Scoil Mhuire
Scoil Mhuire is a primary school in Racecourse Road. 241 pupils, Catholic ethos, 2 special classes, DEIS Rural.
The facts
| Type | Primary school |
|---|---|
| Gender | Mixed |
| Ethos | Catholic |
| Patron | Archbishop of Tuam |
| Fees | Free |
| Enrolment | 241 (120 boys, 121 girls) 2025/26 |
| Language of instruction | English Medium School |
| DEIS | Yes — Rural |
| Roll number | 19973V |
| Eircode | H71HY04 |
| Address | Racecourse Road, Clifden, Co. Galway |
What DEIS means here
DEIS Rural. This is the rural strand: extra literacy and numeracy support, School Completion Programme access and enhanced capitation. It does not carry reduced class sizes.
Worth knowing: several things people associate with DEIS are now available in every school. Schoolbooks are free at primary and post-primary regardless of DEIS status, and since 2025 all primary schools are eligible for the hot school meals programme. What remains specific to DEIS is the staffing — reduced class sizes in Urban Band 1, the Home School Community Liaison coordinator, School Completion Programme access and enhanced capitation.
Band as published in the Department's DEIS list, last revised 2022-10-12.
Special classes
2 special classes sanctioned for 26/27:
- 2 × Autism/Autistic Spectrum Disorders
Source: National Council for Special Education. Children in a special class travel under a separate transport scheme with its own rules.
The area around this school
School planning area: Clifden. This is how the Department plans where to build capacity. It is not a catchment.
Local house prices: the median residential sale price in Eircode district H71 (Clifden) was €282,500 in 2025. That is up 59.2% since 2020. CSO figures for the whole district, not the streets beside the school.
Area profile: the Pobal HP Deprivation Index rates Clifden at -4.3 (Marginally Below Average), where 0 is the national average. 38% of adults there hold a third-level qualification.
Contact
| Principal | Dara McAleer |
|---|---|
| Phone | 09521353 |
| secretary@scoilmhuireclifden.ie | |
| Local authority | Galway County Council |
Other schools in Clifden
- Ballyconeely N S Primary school, Galway
- Inishbofin N S Primary school, Galway
- S N Eanna Primary school, Galway
- S N Leitirgeis Primary school, Galway
- S N Muire Primary school, Galway
- S N Muire Gan Smal Primary school, Galway
- S N Na Naomh Uile Primary school, Galway
- S N Naomh Antoine Primary school, Galway
- S N Naomh Brid Primary school, Galway
- S N Naomh Padraig Primary school, Galway
- Scoil Phobail Secondary school, Galway
- Sn An Aill Bhreach Primary school, Galway
How we know
DoE Schools GIS 2026 (CC BY 4.0) — checked 2026-08-27.