Scoil Neassain
Mungret · Roll number 14409N
- Catholic ethos
- Not DEIS
- Pupils in 2025/26
- 668
- +3 on 2024/25
- Over 10 years
- −8%
- Down 57 from 725 in 2015/16
- Girls and boys
- 353 / 315
- 53% girls
Pupils since 1974
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
668 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 | 79 | 87 | 83 | 80 | 78 | 86 | 82.2 |
| Senior Infants | 90 | 79 | 86 | 80 | 78 | 82 | 82.5 |
| 1st Class | 89 | 85 | 79 | 83 | 85 | 81 | 83.7 |
| 2nd Class | 88 | 86 | 84 | 82 | 87 | 83 | 85.0 |
| 3rd Class | 90 | 87 | 86 | 84 | 82 | 87 | 86.0 |
| 4th Class | 89 | 86 | 88 | 83 | 84 | 81 | 85.2 |
| 5th Class | 93 | 87 | 85 | 87 | 84 | 85 | 86.8 |
| 6th Class | 90 | 93 | 87 | 84 | 87 | 83 | 87.3 |
JI and SI are Junior and Senior Infants.
Started Junior Infants in 2024/25
78 in Junior Infants (2024/25), 82 in Senior Infants (2025/26): 4 pupils more.
- 78Junior Infants2024/25
- 82Senior Infants2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2023/24
80 in Junior Infants (2023/24), 81 in 1st Class (2025/26): 1 pupil more.
- 80Junior Infants2023/24
- 78Senior Infants2024/25
- 811st Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2022/23
83 in Junior Infants (2022/23), 83 in 2nd Class (2025/26): no change.
- 83Junior Infants2022/23
- 80Senior Infants2023/24
- 851st Class2024/25
- 832nd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2021/22
87 in Junior Infants (2021/22), 87 in 3rd Class (2025/26): no change.
- 87Junior Infants2021/22
- 86Senior Infants2022/23
- 831st Class2023/24
- 872nd Class2024/25
- 873rd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2020/21
79 in Junior Infants (2020/21), 81 in 4th Class (2025/26): 2 pupils more.
- 79Junior Infants2020/21
- 79Senior Infants2021/22
- 791st Class2022/23
- 822nd Class2023/24
- 823rd Class2024/25
- 814th Class2025/26
In Senior Infants in 2020/21
90 in Senior Infants (2020/21), 85 in 5th Class (2025/26): 5 pupils fewer.
- 90Senior Infants2020/21
- 851st Class2021/22
- 842nd Class2022/23
- 843rd Class2023/24
- 844th Class2024/25
- 855th Class2025/26
In 1st Class in 2020/21
89 in 1st Class (2020/21), 83 in 6th Class (2025/26): 6 pupils fewer.
- 891st Class2020/21
- 862nd Class2021/22
- 863rd Class2022/23
- 834th Class2023/24
- 845th Class2024/25
- 836th Class2025/26
In 2nd Class in 2020/21
88 in 2nd Class (2020/21), 87 in 6th Class (2024/25): 1 pupil fewer.
- 882nd Class2020/21
- 873rd Class2021/22
- 884th Class2022/23
- 875th Class2023/24
- 876th Class2024/25
In 3rd Class in 2020/21
90 in 3rd Class (2020/21), 84 in 6th Class (2023/24): 6 pupils fewer.
- 903rd Class2020/21
- 864th Class2021/22
- 855th Class2022/23
- 846th Class2023/24
In 4th Class in 2020/21
89 in 4th Class (2020/21), 87 in 6th Class (2022/23): 2 pupils fewer.
- 894th Class2020/21
- 875th Class2021/22
- 876th Class2022/23
In 5th Class in 2020/21
93 in 5th Class (2020/21), 93 in 6th Class (2021/22): no change.
- 935th Class2020/21
- 936th Class2021/22
Biggest one-year changes in a class
- +8Junior Infants in 2021/22 (79 to 87)
- −11Senior Infants in 2021/22 (90 to 79)
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 Neassain, 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
40.5teaching posts
Our estimate: about 40 teachers.
- Class teachersOne for each of the 26 mainstream classes 26
- 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 teachers287.5 hours of support teaching a week 11.5
- Special class teachersFor an autism class 1
10.83 special needs assistants (SNAs) also work with pupils.
The NCSE has allocated 11.6 special education teachers, 1 special class teacher and 11 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 Scoil Neassain, measured in a straight line. Pupil numbers are for 2025/26.
| Number on map | School | Distance | Pupils | Since 2015/16 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scoil NeassainThis school | – | 668 |
−7.9%
|
|
| 1 | Limerick City East Educate Together NS0.9 km · Mungret · Multi-denominational | 0.9 km | 373 |
+52.9%
|
| 2 | Gaelscoil an Raithin1.1 km · Luimneach · Gaelscoil | 1.1 km | 389 |
+37.0%
|
| 3 | Scoil Phoil Naofa1.4 km · Dooradoyle | 1.4 km | 573 |
−13.4%
|
| 4 | Our Lady of Lourdes N S3.1 km · Limerick · DEIS | 3.1 km | 161 |
+11.8%
|
| 5 | Scoil Mathair de3.1 km · Limerick City | 3.1 km | 362 |
+24.4%
|
| 6 | An Mhodh Scoil3.6 km · Luimneach · Gaelscoil | 3.6 km | 578 |
−11.9%
|
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
- Marie McKeogh
- Phone
- 061229911
- [email protected]
- Address
- Mungret, Co. Limerick, V94 FY29
School
- Ethos
- Catholic
- Patron
- Bishop of Limerick
- 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
- Limerick County Council
- Planning area
- Limerick 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
43 school years from 1974/75 to 2025/26. Class figures start in 2020/21.
| Year | Total | Girls | Boys | JI | SI | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 668 | 353 | 315 | 86 | 82 | 81 | 83 | 87 | 81 | 85 | 83 |
| 2024/25 | 665 | 346 | 319 | 78 | 78 | 85 | 87 | 82 | 84 | 84 | 87 |
| 2023/24 | 663 | 341 | 322 | 80 | 80 | 83 | 82 | 84 | 83 | 87 | 84 |
| 2022/23 | 678 | 349 | 329 | 83 | 86 | 79 | 84 | 86 | 88 | 85 | 87 |
| 2021/22 | 690 | 346 | 344 | 87 | 79 | 85 | 86 | 87 | 86 | 87 | 93 |
| 2020/21 | 708 | 362 | 346 | 79 | 90 | 89 | 88 | 90 | 89 | 93 | 90 |
| 2019/20 | 708 | 362 | 346 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2018/19 | 708 | 357 | 351 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2017/18 | 725 | 362 | 363 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2016/17 | 721 | 354 | 367 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2015/16 | 725 | 358 | 367 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2014/15 | 717 | 340 | 377 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2013/14 | 721 | 351 | 370 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2012/13 | 714 | 346 | 368 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2011/12 | 723 | 346 | 377 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2010/11 | 721 | 336 | 385 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2009/10 | 716 | 336 | 380 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2008/09 | 711 | 334 | 377 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2007/08 | 707 | 341 | 366 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2006/07 | 702 | 336 | 366 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2005/06 | 705 | 340 | 365 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2004/05 | 706 | 329 | 377 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2003/04 | 734 | 322 | 412 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2002/03 | 736 | 315 | 421 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2001/02 | 772 | 335 | 437 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2000/01 | 749 | 333 | 416 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1999/00 | 746 | 324 | 422 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1998/99 | 727 | 338 | 389 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1997/98 | 712 | 348 | 364 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1996/97 | 670 | 336 | 334 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1995/96 | 639 | 321 | 318 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1994/95 | 618 | 322 | 296 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1993/94 | 633 | 320 | 313 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1983/84 | 367 | 170 | 197 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1982/83 | 327 | 151 | 176 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1981/82 | 265 | 106 | 159 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1980/81 | 227 | 95 | 132 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1979/80 | 195 | 79 | 116 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1978/79 | 166 | 68 | 98 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1977/78 | 146 | 60 | 86 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1976/77 | 137 | 59 | 78 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1975/76 | 128 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1974/75 | 129 | 58 | 71 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |