Scoil Bhride
Beal Atha Na Sluaigh · Roll number 17934B
- Catholic ethos
- Not DEIS
- Ordinary with Special Classes
- Pupils in 2025/26
- 106
- −1 on 2024/25
- Over 10 years
- −5%
- Down 6 from 112 in 2015/16
- Girls and boys
- 41 / 65
- 39% 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
106 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 | 10 | 14 | 18 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12.8 |
| Senior Infants | 13 | 10 | 13 | 18 | 9 | 13 | 12.7 |
| 1st Class | 7 | 13 | 10 | 13 | 18 | 11 | 12.0 |
| 2nd Class | 14 | 8 | 13 | 10 | 13 | 20 | 13.0 |
| 3rd Class | 11 | 14 | 7 | 13 | 11 | 15 | 11.8 |
| 4th Class | 15 | 12 | 14 | 7 | 13 | 11 | 12.0 |
| 5th Class | 12 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 15 | 12.5 |
| 6th Class | 18 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 9 | 13.7 |
JI and SI are Junior and Senior Infants.
Started Junior Infants in 2024/25
12 in Junior Infants (2024/25), 13 in Senior Infants (2025/26): 1 pupil more.
- 12Junior Infants2024/25
- 13Senior Infants2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2023/24
11 in Junior Infants (2023/24), 11 in 1st Class (2025/26): no change.
- 11Junior Infants2023/24
- 9Senior Infants2024/25
- 111st Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2022/23
18 in Junior Infants (2022/23), 20 in 2nd Class (2025/26): 2 pupils more.
- 18Junior Infants2022/23
- 18Senior Infants2023/24
- 181st Class2024/25
- 202nd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2021/22
14 in Junior Infants (2021/22), 15 in 3rd Class (2025/26): 1 pupil more.
- 14Junior Infants2021/22
- 13Senior Infants2022/23
- 131st Class2023/24
- 132nd Class2024/25
- 153rd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2020/21
10 in Junior Infants (2020/21), 11 in 4th Class (2025/26): 1 pupil more.
- 10Junior Infants2020/21
- 10Senior Infants2021/22
- 101st Class2022/23
- 102nd Class2023/24
- 113rd Class2024/25
- 114th Class2025/26
In Senior Infants in 2020/21
13 in Senior Infants (2020/21), 15 in 5th Class (2025/26): 2 pupils more.
- 13Senior Infants2020/21
- 131st Class2021/22
- 132nd Class2022/23
- 133rd Class2023/24
- 134th Class2024/25
- 155th Class2025/26
In 1st Class in 2020/21
7 in 1st Class (2020/21), 9 in 6th Class (2025/26): 2 pupils more.
- 71st Class2020/21
- 82nd Class2021/22
- 73rd Class2022/23
- 74th Class2023/24
- 75th Class2024/25
- 96th Class2025/26
In 2nd Class in 2020/21
14 in 2nd Class (2020/21), 13 in 6th Class (2024/25): 1 pupil fewer.
- 142nd Class2020/21
- 143rd Class2021/22
- 144th Class2022/23
- 135th Class2023/24
- 136th Class2024/25
In 3rd Class in 2020/21
11 in 3rd Class (2020/21), 14 in 6th Class (2023/24): 3 pupils more.
- 113rd Class2020/21
- 124th Class2021/22
- 135th Class2022/23
- 146th Class2023/24
In 4th Class in 2020/21
15 in 4th Class (2020/21), 15 in 6th Class (2022/23): no change.
- 154th Class2020/21
- 155th Class2021/22
- 156th Class2022/23
In 5th Class in 2020/21
12 in 5th Class (2020/21), 13 in 6th Class (2021/22): 1 pupil more.
- 125th Class2020/21
- 136th Class2021/22
Biggest one-year changes in a class
- +85th Class in 2025/26 (7 to 15)
- −9Senior Infants in 2024/25 (18 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 Bhride, 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
10.1teaching posts
Our estimate: about 10 teachers.
- Class teachersOne for each of the 5 mainstream classes 5
- PrincipalDoesn't teach a class: schools with two or more special classes have a full-time principal 1
- Special education teachers52.5 hours of support teaching a week 2.1
- Special class teachersFor 2 autism classes 2
6.5 special needs assistants (SNAs) also work with pupils. 12 pupils are in special classes, which the class sizes leave out.
The NCSE has allocated 2.1 special education teachers, 2 special class teachers and 6.5 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 Scoil Bhride, measured in a straight line. Pupil numbers are for 2025/26.
| Number on map | School | Distance | Pupils | Since 2015/16 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scoil BhrideThis school | – | 106 |
−5.4%
|
|
| 1 | Cappatagle Central SCH6.3 km · Ballinasloe | 6.3 km | 105 |
+8.2%
|
| 2 | S N Cill Conaill6.6 km · Ballinasloe | 6.6 km | 65 |
+10.2%
|
| 3 | S N Iomair Naofa6.8 km · Athenry | 6.8 km | 38 |
−17.4%
|
| 4 | Scoil Naomh Eanna7.5 km · Loughrea | 7.5 km | 208 |
+10.6%
|
| 5 | S N Cill Richill8.3 km · Baile Locha Riabhach | 8.3 km | 69 |
+64.3%
|
| 6 | Gurteen Central NS9.6 km · Ballinasloe | 9.6 km | 49 |
−22.2%
|
About this school
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Contact
- Principal
- DIARMAID BURNS
- Phone
- 0909675706
- [email protected]
- Address
- An Cnoc Bhreac, Beal Atha Na Sluaigh, Co Na Gaillimhe, H53 K188
School
- Ethos
- Catholic
- Patron
- Bishop of Clonfert
- 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
- Galway County Council
- Planning area
- New Inn
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
42 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 | 106 | 41 | 65 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 20 | 15 | 11 | 15 | 9 |
| 2024/25 | 107 | 44 | 63 | 12 | 9 | 18 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 7 | 13 |
| 2023/24 | 108 | 46 | 62 | 11 | 18 | 13 | 10 | 13 | 7 | 13 | 14 |
| 2022/23 | 111 | 50 | 61 | 18 | 13 | 10 | 13 | 7 | 14 | 13 | 15 |
| 2021/22 | 105 | 46 | 59 | 14 | 10 | 13 | 8 | 14 | 12 | 15 | 13 |
| 2020/21 | 103 | 49 | 54 | 10 | 13 | 7 | 14 | 11 | 15 | 12 | 18 |
| 2019/20 | 102 | 52 | 50 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2018/19 | 101 | 55 | 46 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2017/18 | 111 | 59 | 52 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2016/17 | 109 | 61 | 48 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2015/16 | 112 | 59 | 53 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2014/15 | 103 | 53 | 50 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2013/14 | 103 | 48 | 55 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2012/13 | 99 | 50 | 49 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2011/12 | 102 | 51 | 51 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2010/11 | 95 | 42 | 53 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2009/10 | 96 | 43 | 53 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2008/09 | 92 | 42 | 50 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2007/08 | 94 | 50 | 44 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2006/07 | 96 | 53 | 43 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2005/06 | 100 | 58 | 42 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2004/05 | 100 | 53 | 47 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2003/04 | 102 | 53 | 49 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2002/03 | 112 | 62 | 50 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2001/02 | 103 | 55 | 48 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2000/01 | 115 | 63 | 52 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1999/00 | 105 | 54 | 51 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1998/99 | 100 | 45 | 55 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1997/98 | 99 | 46 | 53 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1996/97 | 100 | 50 | 50 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1995/96 | 103 | 50 | 53 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1994/95 | 106 | 48 | 58 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1993/94 | 117 | 51 | 66 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1983/84 | 132 | 68 | 64 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1982/83 | 137 | 72 | 65 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1981/82 | 130 | 68 | 62 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1980/81 | 128 | 67 | 61 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1979/80 | 130 | 66 | 64 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1978/79 | 135 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1977/78 | 140 | 78 | 62 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1976/77 | 141 | 70 | 71 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1975/76 | 142 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |