SN N Sailbheastar Nfa
Malahide · Roll number 17928G
- Catholic ethos
- Not DEIS
- Pupils in 2025/26
- 365
- −11 on 2024/25
- Over 10 years
- −19%
- Down 85 from 450 in 2015/16
- Girls and boys
- 186 / 179
- 51% 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
365 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 | 130 | 135 | 121 | 121 | 127 | 105 | 123.2 |
| Senior Infants | 134 | 131 | 137 | 124 | 123 | 129 | 129.7 |
| 1st Class | 137 | 130 | 131 | 136 | 126 | 131 | 131.8 |
| 2nd Class | – | – | – | – | – | 0 | 0.0 |
| 3rd Class | – | – | – | – | – | 0 | 0.0 |
| 4th Class | – | – | – | – | – | 0 | 0.0 |
| 5th Class | – | – | – | – | – | 0 | 0.0 |
| 6th Class | – | – | – | – | – | 0 | 0.0 |
JI and SI are Junior and Senior Infants.
Started Junior Infants in 2024/25
127 in Junior Infants (2024/25), 129 in Senior Infants (2025/26): 2 pupils more.
- 127Junior Infants2024/25
- 129Senior Infants2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2023/24
121 in Junior Infants (2023/24), 131 in 1st Class (2025/26): 10 pupils more.
- 121Junior Infants2023/24
- 123Senior Infants2024/25
- 1311st Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2022/23
121 in Junior Infants (2022/23), 0 in 2nd Class (2025/26): 121 pupils fewer.
- 121Junior Infants2022/23
- 124Senior Infants2023/24
- 1261st Class2024/25
- 02nd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2021/22
135 in Junior Infants (2021/22), 0 in 3rd Class (2025/26): 135 pupils fewer.
- 135Junior Infants2021/22
- 137Senior Infants2022/23
- 1361st Class2023/24
- 03rd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2020/21
130 in Junior Infants (2020/21), 0 in 4th Class (2025/26): 130 pupils fewer.
- 130Junior Infants2020/21
- 131Senior Infants2021/22
- 1311st Class2022/23
- 04th Class2025/26
In Senior Infants in 2020/21
134 in Senior Infants (2020/21), 0 in 5th Class (2025/26): 134 pupils fewer.
- 134Senior Infants2020/21
- 1301st Class2021/22
- 05th Class2025/26
In 1st Class in 2020/21
137 in 1st Class (2020/21), 0 in 6th Class (2025/26): 137 pupils fewer.
- 1371st Class2020/21
- 06th Class2025/26
Biggest one-year changes in a class
- +6Senior Infants in 2022/23 (131 to 137)
- −22Junior Infants in 2025/26 (127 to 105)
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 SN N Sailbheastar Nfa, 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
20.7teaching posts
Our estimate: about 21 teachers.
- Class teachersOne for each of the 15 mainstream classes 15
- PrincipalRuns the school and doesn't teach a class 1
- Special education teachers117.5 hours of support teaching a week 4.7
3.75 special needs assistants (SNAs) also work with pupils.
The NCSE has allocated 4.7 special education teachers and 4.15 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 SN N Sailbheastar Nfa, measured in a straight line. Pupil numbers are for 2025/26.
| Number on map | School | Distance | Pupils | Since 2015/16 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SN N Sailbheastar NfaThis school | – | 365 |
−18.9%
|
|
| 1 | John Paul II N S0.6 km · Malahide | 0.6 km | 663 |
−2.5%
|
| 2 | St Andrews N S0.7 km · Malahide · Church of Ireland | 0.7 km | 207 |
−12.7%
|
| 3 | St Oliver Plunkett0.9 km · Malahide | 0.9 km | 838 |
−9.6%
|
| 4 | St Helens Senior N S2.1 km · Portmarnock | 2.1 km | 381 |
+42.7%
|
| 5 | St Helens Junior N S2.2 km · Portmarnock | 2.2 km | 319 |
−6.2%
|
| 6 | Gaelscoil an Duinninigh2.5 km · Sord · Gaelscoil | 2.5 km | 380 |
−10.4%
|
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
- Sharon Dunne
- Phone
- 018450061
- [email protected]
- Address
- Yellow Walls Road, Malahide, Co Dublin, K36 PA66
School
- Ethos
- Catholic
- Patron
- Archbishop of Dublin
- School type
- Ordinary
- School level
- Junior
- 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 | 365 | 186 | 179 | 105 | 129 | 131 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024/25 | 376 | 177 | 199 | 127 | 123 | 126 | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2023/24 | 381 | 170 | 211 | 121 | 124 | 136 | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2022/23 | 389 | 174 | 215 | 121 | 137 | 131 | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2021/22 | 396 | 191 | 205 | 135 | 131 | 130 | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2020/21 | 401 | 202 | 199 | 130 | 134 | 137 | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2019/20 | 410 | 198 | 212 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2018/19 | 414 | 203 | 211 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2017/18 | 422 | 207 | 215 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2016/17 | 432 | 209 | 223 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2015/16 | 450 | 208 | 242 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2014/15 | 417 | 196 | 221 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2013/14 | 412 | 198 | 214 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2012/13 | 395 | 190 | 205 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2011/12 | 372 | 168 | 204 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2010/11 | 375 | 163 | 212 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2009/10 | 388 | 160 | 228 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2008/09 | 389 | 167 | 222 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2007/08 | 358 | 154 | 204 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2006/07 | 337 | 150 | 187 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2005/06 | 336 | 147 | 189 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2004/05 | 328 | 167 | 161 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2003/04 | 344 | 183 | 161 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2002/03 | 362 | 191 | 171 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2001/02 | 369 | 179 | 190 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2000/01 | 361 | 160 | 201 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1999/00 | 365 | 164 | 201 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1998/99 | 375 | 171 | 204 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1997/98 | 379 | 178 | 201 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1996/97 | 384 | 172 | 212 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1995/96 | 385 | 167 | 218 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1994/95 | 384 | 161 | 223 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1993/94 | 383 | 176 | 207 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1983/84 | 297 | 150 | 147 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1982/83 | 323 | 160 | 163 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1981/82 | 344 | 155 | 189 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1980/81 | 361 | 168 | 193 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1979/80 | 350 | 159 | 191 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1978/79 | 371 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1977/78 | 359 | 168 | 191 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1976/77 | 346 | 164 | 182 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1975/76 | 377 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1974/75 | 475 | 213 | 262 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |