Bunscoil na mBraithre
Ennis · Roll number 16677C
- Catholic ethos
- Not DEIS
- Ordinary with Special Classes
- Pupils in 2025/26
- 643
- −5 on 2024/25
- Over 10 years
- −3%
- Down 22 from 665 in 2015/16
- Girls and boys
- 306 / 337
- 48% 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
643 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 | 80 | 83 | 83 | 76 | 69 | 70 | 76.8 |
| Senior Infants | 72 | 80 | 81 | 81 | 74 | 77 | 77.5 |
| 1st Class | 83 | 75 | 82 | 79 | 79 | 80 | 79.7 |
| 2nd Class | 82 | 83 | 78 | 81 | 81 | 82 | 81.2 |
| 3rd Class | 79 | 83 | 82 | 79 | 81 | 83 | 81.2 |
| 4th Class | 72 | 82 | 89 | 84 | 77 | 83 | 81.2 |
| 5th Class | 94 | 74 | 90 | 87 | 85 | 81 | 85.2 |
| 6th Class | 93 | 94 | 76 | 88 | 89 | 87 | 87.8 |
JI and SI are Junior and Senior Infants.
Started Junior Infants in 2024/25
69 in Junior Infants (2024/25), 77 in Senior Infants (2025/26): 8 pupils more.
- 69Junior Infants2024/25
- 77Senior Infants2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2023/24
76 in Junior Infants (2023/24), 80 in 1st Class (2025/26): 4 pupils more.
- 76Junior Infants2023/24
- 74Senior Infants2024/25
- 801st Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2022/23
83 in Junior Infants (2022/23), 82 in 2nd Class (2025/26): 1 pupil fewer.
- 83Junior Infants2022/23
- 81Senior Infants2023/24
- 791st Class2024/25
- 822nd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2021/22
83 in Junior Infants (2021/22), 83 in 3rd Class (2025/26): no change.
- 83Junior Infants2021/22
- 81Senior Infants2022/23
- 791st Class2023/24
- 812nd Class2024/25
- 833rd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2020/21
80 in Junior Infants (2020/21), 83 in 4th Class (2025/26): 3 pupils more.
- 80Junior Infants2020/21
- 80Senior Infants2021/22
- 821st Class2022/23
- 812nd Class2023/24
- 813rd Class2024/25
- 834th Class2025/26
In Senior Infants in 2020/21
72 in Senior Infants (2020/21), 81 in 5th Class (2025/26): 9 pupils more.
- 72Senior Infants2020/21
- 751st Class2021/22
- 782nd Class2022/23
- 793rd Class2023/24
- 774th Class2024/25
- 815th Class2025/26
In 1st Class in 2020/21
83 in 1st Class (2020/21), 87 in 6th Class (2025/26): 4 pupils more.
- 831st Class2020/21
- 832nd Class2021/22
- 823rd Class2022/23
- 844th Class2023/24
- 855th Class2024/25
- 876th Class2025/26
In 2nd Class in 2020/21
82 in 2nd Class (2020/21), 89 in 6th Class (2024/25): 7 pupils more.
- 822nd Class2020/21
- 833rd Class2021/22
- 894th Class2022/23
- 875th Class2023/24
- 896th Class2024/25
In 3rd Class in 2020/21
79 in 3rd Class (2020/21), 88 in 6th Class (2023/24): 9 pupils more.
- 793rd Class2020/21
- 824th Class2021/22
- 905th Class2022/23
- 886th Class2023/24
In 4th Class in 2020/21
72 in 4th Class (2020/21), 76 in 6th Class (2022/23): 4 pupils more.
- 724th Class2020/21
- 745th Class2021/22
- 766th Class2022/23
In 5th Class in 2020/21
94 in 5th Class (2020/21), 94 in 6th Class (2021/22): no change.
- 945th Class2020/21
- 946th Class2021/22
Biggest one-year changes in a class
- +165th Class in 2022/23 (74 to 90)
- −205th Class in 2021/22 (94 to 74)
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 mBraithre, 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
37.5teaching posts
Our estimate: about 38 teachers.
- Class teachersOne for each of the 24 mainstream classes 24
- PrincipalRuns the school and doesn't teach a class 1
- Deputy principalDoesn't teach a class either, as larger schools and those with five or more special classes have one 1
- Special education teachers237.5 hours of support teaching a week 9.5
- Special class teachersFor an autism class and a speech and language class 2
8.16 special needs assistants (SNAs) also work with pupils. 12 pupils are in special classes, which the class sizes leave out.
The NCSE has allocated 9.5 special education teachers, 2 special class teachers and 8.33 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 mBraithre, measured in a straight line. Pupil numbers are for 2025/26.
| Number on map | School | Distance | Pupils | Since 2015/16 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bunscoil na mBraithreThis school | – | 643 |
−3.3%
|
|
| 1 | Holy Family Junior School0.7 km · Ennis · DEIS | 0.7 km | 167 |
−12.6%
|
| 2 | Holy Family SNR0.8 km · Ennis · DEIS | 0.8 km | 306 |
−10.5%
|
| 3 | Gael SC Mhichil Chiosog0.9 km · Inis · Gaelscoil | 0.9 km | 451 |
+11.9%
|
| 4 | Chriost Ri1.0 km · Ennis · DEIS | 1.0 km | 226 |
+2.3%
|
| 5 | Ennis Educate Together NS1.3 km · Ennis · Multi-denominational · DEIS | 1.3 km | 144 |
+54.8%
|
| 6 | Ennis N S2.6 km · Ennis | 2.6 km | 615 |
+9.4%
|
About this school
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Contact
- Principal
- Dara Glynn
- Phone
- 0656822150
- [email protected]
- Address
- New Road, Ennis, Co. Clare, V95 CXV8
School
- Ethos
- Catholic
- Patron
- Bishop of Killaloe
- 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
- Clare County Council
- Planning area
- Ennis
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 | 643 | 306 | 337 | 70 | 77 | 80 | 82 | 83 | 83 | 81 | 87 |
| 2024/25 | 648 | 313 | 335 | 69 | 74 | 79 | 81 | 81 | 77 | 85 | 89 |
| 2023/24 | 661 | 323 | 338 | 76 | 81 | 79 | 81 | 79 | 84 | 87 | 88 |
| 2022/23 | 668 | 324 | 344 | 83 | 81 | 82 | 78 | 82 | 89 | 90 | 76 |
| 2021/22 | 655 | 306 | 349 | 83 | 80 | 75 | 83 | 83 | 82 | 74 | 94 |
| 2020/21 | 655 | 305 | 350 | 80 | 72 | 83 | 82 | 79 | 72 | 94 | 93 |
| 2019/20 | 670 | 311 | 359 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2018/19 | 659 | 301 | 358 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2017/18 | 665 | 306 | 359 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2016/17 | 670 | 299 | 371 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2015/16 | 665 | 298 | 367 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2014/15 | 667 | 319 | 348 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2013/14 | 646 | 296 | 350 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2012/13 | 636 | 294 | 342 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2011/12 | 628 | 289 | 339 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2010/11 | 621 | 296 | 325 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2009/10 | 595 | 289 | 306 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2008/09 | 565 | 275 | 290 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2007/08 | 556 | 260 | 296 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2006/07 | 524 | 233 | 291 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2005/06 | 532 | 238 | 294 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2004/05 | 536 | 234 | 302 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2003/04 | 531 | 241 | 290 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2002/03 | 545 | 236 | 309 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2001/02 | 540 | 231 | 309 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2000/01 | 548 | 224 | 324 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1999/00 | 551 | 215 | 336 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1998/99 | 521 | 184 | 337 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1997/98 | 508 | 155 | 353 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1996/97 | 473 | 129 | 344 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1995/96 | 456 | 103 | 353 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1994/95 | 420 | 62 | 358 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1993/94 | 421 | 38 | 383 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1982/83 | 542 | 0 | 542 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1981/82 | 526 | 0 | 526 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1980/81 | 528 | 0 | 528 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1979/80 | 526 | 0 | 526 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1978/79 | 533 | 0 | 533 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1977/78 | 532 | 0 | 532 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1976/77 | 516 | 0 | 516 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1975/76 | 484 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |