Muire gan Smal C
Cork · Roll number 17105I
- Catholic ethos
- DEIS
- Ordinary with Special Classes
- Pupils in 2025/26
- 297
- −18 on 2024/25
- Over 10 years
- +29%
- Up 66 from 231 in 2015/16
- Girls and boys
- 293 / 4
- 99% 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
297 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 | 37 | 29 | 48 | 29 | 32 | 34 | 34.8 |
| Senior Infants | 40 | 40 | 32 | 51 | 28 | 33 | 37.3 |
| 1st Class | 26 | 41 | 44 | 34 | 46 | 30 | 36.8 |
| 2nd Class | 50 | 27 | 43 | 43 | 34 | 44 | 40.2 |
| 3rd Class | 45 | 50 | 29 | 46 | 47 | 35 | 42.0 |
| 4th Class | 44 | 45 | 49 | 30 | 46 | 45 | 43.2 |
| 5th Class | 29 | 43 | 45 | 50 | 31 | 45 | 40.5 |
| 6th Class | 30 | 31 | 46 | 44 | 47 | 31 | 38.2 |
JI and SI are Junior and Senior Infants.
Started Junior Infants in 2024/25
32 in Junior Infants (2024/25), 33 in Senior Infants (2025/26): 1 pupil more.
- 32Junior Infants2024/25
- 33Senior Infants2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2023/24
29 in Junior Infants (2023/24), 30 in 1st Class (2025/26): 1 pupil more.
- 29Junior Infants2023/24
- 28Senior Infants2024/25
- 301st Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2022/23
48 in Junior Infants (2022/23), 44 in 2nd Class (2025/26): 4 pupils fewer.
- 48Junior Infants2022/23
- 51Senior Infants2023/24
- 461st Class2024/25
- 442nd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2021/22
29 in Junior Infants (2021/22), 35 in 3rd Class (2025/26): 6 pupils more.
- 29Junior Infants2021/22
- 32Senior Infants2022/23
- 341st Class2023/24
- 342nd Class2024/25
- 353rd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2020/21
37 in Junior Infants (2020/21), 45 in 4th Class (2025/26): 8 pupils more.
- 37Junior Infants2020/21
- 40Senior Infants2021/22
- 441st Class2022/23
- 432nd Class2023/24
- 473rd Class2024/25
- 454th Class2025/26
In Senior Infants in 2020/21
40 in Senior Infants (2020/21), 45 in 5th Class (2025/26): 5 pupils more.
- 40Senior Infants2020/21
- 411st Class2021/22
- 432nd Class2022/23
- 463rd Class2023/24
- 464th Class2024/25
- 455th Class2025/26
In 1st Class in 2020/21
26 in 1st Class (2020/21), 31 in 6th Class (2025/26): 5 pupils more.
- 261st Class2020/21
- 272nd Class2021/22
- 293rd Class2022/23
- 304th Class2023/24
- 315th Class2024/25
- 316th Class2025/26
In 2nd Class in 2020/21
50 in 2nd Class (2020/21), 47 in 6th Class (2024/25): 3 pupils fewer.
- 502nd Class2020/21
- 503rd Class2021/22
- 494th Class2022/23
- 505th Class2023/24
- 476th Class2024/25
In 3rd Class in 2020/21
45 in 3rd Class (2020/21), 44 in 6th Class (2023/24): 1 pupil fewer.
- 453rd Class2020/21
- 454th Class2021/22
- 455th Class2022/23
- 446th Class2023/24
In 4th Class in 2020/21
44 in 4th Class (2020/21), 46 in 6th Class (2022/23): 2 pupils more.
- 444th Class2020/21
- 435th Class2021/22
- 466th Class2022/23
In 5th Class in 2020/21
29 in 5th Class (2020/21), 31 in 6th Class (2021/22): 2 pupils more.
- 295th Class2020/21
- 316th Class2021/22
Biggest one-year changes in a class
- +19Junior Infants in 2022/23 (29 to 48)
- −232nd Class in 2021/22 (50 to 27)
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 Muire gan Smal C, 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
20.8teaching posts
Our estimate: about 21 teachers.
- Class teachersOne for each of the 14 mainstream classes 14
- PrincipalRuns the school and doesn't teach a class 1
- Special education teachers120 hours of support teaching a week 4.8
- Special class teachersFor a moderate general learning disability class 1
7.58 special needs assistants (SNAs) also work with pupils. 6 pupils are in special classes, which the class sizes leave out.
The NCSE has allocated 4.6 special education teachers, 1 special class teacher and 7.58 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 Muire gan Smal C, measured in a straight line. Pupil numbers are for 2025/26.
| Number on map | School | Distance | Pupils | Since 2015/16 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Muire gan Smal CThis school | – | 297 |
+28.6%
|
|
| 1 | Scoil Mhuire gan Smal B0.0 km · Cork · Boys · DEIS | 0.0 km | 403 |
+13.8%
|
| 2 | Scoil Naomh Caitriona1.2 km · Cork · Girls | 1.2 km | 414 |
−5.7%
|
| 3 | Gaelscoil Ui Riada1.2 km · Corcaigh · Gaelscoil | 1.2 km | 254 |
−4.2%
|
| 4 | S N Barra Naofa1.3 km · Cork · Church of Ireland | 1.3 km | 75 |
+8.7%
|
| 5 | Scoil Maria Assumpta1.3 km · Cork · Girls · DEIS | 1.3 km | 168 |
−4.0%
|
| 6 | Greenmount Monastery NS1.4 km · Greenmount · DEIS | 1.4 km | 240 |
−10.1%
|
About this school
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Contact
- Principal
- Lorraine Houlihan
- Phone
- 0214542294
- [email protected]
- Address
- School Avenue, Glasheen Road, Cork, T12 V084
School
- Ethos
- Catholic
- Patron
- Bishop of Cork & Ross
- School type
- Ordinary with Special Classes
- School level
- All Through
- DEIS
- DEIS
Language and area
- Irish classification
- No subjects through Irish
- Gaeltacht
- Non-Gaeltacht
- Island
- Not on an island
- Local authority
- Cork City Council
- Planning area
- Glasheen–CorkCity
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
40 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 | 297 | 293 | 4 | 34 | 33 | 30 | 44 | 35 | 45 | 45 | 31 |
| 2024/25 | 315 | 314 | 1 | 32 | 28 | 46 | 34 | 47 | 46 | 31 | 47 |
| 2023/24 | 329 | 328 | 1 | 29 | 51 | 34 | 43 | 46 | 30 | 50 | 44 |
| 2022/23 | 340 | 339 | 1 | 48 | 32 | 44 | 43 | 29 | 49 | 45 | 46 |
| 2021/22 | 310 | 309 | 1 | 29 | 40 | 41 | 27 | 50 | 45 | 43 | 31 |
| 2020/21 | 306 | 305 | 1 | 37 | 40 | 26 | 50 | 45 | 44 | 29 | 30 |
| 2019/20 | 288 | 287 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2018/19 | 288 | 287 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2017/18 | 274 | 272 | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2016/17 | 262 | 259 | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2015/16 | 231 | 231 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2014/15 | 194 | 193 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2013/14 | 202 | 201 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2012/13 | 197 | 197 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2011/12 | 209 | 209 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2010/11 | 196 | 196 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2009/10 | 209 | 209 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2008/09 | 204 | 204 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2007/08 | 199 | 199 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2006/07 | 184 | 184 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2005/06 | 183 | 183 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2004/05 | 184 | 184 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2003/04 | 195 | 195 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2002/03 | 207 | 207 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2001/02 | 203 | 203 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2000/01 | 211 | 211 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1999/00 | 217 | 217 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1998/99 | 225 | 225 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1997/98 | 239 | 239 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1996/97 | 227 | 227 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1995/96 | 235 | 235 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1994/95 | 235 | 235 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1993/94 | 231 | 231 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1982/83 | 476 | 476 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1981/82 | 522 | 522 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1980/81 | 578 | 578 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1979/80 | 614 | 614 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1977/78 | 689 | 689 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1976/77 | 719 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1975/76 | 720 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |