Barefield Mixed N S
Ennis · Roll number 14830U
- Catholic ethos
- Not DEIS
- Ordinary with Special Classes
- Pupils in 2025/26
- 390
- −9 on 2024/25
- Over 10 years
- 0%
- Up 1 from 389 in 2015/16
- Girls and boys
- 214 / 176
- 55% 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
390 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 | 45 | 46 | 45 | 49 | 50 | 49 | 47.3 |
| Senior Infants | 58 | 45 | 47 | 46 | 52 | 48 | 49.3 |
| 1st Class | 37 | 59 | 49 | 49 | 46 | 51 | 48.5 |
| 2nd Class | 53 | 37 | 57 | 48 | 51 | 48 | 49.0 |
| 3rd Class | 52 | 52 | 38 | 56 | 48 | 51 | 49.5 |
| 4th Class | 40 | 51 | 53 | 38 | 56 | 47 | 47.5 |
| 5th Class | 48 | 40 | 51 | 55 | 41 | 55 | 48.3 |
| 6th Class | 50 | 48 | 43 | 52 | 55 | 41 | 48.2 |
JI and SI are Junior and Senior Infants.
Started Junior Infants in 2024/25
50 in Junior Infants (2024/25), 48 in Senior Infants (2025/26): 2 pupils fewer.
- 50Junior Infants2024/25
- 48Senior Infants2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2023/24
49 in Junior Infants (2023/24), 51 in 1st Class (2025/26): 2 pupils more.
- 49Junior Infants2023/24
- 52Senior Infants2024/25
- 511st Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2022/23
45 in Junior Infants (2022/23), 48 in 2nd Class (2025/26): 3 pupils more.
- 45Junior Infants2022/23
- 46Senior Infants2023/24
- 461st Class2024/25
- 482nd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2021/22
46 in Junior Infants (2021/22), 51 in 3rd Class (2025/26): 5 pupils more.
- 46Junior Infants2021/22
- 47Senior Infants2022/23
- 491st Class2023/24
- 512nd Class2024/25
- 513rd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2020/21
45 in Junior Infants (2020/21), 47 in 4th Class (2025/26): 2 pupils more.
- 45Junior Infants2020/21
- 45Senior Infants2021/22
- 491st Class2022/23
- 482nd Class2023/24
- 483rd Class2024/25
- 474th Class2025/26
In Senior Infants in 2020/21
58 in Senior Infants (2020/21), 55 in 5th Class (2025/26): 3 pupils fewer.
- 58Senior Infants2020/21
- 591st Class2021/22
- 572nd Class2022/23
- 563rd Class2023/24
- 564th Class2024/25
- 555th Class2025/26
In 1st Class in 2020/21
37 in 1st Class (2020/21), 41 in 6th Class (2025/26): 4 pupils more.
- 371st Class2020/21
- 372nd Class2021/22
- 383rd Class2022/23
- 384th Class2023/24
- 415th Class2024/25
- 416th Class2025/26
In 2nd Class in 2020/21
53 in 2nd Class (2020/21), 55 in 6th Class (2024/25): 2 pupils more.
- 532nd Class2020/21
- 523rd Class2021/22
- 534th Class2022/23
- 555th Class2023/24
- 556th Class2024/25
In 3rd Class in 2020/21
52 in 3rd Class (2020/21), 52 in 6th Class (2023/24): no change.
- 523rd Class2020/21
- 514th Class2021/22
- 515th Class2022/23
- 526th Class2023/24
In 4th Class in 2020/21
40 in 4th Class (2020/21), 43 in 6th Class (2022/23): 3 pupils more.
- 404th Class2020/21
- 405th Class2021/22
- 436th Class2022/23
In 5th Class in 2020/21
48 in 5th Class (2020/21), 48 in 6th Class (2021/22): no change.
- 485th Class2020/21
- 486th Class2021/22
Biggest one-year changes in a class
- +221st Class in 2021/22 (37 to 59)
- −162nd Class in 2021/22 (53 to 37)
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 Barefield Mixed 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
24.1teaching posts
Our estimate: about 24 teachers.
- Class teachersOne for each of the 16 mainstream classes 16
- PrincipalRuns the school and doesn't teach a class 1
- Special education teachers152.5 hours of support teaching a week 6.1
- Special class teachersFor an autism class 1
10 special needs assistants (SNAs) also work with pupils. 5 pupils are in special classes, which the class sizes leave out.
The NCSE has allocated 6 special education teachers, 1 special class teacher 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. 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 Barefield Mixed N S, measured in a straight line. Pupil numbers are for 2025/26.
| Number on map | School | Distance | Pupils | Since 2015/16 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barefield Mixed N SThis school | – | 390 |
+0.3%
|
|
| 1 | S N Cnoc an Ein4.1 km · Ennis | 4.1 km | 262 |
+0.8%
|
| 2 | Ennis Educate Together NS4.4 km · Ennis · Multi-denominational · DEIS | 4.4 km | 144 |
+54.8%
|
| 3 | Gael SC Mhichil Chiosog4.6 km · Inis · Gaelscoil | 4.6 km | 451 |
+11.9%
|
| 4 | Bunscoil na mBraithre5.2 km · Ennis | 5.2 km | 643 |
−3.3%
|
| 5 | Ruan Central NS5.7 km · Ennis | 5.7 km | 75 |
−31.8%
|
| 6 | Chriost Ri5.8 km · Ennis · DEIS | 5.8 km | 226 |
+2.3%
|
About this school
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Contact
- Principal
- Gerard Ruane
- Phone
- 0656820303
- [email protected]
- Address
- Barefield, Ennis, Co. Clare, V95 FD28
School
- Ethos
- Catholic
- Patron
- Bishop of Killaloe
- 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
- Clare County Council
- Planning area
- Ennis
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 | 390 | 214 | 176 | 49 | 48 | 51 | 48 | 51 | 47 | 55 | 41 |
| 2024/25 | 399 | 206 | 193 | 50 | 52 | 46 | 51 | 48 | 56 | 41 | 55 |
| 2023/24 | 393 | 211 | 182 | 49 | 46 | 49 | 48 | 56 | 38 | 55 | 52 |
| 2022/23 | 383 | 206 | 177 | 45 | 47 | 49 | 57 | 38 | 53 | 51 | 43 |
| 2021/22 | 378 | 204 | 174 | 46 | 45 | 59 | 37 | 52 | 51 | 40 | 48 |
| 2020/21 | 383 | 206 | 177 | 45 | 58 | 37 | 53 | 52 | 40 | 48 | 50 |
| 2019/20 | 386 | 191 | 195 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2018/19 | 382 | 189 | 193 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2017/18 | 397 | 188 | 209 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2016/17 | 388 | 181 | 207 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2015/16 | 389 | 180 | 209 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2014/15 | 400 | 184 | 216 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2013/14 | 384 | 179 | 205 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2012/13 | 393 | 188 | 205 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2011/12 | 392 | 192 | 200 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2010/11 | 375 | 176 | 199 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2009/10 | 363 | 168 | 195 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2008/09 | 365 | 171 | 194 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2007/08 | 347 | 163 | 184 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2006/07 | 340 | 166 | 174 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2005/06 | 333 | 167 | 166 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2004/05 | 315 | 152 | 163 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2003/04 | 301 | 150 | 151 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2002/03 | 283 | 147 | 136 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2001/02 | 274 | 137 | 137 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2000/01 | 248 | 125 | 123 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1999/00 | 226 | 116 | 110 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1998/99 | 219 | 115 | 104 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1997/98 | 211 | 115 | 96 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1996/97 | 211 | 118 | 93 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1995/96 | 216 | 123 | 93 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1994/95 | 215 | 128 | 87 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1993/94 | 208 | 122 | 86 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1982/83 | 153 | 77 | 76 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1981/82 | 137 | 74 | 63 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1980/81 | 130 | 67 | 63 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1979/80 | 112 | 58 | 54 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1978/79 | 102 | 54 | 48 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1977/78 | 95 | 51 | 44 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1976/77 | 90 | 43 | 47 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1975/76 | 89 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |