Scoil C.ui Dhalaigh
Léim an Bhradáin · Roll number 19680G
- Catholic ethos
- Not DEIS
- All subjects through Irish
- Pupils in 2025/26
- 376
- −5 on 2024/25
- Over 10 years
- −16%
- Down 71 from 447 in 2015/16
- Girls and boys
- 212 / 164
- 56% 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
376 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 | 54 | 43 | 54 | 45 | 60 | 45 | 50.2 |
| Senior Infants | 47 | 53 | 42 | 54 | 45 | 60 | 50.2 |
| 1st Class | 46 | 47 | 52 | 41 | 53 | 45 | 47.3 |
| 2nd Class | 47 | 42 | 46 | 50 | 41 | 52 | 46.3 |
| 3rd Class | 47 | 46 | 40 | 45 | 50 | 41 | 44.8 |
| 4th Class | 53 | 46 | 48 | 41 | 45 | 48 | 46.8 |
| 5th Class | 61 | 52 | 45 | 48 | 40 | 45 | 48.5 |
| 6th Class | 63 | 60 | 51 | 45 | 47 | 40 | 51.0 |
JI and SI are Junior and Senior Infants.
Started Junior Infants in 2024/25
60 in Junior Infants (2024/25), 60 in Senior Infants (2025/26): no change.
- 60Junior Infants2024/25
- 60Senior Infants2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2023/24
45 in Junior Infants (2023/24), 45 in 1st Class (2025/26): no change.
- 45Junior Infants2023/24
- 45Senior Infants2024/25
- 451st Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2022/23
54 in Junior Infants (2022/23), 52 in 2nd Class (2025/26): 2 pupils fewer.
- 54Junior Infants2022/23
- 54Senior Infants2023/24
- 531st Class2024/25
- 522nd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2021/22
43 in Junior Infants (2021/22), 41 in 3rd Class (2025/26): 2 pupils fewer.
- 43Junior Infants2021/22
- 42Senior Infants2022/23
- 411st Class2023/24
- 412nd Class2024/25
- 413rd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2020/21
54 in Junior Infants (2020/21), 48 in 4th Class (2025/26): 6 pupils fewer.
- 54Junior Infants2020/21
- 53Senior Infants2021/22
- 521st Class2022/23
- 502nd Class2023/24
- 503rd Class2024/25
- 484th Class2025/26
In Senior Infants in 2020/21
47 in Senior Infants (2020/21), 45 in 5th Class (2025/26): 2 pupils fewer.
- 47Senior Infants2020/21
- 471st Class2021/22
- 462nd Class2022/23
- 453rd Class2023/24
- 454th Class2024/25
- 455th Class2025/26
In 1st Class in 2020/21
46 in 1st Class (2020/21), 40 in 6th Class (2025/26): 6 pupils fewer.
- 461st Class2020/21
- 422nd Class2021/22
- 403rd Class2022/23
- 414th Class2023/24
- 405th Class2024/25
- 406th Class2025/26
In 2nd Class in 2020/21
47 in 2nd Class (2020/21), 47 in 6th Class (2024/25): no change.
- 472nd Class2020/21
- 463rd Class2021/22
- 484th Class2022/23
- 485th Class2023/24
- 476th Class2024/25
In 3rd Class in 2020/21
47 in 3rd Class (2020/21), 45 in 6th Class (2023/24): 2 pupils fewer.
- 473rd Class2020/21
- 464th Class2021/22
- 455th Class2022/23
- 456th Class2023/24
In 4th Class in 2020/21
53 in 4th Class (2020/21), 51 in 6th Class (2022/23): 2 pupils fewer.
- 534th Class2020/21
- 525th Class2021/22
- 516th Class2022/23
In 5th Class in 2020/21
61 in 5th Class (2020/21), 60 in 6th Class (2021/22): 1 pupil fewer.
- 615th Class2020/21
- 606th Class2021/22
Biggest one-year changes in a class
- +15Junior Infants in 2024/25 (45 to 60)
- −15Junior Infants in 2025/26 (60 to 45)
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 C.ui Dhalaigh, 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
22.3teaching posts
Our estimate: about 22 teachers.
- Class teachersOne for each of the 16 mainstream classes 16
- PrincipalRuns the school and doesn't teach a class 1
- Special education teachers107.5 hours of support teaching a week 4.3
- Special class teachersFor an autism class 1
5 special needs assistants (SNAs) also work with pupils. 6 pupils are in special classes, which the class sizes leave out.
The NCSE has allocated 4.3 special education teachers, 1 special class teacher and 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. 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 C.ui Dhalaigh, measured in a straight line. Pupil numbers are for 2025/26.
| Number on map | School | Distance | Pupils | Since 2015/16 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scoil C.ui DhalaighThis school | – | 376 |
−15.9%
|
|
| 1 | Scoil Mhuire0.4 km · Leixlip | 0.4 km | 289 |
−9.4%
|
| 2 | Scoil Bhride0.4 km · Leixlip | 0.4 km | 295 |
−7.5%
|
| 3 | Leixlip Educate Together National School0.4 km · Leixlip · Multi-denominational | 0.4 km | 207 | – |
| 4 | Scoil Eoin Phoil0.5 km · Leixlip | 0.5 km | 264 |
−16.7%
|
| 5 | San Carlo Junior NS0.8 km · Leixlip | 0.8 km | 265 |
−6.0%
|
| 6 | San Carlo Senior N S0.8 km · Leixlip | 0.8 km | 301 |
+18.5%
|
About this school
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Contact
- Principal
- Ciarán Ó Raghallaigh
- Phone
- 016242061
- [email protected]
- Address
- Léim an Bhradáin, Co. Chill Dara, W23 PF67
School
- Ethos
- Catholic
- Patron
- Archbishop of Dublin
- School type
- Ordinary
- School level
- All Through
- DEIS
- Not DEIS
Language and area
- Irish classification
- All subjects through Irish
- Gaeltacht
- Non-Gaeltacht
- Island
- Not on an island
- Local authority
- Kildare County Council
- Planning area
- Leixlip
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 | 376 | 212 | 164 | 45 | 60 | 45 | 52 | 41 | 48 | 45 | 40 |
| 2024/25 | 381 | 218 | 163 | 60 | 45 | 53 | 41 | 50 | 45 | 40 | 47 |
| 2023/24 | 369 | 216 | 153 | 45 | 54 | 41 | 50 | 45 | 41 | 48 | 45 |
| 2022/23 | 378 | 212 | 166 | 54 | 42 | 52 | 46 | 40 | 48 | 45 | 51 |
| 2021/22 | 389 | 218 | 171 | 43 | 53 | 47 | 42 | 46 | 46 | 52 | 60 |
| 2020/21 | 418 | 228 | 190 | 54 | 47 | 46 | 47 | 47 | 53 | 61 | 63 |
| 2019/20 | 422 | 228 | 194 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2018/19 | 427 | 234 | 193 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2017/18 | 429 | 236 | 193 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2016/17 | 433 | 232 | 201 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2015/16 | 447 | 229 | 218 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2014/15 | 454 | 234 | 220 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2013/14 | 450 | 233 | 217 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2012/13 | 438 | 234 | 204 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2011/12 | 405 | 207 | 198 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2010/11 | 401 | 203 | 198 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2009/10 | 393 | 195 | 198 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2008/09 | 383 | 188 | 195 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2007/08 | 370 | 183 | 187 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2006/07 | 360 | 181 | 179 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2005/06 | 374 | 187 | 187 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2004/05 | 384 | 182 | 202 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2003/04 | 401 | 188 | 213 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2002/03 | 423 | 195 | 228 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2001/02 | 431 | 202 | 229 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2000/01 | 426 | 201 | 225 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1999/00 | 421 | 204 | 217 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1998/99 | 446 | 223 | 223 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1997/98 | 421 | 214 | 207 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1996/97 | 407 | 207 | 200 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1995/96 | 422 | 209 | 213 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1994/95 | 383 | 189 | 194 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1993/94 | 384 | 187 | 197 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1983/84 | 163 | 83 | 80 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1982/83 | 130 | 62 | 68 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1981/82 | 97 | 41 | 56 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1980/81 | 51 | 16 | 35 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1979/80 | 20 | 5 | 15 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |