Virgin Mary Girls National School
Dublin 9 · Roll number 19303W
- Catholic ethos
- DEIS
- Ordinary with Special Classes
- Pupils in 2025/26
- 160
- −17 on 2024/25
- Over 10 years
- +20%
- Up 27 from 133 in 2015/16
- Girls and boys
- 160 / 0
- 100% 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
160 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 | 18 | 23 | 21 | 24 | 16 | 18 | 20.0 |
| Senior Infants | 25 | 21 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 13 | 21.5 |
| 1st Class | 24 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 19 | 22.3 |
| 2nd Class | 24 | 22 | 23 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22.0 |
| 3rd Class | 26 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 24 | 22.8 |
| 4th Class | 25 | 25 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 22.8 |
| 5th Class | 21 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 22.8 |
| 6th Class | 21 | 17 | 23 | 26 | 24 | 22 | 22.2 |
JI and SI are Junior and Senior Infants.
Started Junior Infants in 2024/25
16 in Junior Infants (2024/25), 13 in Senior Infants (2025/26): 3 pupils fewer.
- 16Junior Infants2024/25
- 13Senior Infants2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2023/24
24 in Junior Infants (2023/24), 19 in 1st Class (2025/26): 5 pupils fewer.
- 24Junior Infants2023/24
- 23Senior Infants2024/25
- 191st Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2022/23
21 in Junior Infants (2022/23), 22 in 2nd Class (2025/26): 1 pupil more.
- 21Junior Infants2022/23
- 23Senior Infants2023/24
- 221st Class2024/25
- 222nd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2021/22
23 in Junior Infants (2021/22), 24 in 3rd Class (2025/26): 1 pupil more.
- 23Junior Infants2021/22
- 24Senior Infants2022/23
- 221st Class2023/24
- 212nd Class2024/25
- 243rd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2020/21
18 in Junior Infants (2020/21), 21 in 4th Class (2025/26): 3 pupils more.
- 18Junior Infants2020/21
- 21Senior Infants2021/22
- 241st Class2022/23
- 202nd Class2023/24
- 213rd Class2024/25
- 214th Class2025/26
In Senior Infants in 2020/21
25 in Senior Infants (2020/21), 21 in 5th Class (2025/26): 4 pupils fewer.
- 25Senior Infants2020/21
- 231st Class2021/22
- 232nd Class2022/23
- 233rd Class2023/24
- 214th Class2024/25
- 215th Class2025/26
In 1st Class in 2020/21
24 in 1st Class (2020/21), 22 in 6th Class (2025/26): 2 pupils fewer.
- 241st Class2020/21
- 222nd Class2021/22
- 223rd Class2022/23
- 234th Class2023/24
- 235th Class2024/25
- 226th Class2025/26
In 2nd Class in 2020/21
24 in 2nd Class (2020/21), 24 in 6th Class (2024/25): no change.
- 242nd Class2020/21
- 213rd Class2021/22
- 224th Class2022/23
- 245th Class2023/24
- 246th Class2024/25
In 3rd Class in 2020/21
26 in 3rd Class (2020/21), 26 in 6th Class (2023/24): no change.
- 263rd Class2020/21
- 254th Class2021/22
- 255th Class2022/23
- 266th Class2023/24
In 4th Class in 2020/21
25 in 4th Class (2020/21), 23 in 6th Class (2022/23): 2 pupils fewer.
- 254th Class2020/21
- 235th Class2021/22
- 236th Class2022/23
In 5th Class in 2020/21
21 in 5th Class (2020/21), 17 in 6th Class (2021/22): 4 pupils fewer.
- 215th Class2020/21
- 176th Class2021/22
Biggest one-year changes in a class
- +66th Class in 2022/23 (17 to 23)
- −10Senior Infants in 2025/26 (23 to 13)
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 Virgin Mary Girls National School, 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
13.1teaching posts
Our estimate: about 13 teachers.
- Class teachersOne for each of the 8 mainstream classes 8
- PrincipalRuns the school and doesn't teach a class 1
- Special education teachers77.5 hours of support teaching a week 3.1
- Special class teachersFor an autism class 1
6.41 special needs assistants (SNAs) also work with pupils. 6 pupils are in special classes, which the class sizes leave out.
The NCSE has allocated 2.9 special education teachers, 2 special class teachers and 9.83 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. 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 Virgin Mary Girls National School, measured in a straight line. Pupil numbers are for 2025/26.
| Number on map | School | Distance | Pupils | Since 2015/16 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Virgin Mary Girls National SchoolThis school | – | 160 |
+20.3%
|
|
| 1 | S N na Maighdine Muire B0.0 km · Dublin 9 · Boys · DEIS | 0.0 km | 151 |
+12.7%
|
| 2 | Gaelscoil Bhaile Munna0.4 km · Baile Átha Cliath 9 · Gaelscoil · DEIS | 0.4 km | 164 |
−9.4%
|
| 3 | Scoil an Tseachtar Laoch0.4 km · Baile Átha Cliath 11 · Gaelscoil · DEIS | 0.4 km | 165 |
−21.4%
|
| 4 | Holy Spirit B N S0.6 km · Dublin 11 · Boys · DEIS | 0.6 km | 229 |
−33.8%
|
| 5 | SN an Spioraid Naiomh C0.7 km · Dublin 11 · Girls · DEIS | 0.7 km | 249 |
−18.1%
|
| 6 | Bantiarna na mBuanna Girls0.9 km · Dublin 9 · Girls · DEIS | 0.9 km | 176 |
+4.1%
|
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
- Oisín O'Donovan
- Phone
- 018421614
- [email protected]
- Address
- Shangan Road, Ballymun, Dublin 9, D09 T2X6
School
- Ethos
- Catholic
- Patron
- Archbishop of Dublin
- 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
- Dublin City Council
- Planning area
- Whitehall–SantryD9
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 | 160 | 160 | 0 | 18 | 13 | 19 | 22 | 24 | 21 | 21 | 22 |
| 2024/25 | 177 | 177 | – | 16 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 24 |
| 2023/24 | 191 | 191 | 0 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 26 |
| 2022/23 | 190 | 190 | – | 21 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 25 | 23 |
| 2021/22 | 181 | 181 | – | 23 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 25 | 23 | 17 |
| 2020/21 | 184 | 184 | 0 | 18 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 21 | 21 |
| 2019/20 | 166 | 166 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2018/19 | 162 | 162 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2017/18 | 157 | 157 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2016/17 | 145 | 145 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2015/16 | 133 | 133 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2014/15 | 125 | 125 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2013/14 | 127 | 127 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2012/13 | 123 | 123 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2011/12 | 128 | 128 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2010/11 | 125 | 125 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2009/10 | 126 | 126 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2008/09 | 147 | 147 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2007/08 | 153 | 153 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2006/07 | 174 | 174 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2005/06 | 186 | 186 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2004/05 | 203 | 203 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2003/04 | 205 | 205 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2002/03 | 230 | 230 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2001/02 | 239 | 239 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2000/01 | 244 | 244 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1999/00 | 261 | 261 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1998/99 | 257 | 257 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1997/98 | 278 | 278 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1996/97 | 292 | 292 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1995/96 | 309 | 309 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1994/95 | 330 | 330 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1993/94 | 335 | 335 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1983/84 | 538 | 538 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1982/83 | 582 | 582 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1981/82 | 701 | 701 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1980/81 | 723 | 723 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1979/80 | 697 | 697 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1978/79 | 782 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1977/78 | 801 | 801 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1976/77 | 785 | 785 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1975/76 | 738 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1974/75 | 759 | 759 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |