St Josephs Girls N.S.
Mountmellick · Roll number 07183W
- Catholic ethos
- DEIS
- Pupils in 2025/26
- 230
- −14 on 2024/25
- Over 10 years
- −8%
- Down 19 from 249 in 2015/16
- Girls and boys
- 230 / 0
- 100% 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
230 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 | 24 | 20 | 26 | 26 | 29 | 27 | 25.3 |
| Senior Infants | 32 | 25 | 21 | 25 | 25 | 28 | 26.0 |
| 1st Class | 28 | 33 | 25 | 21 | 26 | 25 | 26.3 |
| 2nd Class | 35 | 29 | 35 | 26 | 23 | 26 | 29.0 |
| 3rd Class | 26 | 34 | 30 | 40 | 26 | 22 | 29.7 |
| 4th Class | 25 | 27 | 34 | 31 | 44 | 26 | 31.2 |
| 5th Class | 32 | 24 | 25 | 36 | 32 | 42 | 31.8 |
| 6th Class | 36 | 32 | 23 | 26 | 39 | 34 | 31.7 |
JI and SI are Junior and Senior Infants.
Started Junior Infants in 2024/25
29 in Junior Infants (2024/25), 28 in Senior Infants (2025/26): 1 pupil fewer.
- 29Junior Infants2024/25
- 28Senior Infants2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2023/24
26 in Junior Infants (2023/24), 25 in 1st Class (2025/26): 1 pupil fewer.
- 26Junior Infants2023/24
- 25Senior Infants2024/25
- 251st Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2022/23
26 in Junior Infants (2022/23), 26 in 2nd Class (2025/26): no change.
- 26Junior Infants2022/23
- 25Senior Infants2023/24
- 261st Class2024/25
- 262nd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2021/22
20 in Junior Infants (2021/22), 22 in 3rd Class (2025/26): 2 pupils more.
- 20Junior Infants2021/22
- 21Senior Infants2022/23
- 211st Class2023/24
- 232nd Class2024/25
- 223rd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2020/21
24 in Junior Infants (2020/21), 26 in 4th Class (2025/26): 2 pupils more.
- 24Junior Infants2020/21
- 25Senior Infants2021/22
- 251st Class2022/23
- 262nd Class2023/24
- 263rd Class2024/25
- 264th Class2025/26
In Senior Infants in 2020/21
32 in Senior Infants (2020/21), 42 in 5th Class (2025/26): 10 pupils more.
- 32Senior Infants2020/21
- 331st Class2021/22
- 352nd Class2022/23
- 403rd Class2023/24
- 444th Class2024/25
- 425th Class2025/26
In 1st Class in 2020/21
28 in 1st Class (2020/21), 34 in 6th Class (2025/26): 6 pupils more.
- 281st Class2020/21
- 292nd Class2021/22
- 303rd Class2022/23
- 314th Class2023/24
- 325th Class2024/25
- 346th Class2025/26
In 2nd Class in 2020/21
35 in 2nd Class (2020/21), 39 in 6th Class (2024/25): 4 pupils more.
- 352nd Class2020/21
- 343rd Class2021/22
- 344th Class2022/23
- 365th Class2023/24
- 396th Class2024/25
In 3rd Class in 2020/21
26 in 3rd Class (2020/21), 26 in 6th Class (2023/24): no change.
- 263rd Class2020/21
- 274th Class2021/22
- 255th Class2022/23
- 266th Class2023/24
In 4th Class in 2020/21
25 in 4th Class (2020/21), 23 in 6th Class (2022/23): 2 pupils fewer.
- 254th Class2020/21
- 245th Class2021/22
- 236th Class2022/23
In 5th Class in 2020/21
32 in 5th Class (2020/21), 32 in 6th Class (2021/22): no change.
- 325th Class2020/21
- 326th Class2021/22
Biggest one-year changes in a class
- +134th Class in 2024/25 (31 to 44)
- −184th Class in 2025/26 (44 to 26)
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 St Josephs Girls 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
17.9teaching posts
Our estimate: about 18 teachers.
- Class teachersOne for each of the 12 mainstream classes 12
- PrincipalRuns the school and doesn't teach a class 1
- Special education teachers122.5 hours of support teaching a week 4.9
4 special needs assistants (SNAs) also work with pupils.
The NCSE has allocated 4.8 special education teachers and 4 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 St Josephs Girls N.S., measured in a straight line. Pupil numbers are for 2025/26.
| Number on map | School | Distance | Pupils | Since 2015/16 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Josephs Girls N.S.This school | – | 230 |
−7.6%
|
|
| 1 | Mountmellick Boys N S0.0 km · Mountmellick · Boys · DEIS | 0.0 km | 187 |
−31.2%
|
| 2 | St Pauls N S0.6 km · Mountmellick · Church of Ireland | 0.6 km | 41 |
+70.8%
|
| 3 | Na Carraige N S2.1 km · Mountmellick · DEIS | 2.1 km | 204 |
−8.1%
|
| 4 | Barr na Sruthan N S4.4 km · Mountmellick · DEIS | 4.4 km | 91 |
+42.2%
|
| 5 | Naomh Padraig N S5.0 km · Rosenallis | 5.0 km | 86 |
−22.5%
|
| 6 | Cloneyhurke N S5.7 km · Portarlington | 5.7 km | 18 |
−37.9%
|
About this school
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Contact
- Principal
- Yvonne Murphy
- Phone
- 0578624540
- [email protected]
- Address
- Davitt Road, Mountmellick, R32 EC56
School
- Ethos
- Catholic
- Patron
- Bishop of Kildare & Leighlin
- School type
- Ordinary
- School level
- All Through
- DEIS
- DEIS
Language and area
- Irish classification
- No subjects through Irish
- Gaeltacht
- Non-Gaeltacht
- Island
- Not on an island
- Local authority
- Laois County Council
- Planning area
- Mountmellick
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 | 230 | 230 | 0 | 27 | 28 | 25 | 26 | 22 | 26 | 42 | 34 |
| 2024/25 | 244 | 244 | – | 29 | 25 | 26 | 23 | 26 | 44 | 32 | 39 |
| 2023/24 | 231 | 231 | 0 | 26 | 25 | 21 | 26 | 40 | 31 | 36 | 26 |
| 2022/23 | 219 | 219 | – | 26 | 21 | 25 | 35 | 30 | 34 | 25 | 23 |
| 2021/22 | 224 | 224 | – | 20 | 25 | 33 | 29 | 34 | 27 | 24 | 32 |
| 2020/21 | 238 | 238 | – | 24 | 32 | 28 | 35 | 26 | 25 | 32 | 36 |
| 2019/20 | 240 | 240 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2018/19 | 241 | 241 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2017/18 | 238 | 238 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2016/17 | 237 | 237 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2015/16 | 249 | 249 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2014/15 | 280 | 280 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2013/14 | 271 | 271 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2012/13 | 270 | 270 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2011/12 | 278 | 278 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2010/11 | 270 | 270 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2009/10 | 294 | 294 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2008/09 | 296 | 296 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2007/08 | 290 | 290 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2006/07 | 263 | 263 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2005/06 | 248 | 248 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2004/05 | 247 | 247 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2003/04 | 248 | 248 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2002/03 | 258 | 258 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2001/02 | 251 | 251 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2000/01 | 246 | 246 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1999/00 | 236 | 236 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1998/99 | 230 | 230 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1997/98 | 254 | 254 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1996/97 | 263 | 258 | 5 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1995/96 | 265 | 261 | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1994/95 | 274 | 269 | 5 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1993/94 | 280 | 276 | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1982/83 | 345 | 345 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1981/82 | 331 | 331 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1980/81 | 334 | 334 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1979/80 | 332 | 332 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1978/79 | 341 | 341 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1977/78 | 323 | 323 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1976/77 | 324 | 324 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1975/76 | 316 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1974/75 | 316 | 316 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |