Scoil na Croi Naofa
Dublin 11 · Roll number 04992R
- Catholic ethos
- Not DEIS
- Pupils in 2025/26
- 404
- −9 on 2024/25
- Over 10 years
- −13%
- Down 60 from 464 in 2015/16
- Girls and boys
- 0 / 404
- 0% 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
404 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 | 49 | 57 | 55 | 43 | 45 | 43 | 48.7 |
| Senior Infants | 56 | 50 | 56 | 56 | 44 | 46 | 51.3 |
| 1st Class | 59 | 56 | 50 | 59 | 55 | 44 | 53.8 |
| 2nd Class | 48 | 57 | 55 | 50 | 58 | 56 | 54.0 |
| 3rd Class | 52 | 47 | 56 | 55 | 50 | 57 | 52.8 |
| 4th Class | 58 | 51 | 47 | 56 | 53 | 51 | 52.7 |
| 5th Class | 58 | 59 | 51 | 51 | 55 | 52 | 54.3 |
| 6th Class | 58 | 57 | 60 | 49 | 53 | 55 | 55.3 |
JI and SI are Junior and Senior Infants.
Started Junior Infants in 2024/25
45 in Junior Infants (2024/25), 46 in Senior Infants (2025/26): 1 pupil more.
- 45Junior Infants2024/25
- 46Senior Infants2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2023/24
43 in Junior Infants (2023/24), 44 in 1st Class (2025/26): 1 pupil more.
- 43Junior Infants2023/24
- 44Senior Infants2024/25
- 441st Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2022/23
55 in Junior Infants (2022/23), 56 in 2nd Class (2025/26): 1 pupil more.
- 55Junior Infants2022/23
- 56Senior Infants2023/24
- 551st Class2024/25
- 562nd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2021/22
57 in Junior Infants (2021/22), 57 in 3rd Class (2025/26): no change.
- 57Junior Infants2021/22
- 56Senior Infants2022/23
- 591st Class2023/24
- 582nd Class2024/25
- 573rd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2020/21
49 in Junior Infants (2020/21), 51 in 4th Class (2025/26): 2 pupils more.
- 49Junior Infants2020/21
- 50Senior Infants2021/22
- 501st Class2022/23
- 502nd Class2023/24
- 503rd Class2024/25
- 514th Class2025/26
In Senior Infants in 2020/21
56 in Senior Infants (2020/21), 52 in 5th Class (2025/26): 4 pupils fewer.
- 56Senior Infants2020/21
- 561st Class2021/22
- 552nd Class2022/23
- 553rd Class2023/24
- 534th Class2024/25
- 525th Class2025/26
In 1st Class in 2020/21
59 in 1st Class (2020/21), 55 in 6th Class (2025/26): 4 pupils fewer.
- 591st Class2020/21
- 572nd Class2021/22
- 563rd Class2022/23
- 564th Class2023/24
- 555th Class2024/25
- 556th Class2025/26
In 2nd Class in 2020/21
48 in 2nd Class (2020/21), 53 in 6th Class (2024/25): 5 pupils more.
- 482nd Class2020/21
- 473rd Class2021/22
- 474th Class2022/23
- 515th Class2023/24
- 536th Class2024/25
In 3rd Class in 2020/21
52 in 3rd Class (2020/21), 49 in 6th Class (2023/24): 3 pupils fewer.
- 523rd Class2020/21
- 514th Class2021/22
- 515th Class2022/23
- 496th Class2023/24
In 4th Class in 2020/21
58 in 4th Class (2020/21), 60 in 6th Class (2022/23): 2 pupils more.
- 584th Class2020/21
- 595th Class2021/22
- 606th Class2022/23
In 5th Class in 2020/21
58 in 5th Class (2020/21), 57 in 6th Class (2021/22): 1 pupil fewer.
- 585th Class2020/21
- 576th Class2021/22
Biggest one-year changes in a class
- +92nd Class in 2021/22 (48 to 57)
- −12Junior Infants in 2023/24 (55 to 43)
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 na Croi 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
27teaching posts
Our estimate: about 27 teachers.
- Class teachersOne for each of the 17 mainstream classes 17
- PrincipalRuns the school and doesn't teach a class 1
- Special education teachers175 hours of support teaching a week 7
- Special class teachersFor 2 autism classes 2
11.49 special needs assistants (SNAs) also work with pupils. 12 pupils are in special classes, which the class sizes leave out.
The NCSE has allocated 7 special education teachers, 2 special class teachers and 11.49 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 na Croi Naofa, measured in a straight line. Pupil numbers are for 2025/26.
| Number on map | School | Distance | Pupils | Since 2015/16 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scoil na Croi NaofaThis school | – | 404 |
−12.9%
|
|
| 1 | North Dublin NS Project0.5 km · Dublin 9 · Multi-denominational | 0.5 km | 214 |
−6.1%
|
| 2 | Bantiarna na mBuanna Boys0.7 km · Dublin 9 · Boys · DEIS | 0.7 km | 174 |
−10.3%
|
| 3 | Glasnevin Educate Together NS0.7 km · Dublin 11 · Multi-denominational | 0.7 km | 410 |
+73.7%
|
| 4 | Our Lady of Victories Infant N S0.7 km · Dublin 9 · DEIS | 0.7 km | 192 |
−28.6%
|
| 5 | Bantiarna na mBuanna Girls0.7 km · Dublin 9 · Girls · DEIS | 0.7 km | 176 |
+4.1%
|
| 6 | St Brigids Convent0.8 km · Dublin 11 · Girls | 0.8 km | 406 |
−12.5%
|
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
- Niall Carty
- Phone
- 018379586
- [email protected]
- Address
- St Canice's Road, Ballygall, Dublin 11, D11 XE17
School
- Ethos
- Catholic
- Patron
- Archbishop of Dublin
- 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
- Dublin City Council
- Planning area
- Whitehall–SantryD9
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
42 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 | 404 | 0 | 404 | 43 | 46 | 44 | 56 | 57 | 51 | 52 | 55 |
| 2024/25 | 413 | – | 413 | 45 | 44 | 55 | 58 | 50 | 53 | 55 | 53 |
| 2023/24 | 419 | 0 | 419 | 43 | 56 | 59 | 50 | 55 | 56 | 51 | 49 |
| 2022/23 | 430 | – | 430 | 55 | 56 | 50 | 55 | 56 | 47 | 51 | 60 |
| 2021/22 | 434 | – | 434 | 57 | 50 | 56 | 57 | 47 | 51 | 59 | 57 |
| 2020/21 | 438 | – | 438 | 49 | 56 | 59 | 48 | 52 | 58 | 58 | 58 |
| 2019/20 | 457 | – | 457 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2018/19 | 457 | – | 457 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2017/18 | 458 | – | 458 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2016/17 | 468 | 0 | 468 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2015/16 | 464 | 0 | 464 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2014/15 | 451 | 0 | 451 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2013/14 | 453 | 0 | 453 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2012/13 | 442 | 0 | 442 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2011/12 | 436 | 0 | 436 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2010/11 | 433 | 0 | 433 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2009/10 | 438 | 0 | 438 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2008/09 | 446 | 0 | 446 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2007/08 | 456 | 0 | 456 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2006/07 | 463 | 0 | 463 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2005/06 | 461 | 0 | 461 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2004/05 | 467 | 0 | 467 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2003/04 | 476 | 0 | 476 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2002/03 | 464 | 0 | 464 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2001/02 | 455 | 0 | 455 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2000/01 | 451 | 0 | 451 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1999/00 | 456 | – | 456 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1998/99 | 470 | 0 | 470 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1997/98 | 471 | 0 | 471 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1996/97 | 478 | – | 478 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1995/96 | 503 | – | 503 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1994/95 | 501 | – | 501 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1993/94 | 522 | – | 522 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1982/83 | 695 | 0 | 695 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1981/82 | 750 | 0 | 750 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1980/81 | 774 | 0 | 774 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1979/80 | 812 | 0 | 812 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1978/79 | 869 | 0 | 869 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1977/78 | 898 | 0 | 898 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1976/77 | 918 | 0 | 918 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1975/76 | 941 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1974/75 | 933 | 0 | 933 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |