Firies MXD N S
Killarney · Roll number 15945T
- Catholic ethos
- Not DEIS
- Ordinary with Special Classes
- Pupils in 2025/26
- 250
- −8 on 2024/25
- Over 10 years
- −9%
- Down 24 from 274 in 2015/16
- Girls and boys
- 102 / 148
- 41% 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
250 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 | 30 | 26 | 39 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 31.3 |
| Senior Infants | 32 | 30 | 27 | 40 | 30 | 30 | 31.5 |
| 1st Class | 31 | 32 | 30 | 27 | 39 | 30 | 31.5 |
| 2nd Class | 33 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 38 | 32.3 |
| 3rd Class | 31 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 31.2 |
| 4th Class | 44 | 32 | 35 | 31 | 33 | 29 | 34.0 |
| 5th Class | 34 | 45 | 34 | 35 | 31 | 33 | 35.3 |
| 6th Class | 33 | 34 | 45 | 34 | 35 | 31 | 35.3 |
JI and SI are Junior and Senior Infants.
Started Junior Infants in 2024/25
31 in Junior Infants (2024/25), 30 in Senior Infants (2025/26): 1 pupil fewer.
- 31Junior Infants2024/25
- 30Senior Infants2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2023/24
32 in Junior Infants (2023/24), 30 in 1st Class (2025/26): 2 pupils fewer.
- 32Junior Infants2023/24
- 30Senior Infants2024/25
- 301st Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2022/23
39 in Junior Infants (2022/23), 38 in 2nd Class (2025/26): 1 pupil fewer.
- 39Junior Infants2022/23
- 40Senior Infants2023/24
- 391st Class2024/25
- 382nd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2021/22
26 in Junior Infants (2021/22), 29 in 3rd Class (2025/26): 3 pupils more.
- 26Junior Infants2021/22
- 27Senior Infants2022/23
- 271st Class2023/24
- 292nd Class2024/25
- 293rd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2020/21
30 in Junior Infants (2020/21), 29 in 4th Class (2025/26): 1 pupil fewer.
- 30Junior Infants2020/21
- 30Senior Infants2021/22
- 301st Class2022/23
- 312nd Class2023/24
- 303rd Class2024/25
- 294th Class2025/26
In Senior Infants in 2020/21
32 in Senior Infants (2020/21), 33 in 5th Class (2025/26): 1 pupil more.
- 32Senior Infants2020/21
- 321st Class2021/22
- 312nd Class2022/23
- 323rd Class2023/24
- 334th Class2024/25
- 335th Class2025/26
In 1st Class in 2020/21
31 in 1st Class (2020/21), 31 in 6th Class (2025/26): no change.
- 311st Class2020/21
- 322nd Class2021/22
- 323rd Class2022/23
- 314th Class2023/24
- 315th Class2024/25
- 316th Class2025/26
In 2nd Class in 2020/21
33 in 2nd Class (2020/21), 35 in 6th Class (2024/25): 2 pupils more.
- 332nd Class2020/21
- 333rd Class2021/22
- 354th Class2022/23
- 355th Class2023/24
- 356th Class2024/25
In 3rd Class in 2020/21
31 in 3rd Class (2020/21), 34 in 6th Class (2023/24): 3 pupils more.
- 313rd Class2020/21
- 324th Class2021/22
- 345th Class2022/23
- 346th Class2023/24
In 4th Class in 2020/21
44 in 4th Class (2020/21), 45 in 6th Class (2022/23): 1 pupil more.
- 444th Class2020/21
- 455th Class2021/22
- 456th Class2022/23
In 5th Class in 2020/21
34 in 5th Class (2020/21), 34 in 6th Class (2021/22): no change.
- 345th Class2020/21
- 346th Class2021/22
Biggest one-year changes in a class
- +13Junior Infants in 2022/23 (26 to 39)
- −124th Class in 2021/22 (44 to 32)
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 Firies MXD 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
18.8teaching posts
Our estimate: about 19 teachers.
- Class teachersOne for each of the 11 mainstream classes 11
- PrincipalRuns the school and doesn't teach a class 1
- Special education teachers120 hours of support teaching a week 4.8
- Special class teachersFor an autism class and a multiple disabilities class 2
10 special needs assistants (SNAs) also work with pupils.
The NCSE has allocated 4.8 special education teachers, 2 special class teachers 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. 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 Firies MXD N S, measured in a straight line. Pupil numbers are for 2025/26.
| Number on map | School | Distance | Pupils | Since 2015/16 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firies MXD N SThis school | – | 250 |
−8.8%
|
|
| 1 | Knockaderry Farranfore National School3.1 km · Killarney | 3.1 km | 53 |
−37.6%
|
| 2 | Scoil Naomh Carthach4.0 km · Killarney | 4.0 km | 42 |
+10.5%
|
| 3 | Scoil Mhuire agus N.treasa7.0 km · Killarney | 7.0 km | 120 |
−13.7%
|
| 4 | Kiltallagh N S7.3 km · Castlemaine · Church of Ireland · DEIS | 7.3 km | 21 |
−34.4%
|
| 5 | Castlemaine N S7.4 km · Castlemaine | 7.4 km | 123 |
+26.8%
|
| 6 | Scoil Nuachabhail7.5 km · Tralee | 7.5 km | 98 |
−30.0%
|
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
- Claire Doyle
- Phone
- 0669764496
- [email protected]
- Address
- Church Road, Firies Village, Killarney, Co. Kerry, V93 D932
School
- Ethos
- Catholic
- Patron
- Bishop of Kerry
- 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
- Kerry County Council
- Planning area
- Castleisland
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 | 250 | 102 | 148 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 38 | 29 | 29 | 33 | 31 |
| 2024/25 | 258 | 111 | 147 | 31 | 30 | 39 | 29 | 30 | 33 | 31 | 35 |
| 2023/24 | 262 | 117 | 145 | 32 | 40 | 27 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 35 | 34 |
| 2022/23 | 273 | 124 | 149 | 39 | 27 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 35 | 34 | 45 |
| 2021/22 | 264 | 125 | 139 | 26 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 45 | 34 |
| 2020/21 | 268 | 125 | 143 | 30 | 32 | 31 | 33 | 31 | 44 | 34 | 33 |
| 2019/20 | 273 | 127 | 146 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2018/19 | 281 | 130 | 151 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2017/18 | 282 | 142 | 140 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2016/17 | 275 | 135 | 140 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2015/16 | 274 | 134 | 140 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2014/15 | 260 | 133 | 127 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2013/14 | 247 | 125 | 122 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2012/13 | 241 | 123 | 118 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2011/12 | 233 | 121 | 112 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2010/11 | 217 | 119 | 98 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2009/10 | 209 | 115 | 94 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2008/09 | 182 | 102 | 80 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2007/08 | 164 | 95 | 69 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2006/07 | 152 | 92 | 60 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2005/06 | 152 | 86 | 66 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2004/05 | 147 | 67 | 80 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2003/04 | 133 | 72 | 61 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2002/03 | 125 | 63 | 62 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2001/02 | 120 | 58 | 62 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2000/01 | 105 | 53 | 52 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1999/00 | 103 | 56 | 47 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1998/99 | 115 | 65 | 50 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1997/98 | 127 | 68 | 59 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1996/97 | 121 | 65 | 56 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1995/96 | 116 | 62 | 54 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1994/95 | 115 | 63 | 52 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1993/94 | 118 | 65 | 53 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1983/84 | 173 | 93 | 80 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1982/83 | 175 | 85 | 90 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1981/82 | 163 | 82 | 81 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1980/81 | 164 | 79 | 85 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1979/80 | 153 | 74 | 79 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1978/79 | 151 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1977/78 | 146 | 71 | 75 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1976/77 | 151 | 72 | 79 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1975/76 | 138 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1974/75 | 158 | 75 | 83 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |