Gaelscoil Charraig Ui Leighin
Carraig Uí Leighin · Roll number 19881Q
- Catholic ethos
- Not DEIS
- All subjects through Irish
- Pupils in 2025/26
- 591
- −5 on 2024/25
- Over 10 years
- +3%
- Up 15 from 576 in 2015/16
- Girls and boys
- 313 / 278
- 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
591 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 | 75 | 74 | 77 | 67 | 68 | 73 | 72.3 |
| Senior Infants | 73 | 75 | 74 | 76 | 66 | 68 | 72.0 |
| 1st Class | 88 | 72 | 75 | 73 | 76 | 66 | 75.0 |
| 2nd Class | 83 | 87 | 72 | 75 | 74 | 79 | 78.3 |
| 3rd Class | 92 | 83 | 85 | 72 | 76 | 75 | 80.5 |
| 4th Class | 92 | 91 | 83 | 83 | 73 | 76 | 83.0 |
| 5th Class | 89 | 91 | 90 | 81 | 82 | 72 | 84.2 |
| 6th Class | 77 | 87 | 91 | 90 | 81 | 82 | 84.7 |
JI and SI are Junior and Senior Infants.
Started Junior Infants in 2024/25
68 in Junior Infants (2024/25), 68 in Senior Infants (2025/26): no change.
- 68Junior Infants2024/25
- 68Senior Infants2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2023/24
67 in Junior Infants (2023/24), 66 in 1st Class (2025/26): 1 pupil fewer.
- 67Junior Infants2023/24
- 66Senior Infants2024/25
- 661st Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2022/23
77 in Junior Infants (2022/23), 79 in 2nd Class (2025/26): 2 pupils more.
- 77Junior Infants2022/23
- 76Senior Infants2023/24
- 761st Class2024/25
- 792nd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2021/22
74 in Junior Infants (2021/22), 75 in 3rd Class (2025/26): 1 pupil more.
- 74Junior Infants2021/22
- 74Senior Infants2022/23
- 731st Class2023/24
- 742nd Class2024/25
- 753rd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2020/21
75 in Junior Infants (2020/21), 76 in 4th Class (2025/26): 1 pupil more.
- 75Junior Infants2020/21
- 75Senior Infants2021/22
- 751st Class2022/23
- 752nd Class2023/24
- 763rd Class2024/25
- 764th Class2025/26
In Senior Infants in 2020/21
73 in Senior Infants (2020/21), 72 in 5th Class (2025/26): 1 pupil fewer.
- 73Senior Infants2020/21
- 721st Class2021/22
- 722nd Class2022/23
- 723rd Class2023/24
- 734th Class2024/25
- 725th Class2025/26
In 1st Class in 2020/21
88 in 1st Class (2020/21), 82 in 6th Class (2025/26): 6 pupils fewer.
- 881st Class2020/21
- 872nd Class2021/22
- 853rd Class2022/23
- 834th Class2023/24
- 825th Class2024/25
- 826th Class2025/26
In 2nd Class in 2020/21
83 in 2nd Class (2020/21), 81 in 6th Class (2024/25): 2 pupils fewer.
- 832nd Class2020/21
- 833rd Class2021/22
- 834th Class2022/23
- 815th Class2023/24
- 816th Class2024/25
In 3rd Class in 2020/21
92 in 3rd Class (2020/21), 90 in 6th Class (2023/24): 2 pupils fewer.
- 923rd Class2020/21
- 914th Class2021/22
- 905th Class2022/23
- 906th Class2023/24
In 4th Class in 2020/21
92 in 4th Class (2020/21), 91 in 6th Class (2022/23): 1 pupil fewer.
- 924th Class2020/21
- 915th Class2021/22
- 916th Class2022/23
In 5th Class in 2020/21
89 in 5th Class (2020/21), 87 in 6th Class (2021/22): 2 pupils fewer.
- 895th Class2020/21
- 876th Class2021/22
Biggest one-year changes in a class
- +106th Class in 2021/22 (77 to 87)
- −161st Class in 2021/22 (88 to 72)
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 Charraig Ui Leighin, 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
33.2teaching posts
Our estimate: about 33 teachers.
- Class teachersOne for each of the 24 mainstream classes 24
- PrincipalRuns the school and doesn't teach a class 1
- Deputy principalDoesn't teach a class either, as larger schools and those with five or more special classes have one 1
- Special education teachers155 hours of support teaching a week 6.2
- Special class teachersFor an autism class 1
7.83 special needs assistants (SNAs) also work with pupils. 6 pupils are in special classes, which the class sizes leave out.
The NCSE has allocated 6.2 special education teachers, 1 special class teacher and 7.83 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 Charraig Ui Leighin, measured in a straight line. Pupil numbers are for 2025/26.
| Number on map | School | Distance | Pupils | Since 2015/16 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gaelscoil Charraig Ui LeighinThis school | – | 591 |
+2.6%
|
|
| 1 | Holy Well National School (Scoil Tobair Naofa)0.8 km · Carrigaline | 0.8 km | 803 | – |
| 2 | Owenabue ETNS1.1 km · Carrigaline · Multi-denominational | 1.1 km | 118 | – |
| 3 | St Mary's Church of Ireland N.S1.3 km · Carrigaline · Church of Ireland | 1.3 km | 204 |
−0.5%
|
| 4 | Carrigaline Educate Together NS2.2 km · Carrigaline · Multi-denominational | 2.2 km | 424 |
+20.5%
|
| 5 | Shanbally N S3.2 km · Ringaskiddy | 3.2 km | 192 |
−17.2%
|
| 6 | Ballygarvan N S4.1 km · Ballygarvan | 4.1 km | 366 |
−5.9%
|
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
- Caitríona Uí Liatháin
- Phone
- 0214373399
- [email protected]
- Address
- Ardnacloghy, Ballinrea, Carraig Uí Leighin, Co. Chorcaí, P43 W681
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 County Council
- Planning area
- Carrigaline
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 | 591 | 313 | 278 | 73 | 68 | 66 | 79 | 75 | 76 | 72 | 82 |
| 2024/25 | 596 | 307 | 289 | 68 | 66 | 76 | 74 | 76 | 73 | 82 | 81 |
| 2023/24 | 617 | 324 | 293 | 67 | 76 | 73 | 75 | 72 | 83 | 81 | 90 |
| 2022/23 | 647 | 346 | 301 | 77 | 74 | 75 | 72 | 85 | 83 | 90 | 91 |
| 2021/22 | 660 | 344 | 316 | 74 | 75 | 72 | 87 | 83 | 91 | 91 | 87 |
| 2020/21 | 669 | 340 | 329 | 75 | 73 | 88 | 83 | 92 | 92 | 89 | 77 |
| 2019/20 | 677 | 346 | 331 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2018/19 | 667 | 334 | 333 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2017/18 | 642 | 312 | 330 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2016/17 | 605 | 302 | 303 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2015/16 | 576 | 278 | 298 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2014/15 | 532 | 252 | 280 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2013/14 | 520 | 240 | 280 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2012/13 | 488 | 235 | 253 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2011/12 | 477 | 230 | 247 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2010/11 | 469 | 227 | 242 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2009/10 | 470 | 231 | 239 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2008/09 | 459 | 224 | 235 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2007/08 | 434 | 208 | 226 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2006/07 | 414 | 191 | 223 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2005/06 | 386 | 174 | 212 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2004/05 | 354 | 158 | 196 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2003/04 | 327 | 137 | 190 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2002/03 | 307 | 128 | 179 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2001/02 | 273 | 119 | 154 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2000/01 | 239 | 102 | 137 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1999/00 | 250 | 107 | 143 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1998/99 | 243 | 112 | 131 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1997/98 | 241 | 118 | 123 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1996/97 | 229 | 111 | 118 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1995/96 | 224 | 110 | 114 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1994/95 | 216 | 109 | 107 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1993/94 | 211 | 101 | 110 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |