Scoil Cholmain Naofa
Mullingar · Roll number 19650U
- Catholic ethos
- DEIS
- Pupils in 2025/26
- 445
- −19 on 2024/25
- Over 10 years
- −6%
- Down 29 from 474 in 2015/16
- Girls and boys
- 215 / 230
- 48% girls
Pupils since 1979
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
445 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 | 58 | 56 | 71 | 52 | 51 | 50 | 56.3 |
| Senior Infants | 58 | 55 | 54 | 71 | 49 | 51 | 56.3 |
| 1st Class | 56 | 57 | 54 | 54 | 73 | 50 | 57.3 |
| 2nd Class | 71 | 57 | 58 | 55 | 55 | 73 | 61.5 |
| 3rd Class | 56 | 69 | 56 | 59 | 56 | 54 | 58.3 |
| 4th Class | 53 | 53 | 69 | 56 | 58 | 55 | 57.3 |
| 5th Class | 70 | 53 | 53 | 67 | 56 | 58 | 59.5 |
| 6th Class | 60 | 71 | 52 | 53 | 66 | 54 | 59.3 |
JI and SI are Junior and Senior Infants.
Started Junior Infants in 2024/25
51 in Junior Infants (2024/25), 51 in Senior Infants (2025/26): no change.
- 51Junior Infants2024/25
- 51Senior Infants2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2023/24
52 in Junior Infants (2023/24), 50 in 1st Class (2025/26): 2 pupils fewer.
- 52Junior Infants2023/24
- 49Senior Infants2024/25
- 501st Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2022/23
71 in Junior Infants (2022/23), 73 in 2nd Class (2025/26): 2 pupils more.
- 71Junior Infants2022/23
- 71Senior Infants2023/24
- 731st Class2024/25
- 732nd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2021/22
56 in Junior Infants (2021/22), 54 in 3rd Class (2025/26): 2 pupils fewer.
- 56Junior Infants2021/22
- 54Senior Infants2022/23
- 541st Class2023/24
- 552nd Class2024/25
- 543rd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2020/21
58 in Junior Infants (2020/21), 55 in 4th Class (2025/26): 3 pupils fewer.
- 58Junior Infants2020/21
- 55Senior Infants2021/22
- 541st Class2022/23
- 552nd Class2023/24
- 563rd Class2024/25
- 554th Class2025/26
In Senior Infants in 2020/21
58 in Senior Infants (2020/21), 58 in 5th Class (2025/26): no change.
- 58Senior Infants2020/21
- 571st Class2021/22
- 582nd Class2022/23
- 593rd Class2023/24
- 584th Class2024/25
- 585th Class2025/26
In 1st Class in 2020/21
56 in 1st Class (2020/21), 54 in 6th Class (2025/26): 2 pupils fewer.
- 561st Class2020/21
- 572nd Class2021/22
- 563rd Class2022/23
- 564th Class2023/24
- 565th Class2024/25
- 546th Class2025/26
In 2nd Class in 2020/21
71 in 2nd Class (2020/21), 66 in 6th Class (2024/25): 5 pupils fewer.
- 712nd Class2020/21
- 693rd Class2021/22
- 694th Class2022/23
- 675th Class2023/24
- 666th Class2024/25
In 3rd Class in 2020/21
56 in 3rd Class (2020/21), 53 in 6th Class (2023/24): 3 pupils fewer.
- 563rd Class2020/21
- 534th Class2021/22
- 535th Class2022/23
- 536th Class2023/24
In 4th Class in 2020/21
53 in 4th Class (2020/21), 52 in 6th Class (2022/23): 1 pupil fewer.
- 534th Class2020/21
- 535th Class2021/22
- 526th Class2022/23
In 5th Class in 2020/21
70 in 5th Class (2020/21), 71 in 6th Class (2021/22): 1 pupil more.
- 705th Class2020/21
- 716th Class2021/22
Biggest one-year changes in a class
- +191st Class in 2024/25 (54 to 73)
- −231st Class in 2025/26 (73 to 50)
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 Cholmain 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
27.5teaching posts
Our estimate: about 28 teachers.
- Class teachersOne for each of the 18 mainstream classes 18
- PrincipalRuns the school and doesn't teach a class 1
- Special education teachers212.5 hours of support teaching a week 8.5
8 special needs assistants (SNAs) also work with pupils.
The NCSE has allocated 8.3 special education teachers, 2 special class teachers and 11.83 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 Cholmain Naofa, measured in a straight line. Pupil numbers are for 2025/26.
| Number on map | School | Distance | Pupils | Since 2015/16 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scoil Cholmain NaofaThis school | – | 445 |
−6.1%
|
|
| 1 | S N na Naomh Uile0.9 km · Mullingar · Church of Ireland | 0.9 km | 86 |
−14.0%
|
| 2 | Presentation Convent (JNR)1.0 km · Mullingar · DEIS | 1.0 km | 277 |
−27.3%
|
| 3 | Scoil na Maighdine Mhuire1.0 km · Mullingar · DEIS | 1.0 km | 307 |
+12.0%
|
| 4 | Holy Family Primary School1.2 km · Mullingar | 1.2 km | 439 |
+90.9%
|
| 5 | Scoil na mBraithre1.3 km · Mullingar · DEIS | 1.3 km | 409 |
+21.4%
|
| 6 | Gaelscoil An Choillín1.6 km · An Muileann gCearr · Gaelscoil · Inter-denominational | 1.6 km | 154 |
+62.1%
|
About this school
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Contact
- Principal
- Ger Beehan
- Phone
- 0449340901
- [email protected]
- Address
- Bellview, Mullingar, Co. Westmeath, N91 DX74
School
- Ethos
- Catholic
- Patron
- Bishop of Meath
- 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
- Westmeath County Council
- Planning area
- Mullingar
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
38 school years from 1979/80 to 2025/26. Class figures start in 2020/21.
| Year | Total | Girls | Boys | JI | SI | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 445 | 215 | 230 | 50 | 51 | 50 | 73 | 54 | 55 | 58 | 54 |
| 2024/25 | 464 | 217 | 247 | 51 | 49 | 73 | 55 | 56 | 58 | 56 | 66 |
| 2023/24 | 467 | 219 | 248 | 52 | 71 | 54 | 55 | 59 | 56 | 67 | 53 |
| 2022/23 | 467 | 222 | 245 | 71 | 54 | 54 | 58 | 56 | 69 | 53 | 52 |
| 2021/22 | 471 | 222 | 249 | 56 | 55 | 57 | 57 | 69 | 53 | 53 | 71 |
| 2020/21 | 482 | 231 | 251 | 58 | 58 | 56 | 71 | 56 | 53 | 70 | 60 |
| 2019/20 | 482 | 233 | 249 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2018/19 | 481 | 225 | 256 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2017/18 | 490 | 235 | 255 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2016/17 | 473 | 225 | 248 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2015/16 | 474 | 229 | 245 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2014/15 | 470 | 217 | 253 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2013/14 | 460 | 214 | 246 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2012/13 | 459 | 212 | 247 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2011/12 | 469 | 215 | 254 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2010/11 | 452 | 218 | 234 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2009/10 | 472 | 238 | 234 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2008/09 | 474 | 231 | 243 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2007/08 | 474 | 231 | 243 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2006/07 | 486 | 237 | 249 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2005/06 | 498 | 244 | 254 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2004/05 | 498 | 242 | 256 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2003/04 | 498 | 252 | 246 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2002/03 | 502 | 256 | 246 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2001/02 | 498 | 241 | 257 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2000/01 | 521 | 251 | 270 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1999/00 | 548 | 267 | 281 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1998/99 | 576 | 281 | 295 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1997/98 | 589 | 281 | 308 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1996/97 | 586 | 289 | 297 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1995/96 | 592 | 295 | 297 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1994/95 | 590 | 288 | 302 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1993/94 | 590 | 288 | 302 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1983/84 | 473 | 249 | 224 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1982/83 | 422 | 218 | 204 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1981/82 | 340 | 183 | 157 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1980/81 | 237 | 129 | 108 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1979/80 | 136 | 72 | 64 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |