Scoil Mhuire
Newbridge · Roll number 19452Q
- Catholic ethos
- DEIS
- Ordinary with Special Classes
- Pupils in 2025/26
- 389
- +2 on 2024/25
- Over 10 years
- −6%
- Down 23 from 412 in 2015/16
- Girls and boys
- 178 / 211
- 46% 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
389 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 | – | – | – | – | – | 0 | 0.0 |
| Senior Infants | – | – | – | – | – | 0 | 0.0 |
| 1st Class | – | – | – | – | – | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2nd Class | – | – | – | – | – | 0 | 0.0 |
| 3rd Class | 91 | 87 | 100 | 104 | 88 | 95 | 94.2 |
| 4th Class | 119 | 92 | 86 | 99 | 103 | 92 | 98.5 |
| 5th Class | 107 | 119 | 96 | 93 | 96 | 103 | 102.3 |
| 6th Class | 90 | 107 | 116 | 98 | 94 | 99 | 100.7 |
JI and SI are Junior and Senior Infants.
Started Junior Infants in 2020/21
88 in 3rd Class (2024/25), 92 in 4th Class (2025/26): 4 pupils more.
- 883rd Class2024/25
- 924th Class2025/26
In 3rd Class in 2023/24
104 in 3rd Class (2023/24), 103 in 5th Class (2025/26): 1 pupil fewer.
- 1043rd Class2023/24
- 1034th Class2024/25
- 1035th Class2025/26
In 3rd Class in 2022/23
100 in 3rd Class (2022/23), 99 in 6th Class (2025/26): 1 pupil fewer.
- 1003rd Class2022/23
- 994th Class2023/24
- 965th Class2024/25
- 996th Class2025/26
In 3rd Class in 2021/22
87 in 3rd Class (2021/22), 94 in 6th Class (2024/25): 7 pupils more.
- 873rd Class2021/22
- 864th Class2022/23
- 935th Class2023/24
- 946th Class2024/25
In 3rd Class in 2020/21
91 in 3rd Class (2020/21), 98 in 6th Class (2023/24): 7 pupils more.
- 913rd Class2020/21
- 924th Class2021/22
- 965th Class2022/23
- 986th Class2023/24
In 4th Class in 2020/21
119 in 4th Class (2020/21), 116 in 6th Class (2022/23): 3 pupils fewer.
- 1194th Class2020/21
- 1195th Class2021/22
- 1166th Class2022/23
In 5th Class in 2020/21
107 in 5th Class (2020/21), 107 in 6th Class (2021/22): no change.
- 1075th Class2020/21
- 1076th Class2021/22
Biggest one-year changes in a class
- +176th Class in 2021/22 (90 to 107)
- −274th Class in 2021/22 (119 to 92)
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 Mhuire, 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
27.1teaching posts
Our estimate: about 27 teachers.
- Class teachersOne for each of the 16 mainstream classes 16
- PrincipalRuns the school and doesn't teach a class 1
- Special education teachers227.5 hours of support teaching a week 9.1
- Special class teachersFor an autism class 1
7 special needs assistants (SNAs) also work with pupils. 6 pupils are in special classes, which the class sizes leave out.
The NCSE has allocated 9.2 special education teachers, 1 special class teacher and 7 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 Mhuire, measured in a straight line. Pupil numbers are for 2025/26.
| Number on map | School | Distance | Pupils | Since 2015/16 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scoil MhuireThis school | – | 389 |
−5.6%
|
|
| 1 | Scoil Mhuire Junior0.1 km · Newbridge · DEIS | 0.1 km | 333 |
−21.3%
|
| 2 | St Patricks N S0.5 km · Newbridge · Church of Ireland · DEIS | 0.5 km | 187 |
−12.6%
|
| 3 | Newbridge Educate Together NS1.7 km · The Curragh · Multi-denominational | 1.7 km | 406 |
+2.3%
|
| 4 | Gaelscoil Chill Dara1.7 km · Newbridge · Gaelscoil | 1.7 km | 288 |
−33.6%
|
| 5 | Scoil Chonnla Phadraig1.9 km · Newbridge | 1.9 km | 306 |
−11.0%
|
| 6 | St Conleths and Marys N S1.9 km · Newbridge | 1.9 km | 345 |
−5.7%
|
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
- Cliona Galvin
- Phone
- 045431077
- [email protected]
- Address
- Ballymany, Newbridge, Co. Kildare, W12 HD29
School
- Ethos
- Catholic
- Patron
- Bishop of Kildare & Leighlin
- School type
- Ordinary with Special Classes
- School level
- Senior
- DEIS
- DEIS
Language and area
- Irish classification
- No subjects through Irish
- Gaeltacht
- Non-Gaeltacht
- Island
- Not on an island
- Local authority
- Kildare County Council
- Planning area
- Newbridge
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
42 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 | 389 | 178 | 211 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 95 | 92 | 103 | 99 |
| 2024/25 | 387 | 170 | 217 | – | – | – | – | 88 | 103 | 96 | 94 |
| 2023/24 | 400 | 170 | 230 | – | – | – | – | 104 | 99 | 93 | 98 |
| 2022/23 | 404 | 181 | 223 | – | – | – | – | 100 | 86 | 96 | 116 |
| 2021/22 | 411 | 199 | 212 | – | – | – | – | 87 | 92 | 119 | 107 |
| 2020/21 | 413 | 201 | 212 | – | – | – | – | 91 | 119 | 107 | 90 |
| 2019/20 | 424 | 213 | 211 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2018/19 | 404 | 199 | 205 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2017/18 | 390 | 183 | 207 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2016/17 | 415 | 197 | 218 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2015/16 | 412 | 196 | 216 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2014/15 | 424 | 206 | 218 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2013/14 | 448 | 211 | 237 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2012/13 | 446 | 209 | 237 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2011/12 | 441 | 195 | 246 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2010/11 | 440 | 185 | 255 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2009/10 | 444 | 198 | 246 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2008/09 | 474 | 230 | 244 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2007/08 | 478 | 233 | 245 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2006/07 | 476 | 240 | 236 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2005/06 | 474 | 241 | 233 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2004/05 | 444 | 218 | 226 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2003/04 | 465 | 225 | 240 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2002/03 | 479 | 239 | 240 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2001/02 | 474 | 228 | 246 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2000/01 | 471 | 223 | 248 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1999/00 | 449 | 218 | 231 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1998/99 | 467 | 228 | 239 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1997/98 | 480 | 248 | 232 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1996/97 | 498 | 257 | 241 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1995/96 | 528 | 259 | 269 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1994/95 | 536 | 255 | 281 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1993/94 | 548 | 253 | 295 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1983/84 | 558 | 268 | 290 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1982/83 | 555 | 275 | 280 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1981/82 | 559 | 278 | 281 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1980/81 | 566 | 280 | 286 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1979/80 | 584 | 301 | 283 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1978/79 | 635 | 328 | 307 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1977/78 | 642 | 336 | 306 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1976/77 | 674 | 350 | 324 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1975/76 | 641 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |