S N Mhuire
Oranmore · Roll number 17771W
- Catholic ethos
- Not DEIS
- Pupils in 2025/26
- 229
- −4 on 2024/25
- Over 10 years
- −3%
- Down 7 from 236 in 2015/16
- Girls and boys
- 101 / 128
- 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
229 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 | 27 | 22 | 28 | 26 | 24 | 21 | 24.7 |
| Senior Infants | 21 | 27 | 24 | 29 | 26 | 25 | 25.3 |
| 1st Class | 39 | 24 | 27 | 25 | 29 | 27 | 28.5 |
| 2nd Class | 30 | 41 | 25 | 28 | 24 | 29 | 29.5 |
| 3rd Class | 26 | 29 | 42 | 25 | 29 | 27 | 29.7 |
| 4th Class | 27 | 30 | 30 | 44 | 25 | 30 | 31.0 |
| 5th Class | 29 | 29 | 31 | 32 | 44 | 26 | 31.8 |
| 6th Class | 34 | 30 | 28 | 31 | 32 | 44 | 33.2 |
JI and SI are Junior and Senior Infants.
Started Junior Infants in 2024/25
24 in Junior Infants (2024/25), 25 in Senior Infants (2025/26): 1 pupil more.
- 24Junior Infants2024/25
- 25Senior Infants2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2023/24
26 in Junior Infants (2023/24), 27 in 1st Class (2025/26): 1 pupil more.
- 26Junior Infants2023/24
- 26Senior Infants2024/25
- 271st Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2022/23
28 in Junior Infants (2022/23), 29 in 2nd Class (2025/26): 1 pupil more.
- 28Junior Infants2022/23
- 29Senior Infants2023/24
- 291st Class2024/25
- 292nd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2021/22
22 in Junior Infants (2021/22), 27 in 3rd Class (2025/26): 5 pupils more.
- 22Junior Infants2021/22
- 24Senior Infants2022/23
- 251st Class2023/24
- 242nd Class2024/25
- 273rd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2020/21
27 in Junior Infants (2020/21), 30 in 4th Class (2025/26): 3 pupils more.
- 27Junior Infants2020/21
- 27Senior Infants2021/22
- 271st Class2022/23
- 282nd Class2023/24
- 293rd Class2024/25
- 304th Class2025/26
In Senior Infants in 2020/21
21 in Senior Infants (2020/21), 26 in 5th Class (2025/26): 5 pupils more.
- 21Senior Infants2020/21
- 241st Class2021/22
- 252nd Class2022/23
- 253rd Class2023/24
- 254th Class2024/25
- 265th Class2025/26
In 1st Class in 2020/21
39 in 1st Class (2020/21), 44 in 6th Class (2025/26): 5 pupils more.
- 391st Class2020/21
- 412nd Class2021/22
- 423rd Class2022/23
- 444th Class2023/24
- 445th Class2024/25
- 446th Class2025/26
In 2nd Class in 2020/21
30 in 2nd Class (2020/21), 32 in 6th Class (2024/25): 2 pupils more.
- 302nd Class2020/21
- 293rd Class2021/22
- 304th Class2022/23
- 325th Class2023/24
- 326th Class2024/25
In 3rd Class in 2020/21
26 in 3rd Class (2020/21), 31 in 6th Class (2023/24): 5 pupils more.
- 263rd Class2020/21
- 304th Class2021/22
- 315th Class2022/23
- 316th Class2023/24
In 4th Class in 2020/21
27 in 4th Class (2020/21), 28 in 6th Class (2022/23): 1 pupil more.
- 274th Class2020/21
- 295th Class2021/22
- 286th Class2022/23
In 5th Class in 2020/21
29 in 5th Class (2020/21), 30 in 6th Class (2021/22): 1 pupil more.
- 295th Class2020/21
- 306th Class2021/22
Biggest one-year changes in a class
- +144th Class in 2023/24 (30 to 44)
- −194th Class in 2024/25 (44 to 25)
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 Mhuire, 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
20.5teaching posts
Our estimate: about 20 teachers.
- Class teachersOne for each of the 9 mainstream classes 9
- PrincipalRuns the school and doesn't teach a class 1
- Special education teachers262.5 hours of support teaching a week 10.5
9.5 special needs assistants (SNAs) also work with pupils.
The NCSE has allocated 10.5 special education teachers and 9.5 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 S N Mhuire, measured in a straight line. Pupil numbers are for 2025/26.
| Number on map | School | Distance | Pupils | Since 2015/16 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| S N MhuireThis school | – | 229 |
−3.0%
|
|
| 1 | S N na Fuar Coilleadh4.6 km · Craughwell | 4.6 km | 100 |
+2.0%
|
| 2 | SN Cearn Mor4.6 km · Órán Mór · Gaeltacht | 4.6 km | 174 |
+4.2%
|
| 3 | S N Naomh Padraig5.6 km · Claregalway | 5.6 km | 221 |
−15.0%
|
| 4 | Carnain N.S.5.8 km · Athenry | 5.8 km | 89 |
−15.2%
|
| 5 | Scoil Íosa6.4 km · Oranmore | 6.4 km | 770 | – |
| 6 | Gaelscoil Riada6.5 km · Baile Átha an Rí · Gaelscoil | 6.5 km | 158 |
−40.4%
|
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
- Jennifer McDonnell
- Phone
- 091844901
- [email protected]
- Address
- Lisheenkyle, Oranmore, Co. Galway, H91 YR20
School
- Ethos
- Catholic
- Patron
- Archbishop of Tuam
- 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
- Galway County Council
- Planning area
- Athenry
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 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 | 229 | 101 | 128 | 21 | 25 | 27 | 29 | 27 | 30 | 26 | 44 |
| 2024/25 | 233 | 100 | 133 | 24 | 26 | 29 | 24 | 29 | 25 | 44 | 32 |
| 2023/24 | 240 | 101 | 139 | 26 | 29 | 25 | 28 | 25 | 44 | 32 | 31 |
| 2022/23 | 235 | 103 | 132 | 28 | 24 | 27 | 25 | 42 | 30 | 31 | 28 |
| 2021/22 | 232 | 102 | 130 | 22 | 27 | 24 | 41 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 30 |
| 2020/21 | 233 | 103 | 130 | 27 | 21 | 39 | 30 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 34 |
| 2019/20 | 231 | 109 | 122 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2018/19 | 246 | 113 | 133 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2017/18 | 243 | 117 | 126 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2016/17 | 231 | 106 | 125 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2015/16 | 236 | 116 | 120 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2014/15 | 234 | 115 | 119 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2013/14 | 236 | 104 | 132 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2012/13 | 227 | 95 | 132 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2011/12 | 217 | 85 | 132 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2010/11 | 213 | 90 | 123 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2009/10 | 210 | 83 | 127 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2008/09 | 194 | 82 | 112 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2007/08 | 181 | 79 | 102 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2006/07 | 163 | 69 | 94 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2005/06 | 130 | 57 | 73 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2004/05 | 118 | 46 | 72 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2003/04 | 119 | 46 | 73 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2002/03 | 104 | 40 | 64 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2001/02 | 101 | 41 | 60 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2000/01 | 86 | 34 | 52 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1999/00 | 67 | 24 | 43 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1998/99 | 64 | 21 | 43 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1997/98 | 90 | 33 | 57 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1996/97 | 98 | 40 | 58 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1995/96 | 98 | 51 | 47 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1994/95 | 92 | 51 | 41 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1993/94 | 87 | 51 | 36 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1983/84 | 92 | 46 | 46 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1982/83 | 94 | 46 | 48 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1981/82 | 92 | 46 | 46 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1980/81 | 85 | 43 | 42 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1979/80 | 78 | 41 | 37 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1978/79 | 68 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1977/78 | 66 | 34 | 32 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1976/77 | 59 | 28 | 31 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1975/76 | 56 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |