S N Padraig Naofa

The facts

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: Ashbourne. 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 A42 (Garristown) was €538,000 in 2025. That is up 64.9% since 2020. CSO figures for the whole district, not the streets beside the school.

Area profile: the Pobal HP Deprivation Index rates Ardcath at -1.61 (Marginally Below Average), where 0 is the national average. 32% of adults there hold a third-level qualification.

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Other schools in Ashbourne

• Ashbourne Community National School Primary school, Meath
• Ashbourne Community School Secondary school, Meath
• Cill Coscain Primary school, Dublin
• Gaelscoil Na Cille Primary school, Meath
• Kilbride National School Primary school, Meath
• S N Mhuire Primary school, Dublin
• S N Mhuire Naofa Primary school, Meath
• S N Muire An Sean Baile Primary school, Dublin
• S N Naomh Cianain Primary school, Meath
• Scoil Mhuire Primary school, Meath
• Scoil Nais Deaglain Primary school, Meath