Brighde Naofa
Kilsallaghan · Roll number 17820J
- Catholic ethos
- Not DEIS
- Pupils in 2025/26
- 357
- −1 on 2024/25
- Over 10 years
- +12%
- Up 39 from 318 in 2015/16
- Girls and boys
- 177 / 180
- 50% 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
357 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 | 38 | 29 | 35 | 41 | 38 | 38 | 36.5 |
| Senior Infants | 40 | 37 | 30 | 44 | 46 | 38 | 39.2 |
| 1st Class | 45 | 39 | 39 | 31 | 46 | 47 | 41.2 |
| 2nd Class | 52 | 43 | 41 | 45 | 31 | 52 | 44.0 |
| 3rd Class | 51 | 50 | 42 | 44 | 45 | 33 | 44.2 |
| 4th Class | 46 | 47 | 50 | 49 | 43 | 51 | 47.7 |
| 5th Class | 44 | 46 | 48 | 58 | 50 | 45 | 48.5 |
| 6th Class | 46 | 42 | 48 | 52 | 59 | 53 | 50.0 |
JI and SI are Junior and Senior Infants.
Started Junior Infants in 2024/25
38 in Junior Infants (2024/25), 38 in Senior Infants (2025/26): no change.
- 38Junior Infants2024/25
- 38Senior Infants2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2023/24
41 in Junior Infants (2023/24), 47 in 1st Class (2025/26): 6 pupils more.
- 41Junior Infants2023/24
- 46Senior Infants2024/25
- 471st Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2022/23
35 in Junior Infants (2022/23), 52 in 2nd Class (2025/26): 17 pupils more.
- 35Junior Infants2022/23
- 44Senior Infants2023/24
- 461st Class2024/25
- 522nd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2021/22
29 in Junior Infants (2021/22), 33 in 3rd Class (2025/26): 4 pupils more.
- 29Junior Infants2021/22
- 30Senior Infants2022/23
- 311st Class2023/24
- 312nd Class2024/25
- 333rd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2020/21
38 in Junior Infants (2020/21), 51 in 4th Class (2025/26): 13 pupils more.
- 38Junior Infants2020/21
- 37Senior Infants2021/22
- 391st Class2022/23
- 452nd Class2023/24
- 453rd Class2024/25
- 514th Class2025/26
In Senior Infants in 2020/21
40 in Senior Infants (2020/21), 45 in 5th Class (2025/26): 5 pupils more.
- 40Senior Infants2020/21
- 391st Class2021/22
- 412nd Class2022/23
- 443rd Class2023/24
- 434th Class2024/25
- 455th Class2025/26
In 1st Class in 2020/21
45 in 1st Class (2020/21), 53 in 6th Class (2025/26): 8 pupils more.
- 451st Class2020/21
- 432nd Class2021/22
- 423rd Class2022/23
- 494th Class2023/24
- 505th Class2024/25
- 536th Class2025/26
In 2nd Class in 2020/21
52 in 2nd Class (2020/21), 59 in 6th Class (2024/25): 7 pupils more.
- 522nd Class2020/21
- 503rd Class2021/22
- 504th Class2022/23
- 585th Class2023/24
- 596th Class2024/25
In 3rd Class in 2020/21
51 in 3rd Class (2020/21), 52 in 6th Class (2023/24): 1 pupil more.
- 513rd Class2020/21
- 474th Class2021/22
- 485th Class2022/23
- 526th Class2023/24
In 4th Class in 2020/21
46 in 4th Class (2020/21), 48 in 6th Class (2022/23): 2 pupils more.
- 464th Class2020/21
- 465th Class2021/22
- 486th Class2022/23
In 5th Class in 2020/21
44 in 5th Class (2020/21), 42 in 6th Class (2021/22): 2 pupils fewer.
- 445th Class2020/21
- 426th Class2021/22
Biggest one-year changes in a class
- +212nd Class in 2025/26 (31 to 52)
- −142nd Class in 2024/25 (45 to 31)
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 Brighde Naofa, 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
23teaching posts
Our estimate: about 23 teachers.
- Class teachersOne for each of the 15 mainstream classes 15
- PrincipalRuns the school and doesn't teach a class 1
- Special education teachers125 hours of support teaching a week 5
- Special class teachersFor 2 autism classes 2
9.83 special needs assistants (SNAs) also work with pupils. 12 pupils are in special classes, which the class sizes leave out.
The NCSE has allocated 5 special education teachers, 2 special class teachers and 9.83 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 Brighde Naofa, measured in a straight line. Pupil numbers are for 2025/26.
| Number on map | School | Distance | Pupils | Since 2015/16 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brighde NaofaThis school | – | 357 |
+12.3%
|
|
| 1 | S N Muire an Sean Baile3.9 km · Oldtown | 3.9 km | 78 |
+18.2%
|
| 2 | Ballyboghill N S4.0 km · Ballyboughal | 4.0 km | 206 |
−1.9%
|
| 3 | Swords Educate Together NS4.2 km · Swords · Multi-denominational | 4.2 km | 394 |
−10.7%
|
| 4 | Gaelscoil Bhrian Bóroimhe4.2 km · Sord · Gaelscoil · Inter-denominational | 4.2 km | 441 |
−7.0%
|
| 5 | Broadmeadow Community National School4.3 km · Swords · Multi-denominational | 4.3 km | 80 | – |
| 6 | Cill Coscain4.3 km · The Ward | 4.3 km | 107 |
−1.8%
|
About this school
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Contact
- Principal
- Elaine O'Brien
- Phone
- 018404130
- [email protected]
- Address
- Rowlestown Drive, Kilsallaghan, Co. Dublin, K67 Y308
School
- Ethos
- Catholic
- Patron
- Archbishop of Dublin
- 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
- Fingal County Council
- Planning area
- Swords
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 | 357 | 177 | 180 | 38 | 38 | 47 | 52 | 33 | 51 | 45 | 53 |
| 2024/25 | 358 | 178 | 180 | 38 | 46 | 46 | 31 | 45 | 43 | 50 | 59 |
| 2023/24 | 364 | 188 | 176 | 41 | 44 | 31 | 45 | 44 | 49 | 58 | 52 |
| 2022/23 | 333 | 175 | 158 | 35 | 30 | 39 | 41 | 42 | 50 | 48 | 48 |
| 2021/22 | 333 | 177 | 156 | 29 | 37 | 39 | 43 | 50 | 47 | 46 | 42 |
| 2020/21 | 362 | 195 | 167 | 38 | 40 | 45 | 52 | 51 | 46 | 44 | 46 |
| 2019/20 | 361 | 192 | 169 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2018/19 | 368 | 194 | 174 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2017/18 | 362 | 186 | 176 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2016/17 | 338 | 160 | 178 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2015/16 | 318 | 147 | 171 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2014/15 | 298 | 128 | 170 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2013/14 | 287 | 123 | 164 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2012/13 | 274 | 115 | 159 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2011/12 | 282 | 121 | 161 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2010/11 | 263 | 112 | 151 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2009/10 | 268 | 113 | 155 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2008/09 | 266 | 121 | 145 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2007/08 | 271 | 123 | 148 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2006/07 | 272 | 126 | 146 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2005/06 | 279 | 126 | 153 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2004/05 | 272 | 121 | 151 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2003/04 | 242 | 105 | 137 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2002/03 | 244 | 95 | 149 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2001/02 | 216 | 84 | 132 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2000/01 | 213 | 79 | 134 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1999/00 | 197 | 75 | 122 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1998/99 | 197 | 82 | 115 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1997/98 | 192 | 83 | 109 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1996/97 | 180 | 81 | 99 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1995/96 | 179 | 78 | 101 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1994/95 | 166 | 78 | 88 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1993/94 | 173 | 85 | 88 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1983/84 | 209 | 96 | 113 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1982/83 | 212 | 94 | 118 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1981/82 | 205 | 91 | 114 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1980/81 | 200 | 89 | 111 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1979/80 | 190 | 80 | 110 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1978/79 | 196 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1977/78 | 180 | 76 | 104 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1976/77 | 172 | 71 | 101 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1975/76 | 176 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1974/75 | 171 | 74 | 97 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |