St Brendans N S
Loughrea · Roll number 15835M
- Catholic ethos
- Not DEIS
- Pupils in 2025/26
- 216
- −10 on 2024/25
- Over 10 years
- +11%
- Up 21 from 195 in 2015/16
- Girls and boys
- 0 / 216
- 0% 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
216 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 | – | – | – | – | – | 0 | 0.0 |
| Senior Infants | – | – | – | – | – | 0 | 0.0 |
| 1st Class | 40 | 31 | 30 | 39 | 26 | 24 | 31.7 |
| 2nd Class | 34 | 42 | 32 | 33 | 40 | 28 | 34.8 |
| 3rd Class | 42 | 34 | 41 | 33 | 34 | 45 | 38.2 |
| 4th Class | 31 | 42 | 39 | 45 | 37 | 33 | 37.8 |
| 5th Class | 44 | 32 | 41 | 44 | 42 | 39 | 40.3 |
| 6th Class | 36 | 45 | 33 | 44 | 47 | 47 | 42.0 |
JI and SI are Junior and Senior Infants.
Started Junior Infants in 2022/23
26 in 1st Class (2024/25), 28 in 2nd Class (2025/26): 2 pupils more.
- 261st Class2024/25
- 282nd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2021/22
39 in 1st Class (2023/24), 45 in 3rd Class (2025/26): 6 pupils more.
- 391st Class2023/24
- 402nd Class2024/25
- 453rd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2020/21
30 in 1st Class (2022/23), 33 in 4th Class (2025/26): 3 pupils more.
- 301st Class2022/23
- 332nd Class2023/24
- 343rd Class2024/25
- 334th Class2025/26
In 1st Class in 2021/22
31 in 1st Class (2021/22), 39 in 5th Class (2025/26): 8 pupils more.
- 311st Class2021/22
- 322nd Class2022/23
- 333rd Class2023/24
- 374th Class2024/25
- 395th Class2025/26
In 1st Class in 2020/21
40 in 1st Class (2020/21), 47 in 6th Class (2025/26): 7 pupils more.
- 401st Class2020/21
- 422nd Class2021/22
- 413rd Class2022/23
- 454th Class2023/24
- 425th Class2024/25
- 476th Class2025/26
In 2nd Class in 2020/21
34 in 2nd Class (2020/21), 47 in 6th Class (2024/25): 13 pupils more.
- 342nd Class2020/21
- 343rd Class2021/22
- 394th Class2022/23
- 445th Class2023/24
- 476th Class2024/25
In 3rd Class in 2020/21
42 in 3rd Class (2020/21), 44 in 6th Class (2023/24): 2 pupils more.
- 423rd Class2020/21
- 424th Class2021/22
- 415th Class2022/23
- 446th Class2023/24
In 4th Class in 2020/21
31 in 4th Class (2020/21), 33 in 6th Class (2022/23): 2 pupils more.
- 314th Class2020/21
- 325th Class2021/22
- 336th Class2022/23
In 5th Class in 2020/21
44 in 5th Class (2020/21), 45 in 6th Class (2021/22): 1 pupil more.
- 445th Class2020/21
- 456th Class2021/22
Biggest one-year changes in a class
- +114th Class in 2021/22 (31 to 42)
- −131st Class in 2024/25 (39 to 26)
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 St Brendans 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
15.8teaching posts
Our estimate: about 16 teachers.
- Class teachersOne for each of the 9 mainstream classes 9
- PrincipalRuns the school and doesn't teach a class 1
- Special education teachers145 hours of support teaching a week 5.8
4 special needs assistants (SNAs) also work with pupils.
The NCSE has allocated 5.6 special education teachers and 4 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 St Brendans N S, measured in a straight line. Pupil numbers are for 2025/26.
| Number on map | School | Distance | Pupils | Since 2015/16 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Brendans N SThis school | – | 216 |
+10.8%
|
|
| 1 | S N Ide Naofa0.3 km · Loughrea | 0.3 km | 328 |
+10.1%
|
| 2 | Gaelscoil Riabhach2.0 km · Baile Locha Riach · Gaelscoil · Multi-denominational | 2.0 km | 170 |
−5.6%
|
| 3 | S N Cillini Dioma3.5 km · Loughrea | 3.5 km | 147 |
+38.7%
|
| 4 | Scoil Naomh Eanna5.9 km · Loughrea | 5.9 km | 208 |
+10.6%
|
| 5 | S N Aindreis Naofa6.4 km · Loughrea | 6.4 km | 94 |
−24.2%
|
| 6 | S N Seosamh Naofa6.5 km · Athenry | 6.5 km | 203 |
+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
- Annette Regan
- Phone
- 091841217
- [email protected]
- Address
- Mount Pleasant, Loughrea, Co. Galway, H62 YW57
School
- Ethos
- Catholic
- Patron
- Bishop of Clonfert
- School type
- Ordinary
- School level
- Senior
- DEIS
- Not DEIS
Language and area
- Irish classification
- No subjects through Irish
- Gaeltacht
- Non-Gaeltacht
- Island
- Not on an island
- Local authority
- Galway County Council
- Planning area
- Loughrea
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 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 | 216 | 0 | 216 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 28 | 45 | 33 | 39 | 47 |
| 2024/25 | 226 | – | 226 | – | – | 26 | 40 | 34 | 37 | 42 | 47 |
| 2023/24 | 238 | 0 | 238 | – | – | 39 | 33 | 33 | 45 | 44 | 44 |
| 2022/23 | 216 | – | 216 | – | – | 30 | 32 | 41 | 39 | 41 | 33 |
| 2021/22 | 226 | – | 226 | – | – | 31 | 42 | 34 | 42 | 32 | 45 |
| 2020/21 | 227 | – | 227 | – | – | 40 | 34 | 42 | 31 | 44 | 36 |
| 2019/20 | 218 | – | 218 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2018/19 | 215 | – | 215 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2017/18 | 213 | – | 213 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2016/17 | 212 | 0 | 212 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2015/16 | 195 | 0 | 195 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2014/15 | 177 | 0 | 177 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2013/14 | 175 | 0 | 175 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2012/13 | 166 | 0 | 166 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2011/12 | 168 | 0 | 168 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2010/11 | 173 | 0 | 173 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2009/10 | 169 | 0 | 169 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2008/09 | 170 | 0 | 170 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2007/08 | 175 | 0 | 175 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2006/07 | 170 | 0 | 170 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2005/06 | 169 | 0 | 169 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2004/05 | 174 | 0 | 174 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2003/04 | 178 | 0 | 178 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2002/03 | 180 | 0 | 180 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2001/02 | 187 | 0 | 187 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2000/01 | 180 | 0 | 180 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1999/00 | 194 | 0 | 194 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1998/99 | 193 | – | 193 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1997/98 | 189 | – | 189 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1996/97 | 181 | 0 | 181 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1995/96 | 200 | – | 200 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1994/95 | 223 | – | 223 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1993/94 | 225 | – | 225 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1983/84 | 257 | 0 | 257 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1982/83 | 276 | 0 | 276 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1981/82 | 262 | 0 | 262 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1980/81 | 268 | 0 | 268 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1979/80 | 271 | 0 | 271 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1978/79 | 261 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1977/78 | 264 | 0 | 264 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1976/77 | 267 | 0 | 267 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1975/76 | 247 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |