S N Chlair na Gaillimhe
Claregalway · Roll number 16804G
- Catholic ethos
- Not DEIS
- Gaeltacht
- Pupils in 2025/26
- 311
- −2 on 2024/25
- Over 10 years
- −9%
- Down 31 from 342 in 2015/16
- Girls and boys
- 160 / 151
- 51% 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
311 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 | 40 | 41 | 41 | 45 | 41 | 37 | 40.8 |
| Senior Infants | 26 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 43 | 38 | 38.3 |
| 1st Class | 35 | 25 | 44 | 47 | 39 | 42 | 38.7 |
| 2nd Class | 37 | 36 | 30 | 43 | 45 | 43 | 39.0 |
| 3rd Class | 43 | 36 | 41 | 30 | 40 | 44 | 39.0 |
| 4th Class | 47 | 45 | 37 | 39 | 28 | 41 | 39.5 |
| 5th Class | 41 | 47 | 46 | 38 | 39 | 28 | 39.8 |
| 6th Class | 54 | 43 | 49 | 46 | 38 | 38 | 44.7 |
JI and SI are Junior and Senior Infants.
Started Junior Infants in 2024/25
41 in Junior Infants (2024/25), 38 in Senior Infants (2025/26): 3 pupils fewer.
- 41Junior Infants2024/25
- 38Senior Infants2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2023/24
45 in Junior Infants (2023/24), 42 in 1st Class (2025/26): 3 pupils fewer.
- 45Junior Infants2023/24
- 43Senior Infants2024/25
- 421st Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2022/23
41 in Junior Infants (2022/23), 43 in 2nd Class (2025/26): 2 pupils more.
- 41Junior Infants2022/23
- 41Senior Infants2023/24
- 391st Class2024/25
- 432nd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2021/22
41 in Junior Infants (2021/22), 44 in 3rd Class (2025/26): 3 pupils more.
- 41Junior Infants2021/22
- 41Senior Infants2022/23
- 471st Class2023/24
- 452nd Class2024/25
- 443rd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2020/21
40 in Junior Infants (2020/21), 41 in 4th Class (2025/26): 1 pupil more.
- 40Junior Infants2020/21
- 41Senior Infants2021/22
- 441st Class2022/23
- 432nd Class2023/24
- 403rd Class2024/25
- 414th Class2025/26
In Senior Infants in 2020/21
26 in Senior Infants (2020/21), 28 in 5th Class (2025/26): 2 pupils more.
- 26Senior Infants2020/21
- 251st Class2021/22
- 302nd Class2022/23
- 303rd Class2023/24
- 284th Class2024/25
- 285th Class2025/26
In 1st Class in 2020/21
35 in 1st Class (2020/21), 38 in 6th Class (2025/26): 3 pupils more.
- 351st Class2020/21
- 362nd Class2021/22
- 413rd Class2022/23
- 394th Class2023/24
- 395th Class2024/25
- 386th Class2025/26
In 2nd Class in 2020/21
37 in 2nd Class (2020/21), 38 in 6th Class (2024/25): 1 pupil more.
- 372nd Class2020/21
- 363rd Class2021/22
- 374th Class2022/23
- 385th Class2023/24
- 386th Class2024/25
In 3rd Class in 2020/21
43 in 3rd Class (2020/21), 46 in 6th Class (2023/24): 3 pupils more.
- 433rd Class2020/21
- 454th Class2021/22
- 465th Class2022/23
- 466th Class2023/24
In 4th Class in 2020/21
47 in 4th Class (2020/21), 49 in 6th Class (2022/23): 2 pupils more.
- 474th Class2020/21
- 475th Class2021/22
- 496th Class2022/23
In 5th Class in 2020/21
41 in 5th Class (2020/21), 43 in 6th Class (2021/22): 2 pupils more.
- 415th Class2020/21
- 436th Class2021/22
Biggest one-year changes in a class
- +191st Class in 2022/23 (25 to 44)
- −116th Class in 2021/22 (54 to 43)
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 Chlair na Gaillimhe, 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
19.2teaching posts
Our estimate: about 19 teachers.
- Class teachersOne for each of the 13 mainstream classes 13
- PrincipalRuns the school and doesn't teach a class 1
- Special education teachers130 hours of support teaching a week 5.2
3 special needs assistants (SNAs) also work with pupils.
The NCSE has allocated 5.2 special education teachers and 3.08 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 Chlair na Gaillimhe, measured in a straight line. Pupil numbers are for 2025/26.
| Number on map | School | Distance | Pupils | Since 2015/16 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| S N Chlair na GaillimheThis school | – | 311 |
−9.1%
|
|
| 1 | Claregalway Educate Together NS0.5 km · Claregalway · Multi-denominational · DEIS · Gaeltacht | 0.5 km | 220 |
+65.4%
|
| 2 | SN Cearn Mor3.8 km · Órán Mór · Gaeltacht | 3.8 km | 174 |
+4.2%
|
| 3 | S N an Bhain Mhoir4.2 km · Claregalway | 4.2 km | 108 |
−35.3%
|
| 4 | S N Naomh Padraig4.6 km · Claregalway | 4.6 km | 221 |
−15.0%
|
| 5 | S N Bhride5.0 km · Turloughmore | 5.0 km | 229 |
+4.1%
|
| 6 | Scoil Mhuire5.4 km · Castlegar | 5.4 km | 223 |
−6.7%
|
About this school
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Contact
- Principal
- Carmel Burns
- Phone
- 091798720
- [email protected]
- Address
- Lakeview, Claregalway, Co. Galway, H91 C6D0
School
- Ethos
- Catholic
- Patron
- Bishop of Galway, Kilmacduagh & Kilfenora
- School type
- Ordinary
- School level
- All Through
- DEIS
- Not DEIS
Language and area
- Irish classification
- No subjects through Irish
- Gaeltacht
- Gaeltacht
- Island
- Not on an island
- Local authority
- Galway County Council
- Planning area
- Galway City
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 | 311 | 160 | 151 | 37 | 38 | 42 | 43 | 44 | 41 | 28 | 38 |
| 2024/25 | 313 | 159 | 154 | 41 | 43 | 39 | 45 | 40 | 28 | 39 | 38 |
| 2023/24 | 329 | 158 | 171 | 45 | 41 | 47 | 43 | 30 | 39 | 38 | 46 |
| 2022/23 | 329 | 146 | 183 | 41 | 41 | 44 | 30 | 41 | 37 | 46 | 49 |
| 2021/22 | 314 | 140 | 174 | 41 | 41 | 25 | 36 | 36 | 45 | 47 | 43 |
| 2020/21 | 323 | 141 | 182 | 40 | 26 | 35 | 37 | 43 | 47 | 41 | 54 |
| 2019/20 | 315 | 129 | 186 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2018/19 | 331 | 136 | 195 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2017/18 | 331 | 132 | 199 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2016/17 | 336 | 140 | 196 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2015/16 | 342 | 150 | 192 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2014/15 | 343 | 161 | 182 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2013/14 | 347 | 168 | 179 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2012/13 | 335 | 165 | 170 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2011/12 | 349 | 176 | 173 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2010/11 | 350 | 172 | 178 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2009/10 | 333 | 160 | 173 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2008/09 | 341 | 172 | 169 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2007/08 | 346 | 169 | 177 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2006/07 | 328 | 157 | 171 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2005/06 | 296 | 140 | 156 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2004/05 | 313 | 153 | 160 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2003/04 | 305 | 139 | 166 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2002/03 | 283 | 131 | 152 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2001/02 | 280 | 132 | 148 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2000/01 | 288 | 136 | 152 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1999/00 | 291 | 136 | 155 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1998/99 | 290 | 136 | 154 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1997/98 | 310 | 139 | 171 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1996/97 | 300 | 132 | 168 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1995/96 | 295 | 131 | 164 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1994/95 | 302 | 139 | 163 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1993/94 | 302 | 142 | 160 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1983/84 | 244 | 121 | 123 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1982/83 | 233 | 109 | 124 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1981/82 | 216 | 104 | 112 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1980/81 | 201 | 92 | 109 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1979/80 | 189 | 84 | 105 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1978/79 | 177 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1977/78 | 157 | 68 | 89 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1976/77 | 150 | 64 | 86 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1975/76 | 135 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |