SN Muine Mhea
Athenry · Roll number 18746F
- Catholic ethos
- Not DEIS
- Ordinary with Special Classes
- Pupils in 2025/26
- 251
- +3 on 2024/25
- Over 10 years
- +64%
- Up 98 from 153 in 2015/16
- Girls and boys
- 123 / 128
- 49% girls
Pupils since 1977
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
251 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 | 39 | 30 | 29 | 24 | 27 | 26 | 29.2 |
| Senior Infants | 36 | 39 | 30 | 29 | 26 | 27 | 31.2 |
| 1st Class | 36 | 36 | 39 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 32.5 |
| 2nd Class | 23 | 35 | 36 | 36 | 29 | 29 | 31.3 |
| 3rd Class | 22 | 22 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 29 | 30.2 |
| 4th Class | 21 | 24 | 22 | 37 | 37 | 39 | 30.0 |
| 5th Class | 14 | 21 | 25 | 23 | 35 | 39 | 26.2 |
| 6th Class | 23 | 15 | 20 | 24 | 23 | 35 | 23.3 |
JI and SI are Junior and Senior Infants.
Started Junior Infants in 2024/25
27 in Junior Infants (2024/25), 27 in Senior Infants (2025/26): no change.
- 27Junior Infants2024/25
- 27Senior Infants2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2023/24
24 in Junior Infants (2023/24), 27 in 1st Class (2025/26): 3 pupils more.
- 24Junior Infants2023/24
- 26Senior Infants2024/25
- 271st Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2022/23
29 in Junior Infants (2022/23), 29 in 2nd Class (2025/26): no change.
- 29Junior Infants2022/23
- 29Senior Infants2023/24
- 281st Class2024/25
- 292nd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2021/22
30 in Junior Infants (2021/22), 29 in 3rd Class (2025/26): 1 pupil fewer.
- 30Junior Infants2021/22
- 30Senior Infants2022/23
- 291st Class2023/24
- 292nd Class2024/25
- 293rd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2020/21
39 in Junior Infants (2020/21), 39 in 4th Class (2025/26): no change.
- 39Junior Infants2020/21
- 39Senior Infants2021/22
- 391st Class2022/23
- 362nd Class2023/24
- 373rd Class2024/25
- 394th Class2025/26
In Senior Infants in 2020/21
36 in Senior Infants (2020/21), 39 in 5th Class (2025/26): 3 pupils more.
- 36Senior Infants2020/21
- 361st Class2021/22
- 362nd Class2022/23
- 363rd Class2023/24
- 374th Class2024/25
- 395th Class2025/26
In 1st Class in 2020/21
36 in 1st Class (2020/21), 35 in 6th Class (2025/26): 1 pupil fewer.
- 361st Class2020/21
- 352nd Class2021/22
- 353rd Class2022/23
- 374th Class2023/24
- 355th Class2024/25
- 356th Class2025/26
In 2nd Class in 2020/21
23 in 2nd Class (2020/21), 23 in 6th Class (2024/25): no change.
- 232nd Class2020/21
- 223rd Class2021/22
- 224th Class2022/23
- 235th Class2023/24
- 236th Class2024/25
In 3rd Class in 2020/21
22 in 3rd Class (2020/21), 24 in 6th Class (2023/24): 2 pupils more.
- 223rd Class2020/21
- 244th Class2021/22
- 255th Class2022/23
- 246th Class2023/24
In 4th Class in 2020/21
21 in 4th Class (2020/21), 20 in 6th Class (2022/23): 1 pupil fewer.
- 214th Class2020/21
- 215th Class2021/22
- 206th Class2022/23
In 5th Class in 2020/21
14 in 5th Class (2020/21), 15 in 6th Class (2021/22): 1 pupil more.
- 145th Class2020/21
- 156th Class2021/22
Biggest one-year changes in a class
- +154th Class in 2023/24 (22 to 37)
- −101st Class in 2023/24 (39 to 29)
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 SN Muine Mhea, 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
15.3teaching posts
Our estimate: about 15 teachers.
- Class teachersOne for each of the 10 mainstream classes 10
- PrincipalRuns the school and doesn't teach a class 1
- Special education teachers82.5 hours of support teaching a week 3.3
- Special class teachersFor an autism class 1
6.66 special needs assistants (SNAs) also work with pupils. 5 pupils are in special classes, which the class sizes leave out.
The NCSE has allocated 3.9 special education teachers, 1 special class teacher and 6.66 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 SN Muine Mhea, measured in a straight line. Pupil numbers are for 2025/26.
| Number on map | School | Distance | Pupils | Since 2015/16 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SN Muine MheaThis school | – | 251 |
+64.1%
|
|
| 1 | St Oliver Plunketts NS3.9 km · Athenry | 3.9 km | 199 |
+9.3%
|
| 2 | Scoil Iarlatha Naofa5.9 km · Ballinasloe | 5.9 km | 53 |
−35.4%
|
| 3 | Crumlin N S6.0 km · Ballyglunin | 6.0 km | 95 |
−23.4%
|
| 4 | Carnain N.S.7.2 km · Athenry | 7.2 km | 89 |
−15.2%
|
| 5 | Newtown NS7.3 km · Tuam · DEIS | 7.3 km | 172 |
+47.0%
|
| 6 | Annagh Hill NS8.2 km · Tuam | 8.2 km | 105 |
+11.7%
|
About this school
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Contact
- Principal
- Joanne Geoghegan
- Phone
- 091849532
- [email protected]
- Address
- Monivea, Athenry, Co Galway, H65 X993
School
- Ethos
- Catholic
- Patron
- Archbishop of Tuam
- School type
- Ordinary with Special Classes
- 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
- Athenry
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
40 school years from 1977/78 to 2025/26. Class figures start in 2020/21.
| Year | Total | Girls | Boys | JI | SI | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 251 | 123 | 128 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 39 | 39 | 35 |
| 2024/25 | 248 | 121 | 127 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 37 | 37 | 35 | 23 |
| 2023/24 | 244 | 117 | 127 | 24 | 29 | 29 | 36 | 36 | 37 | 23 | 24 |
| 2022/23 | 241 | 122 | 119 | 29 | 30 | 39 | 36 | 35 | 22 | 25 | 20 |
| 2021/22 | 228 | 113 | 115 | 30 | 39 | 36 | 35 | 22 | 24 | 21 | 15 |
| 2020/21 | 220 | 107 | 113 | 39 | 36 | 36 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 14 | 23 |
| 2019/20 | 192 | 91 | 101 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2018/19 | 166 | 88 | 78 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2017/18 | 157 | 82 | 75 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2016/17 | 153 | 84 | 69 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2015/16 | 153 | 82 | 71 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2014/15 | 162 | 82 | 80 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2013/14 | 170 | 85 | 85 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2012/13 | 173 | 80 | 93 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2011/12 | 173 | 85 | 88 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2010/11 | 179 | 80 | 99 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2009/10 | 159 | 71 | 88 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2008/09 | 153 | 63 | 90 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2007/08 | 147 | 59 | 88 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2006/07 | 133 | 65 | 68 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2005/06 | 133 | 63 | 70 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2004/05 | 133 | 66 | 67 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2003/04 | 126 | 55 | 71 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2002/03 | 118 | 54 | 64 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2001/02 | 118 | 57 | 61 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2000/01 | 126 | 63 | 63 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1999/00 | 120 | 55 | 65 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1998/99 | 122 | 52 | 70 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1997/98 | 127 | 61 | 66 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1996/97 | 136 | 65 | 71 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1995/96 | 152 | 66 | 86 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1994/95 | 160 | 73 | 87 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1993/94 | 162 | 73 | 89 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1983/84 | 109 | 56 | 53 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1982/83 | 102 | 51 | 51 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1981/82 | 92 | 48 | 44 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1980/81 | 93 | 43 | 50 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1979/80 | 95 | 44 | 51 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1978/79 | 99 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1977/78 | 83 | 40 | 43 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |