Ballyadams N S
Via ATHY · Roll number 16617H
- Catholic ethos
- Not DEIS
- Ordinary with Special Classes
- Pupils in 2025/26
- 111
- +2 on 2024/25
- Over 10 years
- −22%
- Down 31 from 142 in 2015/16
- Girls and boys
- 54 / 57
- 49% 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
111 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 | 5 | 17 | 7 | 11 | 16 | 17 | 12.2 |
| Senior Infants | 11 | 6 | 18 | 7 | 8 | 16 | 11.0 |
| 1st Class | 13 | 11 | 6 | 18 | 8 | 15 | 11.8 |
| 2nd Class | 13 | 14 | 12 | 7 | 18 | 12 | 12.7 |
| 3rd Class | 9 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 7 | 18 | 12.0 |
| 4th Class | 15 | 9 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 7 | 12.0 |
| 5th Class | 13 | 15 | 10 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 13.2 |
| 6th Class | 18 | 14 | 16 | 10 | 15 | 14 | 14.5 |
JI and SI are Junior and Senior Infants.
Started Junior Infants in 2024/25
16 in Junior Infants (2024/25), 16 in Senior Infants (2025/26): no change.
- 16Junior Infants2024/25
- 16Senior Infants2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2023/24
11 in Junior Infants (2023/24), 15 in 1st Class (2025/26): 4 pupils more.
- 11Junior Infants2023/24
- 8Senior Infants2024/25
- 151st Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2022/23
7 in Junior Infants (2022/23), 12 in 2nd Class (2025/26): 5 pupils more.
- 7Junior Infants2022/23
- 7Senior Infants2023/24
- 81st Class2024/25
- 122nd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2021/22
17 in Junior Infants (2021/22), 18 in 3rd Class (2025/26): 1 pupil more.
- 17Junior Infants2021/22
- 18Senior Infants2022/23
- 181st Class2023/24
- 182nd Class2024/25
- 183rd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2020/21
5 in Junior Infants (2020/21), 7 in 4th Class (2025/26): 2 pupils more.
- 5Junior Infants2020/21
- 6Senior Infants2021/22
- 61st Class2022/23
- 72nd Class2023/24
- 73rd Class2024/25
- 74th Class2025/26
In Senior Infants in 2020/21
11 in Senior Infants (2020/21), 12 in 5th Class (2025/26): 1 pupil more.
- 11Senior Infants2020/21
- 111st Class2021/22
- 122nd Class2022/23
- 113rd Class2023/24
- 124th Class2024/25
- 125th Class2025/26
In 1st Class in 2020/21
13 in 1st Class (2020/21), 14 in 6th Class (2025/26): 1 pupil more.
- 131st Class2020/21
- 142nd Class2021/22
- 143rd Class2022/23
- 144th Class2023/24
- 145th Class2024/25
- 146th Class2025/26
In 2nd Class in 2020/21
13 in 2nd Class (2020/21), 15 in 6th Class (2024/25): 2 pupils more.
- 132nd Class2020/21
- 133rd Class2021/22
- 154th Class2022/23
- 155th Class2023/24
- 156th Class2024/25
In 3rd Class in 2020/21
9 in 3rd Class (2020/21), 10 in 6th Class (2023/24): 1 pupil more.
- 93rd Class2020/21
- 94th Class2021/22
- 105th Class2022/23
- 106th Class2023/24
In 4th Class in 2020/21
15 in 4th Class (2020/21), 16 in 6th Class (2022/23): 1 pupil more.
- 154th Class2020/21
- 155th Class2021/22
- 166th Class2022/23
In 5th Class in 2020/21
13 in 5th Class (2020/21), 14 in 6th Class (2021/22): 1 pupil more.
- 135th Class2020/21
- 146th Class2021/22
Biggest one-year changes in a class
- +12Junior Infants in 2021/22 (5 to 17)
- −11Senior Infants in 2023/24 (18 to 7)
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 Ballyadams 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
8.8teaching posts
Our estimate: about 9 teachers.
- Class teachersOne for each of the 4 mainstream classes 4
- PrincipalDoesn't teach a class: schools with two or more special classes have a full-time principal 1
- Special education teachers45 hours of support teaching a week 1.8
- Special class teachersFor 2 autism classes 2
5.83 special needs assistants (SNAs) also work with pupils. 12 pupils are in special classes, which the class sizes leave out.
The NCSE has allocated 1.9 special education teachers, 2 special class teachers and 6.83 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 Ballyadams N S, measured in a straight line. Pupil numbers are for 2025/26.
| Number on map | School | Distance | Pupils | Since 2015/16 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ballyadams N SThis school | – | 111 |
−21.8%
|
|
| 1 | Scoil Padraig3.2 km · Ballylinan | 3.2 km | 218 |
−20.1%
|
| 2 | Churchtown N S5.0 km · Athy | 5.0 km | 55 |
−52.6%
|
| 3 | Shanganamore N S6.0 km · Athy | 6.0 km | 106 |
−11.7%
|
| 4 | Cosby N S6.8 km · Stradbally · Church of Ireland | 6.8 km | 57 |
+46.2%
|
| 5 | St Coleman's National School6.8 km · Stradbally · Some subjects through Irish | 6.8 km | 318 |
+24.7%
|
| 6 | Scoil Mhichil Naofa7.2 km · Athy · DEIS | 7.2 km | 496 |
−25.9%
|
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
- Rory Stapleton
- Phone
- 0598627226
- [email protected]
- Address
- BALLYADAMS, Via ATHY, CO Laois, R14 E225
School
- Ethos
- Catholic
- Patron
- Bishop of Kildare & Leighlin
- 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
- Laois County Council
- Planning area
- Athy
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 | 111 | 54 | 57 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 18 | 7 | 12 | 14 |
| 2024/25 | 109 | 55 | 54 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 18 | 7 | 12 | 14 | 15 |
| 2023/24 | 104 | 45 | 59 | 11 | 7 | 18 | 7 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 10 |
| 2022/23 | 103 | 52 | 51 | 7 | 18 | 6 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 10 | 16 |
| 2021/22 | 99 | 53 | 46 | 17 | 6 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 9 | 15 | 14 |
| 2020/21 | 97 | 50 | 47 | 5 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 15 | 13 | 18 |
| 2019/20 | 111 | 54 | 57 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2018/19 | 123 | 56 | 67 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2017/18 | 128 | 57 | 71 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2016/17 | 136 | 63 | 73 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2015/16 | 142 | 70 | 72 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2014/15 | 157 | 77 | 80 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2013/14 | 172 | 84 | 88 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2012/13 | 182 | 88 | 94 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2011/12 | 189 | 97 | 92 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2010/11 | 180 | 93 | 87 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2009/10 | 182 | 97 | 85 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2008/09 | 166 | 90 | 76 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2007/08 | 153 | 81 | 72 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2006/07 | 135 | 67 | 68 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2005/06 | 120 | 61 | 59 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2004/05 | 107 | 57 | 50 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2003/04 | 92 | 48 | 44 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2002/03 | 87 | 47 | 40 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2001/02 | 82 | 43 | 39 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2000/01 | 73 | 36 | 37 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1999/00 | 71 | 35 | 36 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1998/99 | 90 | 47 | 43 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1997/98 | 90 | 46 | 44 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1996/97 | 91 | 45 | 46 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1995/96 | 86 | 39 | 47 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1994/95 | 88 | 40 | 48 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1993/94 | 83 | 39 | 44 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1982/83 | 92 | 49 | 43 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1981/82 | 87 | 47 | 40 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1980/81 | 87 | 47 | 40 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1979/80 | 91 | 46 | 45 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1978/79 | 93 | 47 | 46 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1977/78 | 96 | 48 | 48 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1976/77 | 99 | 47 | 52 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1975/76 | 99 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1974/75 | 96 | 41 | 55 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |