Gaelscoil Raifteirí
Caislean An Bharraigh · Roll number 19832D
- Catholic ethos
- Not DEIS
- All subjects through Irish
- Pupils in 2025/26
- 229
- +8 on 2024/25
- Over 10 years
- −10%
- Down 24 from 253 in 2015/16
- Girls and boys
- 121 / 108
- 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
229 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 | 25 | 36 | 24 | 31 | 28 | 32 | 29.3 |
| Senior Infants | 27 | 24 | 36 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 28.3 |
| 1st Class | 24 | 26 | 25 | 36 | 27 | 30 | 28.0 |
| 2nd Class | 26 | 24 | 27 | 26 | 38 | 26 | 27.8 |
| 3rd Class | 32 | 25 | 24 | 27 | 26 | 38 | 28.7 |
| 4th Class | 27 | 31 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26.2 |
| 5th Class | 38 | 25 | 31 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 27.7 |
| 6th Class | 28 | 38 | 26 | 31 | 25 | 24 | 28.7 |
JI and SI are Junior and Senior Infants.
Started Junior Infants in 2024/25
28 in Junior Infants (2024/25), 29 in Senior Infants (2025/26): 1 pupil more.
- 28Junior Infants2024/25
- 29Senior Infants2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2023/24
31 in Junior Infants (2023/24), 30 in 1st Class (2025/26): 1 pupil fewer.
- 31Junior Infants2023/24
- 28Senior Infants2024/25
- 301st Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2022/23
24 in Junior Infants (2022/23), 26 in 2nd Class (2025/26): 2 pupils more.
- 24Junior Infants2022/23
- 26Senior Infants2023/24
- 271st Class2024/25
- 262nd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2021/22
36 in Junior Infants (2021/22), 38 in 3rd Class (2025/26): 2 pupils more.
- 36Junior Infants2021/22
- 36Senior Infants2022/23
- 361st Class2023/24
- 382nd Class2024/25
- 383rd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2020/21
25 in Junior Infants (2020/21), 26 in 4th Class (2025/26): 1 pupil more.
- 25Junior Infants2020/21
- 24Senior Infants2021/22
- 251st Class2022/23
- 262nd Class2023/24
- 263rd Class2024/25
- 264th Class2025/26
In Senior Infants in 2020/21
27 in Senior Infants (2020/21), 24 in 5th Class (2025/26): 3 pupils fewer.
- 27Senior Infants2020/21
- 261st Class2021/22
- 272nd Class2022/23
- 273rd Class2023/24
- 254th Class2024/25
- 245th Class2025/26
In 1st Class in 2020/21
24 in 1st Class (2020/21), 24 in 6th Class (2025/26): no change.
- 241st Class2020/21
- 242nd Class2021/22
- 243rd Class2022/23
- 244th Class2023/24
- 245th Class2024/25
- 246th Class2025/26
In 2nd Class in 2020/21
26 in 2nd Class (2020/21), 25 in 6th Class (2024/25): 1 pupil fewer.
- 262nd Class2020/21
- 253rd Class2021/22
- 244th Class2022/23
- 245th Class2023/24
- 256th Class2024/25
In 3rd Class in 2020/21
32 in 3rd Class (2020/21), 31 in 6th Class (2023/24): 1 pupil fewer.
- 323rd Class2020/21
- 314th Class2021/22
- 315th Class2022/23
- 316th Class2023/24
In 4th Class in 2020/21
27 in 4th Class (2020/21), 26 in 6th Class (2022/23): 1 pupil fewer.
- 274th Class2020/21
- 255th Class2021/22
- 266th Class2022/23
In 5th Class in 2020/21
38 in 5th Class (2020/21), 38 in 6th Class (2021/22): no change.
- 385th Class2020/21
- 386th Class2021/22
Biggest one-year changes in a class
- +12Senior Infants in 2022/23 (24 to 36)
- −135th Class in 2021/22 (38 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 Gaelscoil Raifteirí, 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
12.8teaching posts
Our estimate: about 13 teachers.
- Class teachersOne for each of the 9 mainstream classes 9
- PrincipalRuns the school and doesn't teach a class 1
- Special education teachers70 hours of support teaching a week 2.8
3 special needs assistants (SNAs) also work with pupils.
The NCSE has allocated 3 special education teachers and 3 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 Raifteirí, measured in a straight line. Pupil numbers are for 2025/26.
| Number on map | School | Distance | Pupils | Since 2015/16 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gaelscoil RaifteiríThis school | – | 229 |
−9.5%
|
|
| 1 | Castlebar Primary School0.7 km · Castlebar | 0.7 km | 864 | – |
| 2 | Castlebar Educate Together National School0.8 km · Castlebar · Multi-denominational | 0.8 km | 113 | – |
| 3 | St Peters NS2.7 km · Castlebar | 2.7 km | 271 |
−8.8%
|
| 4 | Breaffy N S3.6 km · Castlebar · DEIS | 3.6 km | 377 |
−12.9%
|
| 5 | S N B Curnanool4.4 km · Castlebar | 4.4 km | 66 |
+57.1%
|
| 6 | St Josephs N S5.0 km · Castlebar | 5.0 km | 111 |
+22.0%
|
About this school
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Contact
- Principal
- Niamh Uí Raois
- Phone
- 0949024700
- [email protected]
- Address
- Faiche an Aonaigh, Castlebar, CAISLEAN AN BHARRAIGH, CO MHAIGH EO, F23 RC84
School
- Ethos
- Catholic
- Patron
- Archbishop of Tuam
- 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
- Mayo County Council
- Planning area
- Castlebar
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
34 school years from 1983/84 to 2025/26. Class figures start in 2020/21.
| Year | Total | Girls | Boys | JI | SI | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 229 | 121 | 108 | 32 | 29 | 30 | 26 | 38 | 26 | 24 | 24 |
| 2024/25 | 221 | 113 | 108 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 38 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 25 |
| 2023/24 | 225 | 114 | 111 | 31 | 26 | 36 | 26 | 27 | 24 | 24 | 31 |
| 2022/23 | 217 | 113 | 104 | 24 | 36 | 25 | 27 | 24 | 24 | 31 | 26 |
| 2021/22 | 229 | 123 | 106 | 36 | 24 | 26 | 24 | 25 | 31 | 25 | 38 |
| 2020/21 | 227 | 125 | 102 | 25 | 27 | 24 | 26 | 32 | 27 | 38 | 28 |
| 2019/20 | 231 | 126 | 105 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2018/19 | 226 | 122 | 104 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2017/18 | 237 | 130 | 107 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2016/17 | 246 | 143 | 103 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2015/16 | 253 | 148 | 105 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2014/15 | 254 | 149 | 105 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2013/14 | 234 | 133 | 101 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2012/13 | 227 | 128 | 99 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2011/12 | 218 | 115 | 103 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2010/11 | 240 | 129 | 111 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2009/10 | 258 | 142 | 116 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2008/09 | 264 | 144 | 120 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2007/08 | 268 | 147 | 121 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2006/07 | 274 | 147 | 127 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2005/06 | 275 | 140 | 135 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2004/05 | 273 | 141 | 132 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2003/04 | 276 | 145 | 131 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2002/03 | 263 | 135 | 128 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2001/02 | 229 | 117 | 112 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2000/01 | 210 | 103 | 107 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1999/00 | 217 | 100 | 117 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1998/99 | 216 | 99 | 117 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1997/98 | 230 | 103 | 127 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1996/97 | 252 | 114 | 138 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1995/96 | 263 | 108 | 155 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1994/95 | 264 | 106 | 158 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1993/94 | 267 | 102 | 165 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1983/84 | 15 | 8 | 7 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |