Scoil Seanain Naofa
Clonlara · Roll number 04548V
- Catholic ethos
- Not DEIS
- Pupils in 2025/26
- 276
- No change on 2024/25
- Over 10 years
- −19%
- Down 65 from 341 in 2015/16
- Girls and boys
- 121 / 155
- 44% girls
Pupils since 1975
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 | 40 | 37 | 38 | 27 | 34 | 31 | 34.5 |
| Senior Infants | 39 | 38 | 36 | 40 | 28 | 33 | 35.7 |
| 1st Class | 30 | 37 | 37 | 36 | 38 | 28 | 34.3 |
| 2nd Class | 33 | 31 | 37 | 38 | 36 | 39 | 35.7 |
| 3rd Class | 41 | 31 | 29 | 36 | 38 | 38 | 35.5 |
| 4th Class | 37 | 40 | 33 | 30 | 37 | 37 | 35.7 |
| 5th Class | 45 | 37 | 42 | 32 | 32 | 37 | 37.5 |
| 6th Class | 34 | 44 | 38 | 43 | 33 | 33 | 37.5 |
JI and SI are Junior and Senior Infants.
Started Junior Infants in 2024/25
34 in Junior Infants (2024/25), 33 in Senior Infants (2025/26): 1 pupil fewer.
- 34Junior Infants2024/25
- 33Senior Infants2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2023/24
27 in Junior Infants (2023/24), 28 in 1st Class (2025/26): 1 pupil more.
- 27Junior Infants2023/24
- 28Senior Infants2024/25
- 281st Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2022/23
38 in Junior Infants (2022/23), 39 in 2nd Class (2025/26): 1 pupil more.
- 38Junior Infants2022/23
- 40Senior Infants2023/24
- 381st Class2024/25
- 392nd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2021/22
37 in Junior Infants (2021/22), 38 in 3rd Class (2025/26): 1 pupil more.
- 37Junior Infants2021/22
- 36Senior Infants2022/23
- 361st Class2023/24
- 362nd Class2024/25
- 383rd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2020/21
40 in Junior Infants (2020/21), 37 in 4th Class (2025/26): 3 pupils fewer.
- 40Junior Infants2020/21
- 38Senior Infants2021/22
- 371st Class2022/23
- 382nd Class2023/24
- 383rd Class2024/25
- 374th Class2025/26
In Senior Infants in 2020/21
39 in Senior Infants (2020/21), 37 in 5th Class (2025/26): 2 pupils fewer.
- 39Senior Infants2020/21
- 371st Class2021/22
- 372nd Class2022/23
- 363rd Class2023/24
- 374th Class2024/25
- 375th Class2025/26
In 1st Class in 2020/21
30 in 1st Class (2020/21), 33 in 6th Class (2025/26): 3 pupils more.
- 301st Class2020/21
- 312nd Class2021/22
- 293rd Class2022/23
- 304th Class2023/24
- 325th Class2024/25
- 336th Class2025/26
In 2nd Class in 2020/21
33 in 2nd Class (2020/21), 33 in 6th Class (2024/25): no change.
- 332nd Class2020/21
- 313rd Class2021/22
- 334th Class2022/23
- 325th Class2023/24
- 336th Class2024/25
In 3rd Class in 2020/21
41 in 3rd Class (2020/21), 43 in 6th Class (2023/24): 2 pupils more.
- 413rd Class2020/21
- 404th Class2021/22
- 425th Class2022/23
- 436th Class2023/24
In 4th Class in 2020/21
37 in 4th Class (2020/21), 38 in 6th Class (2022/23): 1 pupil more.
- 374th Class2020/21
- 375th Class2021/22
- 386th Class2022/23
In 5th Class in 2020/21
45 in 5th Class (2020/21), 44 in 6th Class (2021/22): 1 pupil fewer.
- 455th Class2020/21
- 446th Class2021/22
Biggest one-year changes in a class
- +106th Class in 2021/22 (34 to 44)
- −12Senior Infants in 2024/25 (40 to 28)
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 Scoil Seanain Naofa, 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
18.2teaching posts
Our estimate: about 18 teachers.
- Class teachersOne for each of the 11 mainstream classes 11
- PrincipalRuns the school and doesn't teach a class 1
- Special education teachers155 hours of support teaching a week 6.2
6 special needs assistants (SNAs) also work with pupils.
The NCSE has allocated 6.2 special education teachers and 6 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 Scoil Seanain Naofa, measured in a straight line. Pupil numbers are for 2025/26.
| Number on map | School | Distance | Pupils | Since 2015/16 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scoil Seanain NaofaThis school | – | 276 |
−19.1%
|
|
| 1 | Castleconnell N S4.2 km · Castleconnell | 4.2 km | 241 |
+16.4%
|
| 2 | S N Baile an Droichid4.6 km · O'Brien's Bridge | 4.6 km | 107 |
−14.4%
|
| 3 | SN an Phairtin Mixed5.2 km · Parteen | 5.2 km | 317 |
−15.5%
|
| 4 | S N Lios na Groi5.7 km · Lisnagry | 5.7 km | 295 |
−3.0%
|
| 5 | Milford Grange N School5.8 km · Castletroy | 5.8 km | 479 |
−4.2%
|
| 6 | Gaelscoil Chaladh an Treoigh6.4 km · Caladh an Treoigh · Gaelscoil | 6.4 km | 412 |
+32.5%
|
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
- Donnchadh Kelleher
- Phone
- 061354299
- [email protected]
- Address
- Clonlara, Co. Clare, V94 FP92
School
- Ethos
- Catholic
- Patron
- Bishop of Killaloe
- 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
- Clare County Council
- Planning area
- Limerick City
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
41 school years from 1975/76 to 2025/26. Class figures start in 2020/21.
| Year | Total | Girls | Boys | JI | SI | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 276 | 121 | 155 | 31 | 33 | 28 | 39 | 38 | 37 | 37 | 33 |
| 2024/25 | 276 | 115 | 161 | 34 | 28 | 38 | 36 | 38 | 37 | 32 | 33 |
| 2023/24 | 282 | 120 | 162 | 27 | 40 | 36 | 38 | 36 | 30 | 32 | 43 |
| 2022/23 | 290 | 126 | 164 | 38 | 36 | 37 | 37 | 29 | 33 | 42 | 38 |
| 2021/22 | 295 | 126 | 169 | 37 | 38 | 37 | 31 | 31 | 40 | 37 | 44 |
| 2020/21 | 299 | 131 | 168 | 40 | 39 | 30 | 33 | 41 | 37 | 45 | 34 |
| 2019/20 | 314 | 138 | 176 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2018/19 | 311 | 132 | 179 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2017/18 | 310 | 142 | 168 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2016/17 | 336 | 161 | 175 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2015/16 | 341 | 164 | 177 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2014/15 | 340 | 161 | 179 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2013/14 | 340 | 159 | 181 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2012/13 | 354 | 164 | 190 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2011/12 | 344 | 160 | 184 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2010/11 | 342 | 157 | 185 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2009/10 | 358 | 154 | 204 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2008/09 | 342 | 150 | 192 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2007/08 | 341 | 150 | 191 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2006/07 | 334 | 148 | 186 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2005/06 | 309 | 140 | 169 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2004/05 | 307 | 132 | 175 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2003/04 | 301 | 123 | 178 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2002/03 | 289 | 115 | 174 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2001/02 | 284 | 118 | 166 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2000/01 | 284 | 118 | 166 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1999/00 | 256 | 107 | 149 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1998/99 | 279 | 116 | 163 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1997/98 | 285 | 122 | 163 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1996/97 | 298 | 138 | 160 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1995/96 | 295 | 142 | 153 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1994/95 | 309 | 155 | 154 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1993/94 | 320 | 162 | 158 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1982/83 | 226 | 104 | 122 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1981/82 | 213 | 98 | 115 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1980/81 | 189 | 85 | 104 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1979/80 | 174 | 79 | 95 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1978/79 | 161 | 72 | 89 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1977/78 | 154 | 71 | 83 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1976/77 | 147 | 65 | 82 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1975/76 | 138 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |