SN Sailearna
Indreabhán · Roll number 12706J
- Catholic ethos
- Not DEIS
- All subjects through Irish
- Gaeltacht
- Pupils in 2025/26
- 212
- −3 on 2024/25
- Over 10 years
- +9%
- Up 18 from 194 in 2015/16
- Girls and boys
- 94 / 118
- 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
212 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 | 29 | 30 | 27 | 28 | 31 | 22 | 27.8 |
| Senior Infants | 26 | 27 | 29 | 25 | 27 | 29 | 27.2 |
| 1st Class | 24 | 24 | 28 | 29 | 26 | 26 | 26.2 |
| 2nd Class | 22 | 24 | 23 | 28 | 30 | 26 | 25.5 |
| 3rd Class | 15 | 23 | 25 | 22 | 28 | 31 | 24.0 |
| 4th Class | 22 | 17 | 22 | 26 | 24 | 28 | 23.2 |
| 5th Class | 29 | 21 | 17 | 21 | 27 | 23 | 23.0 |
| 6th Class | 30 | 30 | 20 | 17 | 22 | 27 | 24.3 |
JI and SI are Junior and Senior Infants.
Started Junior Infants in 2024/25
31 in Junior Infants (2024/25), 29 in Senior Infants (2025/26): 2 pupils fewer.
- 31Junior Infants2024/25
- 29Senior Infants2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2023/24
28 in Junior Infants (2023/24), 26 in 1st Class (2025/26): 2 pupils fewer.
- 28Junior Infants2023/24
- 27Senior Infants2024/25
- 261st Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2022/23
27 in Junior Infants (2022/23), 26 in 2nd Class (2025/26): 1 pupil fewer.
- 27Junior Infants2022/23
- 25Senior Infants2023/24
- 261st Class2024/25
- 262nd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2021/22
30 in Junior Infants (2021/22), 31 in 3rd Class (2025/26): 1 pupil more.
- 30Junior Infants2021/22
- 29Senior Infants2022/23
- 291st Class2023/24
- 302nd Class2024/25
- 313rd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2020/21
29 in Junior Infants (2020/21), 28 in 4th Class (2025/26): 1 pupil fewer.
- 29Junior Infants2020/21
- 27Senior Infants2021/22
- 281st Class2022/23
- 282nd Class2023/24
- 283rd Class2024/25
- 284th Class2025/26
In Senior Infants in 2020/21
26 in Senior Infants (2020/21), 23 in 5th Class (2025/26): 3 pupils fewer.
- 26Senior Infants2020/21
- 241st Class2021/22
- 232nd Class2022/23
- 223rd Class2023/24
- 244th Class2024/25
- 235th Class2025/26
In 1st Class in 2020/21
24 in 1st Class (2020/21), 27 in 6th Class (2025/26): 3 pupils more.
- 241st Class2020/21
- 242nd Class2021/22
- 253rd Class2022/23
- 264th Class2023/24
- 275th Class2024/25
- 276th Class2025/26
In 2nd Class in 2020/21
22 in 2nd Class (2020/21), 22 in 6th Class (2024/25): no change.
- 222nd Class2020/21
- 233rd Class2021/22
- 224th Class2022/23
- 215th Class2023/24
- 226th Class2024/25
In 3rd Class in 2020/21
15 in 3rd Class (2020/21), 17 in 6th Class (2023/24): 2 pupils more.
- 153rd Class2020/21
- 174th Class2021/22
- 175th Class2022/23
- 176th Class2023/24
In 4th Class in 2020/21
22 in 4th Class (2020/21), 20 in 6th Class (2022/23): 2 pupils fewer.
- 224th Class2020/21
- 215th Class2021/22
- 206th Class2022/23
In 5th Class in 2020/21
29 in 5th Class (2020/21), 30 in 6th Class (2021/22): 1 pupil more.
- 295th Class2020/21
- 306th Class2021/22
Biggest one-year changes in a class
- +83rd Class in 2021/22 (15 to 23)
- −106th Class in 2022/23 (30 to 20)
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 SN Sailearna, 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
16teaching posts
Our estimate: about 16 teachers.
- Class teachersOne for each of the 9 mainstream classes 9
- PrincipalRuns the school and doesn't teach a class 1
- Special education teachers125 hours of support teaching a week 5
- Special class teachersFor an autism class 1
4 special needs assistants (SNAs) also work with pupils. 3 pupils are in special classes, which the class sizes leave out.
The NCSE has allocated 5 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 SN Sailearna, measured in a straight line. Pupil numbers are for 2025/26.
| Number on map | School | Distance | Pupils | Since 2015/16 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SN SailearnaThis school | – | 212 |
+9.3%
|
|
| 1 | Scoil Einne5.3 km · An Spidéal · Gaelscoil · Gaeltacht | 5.3 km | 171 |
−21.2%
|
| 2 | S N Choilm Chille7.4 km · Baile na hAbhann O.P. · Gaelscoil · DEIS · Gaeltacht | 7.4 km | 83 |
−37.1%
|
| 3 | S N Coilm Cille11.0 km · Baile na hAbhann · Gaelscoil · DEIS · Gaeltacht | 11.0 km | 59 |
+22.9%
|
| 4 | S N na bhForbacha11.8 km · Co.na Gaillimhe · Gaelscoil · Gaeltacht | 11.8 km | 229 |
+27.2%
|
| 5 | SN Mhic Dara14.4 km · An Ceathrú Rua · Gaelscoil · DEIS · Gaeltacht | 14.4 km | 202 |
−10.6%
|
| 6 | Scoil Mhuire15.6 km · Beal an Daingin · Gaelscoil · DEIS · Gaeltacht | 15.6 km | 81 | – |
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
- Caitríona Ní Fhiannachta
- Phone
- 091593321
- [email protected]
- Address
- Indreabhán, Co. na Gaillimhe, H91 PW35
School
- Ethos
- Catholic
- Patron
- Archbishop of Tuam
- School type
- Ordinary
- School level
- All Through
- DEIS
- Not DEIS
Language and area
- Irish classification
- All subjects through Irish
- Gaeltacht
- Gaeltacht
- Island
- Not on an island
- Local authority
- Galway County Council
- Planning area
- Spiddal–Inverin
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 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 | 212 | 94 | 118 | 22 | 29 | 26 | 26 | 31 | 28 | 23 | 27 |
| 2024/25 | 215 | 98 | 117 | 31 | 27 | 26 | 30 | 28 | 24 | 27 | 22 |
| 2023/24 | 196 | 91 | 105 | 28 | 25 | 29 | 28 | 22 | 26 | 21 | 17 |
| 2022/23 | 191 | 87 | 104 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 23 | 25 | 22 | 17 | 20 |
| 2021/22 | 196 | 92 | 104 | 30 | 27 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 17 | 21 | 30 |
| 2020/21 | 197 | 95 | 102 | 29 | 26 | 24 | 22 | 15 | 22 | 29 | 30 |
| 2019/20 | 200 | 100 | 100 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2018/19 | 192 | 93 | 99 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2017/18 | 198 | 103 | 95 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2016/17 | 203 | 109 | 94 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2015/16 | 194 | 106 | 88 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2014/15 | 187 | 100 | 87 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2013/14 | 172 | 94 | 78 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2012/13 | 161 | 91 | 70 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2011/12 | 158 | 83 | 75 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2010/11 | 160 | 86 | 74 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2009/10 | 161 | 82 | 79 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2008/09 | 160 | 75 | 85 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2007/08 | 168 | 82 | 86 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2006/07 | 172 | 78 | 94 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2005/06 | 193 | 87 | 106 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2004/05 | 212 | 98 | 114 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2003/04 | 207 | 100 | 107 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2002/03 | 219 | 106 | 113 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2001/02 | 230 | 105 | 125 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2000/01 | 242 | 117 | 125 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1999/00 | 251 | 119 | 132 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1998/99 | 260 | 123 | 137 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1997/98 | 250 | 121 | 129 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1996/97 | 254 | 130 | 124 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1995/96 | 239 | 123 | 116 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1994/95 | 238 | 119 | 119 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1993/94 | 229 | 119 | 110 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1983/84 | 180 | 90 | 90 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1982/83 | 176 | 89 | 87 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1981/82 | 162 | 84 | 78 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1980/81 | 166 | 85 | 81 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1979/80 | 172 | 86 | 86 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1978/79 | 168 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1977/78 | 155 | 68 | 87 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1976/77 | 140 | 61 | 79 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1975/76 | 117 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |