Scoil Réalt na Mara
Skerries · Roll number 19625V
- Catholic ethos
- Not DEIS
- Ordinary with Special Classes
- Pupils in 2025/26
- 338
- −3 on 2024/25
- Over 10 years
- −23%
- Down 99 from 437 in 2015/16
- Girls and boys
- 151 / 187
- 45% girls
Pupils since 1978
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
338 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 | 29 | 30 | 38 | 34 | 51 | 44 | 37.7 |
| Senior Infants | 39 | 28 | 31 | 40 | 35 | 52 | 37.5 |
| 1st Class | 51 | 39 | 30 | 32 | 40 | 41 | 38.8 |
| 2nd Class | 47 | 53 | 43 | 29 | 32 | 40 | 40.7 |
| 3rd Class | 54 | 47 | 54 | 44 | 29 | 31 | 43.2 |
| 4th Class | 49 | 56 | 50 | 52 | 46 | 29 | 47.0 |
| 5th Class | 56 | 48 | 56 | 49 | 52 | 48 | 51.5 |
| 6th Class | 60 | 58 | 47 | 60 | 50 | 53 | 54.7 |
JI and SI are Junior and Senior Infants.
Started Junior Infants in 2024/25
51 in Junior Infants (2024/25), 52 in Senior Infants (2025/26): 1 pupil more.
- 51Junior Infants2024/25
- 52Senior Infants2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2023/24
34 in Junior Infants (2023/24), 41 in 1st Class (2025/26): 7 pupils more.
- 34Junior Infants2023/24
- 35Senior Infants2024/25
- 411st Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2022/23
38 in Junior Infants (2022/23), 40 in 2nd Class (2025/26): 2 pupils more.
- 38Junior Infants2022/23
- 40Senior Infants2023/24
- 401st Class2024/25
- 402nd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2021/22
30 in Junior Infants (2021/22), 31 in 3rd Class (2025/26): 1 pupil more.
- 30Junior Infants2021/22
- 31Senior Infants2022/23
- 321st Class2023/24
- 322nd Class2024/25
- 313rd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2020/21
29 in Junior Infants (2020/21), 29 in 4th Class (2025/26): no change.
- 29Junior Infants2020/21
- 28Senior Infants2021/22
- 301st Class2022/23
- 292nd Class2023/24
- 293rd Class2024/25
- 294th Class2025/26
In Senior Infants in 2020/21
39 in Senior Infants (2020/21), 48 in 5th Class (2025/26): 9 pupils more.
- 39Senior Infants2020/21
- 391st Class2021/22
- 432nd Class2022/23
- 443rd Class2023/24
- 464th Class2024/25
- 485th Class2025/26
In 1st Class in 2020/21
51 in 1st Class (2020/21), 53 in 6th Class (2025/26): 2 pupils more.
- 511st Class2020/21
- 532nd Class2021/22
- 543rd Class2022/23
- 524th Class2023/24
- 525th Class2024/25
- 536th Class2025/26
In 2nd Class in 2020/21
47 in 2nd Class (2020/21), 50 in 6th Class (2024/25): 3 pupils more.
- 472nd Class2020/21
- 473rd Class2021/22
- 504th Class2022/23
- 495th Class2023/24
- 506th Class2024/25
In 3rd Class in 2020/21
54 in 3rd Class (2020/21), 60 in 6th Class (2023/24): 6 pupils more.
- 543rd Class2020/21
- 564th Class2021/22
- 565th Class2022/23
- 606th Class2023/24
In 4th Class in 2020/21
49 in 4th Class (2020/21), 47 in 6th Class (2022/23): 2 pupils fewer.
- 494th Class2020/21
- 485th Class2021/22
- 476th Class2022/23
In 5th Class in 2020/21
56 in 5th Class (2020/21), 58 in 6th Class (2021/22): 2 pupils more.
- 565th Class2020/21
- 586th Class2021/22
Biggest one-year changes in a class
- +17Junior Infants in 2024/25 (34 to 51)
- −174th Class in 2025/26 (46 to 29)
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 Réalt na Mara, 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
21.5teaching posts
Our estimate: about 22 teachers.
- Class teachersOne for each of the 14 mainstream classes 14
- PrincipalRuns the school and doesn't teach a class 1
- Special education teachers137.5 hours of support teaching a week 5.5
- Special class teachersFor an autism class 1
9.32 special needs assistants (SNAs) also work with pupils. 6 pupils are in special classes, which the class sizes leave out.
The NCSE has allocated 5.5 special education teachers, 1 special class teacher and 9.49 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 Réalt na Mara, measured in a straight line. Pupil numbers are for 2025/26.
| Number on map | School | Distance | Pupils | Since 2015/16 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scoil Réalt na MaraThis school | – | 338 |
−22.7%
|
|
| 1 | St Patricks SNR Mixed0.7 km · Skerries | 0.7 km | 338 |
−0.3%
|
| 2 | St Patricks JNR Mixed0.8 km · Skerries | 0.8 km | 249 |
−25.0%
|
| 3 | Holmpatrick N S0.9 km · Skerries · Church of Ireland | 0.9 km | 51 |
−38.6%
|
| 4 | Skerries Educate Together National School1.0 km · Skerries · Multi-denominational · DEIS | 1.0 km | 333 |
+11.0%
|
| 5 | Scoil Moibhi2.5 km · Skerries | 2.5 km | 84 |
−10.6%
|
| 6 | Scoil N. Breandan4.3 km · Skerries | 4.3 km | 183 |
−17.6%
|
About this school
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Contact
- Principal
- Joe Ó Fearraigh
- Phone
- 018490049
- [email protected]
- Address
- Balbriggan Road, Skerries, Co. Dublin, K34 VW10
School
- Ethos
- Catholic
- Patron
- Archbishop of Dublin
- School type
- Ordinary with Special Classes
- School level
- All Through
- DEIS
- Not DEIS
Language and area
- Irish classification
- No subjects through Irish
- Gaeltacht
- Non-Gaeltacht
- Island
- Not on an island
- Local authority
- Fingal County Council
- Planning area
- Skerries
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
39 school years from 1978/79 to 2025/26. Class figures start in 2020/21.
| Year | Total | Girls | Boys | JI | SI | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 338 | 151 | 187 | 44 | 52 | 41 | 40 | 31 | 29 | 48 | 53 |
| 2024/25 | 341 | 164 | 177 | 51 | 35 | 40 | 32 | 29 | 46 | 52 | 50 |
| 2023/24 | 346 | 170 | 176 | 34 | 40 | 32 | 29 | 44 | 52 | 49 | 60 |
| 2022/23 | 349 | 180 | 169 | 38 | 31 | 30 | 43 | 54 | 50 | 56 | 47 |
| 2021/22 | 359 | 187 | 172 | 30 | 28 | 39 | 53 | 47 | 56 | 48 | 58 |
| 2020/21 | 385 | 202 | 183 | 29 | 39 | 51 | 47 | 54 | 49 | 56 | 60 |
| 2019/20 | 408 | 209 | 199 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2018/19 | 425 | 215 | 210 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2017/18 | 417 | 215 | 202 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2016/17 | 432 | 210 | 222 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2015/16 | 437 | 212 | 225 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2014/15 | 446 | 224 | 222 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2013/14 | 440 | 222 | 218 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2012/13 | 426 | 222 | 204 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2011/12 | 436 | 232 | 204 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2010/11 | 440 | 242 | 198 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2009/10 | 450 | 248 | 202 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2008/09 | 446 | 253 | 193 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2007/08 | 445 | 247 | 198 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2006/07 | 411 | 217 | 194 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2005/06 | 385 | 200 | 185 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2004/05 | 386 | 197 | 189 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2003/04 | 386 | 193 | 193 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2002/03 | 392 | 202 | 190 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2001/02 | 363 | 178 | 185 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2000/01 | 378 | 180 | 198 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1999/00 | 336 | 168 | 168 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1998/99 | 354 | 172 | 182 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1997/98 | 368 | 175 | 193 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1996/97 | 392 | 170 | 222 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1995/96 | 402 | 168 | 234 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1994/95 | 435 | 188 | 247 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1993/94 | 473 | 201 | 272 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1983/84 | 371 | 164 | 207 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1982/83 | 293 | 129 | 164 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1981/82 | 213 | 81 | 132 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1980/81 | 139 | 47 | 92 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1979/80 | 83 | 25 | 58 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1978/79 | 42 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |