Scoil Naomh Mhuire
Oranmore · Roll number 18089S
- Catholic ethos
- Not DEIS
- Pupils in 2025/26
- 233
- +3 on 2024/25
- Over 10 years
- +8%
- Up 18 from 215 in 2015/16
- Girls and boys
- 106 / 127
- 45% 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
233 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 | 21 | 31 | 30 | 25 | 23 | 30 | 26.7 |
| Senior Infants | 30 | 22 | 31 | 30 | 26 | 25 | 27.3 |
| 1st Class | 37 | 29 | 22 | 31 | 31 | 25 | 29.2 |
| 2nd Class | 26 | 38 | 29 | 21 | 30 | 31 | 29.2 |
| 3rd Class | 26 | 26 | 39 | 28 | 22 | 30 | 28.5 |
| 4th Class | 30 | 26 | 27 | 40 | 31 | 21 | 29.2 |
| 5th Class | 31 | 30 | 26 | 27 | 40 | 30 | 30.7 |
| 6th Class | 32 | 31 | 30 | 27 | 27 | 41 | 31.3 |
JI and SI are Junior and Senior Infants.
Started Junior Infants in 2024/25
23 in Junior Infants (2024/25), 25 in Senior Infants (2025/26): 2 pupils more.
- 23Junior Infants2024/25
- 25Senior Infants2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2023/24
25 in Junior Infants (2023/24), 25 in 1st Class (2025/26): no change.
- 25Junior Infants2023/24
- 26Senior Infants2024/25
- 251st Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2022/23
30 in Junior Infants (2022/23), 31 in 2nd Class (2025/26): 1 pupil more.
- 30Junior Infants2022/23
- 30Senior Infants2023/24
- 311st Class2024/25
- 312nd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2021/22
31 in Junior Infants (2021/22), 30 in 3rd Class (2025/26): 1 pupil fewer.
- 31Junior Infants2021/22
- 31Senior Infants2022/23
- 311st Class2023/24
- 302nd Class2024/25
- 303rd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2020/21
21 in Junior Infants (2020/21), 21 in 4th Class (2025/26): no change.
- 21Junior Infants2020/21
- 22Senior Infants2021/22
- 221st Class2022/23
- 212nd Class2023/24
- 223rd Class2024/25
- 214th Class2025/26
In Senior Infants in 2020/21
30 in Senior Infants (2020/21), 30 in 5th Class (2025/26): no change.
- 30Senior Infants2020/21
- 291st Class2021/22
- 292nd Class2022/23
- 283rd Class2023/24
- 314th Class2024/25
- 305th Class2025/26
In 1st Class in 2020/21
37 in 1st Class (2020/21), 41 in 6th Class (2025/26): 4 pupils more.
- 371st Class2020/21
- 382nd Class2021/22
- 393rd Class2022/23
- 404th Class2023/24
- 405th Class2024/25
- 416th Class2025/26
In 2nd Class in 2020/21
26 in 2nd Class (2020/21), 27 in 6th Class (2024/25): 1 pupil more.
- 262nd Class2020/21
- 263rd Class2021/22
- 274th Class2022/23
- 275th Class2023/24
- 276th Class2024/25
In 3rd Class in 2020/21
26 in 3rd Class (2020/21), 27 in 6th Class (2023/24): 1 pupil more.
- 263rd Class2020/21
- 264th Class2021/22
- 265th Class2022/23
- 276th Class2023/24
In 4th Class in 2020/21
30 in 4th Class (2020/21), 30 in 6th Class (2022/23): no change.
- 304th Class2020/21
- 305th Class2021/22
- 306th Class2022/23
In 5th Class in 2020/21
31 in 5th Class (2020/21), 31 in 6th Class (2021/22): no change.
- 315th Class2020/21
- 316th Class2021/22
Biggest one-year changes in a class
- +146th Class in 2025/26 (27 to 41)
- −113rd Class in 2023/24 (39 to 28)
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 Naomh Mhuire, 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
12.4teaching posts
Our estimate: about 12 teachers.
- Class teachersOne for each of the 9 mainstream classes 9
- PrincipalRuns the school and doesn't teach a class 1
- Special education teachers60 hours of support teaching a week 2.4
3.5 special needs assistants (SNAs) also work with pupils.
The NCSE has allocated 2.5 special education teachers, 1 special class teacher and 5.5 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. 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 Naomh Mhuire, measured in a straight line. Pupil numbers are for 2025/26.
| Number on map | School | Distance | Pupils | Since 2015/16 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scoil Naomh MhuireThis school | – | 233 |
+8.4%
|
|
| 1 | Gaelscoil de hIde3.9 km · Uarán Mór · Gaelscoil | 3.9 km | 399 |
−0.5%
|
| 2 | Scoil Íosa4.1 km · Oranmore | 4.1 km | 770 | – |
| 3 | Scoil Mhuire4.8 km · Clarinbridge | 4.8 km | 256 |
+2.8%
|
| 4 | Ballinderreen MXD N S5.8 km · Kilcolgan | 5.8 km | 182 |
−1.1%
|
| 5 | Kilcolgan Educate Together NS5.9 km · Clarinbridge · Multi-denominational | 5.9 km | 195 |
−7.1%
|
| 6 | Merlin Woods Primary School6.1 km · Galway | 6.1 km | 383 |
+24.4%
|
About this school
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Contact
- Principal
- Lisa Kilkelly
- Phone
- 091790353
- [email protected]
- Address
- Maree, Oranmore, Co. Galway, H91 PK19
School
- Ethos
- Catholic
- Patron
- Bishop of Galway, Kilmacduagh & Kilfenora
- 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
- Galway County Council
- Planning area
- Oranmore
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 | 233 | 106 | 127 | 30 | 25 | 25 | 31 | 30 | 21 | 30 | 41 |
| 2024/25 | 230 | 106 | 124 | 23 | 26 | 31 | 30 | 22 | 31 | 40 | 27 |
| 2023/24 | 229 | 103 | 126 | 25 | 30 | 31 | 21 | 28 | 40 | 27 | 27 |
| 2022/23 | 234 | 102 | 132 | 30 | 31 | 22 | 29 | 39 | 27 | 26 | 30 |
| 2021/22 | 233 | 98 | 135 | 31 | 22 | 29 | 38 | 26 | 26 | 30 | 31 |
| 2020/21 | 233 | 98 | 135 | 21 | 30 | 37 | 26 | 26 | 30 | 31 | 32 |
| 2019/20 | 243 | 107 | 136 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2018/19 | 243 | 110 | 133 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2017/18 | 223 | 99 | 124 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2016/17 | 213 | 102 | 111 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2015/16 | 215 | 100 | 115 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2014/15 | 211 | 103 | 108 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2013/14 | 210 | 111 | 99 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2012/13 | 206 | 111 | 95 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2011/12 | 200 | 104 | 96 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2010/11 | 201 | 113 | 88 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2009/10 | 195 | 107 | 88 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2008/09 | 207 | 105 | 102 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2007/08 | 207 | 104 | 103 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2006/07 | 215 | 107 | 108 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2005/06 | 219 | 103 | 116 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2004/05 | 209 | 97 | 112 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2003/04 | 219 | 104 | 115 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2002/03 | 223 | 99 | 124 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2001/02 | 218 | 98 | 120 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2000/01 | 208 | 97 | 111 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1999/00 | 207 | 96 | 111 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1998/99 | 199 | 94 | 105 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1997/98 | 190 | 84 | 106 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1996/97 | 191 | 86 | 105 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1995/96 | 172 | 78 | 94 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1994/95 | 166 | 70 | 96 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1993/94 | 175 | 79 | 96 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1983/84 | 121 | 65 | 56 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1982/83 | 119 | 69 | 50 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1981/82 | 104 | 58 | 46 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1980/81 | 96 | 55 | 41 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1979/80 | 92 | 52 | 40 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1978/79 | 67 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1977/78 | 62 | 28 | 34 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1976/77 | 54 | 25 | 29 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1975/76 | 61 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |