S N Cnoc an Samhraidh

Athlone · Roll number 12754U

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  • Catholic ethos
  • Not DEIS
  • Ordinary with Special Classes
Pupils in 2025/26
223
−26 on 2024/25
Over 10 years
−6%
Down 15 from 238 in 2015/16
Girls and boys
89 / 134
40% girls
Teachers
about 20
10 class teachers and 3 special class teachers. Who they are

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

223 pupils across 8 classes

  • Junior Infants18
  • Senior Infants25
  • 1st Class22
  • 2nd Class25
  • 3rd Class27
  • 4th Class32
  • 5th Class36
  • 6th Class38

Every class, every year

Darker cells have more pupils. A group of pupils moves down one class and right one year.

Pupils in each class for each school year
2020/212021/222022/232023/242024/252025/26 Average
Junior Infants 22 22 25 14 25 18 21.0
Senior Infants 35 23 22 24 20 25 24.8
1st Class 32 34 23 20 25 22 26.0
2nd Class 37 31 34 30 22 25 29.8
3rd Class 26 39 31 37 30 27 31.7
4th Class 31 25 40 33 37 32 33.0
5th Class 31 32 31 42 34 36 34.3
6th Class 28 32 31 29 41 38 33.2

JI and SI are Junior and Senior Infants.

Started Junior Infants in 2020/21

22 in Junior Infants (2020/21), 32 in 4th Class (2025/26): 10 pupils more.

  1. 22Junior Infants2020/21
  2. 23Senior Infants2021/22
  3. 231st Class2022/23
  4. 302nd Class2023/24
  5. 303rd Class2024/25
  6. 324th Class2025/26

Biggest one-year changes in a class

  • +154th Class in 2022/23 (25 to 40)
  • −12Senior Infants in 2021/22 (35 to 23)

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 Cnoc an Samhraidh, 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

19.8teaching posts

Our estimate: about 20 teachers.

  • Class teachersOne for each of the 10 mainstream classes 10
  • PrincipalRuns the school and doesn't teach a class 1
  • Special education teachers145 hours of support teaching a week 5.8
  • Special class teachersFor 3 autism classes 3

14.66 special needs assistants (SNAs) also work with pupils. 15 pupils are in special classes, which the class sizes leave out.

2026/27 allocations

The NCSE has allocated 5.4 special education teachers, 3 special class teachers and 14.66 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 S N Cnoc an Samhraidh, measured in a straight line. Pupil numbers are for 2025/26.

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Schools nearest to S N Cnoc an Samhraidh
Number on map School Distance Pupils Since 2015/16
S N Cnoc an SamhraidhThis school – 223
−6.3%
1 SN Deaghan O Ceallaigh2.6 km · Athlone · Boys · DEIS 2.6 km 77
−7.2%
2 S N Cluain na Cille2.8 km · Athlone 2.8 km 399
+19.8%
3 S N Phoil Naofa3.2 km · Athlone · DEIS 3.2 km 125
−32.8%
4 St Peters N S SNR3.2 km · Athlone · DEIS 3.2 km 112
−5.9%
5 St Marys NS3.9 km · Athlone · DEIS 3.9 km 573
+31.1%
6 Athlone N S4.0 km · Athlone · Church of Ireland 4.0 km 56
−25.3%
Every school within 10 km

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
Maura Spillane
Address
Crannagh, Summerhill, Athlone, Co. Roscommon, N37 NY98

School

Ethos
Catholic
Patron
Bishop of Elphin
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
Roscommon County Council
Planning area
Athlone

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.

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Pupils by school year, newest first
Year Total Girls Boys JI SI 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th
2025/26 223 89 134 1825222527323638
2024/25 249 101 148 2520252230373441
2023/24 247 106 141 1424203037334229
2022/23 254 112 142 2522233431403131
2021/22 256 108 148 2223343139253232
2020/21 258 111 147 2235323726313128
2019/20 266 120 146 ––––––––
2018/19 248 105 143 ––––––––
2017/18 245 107 138 ––––––––
2016/17 238 104 134 ––––––––
2015/16 238 106 132 ––––––––
2014/15 236 105 131 ––––––––
2013/14 238 112 126 ––––––––
2012/13 269 128 141 ––––––––
2011/12 282 134 148 ––––––––
2010/11 295 140 155 ––––––––
2009/10 275 133 142 ––––––––
2008/09 288 142 146 ––––––––
2007/08 324 159 165 ––––––––
2006/07 306 146 160 ––––––––
2005/06 260 130 130 ––––––––
2004/05 226 121 105 ––––––––
2003/04 209 110 99 ––––––––
2002/03 201 102 99 ––––––––
2001/02 186 89 97 ––––––––
2000/01 182 91 91 ––––––––
1999/00 182 88 94 ––––––––
1998/99 183 87 96 ––––––––
1997/98 177 81 96 ––––––––
1996/97 184 84 100 ––––––––
1995/96 173 78 95 ––––––––
1994/95 167 73 94 ––––––––
1993/94 165 72 93 ––––––––
1983/84 141 77 64 ––––––––
1982/83 123 71 52 ––––––––
1981/82 114 72 42 ––––––––
1980/81 106 66 40 ––––––––
1979/80 98 59 39 ––––––––
1978/79 85 – 32 ––––––––
1977/78 74 44 30 ––––––––
1976/77 73 43 30 ––––––––
1975/76 72 – – ––––––––
1974/75 68 45 23 ––––––––