Knockbridge Mixed N S
Dundalk · Roll number 15101N
- Catholic ethos
- Not DEIS
- Pupils in 2025/26
- 285
- −21 on 2024/25
- Over 10 years
- +1%
- Up 2 from 283 in 2015/16
- Girls and boys
- 134 / 151
- 47% 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
285 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 | 30 | 23 | 43 | 37 | 35 | 35.5 |
| Senior Infants | 45 | 46 | 30 | 22 | 42 | 36 | 36.8 |
| 1st Class | 32 | 45 | 47 | 32 | 23 | 41 | 36.7 |
| 2nd Class | 47 | 32 | 46 | 46 | 32 | 22 | 37.5 |
| 3rd Class | 41 | 47 | 33 | 44 | 47 | 32 | 40.7 |
| 4th Class | 36 | 41 | 49 | 29 | 45 | 46 | 41.0 |
| 5th Class | 29 | 37 | 42 | 50 | 29 | 45 | 38.7 |
| 6th Class | 42 | 29 | 37 | 39 | 51 | 28 | 37.7 |
JI and SI are Junior and Senior Infants.
Started Junior Infants in 2024/25
37 in Junior Infants (2024/25), 36 in Senior Infants (2025/26): 1 pupil fewer.
- 37Junior Infants2024/25
- 36Senior Infants2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2023/24
43 in Junior Infants (2023/24), 41 in 1st Class (2025/26): 2 pupils fewer.
- 43Junior Infants2023/24
- 42Senior Infants2024/25
- 411st Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2022/23
23 in Junior Infants (2022/23), 22 in 2nd Class (2025/26): 1 pupil fewer.
- 23Junior Infants2022/23
- 22Senior Infants2023/24
- 231st Class2024/25
- 222nd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2021/22
30 in Junior Infants (2021/22), 32 in 3rd Class (2025/26): 2 pupils more.
- 30Junior Infants2021/22
- 30Senior Infants2022/23
- 321st Class2023/24
- 322nd Class2024/25
- 323rd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2020/21
45 in Junior Infants (2020/21), 46 in 4th Class (2025/26): 1 pupil more.
- 45Junior Infants2020/21
- 46Senior Infants2021/22
- 471st Class2022/23
- 462nd Class2023/24
- 473rd Class2024/25
- 464th Class2025/26
In Senior Infants in 2020/21
45 in Senior Infants (2020/21), 45 in 5th Class (2025/26): no change.
- 45Senior Infants2020/21
- 451st Class2021/22
- 462nd Class2022/23
- 443rd Class2023/24
- 454th Class2024/25
- 455th Class2025/26
In 1st Class in 2020/21
32 in 1st Class (2020/21), 28 in 6th Class (2025/26): 4 pupils fewer.
- 321st Class2020/21
- 322nd Class2021/22
- 333rd Class2022/23
- 294th Class2023/24
- 295th Class2024/25
- 286th Class2025/26
In 2nd Class in 2020/21
47 in 2nd Class (2020/21), 51 in 6th Class (2024/25): 4 pupils more.
- 472nd Class2020/21
- 473rd Class2021/22
- 494th Class2022/23
- 505th Class2023/24
- 516th Class2024/25
In 3rd Class in 2020/21
41 in 3rd Class (2020/21), 39 in 6th Class (2023/24): 2 pupils fewer.
- 413rd Class2020/21
- 414th Class2021/22
- 425th Class2022/23
- 396th Class2023/24
In 4th Class in 2020/21
36 in 4th Class (2020/21), 37 in 6th Class (2022/23): 1 pupil more.
- 364th Class2020/21
- 375th Class2021/22
- 376th Class2022/23
In 5th Class in 2020/21
29 in 5th Class (2020/21), 29 in 6th Class (2021/22): no change.
- 295th Class2020/21
- 296th Class2021/22
Biggest one-year changes in a class
- +20Junior Infants in 2023/24 (23 to 43)
- −236th Class in 2025/26 (51 to 28)
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 Knockbridge 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
18.1teaching posts
Our estimate: about 18 teachers.
- Class teachersOne for each of the 13 mainstream classes 13
- PrincipalRuns the school and doesn't teach a class 1
- Special education teachers102.5 hours of support teaching a week 4.1
4 special needs assistants (SNAs) also work with pupils.
The NCSE has allocated 3.9 special education teachers, 1 special class teacher and 5.83 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 Knockbridge Mixed N S, measured in a straight line. Pupil numbers are for 2025/26.
| Number on map | School | Distance | Pupils | Since 2015/16 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Knockbridge Mixed N SThis school | – | 285 |
+0.7%
|
|
| 1 | Scoil Mhuire gan Smál4.0 km · Dundalk | 4.0 km | 189 |
−9.1%
|
| 2 | St. Mochta's National School4.6 km · Louth Village | 4.6 km | 181 |
+6.5%
|
| 3 | Scoil Fhursa5.3 km · Dundalk | 5.3 km | 229 |
+20.5%
|
| 4 | Scoil Dairbhre Mixed5.4 km · Dundalk | 5.4 km | 71 |
−17.4%
|
| 5 | S N an Tslanaitheora B5.9 km · Dundalk · Boys · DEIS | 5.9 km | 169 |
+101.2%
|
| 6 | S N an Tslanaitheora C5.9 km · Dundalk · DEIS | 5.9 km | 160 |
+60.0%
|
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
- Brian McDonnell
- Phone
- 0429374443
- [email protected]
- Address
- Knockbridge, Dundalk, Co. Louth, A91 X330
School
- Ethos
- Catholic
- Patron
- Archbishop of Armagh
- 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
- Louth County Council
- Planning area
- Dundalk
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 | 285 | 134 | 151 | 35 | 36 | 41 | 22 | 32 | 46 | 45 | 28 |
| 2024/25 | 306 | 142 | 164 | 37 | 42 | 23 | 32 | 47 | 45 | 29 | 51 |
| 2023/24 | 305 | 145 | 160 | 43 | 22 | 32 | 46 | 44 | 29 | 50 | 39 |
| 2022/23 | 307 | 147 | 160 | 23 | 30 | 47 | 46 | 33 | 49 | 42 | 37 |
| 2021/22 | 307 | 148 | 159 | 30 | 46 | 45 | 32 | 47 | 41 | 37 | 29 |
| 2020/21 | 317 | 153 | 164 | 45 | 45 | 32 | 47 | 41 | 36 | 29 | 42 |
| 2019/20 | 301 | 143 | 158 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2018/19 | 293 | 143 | 150 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2017/18 | 290 | 147 | 143 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2016/17 | 287 | 141 | 146 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2015/16 | 283 | 143 | 140 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2014/15 | 268 | 135 | 133 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2013/14 | 281 | 152 | 129 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2012/13 | 271 | 142 | 129 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2011/12 | 287 | 147 | 140 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2010/11 | 288 | 145 | 143 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2009/10 | 293 | 145 | 148 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2008/09 | 274 | 137 | 137 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2007/08 | 265 | 125 | 140 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2006/07 | 263 | 123 | 140 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2005/06 | 269 | 123 | 146 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2004/05 | 276 | 129 | 147 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2003/04 | 279 | 129 | 150 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2002/03 | 269 | 120 | 149 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2001/02 | 264 | 117 | 147 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2000/01 | 276 | 114 | 162 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1999/00 | 270 | 121 | 149 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1998/99 | 274 | 116 | 158 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1997/98 | 265 | 111 | 154 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1996/97 | 258 | 116 | 142 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1995/96 | 257 | 119 | 138 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1994/95 | 270 | 124 | 146 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1993/94 | 277 | 117 | 160 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1983/84 | 277 | 127 | 150 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1982/83 | 271 | 127 | 144 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1981/82 | 257 | 122 | 135 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1980/81 | 247 | 120 | 127 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1979/80 | 236 | 112 | 124 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1978/79 | 209 | 101 | 108 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1977/78 | 194 | 94 | 100 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1976/77 | 191 | 97 | 94 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1975/76 | 185 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1974/75 | 183 | 92 | 91 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |