S N Ailbhe
Brittas · Roll number 07857D
- Catholic ethos
- Not DEIS
- Ordinary with Special Classes
- Pupils in 2025/26
- 187
- −4 on 2024/25
- Over 10 years
- +15%
- Up 25 from 162 in 2015/16
- Girls and boys
- 82 / 105
- 44% 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
187 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 | 18 | 21 | 15 | 29 | 21 | 19 | 20.5 |
| Senior Infants | 25 | 18 | 18 | 14 | 28 | 22 | 20.8 |
| 1st Class | 33 | 25 | 18 | 18 | 14 | 29 | 22.8 |
| 2nd Class | 19 | 32 | 24 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 22.0 |
| 3rd Class | 23 | 20 | 29 | 24 | 19 | 19 | 22.3 |
| 4th Class | 28 | 23 | 20 | 30 | 24 | 20 | 24.2 |
| 5th Class | 27 | 26 | 21 | 20 | 29 | 27 | 25.0 |
| 6th Class | 20 | 28 | 24 | 20 | 19 | 31 | 23.7 |
JI and SI are Junior and Senior Infants.
Started Junior Infants in 2024/25
21 in Junior Infants (2024/25), 22 in Senior Infants (2025/26): 1 pupil more.
- 21Junior Infants2024/25
- 22Senior Infants2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2023/24
29 in Junior Infants (2023/24), 29 in 1st Class (2025/26): no change.
- 29Junior Infants2023/24
- 28Senior Infants2024/25
- 291st Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2022/23
15 in Junior Infants (2022/23), 20 in 2nd Class (2025/26): 5 pupils more.
- 15Junior Infants2022/23
- 14Senior Infants2023/24
- 141st Class2024/25
- 202nd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2021/22
21 in Junior Infants (2021/22), 19 in 3rd Class (2025/26): 2 pupils fewer.
- 21Junior Infants2021/22
- 18Senior Infants2022/23
- 181st Class2023/24
- 192nd Class2024/25
- 193rd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2020/21
18 in Junior Infants (2020/21), 20 in 4th Class (2025/26): 2 pupils more.
- 18Junior Infants2020/21
- 18Senior Infants2021/22
- 181st Class2022/23
- 182nd Class2023/24
- 193rd Class2024/25
- 204th Class2025/26
In Senior Infants in 2020/21
25 in Senior Infants (2020/21), 27 in 5th Class (2025/26): 2 pupils more.
- 25Senior Infants2020/21
- 251st Class2021/22
- 242nd Class2022/23
- 243rd Class2023/24
- 244th Class2024/25
- 275th Class2025/26
In 1st Class in 2020/21
33 in 1st Class (2020/21), 31 in 6th Class (2025/26): 2 pupils fewer.
- 331st Class2020/21
- 322nd Class2021/22
- 293rd Class2022/23
- 304th Class2023/24
- 295th Class2024/25
- 316th Class2025/26
In 2nd Class in 2020/21
19 in 2nd Class (2020/21), 19 in 6th Class (2024/25): no change.
- 192nd Class2020/21
- 203rd Class2021/22
- 204th Class2022/23
- 205th Class2023/24
- 196th Class2024/25
In 3rd Class in 2020/21
23 in 3rd Class (2020/21), 20 in 6th Class (2023/24): 3 pupils fewer.
- 233rd Class2020/21
- 234th Class2021/22
- 215th Class2022/23
- 206th Class2023/24
In 4th Class in 2020/21
28 in 4th Class (2020/21), 24 in 6th Class (2022/23): 4 pupils fewer.
- 284th Class2020/21
- 265th Class2021/22
- 246th Class2022/23
In 5th Class in 2020/21
27 in 5th Class (2020/21), 28 in 6th Class (2021/22): 1 pupil more.
- 275th Class2020/21
- 286th Class2021/22
Biggest one-year changes in a class
- +151st Class in 2025/26 (14 to 29)
- −81st Class in 2021/22 (33 to 25)
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 S N Ailbhe, 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
14.4teaching posts
Our estimate: about 14 teachers.
- Class teachersOne for each of the 7 mainstream classes 7
- PrincipalRuns the school and doesn't teach a class 1
- Special education teachers85 hours of support teaching a week 3.4
- Special class teachersFor 3 autism classes 3
11 special needs assistants (SNAs) also work with pupils. 18 pupils are in special classes, which the class sizes leave out.
The NCSE has allocated 3.4 special education teachers, 3 special class teachers and 11 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. Where there's no principal bar, the principal also taught a class. 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 S N Ailbhe, measured in a straight line. Pupil numbers are for 2025/26.
| Number on map | School | Distance | Pupils | Since 2015/16 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| S N AilbheThis school | – | 187 |
+15.4%
|
|
| 1 | Scoil Nais Cathair Chinn Lis3.5 km · Caherconlish | 3.5 km | 100 |
−9.9%
|
| 2 | S N Toinn an Tairbh4.7 km · Cappamore | 4.7 km | 79 |
−43.6%
|
| 3 | S N Ma Rua4.8 km · Limerick | 4.8 km | 142 |
−18.9%
|
| 4 | Caherline N S5.2 km · Caherconlish | 5.2 km | 183 |
+2.2%
|
| 5 | Bohermore N S6.0 km · Ballysimon | 6.0 km | 100 |
+185.7%
|
| 6 | Scoil Chaitríona6.5 km · Cappamore · DEIS | 6.5 km | 82 |
+15.5%
|
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
- Liam Guiney
- Phone
- 061351377
- [email protected]
- Address
- Killinure, Brittas, Co. Limerick, V94 T184
School
- Ethos
- Catholic
- Patron
- Archbishop of Cashel & Emly
- School type
- Ordinary with Special Classes
- 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
- Limerick County Council
- Planning area
- Doon–Cappamore
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 | 187 | 82 | 105 | 19 | 22 | 29 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 27 | 31 |
| 2024/25 | 191 | 85 | 106 | 21 | 28 | 14 | 19 | 19 | 24 | 29 | 19 |
| 2023/24 | 189 | 84 | 105 | 29 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 24 | 30 | 20 | 20 |
| 2022/23 | 185 | 78 | 107 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 24 | 29 | 20 | 21 | 24 |
| 2021/22 | 204 | 88 | 116 | 21 | 18 | 25 | 32 | 20 | 23 | 26 | 28 |
| 2020/21 | 203 | 87 | 116 | 18 | 25 | 33 | 19 | 23 | 28 | 27 | 20 |
| 2019/20 | 206 | 88 | 118 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2018/19 | 190 | 80 | 110 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2017/18 | 172 | 74 | 98 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2016/17 | 162 | 64 | 98 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2015/16 | 162 | 65 | 97 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2014/15 | 159 | 69 | 90 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2013/14 | 156 | 63 | 93 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2012/13 | 142 | 58 | 84 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2011/12 | 129 | 53 | 76 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2010/11 | 133 | 57 | 76 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2009/10 | 139 | 61 | 78 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2008/09 | 135 | 66 | 69 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2007/08 | 111 | 60 | 51 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2006/07 | 101 | 50 | 51 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2005/06 | 91 | 49 | 42 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2004/05 | 88 | 46 | 42 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2003/04 | 82 | 51 | 31 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2002/03 | 83 | 49 | 34 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2001/02 | 81 | 46 | 35 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2000/01 | 72 | 38 | 34 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1999/00 | 78 | 40 | 38 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1998/99 | 68 | 35 | 33 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1997/98 | 69 | 34 | 35 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1996/97 | 63 | 34 | 29 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1995/96 | 58 | 30 | 28 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1994/95 | 64 | 31 | 33 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1993/94 | 63 | 30 | 33 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1983/84 | 61 | 32 | 29 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1982/83 | 58 | 31 | 27 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1981/82 | 53 | 30 | 23 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1980/81 | 56 | 31 | 25 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1979/80 | 63 | 35 | 28 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1978/79 | 59 | 28 | 31 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1977/78 | 55 | 23 | 32 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1976/77 | 45 | 21 | 24 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1975/76 | 50 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1974/75 | 51 | 26 | 25 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |