Bunscoil na Toirbhirte
Mitchelstown · Roll number 16128P
- Catholic ethos
- Not DEIS
- Ordinary with Special Classes
- Pupils in 2025/26
- 273
- −15 on 2024/25
- Over 10 years
- −23%
- Down 80 from 353 in 2015/16
- Girls and boys
- 221 / 52
- 81% 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
273 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 | 55 | 43 | 64 | 45 | 59 | 44 | 51.7 |
| Senior Infants | 56 | 56 | 41 | 63 | 41 | 62 | 53.2 |
| 1st Class | 28 | 23 | 30 | 24 | 32 | 24 | 26.8 |
| 2nd Class | 32 | 29 | 21 | 29 | 24 | 33 | 28.0 |
| 3rd Class | 31 | 32 | 30 | 20 | 29 | 24 | 27.7 |
| 4th Class | 40 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 22 | 30 | 31.7 |
| 5th Class | 27 | 41 | 30 | 33 | 32 | 21 | 30.7 |
| 6th Class | 39 | 27 | 40 | 31 | 34 | 35 | 34.3 |
JI and SI are Junior and Senior Infants.
Started Junior Infants in 2024/25
59 in Junior Infants (2024/25), 62 in Senior Infants (2025/26): 3 pupils more.
- 59Junior Infants2024/25
- 62Senior Infants2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2023/24
45 in Junior Infants (2023/24), 24 in 1st Class (2025/26): 21 pupils fewer.
- 45Junior Infants2023/24
- 41Senior Infants2024/25
- 241st Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2022/23
64 in Junior Infants (2022/23), 33 in 2nd Class (2025/26): 31 pupils fewer.
- 64Junior Infants2022/23
- 63Senior Infants2023/24
- 321st Class2024/25
- 332nd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2021/22
43 in Junior Infants (2021/22), 24 in 3rd Class (2025/26): 19 pupils fewer.
- 43Junior Infants2021/22
- 41Senior Infants2022/23
- 241st Class2023/24
- 242nd Class2024/25
- 243rd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2020/21
55 in Junior Infants (2020/21), 30 in 4th Class (2025/26): 25 pupils fewer.
- 55Junior Infants2020/21
- 56Senior Infants2021/22
- 301st Class2022/23
- 292nd Class2023/24
- 293rd Class2024/25
- 304th Class2025/26
In Senior Infants in 2020/21
56 in Senior Infants (2020/21), 21 in 5th Class (2025/26): 35 pupils fewer.
- 56Senior Infants2020/21
- 231st Class2021/22
- 212nd Class2022/23
- 203rd Class2023/24
- 224th Class2024/25
- 215th Class2025/26
In 1st Class in 2020/21
28 in 1st Class (2020/21), 35 in 6th Class (2025/26): 7 pupils more.
- 281st Class2020/21
- 292nd Class2021/22
- 303rd Class2022/23
- 334th Class2023/24
- 325th Class2024/25
- 356th Class2025/26
In 2nd Class in 2020/21
32 in 2nd Class (2020/21), 34 in 6th Class (2024/25): 2 pupils more.
- 322nd Class2020/21
- 323rd Class2021/22
- 334th Class2022/23
- 335th Class2023/24
- 346th Class2024/25
In 3rd Class in 2020/21
31 in 3rd Class (2020/21), 31 in 6th Class (2023/24): no change.
- 313rd Class2020/21
- 324th Class2021/22
- 305th Class2022/23
- 316th Class2023/24
In 4th Class in 2020/21
40 in 4th Class (2020/21), 40 in 6th Class (2022/23): no change.
- 404th Class2020/21
- 415th Class2021/22
- 406th Class2022/23
In 5th Class in 2020/21
27 in 5th Class (2020/21), 27 in 6th Class (2021/22): no change.
- 275th Class2020/21
- 276th Class2021/22
Biggest one-year changes in a class
- +22Senior Infants in 2023/24 (41 to 63)
- −22Senior Infants in 2024/25 (63 to 41)
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 Bunscoil na Toirbhirte, 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
21teaching posts
Our estimate: about 21 teachers.
- Class teachersOne for each of the 12 mainstream classes 12
- PrincipalRuns the school and doesn't teach a class 1
- Special education teachers125 hours of support teaching a week 5
- Special class teachersFor 3 autism classes 3
10.65 special needs assistants (SNAs) also work with pupils. 17 pupils are in special classes, which the class sizes leave out.
The NCSE has allocated 5 special education teachers, 3 special class teachers and 10.65 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 Bunscoil na Toirbhirte, measured in a straight line. Pupil numbers are for 2025/26.
| Number on map | School | Distance | Pupils | Since 2015/16 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bunscoil na ToirbhirteThis school | – | 273 |
−22.7%
|
|
| 1 | Scoil na mBraithre0.3 km · Mitchelstown · Boys · DEIS | 0.3 km | 172 |
−16.1%
|
| 2 | S N Baile Ui Ghiblin4.6 km · Mitchelstown | 4.6 km | 105 |
−36.4%
|
| 3 | Kilbehenny N S5.1 km · Mitchelstown | 5.1 km | 100 |
+85.2%
|
| 4 | Ballindangan Mixed N S5.8 km · Mitchelstown | 5.8 km | 35 |
+169.2%
|
| 5 | Curraghagalla N S6.7 km · Kilworth | 6.7 km | 30 |
0.0%
|
| 6 | SN Gleann na hUladh6.8 km · Mitchelstown | 6.8 km | 99 |
+15.1%
|
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
- Michael Mc Carthy
- Phone
- 02524264
- [email protected]
- Address
- Mitchelstown, Co. Cork, P67 FE82
School
- Ethos
- Catholic
- Patron
- Bishop of Cloyne
- 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
- Cork County Council
- Planning area
- Mitchelstown
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 | 273 | 221 | 52 | 44 | 62 | 24 | 33 | 24 | 30 | 21 | 35 |
| 2024/25 | 288 | 238 | 50 | 59 | 41 | 32 | 24 | 29 | 22 | 32 | 34 |
| 2023/24 | 282 | 229 | 53 | 45 | 63 | 24 | 29 | 20 | 33 | 33 | 31 |
| 2022/23 | 295 | 243 | 52 | 64 | 41 | 30 | 21 | 30 | 33 | 30 | 40 |
| 2021/22 | 283 | 235 | 48 | 43 | 56 | 23 | 29 | 32 | 32 | 41 | 27 |
| 2020/21 | 309 | 245 | 64 | 55 | 56 | 28 | 32 | 31 | 40 | 27 | 39 |
| 2019/20 | 335 | 259 | 76 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2018/19 | 342 | 271 | 71 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2017/18 | 351 | 277 | 74 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2016/17 | 368 | 289 | 79 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2015/16 | 353 | 283 | 70 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2014/15 | 354 | 290 | 64 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2013/14 | 349 | 281 | 68 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2012/13 | 340 | 269 | 71 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2011/12 | 348 | 271 | 77 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2010/11 | 321 | 261 | 60 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2009/10 | 319 | 259 | 60 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2008/09 | 319 | 249 | 70 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2007/08 | 310 | 246 | 64 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2006/07 | 306 | 241 | 65 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2005/06 | 306 | 237 | 69 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2004/05 | 292 | 216 | 76 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2003/04 | 301 | 232 | 69 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2002/03 | 320 | 254 | 66 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2001/02 | 298 | 252 | 46 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2000/01 | 302 | 256 | 46 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1999/00 | 283 | 241 | 42 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1998/99 | 290 | 241 | 49 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1997/98 | 302 | 244 | 58 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1996/97 | 321 | 268 | 53 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1995/96 | 319 | 263 | 56 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1994/95 | 323 | 274 | 49 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1993/94 | 356 | 286 | 70 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1982/83 | 464 | 364 | 100 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1981/82 | 453 | 351 | 102 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1980/81 | 446 | 358 | 88 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1979/80 | 434 | 358 | 76 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1978/79 | 434 | 359 | 75 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1977/78 | 422 | 338 | 84 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1976/77 | 406 | 312 | 94 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1975/76 | 397 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |