Bushy Park N S
Galway · Roll number 13856K
- Catholic ethos
- Not DEIS
- Pupils in 2025/26
- 366
- −7 on 2024/25
- Over 10 years
- −8%
- Down 34 from 400 in 2015/16
- Girls and boys
- 189 / 177
- 52% 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
366 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 | 38 | 46 | 34 | 47 | 44 | 39 | 41.3 |
| Senior Infants | 49 | 37 | 48 | 38 | 48 | 49 | 44.8 |
| 1st Class | 45 | 50 | 40 | 46 | 40 | 48 | 44.8 |
| 2nd Class | 46 | 45 | 52 | 43 | 47 | 42 | 45.8 |
| 3rd Class | 48 | 47 | 50 | 51 | 44 | 46 | 47.7 |
| 4th Class | 50 | 51 | 54 | 51 | 50 | 44 | 50.0 |
| 5th Class | 37 | 51 | 52 | 51 | 49 | 49 | 48.2 |
| 6th Class | 59 | 37 | 53 | 52 | 51 | 49 | 50.2 |
JI and SI are Junior and Senior Infants.
Started Junior Infants in 2024/25
44 in Junior Infants (2024/25), 49 in Senior Infants (2025/26): 5 pupils more.
- 44Junior Infants2024/25
- 49Senior Infants2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2023/24
47 in Junior Infants (2023/24), 48 in 1st Class (2025/26): 1 pupil more.
- 47Junior Infants2023/24
- 48Senior Infants2024/25
- 481st Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2022/23
34 in Junior Infants (2022/23), 42 in 2nd Class (2025/26): 8 pupils more.
- 34Junior Infants2022/23
- 38Senior Infants2023/24
- 401st Class2024/25
- 422nd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2021/22
46 in Junior Infants (2021/22), 46 in 3rd Class (2025/26): no change.
- 46Junior Infants2021/22
- 48Senior Infants2022/23
- 461st Class2023/24
- 472nd Class2024/25
- 463rd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2020/21
38 in Junior Infants (2020/21), 44 in 4th Class (2025/26): 6 pupils more.
- 38Junior Infants2020/21
- 37Senior Infants2021/22
- 401st Class2022/23
- 432nd Class2023/24
- 443rd Class2024/25
- 444th Class2025/26
In Senior Infants in 2020/21
49 in Senior Infants (2020/21), 49 in 5th Class (2025/26): no change.
- 49Senior Infants2020/21
- 501st Class2021/22
- 522nd Class2022/23
- 513rd Class2023/24
- 504th Class2024/25
- 495th Class2025/26
In 1st Class in 2020/21
45 in 1st Class (2020/21), 49 in 6th Class (2025/26): 4 pupils more.
- 451st Class2020/21
- 452nd Class2021/22
- 503rd Class2022/23
- 514th Class2023/24
- 495th Class2024/25
- 496th Class2025/26
In 2nd Class in 2020/21
46 in 2nd Class (2020/21), 51 in 6th Class (2024/25): 5 pupils more.
- 462nd Class2020/21
- 473rd Class2021/22
- 544th Class2022/23
- 515th Class2023/24
- 516th Class2024/25
In 3rd Class in 2020/21
48 in 3rd Class (2020/21), 52 in 6th Class (2023/24): 4 pupils more.
- 483rd Class2020/21
- 514th Class2021/22
- 525th Class2022/23
- 526th Class2023/24
In 4th Class in 2020/21
50 in 4th Class (2020/21), 53 in 6th Class (2022/23): 3 pupils more.
- 504th Class2020/21
- 515th Class2021/22
- 536th Class2022/23
In 5th Class in 2020/21
37 in 5th Class (2020/21), 37 in 6th Class (2021/22): no change.
- 375th Class2020/21
- 376th Class2021/22
Biggest one-year changes in a class
- +166th Class in 2022/23 (37 to 53)
- −226th Class in 2021/22 (59 to 37)
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 Bushy Park 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
23.4teaching posts
Our estimate: about 23 teachers.
- Class teachersOne for each of the 16 mainstream classes 16
- PrincipalRuns the school and doesn't teach a class 1
- Special education teachers160 hours of support teaching a week 6.4
4.5 special needs assistants (SNAs) also work with pupils.
The NCSE has allocated 6.5 special education teachers, 1 special class teacher and 6.5 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 Bushy Park N S, measured in a straight line. Pupil numbers are for 2025/26.
| Number on map | School | Distance | Pupils | Since 2015/16 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bushy Park N SThis school | – | 366 |
−8.5%
|
|
| 1 | Galway Educate Together NS1.1 km · Galway · Multi-denominational | 1.1 km | 373 |
+11.3%
|
| 2 | S N Brighde1.6 km · An Caisleán Gearr · Gaelscoil · Gaeltacht | 1.6 km | 130 |
−22.2%
|
| 3 | S N Bride Naofa2.0 km · Galway · DEIS | 2.0 km | 187 |
−18.3%
|
| 4 | Gaelscoil Mhic Amhlaigh2.0 km · Gaillimh · Gaelscoil · Gaeltacht | 2.0 km | 643 |
+28.1%
|
| 5 | Scoil Croi Iosa2.2 km · Galway · DEIS | 2.2 km | 122 |
+22.0%
|
| 6 | Parochial N S2.4 km · Galway · Church of Ireland | 2.4 km | 75 |
−13.8%
|
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
- Muiríosa Nic Cumhaill
- Phone
- 091524625
- [email protected]
- Address
- Circular Road, Bushy Park, Galway, H91 AF57
School
- Ethos
- Catholic
- Patron
- Bishop of Galway, Kilmacduagh & Kilfenora
- School type
- Ordinary
- 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
- Galway City Council
- Planning area
- Galway City
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 | 366 | 189 | 177 | 39 | 49 | 48 | 42 | 46 | 44 | 49 | 49 |
| 2024/25 | 373 | 189 | 184 | 44 | 48 | 40 | 47 | 44 | 50 | 49 | 51 |
| 2023/24 | 379 | 202 | 177 | 47 | 38 | 46 | 43 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 52 |
| 2022/23 | 383 | 196 | 187 | 34 | 48 | 40 | 52 | 50 | 54 | 52 | 53 |
| 2021/22 | 364 | 182 | 182 | 46 | 37 | 50 | 45 | 47 | 51 | 51 | 37 |
| 2020/21 | 372 | 183 | 189 | 38 | 49 | 45 | 46 | 48 | 50 | 37 | 59 |
| 2019/20 | 365 | 180 | 185 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2018/19 | 378 | 184 | 194 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2017/18 | 391 | 185 | 206 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2016/17 | 381 | 176 | 205 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2015/16 | 400 | 168 | 232 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2014/15 | 401 | 168 | 233 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2013/14 | 413 | 166 | 247 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2012/13 | 405 | 168 | 237 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2011/12 | 405 | 167 | 238 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2010/11 | 411 | 167 | 244 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2009/10 | 424 | 172 | 252 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2008/09 | 422 | 171 | 251 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2007/08 | 390 | 162 | 228 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2006/07 | 363 | 149 | 214 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2005/06 | 354 | 148 | 206 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2004/05 | 346 | 147 | 199 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2003/04 | 336 | 133 | 203 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2002/03 | 347 | 143 | 204 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2001/02 | 343 | 140 | 203 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2000/01 | 338 | 141 | 197 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1999/00 | 353 | 149 | 204 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1998/99 | 329 | 139 | 190 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1997/98 | 322 | 131 | 191 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1996/97 | 347 | 136 | 211 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1995/96 | 337 | 134 | 203 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1994/95 | 346 | 139 | 207 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1993/94 | 339 | 137 | 202 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1983/84 | 248 | 99 | 149 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1982/83 | 238 | 100 | 138 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1981/82 | 228 | 97 | 131 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1980/81 | 215 | 95 | 120 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1979/80 | 190 | 87 | 103 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1978/79 | 185 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1977/78 | 177 | 79 | 98 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1976/77 | 158 | 72 | 86 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1975/76 | 122 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |