S N Caitriona Naofa
Kells · Roll number 18174J
- Catholic ethos
- Not DEIS
- Gaeltacht
- Pupils in 2025/26
- 149
- −4 on 2024/25
- Over 10 years
- +21%
- Up 26 from 123 in 2015/16
- Girls and boys
- 73 / 76
- 49% 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
149 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 | 11 | 14 | 21 | 19 | 24 | 13 | 17.0 |
| Senior Infants | 26 | 11 | 14 | 21 | 19 | 26 | 19.5 |
| 1st Class | 18 | 26 | 10 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 18.5 |
| 2nd Class | 21 | 18 | 26 | 9 | 17 | 21 | 18.7 |
| 3rd Class | 13 | 19 | 17 | 26 | 10 | 17 | 17.0 |
| 4th Class | 11 | 13 | 19 | 17 | 27 | 10 | 16.2 |
| 5th Class | 20 | 11 | 13 | 19 | 17 | 26 | 17.7 |
| 6th Class | 21 | 20 | 11 | 14 | 19 | 16 | 16.8 |
JI and SI are Junior and Senior Infants.
Started Junior Infants in 2024/25
24 in Junior Infants (2024/25), 26 in Senior Infants (2025/26): 2 pupils more.
- 24Junior Infants2024/25
- 26Senior Infants2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2023/24
19 in Junior Infants (2023/24), 20 in 1st Class (2025/26): 1 pupil more.
- 19Junior Infants2023/24
- 19Senior Infants2024/25
- 201st Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2022/23
21 in Junior Infants (2022/23), 21 in 2nd Class (2025/26): no change.
- 21Junior Infants2022/23
- 21Senior Infants2023/24
- 201st Class2024/25
- 212nd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2021/22
14 in Junior Infants (2021/22), 17 in 3rd Class (2025/26): 3 pupils more.
- 14Junior Infants2021/22
- 14Senior Infants2022/23
- 171st Class2023/24
- 172nd Class2024/25
- 173rd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2020/21
11 in Junior Infants (2020/21), 10 in 4th Class (2025/26): 1 pupil fewer.
- 11Junior Infants2020/21
- 11Senior Infants2021/22
- 101st Class2022/23
- 92nd Class2023/24
- 103rd Class2024/25
- 104th Class2025/26
In Senior Infants in 2020/21
26 in Senior Infants (2020/21), 26 in 5th Class (2025/26): no change.
- 26Senior Infants2020/21
- 261st Class2021/22
- 262nd Class2022/23
- 263rd Class2023/24
- 274th Class2024/25
- 265th Class2025/26
In 1st Class in 2020/21
18 in 1st Class (2020/21), 16 in 6th Class (2025/26): 2 pupils fewer.
- 181st Class2020/21
- 182nd Class2021/22
- 173rd Class2022/23
- 174th Class2023/24
- 175th Class2024/25
- 166th Class2025/26
In 2nd Class in 2020/21
21 in 2nd Class (2020/21), 19 in 6th Class (2024/25): 2 pupils fewer.
- 212nd Class2020/21
- 193rd Class2021/22
- 194th Class2022/23
- 195th Class2023/24
- 196th Class2024/25
In 3rd Class in 2020/21
13 in 3rd Class (2020/21), 14 in 6th Class (2023/24): 1 pupil more.
- 133rd Class2020/21
- 134th Class2021/22
- 135th Class2022/23
- 146th Class2023/24
In 4th Class in 2020/21
11 in 4th Class (2020/21), 11 in 6th Class (2022/23): no change.
- 114th Class2020/21
- 115th Class2021/22
- 116th Class2022/23
In 5th Class in 2020/21
20 in 5th Class (2020/21), 20 in 6th Class (2021/22): no change.
- 205th Class2020/21
- 206th Class2021/22
Biggest one-year changes in a class
- +104th Class in 2024/25 (17 to 27)
- −172nd Class in 2023/24 (26 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 S N Caitriona Naofa, 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
7.6teaching posts
Our estimate: about 8 teachers.
- Class teachersOne for each of the 6 mainstream classes 6
- PrincipalAlso teaches one of the classes, so is counted with the class teachers in a class
- Special education teachers40 hours of support teaching a week 1.6
2 special needs assistants (SNAs) also work with pupils.
The NCSE has allocated 1.6 special education teachers and 2 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 S N Caitriona Naofa, measured in a straight line. Pupil numbers are for 2025/26.
| Number on map | School | Distance | Pupils | Since 2015/16 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| S N Caitriona NaofaThis school | – | 149 |
+21.1%
|
|
| 1 | S N Ultain Naofa3.0 km · An Uaimh · Gaelscoil · Gaeltacht | 3.0 km | 80 |
−11.1%
|
| 2 | Kells Parochial N S5.1 km · Kells · Church of Ireland | 5.1 km | 52 |
−26.8%
|
| 3 | Our Lady of Mercy NS5.3 km · Kells | 5.3 km | 313 |
−30.0%
|
| 4 | Scoil Cholmcille5.3 km · Kells | 5.3 km | 352 |
+29.4%
|
| 5 | Scoil Naomh Barra5.4 km · Navan | 5.4 km | 238 |
+45.1%
|
| 6 | S N Muire5.7 km · Kells | 5.7 km | 165 |
+21.3%
|
About this school
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Contact
- Principal
- Owen Creevey
- Phone
- 0469241425
- [email protected]
- Address
- Oristown, Kells, Co. Meath., A82 DP71
School
- Ethos
- Catholic
- Patron
- Bishop of Meath
- School type
- Ordinary
- School level
- All Through
- DEIS
- Not DEIS
Language and area
- Irish classification
- No subjects through Irish
- Gaeltacht
- Gaeltacht
- Island
- Not on an island
- Local authority
- Meath County Council
- Planning area
- Kells
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 | 149 | 73 | 76 | 13 | 26 | 20 | 21 | 17 | 10 | 26 | 16 |
| 2024/25 | 153 | 74 | 79 | 24 | 19 | 20 | 17 | 10 | 27 | 17 | 19 |
| 2023/24 | 142 | 67 | 75 | 19 | 21 | 17 | 9 | 26 | 17 | 19 | 14 |
| 2022/23 | 131 | 66 | 65 | 21 | 14 | 10 | 26 | 17 | 19 | 13 | 11 |
| 2021/22 | 132 | 66 | 66 | 14 | 11 | 26 | 18 | 19 | 13 | 11 | 20 |
| 2020/21 | 141 | 66 | 75 | 11 | 26 | 18 | 21 | 13 | 11 | 20 | 21 |
| 2019/20 | 139 | 64 | 75 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2018/19 | 132 | 61 | 71 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2017/18 | 121 | 60 | 61 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2016/17 | 116 | 59 | 57 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2015/16 | 123 | 62 | 61 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2014/15 | 122 | 60 | 62 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2013/14 | 127 | 61 | 66 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2012/13 | 122 | 63 | 59 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2011/12 | 130 | 65 | 65 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2010/11 | 127 | 67 | 60 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2009/10 | 146 | 67 | 79 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2008/09 | 150 | 66 | 84 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2007/08 | 150 | 66 | 84 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2006/07 | 147 | 59 | 88 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2005/06 | 131 | 52 | 79 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2004/05 | 130 | 52 | 78 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2003/04 | 127 | 52 | 75 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2002/03 | 117 | 44 | 73 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2001/02 | 110 | 47 | 63 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2000/01 | 101 | 44 | 57 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1999/00 | 102 | 49 | 53 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1998/99 | 110 | 53 | 57 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1997/98 | 105 | 55 | 50 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1996/97 | 96 | 50 | 46 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1995/96 | 84 | 43 | 41 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1994/95 | 81 | 40 | 41 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1993/94 | 85 | 40 | 45 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1983/84 | 39 | 24 | 15 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1982/83 | 35 | 22 | 13 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1981/82 | 39 | 24 | 15 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1980/81 | 40 | 23 | 17 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1979/80 | 43 | 22 | 21 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1978/79 | 41 | – | 20 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1977/78 | 43 | 19 | 24 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1976/77 | 45 | 19 | 26 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1975/76 | 41 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1974/75 | 45 | 18 | 27 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |