St Annes National School
Straffan · Roll number 17674B
- Catholic ethos
- Not DEIS
- Ordinary with Special Classes
- Pupils in 2025/26
- 329
- −15 on 2024/25
- Over 10 years
- +20%
- Up 56 from 273 in 2015/16
- Girls and boys
- 143 / 186
- 43% girls
Pupils since 1974
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
329 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 | 39 | 39 | 48 | 30 | 36 | 27 | 36.5 |
| Senior Infants | 36 | 40 | 39 | 48 | 30 | 38 | 38.5 |
| 1st Class | 45 | 36 | 42 | 42 | 49 | 31 | 40.8 |
| 2nd Class | 50 | 48 | 36 | 40 | 45 | 54 | 45.5 |
| 3rd Class | 54 | 51 | 47 | 39 | 43 | 45 | 46.5 |
| 4th Class | 30 | 55 | 50 | 47 | 39 | 44 | 44.2 |
| 5th Class | 57 | 32 | 56 | 50 | 47 | 40 | 47.0 |
| 6th Class | 30 | 58 | 30 | 56 | 50 | 50 | 45.7 |
JI and SI are Junior and Senior Infants.
Started Junior Infants in 2024/25
36 in Junior Infants (2024/25), 38 in Senior Infants (2025/26): 2 pupils more.
- 36Junior Infants2024/25
- 38Senior Infants2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2023/24
30 in Junior Infants (2023/24), 31 in 1st Class (2025/26): 1 pupil more.
- 30Junior Infants2023/24
- 30Senior Infants2024/25
- 311st Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2022/23
48 in Junior Infants (2022/23), 54 in 2nd Class (2025/26): 6 pupils more.
- 48Junior Infants2022/23
- 48Senior Infants2023/24
- 491st Class2024/25
- 542nd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2021/22
39 in Junior Infants (2021/22), 45 in 3rd Class (2025/26): 6 pupils more.
- 39Junior Infants2021/22
- 39Senior Infants2022/23
- 421st Class2023/24
- 452nd Class2024/25
- 453rd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2020/21
39 in Junior Infants (2020/21), 44 in 4th Class (2025/26): 5 pupils more.
- 39Junior Infants2020/21
- 40Senior Infants2021/22
- 421st Class2022/23
- 402nd Class2023/24
- 433rd Class2024/25
- 444th Class2025/26
In Senior Infants in 2020/21
36 in Senior Infants (2020/21), 40 in 5th Class (2025/26): 4 pupils more.
- 36Senior Infants2020/21
- 361st Class2021/22
- 362nd Class2022/23
- 393rd Class2023/24
- 394th Class2024/25
- 405th Class2025/26
In 1st Class in 2020/21
45 in 1st Class (2020/21), 50 in 6th Class (2025/26): 5 pupils more.
- 451st Class2020/21
- 482nd Class2021/22
- 473rd Class2022/23
- 474th Class2023/24
- 475th Class2024/25
- 506th Class2025/26
In 2nd Class in 2020/21
50 in 2nd Class (2020/21), 50 in 6th Class (2024/25): no change.
- 502nd Class2020/21
- 513rd Class2021/22
- 504th Class2022/23
- 505th Class2023/24
- 506th Class2024/25
In 3rd Class in 2020/21
54 in 3rd Class (2020/21), 56 in 6th Class (2023/24): 2 pupils more.
- 543rd Class2020/21
- 554th Class2021/22
- 565th Class2022/23
- 566th Class2023/24
In 4th Class in 2020/21
30 in 4th Class (2020/21), 30 in 6th Class (2022/23): no change.
- 304th Class2020/21
- 325th Class2021/22
- 306th Class2022/23
In 5th Class in 2020/21
57 in 5th Class (2020/21), 58 in 6th Class (2021/22): 1 pupil more.
- 575th Class2020/21
- 586th Class2021/22
Biggest one-year changes in a class
- +286th Class in 2021/22 (30 to 58)
- −286th Class in 2022/23 (58 to 30)
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 St Annes National School, 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
20.1teaching posts
Our estimate: about 20 teachers.
- Class teachersOne for each of the 14 mainstream classes 14
- PrincipalRuns the school and doesn't teach a class 1
- Special education teachers102.5 hours of support teaching a week 4.1
- Special class teachersFor an autism class 1
8 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 special education teachers, 2 special class teachers and 9.49 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 St Annes National School, measured in a straight line. Pupil numbers are for 2025/26.
| Number on map | School | Distance | Pupils | Since 2015/16 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Annes National SchoolThis school | – | 329 |
+20.5%
|
|
| 1 | Straffan N S3.2 km · Naas | 3.2 km | 401 |
+30.2%
|
| 2 | North Kildare Educate Together NS4.1 km · Celbridge · Multi-denominational | 4.1 km | 432 |
+57.1%
|
| 3 | Caisleain Nua Liamhna4.9 km · Newcastle | 4.9 km | 626 |
+30.1%
|
| 4 | Scoil Naomh Padraig4.9 km · Celbridge | 4.9 km | 374 |
−3.4%
|
| 5 | Scoil na Mainistreach4.9 km · Celbridge | 4.9 km | 455 |
−16.8%
|
| 6 | Primrose Hill NS5.0 km · Celbridge · Church of Ireland | 5.0 km | 109 |
−11.4%
|
About this school
Inspection reports open on gov.ie, under the name the school had when it was inspected. They describe specific areas of the school's work rather than giving an overall grade. Newer schools may not have one yet.
Contact
- Principal
- Dominic Tyrrell
- Phone
- 016273367
- [email protected]
- Address
- Tipperstown, Straffan, Co. Kildare, W23 H330
School
- Ethos
- Catholic
- Patron
- Bishop of Kildare & Leighlin
- 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
- Kildare County Council
- Planning area
- Celbridge
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
43 school years from 1974/75 to 2025/26. Class figures start in 2020/21.
| Year | Total | Girls | Boys | JI | SI | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 329 | 143 | 186 | 27 | 38 | 31 | 54 | 45 | 44 | 40 | 50 |
| 2024/25 | 344 | 153 | 191 | 36 | 30 | 49 | 45 | 43 | 39 | 47 | 50 |
| 2023/24 | 358 | 163 | 195 | 30 | 48 | 42 | 40 | 39 | 47 | 50 | 56 |
| 2022/23 | 354 | 159 | 195 | 48 | 39 | 42 | 36 | 47 | 50 | 56 | 30 |
| 2021/22 | 365 | 163 | 202 | 39 | 40 | 36 | 48 | 51 | 55 | 32 | 58 |
| 2020/21 | 347 | 153 | 194 | 39 | 36 | 45 | 50 | 54 | 30 | 57 | 30 |
| 2019/20 | 332 | 149 | 183 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2018/19 | 323 | 157 | 166 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2017/18 | 302 | 155 | 147 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2016/17 | 295 | 151 | 144 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2015/16 | 273 | 144 | 129 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2014/15 | 270 | 142 | 128 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2013/14 | 252 | 128 | 124 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2012/13 | 249 | 128 | 121 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2011/12 | 239 | 126 | 113 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2010/11 | 234 | 113 | 121 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2009/10 | 231 | 108 | 123 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2008/09 | 205 | 101 | 104 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2007/08 | 193 | 92 | 101 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2006/07 | 174 | 83 | 91 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2005/06 | 160 | 79 | 81 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2004/05 | 154 | 75 | 79 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2003/04 | 147 | 68 | 79 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2002/03 | 149 | 68 | 81 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2001/02 | 132 | 59 | 73 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2000/01 | 134 | 58 | 76 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1999/00 | 137 | 60 | 77 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1998/99 | 134 | 62 | 72 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1997/98 | 138 | 66 | 72 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1996/97 | 130 | 61 | 69 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1995/96 | 128 | 58 | 70 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1994/95 | 116 | 49 | 67 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1993/94 | 109 | 42 | 67 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1983/84 | 65 | 33 | 32 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1982/83 | 59 | 29 | 30 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1981/82 | 55 | 28 | 27 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1980/81 | 51 | 27 | 24 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1979/80 | 44 | 23 | 21 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1978/79 | 38 | 22 | 16 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1977/78 | 43 | 21 | 22 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1976/77 | 48 | 28 | 20 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1975/76 | 43 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1974/75 | 43 | 20 | 23 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |