S N Ide Naofa
Loughrea · Roll number 16762Q
- Catholic ethos
- Not DEIS
- Pupils in 2025/26
- 328
- +24 on 2024/25
- Over 10 years
- +10%
- Up 30 from 298 in 2015/16
- Girls and boys
- 272 / 56
- 83% 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
328 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 | 56 | 76 | 61 | 53 | 45 | 56 | 57.8 |
| Senior Infants | 56 | 56 | 75 | 59 | 52 | 45 | 57.2 |
| 1st Class | 33 | 29 | 26 | 36 | 39 | 35 | 33.0 |
| 2nd Class | 24 | 35 | 32 | 30 | 38 | 39 | 33.0 |
| 3rd Class | 51 | 29 | 35 | 30 | 30 | 41 | 36.0 |
| 4th Class | 36 | 52 | 30 | 38 | 32 | 34 | 37.0 |
| 5th Class | 34 | 36 | 57 | 30 | 40 | 35 | 38.7 |
| 6th Class | 37 | 33 | 39 | 61 | 28 | 43 | 40.2 |
JI and SI are Junior and Senior Infants.
Started Junior Infants in 2024/25
45 in Junior Infants (2024/25), 45 in Senior Infants (2025/26): no change.
- 45Junior Infants2024/25
- 45Senior Infants2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2023/24
53 in Junior Infants (2023/24), 35 in 1st Class (2025/26): 18 pupils fewer.
- 53Junior Infants2023/24
- 52Senior Infants2024/25
- 351st Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2022/23
61 in Junior Infants (2022/23), 39 in 2nd Class (2025/26): 22 pupils fewer.
- 61Junior Infants2022/23
- 59Senior Infants2023/24
- 391st Class2024/25
- 392nd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2021/22
76 in Junior Infants (2021/22), 41 in 3rd Class (2025/26): 35 pupils fewer.
- 76Junior Infants2021/22
- 75Senior Infants2022/23
- 361st Class2023/24
- 382nd Class2024/25
- 413rd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2020/21
56 in Junior Infants (2020/21), 34 in 4th Class (2025/26): 22 pupils fewer.
- 56Junior Infants2020/21
- 56Senior Infants2021/22
- 261st Class2022/23
- 302nd Class2023/24
- 303rd Class2024/25
- 344th Class2025/26
In Senior Infants in 2020/21
56 in Senior Infants (2020/21), 35 in 5th Class (2025/26): 21 pupils fewer.
- 56Senior Infants2020/21
- 291st Class2021/22
- 322nd Class2022/23
- 303rd Class2023/24
- 324th Class2024/25
- 355th Class2025/26
In 1st Class in 2020/21
33 in 1st Class (2020/21), 43 in 6th Class (2025/26): 10 pupils more.
- 331st Class2020/21
- 352nd Class2021/22
- 353rd Class2022/23
- 384th Class2023/24
- 405th Class2024/25
- 436th Class2025/26
In 2nd Class in 2020/21
24 in 2nd Class (2020/21), 28 in 6th Class (2024/25): 4 pupils more.
- 242nd Class2020/21
- 293rd Class2021/22
- 304th Class2022/23
- 305th Class2023/24
- 286th Class2024/25
In 3rd Class in 2020/21
51 in 3rd Class (2020/21), 61 in 6th Class (2023/24): 10 pupils more.
- 513rd Class2020/21
- 524th Class2021/22
- 575th Class2022/23
- 616th Class2023/24
In 4th Class in 2020/21
36 in 4th Class (2020/21), 39 in 6th Class (2022/23): 3 pupils more.
- 364th Class2020/21
- 365th Class2021/22
- 396th Class2022/23
In 5th Class in 2020/21
34 in 5th Class (2020/21), 33 in 6th Class (2021/22): 1 pupil fewer.
- 345th Class2020/21
- 336th Class2021/22
Biggest one-year changes in a class
- +226th Class in 2023/24 (39 to 61)
- −336th Class in 2024/25 (61 to 28)
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 S N Ide Naofa, 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
19.7teaching posts
Our estimate: about 20 teachers.
- Class teachersOne for each of the 13 mainstream classes 13
- PrincipalRuns the school and doesn't teach a class 1
- Special education teachers142.5 hours of support teaching a week 5.7
3.99 special needs assistants (SNAs) also work with pupils.
The NCSE has allocated 6 special education teachers and 3.99 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 S N Ide Naofa, measured in a straight line. Pupil numbers are for 2025/26.
| Number on map | School | Distance | Pupils | Since 2015/16 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| S N Ide NaofaThis school | – | 328 |
+10.1%
|
|
| 1 | St Brendans N S0.3 km · Loughrea · Boys | 0.3 km | 216 |
+10.8%
|
| 2 | Gaelscoil Riabhach1.7 km · Baile Locha Riach · Gaelscoil · Multi-denominational | 1.7 km | 170 |
−5.6%
|
| 3 | S N Cillini Dioma3.7 km · Loughrea | 3.7 km | 147 |
+38.7%
|
| 4 | Scoil Naomh Eanna5.6 km · Loughrea | 5.6 km | 208 |
+10.6%
|
| 5 | S N Seosamh Naofa6.1 km · Athenry | 6.1 km | 203 |
+10.3%
|
| 6 | S N Aindreis Naofa6.7 km · Loughrea | 6.7 km | 94 |
−24.2%
|
About this school
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Contact
- Principal
- Patrick Coyle
- Phone
- 091841605
- [email protected]
- Address
- Cross Street, Loughrea, Co. Galway, H62 EE06
School
- Ethos
- Catholic
- Patron
- Bishop of Clonfert
- School type
- Ordinary
- 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
- 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 | 328 | 272 | 56 | 56 | 45 | 35 | 39 | 41 | 34 | 35 | 43 |
| 2024/25 | 304 | 253 | 51 | 45 | 52 | 39 | 38 | 30 | 32 | 40 | 28 |
| 2023/24 | 337 | 287 | 50 | 53 | 59 | 36 | 30 | 30 | 38 | 30 | 61 |
| 2022/23 | 355 | 286 | 69 | 61 | 75 | 26 | 32 | 35 | 30 | 57 | 39 |
| 2021/22 | 346 | 278 | 68 | 76 | 56 | 29 | 35 | 29 | 52 | 36 | 33 |
| 2020/21 | 327 | 267 | 60 | 56 | 56 | 33 | 24 | 51 | 36 | 34 | 37 |
| 2019/20 | 345 | 276 | 69 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2018/19 | 333 | 264 | 69 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2017/18 | 332 | 263 | 69 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2016/17 | 330 | 260 | 70 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2015/16 | 298 | 227 | 71 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2014/15 | 276 | 204 | 72 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2013/14 | 277 | 210 | 67 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2012/13 | 281 | 218 | 63 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2011/12 | 295 | 233 | 62 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2010/11 | 318 | 256 | 62 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2009/10 | 330 | 267 | 63 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2008/09 | 346 | 283 | 63 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2007/08 | 332 | 270 | 62 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2006/07 | 332 | 266 | 66 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2005/06 | 306 | 251 | 55 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2004/05 | 300 | 259 | 41 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2003/04 | 300 | 250 | 50 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2002/03 | 311 | 253 | 58 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2001/02 | 328 | 272 | 56 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2000/01 | 316 | 264 | 52 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1999/00 | 317 | 261 | 56 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1998/99 | 330 | 273 | 57 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1997/98 | 323 | 258 | 65 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1996/97 | 335 | 273 | 62 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1995/96 | 354 | 286 | 68 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1994/95 | 366 | 311 | 55 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1993/94 | 368 | 300 | 68 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1983/84 | 441 | 346 | 95 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1982/83 | 448 | 357 | 91 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1981/82 | 462 | 370 | 92 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1980/81 | 465 | 375 | 90 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1979/80 | 456 | 366 | 90 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1978/79 | 453 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1977/78 | 456 | 377 | 79 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1976/77 | 456 | 377 | 79 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1975/76 | 458 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |