S N an Phairc
Youghal · Roll number 17794L
- Catholic ethos
- Not DEIS
- Pupils in 2025/26
- 19
- −2 on 2024/25
- Over 10 years
- −56%
- Down 24 from 43 in 2015/16
- Girls and boys
- 4 / 15
- 21% 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
19 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 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1.7 |
| Senior Infants | – | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1.6 |
| 1st Class | 2 | – | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1.8 |
| 2nd Class | 4 | 3 | – | 2 | 5 | 2 | 3.2 |
| 3rd Class | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3.0 |
| 4th Class | 7 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3.3 |
| 5th Class | 2 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3.8 |
| 6th Class | 6 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4.8 |
JI and SI are Junior and Senior Infants.
Started Junior Infants in 2024/25
1 in Junior Infants (2024/25), 1 in Senior Infants (2025/26): no change.
- 1Junior Infants2024/25
- 1Senior Infants2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2023/24
2 in Junior Infants (2023/24), 1 in 1st Class (2025/26): 1 pupil fewer.
- 2Junior Infants2023/24
- 1Senior Infants2024/25
- 11st Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2022/23
2 in Junior Infants (2022/23), 2 in 2nd Class (2025/26): no change.
- 2Junior Infants2022/23
- 2Senior Infants2023/24
- 21st Class2024/25
- 22nd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2021/22
3 in Junior Infants (2021/22), 5 in 3rd Class (2025/26): 2 pupils more.
- 3Junior Infants2021/22
- 3Senior Infants2022/23
- 31st Class2023/24
- 52nd Class2024/25
- 53rd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2020/21
1 in Junior Infants (2020/21), 2 in 4th Class (2025/26): 1 pupil more.
- 1Junior Infants2020/21
- 1Senior Infants2021/22
- 11st Class2022/23
- 22nd Class2023/24
- 23rd Class2024/25
- 24th Class2025/26
In 3rd Class in 2023/24
1 in 3rd Class (2023/24), 3 in 5th Class (2025/26): 2 pupils more.
- 13rd Class2023/24
- 14th Class2024/25
- 35th Class2025/26
In 1st Class in 2020/21
2 in 1st Class (2020/21), 4 in 6th Class (2025/26): 2 pupils more.
- 21st Class2020/21
- 32nd Class2021/22
- 53rd Class2022/23
- 54th Class2023/24
- 45th Class2024/25
- 46th Class2025/26
In 2nd Class in 2020/21
4 in 2nd Class (2020/21), 5 in 6th Class (2024/25): 1 pupil more.
- 42nd Class2020/21
- 43rd Class2021/22
- 44th Class2022/23
- 55th Class2023/24
- 56th Class2024/25
In 3rd Class in 2020/21
1 in 3rd Class (2020/21), 5 in 6th Class (2023/24): 4 pupils more.
- 13rd Class2020/21
- 14th Class2021/22
- 25th Class2022/23
- 56th Class2023/24
In 4th Class in 2020/21
7 in 4th Class (2020/21), 7 in 6th Class (2022/23): no change.
- 74th Class2020/21
- 75th Class2021/22
- 76th Class2022/23
In 5th Class in 2020/21
2 in 5th Class (2020/21), 2 in 6th Class (2021/22): no change.
- 25th Class2020/21
- 26th Class2021/22
Biggest one-year changes in a class
- +55th Class in 2021/22 (2 to 7)
- −64th Class in 2021/22 (7 to 1)
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 an Phairc, 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
3.3teaching posts
Our estimate: about 3 teachers.
- Class teachersOne for each of the 2 mainstream classes 2
- PrincipalAlso teaches one of the classes, so is counted with the class teachers in a class
- Special education teachers32.5 hours of support teaching a week 1.3
1.5 special needs assistants (SNAs) also work with pupils.
The NCSE has allocated 1.3 special education teachers and 1.5 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 an Phairc, measured in a straight line. Pupil numbers are for 2025/26.
| Number on map | School | Distance | Pupils | Since 2015/16 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| S N an PhaircThis school | – | 19 |
−55.8%
|
|
| 1 | S N Inis3.4 km · Killeagh | 3.4 km | 188 |
+8.0%
|
| 2 | Kyle N S3.5 km · Youghal · Multi-denominational | 3.5 km | 50 |
+61.3%
|
| 3 | S N Fearghail Naofa6.2 km · Killeagh | 6.2 km | 203 |
−6.0%
|
| 4 | Clonpriest N S6.3 km · Youghal | 6.3 km | 140 |
−4.8%
|
| 5 | South Abbey NS7.5 km · Youghal · Church of Ireland · DEIS | 7.5 km | 190 |
+75.9%
|
| 6 | Gaelscoil Chorain,7.8 km · Eochaill · Gaelscoil | 7.8 km | 261 |
−22.1%
|
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
- Karen Hennessy
- Phone
- 02497282
- [email protected]
- Address
- Youghal, Co Cork, P36 CK76
School
- Ethos
- Catholic
- Patron
- Bishop of Cloyne
- 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
- Cork County Council
- Planning area
- Youghal
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 | 19 | 4 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| 2024/25 | 21 | 5 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 2023/24 | 25 | 7 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| 2022/23 | 24 | 6 | 18 | 2 | 3 | 1 | – | 5 | 4 | 2 | 7 |
| 2021/22 | 21 | 7 | 14 | 3 | 1 | – | 3 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 2 |
| 2020/21 | 23 | 8 | 15 | 1 | – | 2 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 6 |
| 2019/20 | 24 | 8 | 16 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2018/19 | 26 | 9 | 17 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2017/18 | 31 | 11 | 20 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2016/17 | 37 | 16 | 21 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2015/16 | 43 | 19 | 24 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2014/15 | 38 | 17 | 21 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2013/14 | 41 | 21 | 20 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2012/13 | 37 | 18 | 19 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2011/12 | 34 | 15 | 19 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2010/11 | 31 | 15 | 16 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2009/10 | 18 | 9 | 9 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2008/09 | 15 | 8 | 7 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2007/08 | 17 | 8 | 9 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2006/07 | 18 | 8 | 10 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2005/06 | 18 | 8 | 10 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2004/05 | 15 | 9 | 6 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2003/04 | 16 | 9 | 7 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2002/03 | 15 | 7 | 8 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2001/02 | 16 | 8 | 8 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2000/01 | 14 | 7 | 7 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1999/00 | 13 | 7 | 6 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1998/99 | 11 | 5 | 6 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1997/98 | 12 | 5 | 7 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1996/97 | 13 | 4 | 9 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1995/96 | 15 | 3 | 12 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1994/95 | 14 | 5 | 9 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1993/94 | 11 | 4 | 7 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1982/83 | 35 | 23 | 12 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1981/82 | 34 | 24 | 10 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1980/81 | 33 | 21 | 12 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1979/80 | 39 | 21 | 18 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1978/79 | 39 | 20 | 19 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1977/78 | 43 | 23 | 20 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1976/77 | 42 | 22 | 20 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1975/76 | 41 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |