S N Bhaile Mhuirne
Murrintown · Roll number 18684J
- Catholic ethos
- Not DEIS
- Pupils in 2025/26
- 230
- +10 on 2024/25
- Over 10 years
- −3%
- Down 8 from 238 in 2015/16
- Girls and boys
- 107 / 123
- 47% 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
230 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 | 23 | 26 | 19 | 29 | 21 | 30 | 24.7 |
| Senior Infants | 37 | 23 | 25 | 21 | 30 | 23 | 26.5 |
| 1st Class | 28 | 39 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 32 | 28.5 |
| 2nd Class | 26 | 28 | 40 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 28.0 |
| 3rd Class | 34 | 26 | 28 | 41 | 25 | 25 | 29.8 |
| 4th Class | 28 | 34 | 27 | 28 | 41 | 26 | 30.7 |
| 5th Class | 33 | 28 | 34 | 27 | 28 | 43 | 32.2 |
| 6th Class | 25 | 33 | 30 | 34 | 27 | 27 | 29.3 |
JI and SI are Junior and Senior Infants.
Started Junior Infants in 2024/25
21 in Junior Infants (2024/25), 23 in Senior Infants (2025/26): 2 pupils more.
- 21Junior Infants2024/25
- 23Senior Infants2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2023/24
29 in Junior Infants (2023/24), 32 in 1st Class (2025/26): 3 pupils more.
- 29Junior Infants2023/24
- 30Senior Infants2024/25
- 321st Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2022/23
19 in Junior Infants (2022/23), 24 in 2nd Class (2025/26): 5 pupils more.
- 19Junior Infants2022/23
- 21Senior Infants2023/24
- 231st Class2024/25
- 242nd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2021/22
26 in Junior Infants (2021/22), 25 in 3rd Class (2025/26): 1 pupil fewer.
- 26Junior Infants2021/22
- 25Senior Infants2022/23
- 251st Class2023/24
- 252nd Class2024/25
- 253rd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2020/21
23 in Junior Infants (2020/21), 26 in 4th Class (2025/26): 3 pupils more.
- 23Junior Infants2020/21
- 23Senior Infants2021/22
- 241st Class2022/23
- 252nd Class2023/24
- 253rd Class2024/25
- 264th Class2025/26
In Senior Infants in 2020/21
37 in Senior Infants (2020/21), 43 in 5th Class (2025/26): 6 pupils more.
- 37Senior Infants2020/21
- 391st Class2021/22
- 402nd Class2022/23
- 413rd Class2023/24
- 414th Class2024/25
- 435th Class2025/26
In 1st Class in 2020/21
28 in 1st Class (2020/21), 27 in 6th Class (2025/26): 1 pupil fewer.
- 281st Class2020/21
- 282nd Class2021/22
- 283rd Class2022/23
- 284th Class2023/24
- 285th Class2024/25
- 276th 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
34 in 3rd Class (2020/21), 34 in 6th Class (2023/24): no change.
- 343rd Class2020/21
- 344th Class2021/22
- 345th Class2022/23
- 346th Class2023/24
In 4th Class in 2020/21
28 in 4th Class (2020/21), 30 in 6th Class (2022/23): 2 pupils more.
- 284th Class2020/21
- 285th Class2021/22
- 306th Class2022/23
In 5th Class in 2020/21
33 in 5th Class (2020/21), 33 in 6th Class (2021/22): no change.
- 335th Class2020/21
- 336th Class2021/22
Biggest one-year changes in a class
- +155th Class in 2025/26 (28 to 43)
- −163rd Class in 2024/25 (41 to 25)
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 Bhaile Mhuirne, 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
13.6teaching posts
Our estimate: about 14 teachers.
- Class teachersOne for each of the 9 mainstream classes 9
- PrincipalRuns the school and doesn't teach a class 1
- Special education teachers90 hours of support teaching a week 3.6
4.83 special needs assistants (SNAs) also work with pupils.
The NCSE has allocated 3.7 special education teachers and 4.83 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 S N Bhaile Mhuirne, measured in a straight line. Pupil numbers are for 2025/26.
| Number on map | School | Distance | Pupils | Since 2015/16 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| S N Bhaile MhuirneThis school | – | 230 |
−3.4%
|
|
| 1 | S N Baile an Phiarsaigh2.2 km · Drinagh | 2.2 km | 238 |
+10.2%
|
| 2 | Fionntain Nfa N S4.7 km · Bridgetown | 4.7 km | 114 |
−2.6%
|
| 3 | Wexford Educate Together National School5.2 km · Wexford · Multi-denominational | 5.2 km | 191 |
+38.4%
|
| 4 | Convent of Mercy5.6 km · Wexford · DEIS | 5.6 km | 406 |
−10.4%
|
| 5 | Gaelscoil Loch Garman5.6 km · Loch Garman · Gaelscoil | 5.6 km | 208 |
−8.4%
|
| 6 | S N Mhuire5.9 km · Barntown | 5.9 km | 336 |
+25.8%
|
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
- John Colloton
- Phone
- 0539139277
- [email protected]
- Address
- Murrintown, Co Wexford, Y35 D326
School
- Ethos
- Catholic
- Patron
- Bishop of Ferns
- 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
- Wexford County Council
- Planning area
- Wexford
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 | 230 | 107 | 123 | 30 | 23 | 32 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 43 | 27 |
| 2024/25 | 220 | 106 | 114 | 21 | 30 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 41 | 28 | 27 |
| 2023/24 | 230 | 104 | 126 | 29 | 21 | 25 | 25 | 41 | 28 | 27 | 34 |
| 2022/23 | 227 | 104 | 123 | 19 | 25 | 24 | 40 | 28 | 27 | 34 | 30 |
| 2021/22 | 237 | 108 | 129 | 26 | 23 | 39 | 28 | 26 | 34 | 28 | 33 |
| 2020/21 | 234 | 106 | 128 | 23 | 37 | 28 | 26 | 34 | 28 | 33 | 25 |
| 2019/20 | 237 | 114 | 123 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2018/19 | 234 | 118 | 116 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2017/18 | 237 | 115 | 122 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2016/17 | 246 | 117 | 129 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2015/16 | 238 | 116 | 122 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2014/15 | 252 | 126 | 126 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2013/14 | 244 | 118 | 126 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2012/13 | 243 | 123 | 120 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2011/12 | 234 | 111 | 123 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2010/11 | 233 | 108 | 125 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2009/10 | 220 | 104 | 116 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2008/09 | 216 | 103 | 113 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2007/08 | 219 | 105 | 114 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2006/07 | 192 | 92 | 100 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2005/06 | 181 | 92 | 89 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2004/05 | 164 | 80 | 84 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2003/04 | 149 | 71 | 78 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2002/03 | 137 | 66 | 71 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2001/02 | 119 | 54 | 65 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2000/01 | 105 | 46 | 59 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1999/00 | 95 | 39 | 56 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1998/99 | 104 | 46 | 58 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1997/98 | 100 | 43 | 57 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1996/97 | 110 | 45 | 65 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1995/96 | 106 | 45 | 61 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1994/95 | 117 | 51 | 66 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1993/94 | 124 | 56 | 68 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1983/84 | 136 | 63 | 73 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1982/83 | 119 | 56 | 63 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1981/82 | 113 | 51 | 62 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1980/81 | 115 | 53 | 62 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1979/80 | 98 | 46 | 52 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1978/79 | 82 | 44 | 38 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1977/78 | 72 | 38 | 34 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1976/77 | 66 | 30 | 36 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1975/76 | 58 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1974/75 | 58 | 27 | 31 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |