Riverstown N S
Cork · Roll number 13747F
- Catholic ethos
- Not DEIS
- Ordinary with Special Classes
- Pupils in 2025/26
- 666
- +4 on 2024/25
- Over 10 years
- −8%
- Down 58 from 724 in 2015/16
- Girls and boys
- 314 / 352
- 47% 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
666 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 | 82 | 82 | 82 | 81 | 82 | 82 | 81.8 |
| Senior Infants | 84 | 81 | 79 | 81 | 80 | 83 | 81.3 |
| 1st Class | 82 | 86 | 81 | 78 | 82 | 83 | 82.0 |
| 2nd Class | 82 | 82 | 85 | 81 | 80 | 86 | 82.7 |
| 3rd Class | 86 | 80 | 79 | 82 | 80 | 81 | 81.3 |
| 4th Class | 86 | 85 | 81 | 81 | 86 | 84 | 83.8 |
| 5th Class | 94 | 87 | 84 | 82 | 78 | 86 | 85.2 |
| 6th Class | 87 | 92 | 89 | 84 | 82 | 81 | 85.8 |
JI and SI are Junior and Senior Infants.
Started Junior Infants in 2024/25
82 in Junior Infants (2024/25), 83 in Senior Infants (2025/26): 1 pupil more.
- 82Junior Infants2024/25
- 83Senior Infants2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2023/24
81 in Junior Infants (2023/24), 83 in 1st Class (2025/26): 2 pupils more.
- 81Junior Infants2023/24
- 80Senior Infants2024/25
- 831st Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2022/23
82 in Junior Infants (2022/23), 86 in 2nd Class (2025/26): 4 pupils more.
- 82Junior Infants2022/23
- 81Senior Infants2023/24
- 821st Class2024/25
- 862nd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2021/22
82 in Junior Infants (2021/22), 81 in 3rd Class (2025/26): 1 pupil fewer.
- 82Junior Infants2021/22
- 79Senior Infants2022/23
- 781st Class2023/24
- 802nd Class2024/25
- 813rd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2020/21
82 in Junior Infants (2020/21), 84 in 4th Class (2025/26): 2 pupils more.
- 82Junior Infants2020/21
- 81Senior Infants2021/22
- 811st Class2022/23
- 812nd Class2023/24
- 803rd Class2024/25
- 844th Class2025/26
In Senior Infants in 2020/21
84 in Senior Infants (2020/21), 86 in 5th Class (2025/26): 2 pupils more.
- 84Senior Infants2020/21
- 861st Class2021/22
- 852nd Class2022/23
- 823rd Class2023/24
- 864th Class2024/25
- 865th Class2025/26
In 1st Class in 2020/21
82 in 1st Class (2020/21), 81 in 6th Class (2025/26): 1 pupil fewer.
- 821st Class2020/21
- 822nd Class2021/22
- 793rd Class2022/23
- 814th Class2023/24
- 785th Class2024/25
- 816th Class2025/26
In 2nd Class in 2020/21
82 in 2nd Class (2020/21), 82 in 6th Class (2024/25): no change.
- 822nd Class2020/21
- 803rd Class2021/22
- 814th Class2022/23
- 825th Class2023/24
- 826th Class2024/25
In 3rd Class in 2020/21
86 in 3rd Class (2020/21), 84 in 6th Class (2023/24): 2 pupils fewer.
- 863rd Class2020/21
- 854th Class2021/22
- 845th Class2022/23
- 846th Class2023/24
In 4th Class in 2020/21
86 in 4th Class (2020/21), 89 in 6th Class (2022/23): 3 pupils more.
- 864th Class2020/21
- 875th Class2021/22
- 896th Class2022/23
In 5th Class in 2020/21
94 in 5th Class (2020/21), 92 in 6th Class (2021/22): 2 pupils fewer.
- 945th Class2020/21
- 926th Class2021/22
Biggest one-year changes in a class
- +85th Class in 2025/26 (78 to 86)
- −75th Class in 2021/22 (94 to 87)
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 Riverstown N S, 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
43.5teaching posts
Our estimate: about 44 teachers.
- Class teachersOne for each of the 27 mainstream classes 27
- 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 2 autism classes 2
13.16 special needs assistants (SNAs) also work with pupils. 12 pupils are in special classes, which the class sizes leave out.
The NCSE has allocated 12.6 special education teachers, 2 special class teachers and 13.16 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 Riverstown N S, measured in a straight line. Pupil numbers are for 2025/26.
| Number on map | School | Distance | Pupils | Since 2015/16 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riverstown N SThis school | – | 666 |
−8.0%
|
|
| 1 | S N Cill Ruadhain0.7 km · Glanmire | 0.7 km | 359 |
−12.7%
|
| 2 | Scoil na nOg1.3 km · Gleann Maghair · Gaelscoil | 1.3 km | 32 |
−55.6%
|
| 3 | Lower Glanmire N S1.8 km · Lower Glanmire | 1.8 km | 151 |
+2.7%
|
| 4 | Gaelscoil Ui Drisceoil2.7 km · Glanmire · Gaelscoil · Multi-denominational | 2.7 km | 381 |
−11.6%
|
| 5 | Scoil Mhuire agus Eoin2.9 km · Mayfield · DEIS | 2.9 km | 304 | – |
| 6 | Upper Glanmire N S3.5 km · White's Cross | 3.5 km | 284 |
+0.7%
|
About this school
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Contact
- Principal
- Pádraig Ó Breacáin
- Phone
- 0214866233
- [email protected]
- Address
- Riverstown, Glanmire, Cork, T45 XY22
School
- Ethos
- Catholic
- Patron
- Bishop of Cork & Ross
- 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 City Council
- Planning area
- Riverstown–Glanmire
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 | 666 | 314 | 352 | 82 | 83 | 83 | 86 | 81 | 84 | 86 | 81 |
| 2024/25 | 662 | 313 | 349 | 82 | 80 | 82 | 80 | 80 | 86 | 78 | 82 |
| 2023/24 | 662 | 319 | 343 | 81 | 81 | 78 | 81 | 82 | 81 | 82 | 84 |
| 2022/23 | 672 | 328 | 344 | 82 | 79 | 81 | 85 | 79 | 81 | 84 | 89 |
| 2021/22 | 687 | 332 | 355 | 82 | 81 | 86 | 82 | 80 | 85 | 87 | 92 |
| 2020/21 | 695 | 341 | 354 | 82 | 84 | 82 | 82 | 86 | 86 | 94 | 87 |
| 2019/20 | 707 | 352 | 355 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2018/19 | 713 | 364 | 349 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2017/18 | 721 | 363 | 358 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2016/17 | 723 | 373 | 350 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2015/16 | 724 | 367 | 357 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2014/15 | 728 | 361 | 367 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2013/14 | 717 | 360 | 357 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2012/13 | 724 | 365 | 359 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2011/12 | 721 | 357 | 364 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2010/11 | 713 | 353 | 360 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2009/10 | 716 | 353 | 363 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2008/09 | 710 | 349 | 361 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2007/08 | 692 | 339 | 353 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2006/07 | 669 | 341 | 328 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2005/06 | 638 | 315 | 323 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2004/05 | 597 | 298 | 299 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2003/04 | 574 | 280 | 294 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2002/03 | 566 | 272 | 294 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2001/02 | 542 | 257 | 285 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2000/01 | 518 | 248 | 270 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1999/00 | 521 | 255 | 266 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1998/99 | 516 | 240 | 276 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1997/98 | 509 | 232 | 277 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1996/97 | 515 | 231 | 284 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1995/96 | 520 | 230 | 290 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1994/95 | 523 | 258 | 265 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1993/94 | 513 | 252 | 261 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1982/83 | 362 | 190 | 172 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1981/82 | 315 | 162 | 153 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1980/81 | 280 | 145 | 135 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1979/80 | 255 | 136 | 119 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1978/79 | 204 | 102 | 102 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1977/78 | 218 | 105 | 113 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1976/77 | 217 | 107 | 110 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1975/76 | 202 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |