Scoil Bhride
Ballydehob · Roll number 14225D
- Catholic ethos
- Not DEIS
- Pupils in 2025/26
- 85
- −8 on 2024/25
- Over 10 years
- −19%
- Down 20 from 105 in 2015/16
- Girls and boys
- 39 / 46
- 46% 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
85 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 | 8 | 19 | 8 | 17 | 18 | 11 | 13.5 |
| Senior Infants | 8 | 9 | 18 | 8 | 15 | 19 | 12.8 |
| 1st Class | 2 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 8 | 14 | 10.0 |
| 2nd Class | 10 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 15 | 8 | 8.8 |
| 3rd Class | 9 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 14 | 9.0 |
| 4th Class | 9 | 10 | 13 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 9.0 |
| 5th Class | 9 | 14 | 10 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 9.8 |
| 6th Class | 8 | 10 | 16 | 9 | 15 | 3 | 10.2 |
JI and SI are Junior and Senior Infants.
Started Junior Infants in 2024/25
18 in Junior Infants (2024/25), 19 in Senior Infants (2025/26): 1 pupil more.
- 18Junior Infants2024/25
- 19Senior Infants2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2023/24
17 in Junior Infants (2023/24), 14 in 1st Class (2025/26): 3 pupils fewer.
- 17Junior Infants2023/24
- 15Senior Infants2024/25
- 141st Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2022/23
8 in Junior Infants (2022/23), 8 in 2nd Class (2025/26): no change.
- 8Junior Infants2022/23
- 8Senior Infants2023/24
- 81st Class2024/25
- 82nd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2021/22
19 in Junior Infants (2021/22), 14 in 3rd Class (2025/26): 5 pupils fewer.
- 19Junior Infants2021/22
- 18Senior Infants2022/23
- 181st Class2023/24
- 152nd Class2024/25
- 143rd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2020/21
8 in Junior Infants (2020/21), 10 in 4th Class (2025/26): 2 pupils more.
- 8Junior Infants2020/21
- 9Senior Infants2021/22
- 101st Class2022/23
- 102nd Class2023/24
- 93rd Class2024/25
- 104th Class2025/26
In Senior Infants in 2020/21
8 in Senior Infants (2020/21), 6 in 5th Class (2025/26): 2 pupils fewer.
- 8Senior Infants2020/21
- 81st Class2021/22
- 72nd Class2022/23
- 83rd Class2023/24
- 84th Class2024/25
- 65th Class2025/26
In 1st Class in 2020/21
2 in 1st Class (2020/21), 3 in 6th Class (2025/26): 1 pupil more.
- 21st Class2020/21
- 32nd Class2021/22
- 33rd Class2022/23
- 44th Class2023/24
- 55th Class2024/25
- 36th Class2025/26
In 2nd Class in 2020/21
10 in 2nd Class (2020/21), 15 in 6th Class (2024/25): 5 pupils more.
- 102nd Class2020/21
- 113rd Class2021/22
- 134th Class2022/23
- 155th Class2023/24
- 156th Class2024/25
In 3rd Class in 2020/21
9 in 3rd Class (2020/21), 9 in 6th Class (2023/24): no change.
- 93rd Class2020/21
- 104th Class2021/22
- 105th Class2022/23
- 96th Class2023/24
In 4th Class in 2020/21
9 in 4th Class (2020/21), 16 in 6th Class (2022/23): 7 pupils more.
- 94th Class2020/21
- 145th Class2021/22
- 166th Class2022/23
In 5th Class in 2020/21
9 in 5th Class (2020/21), 10 in 6th Class (2021/22): 1 pupil more.
- 95th Class2020/21
- 106th Class2021/22
Biggest one-year changes in a class
- +11Junior Infants in 2021/22 (8 to 19)
- −126th Class in 2025/26 (15 to 3)
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 Bhride, 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
5.7teaching posts
Our estimate: about 6 teachers.
- Class teachersOne for each of the 4 mainstream classes 4
- PrincipalAlso teaches one of the classes, so is counted with the class teachers in a class
- Special education teachers42.5 hours of support teaching a week 1.7
2.83 special needs assistants (SNAs) also work with pupils.
The NCSE has allocated 1.7 special education teachers, 1 special class teacher and 4.83 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 Bhride, measured in a straight line. Pupil numbers are for 2025/26.
| Number on map | School | Distance | Pupils | Since 2015/16 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scoil BhrideThis school | – | 85 |
−19.0%
|
|
| 1 | St Matthias N S0.7 km · Ballydehob · Church of Ireland · DEIS | 0.7 km | 22 |
−29.0%
|
| 2 | Kilcoe NS4.8 km · Skibbereen · DEIS | 4.8 km | 32 |
−42.9%
|
| 3 | Lisheen Mixed N S6.6 km · Skibbereen | 6.6 km | 56 |
−12.5%
|
| 4 | Scoil Mhuire N.S.,6.9 km · Schull | 6.9 km | 151 |
+7.1%
|
| 5 | Carrigboy N S8.2 km · Bantry | 8.2 km | 82 |
−3.5%
|
| 6 | S N Naomh Sheamuis8.6 km · Bantry · Church of Ireland | 8.6 km | 19 |
−17.4%
|
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
- Miriam Burke
- Phone
- 02837161
- [email protected]
- Address
- Greenmount Road, Ballydehob, Co. Cork, P81 V294
School
- Ethos
- Catholic
- Patron
- Bishop of Cork & Ross
- 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
- Cork County Council
- Planning area
- Skibereen
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 | 85 | 39 | 46 | 11 | 19 | 14 | 8 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 3 |
| 2024/25 | 93 | 45 | 48 | 18 | 15 | 8 | 15 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 15 |
| 2023/24 | 89 | 53 | 36 | 17 | 8 | 18 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 15 | 9 |
| 2022/23 | 85 | 51 | 34 | 8 | 18 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 16 |
| 2021/22 | 84 | 49 | 35 | 19 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 14 | 10 |
| 2020/21 | 63 | 35 | 28 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 |
| 2019/20 | 78 | 46 | 32 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2018/19 | 82 | 50 | 32 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2017/18 | 90 | 53 | 37 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2016/17 | 94 | 51 | 43 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2015/16 | 105 | 47 | 58 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2014/15 | 118 | 55 | 63 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2013/14 | 120 | 58 | 62 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2012/13 | 128 | 66 | 62 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2011/12 | 145 | 70 | 75 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2010/11 | 145 | 72 | 73 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2009/10 | 137 | 71 | 66 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2008/09 | 128 | 63 | 65 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2007/08 | 126 | 67 | 59 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2006/07 | 119 | 59 | 60 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2005/06 | 122 | 56 | 66 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2004/05 | 110 | 44 | 66 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2003/04 | 103 | 45 | 58 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2002/03 | 102 | 39 | 63 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2001/02 | 104 | 41 | 63 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2000/01 | 111 | 45 | 66 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1999/00 | 116 | 49 | 67 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1998/99 | 118 | 55 | 63 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1997/98 | 113 | 57 | 56 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1996/97 | 121 | 65 | 56 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1995/96 | 117 | 61 | 56 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1994/95 | 113 | 61 | 52 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1993/94 | 114 | 61 | 53 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1982/83 | 116 | 50 | 66 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1981/82 | 129 | 56 | 73 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1980/81 | 126 | 58 | 68 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1979/80 | 119 | 54 | 65 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1978/79 | 121 | 59 | 62 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1977/78 | 127 | 62 | 65 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1976/77 | 129 | 65 | 64 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1975/76 | 133 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |