S N Oilibhear Naofa
Ballylongford · Roll number 19492F
- Catholic ethos
- DEIS
- Ordinary with Special Classes
- Pupils in 2025/26
- 61
- +4 on 2024/25
- Over 10 years
- −3%
- Down 2 from 63 in 2015/16
- Girls and boys
- 29 / 32
- 48% girls
Pupils since 1977
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
61 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 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 7 | 7.0 |
| Senior Infants | 6 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 7.3 |
| 1st Class | 11 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 6.7 |
| 2nd Class | – | 11 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 6.8 |
| 3rd Class | 15 | – | 12 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 8.8 |
| 4th Class | 3 | 15 | – | 13 | 5 | 3 | 7.8 |
| 5th Class | 10 | 3 | 15 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 7.8 |
| 6th Class | 8 | 10 | 3 | 15 | 1 | 12 | 8.2 |
JI and SI are Junior and Senior Infants.
Started Junior Infants in 2024/25
14 in Junior Infants (2024/25), 14 in Senior Infants (2025/26): no change.
- 14Junior Infants2024/25
- 14Senior Infants2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2023/24
6 in Junior Infants (2023/24), 7 in 1st Class (2025/26): 1 pupil more.
- 6Junior Infants2023/24
- 7Senior Infants2024/25
- 71st Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2022/23
3 in Junior Infants (2022/23), 5 in 2nd Class (2025/26): 2 pupils more.
- 3Junior Infants2022/23
- 5Senior Infants2023/24
- 51st Class2024/25
- 52nd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2021/22
9 in Junior Infants (2021/22), 8 in 3rd Class (2025/26): 1 pupil fewer.
- 9Junior Infants2021/22
- 9Senior Infants2022/23
- 91st Class2023/24
- 92nd Class2024/25
- 83rd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2020/21
3 in Junior Infants (2020/21), 3 in 4th Class (2025/26): no change.
- 3Junior Infants2020/21
- 3Senior Infants2021/22
- 31st Class2022/23
- 32nd Class2023/24
- 33rd Class2024/25
- 34th Class2025/26
In Senior Infants in 2020/21
6 in Senior Infants (2020/21), 5 in 5th Class (2025/26): 1 pupil fewer.
- 6Senior Infants2020/21
- 51st Class2021/22
- 62nd Class2022/23
- 63rd Class2023/24
- 54th Class2024/25
- 55th Class2025/26
In 1st Class in 2020/21
11 in 1st Class (2020/21), 12 in 6th Class (2025/26): 1 pupil more.
- 111st Class2020/21
- 112nd Class2021/22
- 123rd Class2022/23
- 134th Class2023/24
- 135th Class2024/25
- 126th Class2025/26
In 5th Class in 2023/24
1 in 5th Class (2023/24), 1 in 6th Class (2024/25): no change.
- 15th Class2023/24
- 16th Class2024/25
In 3rd Class in 2020/21
15 in 3rd Class (2020/21), 15 in 6th Class (2023/24): no change.
- 153rd Class2020/21
- 154th Class2021/22
- 155th Class2022/23
- 156th Class2023/24
In 4th Class in 2020/21
3 in 4th Class (2020/21), 3 in 6th Class (2022/23): no change.
- 34th Class2020/21
- 35th Class2021/22
- 36th Class2022/23
In 5th Class in 2020/21
10 in 5th Class (2020/21), 10 in 6th Class (2021/22): no change.
- 105th Class2020/21
- 106th Class2021/22
Biggest one-year changes in a class
- +124th Class in 2021/22 (3 to 15)
- −145th Class in 2023/24 (15 to 1)
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 Oilibhear Naofa, 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
5.3teaching posts
Our estimate: about 5 teachers.
- Class teachersOne for each of the 3 mainstream classes 3
- PrincipalAlso teaches one of the classes, so is counted with the class teachers in a class
- Special education teachers32.5 hours of support teaching a week 1.3
- Special class teachersFor an autism class 1
3.5 special needs assistants (SNAs) also work with pupils. 5 pupils are in special classes, which the class sizes leave out.
The NCSE has allocated 1.4 special education teachers, 1 special class teacher and 3.5 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. 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 S N Oilibhear Naofa, measured in a straight line. Pupil numbers are for 2025/26.
| Number on map | School | Distance | Pupils | Since 2015/16 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| S N Oilibhear NaofaThis school | – | 61 |
−3.2%
|
|
| 1 | S N an Leana Mhoir5.0 km · Listowel · DEIS | 5.0 km | 19 |
−5.0%
|
| 2 | Scoil Easa Dhuibhe5.5 km · Asdee | 5.5 km | 55 |
−8.3%
|
| 3 | Coolard MXD N S7.1 km · Listowel | 7.1 km | 82 |
−36.9%
|
| 4 | Tarbert National School7.6 km · Tarbert · DEIS | 7.6 km | 133 |
−13.6%
|
| 5 | Murhur N S8.8 km · Moyvane | 8.8 km | 78 |
+5.4%
|
| 6 | Eiltin Naofa9.2 km · Lios Eiltin | 9.2 km | 69 |
−47.3%
|
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
- Elizabeth O'Sullivan
- Phone
- 06843477
- [email protected]
- Address
- Ballylongford, Co. Kerry, V31 KD88
School
- Ethos
- Catholic
- Patron
- Bishop of Kerry
- 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
- Kerry County Council
- Planning area
- Tarbert
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
40 school years from 1977/78 to 2025/26. Class figures start in 2020/21.
| Year | Total | Girls | Boys | JI | SI | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 61 | 29 | 32 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 12 |
| 2024/25 | 57 | 27 | 30 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 1 |
| 2023/24 | 58 | 26 | 32 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 1 | 15 |
| 2022/23 | 51 | 25 | 26 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 12 | – | 15 | 3 |
| 2021/22 | 56 | 29 | 27 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 11 | – | 15 | 3 | 10 |
| 2020/21 | 56 | 30 | 26 | 3 | 6 | 11 | – | 15 | 3 | 10 | 8 |
| 2019/20 | 67 | 38 | 29 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2018/19 | 67 | 38 | 29 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2017/18 | 61 | 36 | 25 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2016/17 | 69 | 39 | 30 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2015/16 | 63 | 37 | 26 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2014/15 | 82 | 47 | 35 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2013/14 | 83 | 45 | 38 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2012/13 | 81 | 41 | 40 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2011/12 | 81 | 41 | 40 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2010/11 | 86 | 39 | 47 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2009/10 | 88 | 44 | 44 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2008/09 | 91 | 48 | 43 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2007/08 | 97 | 49 | 48 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2006/07 | 94 | 49 | 45 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2005/06 | 94 | 49 | 45 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2004/05 | 104 | 53 | 51 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2003/04 | 95 | 47 | 48 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2002/03 | 103 | 56 | 47 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2001/02 | 97 | 53 | 44 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2000/01 | 98 | 56 | 42 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1999/00 | 107 | 61 | 46 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1998/99 | 122 | 63 | 59 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1997/98 | 127 | 63 | 64 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1996/97 | 127 | 62 | 65 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1995/96 | 131 | 66 | 65 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1994/95 | 128 | 63 | 65 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1993/94 | 138 | 71 | 67 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1983/84 | 167 | 77 | 90 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1982/83 | 174 | 86 | 88 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1981/82 | 169 | 90 | 79 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1980/81 | 164 | 85 | 79 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1979/80 | 165 | 81 | 84 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1978/79 | 169 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1977/78 | 175 | 88 | 87 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |