Scoil Naomh Iosef
Bearna · Roll number 13914V
- Catholic ethos
- Not DEIS
- Ordinary with Special Classes
- Some subjects through Irish
- Gaeltacht
- Pupils in 2025/26
- 183
- −23 on 2024/25
- Over 10 years
- −5%
- Down 9 from 192 in 2015/16
- Girls and boys
- 77 / 106
- 42% 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
183 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 | 24 | 29 | 21 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 19.2 |
| Senior Infants | 22 | 23 | 30 | 22 | 15 | 17 | 21.5 |
| 1st Class | 25 | 21 | 25 | 29 | 23 | 16 | 23.2 |
| 2nd Class | 39 | 25 | 21 | 25 | 28 | 27 | 27.5 |
| 3rd Class | 31 | 36 | 25 | 22 | 26 | 30 | 28.3 |
| 4th Class | 30 | 30 | 36 | 28 | 21 | 30 | 29.2 |
| 5th Class | 28 | 30 | 30 | 36 | 28 | 21 | 28.8 |
| 6th Class | 32 | 27 | 30 | 30 | 35 | 30 | 30.7 |
JI and SI are Junior and Senior Infants.
Started Junior Infants in 2024/25
14 in Junior Infants (2024/25), 17 in Senior Infants (2025/26): 3 pupils more.
- 14Junior Infants2024/25
- 17Senior Infants2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2023/24
15 in Junior Infants (2023/24), 16 in 1st Class (2025/26): 1 pupil more.
- 15Junior Infants2023/24
- 15Senior Infants2024/25
- 161st Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2022/23
21 in Junior Infants (2022/23), 27 in 2nd Class (2025/26): 6 pupils more.
- 21Junior Infants2022/23
- 22Senior Infants2023/24
- 231st Class2024/25
- 272nd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2021/22
29 in Junior Infants (2021/22), 30 in 3rd Class (2025/26): 1 pupil more.
- 29Junior Infants2021/22
- 30Senior Infants2022/23
- 291st Class2023/24
- 282nd Class2024/25
- 303rd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2020/21
24 in Junior Infants (2020/21), 30 in 4th Class (2025/26): 6 pupils more.
- 24Junior Infants2020/21
- 23Senior Infants2021/22
- 251st Class2022/23
- 252nd Class2023/24
- 263rd Class2024/25
- 304th Class2025/26
In Senior Infants in 2020/21
22 in Senior Infants (2020/21), 21 in 5th Class (2025/26): 1 pupil fewer.
- 22Senior Infants2020/21
- 211st Class2021/22
- 212nd Class2022/23
- 223rd Class2023/24
- 214th Class2024/25
- 215th Class2025/26
In 1st Class in 2020/21
25 in 1st Class (2020/21), 30 in 6th Class (2025/26): 5 pupils more.
- 251st Class2020/21
- 252nd Class2021/22
- 253rd Class2022/23
- 284th Class2023/24
- 285th Class2024/25
- 306th Class2025/26
In 2nd Class in 2020/21
39 in 2nd Class (2020/21), 35 in 6th Class (2024/25): 4 pupils fewer.
- 392nd Class2020/21
- 363rd Class2021/22
- 364th Class2022/23
- 365th Class2023/24
- 356th Class2024/25
In 3rd Class in 2020/21
31 in 3rd Class (2020/21), 30 in 6th Class (2023/24): 1 pupil fewer.
- 313rd Class2020/21
- 304th Class2021/22
- 305th Class2022/23
- 306th Class2023/24
In 4th Class in 2020/21
30 in 4th Class (2020/21), 30 in 6th Class (2022/23): no change.
- 304th Class2020/21
- 305th Class2021/22
- 306th Class2022/23
In 5th Class in 2020/21
28 in 5th Class (2020/21), 27 in 6th Class (2021/22): 1 pupil fewer.
- 285th Class2020/21
- 276th Class2021/22
Biggest one-year changes in a class
- +94th Class in 2025/26 (21 to 30)
- −142nd Class in 2021/22 (39 to 25)
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 Naomh Iosef, 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
16.2teaching posts
Our estimate: about 16 teachers.
- Class teachersOne for each of the 8 mainstream classes 8
- PrincipalRuns the school and doesn't teach a class 1
- Special education teachers105 hours of support teaching a week 4.2
- Special class teachersFor 3 autism classes 3
7.33 special needs assistants (SNAs) also work with pupils. 15 pupils are in special classes, which the class sizes leave out.
The NCSE has allocated 3.8 special education teachers, 3 special class teachers and 7.33 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. Where there's no principal bar, the principal also taught a class. 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 Naomh Iosef, measured in a straight line. Pupil numbers are for 2025/26.
| Number on map | School | Distance | Pupils | Since 2015/16 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scoil Naomh IosefThis school | – | 183 |
−4.7%
|
|
| 1 | Cuan na Gaillimhe Community National School1.8 km · Knocknacarra · Multi-denominational · Gaeltacht | 1.8 km | 112 |
+1,020.0%
|
| 2 | Knocknacarra Educate Together NS1.8 km · Knocknacarra · Multi-denominational · Gaeltacht | 1.8 km | 207 |
+314.0%
|
| 3 | St. John the Apostle, Knocknacarra NS2.2 km · Galway | 2.2 km | 400 |
−9.9%
|
| 4 | Gaelscoil Mhic Amhlaigh2.4 km · Gaillimh · Gaelscoil · Gaeltacht | 2.4 km | 643 |
+28.1%
|
| 5 | Bushy Park N S3.2 km · Galway | 3.2 km | 366 |
−8.5%
|
| 6 | SN Tuairini3.3 km · Maigh Cuilinn · Gaeltacht | 3.3 km | 84 |
−22.2%
|
About this school
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Contact
- Principal
- Damian O'Keeffe
- Phone
- 091520933
- [email protected]
- Address
- Ráthún, Bearna, Co. na Gaillimhe, H91 WY28
School
- Ethos
- Catholic
- Patron
- Bishop of Galway, Kilmacduagh & Kilfenora
- School type
- Ordinary with Special Classes
- School level
- All Through
- DEIS
- Not DEIS
Language and area
- Irish classification
- Some subjects through Irish
- Gaeltacht
- 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 | 183 | 77 | 106 | 12 | 17 | 16 | 27 | 30 | 30 | 21 | 30 |
| 2024/25 | 206 | 91 | 115 | 14 | 15 | 23 | 28 | 26 | 21 | 28 | 35 |
| 2023/24 | 223 | 97 | 126 | 15 | 22 | 29 | 25 | 22 | 28 | 36 | 30 |
| 2022/23 | 234 | 104 | 130 | 21 | 30 | 25 | 21 | 25 | 36 | 30 | 30 |
| 2021/22 | 237 | 107 | 130 | 29 | 23 | 21 | 25 | 36 | 30 | 30 | 27 |
| 2020/21 | 248 | 109 | 139 | 24 | 22 | 25 | 39 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 32 |
| 2019/20 | 250 | 107 | 143 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2018/19 | 257 | 110 | 147 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2017/18 | 247 | 108 | 139 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2016/17 | 217 | 92 | 125 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2015/16 | 192 | 83 | 109 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2014/15 | 180 | 77 | 103 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2013/14 | 159 | 65 | 94 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2012/13 | 121 | 51 | 70 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2011/12 | 112 | 48 | 64 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2010/11 | 106 | 46 | 60 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2009/10 | 121 | 56 | 65 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2008/09 | 117 | 54 | 63 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2007/08 | 121 | 54 | 67 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2006/07 | 115 | 50 | 65 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2005/06 | 112 | 42 | 70 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2004/05 | 114 | 40 | 74 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2003/04 | 135 | 43 | 92 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2002/03 | 124 | 36 | 88 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2001/02 | 107 | 27 | 80 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2000/01 | 100 | 24 | 76 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1999/00 | 92 | 22 | 70 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1998/99 | 87 | 22 | 65 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1997/98 | 85 | 26 | 59 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1996/97 | 84 | 30 | 54 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1995/96 | 75 | 30 | 45 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1994/95 | 71 | 27 | 44 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1993/94 | 76 | 28 | 48 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1983/84 | 59 | 25 | 34 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1982/83 | 61 | 26 | 35 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1981/82 | 58 | 24 | 34 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1980/81 | 54 | 25 | 29 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1979/80 | 51 | 26 | 25 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1978/79 | 41 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1977/78 | 36 | 17 | 19 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1976/77 | 32 | 16 | 16 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1975/76 | 35 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |