | English | 30 km | |
| Shillelagh No 1 N.S. | 23 | −23% | Church of Ireland | English | 30 km | |
| Kiltegan N.S. | 9 | – | Church of Ireland | English | 31 km | |
| All Saints National School | 23 | +10% | Church of Ireland | English | ✓ | 31 km |
| Carnew N.S. | 185 | −9% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 31 km |
| Kilmacanogue N.S. | 204 | −17% | Catholic | English | 31 km | |
| S.N. Naomh Brid | 77 | +8% | Catholic | English | 33 km | |
| St Fergal's National School | 373 | −11% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 33 km |
| Bray School Project N.S. | 223 | −7% | Multi-denominational | English | 34 km | |
| Powerscourt N.S. | 114 | +24% | Church of Ireland | English | 34 km | |
| S.N. Padraig Naofa | 47 | −32% | Catholic | English | 34 km | |
| St Andrews N.S. | 204 | −4% | Church of Ireland | English | 34 km | |
| Scoil Chualann | 185 | −19% | Catholic | All in Irish | 34 km | |
| S.N. Muire Is Gearard | 206 | +4% | Catholic | English | 34 km | |
| Donaghmore N.S. | 25 | −31% | Church of Ireland | English | 34 km | |
| Cronan Naofa N.S. | 388 | −24% | Catholic | English | 35 km | |
| Gaelscoil Ui Cheadaigh | 166 | −27% | Catholic | All in Irish | 35 km | |
| Scoil Padraig Naofa | 680 | −13% | Catholic | English | 35 km | |
| Donard N.S. | 188 | +27% | Catholic | English | 35 km | |
| Moin an Bhealaigh N.S. | 110 | +2% | Catholic | English | 35 km | |
| St. Peter's Primary School | 156 | −7% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 36 km |
| Ravenswell Primary School | 468 | +16% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 36 km |
| Lacken Mxd N.S. | 91 | −13% | Catholic | English | 36 km | |
| S.N. Muire | 67 | −8% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 37 km |
| Scoil Naomh Iosaf | 393 | +12% | Catholic | English | 38 km | |
| Hollywood N.S. | 126 | −15% | Catholic | English | 38 km | |
| Stratford Lodge N.S. | 67 | −11% | Church of Ireland | English | 38 km | |
| Blessington Educate Together NS | 95 | +79% | Multi-denominational | English | 40 km | |
| Kilbride N.S. | 97 | −2% | Catholic | English | 41 km | |
| S.N. Muire | 237 | −13% | Catholic | English | 41 km | |
| Gaelscoil na Lochanna | 151 | −24% | Inter-denominational | All in Irish | 41 km | |
| S.N. Mhuire Senior School | 296 | −12% | Catholic | English | 41 km | |
| S N Nicolais Naofa | 250 | +7% | Catholic | English | 41 km | |
| Grange Con N.S. | 23 | −26% | Catholic | English | 42 km | |
| Jonathan Swift N.S. | 24 | −43% | Church of Ireland | English | 42 km | |
| Blessington 1 N.S. | 195 | −9% | Church of Ireland | English | 42 km |
Living in Redcross
The town’s figures, not this street’s.
Homes in the A67 Eircode area
Housing in Redcross →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 Redcross →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 Redcross, A67 VY99
Primary schools near Scoil San Eoin
Nearest first, as the crow flies, up to 25 km. Each school’s own admission policy decides who gets a place.
Questions about Scoil San Eoin
Is Scoil San Eoin 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 Scoil San Eoin have?
37 pupils in 2025/26. That is +12% since 2019/20.
Does Scoil San Eoin teach through Irish?
No: Scoil San Eoin teaches in English, with Irish as a subject.
Who runs Scoil San Eoin?
Scoil San Eoin has a Catholic ethos. Its patron is Archbishop of Dublin.
How do pupils get a place at Scoil San Eoin?
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 Scoil San Eoin?
The nearest are S.N. Muire Mxd (3.9 km), Padraig Naofa N.S. (5.6 km) and Brittas Bay Mxd N.S. (6.6 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 Redcross; 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).