Scoil An Chroi Ro Naofa
Scoil An Chroi Ro Naofa is a primary school in Laois. 29 pupils, Catholic ethos, DEIS Rural.
The facts
| Type | Primary school |
|---|---|
| Gender | Mixed |
| Ethos | Catholic |
| Patron | Bishop of Kildare & Leighlin |
| Fees | Free |
| Enrolment | 29 (15 boys, 14 girls) 2025/26 |
| Language of instruction | English Medium School |
| DEIS | Yes — Rural |
| Roll number | 18014K |
| Eircode | R14PF79 |
| Address | The Swan, via Athy, Co. Laois |
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.
Added to DEIS in the 2022 expansion, so its supports are relatively recent.
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
The NCSE lists no special class at this school for the coming year.
The area around this school
School planning area: Ballinakill. 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 R14 (Athy) was €340,000 in 2025. That is up 114.5% since 2020. CSO figures for the whole district, not the streets beside the school.
Area profile: the Pobal HP Deprivation Index rates Doonane at -8.37 (Marginally Below Average), where 0 is the national average. 29% of adults there hold a third-level qualification.
Contact
| Principal | Elizabeth Kennedy |
|---|---|
| Phone | 0598635764 |
| theswanns77@gmail.com | |
| Local authority | Laois County Council |
Other schools in Ballinakill
- Abbeyleix Sth N S Primary school, Laois
- Ballinakill Mixed N S Primary school, Laois
- Ballyroan Primary School Primary school, Laois
- Heywood Community School Secondary school, Laois
- Naomh Pius X N S Primary school, Laois
- Our Ladys Meadow National Schoo Primary school, Laois
- S N Fionntan Naofa Primary school, Laois
- S N Molaise Primary school, Laois
- Scoil Mhuire Primary school, Laois
- Scoil Tíghearnach Naofa Primary school, Laois
- Tobar An Leinn Primary school, Laois
How we know
DoE Schools GIS 2026 (CC BY 4.0) — checked 2026-08-27.