Castletara N S
Ballyhaise · Roll number 14073G
- Catholic ethos
- Not DEIS
- Ordinary with Special Classes
- Pupils in 2025/26
- 183
- −4 on 2024/25
- Over 10 years
- +16%
- Up 25 from 158 in 2015/16
- Girls and boys
- 92 / 91
- 50% 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 | 22 | 22 | 28 | 30 | 20 | 16 | 23.0 |
| Senior Infants | 19 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 28 | 20 | 23.0 |
| 1st Class | 26 | 17 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 29 | 24.0 |
| 2nd Class | 20 | 24 | 17 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 22.3 |
| 3rd Class | 23 | 21 | 22 | 17 | 22 | 24 | 21.5 |
| 4th Class | 21 | 23 | 21 | 27 | 17 | 22 | 21.8 |
| 5th Class | 16 | 20 | 22 | 25 | 28 | 18 | 21.5 |
| 6th Class | 20 | 16 | 19 | 26 | 23 | 29 | 22.2 |
JI and SI are Junior and Senior Infants.
Started Junior Infants in 2024/25
20 in Junior Infants (2024/25), 20 in Senior Infants (2025/26): no change.
- 20Junior Infants2024/25
- 20Senior Infants2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2023/24
30 in Junior Infants (2023/24), 29 in 1st Class (2025/26): 1 pupil fewer.
- 30Junior Infants2023/24
- 28Senior Infants2024/25
- 291st Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2022/23
28 in Junior Infants (2022/23), 25 in 2nd Class (2025/26): 3 pupils fewer.
- 28Junior Infants2022/23
- 25Senior Infants2023/24
- 251st Class2024/25
- 252nd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2021/22
22 in Junior Infants (2021/22), 24 in 3rd Class (2025/26): 2 pupils more.
- 22Junior Infants2021/22
- 23Senior Infants2022/23
- 241st Class2023/24
- 242nd Class2024/25
- 243rd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2020/21
22 in Junior Infants (2020/21), 22 in 4th Class (2025/26): no change.
- 22Junior Infants2020/21
- 23Senior Infants2021/22
- 231st Class2022/23
- 242nd Class2023/24
- 223rd Class2024/25
- 224th Class2025/26
In Senior Infants in 2020/21
19 in Senior Infants (2020/21), 18 in 5th Class (2025/26): 1 pupil fewer.
- 19Senior Infants2020/21
- 171st Class2021/22
- 172nd Class2022/23
- 173rd Class2023/24
- 174th Class2024/25
- 185th Class2025/26
In 1st Class in 2020/21
26 in 1st Class (2020/21), 29 in 6th Class (2025/26): 3 pupils more.
- 261st Class2020/21
- 242nd Class2021/22
- 223rd Class2022/23
- 274th Class2023/24
- 285th Class2024/25
- 296th Class2025/26
In 2nd Class in 2020/21
20 in 2nd Class (2020/21), 23 in 6th Class (2024/25): 3 pupils more.
- 202nd Class2020/21
- 213rd Class2021/22
- 214th Class2022/23
- 255th Class2023/24
- 236th Class2024/25
In 3rd Class in 2020/21
23 in 3rd Class (2020/21), 26 in 6th Class (2023/24): 3 pupils more.
- 233rd Class2020/21
- 234th Class2021/22
- 225th Class2022/23
- 266th Class2023/24
In 4th Class in 2020/21
21 in 4th Class (2020/21), 19 in 6th Class (2022/23): 2 pupils fewer.
- 214th Class2020/21
- 205th Class2021/22
- 196th Class2022/23
In 5th Class in 2020/21
16 in 5th Class (2020/21), 16 in 6th Class (2021/22): no change.
- 165th Class2020/21
- 166th Class2021/22
Biggest one-year changes in a class
- +72nd Class in 2023/24 (17 to 24)
- −10Junior Infants in 2024/25 (30 to 20)
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 Castletara 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
13.4teaching posts
Our estimate: about 13 teachers.
- Class teachersOne for each of the 7 mainstream classes 7
- PrincipalRuns the school and doesn't teach a class 1
- Special education teachers60 hours of support teaching a week 2.4
- Special class teachersFor 3 autism classes 3
10 special needs assistants (SNAs) also work with pupils. 18 pupils are in special classes, which the class sizes leave out.
The NCSE has allocated 2.4 special education teachers, 3 special class teachers and 10 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 Castletara N S, measured in a straight line. Pupil numbers are for 2025/26.
| Number on map | School | Distance | Pupils | Since 2015/16 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Castletara N SThis school | – | 183 |
+15.8%
|
|
| 1 | Ballyhaise N S2.4 km · Ballyhaise | 2.4 km | 152 |
+16.9%
|
| 2 | Drung No 2 NS4.1 km · Drung · Church of Ireland | 4.1 km | 4 |
−87.1%
|
| 3 | S N Drom Cnamh4.3 km · Drumcrave | 4.3 km | 47 |
−7.8%
|
| 4 | St Mary's N.S.4.7 km · Ballyhaise | 4.7 km | 31 |
−34.0%
|
| 5 | Killygarry N S5.0 km · Killygarry | 5.0 km | 198 |
−4.8%
|
| 6 | Butlersbridge NS5.8 km · Butlersbridge | 5.8 km | 261 |
+12.0%
|
About this school
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Contact
- Principal
- Tara Brady
- Phone
- 0494338225
- [email protected]
- Address
- Castletara, Ballyhaise, Co. Cavan, H12 PK74
School
- Ethos
- Catholic
- Patron
- Bishop of Kilmore
- 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
- Cavan County Council
- Planning area
- Cavan
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 | 183 | 92 | 91 | 16 | 20 | 29 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 18 | 29 |
| 2024/25 | 187 | 93 | 94 | 20 | 28 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 17 | 28 | 23 |
| 2023/24 | 198 | 98 | 100 | 30 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 17 | 27 | 25 | 26 |
| 2022/23 | 190 | 99 | 91 | 28 | 23 | 23 | 17 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 19 |
| 2021/22 | 183 | 97 | 86 | 22 | 23 | 17 | 24 | 21 | 23 | 20 | 16 |
| 2020/21 | 185 | 99 | 86 | 22 | 19 | 26 | 20 | 23 | 21 | 16 | 20 |
| 2019/20 | 190 | 98 | 92 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2018/19 | 185 | 101 | 84 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2017/18 | 182 | 100 | 82 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2016/17 | 172 | 88 | 84 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2015/16 | 158 | 76 | 82 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2014/15 | 131 | 54 | 77 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2013/14 | 121 | 48 | 73 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2012/13 | 99 | 36 | 63 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2011/12 | 88 | 35 | 53 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2010/11 | 91 | 34 | 57 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2009/10 | 85 | 29 | 56 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2008/09 | 85 | 31 | 54 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2007/08 | 49 | 22 | 27 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2006/07 | 49 | 26 | 23 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2005/06 | 51 | 26 | 25 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2004/05 | 56 | 29 | 27 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2003/04 | 59 | 29 | 30 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2002/03 | 62 | 30 | 32 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2001/02 | 66 | 34 | 32 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2000/01 | 65 | 31 | 34 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1999/00 | 58 | 29 | 29 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1998/99 | 59 | 28 | 31 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1997/98 | 53 | 25 | 28 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1996/97 | 56 | 26 | 30 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1995/96 | 60 | 28 | 32 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1994/95 | 64 | 32 | 32 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1993/94 | 69 | 33 | 36 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1982/83 | 41 | 15 | 26 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1981/82 | 39 | 15 | 24 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1980/81 | 36 | 14 | 22 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1979/80 | 33 | 11 | 22 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1978/79 | 35 | 13 | 22 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1977/78 | 38 | 16 | 22 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1976/77 | 37 | 16 | 21 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1975/76 | 39 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |