Scoil Freastogail Muire
Fermoy · Roll number 17868O
- Catholic ethos
- Not DEIS
- Ordinary with Special Classes
- Pupils in 2025/26
- 236
- −20 on 2024/25
- Over 10 years
- −22%
- Down 66 from 302 in 2015/16
- Girls and boys
- 163 / 73
- 69% 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
236 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 | 47 | 32 | 27 | 38 | 36 | 42 | 37.0 |
| Senior Infants | 35 | 48 | 34 | 28 | 35 | 43 | 37.2 |
| 1st Class | 46 | 31 | 48 | 32 | 35 | 37 | 38.2 |
| 2nd Class | 25 | 24 | 11 | 24 | 18 | 24 | 21.0 |
| 3rd Class | 22 | 24 | 25 | 10 | 27 | 18 | 21.0 |
| 4th Class | 23 | 20 | 27 | 30 | 10 | 28 | 23.0 |
| 5th Class | 30 | 24 | 21 | 26 | 37 | 9 | 24.5 |
| 6th Class | 22 | 29 | 23 | 22 | 28 | 35 | 26.5 |
JI and SI are Junior and Senior Infants.
Started Junior Infants in 2024/25
36 in Junior Infants (2024/25), 43 in Senior Infants (2025/26): 7 pupils more.
- 36Junior Infants2024/25
- 43Senior Infants2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2023/24
38 in Junior Infants (2023/24), 37 in 1st Class (2025/26): 1 pupil fewer.
- 38Junior Infants2023/24
- 35Senior Infants2024/25
- 371st Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2022/23
27 in Junior Infants (2022/23), 24 in 2nd Class (2025/26): 3 pupils fewer.
- 27Junior Infants2022/23
- 28Senior Infants2023/24
- 351st Class2024/25
- 242nd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2021/22
32 in Junior Infants (2021/22), 18 in 3rd Class (2025/26): 14 pupils fewer.
- 32Junior Infants2021/22
- 34Senior Infants2022/23
- 321st Class2023/24
- 182nd Class2024/25
- 183rd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2020/21
47 in Junior Infants (2020/21), 28 in 4th Class (2025/26): 19 pupils fewer.
- 47Junior Infants2020/21
- 48Senior Infants2021/22
- 481st Class2022/23
- 242nd Class2023/24
- 273rd Class2024/25
- 284th Class2025/26
In Senior Infants in 2020/21
35 in Senior Infants (2020/21), 9 in 5th Class (2025/26): 26 pupils fewer.
- 35Senior Infants2020/21
- 311st Class2021/22
- 112nd Class2022/23
- 103rd Class2023/24
- 104th Class2024/25
- 95th Class2025/26
In 1st Class in 2020/21
46 in 1st Class (2020/21), 35 in 6th Class (2025/26): 11 pupils fewer.
- 461st Class2020/21
- 242nd Class2021/22
- 253rd Class2022/23
- 304th Class2023/24
- 375th Class2024/25
- 356th Class2025/26
In 2nd Class in 2020/21
25 in 2nd Class (2020/21), 28 in 6th Class (2024/25): 3 pupils more.
- 252nd Class2020/21
- 243rd Class2021/22
- 274th Class2022/23
- 265th Class2023/24
- 286th Class2024/25
In 3rd Class in 2020/21
22 in 3rd Class (2020/21), 22 in 6th Class (2023/24): no change.
- 223rd Class2020/21
- 204th Class2021/22
- 215th Class2022/23
- 226th Class2023/24
In 4th Class in 2020/21
23 in 4th Class (2020/21), 23 in 6th Class (2022/23): no change.
- 234th Class2020/21
- 245th Class2021/22
- 236th Class2022/23
In 5th Class in 2020/21
30 in 5th Class (2020/21), 29 in 6th Class (2021/22): 1 pupil fewer.
- 305th Class2020/21
- 296th Class2021/22
Biggest one-year changes in a class
- +184th Class in 2025/26 (10 to 28)
- −285th Class in 2025/26 (37 to 9)
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 Freastogail Muire, 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
22.7teaching posts
Our estimate: about 23 teachers.
- Class teachersOne for each of the 10 mainstream classes 10
- PrincipalRuns the school and doesn't teach a class 1
- Deputy principalDoesn't teach a class either, as larger schools and those with five or more special classes have one 1
- Special education teachers142.5 hours of support teaching a week 5.7
- Special class teachersFor 4 autism classes and an early intervention class 5
15.79 special needs assistants (SNAs) also work with pupils. 29 pupils are in special classes, which the class sizes leave out.
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 Freastogail Muire, measured in a straight line. Pupil numbers are for 2025/26.
| Number on map | School | Distance | Pupils | Since 2015/16 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scoil Freastogail MuireThis school | – | 236 |
−21.9%
|
|
| 1 | Bishop Murphy Memorial Boys Senior National School0.5 km · Fermoy · Boys | 0.5 km | 112 |
+14.3%
|
| 2 | Fermoy Educate Together NS0.5 km · Fermoy · Multi-denominational | 0.5 km | 78 | – |
| 3 | Fermoy Adair N S0.8 km · Fermoy · Church of Ireland | 0.8 km | 21 |
−32.3%
|
| 4 | Gaelscoil de hIde0.9 km · Mainistir Fheatmaí · Gaelscoil | 0.9 km | 328 |
−20.2%
|
| 5 | Iosef Naofa1.1 km · Fermoy · DEIS | 1.1 km | 90 |
−4.3%
|
| 6 | Grange Fermoy N S2.9 km · Fermoy | 2.9 km | 134 |
−4.3%
|
About this school
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Contact
- Principal
- Leona O Connell
- Phone
- 02531550
- [email protected]
- Address
- College Road, Fermoy, Co. Cork, P61 N562
School
- Ethos
- Catholic
- Patron
- Bishop of Cloyne
- 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
- Cork County Council
- Planning area
- Fermoy
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 | 236 | 163 | 73 | 42 | 43 | 37 | 24 | 18 | 28 | 9 | 35 |
| 2024/25 | 256 | 181 | 75 | 36 | 35 | 35 | 18 | 27 | 10 | 37 | 28 |
| 2023/24 | 240 | 173 | 67 | 38 | 28 | 32 | 24 | 10 | 30 | 26 | 22 |
| 2022/23 | 246 | 173 | 73 | 27 | 34 | 48 | 11 | 25 | 27 | 21 | 23 |
| 2021/22 | 261 | 181 | 80 | 32 | 48 | 31 | 24 | 24 | 20 | 24 | 29 |
| 2020/21 | 279 | 188 | 91 | 47 | 35 | 46 | 25 | 22 | 23 | 30 | 22 |
| 2019/20 | 288 | 189 | 99 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2018/19 | 301 | 202 | 99 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2017/18 | 311 | 211 | 100 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2016/17 | 306 | 211 | 95 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2015/16 | 302 | 208 | 94 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2014/15 | 291 | 201 | 90 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2013/14 | 253 | 181 | 72 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2012/13 | 261 | 194 | 67 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2011/12 | 260 | 195 | 65 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2010/11 | 273 | 201 | 72 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2009/10 | 291 | 208 | 83 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2008/09 | 296 | 212 | 84 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2007/08 | 311 | 219 | 92 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2006/07 | 288 | 219 | 69 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2005/06 | 267 | 200 | 67 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2004/05 | 222 | 172 | 50 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2003/04 | 223 | 172 | 51 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2002/03 | 214 | 171 | 43 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2001/02 | 211 | 171 | 40 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2000/01 | 226 | 180 | 46 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1999/00 | 243 | 187 | 56 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1998/99 | 251 | 194 | 57 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1997/98 | 251 | 206 | 45 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1996/97 | 254 | 211 | 43 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1995/96 | 274 | 225 | 49 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1994/95 | 318 | 256 | 62 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1993/94 | 333 | 270 | 63 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1982/83 | 621 | 484 | 137 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1981/82 | 613 | 480 | 133 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1980/81 | 634 | 490 | 144 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1979/80 | 631 | 489 | 142 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1978/79 | 624 | 484 | 140 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1977/78 | 621 | 495 | 126 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1976/77 | 616 | 486 | 130 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1975/76 | 613 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |