Gaelscoil na Cille
Ashbourne · Roll number 19779C
- Catholic ethos
- Not DEIS
- All subjects through Irish
- Pupils in 2025/26
- 227
- No change on 2024/25
- Over 10 years
- −10%
- Down 26 from 253 in 2015/16
- Girls and boys
- 123 / 104
- 54% girls
Pupils since 1981
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
227 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 | 30 | 26 | 29 | 30 | 24 | 27 | 27.7 |
| Senior Infants | 31 | 29 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 23 | 28.3 |
| 1st Class | 27 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 28.8 |
| 2nd Class | 27 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 28.7 |
| 3rd Class | 30 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 30 | 28.5 |
| 4th Class | 27 | 30 | 27 | 27 | 30 | 28 | 28.2 |
| 5th Class | 30 | 27 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 31 | 29.2 |
| 6th Class | 29 | 30 | 27 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28.8 |
JI and SI are Junior and Senior Infants.
Started Junior Infants in 2024/25
24 in Junior Infants (2024/25), 23 in Senior Infants (2025/26): 1 pupil fewer.
- 24Junior Infants2024/25
- 23Senior Infants2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2023/24
30 in Junior Infants (2023/24), 30 in 1st Class (2025/26): no change.
- 30Junior Infants2023/24
- 29Senior Infants2024/25
- 301st Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2022/23
29 in Junior Infants (2022/23), 30 in 2nd Class (2025/26): 1 pupil more.
- 29Junior Infants2022/23
- 30Senior Infants2023/24
- 301st Class2024/25
- 302nd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2021/22
26 in Junior Infants (2021/22), 30 in 3rd Class (2025/26): 4 pupils more.
- 26Junior Infants2021/22
- 28Senior Infants2022/23
- 281st Class2023/24
- 292nd Class2024/25
- 303rd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2020/21
30 in Junior Infants (2020/21), 28 in 4th Class (2025/26): 2 pupils fewer.
- 30Junior Infants2020/21
- 29Senior Infants2021/22
- 291st Class2022/23
- 302nd Class2023/24
- 283rd Class2024/25
- 284th Class2025/26
In Senior Infants in 2020/21
31 in Senior Infants (2020/21), 31 in 5th Class (2025/26): no change.
- 31Senior Infants2020/21
- 291st Class2021/22
- 292nd Class2022/23
- 293rd Class2023/24
- 304th Class2024/25
- 315th Class2025/26
In 1st Class in 2020/21
27 in 1st Class (2020/21), 28 in 6th Class (2025/26): 1 pupil more.
- 271st Class2020/21
- 272nd Class2021/22
- 273rd Class2022/23
- 274th Class2023/24
- 285th Class2024/25
- 286th Class2025/26
In 2nd Class in 2020/21
27 in 2nd Class (2020/21), 29 in 6th Class (2024/25): 2 pupils more.
- 272nd Class2020/21
- 273rd Class2021/22
- 274th Class2022/23
- 295th Class2023/24
- 296th Class2024/25
In 3rd Class in 2020/21
30 in 3rd Class (2020/21), 30 in 6th Class (2023/24): no change.
- 303rd Class2020/21
- 304th Class2021/22
- 305th Class2022/23
- 306th Class2023/24
In 4th Class in 2020/21
27 in 4th Class (2020/21), 27 in 6th Class (2022/23): no change.
- 274th Class2020/21
- 275th Class2021/22
- 276th Class2022/23
In 5th Class in 2020/21
30 in 5th Class (2020/21), 30 in 6th Class (2021/22): no change.
- 305th Class2020/21
- 306th Class2021/22
Biggest one-year changes in a class
- +34th Class in 2021/22 (27 to 30)
- −6Junior Infants in 2024/25 (30 to 24)
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 Gaelscoil na Cille, 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
13.5teaching posts
Our estimate: about 14 teachers.
- Class teachersOne for each of the 9 mainstream classes 9
- PrincipalRuns the school and doesn't teach a class 1
- Special education teachers87.5 hours of support teaching a week 3.5
1.83 special needs assistants (SNAs) also work with pupils.
The NCSE has allocated 3.5 special education teachers and 1.83 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 Gaelscoil na Cille, measured in a straight line. Pupil numbers are for 2025/26.
| Number on map | School | Distance | Pupils | Since 2015/16 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gaelscoil na CilleThis school | – | 227 |
−10.3%
|
|
| 1 | Scoil Nais Deaglain0.9 km · Ashbourne | 0.9 km | 621 |
−9.5%
|
| 2 | Scoil Mhuire1.5 km · Ashbourne | 1.5 km | 479 |
−4.4%
|
| 3 | Ashbourne Community National School1.6 km · Ashbourne · Multi-denominational | 1.6 km | 341 | – |
| 4 | Ashbourne Educate Together National School1.8 km · Ashbourne · Multi-denominational | 1.8 km | 410 |
+86.4%
|
| 5 | Gaelscoil na Mí1.9 km · Cill Dhéagláin · Gaelscoil · Multi-denominational | 1.9 km | 242 |
+60.3%
|
| 6 | St Pauls NS4.3 km · Ratoath | 4.3 km | 565 |
−20.1%
|
About this school
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Contact
- Principal
- Deirdre Nic Uaid
- Phone
- 018351600
- [email protected]
- Address
- Cill Dheaglain, Ashbourne, Co Meath, A84 TX36
School
- Ethos
- Catholic
- Patron
- Bishop of Meath
- 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
- Meath County Council
- Planning area
- Ashbourne
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
36 school years from 1981/82 to 2025/26. Class figures start in 2020/21.
| Year | Total | Girls | Boys | JI | SI | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 227 | 123 | 104 | 27 | 23 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 31 | 28 |
| 2024/25 | 227 | 113 | 114 | 24 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 30 | 28 | 29 |
| 2023/24 | 233 | 117 | 116 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 29 | 30 |
| 2022/23 | 226 | 116 | 110 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 30 | 27 |
| 2021/22 | 225 | 119 | 106 | 26 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 30 | 27 | 30 |
| 2020/21 | 231 | 116 | 115 | 30 | 31 | 27 | 27 | 30 | 27 | 30 | 29 |
| 2019/20 | 232 | 116 | 116 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2018/19 | 241 | 123 | 118 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2017/18 | 240 | 110 | 130 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2016/17 | 244 | 110 | 134 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2015/16 | 253 | 117 | 136 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2014/15 | 246 | 116 | 130 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2013/14 | 246 | 108 | 138 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2012/13 | 246 | 113 | 133 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2011/12 | 245 | 116 | 129 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2010/11 | 247 | 113 | 134 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2009/10 | 247 | 116 | 131 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2008/09 | 244 | 114 | 130 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2007/08 | 231 | 101 | 130 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2006/07 | 232 | 102 | 130 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2005/06 | 229 | 100 | 129 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2004/05 | 229 | 96 | 133 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2003/04 | 230 | 96 | 134 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2002/03 | 229 | 98 | 131 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2001/02 | 231 | 100 | 131 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2000/01 | 229 | 99 | 130 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1999/00 | 242 | 114 | 128 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1998/99 | 271 | 131 | 140 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1997/98 | 286 | 135 | 151 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1996/97 | 286 | 137 | 149 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1995/96 | 281 | 139 | 142 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1994/95 | 284 | 146 | 138 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1993/94 | 273 | 137 | 136 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1983/84 | 141 | 73 | 68 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1982/83 | 107 | 56 | 51 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1981/82 | 60 | 29 | 31 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |