Scoil Naomh Caoimhghin
Greystones · Roll number 17720F
- Catholic ethos
- Not DEIS
- Ordinary with Special Classes
- Pupils in 2025/26
- 459
- +1 on 2024/25
- Over 10 years
- −13%
- Down 68 from 527 in 2015/16
- Girls and boys
- 207 / 252
- 45% 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
459 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 | 59 | 68 | 53 | 54 | 52 | 52 | 56.3 |
| Senior Infants | 59 | 59 | 67 | 52 | 54 | 56 | 57.8 |
| 1st Class | 57 | 60 | 57 | 64 | 52 | 56 | 57.7 |
| 2nd Class | 60 | 60 | 59 | 56 | 66 | 56 | 59.5 |
| 3rd Class | 57 | 58 | 58 | 58 | 56 | 71 | 59.7 |
| 4th Class | 62 | 59 | 57 | 55 | 57 | 56 | 57.7 |
| 5th Class | 57 | 61 | 58 | 55 | 55 | 57 | 57.2 |
| 6th Class | 83 | 60 | 57 | 56 | 53 | 55 | 60.7 |
JI and SI are Junior and Senior Infants.
Started Junior Infants in 2024/25
52 in Junior Infants (2024/25), 56 in Senior Infants (2025/26): 4 pupils more.
- 52Junior Infants2024/25
- 56Senior Infants2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2023/24
54 in Junior Infants (2023/24), 56 in 1st Class (2025/26): 2 pupils more.
- 54Junior Infants2023/24
- 54Senior Infants2024/25
- 561st Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2022/23
53 in Junior Infants (2022/23), 56 in 2nd Class (2025/26): 3 pupils more.
- 53Junior Infants2022/23
- 52Senior Infants2023/24
- 521st Class2024/25
- 562nd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2021/22
68 in Junior Infants (2021/22), 71 in 3rd Class (2025/26): 3 pupils more.
- 68Junior Infants2021/22
- 67Senior Infants2022/23
- 641st Class2023/24
- 662nd Class2024/25
- 713rd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2020/21
59 in Junior Infants (2020/21), 56 in 4th Class (2025/26): 3 pupils fewer.
- 59Junior Infants2020/21
- 59Senior Infants2021/22
- 571st Class2022/23
- 562nd Class2023/24
- 563rd Class2024/25
- 564th Class2025/26
In Senior Infants in 2020/21
59 in Senior Infants (2020/21), 57 in 5th Class (2025/26): 2 pupils fewer.
- 59Senior Infants2020/21
- 601st Class2021/22
- 592nd Class2022/23
- 583rd Class2023/24
- 574th Class2024/25
- 575th Class2025/26
In 1st Class in 2020/21
57 in 1st Class (2020/21), 55 in 6th Class (2025/26): 2 pupils fewer.
- 571st Class2020/21
- 602nd Class2021/22
- 583rd Class2022/23
- 554th Class2023/24
- 555th Class2024/25
- 556th Class2025/26
In 2nd Class in 2020/21
60 in 2nd Class (2020/21), 53 in 6th Class (2024/25): 7 pupils fewer.
- 602nd Class2020/21
- 583rd Class2021/22
- 574th Class2022/23
- 555th Class2023/24
- 536th Class2024/25
In 3rd Class in 2020/21
57 in 3rd Class (2020/21), 56 in 6th Class (2023/24): 1 pupil fewer.
- 573rd Class2020/21
- 594th Class2021/22
- 585th Class2022/23
- 566th Class2023/24
In 4th Class in 2020/21
62 in 4th Class (2020/21), 57 in 6th Class (2022/23): 5 pupils fewer.
- 624th Class2020/21
- 615th Class2021/22
- 576th Class2022/23
In 5th Class in 2020/21
57 in 5th Class (2020/21), 60 in 6th Class (2021/22): 3 pupils more.
- 575th Class2020/21
- 606th Class2021/22
Biggest one-year changes in a class
- +153rd Class in 2025/26 (56 to 71)
- −236th Class in 2021/22 (83 to 60)
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 Scoil Naomh Caoimhghin, 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
28.3teaching posts
Our estimate: about 28 teachers.
- Class teachersOne for each of the 19 mainstream classes 19
- PrincipalRuns the school and doesn't teach a class 1
- Special education teachers157.5 hours of support teaching a week 6.3
- Special class teachersFor an autism class and a speech and language class 2
6.99 special needs assistants (SNAs) also work with pupils. 13 pupils are in special classes, which the class sizes leave out.
The NCSE has allocated 6.8 special education teachers, 2 special class teachers and 6.99 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 Scoil Naomh Caoimhghin, measured in a straight line. Pupil numbers are for 2025/26.
| Number on map | School | Distance | Pupils | Since 2015/16 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scoil Naomh CaoimhghinThis school | – | 459 |
−12.9%
|
|
| 1 | St Patrick's National School0.4 km · Greystones · Church of Ireland | 0.4 km | 385 |
+39.0%
|
| 2 | Greystones Educate Together National School0.7 km · Greystones · Multi-denominational | 0.7 km | 440 |
+3.0%
|
| 3 | St Brigids School0.8 km · Greystones | 0.8 km | 396 |
−22.4%
|
| 4 | Gaelscoil na gCloch Liath0.9 km · Na Clocha Liatha · Gaelscoil · Inter-denominational | 0.9 km | 227 |
−37.8%
|
| 5 | St Laurences N S1.1 km · Greystones | 1.1 km | 666 |
+3.9%
|
| 6 | Delgany N S1.9 km · Delgany · Church of Ireland | 1.9 km | 209 |
−5.0%
|
About this school
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Contact
- Principal
- Paul O'Dwyer
- Phone
- 012876660
- [email protected]
- Address
- Rathdown Road, Greystones, Co. Wicklow, A63 AD73
School
- Ethos
- Catholic
- Patron
- Archbishop of Dublin
- 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
- Wicklow County Council
- Planning area
- Greystones
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 | 459 | 207 | 252 | 52 | 56 | 56 | 56 | 71 | 56 | 57 | 55 |
| 2024/25 | 458 | 199 | 259 | 52 | 54 | 52 | 66 | 56 | 57 | 55 | 53 |
| 2023/24 | 463 | 202 | 261 | 54 | 52 | 64 | 56 | 58 | 55 | 55 | 56 |
| 2022/23 | 479 | 201 | 278 | 53 | 67 | 57 | 59 | 58 | 57 | 58 | 57 |
| 2021/22 | 498 | 214 | 284 | 68 | 59 | 60 | 60 | 58 | 59 | 61 | 60 |
| 2020/21 | 501 | 227 | 274 | 59 | 59 | 57 | 60 | 57 | 62 | 57 | 83 |
| 2019/20 | 507 | 233 | 274 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2018/19 | 502 | 242 | 260 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2017/18 | 516 | 249 | 267 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2016/17 | 517 | 251 | 266 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2015/16 | 527 | 247 | 280 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2014/15 | 533 | 256 | 277 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2013/14 | 537 | 247 | 290 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2012/13 | 508 | 233 | 275 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2011/12 | 506 | 233 | 273 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2010/11 | 506 | 228 | 278 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2009/10 | 499 | 218 | 281 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2008/09 | 498 | 229 | 269 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2007/08 | 472 | 218 | 254 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2006/07 | 466 | 204 | 262 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2005/06 | 461 | 193 | 268 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2004/05 | 430 | 173 | 257 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2003/04 | 414 | 160 | 254 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2002/03 | 424 | 144 | 280 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2001/02 | 436 | 127 | 309 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2000/01 | 440 | 89 | 351 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1999/00 | 437 | 58 | 379 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1998/99 | 429 | 20 | 409 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1997/98 | 389 | 0 | 389 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1996/97 | 378 | 0 | 378 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1995/96 | 365 | – | 365 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1994/95 | 368 | – | 368 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1993/94 | 351 | – | 351 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1983/84 | 347 | 0 | 347 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1982/83 | 332 | 0 | 332 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1981/82 | 312 | 0 | 312 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1980/81 | 307 | 0 | 307 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1979/80 | 327 | 0 | 327 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1978/79 | 352 | 0 | 352 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1977/78 | 346 | 0 | 346 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1976/77 | 384 | 0 | 384 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1975/76 | 350 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1974/75 | 332 | 0 | 332 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |