S N Naomh Finnin
Dublin 11 · Roll number 19489Q
- Catholic ethos
- DEIS
- Pupils in 2025/26
- 266
- −11 on 2024/25
- Over 10 years
- +16%
- Up 36 from 230 in 2015/16
- Girls and boys
- 128 / 138
- 48% 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
266 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 | 26 | 31 | 42 | 35 | 36 | 26 | 32.7 |
| Senior Infants | 22 | 26 | 31 | 41 | 40 | 33 | 32.2 |
| 1st Class | 38 | 23 | 27 | 33 | 45 | 38 | 34.0 |
| 2nd Class | 28 | 37 | 25 | 24 | 38 | 41 | 32.2 |
| 3rd Class | 34 | 27 | 38 | 25 | 27 | 37 | 31.3 |
| 4th Class | 29 | 34 | 27 | 37 | 27 | 26 | 30.0 |
| 5th Class | 34 | 29 | 31 | 27 | 37 | 27 | 30.8 |
| 6th Class | 32 | 34 | 30 | 32 | 27 | 38 | 32.2 |
JI and SI are Junior and Senior Infants.
Started Junior Infants in 2024/25
36 in Junior Infants (2024/25), 33 in Senior Infants (2025/26): 3 pupils fewer.
- 36Junior Infants2024/25
- 33Senior Infants2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2023/24
35 in Junior Infants (2023/24), 38 in 1st Class (2025/26): 3 pupils more.
- 35Junior Infants2023/24
- 40Senior Infants2024/25
- 381st Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2022/23
42 in Junior Infants (2022/23), 41 in 2nd Class (2025/26): 1 pupil fewer.
- 42Junior Infants2022/23
- 41Senior Infants2023/24
- 451st Class2024/25
- 412nd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2021/22
31 in Junior Infants (2021/22), 37 in 3rd Class (2025/26): 6 pupils more.
- 31Junior Infants2021/22
- 31Senior Infants2022/23
- 331st Class2023/24
- 382nd Class2024/25
- 373rd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2020/21
26 in Junior Infants (2020/21), 26 in 4th Class (2025/26): no change.
- 26Junior Infants2020/21
- 26Senior Infants2021/22
- 271st Class2022/23
- 242nd Class2023/24
- 273rd Class2024/25
- 264th Class2025/26
In Senior Infants in 2020/21
22 in Senior Infants (2020/21), 27 in 5th Class (2025/26): 5 pupils more.
- 22Senior Infants2020/21
- 231st Class2021/22
- 252nd Class2022/23
- 253rd Class2023/24
- 274th Class2024/25
- 275th Class2025/26
In 1st Class in 2020/21
38 in 1st Class (2020/21), 38 in 6th Class (2025/26): no change.
- 381st Class2020/21
- 372nd Class2021/22
- 383rd Class2022/23
- 374th Class2023/24
- 375th Class2024/25
- 386th Class2025/26
In 2nd Class in 2020/21
28 in 2nd Class (2020/21), 27 in 6th Class (2024/25): 1 pupil fewer.
- 282nd Class2020/21
- 273rd Class2021/22
- 274th Class2022/23
- 275th Class2023/24
- 276th Class2024/25
In 3rd Class in 2020/21
34 in 3rd Class (2020/21), 32 in 6th Class (2023/24): 2 pupils fewer.
- 343rd Class2020/21
- 344th Class2021/22
- 315th Class2022/23
- 326th Class2023/24
In 4th Class in 2020/21
29 in 4th Class (2020/21), 30 in 6th Class (2022/23): 1 pupil more.
- 294th Class2020/21
- 295th Class2021/22
- 306th Class2022/23
In 5th Class in 2020/21
34 in 5th Class (2020/21), 34 in 6th Class (2021/22): no change.
- 345th Class2020/21
- 346th Class2021/22
Biggest one-year changes in a class
- +142nd Class in 2024/25 (24 to 38)
- −151st Class in 2021/22 (38 to 23)
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 Naomh Finnin, 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
25teaching posts
Our estimate: about 25 teachers.
- Class teachersOne for each of the 14 mainstream classes 14
- PrincipalRuns the school and doesn't teach a class 1
- Special education teachers200 hours of support teaching a week 8
- Special class teachersFor 2 autism classes 2
10.66 special needs assistants (SNAs) also work with pupils.
The NCSE has allocated 8 special education teachers, 2 special class teachers and 14.66 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 Naomh Finnin, measured in a straight line. Pupil numbers are for 2025/26.
| Number on map | School | Distance | Pupils | Since 2015/16 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| S N Naomh FinninThis school | – | 266 |
+15.7%
|
|
| 1 | Scoil Sinead NS0.6 km · Finglas · Multi-denominational · DEIS | 0.6 km | 62 | – |
| 2 | St Brigids Senior Girls0.6 km · Dublin 11 · DEIS | 0.6 km | 137 |
−25.1%
|
| 3 | St Brigids Infant N S0.7 km · Dublin 11 · DEIS | 0.7 km | 140 |
−37.2%
|
| 4 | Pelletstown ETNS0.7 km · Dublin 15 · Multi-denominational | 0.7 km | 386 |
+757.8%
|
| 5 | St Oliver Plunkett N S0.8 km · Dublin 11 · DEIS | 0.8 km | 110 |
−30.8%
|
| 6 | St Malachys NS0.8 km · Dublin 11 · DEIS | 0.8 km | 131 |
−5.1%
|
About this school
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Contact
- Principal
- Clodagh Small
- Phone
- 018341130
- [email protected]
- Address
- Glenties Park, Rivermount, Finglas South, Dublin 11, D11 WN70
School
- Ethos
- Catholic
- Patron
- Archbishop of Dublin
- School type
- Ordinary
- 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
- Scribblestown–FinglasWest
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 | 266 | 128 | 138 | 26 | 33 | 38 | 41 | 37 | 26 | 27 | 38 |
| 2024/25 | 277 | 133 | 144 | 36 | 40 | 45 | 38 | 27 | 27 | 37 | 27 |
| 2023/24 | 254 | 128 | 126 | 35 | 41 | 33 | 24 | 25 | 37 | 27 | 32 |
| 2022/23 | 251 | 124 | 127 | 42 | 31 | 27 | 25 | 38 | 27 | 31 | 30 |
| 2021/22 | 241 | 123 | 118 | 31 | 26 | 23 | 37 | 27 | 34 | 29 | 34 |
| 2020/21 | 243 | 117 | 126 | 26 | 22 | 38 | 28 | 34 | 29 | 34 | 32 |
| 2019/20 | 249 | 109 | 140 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2018/19 | 251 | 104 | 147 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2017/18 | 242 | 89 | 153 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2016/17 | 230 | 83 | 147 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2015/16 | 230 | 80 | 150 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2014/15 | 238 | 92 | 146 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2013/14 | 228 | 79 | 149 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2012/13 | 226 | 80 | 146 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2011/12 | 224 | 83 | 141 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2010/11 | 211 | 75 | 136 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2009/10 | 212 | 85 | 127 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2008/09 | 223 | 85 | 138 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2007/08 | 225 | 93 | 132 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2006/07 | 221 | 90 | 131 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2005/06 | 229 | 103 | 126 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2004/05 | 227 | 101 | 126 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2003/04 | 224 | 94 | 130 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2002/03 | 223 | 95 | 128 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2001/02 | 232 | 91 | 141 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2000/01 | 234 | 96 | 138 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1999/00 | 239 | 93 | 146 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1998/99 | 247 | 101 | 146 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1997/98 | 245 | 97 | 148 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1996/97 | 251 | 101 | 150 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1995/96 | 265 | 115 | 150 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1994/95 | 268 | 120 | 148 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1993/94 | 266 | 120 | 146 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1982/83 | 537 | 228 | 309 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1981/82 | 607 | 261 | 346 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1980/81 | 624 | 270 | 354 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1979/80 | 632 | 283 | 349 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1978/79 | 675 | 304 | 371 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1977/78 | 729 | 333 | 396 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1976/77 | 756 | 367 | 389 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1975/76 | 739 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |