Scoil na mBrathar
Dublin 8 · Roll number 18477E
- Catholic ethos
- DEIS
- Ordinary with Special Classes
- Pupils in 2025/26
- 155
- −9 on 2024/25
- Over 10 years
- +24%
- Up 30 from 125 in 2015/16
- Girls and boys
- 44 / 111
- 28% 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
155 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 | – | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 20.4 |
| Senior Infants | – | – | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20.5 |
| 1st Class | – | – | – | 19 | 20 | 21 | 20.0 |
| 2nd Class | 27 | 24 | 16 | 12 | 19 | 20 | 19.7 |
| 3rd Class | 19 | 26 | 25 | 17 | 12 | 23 | 20.3 |
| 4th Class | 37 | 19 | 24 | 25 | 16 | 13 | 22.3 |
| 5th Class | 35 | 35 | 18 | 23 | 24 | 16 | 25.2 |
| 6th Class | 26 | 30 | 33 | 16 | 23 | 23 | 25.2 |
JI and SI are Junior and Senior Infants.
Started Junior Infants in 2024/25
20 in Junior Infants (2024/25), 21 in Senior Infants (2025/26): 1 pupil more.
- 20Junior Infants2024/25
- 21Senior Infants2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2023/24
21 in Junior Infants (2023/24), 21 in 1st Class (2025/26): no change.
- 21Junior Infants2023/24
- 20Senior Infants2024/25
- 211st Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2022/23
21 in Junior Infants (2022/23), 20 in 2nd Class (2025/26): 1 pupil fewer.
- 21Junior Infants2022/23
- 20Senior Infants2023/24
- 201st Class2024/25
- 202nd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2021/22
22 in Junior Infants (2021/22), 23 in 3rd Class (2025/26): 1 pupil more.
- 22Junior Infants2021/22
- 21Senior Infants2022/23
- 191st Class2023/24
- 192nd Class2024/25
- 233rd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2020/21
12 in 2nd Class (2023/24), 13 in 4th Class (2025/26): 1 pupil more.
- 122nd Class2023/24
- 123rd Class2024/25
- 134th Class2025/26
In 2nd Class in 2022/23
16 in 2nd Class (2022/23), 16 in 5th Class (2025/26): no change.
- 162nd Class2022/23
- 173rd Class2023/24
- 164th Class2024/25
- 165th Class2025/26
In 2nd Class in 2021/22
24 in 2nd Class (2021/22), 23 in 6th Class (2025/26): 1 pupil fewer.
- 242nd Class2021/22
- 253rd Class2022/23
- 254th Class2023/24
- 245th Class2024/25
- 236th Class2025/26
In 2nd Class in 2020/21
27 in 2nd Class (2020/21), 23 in 6th Class (2024/25): 4 pupils fewer.
- 272nd Class2020/21
- 263rd Class2021/22
- 244th Class2022/23
- 235th Class2023/24
- 236th Class2024/25
In 3rd Class in 2020/21
19 in 3rd Class (2020/21), 16 in 6th Class (2023/24): 3 pupils fewer.
- 193rd Class2020/21
- 194th Class2021/22
- 185th Class2022/23
- 166th Class2023/24
In 4th Class in 2020/21
37 in 4th Class (2020/21), 33 in 6th Class (2022/23): 4 pupils fewer.
- 374th Class2020/21
- 355th Class2021/22
- 336th Class2022/23
In 5th Class in 2020/21
35 in 5th Class (2020/21), 30 in 6th Class (2021/22): 5 pupils fewer.
- 355th Class2020/21
- 306th Class2021/22
Biggest one-year changes in a class
- +113rd Class in 2025/26 (12 to 23)
- −184th Class in 2021/22 (37 to 19)
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 na mBrathar, 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
14.8teaching posts
Our estimate: about 15 teachers.
- Class teachersOne for each of the 8 mainstream classes 8
- PrincipalDoesn't teach a class: schools with two or more special classes have a full-time principal 1
- Special education teachers95 hours of support teaching a week 3.8
- Special class teachersFor 2 autism classes 2
8 special needs assistants (SNAs) also work with pupils. 12 pupils are in special classes, which the class sizes leave out.
The NCSE has allocated 3.7 special education teachers, 2 special class teachers and 8 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 na mBrathar, measured in a straight line. Pupil numbers are for 2025/26.
| Number on map | School | Distance | Pupils | Since 2015/16 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scoil na mBratharThis school | – | 155 |
+24.0%
|
|
| 1 | St Patricks0.3 km · Dublin 8 · Church of Ireland | 0.3 km | 24 |
−22.6%
|
| 2 | St Brigids Primary School0.3 km · Dublin 8 · DEIS | 0.3 km | 229 |
−11.6%
|
| 3 | St Audoens NS0.3 km · Dublin 8 · DEIS | 0.3 km | 171 |
−9.0%
|
| 4 | South City CNS0.4 km · Dublin 8 · Multi-denominational · DEIS | 0.4 km | 148 |
+8.8%
|
| 5 | Presentation Primary School0.7 km · Dublin 8 · DEIS | 0.7 km | 223 |
−18.9%
|
| 6 | Presentation Primary School0.8 km · Dublin 7 · DEIS | 0.8 km | 165 |
+3.1%
|
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
- Conor Doyle (Acting)
- Phone
- 014531800
- [email protected]
- Address
- John Dillon Street, Dublin 8, D08 FE83
School
- Ethos
- Catholic
- Patron
- Archbishop of Dublin
- School type
- Ordinary with Special Classes
- School level
- All Through
- DEIS
- DEIS
Language and area
- Irish classification
- No subjects through Irish
- Gaeltacht
- Non-Gaeltacht
- Island
- Not on an island
- Local authority
- Dublin City Council
- Planning area
- Dublin–8
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 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 | 155 | 44 | 111 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 23 | 13 | 16 | 23 |
| 2024/25 | 164 | 34 | 130 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 12 | 16 | 24 | 23 |
| 2023/24 | 164 | 27 | 137 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 12 | 17 | 25 | 23 | 16 |
| 2022/23 | 170 | 18 | 152 | 21 | 21 | – | 16 | 25 | 24 | 18 | 33 |
| 2021/22 | 168 | 14 | 154 | 22 | – | – | 24 | 26 | 19 | 35 | 30 |
| 2020/21 | 154 | – | 154 | – | – | – | 27 | 19 | 37 | 35 | 26 |
| 2019/20 | 155 | – | 155 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2018/19 | 157 | – | 157 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2017/18 | 144 | – | 144 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2016/17 | 127 | 0 | 127 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2015/16 | 125 | 0 | 125 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2014/15 | 126 | 0 | 126 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2013/14 | 130 | 0 | 130 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2012/13 | 136 | 0 | 136 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2011/12 | 151 | 0 | 151 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2010/11 | 151 | 0 | 151 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2009/10 | 156 | 0 | 156 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2008/09 | 151 | 0 | 151 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2007/08 | 145 | 0 | 145 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2006/07 | 129 | 0 | 129 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2005/06 | 120 | 0 | 120 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2004/05 | 118 | 0 | 118 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2003/04 | 116 | 0 | 116 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2002/03 | 109 | 0 | 109 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2001/02 | 106 | 0 | 106 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2000/01 | 91 | 0 | 91 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1999/00 | 82 | 0 | 82 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1998/99 | 81 | 0 | 81 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1997/98 | 73 | – | 73 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1996/97 | 75 | 0 | 75 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1995/96 | 91 | – | 91 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1994/95 | 92 | – | 92 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1993/94 | 100 | – | 100 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1982/83 | 166 | 0 | 166 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1981/82 | 198 | 0 | 198 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1980/81 | 204 | 0 | 204 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1979/80 | 235 | 0 | 235 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1978/79 | 248 | 0 | 248 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1977/78 | 275 | 0 | 275 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1976/77 | 275 | 0 | 275 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1975/76 | 315 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1974/75 | 353 | 0 | 353 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |