SC Ciarain
Athlone · Roll number 17708P
- Catholic ethos
- Not DEIS
- Pupils in 2025/26
- 227
- +4 on 2024/25
- Over 10 years
- +38%
- Up 62 from 165 in 2015/16
- Girls and boys
- 117 / 110
- 52% 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
227 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 | 33 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28.7 |
| Senior Infants | 29 | 33 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28.7 |
| 1st Class | 25 | 30 | 33 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 28.7 |
| 2nd Class | 21 | 26 | 30 | 33 | 28 | 28 | 27.7 |
| 3rd Class | 20 | 21 | 27 | 29 | 33 | 28 | 26.3 |
| 4th Class | 34 | 20 | 20 | 27 | 29 | 32 | 27.0 |
| 5th Class | 23 | 34 | 20 | 21 | 27 | 29 | 25.7 |
| 6th Class | 14 | 23 | 34 | 20 | 22 | 28 | 23.5 |
JI and SI are Junior and Senior Infants.
Started Junior Infants in 2024/25
28 in Junior Infants (2024/25), 27 in Senior Infants (2025/26): 1 pupil fewer.
- 28Junior Infants2024/25
- 27Senior Infants2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2023/24
27 in Junior Infants (2023/24), 27 in 1st Class (2025/26): no change.
- 27Junior Infants2023/24
- 27Senior Infants2024/25
- 271st Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2022/23
28 in Junior Infants (2022/23), 28 in 2nd Class (2025/26): no change.
- 28Junior Infants2022/23
- 28Senior Infants2023/24
- 291st Class2024/25
- 282nd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2021/22
28 in Junior Infants (2021/22), 28 in 3rd Class (2025/26): no change.
- 28Junior Infants2021/22
- 28Senior Infants2022/23
- 281st Class2023/24
- 282nd Class2024/25
- 283rd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2020/21
33 in Junior Infants (2020/21), 32 in 4th Class (2025/26): 1 pupil fewer.
- 33Junior Infants2020/21
- 33Senior Infants2021/22
- 331st Class2022/23
- 332nd Class2023/24
- 333rd Class2024/25
- 324th Class2025/26
In Senior Infants in 2020/21
29 in Senior Infants (2020/21), 29 in 5th Class (2025/26): no change.
- 29Senior Infants2020/21
- 301st Class2021/22
- 302nd Class2022/23
- 293rd Class2023/24
- 294th Class2024/25
- 295th Class2025/26
In 1st Class in 2020/21
25 in 1st Class (2020/21), 28 in 6th Class (2025/26): 3 pupils more.
- 251st Class2020/21
- 262nd Class2021/22
- 273rd Class2022/23
- 274th Class2023/24
- 275th Class2024/25
- 286th Class2025/26
In 2nd Class in 2020/21
21 in 2nd Class (2020/21), 22 in 6th Class (2024/25): 1 pupil more.
- 212nd Class2020/21
- 213rd Class2021/22
- 204th Class2022/23
- 215th Class2023/24
- 226th Class2024/25
In 3rd Class in 2020/21
20 in 3rd Class (2020/21), 20 in 6th Class (2023/24): no change.
- 203rd Class2020/21
- 204th Class2021/22
- 205th Class2022/23
- 206th Class2023/24
In 4th Class in 2020/21
34 in 4th Class (2020/21), 34 in 6th Class (2022/23): no change.
- 344th Class2020/21
- 345th Class2021/22
- 346th Class2022/23
In 5th Class in 2020/21
23 in 5th Class (2020/21), 23 in 6th Class (2021/22): no change.
- 235th Class2020/21
- 236th Class2021/22
Biggest one-year changes in a class
- +115th Class in 2021/22 (23 to 34)
- −144th Class in 2021/22 (34 to 20)
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 SC Ciarain, 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
12.5teaching posts
Our estimate: about 12 teachers.
- Class teachersOne for each of the 9 mainstream classes 9
- PrincipalRuns the school and doesn't teach a class 1
- Special education teachers62.5 hours of support teaching a week 2.5
2 special needs assistants (SNAs) also work with pupils.
The NCSE has allocated 2.6 special education teachers and 2.5 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 SC Ciarain, measured in a straight line. Pupil numbers are for 2025/26.
| Number on map | School | Distance | Pupils | Since 2015/16 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SC CiarainThis school | – | 227 |
+37.6%
|
|
| 1 | Corr na Madadh N S4.0 km · Athlone · Multi-denominational · DEIS | 4.0 km | 306 |
+11.7%
|
| 2 | Cluain Buinne N S5.0 km · Athlone | 5.0 km | 164 |
+40.2%
|
| 3 | An Ghrianan N S5.0 km · Moate | 5.0 km | 167 |
−12.1%
|
| 4 | Scoil na gCeithre Maistri5.1 km · Áth Luain · Gaelscoil · DEIS | 5.1 km | 235 |
−27.0%
|
| 5 | St Marys NS6.1 km · Athlone · DEIS | 6.1 km | 573 |
+31.1%
|
| 6 | S N an Cusan6.2 km · N37td88 | 6.2 km | 413 |
+3.5%
|
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
- Padraig Canty
- Phone
- 0906485257
- [email protected]
- Address
- Twyford, Baylin, Athlone, Co. Westmeath, N37 AH98
School
- Ethos
- Catholic
- Patron
- Bishop of Ardagh & Clonmacnoise
- 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
- Westmeath County Council
- Planning area
- Athlone
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 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 | 227 | 117 | 110 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 32 | 29 | 28 |
| 2024/25 | 223 | 118 | 105 | 28 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 33 | 29 | 27 | 22 |
| 2023/24 | 213 | 112 | 101 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 33 | 29 | 27 | 21 | 20 |
| 2022/23 | 220 | 115 | 105 | 28 | 28 | 33 | 30 | 27 | 20 | 20 | 34 |
| 2021/22 | 215 | 113 | 102 | 28 | 33 | 30 | 26 | 21 | 20 | 34 | 23 |
| 2020/21 | 199 | 106 | 93 | 33 | 29 | 25 | 21 | 20 | 34 | 23 | 14 |
| 2019/20 | 187 | 98 | 89 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2018/19 | 183 | 94 | 89 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2017/18 | 179 | 89 | 90 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2016/17 | 170 | 82 | 88 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2015/16 | 165 | 83 | 82 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2014/15 | 154 | 72 | 82 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2013/14 | 146 | 69 | 77 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2012/13 | 145 | 68 | 77 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2011/12 | 143 | 73 | 70 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2010/11 | 132 | 66 | 66 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2009/10 | 127 | 63 | 64 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2008/09 | 127 | 58 | 69 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2007/08 | 121 | 51 | 70 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2006/07 | 119 | 49 | 70 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2005/06 | 120 | 51 | 69 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2004/05 | 118 | 49 | 69 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2003/04 | 118 | 47 | 71 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2002/03 | 119 | 48 | 71 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2001/02 | 118 | 51 | 67 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2000/01 | 107 | 46 | 61 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1999/00 | 116 | 50 | 66 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1998/99 | 116 | 51 | 65 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1997/98 | 105 | 49 | 56 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1996/97 | 109 | 49 | 60 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1995/96 | 97 | 45 | 52 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1994/95 | 101 | 44 | 57 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1993/94 | 99 | 46 | 53 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1983/84 | 69 | 27 | 42 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1982/83 | 69 | 26 | 43 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1981/82 | 64 | 28 | 36 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1980/81 | 55 | 25 | 30 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1979/80 | 55 | 28 | 27 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1978/79 | 45 | 23 | 22 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1977/78 | 44 | 23 | 21 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1976/77 | 45 | 22 | 23 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1974/75 | 65 | 38 | 27 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |