Scoil Mhuire
Dublin 4 · Roll number 11894I
- Catholic ethos
- Not DEIS
- Ordinary with Special Classes
- Pupils in 2025/26
- 286
- +9 on 2024/25
- Over 10 years
- −2%
- Down 7 from 293 in 2015/16
- Girls and boys
- 286 / 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
286 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 | 34 | 39 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 35 | 35.0 |
| Senior Infants | 39 | 35 | 38 | 37 | 32 | 33 | 35.7 |
| 1st Class | 30 | 39 | 34 | 35 | 41 | 32 | 35.2 |
| 2nd Class | 27 | 29 | 37 | 32 | 37 | 43 | 34.2 |
| 3rd Class | 38 | 28 | 28 | 38 | 33 | 40 | 34.2 |
| 4th Class | 38 | 37 | 28 | 29 | 37 | 37 | 34.3 |
| 5th Class | 32 | 37 | 36 | 29 | 28 | 36 | 33.0 |
| 6th Class | 40 | 30 | 35 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 32.3 |
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
34 in Junior Infants (2023/24), 32 in 1st Class (2025/26): 2 pupils fewer.
- 34Junior Infants2023/24
- 32Senior Infants2024/25
- 321st Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2022/23
34 in Junior Infants (2022/23), 43 in 2nd Class (2025/26): 9 pupils more.
- 34Junior Infants2022/23
- 37Senior Infants2023/24
- 411st Class2024/25
- 432nd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2021/22
39 in Junior Infants (2021/22), 40 in 3rd Class (2025/26): 1 pupil more.
- 39Junior Infants2021/22
- 38Senior Infants2022/23
- 351st Class2023/24
- 372nd Class2024/25
- 403rd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2020/21
34 in Junior Infants (2020/21), 37 in 4th Class (2025/26): 3 pupils more.
- 34Junior Infants2020/21
- 35Senior Infants2021/22
- 341st Class2022/23
- 322nd Class2023/24
- 333rd Class2024/25
- 374th Class2025/26
In Senior Infants in 2020/21
39 in Senior Infants (2020/21), 36 in 5th Class (2025/26): 3 pupils fewer.
- 39Senior Infants2020/21
- 391st Class2021/22
- 372nd Class2022/23
- 383rd Class2023/24
- 374th Class2024/25
- 365th Class2025/26
In 1st Class in 2020/21
30 in 1st Class (2020/21), 30 in 6th Class (2025/26): no change.
- 301st Class2020/21
- 292nd Class2021/22
- 283rd Class2022/23
- 294th Class2023/24
- 285th Class2024/25
- 306th Class2025/26
In 2nd Class in 2020/21
27 in 2nd Class (2020/21), 29 in 6th Class (2024/25): 2 pupils more.
- 272nd Class2020/21
- 283rd Class2021/22
- 284th Class2022/23
- 295th Class2023/24
- 296th Class2024/25
In 3rd Class in 2020/21
38 in 3rd Class (2020/21), 30 in 6th Class (2023/24): 8 pupils fewer.
- 383rd Class2020/21
- 374th Class2021/22
- 365th Class2022/23
- 306th Class2023/24
In 4th Class in 2020/21
38 in 4th Class (2020/21), 35 in 6th Class (2022/23): 3 pupils fewer.
- 384th Class2020/21
- 375th Class2021/22
- 356th Class2022/23
In 5th Class in 2020/21
32 in 5th Class (2020/21), 30 in 6th Class (2021/22): 2 pupils fewer.
- 325th Class2020/21
- 306th Class2021/22
Biggest one-year changes in a class
- +103rd Class in 2023/24 (28 to 38)
- −103rd Class in 2021/22 (38 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 Mhuire, 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
15.8teaching 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 teachers70 hours of support teaching a week 2.8
- Special class teachersFor an autism class 1
4.83 special needs assistants (SNAs) also work with pupils. 6 pupils are in special classes, which the class sizes leave out.
The NCSE has allocated 2.9 special education teachers, 1 special class teacher and 4.83 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 Scoil Mhuire, measured in a straight line. Pupil numbers are for 2025/26.
| Number on map | School | Distance | Pupils | Since 2015/16 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scoil MhuireThis school | – | 286 |
−2.4%
|
|
| 1 | Shellybanks Educate Together National School0.5 km · Dublin 4 · Multi-denominational | 0.5 km | 333 |
+274.2%
|
| 2 | Star of the Sea1.0 km · Dublin 4 · Boys | 1.0 km | 223 |
−37.7%
|
| 3 | SN Paroiste Maitiu Nfa1.2 km · Dublin 4 · Church of Ireland | 1.2 km | 212 |
−3.6%
|
| 4 | John Scottus NS1.8 km · Dublin 6 · Multi-denominational | 1.8 km | 136 |
−42.4%
|
| 5 | Naomh Padraig Boys1.9 km · Dublin 4 · DEIS | 1.9 km | 137 |
+11.4%
|
| 6 | St Patricks Girls NS1.9 km · Dublin 4 · Girls · DEIS | 1.9 km | 143 |
−14.9%
|
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
- Donncha Cleary
- Phone
- 012695273
- [email protected]
- Address
- Gilford Road, Sandymount, Dublin 4, D04 DC04
School
- Ethos
- Catholic
- Patron
- Archbishop of Dublin
- 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
- Dublin City Council
- Planning area
- Dublin2–Dublin4
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 | 286 | 286 | 0 | 35 | 33 | 32 | 43 | 40 | 37 | 36 | 30 |
| 2024/25 | 277 | 277 | – | 34 | 32 | 41 | 37 | 33 | 37 | 28 | 29 |
| 2023/24 | 269 | 269 | 0 | 34 | 37 | 35 | 32 | 38 | 29 | 29 | 30 |
| 2022/23 | 276 | 276 | – | 34 | 38 | 34 | 37 | 28 | 28 | 36 | 35 |
| 2021/22 | 278 | 278 | – | 39 | 35 | 39 | 29 | 28 | 37 | 37 | 30 |
| 2020/21 | 278 | 278 | – | 34 | 39 | 30 | 27 | 38 | 38 | 32 | 40 |
| 2019/20 | 278 | 278 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2018/19 | 274 | 274 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2017/18 | 288 | 288 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2016/17 | 299 | 299 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2015/16 | 293 | 293 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2014/15 | 299 | 299 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2013/14 | 294 | 294 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2012/13 | 275 | 275 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2011/12 | 280 | 280 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2010/11 | 276 | 276 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2009/10 | 278 | 278 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2008/09 | 270 | 270 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2007/08 | 264 | 264 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2006/07 | 274 | 274 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2005/06 | 274 | 274 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2004/05 | 271 | 271 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2003/04 | 283 | 283 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2002/03 | 269 | 269 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2001/02 | 271 | 271 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2000/01 | 271 | 271 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1999/00 | 273 | 273 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1998/99 | 277 | 277 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1997/98 | 289 | 289 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1996/97 | 292 | 292 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1995/96 | 272 | 272 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1994/95 | 278 | 278 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1993/94 | 283 | 283 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1982/83 | 239 | 239 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1981/82 | 249 | 249 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1980/81 | 246 | 246 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1979/80 | 252 | 252 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1978/79 | 247 | 247 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1977/78 | 235 | 235 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1976/77 | 234 | 234 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1975/76 | 230 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1974/75 | 257 | 234 | 23 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |