St Oliver Plunkett
Malahide · Roll number 17914S
- Catholic ethos
- Not DEIS
- Ordinary with Special Classes
- Pupils in 2025/26
- 838
- −31 on 2024/25
- Over 10 years
- −10%
- Down 89 from 927 in 2015/16
- Girls and boys
- 401 / 437
- 48% 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
838 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 | 107 | 112 | 103 | 95 | 117 | 90 | 104.0 |
| Senior Infants | 108 | 105 | 112 | 102 | 98 | 118 | 107.2 |
| 1st Class | 115 | 111 | 109 | 108 | 102 | 99 | 107.3 |
| 2nd Class | 116 | 115 | 112 | 105 | 107 | 101 | 109.3 |
| 3rd Class | 117 | 116 | 113 | 104 | 105 | 104 | 109.8 |
| 4th Class | 113 | 118 | 115 | 111 | 100 | 109 | 111.0 |
| 5th Class | 119 | 118 | 124 | 116 | 108 | 105 | 115.0 |
| 6th Class | 112 | 123 | 117 | 121 | 114 | 112 | 116.5 |
JI and SI are Junior and Senior Infants.
Started Junior Infants in 2024/25
117 in Junior Infants (2024/25), 118 in Senior Infants (2025/26): 1 pupil more.
- 117Junior Infants2024/25
- 118Senior Infants2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2023/24
95 in Junior Infants (2023/24), 99 in 1st Class (2025/26): 4 pupils more.
- 95Junior Infants2023/24
- 98Senior Infants2024/25
- 991st Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2022/23
103 in Junior Infants (2022/23), 101 in 2nd Class (2025/26): 2 pupils fewer.
- 103Junior Infants2022/23
- 102Senior Infants2023/24
- 1021st Class2024/25
- 1012nd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2021/22
112 in Junior Infants (2021/22), 104 in 3rd Class (2025/26): 8 pupils fewer.
- 112Junior Infants2021/22
- 112Senior Infants2022/23
- 1081st Class2023/24
- 1072nd Class2024/25
- 1043rd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2020/21
107 in Junior Infants (2020/21), 109 in 4th Class (2025/26): 2 pupils more.
- 107Junior Infants2020/21
- 105Senior Infants2021/22
- 1091st Class2022/23
- 1052nd Class2023/24
- 1053rd Class2024/25
- 1094th Class2025/26
In Senior Infants in 2020/21
108 in Senior Infants (2020/21), 105 in 5th Class (2025/26): 3 pupils fewer.
- 108Senior Infants2020/21
- 1111st Class2021/22
- 1122nd Class2022/23
- 1043rd Class2023/24
- 1004th Class2024/25
- 1055th Class2025/26
In 1st Class in 2020/21
115 in 1st Class (2020/21), 112 in 6th Class (2025/26): 3 pupils fewer.
- 1151st Class2020/21
- 1152nd Class2021/22
- 1133rd Class2022/23
- 1114th Class2023/24
- 1085th Class2024/25
- 1126th Class2025/26
In 2nd Class in 2020/21
116 in 2nd Class (2020/21), 114 in 6th Class (2024/25): 2 pupils fewer.
- 1162nd Class2020/21
- 1163rd Class2021/22
- 1154th Class2022/23
- 1165th Class2023/24
- 1146th Class2024/25
In 3rd Class in 2020/21
117 in 3rd Class (2020/21), 121 in 6th Class (2023/24): 4 pupils more.
- 1173rd Class2020/21
- 1184th Class2021/22
- 1245th Class2022/23
- 1216th Class2023/24
In 4th Class in 2020/21
113 in 4th Class (2020/21), 117 in 6th Class (2022/23): 4 pupils more.
- 1134th Class2020/21
- 1185th Class2021/22
- 1176th Class2022/23
In 5th Class in 2020/21
119 in 5th Class (2020/21), 123 in 6th Class (2021/22): 4 pupils more.
- 1195th Class2020/21
- 1236th Class2021/22
Biggest one-year changes in a class
- +22Junior Infants in 2024/25 (95 to 117)
- −27Junior Infants in 2025/26 (117 to 90)
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 St Oliver Plunkett, 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
49.1teaching posts
Our estimate: about 49 teachers.
- Class teachersOne for each of the 33 mainstream classes 33
- 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 teachers302.5 hours of support teaching a week 12.1
- Special class teachersFor 2 specific learning disability classes 2
12.32 special needs assistants (SNAs) also work with pupils. 18 pupils are in special classes, which the class sizes leave out.
The NCSE has allocated 12 special education teachers, 2 special class teachers and 12.32 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 St Oliver Plunkett, measured in a straight line. Pupil numbers are for 2025/26.
| Number on map | School | Distance | Pupils | Since 2015/16 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Oliver PlunkettThis school | – | 838 |
−9.6%
|
|
| 1 | St Andrews N S0.2 km · Malahide · Church of Ireland | 0.2 km | 207 |
−12.7%
|
| 2 | SN N Sailbheastar Nfa0.9 km · Malahide | 0.9 km | 365 |
−18.9%
|
| 3 | St Helens Senior N S1.3 km · Portmarnock | 1.3 km | 381 |
+42.7%
|
| 4 | St Helens Junior N S1.3 km · Portmarnock | 1.3 km | 319 |
−6.2%
|
| 5 | John Paul II N S1.4 km · Malahide | 1.4 km | 663 |
−2.5%
|
| 6 | Scoil Naomh Mearnog3.0 km · Portmarnock | 3.0 km | 638 |
+28.4%
|
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
- Valerie Keogh
- Phone
- 018452052
- [email protected]
- Address
- Grove Road, Malahide, Co. Dublin, K36 H998
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
- Fingal County Council
- Planning area
- Malahide–Nevinstown
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 | 838 | 401 | 437 | 90 | 118 | 99 | 101 | 104 | 109 | 105 | 112 |
| 2024/25 | 869 | 421 | 448 | 117 | 98 | 102 | 107 | 105 | 100 | 108 | 114 |
| 2023/24 | 869 | 422 | 447 | 95 | 102 | 108 | 105 | 104 | 111 | 116 | 121 |
| 2022/23 | 911 | 429 | 482 | 103 | 112 | 109 | 112 | 113 | 115 | 124 | 117 |
| 2021/22 | 922 | 442 | 480 | 112 | 105 | 111 | 115 | 116 | 118 | 118 | 123 |
| 2020/21 | 917 | 458 | 459 | 107 | 108 | 115 | 116 | 117 | 113 | 119 | 112 |
| 2019/20 | 916 | 442 | 474 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2018/19 | 927 | 459 | 468 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2017/18 | 929 | 465 | 464 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2016/17 | 928 | 461 | 467 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2015/16 | 927 | 469 | 458 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2014/15 | 919 | 468 | 451 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2013/14 | 921 | 472 | 449 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2012/13 | 927 | 480 | 447 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2011/12 | 916 | 487 | 429 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2010/11 | 918 | 477 | 441 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2009/10 | 912 | 473 | 439 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2008/09 | 913 | 475 | 438 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2007/08 | 909 | 460 | 449 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2006/07 | 906 | 453 | 453 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2005/06 | 878 | 427 | 451 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2004/05 | 827 | 404 | 423 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2003/04 | 847 | 409 | 438 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2002/03 | 858 | 412 | 446 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2001/02 | 850 | 422 | 428 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2000/01 | 843 | 412 | 431 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1999/00 | 848 | 422 | 426 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1998/99 | 856 | 423 | 433 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1997/98 | 855 | 425 | 430 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1996/97 | 852 | 420 | 432 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1995/96 | 849 | 421 | 428 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1994/95 | 856 | 424 | 432 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1993/94 | 850 | 412 | 438 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1983/84 | 852 | 400 | 452 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1982/83 | 814 | 371 | 443 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1981/82 | 754 | 327 | 427 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1980/81 | 738 | 302 | 436 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1979/80 | 691 | 230 | 461 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1978/79 | 660 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1977/78 | 591 | 125 | 466 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1976/77 | 536 | 82 | 454 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1975/76 | 414 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1974/75 | 258 | 0 | 258 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |