S N Baile Finn
Portlaoise · Roll number 15537E
- Catholic ethos
- Not DEIS
- Pupils in 2025/26
- 208
- −6 on 2024/25
- Over 10 years
- −8%
- Down 19 from 227 in 2015/16
- Girls and boys
- 111 / 97
- 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
208 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 | 26 | 29 | 25 | 20 | 26 | 27 | 25.5 |
| Senior Infants | 24 | 25 | 29 | 27 | 20 | 27 | 25.3 |
| 1st Class | 30 | 24 | 25 | 29 | 27 | 23 | 26.3 |
| 2nd Class | 33 | 30 | 24 | 24 | 29 | 27 | 27.8 |
| 3rd Class | 29 | 33 | 29 | 23 | 25 | 27 | 27.7 |
| 4th Class | 26 | 29 | 33 | 28 | 26 | 24 | 27.7 |
| 5th Class | 28 | 28 | 29 | 33 | 28 | 24 | 28.3 |
| 6th Class | 30 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 33 | 29 | 29.3 |
JI and SI are Junior and Senior Infants.
Started Junior Infants in 2024/25
26 in Junior Infants (2024/25), 27 in Senior Infants (2025/26): 1 pupil more.
- 26Junior Infants2024/25
- 27Senior Infants2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2023/24
20 in Junior Infants (2023/24), 23 in 1st Class (2025/26): 3 pupils more.
- 20Junior Infants2023/24
- 20Senior Infants2024/25
- 231st Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2022/23
25 in Junior Infants (2022/23), 27 in 2nd Class (2025/26): 2 pupils more.
- 25Junior Infants2022/23
- 27Senior Infants2023/24
- 271st Class2024/25
- 272nd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2021/22
29 in Junior Infants (2021/22), 27 in 3rd Class (2025/26): 2 pupils fewer.
- 29Junior Infants2021/22
- 29Senior Infants2022/23
- 291st Class2023/24
- 292nd Class2024/25
- 273rd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2020/21
26 in Junior Infants (2020/21), 24 in 4th Class (2025/26): 2 pupils fewer.
- 26Junior Infants2020/21
- 25Senior Infants2021/22
- 251st Class2022/23
- 242nd Class2023/24
- 253rd Class2024/25
- 244th Class2025/26
In Senior Infants in 2020/21
24 in Senior Infants (2020/21), 24 in 5th Class (2025/26): no change.
- 24Senior Infants2020/21
- 241st Class2021/22
- 242nd Class2022/23
- 233rd Class2023/24
- 264th Class2024/25
- 245th Class2025/26
In 1st Class in 2020/21
30 in 1st Class (2020/21), 29 in 6th Class (2025/26): 1 pupil fewer.
- 301st Class2020/21
- 302nd Class2021/22
- 293rd Class2022/23
- 284th Class2023/24
- 285th Class2024/25
- 296th Class2025/26
In 2nd Class in 2020/21
33 in 2nd Class (2020/21), 33 in 6th Class (2024/25): no change.
- 332nd Class2020/21
- 333rd Class2021/22
- 334th Class2022/23
- 335th Class2023/24
- 336th Class2024/25
In 3rd Class in 2020/21
29 in 3rd Class (2020/21), 29 in 6th Class (2023/24): no change.
- 293rd Class2020/21
- 294th Class2021/22
- 295th Class2022/23
- 296th Class2023/24
In 4th Class in 2020/21
26 in 4th Class (2020/21), 28 in 6th Class (2022/23): 2 pupils more.
- 264th Class2020/21
- 285th Class2021/22
- 286th Class2022/23
In 5th Class in 2020/21
28 in 5th Class (2020/21), 27 in 6th Class (2021/22): 1 pupil fewer.
- 285th Class2020/21
- 276th Class2021/22
Biggest one-year changes in a class
- +7Senior Infants in 2025/26 (20 to 27)
- −7Senior Infants in 2024/25 (27 to 20)
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 S N Baile Finn, 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
14.4teaching posts
Our estimate: about 14 teachers.
- Class teachersOne for each of the 9 mainstream classes 9
- PrincipalRuns the school and doesn't teach a class 1
- Special education teachers85 hours of support teaching a week 3.4
- Special class teachersFor an autism class 1
5.66 special needs assistants (SNAs) also work with pupils. 6 pupils are in special classes, which the class sizes leave out.
The NCSE has allocated 3.4 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. 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 S N Baile Finn, measured in a straight line. Pupil numbers are for 2025/26.
| Number on map | School | Distance | Pupils | Since 2015/16 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| S N Baile FinnThis school | – | 208 |
−8.4%
|
|
| 1 | Barr na Sruthan N S4.2 km · Mountmellick · DEIS | 4.2 km | 91 |
+42.2%
|
| 2 | Scoil Bhride NS6.5 km · Portlaoise · DEIS | 6.5 km | 727 |
−3.8%
|
| 3 | Naomh Padraig N S6.9 km · Rosenallis | 6.9 km | 86 |
−22.5%
|
| 4 | Paddock N S7.1 km · Mountrath | 7.1 km | 80 |
+6.7%
|
| 5 | Cluain Eidhneach N S7.4 km · Mountrath · Church of Ireland | 7.4 km | 89 |
+18.7%
|
| 6 | Scoil Bhride7.8 km · Mountrath · Girls · DEIS | 7.8 km | 95 |
−7.8%
|
About this school
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Contact
- Principal
- Brigid Bennett
- Phone
- 0578755225
- [email protected]
- Address
- Ballyfin, Portlaoise, Co. Laois, R32 N920
School
- Ethos
- Catholic
- Patron
- Bishop of Kildare & Leighlin
- 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
- Laois County Council
- Planning area
- Portlaoise
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 | 208 | 111 | 97 | 27 | 27 | 23 | 27 | 27 | 24 | 24 | 29 |
| 2024/25 | 214 | 120 | 94 | 26 | 20 | 27 | 29 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 33 |
| 2023/24 | 213 | 116 | 97 | 20 | 27 | 29 | 24 | 23 | 28 | 33 | 29 |
| 2022/23 | 222 | 121 | 101 | 25 | 29 | 25 | 24 | 29 | 33 | 29 | 28 |
| 2021/22 | 225 | 113 | 112 | 29 | 25 | 24 | 30 | 33 | 29 | 28 | 27 |
| 2020/21 | 226 | 108 | 118 | 26 | 24 | 30 | 33 | 29 | 26 | 28 | 30 |
| 2019/20 | 233 | 111 | 122 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2018/19 | 238 | 111 | 127 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2017/18 | 234 | 101 | 133 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2016/17 | 225 | 98 | 127 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2015/16 | 227 | 98 | 129 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2014/15 | 228 | 102 | 126 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2013/14 | 228 | 102 | 126 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2012/13 | 217 | 95 | 122 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2011/12 | 207 | 94 | 113 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2010/11 | 197 | 92 | 105 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2009/10 | 198 | 91 | 107 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2008/09 | 187 | 86 | 101 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2007/08 | 164 | 78 | 86 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2006/07 | 147 | 68 | 79 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2005/06 | 134 | 66 | 68 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2004/05 | 134 | 66 | 68 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2003/04 | 133 | 67 | 66 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2002/03 | 131 | 67 | 64 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2001/02 | 124 | 63 | 61 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2000/01 | 124 | 61 | 63 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1999/00 | 124 | 58 | 66 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1998/99 | 127 | 58 | 69 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1997/98 | 137 | 65 | 72 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1996/97 | 140 | 65 | 75 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1995/96 | 139 | 62 | 77 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1994/95 | 142 | 64 | 78 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1993/94 | 152 | 69 | 83 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1982/83 | 106 | 64 | 42 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1981/82 | 101 | 59 | 42 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1980/81 | 86 | 56 | 30 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1979/80 | 82 | 52 | 30 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1978/79 | 75 | 49 | 26 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1977/78 | 71 | 45 | 26 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1976/77 | 64 | 40 | 24 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1975/76 | 64 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1974/75 | 55 | 24 | 31 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |