Scoil Mhuire
Lucan · Roll number 13447Q
- Catholic ethos
- Not DEIS
- Ordinary with Special Classes
- Pupils in 2025/26
- 558
- −18 on 2024/25
- Over 10 years
- −18%
- Down 126 from 684 in 2015/16
- Girls and boys
- 558 / 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
558 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 | 50 | 50 | 62 | 47 | 65 | 64 | 56.3 |
| Senior Infants | 64 | 49 | 50 | 66 | 52 | 64 | 57.5 |
| 1st Class | 66 | 64 | 49 | 50 | 68 | 53 | 58.3 |
| 2nd Class | 79 | 68 | 67 | 52 | 56 | 75 | 66.2 |
| 3rd Class | 78 | 78 | 71 | 73 | 70 | 59 | 71.5 |
| 4th Class | 91 | 79 | 83 | 81 | 77 | 72 | 80.5 |
| 5th Class | 85 | 92 | 82 | 85 | 87 | 82 | 85.5 |
| 6th Class | 86 | 82 | 103 | 90 | 90 | 89 | 90.0 |
JI and SI are Junior and Senior Infants.
Started Junior Infants in 2024/25
65 in Junior Infants (2024/25), 64 in Senior Infants (2025/26): 1 pupil fewer.
- 65Junior Infants2024/25
- 64Senior Infants2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2023/24
47 in Junior Infants (2023/24), 53 in 1st Class (2025/26): 6 pupils more.
- 47Junior Infants2023/24
- 52Senior Infants2024/25
- 531st Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2022/23
62 in Junior Infants (2022/23), 75 in 2nd Class (2025/26): 13 pupils more.
- 62Junior Infants2022/23
- 66Senior Infants2023/24
- 681st Class2024/25
- 752nd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2021/22
50 in Junior Infants (2021/22), 59 in 3rd Class (2025/26): 9 pupils more.
- 50Junior Infants2021/22
- 50Senior Infants2022/23
- 501st Class2023/24
- 562nd Class2024/25
- 593rd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2020/21
50 in Junior Infants (2020/21), 72 in 4th Class (2025/26): 22 pupils more.
- 50Junior Infants2020/21
- 49Senior Infants2021/22
- 491st Class2022/23
- 522nd Class2023/24
- 703rd Class2024/25
- 724th Class2025/26
In Senior Infants in 2020/21
64 in Senior Infants (2020/21), 82 in 5th Class (2025/26): 18 pupils more.
- 64Senior Infants2020/21
- 641st Class2021/22
- 672nd Class2022/23
- 733rd Class2023/24
- 774th Class2024/25
- 825th Class2025/26
In 1st Class in 2020/21
66 in 1st Class (2020/21), 89 in 6th Class (2025/26): 23 pupils more.
- 661st Class2020/21
- 682nd Class2021/22
- 713rd Class2022/23
- 814th Class2023/24
- 875th Class2024/25
- 896th Class2025/26
In 2nd Class in 2020/21
79 in 2nd Class (2020/21), 90 in 6th Class (2024/25): 11 pupils more.
- 792nd Class2020/21
- 783rd Class2021/22
- 834th Class2022/23
- 855th Class2023/24
- 906th Class2024/25
In 3rd Class in 2020/21
78 in 3rd Class (2020/21), 90 in 6th Class (2023/24): 12 pupils more.
- 783rd Class2020/21
- 794th Class2021/22
- 825th Class2022/23
- 906th Class2023/24
In 4th Class in 2020/21
91 in 4th Class (2020/21), 103 in 6th Class (2022/23): 12 pupils more.
- 914th Class2020/21
- 925th Class2021/22
- 1036th Class2022/23
In 5th Class in 2020/21
85 in 5th Class (2020/21), 82 in 6th Class (2021/22): 3 pupils fewer.
- 855th Class2020/21
- 826th Class2021/22
Biggest one-year changes in a class
- +216th Class in 2022/23 (82 to 103)
- −15Senior Infants in 2021/22 (64 to 49)
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
33.8teaching posts
Our estimate: about 34 teachers.
- Class teachersOne for each of the 23 mainstream classes 23
- PrincipalRuns the school and doesn't teach a class 1
- Deputy principalDoesn't teach a class either, as larger schools and those with five or more special classes have one 1
- Special education teachers170 hours of support teaching a week 6.8
- Special class teachersFor 2 autism classes 2
12.66 special needs assistants (SNAs) also work with pupils. 12 pupils are in special classes, which the class sizes leave out.
The NCSE has allocated 6.6 special education teachers, 2 special class teachers and 12.66 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 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 | – | 558 |
−18.4%
|
|
| 1 | Lucan B N S0.2 km · Lucan · Boys | 0.2 km | 501 |
−0.8%
|
| 2 | St Andrews N S0.4 km · Lucan · Church of Ireland | 0.4 km | 374 |
+9.0%
|
| 3 | Esker Educate Together NS0.9 km · Lucan · Multi-denominational · DEIS | 0.9 km | 382 |
−11.2%
|
| 4 | Gaelscoil Naomh Padraig1.0 km · Leamhcán · Gaelscoil | 1.0 km | 367 |
−23.1%
|
| 5 | Gaelscoil Eiscir Riada1.2 km · Leamhcán · Gaelscoil | 1.2 km | 376 |
−22.0%
|
| 6 | Lucan Educate Together NS1.3 km · Lucan · Multi-denominational | 1.3 km | 384 |
−13.1%
|
About this school
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Contact
- Principal
- Sinead Bennis
- Phone
- 016280056
- [email protected]
- Address
- Lucan Road, Lucan, Co. Dublin, K78 DK18
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
- South Dublin County Council
- Planning area
- Lucan
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 | 558 | 558 | 0 | 64 | 64 | 53 | 75 | 59 | 72 | 82 | 89 |
| 2024/25 | 576 | 576 | – | 65 | 52 | 68 | 56 | 70 | 77 | 87 | 90 |
| 2023/24 | 550 | 550 | 0 | 47 | 66 | 50 | 52 | 73 | 81 | 85 | 90 |
| 2022/23 | 573 | 573 | – | 62 | 50 | 49 | 67 | 71 | 83 | 82 | 103 |
| 2021/22 | 562 | 562 | – | 50 | 49 | 64 | 68 | 78 | 79 | 92 | 82 |
| 2020/21 | 599 | 599 | – | 50 | 64 | 66 | 79 | 78 | 91 | 85 | 86 |
| 2019/20 | 638 | 638 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2018/19 | 678 | 678 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2017/18 | 675 | 675 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2016/17 | 677 | 677 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2015/16 | 684 | 684 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2014/15 | 685 | 685 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2013/14 | 685 | 685 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2012/13 | 688 | 688 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2011/12 | 671 | 671 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2010/11 | 636 | 636 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2009/10 | 657 | 657 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2008/09 | 652 | 652 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2007/08 | 625 | 625 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2006/07 | 635 | 635 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2005/06 | 635 | 635 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2004/05 | 634 | 634 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2003/04 | 604 | 604 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2002/03 | 608 | 608 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2001/02 | 608 | 608 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2000/01 | 620 | 620 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1999/00 | 616 | 616 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1998/99 | 619 | 619 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1997/98 | 595 | 595 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1996/97 | 588 | 588 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1995/96 | 608 | 608 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1994/95 | 600 | 600 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1993/94 | 606 | 606 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1983/84 | 800 | 800 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1982/83 | 835 | 835 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1981/82 | 845 | 845 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1980/81 | 883 | 883 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1979/80 | 881 | 881 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1978/79 | 904 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1977/78 | 913 | 913 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1976/77 | 908 | 908 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1975/76 | 877 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1974/75 | 989 | 751 | 238 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |