Bunscoil Rinn an Chabhlaigh
Cobh · Roll number 13450F
- Catholic ethos
- Not DEIS
- Ordinary with Special Classes
- Pupils in 2025/26
- 679
- +8 on 2024/25
- Over 10 years
- −8%
- Down 62 from 741 in 2015/16
- Girls and boys
- 302 / 377
- 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
679 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 | 66 | 87 | 79 | 76 | 68 | 89 | 77.5 |
| Senior Infants | 83 | 62 | 87 | 78 | 77 | 73 | 76.7 |
| 1st Class | 90 | 84 | 63 | 87 | 76 | 83 | 80.5 |
| 2nd Class | 81 | 82 | 88 | 66 | 89 | 82 | 81.3 |
| 3rd Class | 86 | 84 | 87 | 90 | 71 | 94 | 85.3 |
| 4th Class | 87 | 88 | 92 | 89 | 89 | 78 | 87.2 |
| 5th Class | 91 | 90 | 91 | 90 | 88 | 93 | 90.5 |
| 6th Class | 86 | 90 | 90 | 92 | 89 | 87 | 89.0 |
JI and SI are Junior and Senior Infants.
Started Junior Infants in 2024/25
68 in Junior Infants (2024/25), 73 in Senior Infants (2025/26): 5 pupils more.
- 68Junior Infants2024/25
- 73Senior Infants2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2023/24
76 in Junior Infants (2023/24), 83 in 1st Class (2025/26): 7 pupils more.
- 76Junior Infants2023/24
- 77Senior Infants2024/25
- 831st Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2022/23
79 in Junior Infants (2022/23), 82 in 2nd Class (2025/26): 3 pupils more.
- 79Junior Infants2022/23
- 78Senior Infants2023/24
- 761st Class2024/25
- 822nd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2021/22
87 in Junior Infants (2021/22), 94 in 3rd Class (2025/26): 7 pupils more.
- 87Junior Infants2021/22
- 87Senior Infants2022/23
- 871st Class2023/24
- 892nd Class2024/25
- 943rd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2020/21
66 in Junior Infants (2020/21), 78 in 4th Class (2025/26): 12 pupils more.
- 66Junior Infants2020/21
- 62Senior Infants2021/22
- 631st Class2022/23
- 662nd Class2023/24
- 713rd Class2024/25
- 784th Class2025/26
In Senior Infants in 2020/21
83 in Senior Infants (2020/21), 93 in 5th Class (2025/26): 10 pupils more.
- 83Senior Infants2020/21
- 841st Class2021/22
- 882nd Class2022/23
- 903rd Class2023/24
- 894th Class2024/25
- 935th Class2025/26
In 1st Class in 2020/21
90 in 1st Class (2020/21), 87 in 6th Class (2025/26): 3 pupils fewer.
- 901st Class2020/21
- 822nd Class2021/22
- 873rd Class2022/23
- 894th Class2023/24
- 885th Class2024/25
- 876th Class2025/26
In 2nd Class in 2020/21
81 in 2nd Class (2020/21), 89 in 6th Class (2024/25): 8 pupils more.
- 812nd Class2020/21
- 843rd Class2021/22
- 924th Class2022/23
- 905th Class2023/24
- 896th Class2024/25
In 3rd Class in 2020/21
86 in 3rd Class (2020/21), 92 in 6th Class (2023/24): 6 pupils more.
- 863rd Class2020/21
- 884th Class2021/22
- 915th Class2022/23
- 926th Class2023/24
In 4th Class in 2020/21
87 in 4th Class (2020/21), 90 in 6th Class (2022/23): 3 pupils more.
- 874th Class2020/21
- 905th Class2021/22
- 906th Class2022/23
In 5th Class in 2020/21
91 in 5th Class (2020/21), 90 in 6th Class (2021/22): 1 pupil fewer.
- 915th Class2020/21
- 906th Class2021/22
Biggest one-year changes in a class
- +25Senior Infants in 2022/23 (62 to 87)
- −222nd Class in 2023/24 (88 to 66)
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 Bunscoil Rinn an Chabhlaigh, 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
42.5teaching posts
Our estimate: about 42 teachers.
- Class teachersOne for each of the 24 mainstream classes 24
- 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 teachers312.5 hours of support teaching a week 12.5
- Special class teachersFor 4 autism classes 4
14.82 special needs assistants (SNAs) also work with pupils. 24 pupils are in special classes, which the class sizes leave out.
The NCSE has allocated 12.6 special education teachers, 4 special class teachers and 14.82 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 Bunscoil Rinn an Chabhlaigh, measured in a straight line. Pupil numbers are for 2025/26.
| Number on map | School | Distance | Pupils | Since 2015/16 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bunscoil Rinn an ChabhlaighThis school | – | 679 |
−8.4%
|
|
| 1 | Monkstown N S1.4 km · Monkstown | 1.4 km | 194 |
−11.0%
|
| 2 | St Marys National School1.4 km · Cobh · Girls | 1.4 km | 248 |
−26.0%
|
| 3 | S N Seosamh Cobh1.6 km · Cobh | 1.6 km | 261 |
−27.5%
|
| 4 | Cobh N S1.9 km · Cobh · Church of Ireland · DEIS | 1.9 km | 15 |
−50.0%
|
| 5 | Gaelscoile Cobh2.0 km · Cobh · Gaelscoil | 2.0 km | 46 |
−74.6%
|
| 6 | Star of the Sea Primary School2.5 km · Passage West | 2.5 km | 352 |
−11.8%
|
About this school
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Contact
- Principal
- Sinéad Flannery
- Phone
- 0214811019
- [email protected]
- Address
- Rushbrooke, Cobh, Co. Cork, P24 VN20
School
- Ethos
- Catholic
- Patron
- Bishop of Cloyne
- 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
- Cork County Council
- Planning area
- Cobh
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
41 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 | 679 | 302 | 377 | 89 | 73 | 83 | 82 | 94 | 78 | 93 | 87 |
| 2024/25 | 671 | 290 | 381 | 68 | 77 | 76 | 89 | 71 | 89 | 88 | 89 |
| 2023/24 | 692 | 298 | 394 | 76 | 78 | 87 | 66 | 90 | 89 | 90 | 92 |
| 2022/23 | 701 | 302 | 399 | 79 | 87 | 63 | 88 | 87 | 92 | 91 | 90 |
| 2021/22 | 690 | 308 | 382 | 87 | 62 | 84 | 82 | 84 | 88 | 90 | 90 |
| 2020/21 | 694 | 317 | 377 | 66 | 83 | 90 | 81 | 86 | 87 | 91 | 86 |
| 2019/20 | 724 | 337 | 387 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2018/19 | 728 | 339 | 389 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2017/18 | 727 | 328 | 399 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2016/17 | 756 | 357 | 399 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2015/16 | 741 | 370 | 371 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2014/15 | 731 | 364 | 367 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2013/14 | 728 | 352 | 376 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2012/13 | 720 | 349 | 371 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2011/12 | 709 | 347 | 362 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2010/11 | 678 | 335 | 343 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2009/10 | 635 | 324 | 311 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2008/09 | 600 | 307 | 293 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2007/08 | 554 | 289 | 265 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2006/07 | 517 | 271 | 246 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2005/06 | 484 | 257 | 227 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2004/05 | 419 | 219 | 200 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2003/04 | 413 | 211 | 202 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2002/03 | 408 | 211 | 197 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2001/02 | 400 | 196 | 204 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2000/01 | 367 | 177 | 190 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1999/00 | 379 | 178 | 201 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1998/99 | 378 | 180 | 198 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1997/98 | 376 | 172 | 204 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1996/97 | 375 | 179 | 196 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1995/96 | 374 | 178 | 196 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1994/95 | 374 | 178 | 196 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1993/94 | 387 | 186 | 201 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1982/83 | 417 | 222 | 195 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1981/82 | 373 | 208 | 165 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1980/81 | 345 | 210 | 135 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1979/80 | 308 | 200 | 108 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1978/79 | 268 | 190 | 78 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1977/78 | 248 | 179 | 69 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1976/77 | 248 | 175 | 73 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1975/76 | 237 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |