Scoil Ghobnatan
Mallow · Roll number 19256Q
- Catholic ethos
- DEIS
- Ordinary with Special Classes
- Pupils in 2025/26
- 470
- −27 on 2024/25
- Over 10 years
- −19%
- Down 111 from 581 in 2015/16
- Girls and boys
- 223 / 247
- 47% girls
Pupils since 1975
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
470 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 | 60 | 48 | 50 | 68 | 36 | 48 | 51.7 |
| Senior Infants | 60 | 55 | 56 | 56 | 64 | 32 | 53.8 |
| 1st Class | 57 | 62 | 59 | 60 | 58 | 68 | 60.7 |
| 2nd Class | 73 | 58 | 69 | 58 | 60 | 58 | 62.7 |
| 3rd Class | 70 | 70 | 59 | 71 | 56 | 55 | 63.5 |
| 4th Class | 69 | 68 | 78 | 67 | 77 | 63 | 70.3 |
| 5th Class | 76 | 67 | 75 | 81 | 64 | 79 | 73.7 |
| 6th Class | 81 | 78 | 75 | 79 | 82 | 67 | 77.0 |
JI and SI are Junior and Senior Infants.
Started Junior Infants in 2024/25
36 in Junior Infants (2024/25), 32 in Senior Infants (2025/26): 4 pupils fewer.
- 36Junior Infants2024/25
- 32Senior Infants2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2023/24
68 in Junior Infants (2023/24), 68 in 1st Class (2025/26): no change.
- 68Junior Infants2023/24
- 64Senior Infants2024/25
- 681st Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2022/23
50 in Junior Infants (2022/23), 58 in 2nd Class (2025/26): 8 pupils more.
- 50Junior Infants2022/23
- 56Senior Infants2023/24
- 581st Class2024/25
- 582nd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2021/22
48 in Junior Infants (2021/22), 55 in 3rd Class (2025/26): 7 pupils more.
- 48Junior Infants2021/22
- 56Senior Infants2022/23
- 601st Class2023/24
- 602nd Class2024/25
- 553rd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2020/21
60 in Junior Infants (2020/21), 63 in 4th Class (2025/26): 3 pupils more.
- 60Junior Infants2020/21
- 55Senior Infants2021/22
- 591st Class2022/23
- 582nd Class2023/24
- 563rd Class2024/25
- 634th Class2025/26
In Senior Infants in 2020/21
60 in Senior Infants (2020/21), 79 in 5th Class (2025/26): 19 pupils more.
- 60Senior Infants2020/21
- 621st Class2021/22
- 692nd Class2022/23
- 713rd Class2023/24
- 774th Class2024/25
- 795th Class2025/26
In 1st Class in 2020/21
57 in 1st Class (2020/21), 67 in 6th Class (2025/26): 10 pupils more.
- 571st Class2020/21
- 582nd Class2021/22
- 593rd Class2022/23
- 674th Class2023/24
- 645th Class2024/25
- 676th Class2025/26
In 2nd Class in 2020/21
73 in 2nd Class (2020/21), 82 in 6th Class (2024/25): 9 pupils more.
- 732nd Class2020/21
- 703rd Class2021/22
- 784th Class2022/23
- 815th Class2023/24
- 826th Class2024/25
In 3rd Class in 2020/21
70 in 3rd Class (2020/21), 79 in 6th Class (2023/24): 9 pupils more.
- 703rd Class2020/21
- 684th Class2021/22
- 755th Class2022/23
- 796th Class2023/24
In 4th Class in 2020/21
69 in 4th Class (2020/21), 75 in 6th Class (2022/23): 6 pupils more.
- 694th Class2020/21
- 675th Class2021/22
- 756th Class2022/23
In 5th Class in 2020/21
76 in 5th Class (2020/21), 78 in 6th Class (2021/22): 2 pupils more.
- 765th Class2020/21
- 786th Class2021/22
Biggest one-year changes in a class
- +18Junior Infants in 2023/24 (50 to 68)
- −32Junior Infants in 2024/25 (68 to 36)
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 Ghobnatan, 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
39.8teaching posts
Our estimate: about 40 teachers.
- Class teachersOne for each of the 20 mainstream classes 20
- 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 teachers320 hours of support teaching a week 12.8
- Special class teachersFor 4 autism classes and a speech and language class 5
20.49 special needs assistants (SNAs) also work with pupils. 29 pupils are in special classes, which the class sizes leave out.
The NCSE has allocated 12.2 special education teachers, 6 special class teachers and 22.15 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 Ghobnatan, measured in a straight line. Pupil numbers are for 2025/26.
| Number on map | School | Distance | Pupils | Since 2015/16 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scoil GhobnatanThis school | – | 470 |
−19.1%
|
|
| 1 | Gael Scoil Thomais Daibhis0.6 km · Magh Ealla · Gaelscoil | 0.6 km | 412 |
+9.9%
|
| 2 | S N Naomh Padraig Boys Senior School1.1 km · Mallow · Boys | 1.1 km | 212 |
+1.0%
|
| 3 | Convent Girls Senior National School1.5 km · Mallow | 1.5 km | 246 |
−17.4%
|
| 4 | Mallow Community National School1.5 km · Mallow · Multi-denominational | 1.5 km | 202 |
+197.1%
|
| 5 | S N Iosagain1.5 km · Mallow | 1.5 km | 133 |
−30.0%
|
| 6 | S N Rathain3.7 km · Mallow | 3.7 km | 125 |
+123.2%
|
About this school
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Contact
- Principal
- Donal O' Shea
- Phone
- 02222192
- [email protected]
- Address
- Bellevue, Mallow, Co. Cork, P51 KW86
School
- Ethos
- Catholic
- Patron
- Bishop of Cloyne
- 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
- Cork County Council
- Planning area
- Mallow
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
41 school years from 1975/76 to 2025/26. Class figures start in 2020/21.
| Year | Total | Girls | Boys | JI | SI | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 470 | 223 | 247 | 48 | 32 | 68 | 58 | 55 | 63 | 79 | 67 |
| 2024/25 | 497 | 240 | 257 | 36 | 64 | 58 | 60 | 56 | 77 | 64 | 82 |
| 2023/24 | 540 | 263 | 277 | 68 | 56 | 60 | 58 | 71 | 67 | 81 | 79 |
| 2022/23 | 523 | 252 | 271 | 50 | 56 | 59 | 69 | 59 | 78 | 75 | 75 |
| 2021/22 | 508 | 234 | 274 | 48 | 55 | 62 | 58 | 70 | 68 | 67 | 78 |
| 2020/21 | 554 | 255 | 299 | 60 | 60 | 57 | 73 | 70 | 69 | 76 | 81 |
| 2019/20 | 548 | 251 | 297 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2018/19 | 579 | 280 | 299 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2017/18 | 573 | 276 | 297 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2016/17 | 563 | 262 | 301 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2015/16 | 581 | 262 | 319 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2014/15 | 566 | 251 | 315 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2013/14 | 543 | 246 | 297 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2012/13 | 516 | 238 | 278 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2011/12 | 484 | 221 | 263 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2010/11 | 465 | 224 | 241 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2009/10 | 466 | 225 | 241 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2008/09 | 478 | 235 | 243 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2007/08 | 460 | 232 | 228 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2006/07 | 442 | 219 | 223 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2005/06 | 429 | 207 | 222 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2004/05 | 427 | 209 | 218 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2003/04 | 437 | 222 | 215 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2002/03 | 414 | 212 | 202 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2001/02 | 423 | 198 | 225 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2000/01 | 406 | 185 | 221 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1999/00 | 392 | 177 | 215 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1998/99 | 407 | 186 | 221 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1997/98 | 398 | 184 | 214 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1996/97 | 380 | 171 | 209 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1995/96 | 332 | 154 | 178 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1994/95 | 261 | 123 | 138 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1993/94 | 184 | 86 | 98 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1982/83 | 236 | 112 | 124 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1981/82 | 256 | 123 | 133 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1980/81 | 262 | 131 | 131 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1979/80 | 296 | 155 | 141 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1978/79 | 285 | 132 | 153 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1977/78 | 294 | 134 | 160 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1976/77 | 289 | 134 | 155 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1975/76 | 280 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |