Our Lady of the Wayside NS
Dublin 18 · Roll number 18806U
- Catholic ethos
- Not DEIS
- Pupils in 2025/26
- 292
- −6 on 2024/25
- Over 10 years
- −10%
- Down 32 from 324 in 2015/16
- Girls and boys
- 145 / 147
- 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
292 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 | 42 | 30 | 52 | 25 | 25 | 45 | 36.5 |
| Senior Infants | 49 | 42 | 30 | 51 | 26 | 25 | 37.2 |
| 1st Class | 27 | 49 | 40 | 29 | 51 | 25 | 36.8 |
| 2nd Class | 51 | 28 | 49 | 41 | 28 | 51 | 41.3 |
| 3rd Class | 30 | 50 | 29 | 50 | 46 | 27 | 38.7 |
| 4th Class | 30 | 29 | 48 | 29 | 51 | 47 | 39.0 |
| 5th Class | 50 | 29 | 29 | 47 | 29 | 46 | 38.3 |
| 6th Class | 29 | 49 | 29 | 28 | 42 | 26 | 33.8 |
JI and SI are Junior and Senior Infants.
Started Junior Infants in 2024/25
25 in Junior Infants (2024/25), 25 in Senior Infants (2025/26): no change.
- 25Junior Infants2024/25
- 25Senior Infants2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2023/24
25 in Junior Infants (2023/24), 25 in 1st Class (2025/26): no change.
- 25Junior Infants2023/24
- 26Senior Infants2024/25
- 251st Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2022/23
52 in Junior Infants (2022/23), 51 in 2nd Class (2025/26): 1 pupil fewer.
- 52Junior Infants2022/23
- 51Senior Infants2023/24
- 511st Class2024/25
- 512nd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2021/22
30 in Junior Infants (2021/22), 27 in 3rd Class (2025/26): 3 pupils fewer.
- 30Junior Infants2021/22
- 30Senior Infants2022/23
- 291st Class2023/24
- 282nd Class2024/25
- 273rd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2020/21
42 in Junior Infants (2020/21), 47 in 4th Class (2025/26): 5 pupils more.
- 42Junior Infants2020/21
- 42Senior Infants2021/22
- 401st Class2022/23
- 412nd Class2023/24
- 463rd Class2024/25
- 474th Class2025/26
In Senior Infants in 2020/21
49 in Senior Infants (2020/21), 46 in 5th Class (2025/26): 3 pupils fewer.
- 49Senior Infants2020/21
- 491st Class2021/22
- 492nd Class2022/23
- 503rd Class2023/24
- 514th Class2024/25
- 465th Class2025/26
In 1st Class in 2020/21
27 in 1st Class (2020/21), 26 in 6th Class (2025/26): 1 pupil fewer.
- 271st Class2020/21
- 282nd Class2021/22
- 293rd Class2022/23
- 294th Class2023/24
- 295th Class2024/25
- 266th Class2025/26
In 2nd Class in 2020/21
51 in 2nd Class (2020/21), 42 in 6th Class (2024/25): 9 pupils fewer.
- 512nd Class2020/21
- 503rd Class2021/22
- 484th Class2022/23
- 475th Class2023/24
- 426th Class2024/25
In 3rd Class in 2020/21
30 in 3rd Class (2020/21), 28 in 6th Class (2023/24): 2 pupils fewer.
- 303rd Class2020/21
- 294th Class2021/22
- 295th Class2022/23
- 286th Class2023/24
In 4th Class in 2020/21
30 in 4th Class (2020/21), 29 in 6th Class (2022/23): 1 pupil fewer.
- 304th Class2020/21
- 295th Class2021/22
- 296th Class2022/23
In 5th Class in 2020/21
50 in 5th Class (2020/21), 49 in 6th Class (2021/22): 1 pupil fewer.
- 505th Class2020/21
- 496th Class2021/22
Biggest one-year changes in a class
- +232nd Class in 2025/26 (28 to 51)
- −27Junior Infants in 2023/24 (52 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 Our Lady of the Wayside NS, 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
17.4teaching posts
Our estimate: about 17 teachers.
- Class teachersOne for each of the 12 mainstream classes 12
- PrincipalRuns the school and doesn't teach a class 1
- Special education teachers110 hours of support teaching a week 4.4
5.33 special needs assistants (SNAs) also work with pupils.
The NCSE has allocated 4.7 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 Our Lady of the Wayside NS, measured in a straight line. Pupil numbers are for 2025/26.
| Number on map | School | Distance | Pupils | Since 2015/16 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Our Lady of the Wayside NSThis school | – | 292 |
−9.9%
|
|
| 1 | Kilternan Church of Ireland NS0.8 km · Dublin 18 · Church of Ireland | 0.8 km | 206 |
−11.2%
|
| 2 | S N Padraig Naofa2.1 km · Kiltiernan | 2.1 km | 185 |
0.0%
|
| 3 | Gaelscoil Shliabh Rua2.4 km · Baile Átha Cliath 18 · Gaelscoil · Multi-denominational | 2.4 km | 359 |
+529.8%
|
| 4 | Holy Trinity National School2.9 km · Dublin 18 | 2.9 km | 586 |
+37.6%
|
| 5 | Gaelscoil Thaobh na Coille3.0 km · Baile Átha Cliath 18 · Gaelscoil | 3.0 km | 402 |
−9.0%
|
| 6 | Cherrywood Educate Together National School3.0 km · Dublin 18 · Multi-denominational | 3.0 km | 220 | – |
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
- Fiona Downes
- Phone
- 012955682
- [email protected]
- Address
- Kilternan, Dublin 18, D18 CY28
School
- Ethos
- Catholic
- Patron
- Archbishop of Dublin
- 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
- Dun Laoghaire Rathdown
- Planning area
- Kilternan
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 | 292 | 145 | 147 | 45 | 25 | 25 | 51 | 27 | 47 | 46 | 26 |
| 2024/25 | 298 | 151 | 147 | 25 | 26 | 51 | 28 | 46 | 51 | 29 | 42 |
| 2023/24 | 300 | 147 | 153 | 25 | 51 | 29 | 41 | 50 | 29 | 47 | 28 |
| 2022/23 | 306 | 146 | 160 | 52 | 30 | 40 | 49 | 29 | 48 | 29 | 29 |
| 2021/22 | 306 | 142 | 164 | 30 | 42 | 49 | 28 | 50 | 29 | 29 | 49 |
| 2020/21 | 308 | 139 | 169 | 42 | 49 | 27 | 51 | 30 | 30 | 50 | 29 |
| 2019/20 | 320 | 136 | 184 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2018/19 | 319 | 144 | 175 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2017/18 | 325 | 148 | 177 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2016/17 | 321 | 140 | 181 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2015/16 | 324 | 145 | 179 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2014/15 | 321 | 147 | 174 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2013/14 | 329 | 150 | 179 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2012/13 | 321 | 147 | 174 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2011/12 | 321 | 151 | 170 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2010/11 | 324 | 152 | 172 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2009/10 | 317 | 150 | 167 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2008/09 | 325 | 159 | 166 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2007/08 | 323 | 154 | 169 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2006/07 | 338 | 162 | 176 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2005/06 | 313 | 149 | 164 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2004/05 | 312 | 155 | 157 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2003/04 | 299 | 144 | 155 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2002/03 | 273 | 125 | 148 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2001/02 | 273 | 130 | 143 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2000/01 | 266 | 123 | 143 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1999/00 | 266 | 121 | 145 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1998/99 | 264 | 114 | 150 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1997/98 | 265 | 117 | 148 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1996/97 | 277 | 127 | 150 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1995/96 | 281 | 131 | 150 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1994/95 | 286 | 139 | 147 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1993/94 | 299 | 143 | 156 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1983/84 | 243 | 110 | 133 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1982/83 | 263 | 121 | 142 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1981/82 | 273 | 124 | 149 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1980/81 | 280 | 129 | 151 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1979/80 | 281 | 141 | 140 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1978/79 | 275 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1977/78 | 293 | 136 | 157 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1976/77 | 289 | 130 | 159 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1975/76 | 287 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1974/75 | 264 | 119 | 145 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |