Scoil Mhuire
Kilkenny · Roll number 19925K
- Catholic ethos
- Not DEIS
- Ordinary with Special Classes
- Pupils in 2025/26
- 400
- −20 on 2024/25
- Over 10 years
- −7%
- Down 30 from 430 in 2015/16
- Girls and boys
- 282 / 118
- 70% 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
400 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 | 66 | 73 | 45 | 44 | 38 | 56.8 |
| Senior Infants | 73 | 73 | 74 | 76 | 43 | 45 | 64.0 |
| 1st Class | 74 | 70 | 77 | 78 | 75 | 45 | 69.8 |
| 2nd Class | 39 | 35 | 49 | 67 | 55 | 58 | 50.5 |
| 3rd Class | 36 | 40 | 39 | 46 | 63 | 59 | 47.2 |
| 4th Class | 40 | 35 | 44 | 40 | 48 | 66 | 45.5 |
| 5th Class | 38 | 42 | 35 | 44 | 39 | 47 | 40.8 |
| 6th Class | 42 | 39 | 42 | 36 | 44 | 42 | 40.8 |
JI and SI are Junior and Senior Infants.
Started Junior Infants in 2024/25
44 in Junior Infants (2024/25), 45 in Senior Infants (2025/26): 1 pupil more.
- 44Junior Infants2024/25
- 45Senior Infants2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2023/24
45 in Junior Infants (2023/24), 45 in 1st Class (2025/26): no change.
- 45Junior Infants2023/24
- 43Senior Infants2024/25
- 451st Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2022/23
73 in Junior Infants (2022/23), 58 in 2nd Class (2025/26): 15 pupils fewer.
- 73Junior Infants2022/23
- 76Senior Infants2023/24
- 751st Class2024/25
- 582nd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2021/22
66 in Junior Infants (2021/22), 59 in 3rd Class (2025/26): 7 pupils fewer.
- 66Junior Infants2021/22
- 74Senior Infants2022/23
- 781st Class2023/24
- 552nd Class2024/25
- 593rd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2020/21
75 in Junior Infants (2020/21), 66 in 4th Class (2025/26): 9 pupils fewer.
- 75Junior Infants2020/21
- 73Senior Infants2021/22
- 771st Class2022/23
- 672nd Class2023/24
- 633rd Class2024/25
- 664th Class2025/26
In Senior Infants in 2020/21
73 in Senior Infants (2020/21), 47 in 5th Class (2025/26): 26 pupils fewer.
- 73Senior Infants2020/21
- 701st Class2021/22
- 492nd Class2022/23
- 463rd Class2023/24
- 484th Class2024/25
- 475th Class2025/26
In 1st Class in 2020/21
74 in 1st Class (2020/21), 42 in 6th Class (2025/26): 32 pupils fewer.
- 741st Class2020/21
- 352nd Class2021/22
- 393rd Class2022/23
- 404th Class2023/24
- 395th Class2024/25
- 426th Class2025/26
In 2nd Class in 2020/21
39 in 2nd Class (2020/21), 44 in 6th Class (2024/25): 5 pupils more.
- 392nd Class2020/21
- 403rd Class2021/22
- 444th Class2022/23
- 445th Class2023/24
- 446th Class2024/25
In 3rd Class in 2020/21
36 in 3rd Class (2020/21), 36 in 6th Class (2023/24): no change.
- 363rd Class2020/21
- 354th Class2021/22
- 355th Class2022/23
- 366th Class2023/24
In 4th Class in 2020/21
40 in 4th Class (2020/21), 42 in 6th Class (2022/23): 2 pupils more.
- 404th Class2020/21
- 425th Class2021/22
- 426th Class2022/23
In 5th Class in 2020/21
38 in 5th Class (2020/21), 39 in 6th Class (2021/22): 1 pupil more.
- 385th Class2020/21
- 396th Class2021/22
Biggest one-year changes in a class
- +182nd Class in 2023/24 (49 to 67)
- −33Senior Infants in 2024/25 (76 to 43)
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 Mhuire, 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
28teaching posts
Our estimate: about 28 teachers.
- Class teachersOne for each of the 17 mainstream classes 17
- PrincipalRuns the school and doesn't teach a class 1
- Special education teachers175 hours of support teaching a week 7
- Special class teachersFor 3 speech and language classes 3
4.99 special needs assistants (SNAs) also work with pupils. 17 pupils are in special classes, which the class sizes leave out.
The NCSE has allocated 7 special education teachers, 5 special class teachers and 10.15 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 Mhuire, measured in a straight line. Pupil numbers are for 2025/26.
| Number on map | School | Distance | Pupils | Since 2015/16 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scoil MhuireThis school | – | 400 |
−7.0%
|
|
| 1 | Scoil Iognaid de Ris0.3 km · Kilkenny | 0.3 km | 278 |
+33.7%
|
| 2 | Scoil Naomh Eoin Dea0.6 km · Kilkenny · Girls | 0.6 km | 330 |
−2.1%
|
| 3 | S N Padraig Naofa0.7 km · Kilkenny · Boys | 0.7 km | 331 |
−4.3%
|
| 4 | St Canices Central N S1.1 km · Kilkenny | 1.1 km | 648 |
−1.2%
|
| 5 | St. John's National School1.2 km · Kilkenny · DEIS | 1.2 km | 441 | – |
| 6 | Gaelscoil Osrai1.5 km · Cill Chainnigh · Gaelscoil | 1.5 km | 438 |
+0.5%
|
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
- Sinéad O'Shea
- Phone
- 0567765598
- [email protected]
- Address
- Parnell Street, Kilkenny, R95 YT68
School
- Ethos
- Catholic
- Patron
- Bishop of Ossory
- School type
- Ordinary with Special Classes
- School level
- All Through
- DEIS
- Not DEIS
Language and area
- Irish classification
- No subjects through Irish
- Gaeltacht
- Non-Gaeltacht
- Island
- Not on an island
- Local authority
- Kilkenny County Council
- Planning area
- Kilkenny
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 | 400 | 282 | 118 | 38 | 45 | 45 | 58 | 59 | 66 | 47 | 42 |
| 2024/25 | 420 | 301 | 119 | 44 | 43 | 75 | 55 | 63 | 48 | 39 | 44 |
| 2023/24 | 434 | 311 | 123 | 45 | 76 | 78 | 67 | 46 | 40 | 44 | 36 |
| 2022/23 | 441 | 326 | 115 | 73 | 74 | 77 | 49 | 39 | 44 | 35 | 42 |
| 2021/22 | 413 | 324 | 89 | 66 | 73 | 70 | 35 | 40 | 35 | 42 | 39 |
| 2020/21 | 429 | 324 | 105 | 75 | 73 | 74 | 39 | 36 | 40 | 38 | 42 |
| 2019/20 | 443 | 326 | 117 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2018/19 | 442 | 320 | 122 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2017/18 | 431 | 312 | 119 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2016/17 | 447 | 322 | 125 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2015/16 | 430 | 307 | 123 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2014/15 | 435 | 294 | 141 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2013/14 | 437 | 303 | 134 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2012/13 | 441 | 307 | 134 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2011/12 | 439 | 304 | 135 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2010/11 | 431 | 299 | 132 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2009/10 | 455 | 314 | 141 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2008/09 | 448 | 304 | 144 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2007/08 | 423 | 281 | 142 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2006/07 | 412 | 277 | 135 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2005/06 | 399 | 271 | 128 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2004/05 | 388 | 265 | 123 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2003/04 | 386 | 268 | 118 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2002/03 | 384 | 277 | 107 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2001/02 | 362 | 262 | 100 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2000/01 | 339 | 242 | 97 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1999/00 | 361 | 264 | 97 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1998/99 | 374 | 272 | 102 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1997/98 | 387 | 271 | 116 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1996/97 | 423 | 291 | 132 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1995/96 | 446 | 295 | 151 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1994/95 | 453 | 299 | 154 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1993/94 | 445 | 317 | 128 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |