Tallonstown N S
Dundalk · Roll number 02745N
- Catholic ethos
- Not DEIS
- Pupils in 2025/26
- 276
- −2 on 2024/25
- Over 10 years
- −9%
- Down 27 from 303 in 2015/16
- Girls and boys
- 127 / 149
- 46% girls
Pupils since 1974
Total enrolment each school year
Shaded: the last 10 years, 2015/16 to 2025/26. 1983/84 is left out because its source file is incomplete, and no files exist for 1984/85 to 1992/93. Known data issues
Pupils by class
Published for each class from 2020/21.
This year, 2025/26
276 pupils across 8 classes
Every class, every year
Darker cells have more pupils. A group of pupils moves down one class and right one year.
| 2020/21 | 2021/22 | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 | 2025/26 | Average | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Junior Infants | 30 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 28 | 30 | 30.3 |
| Senior Infants | 47 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 30 | 29 | 34.2 |
| 1st Class | 41 | 47 | 31 | 34 | 32 | 31 | 36.0 |
| 2nd Class | 35 | 41 | 47 | 32 | 35 | 33 | 37.2 |
| 3rd Class | 37 | 35 | 43 | 45 | 31 | 36 | 37.8 |
| 4th Class | 56 | 37 | 35 | 43 | 43 | 32 | 41.0 |
| 5th Class | 35 | 57 | 35 | 35 | 44 | 43 | 41.5 |
| 6th Class | 32 | 35 | 57 | 36 | 35 | 42 | 39.5 |
JI and SI are Junior and Senior Infants.
Started Junior Infants in 2024/25
28 in Junior Infants (2024/25), 29 in Senior Infants (2025/26): 1 pupil more.
- 28Junior Infants2024/25
- 29Senior Infants2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2023/24
31 in Junior Infants (2023/24), 31 in 1st Class (2025/26): no change.
- 31Junior Infants2023/24
- 30Senior Infants2024/25
- 311st Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2022/23
32 in Junior Infants (2022/23), 33 in 2nd Class (2025/26): 1 pupil more.
- 32Junior Infants2022/23
- 34Senior Infants2023/24
- 321st Class2024/25
- 332nd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2021/22
31 in Junior Infants (2021/22), 36 in 3rd Class (2025/26): 5 pupils more.
- 31Junior Infants2021/22
- 33Senior Infants2022/23
- 341st Class2023/24
- 352nd Class2024/25
- 363rd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2020/21
30 in Junior Infants (2020/21), 32 in 4th Class (2025/26): 2 pupils more.
- 30Junior Infants2020/21
- 32Senior Infants2021/22
- 311st Class2022/23
- 322nd Class2023/24
- 313rd Class2024/25
- 324th Class2025/26
In Senior Infants in 2020/21
47 in Senior Infants (2020/21), 43 in 5th Class (2025/26): 4 pupils fewer.
- 47Senior Infants2020/21
- 471st Class2021/22
- 472nd Class2022/23
- 453rd Class2023/24
- 434th Class2024/25
- 435th Class2025/26
In 1st Class in 2020/21
41 in 1st Class (2020/21), 42 in 6th Class (2025/26): 1 pupil more.
- 411st Class2020/21
- 412nd Class2021/22
- 433rd Class2022/23
- 434th Class2023/24
- 445th Class2024/25
- 426th Class2025/26
In 2nd Class in 2020/21
35 in 2nd Class (2020/21), 35 in 6th Class (2024/25): no change.
- 352nd Class2020/21
- 353rd Class2021/22
- 354th Class2022/23
- 355th Class2023/24
- 356th Class2024/25
In 3rd Class in 2020/21
37 in 3rd Class (2020/21), 36 in 6th Class (2023/24): 1 pupil fewer.
- 373rd Class2020/21
- 374th Class2021/22
- 355th Class2022/23
- 366th Class2023/24
In 4th Class in 2020/21
56 in 4th Class (2020/21), 57 in 6th Class (2022/23): 1 pupil more.
- 564th Class2020/21
- 575th Class2021/22
- 576th Class2022/23
In 5th Class in 2020/21
35 in 5th Class (2020/21), 35 in 6th Class (2021/22): no change.
- 355th Class2020/21
- 356th Class2021/22
Biggest one-year changes in a class
- +225th Class in 2021/22 (35 to 57)
- −225th Class in 2022/23 (57 to 35)
Class sizes
Mainstream class groups, 2006/07 to 2025/26.
Why these won't match pupils by class
Mainstream class groups only. The source does not identify which standard/year group each class group belongs to. So these figures won't match the pupils-by-class figures exactly.
In 2025/26. Choose a figure to chart it.
Class sizes over time
Average class size, 2006/07 to 2025/26
Teachers
Who teaches at Tallonstown N S, 2006/07 to 2025/26.
How we count teachers
Class teachers come from the Department of Education's class sizes: one for each mainstream class. Special education and special class teachers are the posts the National Council for Special Education (NCSE) allocates. We add a principal who doesn't teach a class where the Department's rules give the school one. These are posts, not people: part of a post can be a teacher shared with another school. Up to 2015/16 the Department counted every teacher itself. Known data issues
In 2025/26
16.4teaching posts
Our estimate: about 16 teachers.
- Class teachersOne for each of the 11 mainstream classes 11
- PrincipalRuns the school and doesn't teach a class 1
- Special education teachers110 hours of support teaching a week 4.4
4 special needs assistants (SNAs) also work with pupils.
The NCSE has allocated 4.4 special education teachers, 1 special class teacher and 5.83 SNAs for next year.
Teachers since 2006/07
Teachers each school year, by role
To 2015/16: the Department of Education's count of every teacher. From 2019/20: our estimate, from class sizes and the NCSE's allocations. Dashed boxes: no special education figures were published for those years, so only class teachers and the principal are shown. Known data issues
Sources: Department of Education class sizes and teacher counts; NCSE school allocations and special classes (CC BY 4.0).
Nearby schools
The 6 primary schools closest to Tallonstown N S, measured in a straight line. Pupil numbers are for 2025/26.
| Number on map | School | Distance | Pupils | Since 2015/16 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tallonstown N SThis school | – | 276 |
−8.9%
|
|
| 1 | St. Mochta's National School3.4 km · Louth Village | 3.4 km | 181 |
+6.5%
|
| 2 | Scoil Dairbhre Mixed6.0 km · Dundalk | 6.0 km | 71 |
−17.4%
|
| 3 | Ardee Educate Together NS6.3 km · Ardee · Multi-denominational · DEIS | 6.3 km | 177 |
+42.7%
|
| 4 | Knockbridge Mixed N S7.3 km · Dundalk | 7.3 km | 285 |
+0.7%
|
| 5 | S N Mhuire na Trocaire7.5 km · Ardee | 7.5 km | 339 |
+29.9%
|
| 6 | Ardee Monastery7.5 km · Ardee · DEIS | 7.5 km | 244 |
−8.6%
|
About this school
Inspection reports open on gov.ie, under the name the school had when it was inspected. They describe specific areas of the school's work rather than giving an overall grade. Newer schools may not have one yet.
Contact
- Principal
- Clíodhna Hyland
- Phone
- 0429374419
- [email protected]
- Address
- Tallanstown, Dundalk, Co. Louth, A91 YX04
School
- Ethos
- Catholic
- Patron
- Archbishop of Armagh
- School type
- Ordinary
- School level
- All Through
- DEIS
- Not DEIS
Language and area
- Irish classification
- No subjects through Irish
- Gaeltacht
- Non-Gaeltacht
- Island
- Not on an island
- Local authority
- Louth County Council
- Planning area
- Ardee
Each detail is the latest one the Department of Education has recorded for this school. If a detail was left blank in 2025/26, we show it from an earlier year, so some details may be older than the pupil numbers. Known data issues
Data by year
43 school years from 1974/75 to 2025/26. Class figures start in 2020/21.
| Year | Total | Girls | Boys | JI | SI | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 276 | 127 | 149 | 30 | 29 | 31 | 33 | 36 | 32 | 43 | 42 |
| 2024/25 | 278 | 125 | 153 | 28 | 30 | 32 | 35 | 31 | 43 | 44 | 35 |
| 2023/24 | 290 | 131 | 159 | 31 | 34 | 34 | 32 | 45 | 43 | 35 | 36 |
| 2022/23 | 313 | 143 | 170 | 32 | 33 | 31 | 47 | 43 | 35 | 35 | 57 |
| 2021/22 | 315 | 141 | 174 | 31 | 32 | 47 | 41 | 35 | 37 | 57 | 35 |
| 2020/21 | 313 | 133 | 180 | 30 | 47 | 41 | 35 | 37 | 56 | 35 | 32 |
| 2019/20 | 325 | 135 | 190 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2018/19 | 311 | 132 | 179 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2017/18 | 306 | 137 | 169 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2016/17 | 295 | 128 | 167 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2015/16 | 303 | 132 | 171 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2014/15 | 275 | 122 | 153 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2013/14 | 269 | 126 | 143 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2012/13 | 261 | 125 | 136 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2011/12 | 244 | 118 | 126 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2010/11 | 251 | 124 | 127 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2009/10 | 239 | 123 | 116 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2008/09 | 232 | 124 | 108 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2007/08 | 216 | 116 | 100 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2006/07 | 214 | 121 | 93 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2005/06 | 211 | 108 | 103 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2004/05 | 214 | 114 | 100 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2003/04 | 211 | 109 | 102 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2002/03 | 204 | 97 | 107 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2001/02 | 212 | 102 | 110 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2000/01 | 211 | 96 | 115 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1999/00 | 240 | 103 | 137 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1998/99 | 260 | 100 | 160 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1997/98 | 283 | 111 | 172 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1996/97 | 296 | 120 | 176 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1995/96 | 302 | 125 | 177 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1994/95 | 324 | 131 | 193 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1993/94 | 352 | 143 | 209 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1983/84 | 276 | 140 | 136 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1982/83 | 247 | 130 | 117 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1981/82 | 248 | 123 | 125 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1980/81 | 261 | 135 | 126 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1979/80 | 245 | 131 | 114 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1978/79 | 246 | 135 | 111 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1977/78 | 241 | 130 | 111 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1976/77 | 225 | 110 | 115 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1975/76 | 227 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1974/75 | 226 | 117 | 109 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |