Scoil an Athair Tadhg O Murchu
Corcaigh · Roll number 19882S
- Catholic ethos
- Not DEIS
- Ordinary with Special Classes
- All subjects through Irish
- Pupils in 2025/26
- 424
- −14 on 2024/25
- Over 10 years
- +1%
- Up 5 from 419 in 2015/16
- Girls and boys
- 212 / 212
- 50% 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
424 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 | 52 | 63 | 57 | 41 | 59 | 40 | 52.0 |
| Senior Infants | 53 | 53 | 63 | 60 | 40 | 60 | 54.8 |
| 1st Class | 62 | 54 | 51 | 61 | 60 | 41 | 54.8 |
| 2nd Class | 54 | 61 | 50 | 52 | 62 | 60 | 56.5 |
| 3rd Class | 52 | 55 | 60 | 51 | 52 | 62 | 55.3 |
| 4th Class | 58 | 52 | 52 | 60 | 51 | 53 | 54.3 |
| 5th Class | 58 | 56 | 53 | 53 | 59 | 49 | 54.7 |
| 6th Class | 52 | 58 | 55 | 54 | 51 | 59 | 54.8 |
JI and SI are Junior and Senior Infants.
Started Junior Infants in 2024/25
59 in Junior Infants (2024/25), 60 in Senior Infants (2025/26): 1 pupil more.
- 59Junior Infants2024/25
- 60Senior Infants2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2023/24
41 in Junior Infants (2023/24), 41 in 1st Class (2025/26): no change.
- 41Junior Infants2023/24
- 40Senior Infants2024/25
- 411st Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2022/23
57 in Junior Infants (2022/23), 60 in 2nd Class (2025/26): 3 pupils more.
- 57Junior Infants2022/23
- 60Senior Infants2023/24
- 601st Class2024/25
- 602nd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2021/22
63 in Junior Infants (2021/22), 62 in 3rd Class (2025/26): 1 pupil fewer.
- 63Junior Infants2021/22
- 63Senior Infants2022/23
- 611st Class2023/24
- 622nd Class2024/25
- 623rd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2020/21
52 in Junior Infants (2020/21), 53 in 4th Class (2025/26): 1 pupil more.
- 52Junior Infants2020/21
- 53Senior Infants2021/22
- 511st Class2022/23
- 522nd Class2023/24
- 523rd Class2024/25
- 534th Class2025/26
In Senior Infants in 2020/21
53 in Senior Infants (2020/21), 49 in 5th Class (2025/26): 4 pupils fewer.
- 53Senior Infants2020/21
- 541st Class2021/22
- 502nd Class2022/23
- 513rd Class2023/24
- 514th Class2024/25
- 495th Class2025/26
In 1st Class in 2020/21
62 in 1st Class (2020/21), 59 in 6th Class (2025/26): 3 pupils fewer.
- 621st Class2020/21
- 612nd Class2021/22
- 603rd Class2022/23
- 604th Class2023/24
- 595th Class2024/25
- 596th Class2025/26
In 2nd Class in 2020/21
54 in 2nd Class (2020/21), 51 in 6th Class (2024/25): 3 pupils fewer.
- 542nd Class2020/21
- 553rd Class2021/22
- 524th Class2022/23
- 535th Class2023/24
- 516th Class2024/25
In 3rd Class in 2020/21
52 in 3rd Class (2020/21), 54 in 6th Class (2023/24): 2 pupils more.
- 523rd Class2020/21
- 524th Class2021/22
- 535th Class2022/23
- 546th Class2023/24
In 4th Class in 2020/21
58 in 4th Class (2020/21), 55 in 6th Class (2022/23): 3 pupils fewer.
- 584th Class2020/21
- 565th Class2021/22
- 556th Class2022/23
In 5th Class in 2020/21
58 in 5th Class (2020/21), 58 in 6th Class (2021/22): no change.
- 585th Class2020/21
- 586th Class2021/22
Biggest one-year changes in a class
- +20Senior Infants in 2025/26 (40 to 60)
- −20Senior Infants in 2024/25 (60 to 40)
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 an Athair Tadhg O Murchu, 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
25.2teaching posts
Our estimate: about 25 teachers.
- Class teachersOne for each of the 16 mainstream classes 16
- PrincipalRuns the school and doesn't teach a class 1
- Special education teachers155 hours of support teaching a week 6.2
- Special class teachersFor 2 autism classes 2
11.32 special needs assistants (SNAs) also work with pupils. 11 pupils are in special classes, which the class sizes leave out.
The NCSE has allocated 6.1 special education teachers, 2 special class teachers and 11.66 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 Scoil an Athair Tadhg O Murchu, measured in a straight line. Pupil numbers are for 2025/26.
| Number on map | School | Distance | Pupils | Since 2015/16 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scoil an Athair Tadhg O MurchuThis school | – | 424 |
+1.2%
|
|
| 1 | St Columbas N.S0.4 km · Douglas West | 0.4 km | 377 |
−14.1%
|
| 2 | Douglas B N S0.5 km · Cork | 0.5 km | 353 |
−16.2%
|
| 3 | St Lukes N S Douglas0.6 km · Cork · Church of Ireland | 0.6 km | 203 |
−6.5%
|
| 4 | Scoil Naomh Brid C0.7 km · Cork · Girls | 0.7 km | 374 |
−31.6%
|
| 5 | S N Naomh Antaine1.2 km · Cork · Boys | 1.2 km | 581 |
−29.5%
|
| 6 | Our Lady of Lourdes1.6 km · Cork · Girls | 1.6 km | 215 |
−12.2%
|
About this school
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Contact
- Principal
- Niamh Ni Mhaolain
- Phone
- 0214364193
- [email protected]
- Address
- Dúglas, Corcaigh, T12 D702
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
- All subjects through Irish
- Gaeltacht
- Non-Gaeltacht
- Island
- Not on an island
- Local authority
- Cork City Council
- Planning area
- Ballintemple–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 | 424 | 212 | 212 | 40 | 60 | 41 | 60 | 62 | 53 | 49 | 59 |
| 2024/25 | 438 | 222 | 216 | 59 | 40 | 60 | 62 | 52 | 51 | 59 | 51 |
| 2023/24 | 433 | 219 | 214 | 41 | 60 | 61 | 52 | 51 | 60 | 53 | 54 |
| 2022/23 | 442 | 223 | 219 | 57 | 63 | 51 | 50 | 60 | 52 | 53 | 55 |
| 2021/22 | 452 | 234 | 218 | 63 | 53 | 54 | 61 | 55 | 52 | 56 | 58 |
| 2020/21 | 441 | 228 | 213 | 52 | 53 | 62 | 54 | 52 | 58 | 58 | 52 |
| 2019/20 | 450 | 233 | 217 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2018/19 | 438 | 228 | 210 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2017/18 | 424 | 226 | 198 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2016/17 | 422 | 225 | 197 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2015/16 | 419 | 230 | 189 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2014/15 | 407 | 220 | 187 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2013/14 | 382 | 202 | 180 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2012/13 | 368 | 192 | 176 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2011/12 | 354 | 175 | 179 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2010/11 | 350 | 170 | 180 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2009/10 | 330 | 158 | 172 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2008/09 | 321 | 153 | 168 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2007/08 | 314 | 141 | 173 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2006/07 | 309 | 135 | 174 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2005/06 | 304 | 144 | 160 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2004/05 | 284 | 136 | 148 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2003/04 | 280 | 131 | 149 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2002/03 | 276 | 121 | 155 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2001/02 | 268 | 115 | 153 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2000/01 | 285 | 118 | 167 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1999/00 | 295 | 126 | 169 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1998/99 | 278 | 122 | 156 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1997/98 | 267 | 124 | 143 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1996/97 | 251 | 121 | 130 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1995/96 | 221 | 103 | 118 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1994/95 | 208 | 96 | 112 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1993/94 | 203 | 98 | 105 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |