Scoil Ide
Limerick · Roll number 18872K
- Catholic ethos
- Not DEIS
- Pupils in 2025/26
- 654
- −36 on 2024/25
- Over 10 years
- −17%
- Down 138 from 792 in 2015/16
- Girls and boys
- 313 / 341
- 48% 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
654 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 | 85 | 85 | 78 | 75 | 74 | 66 | 77.2 |
| Senior Infants | 102 | 84 | 88 | 80 | 79 | 74 | 84.5 |
| 1st Class | 76 | 96 | 85 | 91 | 83 | 79 | 85.0 |
| 2nd Class | 97 | 81 | 99 | 84 | 88 | 84 | 88.8 |
| 3rd Class | 90 | 97 | 82 | 102 | 84 | 89 | 90.7 |
| 4th Class | 113 | 89 | 96 | 83 | 101 | 82 | 94.0 |
| 5th Class | 94 | 117 | 93 | 96 | 85 | 96 | 96.8 |
| 6th Class | 89 | 95 | 118 | 93 | 96 | 84 | 95.8 |
JI and SI are Junior and Senior Infants.
Started Junior Infants in 2024/25
74 in Junior Infants (2024/25), 74 in Senior Infants (2025/26): no change.
- 74Junior Infants2024/25
- 74Senior Infants2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2023/24
75 in Junior Infants (2023/24), 79 in 1st Class (2025/26): 4 pupils more.
- 75Junior Infants2023/24
- 79Senior Infants2024/25
- 791st Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2022/23
78 in Junior Infants (2022/23), 84 in 2nd Class (2025/26): 6 pupils more.
- 78Junior Infants2022/23
- 80Senior Infants2023/24
- 831st Class2024/25
- 842nd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2021/22
85 in Junior Infants (2021/22), 89 in 3rd Class (2025/26): 4 pupils more.
- 85Junior Infants2021/22
- 88Senior Infants2022/23
- 911st Class2023/24
- 882nd Class2024/25
- 893rd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2020/21
85 in Junior Infants (2020/21), 82 in 4th Class (2025/26): 3 pupils fewer.
- 85Junior Infants2020/21
- 84Senior Infants2021/22
- 851st Class2022/23
- 842nd Class2023/24
- 843rd Class2024/25
- 824th Class2025/26
In Senior Infants in 2020/21
102 in Senior Infants (2020/21), 96 in 5th Class (2025/26): 6 pupils fewer.
- 102Senior Infants2020/21
- 961st Class2021/22
- 992nd Class2022/23
- 1023rd Class2023/24
- 1014th Class2024/25
- 965th Class2025/26
In 1st Class in 2020/21
76 in 1st Class (2020/21), 84 in 6th Class (2025/26): 8 pupils more.
- 761st Class2020/21
- 812nd Class2021/22
- 823rd Class2022/23
- 834th Class2023/24
- 855th Class2024/25
- 846th Class2025/26
In 2nd Class in 2020/21
97 in 2nd Class (2020/21), 96 in 6th Class (2024/25): 1 pupil fewer.
- 972nd Class2020/21
- 973rd Class2021/22
- 964th Class2022/23
- 965th Class2023/24
- 966th Class2024/25
In 3rd Class in 2020/21
90 in 3rd Class (2020/21), 93 in 6th Class (2023/24): 3 pupils more.
- 903rd Class2020/21
- 894th Class2021/22
- 935th Class2022/23
- 936th Class2023/24
In 4th Class in 2020/21
113 in 4th Class (2020/21), 118 in 6th Class (2022/23): 5 pupils more.
- 1134th Class2020/21
- 1175th Class2021/22
- 1186th Class2022/23
In 5th Class in 2020/21
94 in 5th Class (2020/21), 95 in 6th Class (2021/22): 1 pupil more.
- 945th Class2020/21
- 956th Class2021/22
Biggest one-year changes in a class
- +235th Class in 2021/22 (94 to 117)
- −256th Class in 2023/24 (118 to 93)
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 Ide, 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
42.2teaching posts
Our estimate: about 42 teachers.
- Class teachersOne for each of the 28 mainstream classes 28
- PrincipalRuns the school and doesn't teach a class 1
- Deputy principalDoesn't teach a class either, as larger schools and those with five or more special classes have one 1
- Special education teachers305 hours of support teaching a week 12.2
8 special needs assistants (SNAs) also work with pupils.
The NCSE has allocated 12 special education teachers, 1 special class teacher and 10 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 Ide, measured in a straight line. Pupil numbers are for 2025/26.
| Number on map | School | Distance | Pupils | Since 2015/16 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scoil IdeThis school | – | 654 |
−17.4%
|
|
| 1 | St Mary's National School1.1 km · Limerick · DEIS | 1.1 km | 152 |
+35.7%
|
| 2 | Scoil Padraig Naofa C1.5 km · Limerick · Girls · DEIS | 1.5 km | 197 |
−14.7%
|
| 3 | St John the Baptist Boys N S1.6 km · Limerick · Boys · DEIS | 1.6 km | 68 |
+83.8%
|
| 4 | Scoil Padraig Naofa B1.7 km · Limerick · Boys · DEIS | 1.7 km | 197 |
−10.0%
|
| 5 | Gaelscoil Sairseal1.7 km · Luimneach · Gaelscoil | 1.7 km | 369 |
+61.8%
|
| 6 | St Johns Convent1.8 km · Limerick · DEIS | 1.8 km | 223 |
−25.4%
|
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
- Ray D'Arcy
- Phone
- 061345495
- [email protected]
- Address
- Corbally Road, Limerick, V94 X659
School
- Ethos
- Catholic
- Patron
- Bishop of Limerick
- 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
- Limerick City Council
- Planning area
- Limerick City
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 | 654 | 313 | 341 | 66 | 74 | 79 | 84 | 89 | 82 | 96 | 84 |
| 2024/25 | 690 | 339 | 351 | 74 | 79 | 83 | 88 | 84 | 101 | 85 | 96 |
| 2023/24 | 704 | 341 | 363 | 75 | 80 | 91 | 84 | 102 | 83 | 96 | 93 |
| 2022/23 | 739 | 353 | 386 | 78 | 88 | 85 | 99 | 82 | 96 | 93 | 118 |
| 2021/22 | 744 | 338 | 406 | 85 | 84 | 96 | 81 | 97 | 89 | 117 | 95 |
| 2020/21 | 746 | 345 | 401 | 85 | 102 | 76 | 97 | 90 | 113 | 94 | 89 |
| 2019/20 | 789 | 361 | 428 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2018/19 | 787 | 376 | 411 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2017/18 | 799 | 382 | 417 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2016/17 | 787 | 369 | 418 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2015/16 | 792 | 378 | 414 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2014/15 | 782 | 368 | 414 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2013/14 | 770 | 366 | 404 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2012/13 | 788 | 380 | 408 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2011/12 | 772 | 390 | 382 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2010/11 | 774 | 384 | 390 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2009/10 | 779 | 395 | 384 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2008/09 | 791 | 407 | 384 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2007/08 | 802 | 425 | 377 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2006/07 | 826 | 447 | 379 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2005/06 | 811 | 440 | 371 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2004/05 | 822 | 440 | 382 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2003/04 | 830 | 434 | 396 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2002/03 | 820 | 432 | 388 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2001/02 | 821 | 423 | 398 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2000/01 | 829 | 424 | 405 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1999/00 | 823 | 413 | 410 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1998/99 | 835 | 414 | 421 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1997/98 | 877 | 442 | 435 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1996/97 | 884 | 443 | 441 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1995/96 | 877 | 442 | 435 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1994/95 | 888 | 444 | 444 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1993/94 | 905 | 450 | 455 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1983/84 | 933 | 473 | 460 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1982/83 | 906 | 446 | 460 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1981/82 | 924 | 454 | 470 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1980/81 | 893 | 423 | 470 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1979/80 | 884 | 425 | 459 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1978/79 | 843 | 412 | 431 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1977/78 | 808 | 395 | 413 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1976/77 | 777 | 379 | 398 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1975/76 | 718 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1974/75 | 540 | 291 | 249 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |