Scoil Lorcáin
Baile na Manach · Roll number 18451J
- Catholic ethos
- Not DEIS
- All subjects through Irish
- Pupils in 2025/26
- 485
- −3 on 2024/25
- Over 10 years
- −1%
- Down 3 from 488 in 2015/16
- Girls and boys
- 242 / 243
- 50% 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
485 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 | 60 | 59 | 59 | 57 | 60 | 60 | 59.2 |
| Senior Infants | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 59 | 60 | 59.8 |
| 1st Class | 62 | 62 | 60 | 59 | 62 | 59 | 60.7 |
| 2nd Class | 61 | 62 | 61 | 62 | 62 | 61 | 61.5 |
| 3rd Class | 58 | 60 | 60 | 62 | 62 | 62 | 60.7 |
| 4th Class | 62 | 58 | 61 | 59 | 62 | 62 | 60.7 |
| 5th Class | 62 | 61 | 58 | 61 | 60 | 62 | 60.7 |
| 6th Class | 63 | 62 | 62 | 57 | 61 | 59 | 60.7 |
JI and SI are Junior and Senior Infants.
Started Junior Infants in 2024/25
60 in Junior Infants (2024/25), 60 in Senior Infants (2025/26): no change.
- 60Junior Infants2024/25
- 60Senior Infants2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2023/24
57 in Junior Infants (2023/24), 59 in 1st Class (2025/26): 2 pupils more.
- 57Junior Infants2023/24
- 59Senior Infants2024/25
- 591st Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2022/23
59 in Junior Infants (2022/23), 61 in 2nd Class (2025/26): 2 pupils more.
- 59Junior Infants2022/23
- 60Senior Infants2023/24
- 621st Class2024/25
- 612nd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2021/22
59 in Junior Infants (2021/22), 62 in 3rd Class (2025/26): 3 pupils more.
- 59Junior Infants2021/22
- 60Senior Infants2022/23
- 591st Class2023/24
- 622nd Class2024/25
- 623rd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2020/21
60 in Junior Infants (2020/21), 62 in 4th Class (2025/26): 2 pupils more.
- 60Junior Infants2020/21
- 60Senior Infants2021/22
- 601st Class2022/23
- 622nd Class2023/24
- 623rd Class2024/25
- 624th Class2025/26
In Senior Infants in 2020/21
60 in Senior Infants (2020/21), 62 in 5th Class (2025/26): 2 pupils more.
- 60Senior Infants2020/21
- 621st Class2021/22
- 612nd Class2022/23
- 623rd Class2023/24
- 624th Class2024/25
- 625th Class2025/26
In 1st Class in 2020/21
62 in 1st Class (2020/21), 59 in 6th Class (2025/26): 3 pupils fewer.
- 621st Class2020/21
- 622nd Class2021/22
- 603rd Class2022/23
- 594th Class2023/24
- 605th Class2024/25
- 596th Class2025/26
In 2nd Class in 2020/21
61 in 2nd Class (2020/21), 61 in 6th Class (2024/25): no change.
- 612nd Class2020/21
- 603rd Class2021/22
- 614th Class2022/23
- 615th Class2023/24
- 616th Class2024/25
In 3rd Class in 2020/21
58 in 3rd Class (2020/21), 57 in 6th Class (2023/24): 1 pupil fewer.
- 583rd Class2020/21
- 584th Class2021/22
- 585th Class2022/23
- 576th Class2023/24
In 4th Class in 2020/21
62 in 4th Class (2020/21), 62 in 6th Class (2022/23): no change.
- 624th Class2020/21
- 615th Class2021/22
- 626th Class2022/23
In 5th Class in 2020/21
62 in 5th Class (2020/21), 62 in 6th Class (2021/22): no change.
- 625th Class2020/21
- 626th Class2021/22
Biggest one-year changes in a class
- +46th Class in 2024/25 (57 to 61)
- −56th Class in 2023/24 (62 to 57)
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 Lorcáin, 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
25.1teaching posts
Our estimate: about 25 teachers.
- Class teachersOne for each of the 19 mainstream classes 19
- PrincipalRuns the school and doesn't teach a class 1
- Special education teachers127.5 hours of support teaching a week 5.1
5.83 special needs assistants (SNAs) also work with pupils.
The NCSE has allocated 5.1 special education teachers and 5.83 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 Lorcáin, measured in a straight line. Pupil numbers are for 2025/26.
| Number on map | School | Distance | Pupils | Since 2015/16 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scoil LorcáinThis school | – | 485 |
−0.6%
|
|
| 1 | Scoil na nAingeal0.6 km · Blackrock | 0.6 km | 410 |
−11.4%
|
| 2 | Carysfort NS1.2 km · Blackrock | 1.2 km | 583 |
+7.0%
|
| 3 | Dun Laoghaire ETNS1.2 km · Monkstown · Multi-denominational | 1.2 km | 177 | – |
| 4 | All Saints N S1.3 km · Blackrock · Church of Ireland | 1.3 km | 51 |
−19.0%
|
| 5 | Holy Family School1.4 km · Glenageary · DEIS | 1.4 km | 149 |
+26.3%
|
| 6 | Booterstown N S1.8 km · Blackrock · Church of Ireland | 1.8 km | 85 |
−18.3%
|
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
- Colmán Ó Drisceoil
- Phone
- 012808906
- [email protected]
- Address
- Cearnóg Eaton, Baile na Manach, Co. Átha Cliath, A94 F596
School
- Ethos
- Catholic
- Patron
- Archbishop of Dublin
- School type
- Ordinary
- School level
- All Through
- DEIS
- Not DEIS
Language and area
- Irish classification
- All subjects through Irish
- Gaeltacht
- Non-Gaeltacht
- Island
- Not on an island
- Local authority
- Dun Laoghaire Rathdown
- Planning area
- Dunlaoghaire
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 | 485 | 242 | 243 | 60 | 60 | 59 | 61 | 62 | 62 | 62 | 59 |
| 2024/25 | 488 | 246 | 242 | 60 | 59 | 62 | 62 | 62 | 62 | 60 | 61 |
| 2023/24 | 477 | 241 | 236 | 57 | 60 | 59 | 62 | 62 | 59 | 61 | 57 |
| 2022/23 | 481 | 239 | 242 | 59 | 60 | 60 | 61 | 60 | 61 | 58 | 62 |
| 2021/22 | 484 | 247 | 237 | 59 | 60 | 62 | 62 | 60 | 58 | 61 | 62 |
| 2020/21 | 488 | 245 | 243 | 60 | 60 | 62 | 61 | 58 | 62 | 62 | 63 |
| 2019/20 | 484 | 249 | 235 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2018/19 | 487 | 245 | 242 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2017/18 | 484 | 242 | 242 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2016/17 | 484 | 237 | 247 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2015/16 | 488 | 240 | 248 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2014/15 | 489 | 233 | 256 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2013/14 | 488 | 232 | 256 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2012/13 | 491 | 245 | 246 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2011/12 | 487 | 240 | 247 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2010/11 | 489 | 242 | 247 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2009/10 | 472 | 232 | 240 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2008/09 | 462 | 238 | 224 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2007/08 | 456 | 230 | 226 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2006/07 | 442 | 227 | 215 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2005/06 | 436 | 223 | 213 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2004/05 | 424 | 211 | 213 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2003/04 | 420 | 212 | 208 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2002/03 | 422 | 215 | 207 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2001/02 | 404 | 201 | 203 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2000/01 | 427 | 217 | 210 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1999/00 | 433 | 220 | 213 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1998/99 | 433 | 221 | 212 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1997/98 | 431 | 211 | 220 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1996/97 | 434 | 218 | 216 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1995/96 | 431 | 220 | 211 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1994/95 | 446 | 228 | 218 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1993/94 | 442 | 230 | 212 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1983/84 | 405 | 177 | 228 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1982/83 | 382 | 160 | 222 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1981/82 | 381 | 162 | 219 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1980/81 | 381 | 165 | 216 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1979/80 | 370 | 151 | 219 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1978/79 | 372 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1977/78 | 389 | 162 | 227 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1976/77 | 383 | 161 | 222 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1975/76 | 369 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1974/75 | 369 | 164 | 205 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |