Scoil Barra
Ballincollig · Roll number 19771J
- Catholic ethos
- Not DEIS
- Ordinary with Special Classes
- Pupils in 2025/26
- 449
- +1 on 2024/25
- Over 10 years
- −15%
- Down 80 from 529 in 2015/16
- Girls and boys
- 205 / 244
- 46% 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
449 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 | 53 | 55 | 50 | 60 | 54 | 55 | 54.5 |
| Senior Infants | 55 | 51 | 56 | 49 | 62 | 58 | 55.2 |
| 1st Class | 57 | 55 | 52 | 54 | 51 | 58 | 54.5 |
| 2nd Class | 56 | 56 | 58 | 53 | 55 | 51 | 54.8 |
| 3rd Class | 55 | 57 | 55 | 58 | 51 | 55 | 55.2 |
| 4th Class | 57 | 54 | 55 | 55 | 66 | 52 | 56.5 |
| 5th Class | 77 | 58 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 65 | 60.3 |
| 6th Class | 84 | 74 | 56 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 63.2 |
JI and SI are Junior and Senior Infants.
Started Junior Infants in 2024/25
54 in Junior Infants (2024/25), 58 in Senior Infants (2025/26): 4 pupils more.
- 54Junior Infants2024/25
- 58Senior Infants2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2023/24
60 in Junior Infants (2023/24), 58 in 1st Class (2025/26): 2 pupils fewer.
- 60Junior Infants2023/24
- 62Senior Infants2024/25
- 581st Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2022/23
50 in Junior Infants (2022/23), 51 in 2nd Class (2025/26): 1 pupil more.
- 50Junior Infants2022/23
- 49Senior Infants2023/24
- 511st Class2024/25
- 512nd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2021/22
55 in Junior Infants (2021/22), 55 in 3rd Class (2025/26): no change.
- 55Junior Infants2021/22
- 56Senior Infants2022/23
- 541st Class2023/24
- 552nd Class2024/25
- 553rd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2020/21
53 in Junior Infants (2020/21), 52 in 4th Class (2025/26): 1 pupil fewer.
- 53Junior Infants2020/21
- 51Senior Infants2021/22
- 521st Class2022/23
- 532nd Class2023/24
- 513rd Class2024/25
- 524th Class2025/26
In Senior Infants in 2020/21
55 in Senior Infants (2020/21), 65 in 5th Class (2025/26): 10 pupils more.
- 55Senior Infants2020/21
- 551st Class2021/22
- 582nd Class2022/23
- 583rd Class2023/24
- 664th Class2024/25
- 655th Class2025/26
In 1st Class in 2020/21
57 in 1st Class (2020/21), 55 in 6th Class (2025/26): 2 pupils fewer.
- 571st Class2020/21
- 562nd Class2021/22
- 553rd Class2022/23
- 554th Class2023/24
- 545th Class2024/25
- 556th Class2025/26
In 2nd Class in 2020/21
56 in 2nd Class (2020/21), 55 in 6th Class (2024/25): 1 pupil fewer.
- 562nd Class2020/21
- 573rd Class2021/22
- 554th Class2022/23
- 545th Class2023/24
- 556th Class2024/25
In 3rd Class in 2020/21
55 in 3rd Class (2020/21), 55 in 6th Class (2023/24): no change.
- 553rd Class2020/21
- 544th Class2021/22
- 545th Class2022/23
- 556th Class2023/24
In 4th Class in 2020/21
57 in 4th Class (2020/21), 56 in 6th Class (2022/23): 1 pupil fewer.
- 574th Class2020/21
- 585th Class2021/22
- 566th Class2022/23
In 5th Class in 2020/21
77 in 5th Class (2020/21), 74 in 6th Class (2021/22): 3 pupils fewer.
- 775th Class2020/21
- 746th Class2021/22
Biggest one-year changes in a class
- +13Senior Infants in 2024/25 (49 to 62)
- −195th Class in 2021/22 (77 to 58)
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 Barra, 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
28.2teaching posts
Our estimate: about 28 teachers.
- Class teachersOne for each of the 17 mainstream classes 17
- PrincipalRuns the school and doesn't teach a class 1
- Special education teachers230 hours of support teaching a week 9.2
- Special class teachersFor a speech and language class 1
8.33 special needs assistants (SNAs) also work with pupils. 7 pupils are in special classes, which the class sizes leave out.
The NCSE has allocated 9.2 special education teachers, 1 special class teacher and 8.33 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. 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 Scoil Barra, measured in a straight line. Pupil numbers are for 2025/26.
| Number on map | School | Distance | Pupils | Since 2015/16 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scoil BarraThis school | – | 449 |
−15.1%
|
|
| 1 | Scoil Naomh Mhuire C1.0 km · Ballincollig · Girls | 1.0 km | 437 |
+5.6%
|
| 2 | S N Naomh Eoin B1.2 km · Ballincollig · Boys | 1.2 km | 352 |
−10.7%
|
| 3 | Gaelscoil an Chaisleáin1.5 km · Baile an Chollaigh · Gaelscoil · Multi-denominational | 1.5 km | 205 | – |
| 4 | Gael Scoil Ui Riordain2.1 km · Baile an Chollaigh · Gaelscoil | 2.1 km | 724 |
+7.6%
|
| 5 | Cloghroe Mixed N S3.1 km · Cloghroe | 3.1 km | 537 |
+0.4%
|
| 6 | Clogheen MXD N S3.7 km · Kerry Pike | 3.7 km | 181 |
+10.4%
|
About this school
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Contact
- Principal
- Martina Barry
- Phone
- 0214873459
- [email protected]
- Address
- Innishmore, Ballincollig, Co. Cork, P31 H578
School
- Ethos
- Catholic
- Patron
- Bishop of Cork & Ross
- 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
- Cork City Council
- Planning area
- Ballincollig
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 | 449 | 205 | 244 | 55 | 58 | 58 | 51 | 55 | 52 | 65 | 55 |
| 2024/25 | 448 | 203 | 245 | 54 | 62 | 51 | 55 | 51 | 66 | 54 | 55 |
| 2023/24 | 438 | 195 | 243 | 60 | 49 | 54 | 53 | 58 | 55 | 54 | 55 |
| 2022/23 | 442 | 187 | 255 | 50 | 56 | 52 | 58 | 55 | 55 | 54 | 56 |
| 2021/22 | 467 | 204 | 263 | 55 | 51 | 55 | 56 | 57 | 54 | 58 | 74 |
| 2020/21 | 500 | 210 | 290 | 53 | 55 | 57 | 56 | 55 | 57 | 77 | 84 |
| 2019/20 | 505 | 214 | 291 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2018/19 | 502 | 215 | 287 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2017/18 | 504 | 218 | 286 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2016/17 | 514 | 226 | 288 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2015/16 | 529 | 235 | 294 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2014/15 | 522 | 231 | 291 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2013/14 | 522 | 242 | 280 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2012/13 | 491 | 227 | 264 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2011/12 | 494 | 227 | 267 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2010/11 | 487 | 218 | 269 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2009/10 | 493 | 226 | 267 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2008/09 | 498 | 226 | 272 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2007/08 | 503 | 223 | 280 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2006/07 | 518 | 233 | 285 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2005/06 | 492 | 221 | 271 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2004/05 | 488 | 231 | 257 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2003/04 | 487 | 236 | 251 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2002/03 | 509 | 240 | 269 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2001/02 | 515 | 229 | 286 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2000/01 | 530 | 236 | 294 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1999/00 | 552 | 244 | 308 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1998/99 | 577 | 240 | 337 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1997/98 | 605 | 265 | 340 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1996/97 | 597 | 264 | 333 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1995/96 | 617 | 270 | 347 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1994/95 | 629 | 287 | 342 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1993/94 | 612 | 284 | 328 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |