Barnacarroll Central NS
Claremorris · Roll number 19710M
- Catholic ethos
- Not DEIS
- Pupils in 2025/26
- 208
- +1 on 2024/25
- Over 10 years
- +84%
- Up 95 from 113 in 2015/16
- Girls and boys
- 110 / 98
- 53% girls
Pupils since 1993
Total enrolment each school year
Shaded: the last 10 years, 2015/16 to 2025/26.
Pupils by class
Published for each class from 2020/21.
This year, 2025/26
208 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 | 28 | 22 | 26 | 26 | 20 | 23 | 24.2 |
| Senior Infants | 24 | 29 | 23 | 26 | 26 | 20 | 24.7 |
| 1st Class | 31 | 25 | 29 | 23 | 27 | 26 | 26.8 |
| 2nd Class | 23 | 32 | 25 | 29 | 23 | 27 | 26.5 |
| 3rd Class | 23 | 24 | 32 | 25 | 30 | 24 | 26.3 |
| 4th Class | 23 | 24 | 25 | 32 | 26 | 30 | 26.7 |
| 5th Class | 21 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 32 | 26 | 24.8 |
| 6th Class | 17 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 32 | 23.3 |
JI and SI are Junior and Senior Infants.
Started Junior Infants in 2024/25
20 in Junior Infants (2024/25), 20 in Senior Infants (2025/26): no change.
- 20Junior Infants2024/25
- 20Senior Infants2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2023/24
26 in Junior Infants (2023/24), 26 in 1st Class (2025/26): no change.
- 26Junior Infants2023/24
- 26Senior Infants2024/25
- 261st Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2022/23
26 in Junior Infants (2022/23), 27 in 2nd Class (2025/26): 1 pupil more.
- 26Junior Infants2022/23
- 26Senior Infants2023/24
- 271st Class2024/25
- 272nd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2021/22
22 in Junior Infants (2021/22), 24 in 3rd Class (2025/26): 2 pupils more.
- 22Junior Infants2021/22
- 23Senior Infants2022/23
- 231st Class2023/24
- 232nd Class2024/25
- 243rd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2020/21
28 in Junior Infants (2020/21), 30 in 4th Class (2025/26): 2 pupils more.
- 28Junior Infants2020/21
- 29Senior Infants2021/22
- 291st Class2022/23
- 292nd Class2023/24
- 303rd Class2024/25
- 304th Class2025/26
In Senior Infants in 2020/21
24 in Senior Infants (2020/21), 26 in 5th Class (2025/26): 2 pupils more.
- 24Senior Infants2020/21
- 251st Class2021/22
- 252nd Class2022/23
- 253rd Class2023/24
- 264th Class2024/25
- 265th Class2025/26
In 1st Class in 2020/21
31 in 1st Class (2020/21), 32 in 6th Class (2025/26): 1 pupil more.
- 311st Class2020/21
- 322nd Class2021/22
- 323rd Class2022/23
- 324th Class2023/24
- 325th Class2024/25
- 326th Class2025/26
In 2nd Class in 2020/21
23 in 2nd Class (2020/21), 23 in 6th Class (2024/25): no change.
- 232nd Class2020/21
- 243rd Class2021/22
- 254th Class2022/23
- 245th Class2023/24
- 236th Class2024/25
In 3rd Class in 2020/21
23 in 3rd Class (2020/21), 24 in 6th Class (2023/24): 1 pupil more.
- 233rd Class2020/21
- 244th Class2021/22
- 235th Class2022/23
- 246th Class2023/24
In 4th Class in 2020/21
23 in 4th Class (2020/21), 23 in 6th Class (2022/23): no change.
- 234th Class2020/21
- 235th Class2021/22
- 236th Class2022/23
In 5th Class in 2020/21
21 in 5th Class (2020/21), 21 in 6th Class (2021/22): no change.
- 215th Class2020/21
- 216th Class2021/22
Biggest one-year changes in a class
- +92nd Class in 2021/22 (23 to 32)
- −72nd Class in 2022/23 (32 to 25)
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 Barnacarroll Central NS, 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
11.7teaching posts
Our estimate: about 12 teachers.
- Class teachersOne for each of the 8 mainstream classes 8
- PrincipalRuns the school and doesn't teach a class 1
- Special education teachers67.5 hours of support teaching a week 2.7
2 special needs assistants (SNAs) also work with pupils.
The NCSE has allocated 2.7 special education teachers and 2 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 Barnacarroll Central NS, measured in a straight line. Pupil numbers are for 2025/26.
| Number on map | School | Distance | Pupils | Since 2015/16 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barnacarroll Central NSThis school | – | 208 |
+84.1%
|
|
| 1 | S N Uileog de Burca3.1 km · Clár Chlainne Mhuiris · Gaelscoil | 3.1 km | 105 |
−10.3%
|
| 2 | Knock N S4.2 km · Claremorris · DEIS | 4.2 km | 152 |
+16.0%
|
| 3 | Claremorris National School4.6 km · Claremorris | 4.6 km | 314 | – |
| 4 | S N Gort an Eadain6.1 km · Claremorris | 6.1 km | 28 |
+16.7%
|
| 5 | Meelickmore N S7.3 km · Claremorris | 7.3 km | 81 |
+19.1%
|
| 6 | Beacan Mixed N S8.1 km · Claremorris | 8.1 km | 177 |
+18.0%
|
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
- Thomas Forde
- Phone
- 0949388629
- [email protected]
- Address
- Barnacarroll, Claremorris, Co. Mayo, F12 D406
School
- Ethos
- Catholic
- Patron
- Archbishop of Tuam
- School type
- Ordinary
- 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
- Mayo County Council
- Planning area
- Claremorris
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
33 school years from 1993/94 to 2025/26. Class figures start in 2020/21.
| Year | Total | Girls | Boys | JI | SI | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 208 | 110 | 98 | 23 | 20 | 26 | 27 | 24 | 30 | 26 | 32 |
| 2024/25 | 207 | 107 | 100 | 20 | 26 | 27 | 23 | 30 | 26 | 32 | 23 |
| 2023/24 | 209 | 105 | 104 | 26 | 26 | 23 | 29 | 25 | 32 | 24 | 24 |
| 2022/23 | 206 | 96 | 110 | 26 | 23 | 29 | 25 | 32 | 25 | 23 | 23 |
| 2021/22 | 200 | 91 | 109 | 22 | 29 | 25 | 32 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 21 |
| 2020/21 | 190 | 79 | 111 | 28 | 24 | 31 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 17 |
| 2019/20 | 172 | 70 | 102 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2018/19 | 168 | 68 | 100 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2017/18 | 135 | 55 | 80 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2016/17 | 132 | 62 | 70 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2015/16 | 113 | 50 | 63 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2014/15 | 110 | 48 | 62 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2013/14 | 122 | 56 | 66 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2012/13 | 130 | 58 | 72 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2011/12 | 131 | 61 | 70 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2010/11 | 142 | 66 | 76 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2009/10 | 137 | 63 | 74 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2008/09 | 129 | 53 | 76 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2007/08 | 124 | 52 | 72 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2006/07 | 121 | 57 | 64 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2005/06 | 106 | 50 | 56 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2004/05 | 95 | 50 | 45 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2003/04 | 84 | 47 | 37 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2002/03 | 76 | 39 | 37 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2001/02 | 74 | 32 | 42 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2000/01 | 69 | 35 | 34 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1999/00 | 72 | 35 | 37 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1998/99 | 68 | 34 | 34 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1997/98 | 73 | 33 | 40 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1996/97 | 76 | 34 | 42 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1995/96 | 84 | 39 | 45 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1994/95 | 81 | 39 | 42 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1993/94 | 91 | 48 | 43 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |