S N Ath Fhada
Midleton · Roll number 17579H
- Catholic ethos
- Not DEIS
- Ordinary with Special Classes
- Pupils in 2025/26
- 304
- −25 on 2024/25
- Over 10 years
- −7%
- Down 24 from 328 in 2015/16
- Girls and boys
- 135 / 169
- 44% 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
304 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 | 31 | 30 | 26 | 50 | 36 | 19 | 32.0 |
| Senior Infants | 26 | 30 | 30 | 27 | 44 | 39 | 32.7 |
| 1st Class | 44 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 27 | 48 | 35.2 |
| 2nd Class | 40 | 42 | 31 | 34 | 34 | 32 | 35.5 |
| 3rd Class | 40 | 39 | 43 | 38 | 34 | 40 | 39.0 |
| 4th Class | 45 | 43 | 39 | 49 | 38 | 35 | 41.5 |
| 5th Class | 41 | 44 | 43 | 42 | 50 | 43 | 43.8 |
| 6th Class | 56 | 41 | 45 | 45 | 42 | 48 | 46.2 |
JI and SI are Junior and Senior Infants.
Started Junior Infants in 2024/25
36 in Junior Infants (2024/25), 39 in Senior Infants (2025/26): 3 pupils more.
- 36Junior Infants2024/25
- 39Senior Infants2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2023/24
50 in Junior Infants (2023/24), 48 in 1st Class (2025/26): 2 pupils fewer.
- 50Junior Infants2023/24
- 44Senior Infants2024/25
- 481st Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2022/23
26 in Junior Infants (2022/23), 32 in 2nd Class (2025/26): 6 pupils more.
- 26Junior Infants2022/23
- 27Senior Infants2023/24
- 271st Class2024/25
- 322nd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2021/22
30 in Junior Infants (2021/22), 40 in 3rd Class (2025/26): 10 pupils more.
- 30Junior Infants2021/22
- 30Senior Infants2022/23
- 311st Class2023/24
- 342nd Class2024/25
- 403rd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2020/21
31 in Junior Infants (2020/21), 35 in 4th Class (2025/26): 4 pupils more.
- 31Junior Infants2020/21
- 30Senior Infants2021/22
- 311st Class2022/23
- 342nd Class2023/24
- 343rd Class2024/25
- 354th Class2025/26
In Senior Infants in 2020/21
26 in Senior Infants (2020/21), 43 in 5th Class (2025/26): 17 pupils more.
- 26Senior Infants2020/21
- 301st Class2021/22
- 312nd Class2022/23
- 383rd Class2023/24
- 384th Class2024/25
- 435th Class2025/26
In 1st Class in 2020/21
44 in 1st Class (2020/21), 48 in 6th Class (2025/26): 4 pupils more.
- 441st Class2020/21
- 422nd Class2021/22
- 433rd Class2022/23
- 494th Class2023/24
- 505th Class2024/25
- 486th Class2025/26
In 2nd Class in 2020/21
40 in 2nd Class (2020/21), 42 in 6th Class (2024/25): 2 pupils more.
- 402nd Class2020/21
- 393rd Class2021/22
- 394th Class2022/23
- 425th Class2023/24
- 426th Class2024/25
In 3rd Class in 2020/21
40 in 3rd Class (2020/21), 45 in 6th Class (2023/24): 5 pupils more.
- 403rd Class2020/21
- 434th Class2021/22
- 435th Class2022/23
- 456th Class2023/24
In 4th Class in 2020/21
45 in 4th Class (2020/21), 45 in 6th Class (2022/23): no change.
- 454th Class2020/21
- 445th Class2021/22
- 456th Class2022/23
In 5th Class in 2020/21
41 in 5th Class (2020/21), 41 in 6th Class (2021/22): no change.
- 415th Class2020/21
- 416th Class2021/22
Biggest one-year changes in a class
- +24Junior Infants in 2023/24 (26 to 50)
- −17Junior Infants in 2025/26 (36 to 19)
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 Ath Fhada, 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
27.2teaching posts
Our estimate: about 27 teachers.
- Class teachersOne for each of the 14 mainstream classes 14
- 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 teachers155.5 hours of support teaching a week 6.2
- Special class teachersFor 4 autism classes and an early intervention class 5
16.49 special needs assistants (SNAs) also work with pupils. 31 pupils are in special classes, which the class sizes leave out.
The NCSE has allocated 5.8 special education teachers, 5 special class teachers and 16.49 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 S N Ath Fhada, measured in a straight line. Pupil numbers are for 2025/26.
| Number on map | School | Distance | Pupils | Since 2015/16 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| S N Ath FhadaThis school | – | 304 |
−7.3%
|
|
| 1 | Whitegate Mixed N S2.5 km · Whitegate | 2.5 km | 87 |
−4.4%
|
| 2 | Walterstown N S3.8 km · Cobh | 3.8 km | 183 |
+4.6%
|
| 3 | S N na Scairte Leithe4.7 km · Midleton | 4.7 km | 378 |
−7.1%
|
| 4 | Cobh N S5.7 km · Cobh · Church of Ireland · DEIS | 5.7 km | 15 |
−50.0%
|
| 5 | Gaelscoile Cobh5.8 km · Cobh · Gaelscoil | 5.8 km | 46 |
−74.6%
|
| 6 | Cloyne National School6.1 km · Cloyne | 6.1 km | 275 |
−0.7%
|
About this school
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Contact
- Principal
- Lawrence Collins
- Phone
- 0214661549
- [email protected]
- Address
- Aghada, Midleton, Co. Cork, P25 X922
School
- Ethos
- Catholic
- Patron
- Bishop of Cloyne
- 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
- Cork County Council
- Planning area
- Midleton–Carrigtwohill
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 | 304 | 135 | 169 | 19 | 39 | 48 | 32 | 40 | 35 | 43 | 48 |
| 2024/25 | 329 | 148 | 181 | 36 | 44 | 27 | 34 | 34 | 38 | 50 | 42 |
| 2023/24 | 340 | 163 | 177 | 50 | 27 | 31 | 34 | 38 | 49 | 42 | 45 |
| 2022/23 | 312 | 153 | 159 | 26 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 43 | 39 | 43 | 45 |
| 2021/22 | 315 | 163 | 152 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 42 | 39 | 43 | 44 | 41 |
| 2020/21 | 334 | 178 | 156 | 31 | 26 | 44 | 40 | 40 | 45 | 41 | 56 |
| 2019/20 | 339 | 184 | 155 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2018/19 | 352 | 187 | 165 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2017/18 | 355 | 184 | 171 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2016/17 | 343 | 174 | 169 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2015/16 | 328 | 162 | 166 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2014/15 | 313 | 153 | 160 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2013/14 | 287 | 138 | 149 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2012/13 | 259 | 115 | 144 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2011/12 | 247 | 117 | 130 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2010/11 | 222 | 105 | 117 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2009/10 | 182 | 86 | 96 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2008/09 | 150 | 66 | 84 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2007/08 | 135 | 60 | 75 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2006/07 | 115 | 54 | 61 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2005/06 | 116 | 54 | 62 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2004/05 | 103 | 52 | 51 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2003/04 | 101 | 48 | 53 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2002/03 | 95 | 42 | 53 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2001/02 | 95 | 46 | 49 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2000/01 | 95 | 51 | 44 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1999/00 | 107 | 53 | 54 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1998/99 | 115 | 56 | 59 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1997/98 | 118 | 56 | 62 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1996/97 | 117 | 53 | 64 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1995/96 | 138 | 62 | 76 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1994/95 | 144 | 66 | 78 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1993/94 | 157 | 73 | 84 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1982/83 | 204 | 95 | 109 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1981/82 | 205 | 90 | 115 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1980/81 | 198 | 88 | 110 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1979/80 | 171 | 76 | 95 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1978/79 | 159 | 70 | 89 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1977/78 | 151 | 65 | 86 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1976/77 | 144 | 63 | 81 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1975/76 | 126 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |