SN Caitriona Sinsear
Renmore · Roll number 19468I
- Catholic ethos
- DEIS
- Ordinary with Special Classes
- Pupils in 2025/26
- 365
- +4 on 2024/25
- Over 10 years
- −4%
- Down 15 from 380 in 2015/16
- Girls and boys
- 181 / 184
- 50% 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
365 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 | 86 | 89 | 98 | 81 | 82 | 99 | 89.2 |
| 4th Class | 85 | 83 | 91 | 96 | 83 | 86 | 87.3 |
| 5th Class | 85 | 83 | 83 | 86 | 91 | 84 | 85.3 |
| 6th Class | 96 | 84 | 79 | 83 | 86 | 96 | 87.3 |
JI and SI are Junior and Senior Infants.
Started Junior Infants in 2020/21
82 in 3rd Class (2024/25), 86 in 4th Class (2025/26): 4 pupils more.
- 823rd Class2024/25
- 864th Class2025/26
In 3rd Class in 2023/24
81 in 3rd Class (2023/24), 84 in 5th Class (2025/26): 3 pupils more.
- 813rd Class2023/24
- 834th Class2024/25
- 845th Class2025/26
In 3rd Class in 2022/23
98 in 3rd Class (2022/23), 96 in 6th Class (2025/26): 2 pupils fewer.
- 983rd Class2022/23
- 964th Class2023/24
- 915th Class2024/25
- 966th Class2025/26
In 3rd Class in 2021/22
89 in 3rd Class (2021/22), 86 in 6th Class (2024/25): 3 pupils fewer.
- 893rd Class2021/22
- 914th Class2022/23
- 865th Class2023/24
- 866th Class2024/25
In 3rd Class in 2020/21
86 in 3rd Class (2020/21), 83 in 6th Class (2023/24): 3 pupils fewer.
- 863rd Class2020/21
- 834th Class2021/22
- 835th Class2022/23
- 836th Class2023/24
In 4th Class in 2020/21
85 in 4th Class (2020/21), 79 in 6th Class (2022/23): 6 pupils fewer.
- 854th Class2020/21
- 835th Class2021/22
- 796th Class2022/23
In 5th Class in 2020/21
85 in 5th Class (2020/21), 84 in 6th Class (2021/22): 1 pupil fewer.
- 855th Class2020/21
- 846th Class2021/22
Biggest one-year changes in a class
- +173rd Class in 2025/26 (82 to 99)
- −173rd Class in 2023/24 (98 to 81)
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 SN Caitriona Sinsear, 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
27.6teaching posts
Our estimate: about 28 teachers.
- Class teachersOne for each of the 15 mainstream classes 15
- PrincipalRuns the school and doesn't teach a class 1
- Special education teachers215 hours of support teaching a week 8.6
- Special class teachersFor a moderate general learning disability class, a hearing impairment class and a specific learning disability class 3
7 special needs assistants (SNAs) also work with pupils. 16 pupils are in special classes, which the class sizes leave out.
The NCSE has allocated 8.7 special education teachers, 4 special class teachers and 8 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 SN Caitriona Sinsear, measured in a straight line. Pupil numbers are for 2025/26.
| Number on map | School | Distance | Pupils | Since 2015/16 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SN Caitriona SinsearThis school | – | 365 |
−3.9%
|
|
| 1 | S N Caitriona Sois0.0 km · Renmore · DEIS | 0.0 km | 350 |
−19.5%
|
| 2 | Gaelscoil Dara0.4 km · Gaillimh · Gaelscoil | 0.4 km | 419 |
−3.0%
|
| 3 | Radharc na Mara National School0.6 km · Mervue · DEIS | 0.6 km | 353 | – |
| 4 | Tirellan Heights N S2.3 km · Galway · DEIS · Gaeltacht | 2.3 km | 330 |
−26.7%
|
| 5 | Merlin Woods Primary School2.4 km · Galway | 2.4 km | 383 |
+24.4%
|
| 6 | Scoil an Linbh Iosa2.4 km · Galway · DEIS | 2.4 km | 236 |
+31.1%
|
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
- Máire Fenton
- Phone
- 091753613
- [email protected]
- Address
- Renmore Avenue, Renmore, Co. Galway, H91 N5H6
School
- Ethos
- Catholic
- Patron
- Bishop of Galway, Kilmacduagh & Kilfenora
- 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
- Galway City Council
- Planning area
- Galway 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
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 | 365 | 181 | 184 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 99 | 86 | 84 | 96 |
| 2024/25 | 361 | 190 | 171 | – | – | – | – | 82 | 83 | 91 | 86 |
| 2023/24 | 369 | 199 | 170 | – | – | – | – | 81 | 96 | 86 | 83 |
| 2022/23 | 375 | 203 | 172 | – | – | – | – | 98 | 91 | 83 | 79 |
| 2021/22 | 360 | 183 | 177 | – | – | – | – | 89 | 83 | 83 | 84 |
| 2020/21 | 374 | 174 | 200 | – | – | – | – | 86 | 85 | 85 | 96 |
| 2019/20 | 378 | 173 | 205 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2018/19 | 376 | 172 | 204 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2017/18 | 388 | 184 | 204 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2016/17 | 369 | 180 | 189 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2015/16 | 380 | 187 | 193 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2014/15 | 391 | 187 | 204 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2013/14 | 402 | 186 | 216 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2012/13 | 418 | 196 | 222 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2011/12 | 400 | 186 | 214 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2010/11 | 398 | 182 | 216 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2009/10 | 411 | 183 | 228 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2008/09 | 404 | 175 | 229 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2007/08 | 392 | 165 | 227 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2006/07 | 380 | 168 | 212 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2005/06 | 337 | 160 | 177 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2004/05 | 326 | 167 | 159 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2003/04 | 329 | 170 | 159 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2002/03 | 356 | 166 | 190 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2001/02 | 356 | 160 | 196 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2000/01 | 394 | 172 | 222 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1999/00 | 400 | 170 | 230 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1998/99 | 388 | 181 | 207 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1997/98 | 418 | 196 | 222 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1996/97 | 423 | 198 | 225 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1995/96 | 427 | 205 | 222 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1994/95 | 434 | 208 | 226 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1993/94 | 460 | 223 | 237 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1983/84 | 499 | 222 | 277 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1982/83 | 507 | 235 | 272 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1981/82 | 457 | 208 | 249 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1980/81 | 452 | 200 | 252 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1979/80 | 443 | 205 | 238 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1978/79 | 371 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1977/78 | 352 | 166 | 186 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1976/77 | 280 | 132 | 148 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1975/76 | 189 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |