Gaelscoil Ultain
Muineacháin · Roll number 19936P
- Catholic ethos
- Not DEIS
- All subjects through Irish
- Pupils in 2025/26
- 373
- −3 on 2024/25
- Over 10 years
- +11%
- Up 38 from 335 in 2015/16
- Girls and boys
- 183 / 190
- 49% 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
373 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 | 41 | 55 | 46 | 45 | 49 | 41 | 46.2 |
| Senior Infants | 48 | 43 | 53 | 46 | 44 | 49 | 47.2 |
| 1st Class | 52 | 49 | 46 | 50 | 47 | 43 | 47.8 |
| 2nd Class | 42 | 50 | 50 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 47.2 |
| 3rd Class | 56 | 41 | 50 | 52 | 47 | 46 | 48.7 |
| 4th Class | 46 | 56 | 42 | 49 | 52 | 47 | 48.7 |
| 5th Class | 51 | 46 | 56 | 43 | 49 | 52 | 49.5 |
| 6th Class | 49 | 51 | 47 | 54 | 41 | 48 | 48.3 |
JI and SI are Junior and Senior Infants.
Started Junior Infants in 2024/25
49 in Junior Infants (2024/25), 49 in Senior Infants (2025/26): no change.
- 49Junior Infants2024/25
- 49Senior Infants2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2023/24
45 in Junior Infants (2023/24), 43 in 1st Class (2025/26): 2 pupils fewer.
- 45Junior Infants2023/24
- 44Senior Infants2024/25
- 431st Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2022/23
46 in Junior Infants (2022/23), 47 in 2nd Class (2025/26): 1 pupil more.
- 46Junior Infants2022/23
- 46Senior Infants2023/24
- 471st Class2024/25
- 472nd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2021/22
55 in Junior Infants (2021/22), 46 in 3rd Class (2025/26): 9 pupils fewer.
- 55Junior Infants2021/22
- 53Senior Infants2022/23
- 501st Class2023/24
- 472nd Class2024/25
- 463rd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2020/21
41 in Junior Infants (2020/21), 47 in 4th Class (2025/26): 6 pupils more.
- 41Junior Infants2020/21
- 43Senior Infants2021/22
- 461st Class2022/23
- 472nd Class2023/24
- 473rd Class2024/25
- 474th Class2025/26
In Senior Infants in 2020/21
48 in Senior Infants (2020/21), 52 in 5th Class (2025/26): 4 pupils more.
- 48Senior Infants2020/21
- 491st Class2021/22
- 502nd Class2022/23
- 523rd Class2023/24
- 524th Class2024/25
- 525th Class2025/26
In 1st Class in 2020/21
52 in 1st Class (2020/21), 48 in 6th Class (2025/26): 4 pupils fewer.
- 521st Class2020/21
- 502nd Class2021/22
- 503rd Class2022/23
- 494th Class2023/24
- 495th Class2024/25
- 486th Class2025/26
In 2nd Class in 2020/21
42 in 2nd Class (2020/21), 41 in 6th Class (2024/25): 1 pupil fewer.
- 422nd Class2020/21
- 413rd Class2021/22
- 424th Class2022/23
- 435th Class2023/24
- 416th Class2024/25
In 3rd Class in 2020/21
56 in 3rd Class (2020/21), 54 in 6th Class (2023/24): 2 pupils fewer.
- 563rd Class2020/21
- 564th Class2021/22
- 565th Class2022/23
- 546th Class2023/24
In 4th Class in 2020/21
46 in 4th Class (2020/21), 47 in 6th Class (2022/23): 1 pupil more.
- 464th Class2020/21
- 465th Class2021/22
- 476th Class2022/23
In 5th Class in 2020/21
51 in 5th Class (2020/21), 51 in 6th Class (2021/22): no change.
- 515th Class2020/21
- 516th Class2021/22
Biggest one-year changes in a class
- +14Junior Infants in 2021/22 (41 to 55)
- −153rd Class in 2021/22 (56 to 41)
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 Ultain, 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
20.9teaching posts
Our estimate: about 21 teachers.
- Class teachersOne for each of the 16 mainstream classes 16
- PrincipalRuns the school and doesn't teach a class 1
- Special education teachers97.5 hours of support teaching a week 3.9
3 special needs assistants (SNAs) also work with pupils.
The NCSE has allocated 3.9 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 Ultain, measured in a straight line. Pupil numbers are for 2025/26.
| Number on map | School | Distance | Pupils | Since 2015/16 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gaelscoil UltainThis school | – | 373 |
+11.3%
|
|
| 1 | Monaghan Model School1.9 km · Monaghan · Church of Ireland | 1.9 km | 199 |
+45.3%
|
| 2 | St Marys BNS2.4 km · Monaghan · DEIS | 2.4 km | 229 |
−17.3%
|
| 3 | St Louis Infant School2.6 km · Monaghan · DEIS | 2.6 km | 208 |
−29.0%
|
| 4 | St. Louis Girls National School2.6 km · Monaghan · Girls · DEIS | 2.6 km | 202 |
−19.5%
|
| 5 | Scoil Bhrighde3.3 km · Tyholland | 3.3 km | 75 |
+41.5%
|
| 6 | The Billis National School3.7 km · Glaslough · Church of Ireland | 3.7 km | 16 |
−67.3%
|
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
- Éilis Uí Sheanáin
- Phone
- 04739711
- [email protected]
- Address
- Cnoc an Chonnaidh, Muineacháin, H18 H263
School
- Ethos
- Catholic
- Patron
- Bishop of Clogher
- 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
- Monaghan County Council
- Planning area
- Monaghan
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 | 373 | 183 | 190 | 41 | 49 | 43 | 47 | 46 | 47 | 52 | 48 |
| 2024/25 | 376 | 194 | 182 | 49 | 44 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 52 | 49 | 41 |
| 2023/24 | 386 | 198 | 188 | 45 | 46 | 50 | 47 | 52 | 49 | 43 | 54 |
| 2022/23 | 390 | 197 | 193 | 46 | 53 | 46 | 50 | 50 | 42 | 56 | 47 |
| 2021/22 | 391 | 205 | 186 | 55 | 43 | 49 | 50 | 41 | 56 | 46 | 51 |
| 2020/21 | 385 | 203 | 182 | 41 | 48 | 52 | 42 | 56 | 46 | 51 | 49 |
| 2019/20 | 394 | 200 | 194 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2018/19 | 380 | 193 | 187 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2017/18 | 376 | 195 | 181 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2016/17 | 364 | 189 | 175 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2015/16 | 335 | 174 | 161 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2014/15 | 321 | 173 | 148 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2013/14 | 296 | 161 | 135 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2012/13 | 269 | 146 | 123 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2011/12 | 244 | 135 | 109 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2010/11 | 239 | 131 | 108 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2009/10 | 214 | 122 | 92 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2008/09 | 205 | 108 | 97 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2007/08 | 205 | 101 | 104 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2006/07 | 196 | 91 | 105 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2005/06 | 196 | 89 | 107 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2004/05 | 186 | 81 | 105 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2003/04 | 176 | 75 | 101 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2002/03 | 171 | 79 | 92 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2001/02 | 173 | 83 | 90 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2000/01 | 170 | 84 | 86 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1999/00 | 166 | 85 | 81 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1998/99 | 168 | 90 | 78 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1997/98 | 170 | 91 | 79 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1996/97 | 171 | 92 | 79 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1995/96 | 176 | 92 | 84 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1994/95 | 179 | 93 | 86 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1993/94 | 183 | 91 | 92 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |