Gaelscoil Ui Riada
Corcaigh · Roll number 19852J
- Catholic ethos
- Not DEIS
- All subjects through Irish
- Pupils in 2025/26
- 254
- −5 on 2024/25
- Over 10 years
- −4%
- Down 11 from 265 in 2015/16
- Girls and boys
- 120 / 134
- 47% 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
254 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 | 33 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 35 | 26 | 31.0 |
| Senior Infants | 27 | 33 | 32 | 28 | 29 | 33 | 30.3 |
| 1st Class | 50 | 27 | 32 | 32 | 28 | 29 | 33.0 |
| 2nd Class | 29 | 50 | 27 | 31 | 32 | 28 | 32.8 |
| 3rd Class | 52 | 29 | 49 | 28 | 31 | 32 | 36.8 |
| 4th Class | 27 | 51 | 29 | 49 | 28 | 30 | 35.7 |
| 5th Class | 30 | 27 | 50 | 29 | 48 | 28 | 35.3 |
| 6th Class | 30 | 30 | 27 | 50 | 28 | 48 | 35.5 |
JI and SI are Junior and Senior Infants.
Started Junior Infants in 2024/25
35 in Junior Infants (2024/25), 33 in Senior Infants (2025/26): 2 pupils fewer.
- 35Junior Infants2024/25
- 33Senior Infants2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2023/24
30 in Junior Infants (2023/24), 29 in 1st Class (2025/26): 1 pupil fewer.
- 30Junior Infants2023/24
- 29Senior Infants2024/25
- 291st Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2022/23
30 in Junior Infants (2022/23), 28 in 2nd Class (2025/26): 2 pupils fewer.
- 30Junior Infants2022/23
- 28Senior Infants2023/24
- 281st Class2024/25
- 282nd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2021/22
32 in Junior Infants (2021/22), 32 in 3rd Class (2025/26): no change.
- 32Junior Infants2021/22
- 32Senior Infants2022/23
- 321st Class2023/24
- 322nd Class2024/25
- 323rd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2020/21
33 in Junior Infants (2020/21), 30 in 4th Class (2025/26): 3 pupils fewer.
- 33Junior Infants2020/21
- 33Senior Infants2021/22
- 321st Class2022/23
- 312nd Class2023/24
- 313rd Class2024/25
- 304th Class2025/26
In Senior Infants in 2020/21
27 in Senior Infants (2020/21), 28 in 5th Class (2025/26): 1 pupil more.
- 27Senior Infants2020/21
- 271st Class2021/22
- 272nd Class2022/23
- 283rd Class2023/24
- 284th Class2024/25
- 285th Class2025/26
In 1st Class in 2020/21
50 in 1st Class (2020/21), 48 in 6th Class (2025/26): 2 pupils fewer.
- 501st Class2020/21
- 502nd Class2021/22
- 493rd Class2022/23
- 494th Class2023/24
- 485th Class2024/25
- 486th Class2025/26
In 2nd Class in 2020/21
29 in 2nd Class (2020/21), 28 in 6th Class (2024/25): 1 pupil fewer.
- 292nd Class2020/21
- 293rd Class2021/22
- 294th Class2022/23
- 295th Class2023/24
- 286th Class2024/25
In 3rd Class in 2020/21
52 in 3rd Class (2020/21), 50 in 6th Class (2023/24): 2 pupils fewer.
- 523rd Class2020/21
- 514th Class2021/22
- 505th Class2022/23
- 506th 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
- +244th Class in 2021/22 (27 to 51)
- −231st Class in 2021/22 (50 to 27)
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 Ui Riada, 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
14.5teaching posts
Our estimate: about 14 teachers.
- Class teachersOne for each of the 10 mainstream classes 10
- PrincipalRuns the school and doesn't teach a class 1
- Special education teachers87.5 hours of support teaching a week 3.5
4.83 special needs assistants (SNAs) also work with pupils.
The NCSE has allocated 3.5 special education teachers and 4.83 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 Ui Riada, measured in a straight line. Pupil numbers are for 2025/26.
| Number on map | School | Distance | Pupils | Since 2015/16 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gaelscoil Ui RiadaThis school | – | 254 |
−4.2%
|
|
| 1 | Scoil Naomh Caitriona0.8 km · Cork · Girls | 0.8 km | 414 |
−5.7%
|
| 2 | S N an Spioraid Naomh C1.1 km · Cork · Girls | 1.1 km | 258 |
−6.5%
|
| 3 | Scoil an Spioraid Naomh (Boys)1.1 km · Cork · Boys | 1.1 km | 398 |
−0.3%
|
| 4 | S N Athair Maitiu C1.2 km · Togher · Girls · DEIS | 1.2 km | 252 |
−9.4%
|
| 5 | Muire gan Smal C1.2 km · Cork · DEIS | 1.2 km | 297 |
+28.6%
|
| 6 | Scoil Mhuire gan Smal B1.2 km · Cork · Boys · DEIS | 1.2 km | 403 |
+13.8%
|
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
- Breanndán Ó Gréilligh
- Phone
- 0214342027
- [email protected]
- Address
- Bealach an Cháirdinéil, Wilton, Corcaigh, T12 D596
School
- Ethos
- Catholic
- Patron
- Bishop of Cork & Ross
- 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
- Cork City Council
- Planning area
- Glasheen–CorkCity
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 | 254 | 120 | 134 | 26 | 33 | 29 | 28 | 32 | 30 | 28 | 48 |
| 2024/25 | 259 | 125 | 134 | 35 | 29 | 28 | 32 | 31 | 28 | 48 | 28 |
| 2023/24 | 277 | 133 | 144 | 30 | 28 | 32 | 31 | 28 | 49 | 29 | 50 |
| 2022/23 | 276 | 134 | 142 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 27 | 49 | 29 | 50 | 27 |
| 2021/22 | 279 | 138 | 141 | 32 | 33 | 27 | 50 | 29 | 51 | 27 | 30 |
| 2020/21 | 278 | 148 | 130 | 33 | 27 | 50 | 29 | 52 | 27 | 30 | 30 |
| 2019/20 | 279 | 146 | 133 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2018/19 | 285 | 142 | 143 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2017/18 | 271 | 136 | 135 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2016/17 | 277 | 135 | 142 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2015/16 | 265 | 134 | 131 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2014/15 | 260 | 135 | 125 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2013/14 | 263 | 138 | 125 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2012/13 | 261 | 131 | 130 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2011/12 | 262 | 134 | 128 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2010/11 | 267 | 144 | 123 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2009/10 | 258 | 144 | 114 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2008/09 | 257 | 143 | 114 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2007/08 | 264 | 142 | 122 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2006/07 | 269 | 136 | 133 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2005/06 | 270 | 133 | 137 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2004/05 | 279 | 129 | 150 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2003/04 | 287 | 128 | 159 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2002/03 | 285 | 118 | 167 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2001/02 | 292 | 117 | 175 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2000/01 | 296 | 121 | 175 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1999/00 | 273 | 106 | 167 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1998/99 | 267 | 108 | 159 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1997/98 | 268 | 114 | 154 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1996/97 | 274 | 117 | 157 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1995/96 | 266 | 114 | 152 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1994/95 | 259 | 111 | 148 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1993/94 | 263 | 112 | 151 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |