S N Muire na hEireann
Limerick · Roll number 19332G
- Catholic ethos
- DEIS
- Ordinary with Special Classes
- Pupils in 2025/26
- 262
- −11 on 2024/25
- Over 10 years
- −11%
- Down 32 from 294 in 2015/16
- Girls and boys
- 262 / 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
262 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 | 26 | 30 | 30 | 22 | 19 | 27.7 |
| Senior Infants | 37 | 41 | 27 | 33 | 33 | 23 | 32.3 |
| 1st Class | 31 | 38 | 46 | 30 | 33 | 31 | 34.8 |
| 2nd Class | 31 | 32 | 40 | 49 | 32 | 37 | 36.8 |
| 3rd Class | 31 | 33 | 32 | 40 | 47 | 36 | 36.5 |
| 4th Class | 42 | 31 | 34 | 34 | 41 | 44 | 37.7 |
| 5th Class | 46 | 41 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 40 | 37.7 |
| 6th Class | 32 | 47 | 43 | 37 | 33 | 32 | 37.3 |
JI and SI are Junior and Senior Infants.
Started Junior Infants in 2024/25
22 in Junior Infants (2024/25), 23 in Senior Infants (2025/26): 1 pupil more.
- 22Junior Infants2024/25
- 23Senior Infants2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2023/24
30 in Junior Infants (2023/24), 31 in 1st Class (2025/26): 1 pupil more.
- 30Junior Infants2023/24
- 33Senior Infants2024/25
- 311st Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2022/23
30 in Junior Infants (2022/23), 37 in 2nd Class (2025/26): 7 pupils more.
- 30Junior Infants2022/23
- 33Senior Infants2023/24
- 331st Class2024/25
- 372nd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2021/22
26 in Junior Infants (2021/22), 36 in 3rd Class (2025/26): 10 pupils more.
- 26Junior Infants2021/22
- 27Senior Infants2022/23
- 301st Class2023/24
- 322nd Class2024/25
- 363rd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2020/21
39 in Junior Infants (2020/21), 44 in 4th Class (2025/26): 5 pupils more.
- 39Junior Infants2020/21
- 41Senior Infants2021/22
- 461st Class2022/23
- 492nd Class2023/24
- 473rd Class2024/25
- 444th Class2025/26
In Senior Infants in 2020/21
37 in Senior Infants (2020/21), 40 in 5th Class (2025/26): 3 pupils more.
- 37Senior Infants2020/21
- 381st Class2021/22
- 402nd Class2022/23
- 403rd Class2023/24
- 414th Class2024/25
- 405th Class2025/26
In 1st Class in 2020/21
31 in 1st Class (2020/21), 32 in 6th Class (2025/26): 1 pupil more.
- 311st Class2020/21
- 322nd Class2021/22
- 323rd Class2022/23
- 344th Class2023/24
- 325th Class2024/25
- 326th Class2025/26
In 2nd Class in 2020/21
31 in 2nd Class (2020/21), 33 in 6th Class (2024/25): 2 pupils more.
- 312nd Class2020/21
- 333rd Class2021/22
- 344th Class2022/23
- 335th Class2023/24
- 336th Class2024/25
In 3rd Class in 2020/21
31 in 3rd Class (2020/21), 37 in 6th Class (2023/24): 6 pupils more.
- 313rd Class2020/21
- 314th Class2021/22
- 345th Class2022/23
- 376th Class2023/24
In 4th Class in 2020/21
42 in 4th Class (2020/21), 43 in 6th Class (2022/23): 1 pupil more.
- 424th Class2020/21
- 415th Class2021/22
- 436th Class2022/23
In 5th Class in 2020/21
46 in 5th Class (2020/21), 47 in 6th Class (2021/22): 1 pupil more.
- 465th Class2020/21
- 476th Class2021/22
Biggest one-year changes in a class
- +156th Class in 2021/22 (32 to 47)
- −172nd Class in 2024/25 (49 to 32)
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 S N Muire na hEireann, 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
19.1teaching posts
Our estimate: about 19 teachers.
- Class teachersOne for each of the 11 mainstream classes 11
- PrincipalRuns the school and doesn't teach a class 1
- Special education teachers152.5 hours of support teaching a week 6.1
- Special class teachersFor an autism class 1
9.5 special needs assistants (SNAs) also work with pupils. 6 pupils are in special classes, which the class sizes leave out.
The NCSE has allocated 6.3 special education teachers, 2 special class teachers and 11.5 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 S N Muire na hEireann, measured in a straight line. Pupil numbers are for 2025/26.
| Number on map | School | Distance | Pupils | Since 2015/16 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| S N Muire na hEireannThis school | – | 262 |
−10.9%
|
|
| 1 | Scoil Chriost Ri B0.1 km · Limerick · Boys · DEIS | 0.1 km | 278 |
−4.1%
|
| 2 | Thomond Primary School1.2 km · Limerick · DEIS | 1.2 km | 215 |
−11.5%
|
| 3 | Corpus Christi N S1.2 km · Limerick · DEIS | 1.2 km | 403 |
+72.2%
|
| 4 | J F K Memorial School1.3 km · Limerick | 1.3 km | 218 |
−9.5%
|
| 5 | Gaelscoil Sairseal1.4 km · Luimneach · Gaelscoil | 1.4 km | 369 |
+61.8%
|
| 6 | Salesian Primary School1.7 km · Limerick | 1.7 km | 361 | – |
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
- Ms Mary Hanley
- Phone
- 061454149
- [email protected]
- Address
- Caherdavin, Limerick, V94 A5N7
School
- Ethos
- Catholic
- Patron
- Bishop of Limerick
- 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
- 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 | 262 | 262 | 0 | 19 | 23 | 31 | 37 | 36 | 44 | 40 | 32 |
| 2024/25 | 273 | 273 | 0 | 22 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 47 | 41 | 32 | 33 |
| 2023/24 | 286 | 286 | 0 | 30 | 33 | 30 | 49 | 40 | 34 | 33 | 37 |
| 2022/23 | 286 | 286 | – | 30 | 27 | 46 | 40 | 32 | 34 | 34 | 43 |
| 2021/22 | 289 | 289 | – | 26 | 41 | 38 | 32 | 33 | 31 | 41 | 47 |
| 2020/21 | 289 | 289 | – | 39 | 37 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 42 | 46 | 32 |
| 2019/20 | 288 | 288 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2018/19 | 288 | 288 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2017/18 | 299 | 299 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2016/17 | 302 | 302 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2015/16 | 294 | 294 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2014/15 | 292 | 292 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2013/14 | 286 | 286 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2012/13 | 299 | 299 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2011/12 | 294 | 294 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2010/11 | 292 | 292 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2009/10 | 306 | 306 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2008/09 | 318 | 318 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2007/08 | 335 | 335 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2006/07 | 321 | 321 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2005/06 | 304 | 304 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2004/05 | 312 | 312 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2003/04 | 334 | 334 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2002/03 | 347 | 347 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2001/02 | 361 | 361 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2000/01 | 372 | 372 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1999/00 | 391 | 391 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1998/99 | 407 | 407 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1997/98 | 429 | 429 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1996/97 | 457 | 457 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1995/96 | 471 | 471 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1994/95 | 471 | 471 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1993/94 | 483 | 483 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1983/84 | 613 | 613 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1982/83 | 628 | 628 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1981/82 | 623 | 623 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1980/81 | 631 | 631 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1979/80 | 603 | 603 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1978/79 | 600 | 600 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1977/78 | 566 | 566 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1976/77 | 529 | 529 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1975/76 | 501 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1974/75 | 411 | 411 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |