Carraroe N S
Carraroe · Roll number 14636B
- Catholic ethos
- Not DEIS
- Pupils in 2025/26
- 389
- −14 on 2024/25
- Over 10 years
- +22%
- Up 69 from 320 in 2015/16
- Girls and boys
- 180 / 209
- 46% 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
389 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 | 43 | 33 | 50 | 55 | 46 | 46 | 45.5 |
| Senior Infants | 50 | 44 | 35 | 53 | 57 | 48 | 47.8 |
| 1st Class | 48 | 48 | 45 | 38 | 55 | 56 | 48.3 |
| 2nd Class | 58 | 44 | 50 | 47 | 40 | 51 | 48.3 |
| 3rd Class | 51 | 56 | 48 | 52 | 46 | 42 | 49.2 |
| 4th Class | 40 | 51 | 57 | 50 | 50 | 46 | 49.0 |
| 5th Class | 48 | 42 | 53 | 59 | 50 | 50 | 50.3 |
| 6th Class | 39 | 46 | 39 | 54 | 59 | 50 | 47.8 |
JI and SI are Junior and Senior Infants.
Started Junior Infants in 2024/25
46 in Junior Infants (2024/25), 48 in Senior Infants (2025/26): 2 pupils more.
- 46Junior Infants2024/25
- 48Senior Infants2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2023/24
55 in Junior Infants (2023/24), 56 in 1st Class (2025/26): 1 pupil more.
- 55Junior Infants2023/24
- 57Senior Infants2024/25
- 561st Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2022/23
50 in Junior Infants (2022/23), 51 in 2nd Class (2025/26): 1 pupil more.
- 50Junior Infants2022/23
- 53Senior Infants2023/24
- 551st Class2024/25
- 512nd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2021/22
33 in Junior Infants (2021/22), 42 in 3rd Class (2025/26): 9 pupils more.
- 33Junior Infants2021/22
- 35Senior Infants2022/23
- 381st Class2023/24
- 402nd Class2024/25
- 423rd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2020/21
43 in Junior Infants (2020/21), 46 in 4th Class (2025/26): 3 pupils more.
- 43Junior Infants2020/21
- 44Senior Infants2021/22
- 451st Class2022/23
- 472nd Class2023/24
- 463rd Class2024/25
- 464th Class2025/26
In Senior Infants in 2020/21
50 in Senior Infants (2020/21), 50 in 5th Class (2025/26): no change.
- 50Senior Infants2020/21
- 481st Class2021/22
- 502nd Class2022/23
- 523rd Class2023/24
- 504th Class2024/25
- 505th Class2025/26
In 1st Class in 2020/21
48 in 1st Class (2020/21), 50 in 6th Class (2025/26): 2 pupils more.
- 481st Class2020/21
- 442nd Class2021/22
- 483rd Class2022/23
- 504th Class2023/24
- 505th Class2024/25
- 506th Class2025/26
In 2nd Class in 2020/21
58 in 2nd Class (2020/21), 59 in 6th Class (2024/25): 1 pupil more.
- 582nd Class2020/21
- 563rd Class2021/22
- 574th Class2022/23
- 595th Class2023/24
- 596th Class2024/25
In 3rd Class in 2020/21
51 in 3rd Class (2020/21), 54 in 6th Class (2023/24): 3 pupils more.
- 513rd Class2020/21
- 514th Class2021/22
- 535th Class2022/23
- 546th Class2023/24
In 4th Class in 2020/21
40 in 4th Class (2020/21), 39 in 6th Class (2022/23): 1 pupil fewer.
- 404th Class2020/21
- 425th Class2021/22
- 396th Class2022/23
In 5th Class in 2020/21
48 in 5th Class (2020/21), 46 in 6th Class (2021/22): 2 pupils fewer.
- 485th Class2020/21
- 466th Class2021/22
Biggest one-year changes in a class
- +18Senior Infants in 2023/24 (35 to 53)
- −142nd Class in 2021/22 (58 to 44)
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 Carraroe 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
22.2teaching posts
Our estimate: about 22 teachers.
- Class teachersOne for each of the 16 mainstream classes 16
- PrincipalRuns the school and doesn't teach a class 1
- Special education teachers130 hours of support teaching a week 5.2
4.83 special needs assistants (SNAs) also work with pupils.
The NCSE has allocated 5 special education teachers 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. 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 Carraroe N S, measured in a straight line. Pupil numbers are for 2025/26.
| Number on map | School | Distance | Pupils | Since 2015/16 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carraroe N SThis school | – | 389 |
+21.6%
|
|
| 1 | Scoil Eoin Naofa2.5 km · Sligo · DEIS | 2.5 km | 289 |
+11.2%
|
| 2 | Our Lady of Mercy N S2.6 km · Sligo · DEIS | 2.6 km | 449 |
+8.7%
|
| 3 | Gaelscoil Chnoc na Re2.8 km · Sligeach · Gaelscoil | 2.8 km | 208 |
−15.8%
|
| 4 | Sligo Project School2.9 km · Sligo · Multi-denominational · DEIS | 2.9 km | 52 |
+116.7%
|
| 5 | S N Ursula3.1 km · Sligo | 3.1 km | 439 |
+8.7%
|
| 6 | Carbury National School3.1 km · Sligo · Church of Ireland | 3.1 km | 210 |
−10.3%
|
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
- Roy Mitchell
- Phone
- 0719161843
- [email protected]
- Address
- Tonafortes, Carraroe, Co. Sligo, F91 DC67
School
- Ethos
- Catholic
- Patron
- Bishop of Elphin
- 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
- Sligo County Council
- Planning area
- Sligo
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 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 | 389 | 180 | 209 | 46 | 48 | 56 | 51 | 42 | 46 | 50 | 50 |
| 2024/25 | 403 | 171 | 232 | 46 | 57 | 55 | 40 | 46 | 50 | 50 | 59 |
| 2023/24 | 408 | 167 | 241 | 55 | 53 | 38 | 47 | 52 | 50 | 59 | 54 |
| 2022/23 | 377 | 159 | 218 | 50 | 35 | 45 | 50 | 48 | 57 | 53 | 39 |
| 2021/22 | 364 | 159 | 205 | 33 | 44 | 48 | 44 | 56 | 51 | 42 | 46 |
| 2020/21 | 377 | 175 | 202 | 43 | 50 | 48 | 58 | 51 | 40 | 48 | 39 |
| 2019/20 | 374 | 181 | 193 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2018/19 | 372 | 181 | 191 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2017/18 | 347 | 170 | 177 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2016/17 | 319 | 160 | 159 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2015/16 | 320 | 164 | 156 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2014/15 | 308 | 155 | 153 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2013/14 | 289 | 141 | 148 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2012/13 | 287 | 139 | 148 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2011/12 | 274 | 136 | 138 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2010/11 | 260 | 124 | 136 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2009/10 | 271 | 131 | 140 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2008/09 | 286 | 152 | 134 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2007/08 | 287 | 146 | 141 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2006/07 | 281 | 140 | 141 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2005/06 | 285 | 142 | 143 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2004/05 | 288 | 146 | 142 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2003/04 | 314 | 145 | 169 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2002/03 | 321 | 148 | 173 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2001/02 | 321 | 147 | 174 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2000/01 | 338 | 149 | 189 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1999/00 | 342 | 143 | 199 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1998/99 | 349 | 138 | 211 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1997/98 | 338 | 135 | 203 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1996/97 | 335 | 132 | 203 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1995/96 | 323 | 134 | 189 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1994/95 | 329 | 134 | 195 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1993/94 | 332 | 135 | 197 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1983/84 | 317 | 134 | 183 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1982/83 | 314 | 128 | 186 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1981/82 | 304 | 121 | 183 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1980/81 | 282 | 107 | 175 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1979/80 | 277 | 104 | 173 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1978/79 | 246 | – | 151 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1977/78 | 231 | 93 | 138 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1976/77 | 210 | 85 | 125 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1974/75 | 188 | 77 | 111 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |