Scoil Mhuire
Abbeyleix · Roll number 19750B
- Catholic ethos
- Not DEIS
- Ordinary with Special Classes
- Pupils in 2025/26
- 269
- +8 on 2024/25
- Over 10 years
- −29%
- Down 109 from 378 in 2015/16
- Girls and boys
- 138 / 131
- 51% 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
269 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 | 38 | 20 | 35 | 29 | 27 | 29.5 |
| Senior Infants | 28 | 26 | 37 | 24 | 36 | 36 | 31.2 |
| 1st Class | 29 | 25 | 27 | 37 | 22 | 41 | 30.2 |
| 2nd Class | 26 | 30 | 28 | 30 | 38 | 27 | 29.8 |
| 3rd Class | 38 | 26 | 31 | 28 | 27 | 43 | 32.2 |
| 4th Class | 50 | 39 | 28 | 30 | 28 | 29 | 34.0 |
| 5th Class | 42 | 50 | 39 | 27 | 31 | 33 | 37.0 |
| 6th Class | 56 | 41 | 48 | 37 | 26 | 33 | 40.2 |
JI and SI are Junior and Senior Infants.
Started Junior Infants in 2024/25
29 in Junior Infants (2024/25), 36 in Senior Infants (2025/26): 7 pupils more.
- 29Junior Infants2024/25
- 36Senior Infants2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2023/24
35 in Junior Infants (2023/24), 41 in 1st Class (2025/26): 6 pupils more.
- 35Junior Infants2023/24
- 36Senior Infants2024/25
- 411st Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2022/23
20 in Junior Infants (2022/23), 27 in 2nd Class (2025/26): 7 pupils more.
- 20Junior Infants2022/23
- 24Senior Infants2023/24
- 221st Class2024/25
- 272nd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2021/22
38 in Junior Infants (2021/22), 43 in 3rd Class (2025/26): 5 pupils more.
- 38Junior Infants2021/22
- 37Senior Infants2022/23
- 371st Class2023/24
- 382nd Class2024/25
- 433rd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2020/21
28 in Junior Infants (2020/21), 29 in 4th Class (2025/26): 1 pupil more.
- 28Junior Infants2020/21
- 26Senior Infants2021/22
- 271st Class2022/23
- 302nd Class2023/24
- 273rd Class2024/25
- 294th Class2025/26
In Senior Infants in 2020/21
28 in Senior Infants (2020/21), 33 in 5th Class (2025/26): 5 pupils more.
- 28Senior Infants2020/21
- 251st Class2021/22
- 282nd Class2022/23
- 283rd Class2023/24
- 284th Class2024/25
- 335th Class2025/26
In 1st Class in 2020/21
29 in 1st Class (2020/21), 33 in 6th Class (2025/26): 4 pupils more.
- 291st Class2020/21
- 302nd Class2021/22
- 313rd Class2022/23
- 304th Class2023/24
- 315th Class2024/25
- 336th Class2025/26
In 2nd Class in 2020/21
26 in 2nd Class (2020/21), 26 in 6th Class (2024/25): no change.
- 262nd Class2020/21
- 263rd Class2021/22
- 284th Class2022/23
- 275th Class2023/24
- 266th Class2024/25
In 3rd Class in 2020/21
38 in 3rd Class (2020/21), 37 in 6th Class (2023/24): 1 pupil fewer.
- 383rd Class2020/21
- 394th Class2021/22
- 395th Class2022/23
- 376th Class2023/24
In 4th Class in 2020/21
50 in 4th Class (2020/21), 48 in 6th Class (2022/23): 2 pupils fewer.
- 504th Class2020/21
- 505th Class2021/22
- 486th Class2022/23
In 5th Class in 2020/21
42 in 5th Class (2020/21), 41 in 6th Class (2021/22): 1 pupil fewer.
- 425th Class2020/21
- 416th Class2021/22
Biggest one-year changes in a class
- +191st Class in 2025/26 (22 to 41)
- −18Junior Infants in 2022/23 (38 to 20)
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 Mhuire, 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
20.9teaching posts
Our estimate: about 21 teachers.
- Class teachersOne for each of the 11 mainstream classes 11
- PrincipalRuns the school and doesn't teach a class 1
- Special education teachers122.5 hours of support teaching a week 4.9
- Special class teachersFor 4 autism classes 4
11.5 special needs assistants (SNAs) also work with pupils. 24 pupils are in special classes, which the class sizes leave out.
The NCSE has allocated 5 special education teachers, 5 special class teachers and 13.33 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 Mhuire, measured in a straight line. Pupil numbers are for 2025/26.
| Number on map | School | Distance | Pupils | Since 2015/16 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scoil MhuireThis school | – | 269 |
−28.8%
|
|
| 1 | Abbeyleix STH N S1.2 km · Abbeyleix · Church of Ireland | 1.2 km | 84 |
−14.3%
|
| 2 | Ballyroan Primary School4.2 km · Ballyroan | 4.2 km | 177 | – |
| 3 | Ballinakill Mixed N S5.3 km · Portlaoise | 5.3 km | 98 |
+18.1%
|
| 4 | Tobar an Leinn5.5 km · Abbeyleix | 5.5 km | 167 |
+54.6%
|
| 5 | S N Fionntan Naofa5.7 km · Portlaoise | 5.7 km | 60 |
−29.4%
|
| 6 | S N Molaise7.3 km · Abbeyleix · DEIS | 7.3 km | 58 |
−21.6%
|
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
- Margaret Slevin
- Phone
- 0578731051
- [email protected]
- Address
- Ballyroan Road, Abbeyleix, Co. Laois, R32 A566
School
- Ethos
- Catholic
- Patron
- Bishop of Kildare & Leighlin
- 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
- Laois County Council
- Planning area
- Ballinakill
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 | 269 | 138 | 131 | 27 | 36 | 41 | 27 | 43 | 29 | 33 | 33 |
| 2024/25 | 261 | 131 | 130 | 29 | 36 | 22 | 38 | 27 | 28 | 31 | 26 |
| 2023/24 | 266 | 140 | 126 | 35 | 24 | 37 | 30 | 28 | 30 | 27 | 37 |
| 2022/23 | 274 | 137 | 137 | 20 | 37 | 27 | 28 | 31 | 28 | 39 | 48 |
| 2021/22 | 292 | 149 | 143 | 38 | 26 | 25 | 30 | 26 | 39 | 50 | 41 |
| 2020/21 | 313 | 162 | 151 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 26 | 38 | 50 | 42 | 56 |
| 2019/20 | 312 | 162 | 150 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2018/19 | 338 | 174 | 164 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2017/18 | 329 | 164 | 165 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2016/17 | 364 | 179 | 185 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2015/16 | 378 | 182 | 196 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2014/15 | 369 | 171 | 198 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2013/14 | 347 | 163 | 184 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2012/13 | 357 | 164 | 193 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2011/12 | 347 | 158 | 189 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2010/11 | 353 | 158 | 195 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2009/10 | 354 | 162 | 192 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2008/09 | 324 | 147 | 177 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2007/08 | 327 | 145 | 182 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2006/07 | 320 | 142 | 178 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2005/06 | 307 | 136 | 171 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2004/05 | 311 | 146 | 165 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2003/04 | 310 | 147 | 163 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2002/03 | 314 | 142 | 172 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2001/02 | 301 | 139 | 162 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2000/01 | 302 | 141 | 161 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1999/00 | 280 | 134 | 146 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1998/99 | 253 | 129 | 124 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1997/98 | 237 | 122 | 115 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1996/97 | 251 | 130 | 121 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1995/96 | 241 | 127 | 114 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1994/95 | 241 | 123 | 118 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1993/94 | 256 | 131 | 125 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |