Scoil na gCeithre Maistri
Áth Luain · Roll number 19948W
- Catholic ethos
- DEIS
- Ordinary with Special Classes
- All subjects through Irish
- Pupils in 2025/26
- 235
- +16 on 2024/25
- Over 10 years
- −27%
- Down 87 from 322 in 2015/16
- Girls and boys
- 120 / 115
- 51% 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
235 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 | 27 | 18 | 26 | 20 | 40 | 40 | 28.5 |
| Senior Infants | 26 | 28 | 19 | 26 | 20 | 42 | 26.8 |
| 1st Class | 29 | 26 | 27 | 19 | 28 | 21 | 25.0 |
| 2nd Class | 32 | 28 | 26 | 28 | 19 | 31 | 27.3 |
| 3rd Class | 39 | 31 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 20 | 28.5 |
| 4th Class | 39 | 39 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 31.7 |
| 5th Class | 36 | 39 | 39 | 30 | 27 | 28 | 33.2 |
| 6th Class | 43 | 36 | 38 | 38 | 30 | 26 | 35.2 |
JI and SI are Junior and Senior Infants.
Started Junior Infants in 2024/25
40 in Junior Infants (2024/25), 42 in Senior Infants (2025/26): 2 pupils more.
- 40Junior Infants2024/25
- 42Senior Infants2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2023/24
20 in Junior Infants (2023/24), 21 in 1st Class (2025/26): 1 pupil more.
- 20Junior Infants2023/24
- 20Senior Infants2024/25
- 211st Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2022/23
26 in Junior Infants (2022/23), 31 in 2nd Class (2025/26): 5 pupils more.
- 26Junior Infants2022/23
- 26Senior Infants2023/24
- 281st Class2024/25
- 312nd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2021/22
18 in Junior Infants (2021/22), 20 in 3rd Class (2025/26): 2 pupils more.
- 18Junior Infants2021/22
- 19Senior Infants2022/23
- 191st Class2023/24
- 192nd Class2024/25
- 203rd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2020/21
27 in Junior Infants (2020/21), 27 in 4th Class (2025/26): no change.
- 27Junior Infants2020/21
- 28Senior Infants2021/22
- 271st Class2022/23
- 282nd Class2023/24
- 273rd Class2024/25
- 274th Class2025/26
In Senior Infants in 2020/21
26 in Senior Infants (2020/21), 28 in 5th Class (2025/26): 2 pupils more.
- 26Senior Infants2020/21
- 261st Class2021/22
- 262nd Class2022/23
- 273rd Class2023/24
- 274th Class2024/25
- 285th Class2025/26
In 1st Class in 2020/21
29 in 1st Class (2020/21), 26 in 6th Class (2025/26): 3 pupils fewer.
- 291st Class2020/21
- 282nd Class2021/22
- 273rd Class2022/23
- 284th Class2023/24
- 275th Class2024/25
- 266th Class2025/26
In 2nd Class in 2020/21
32 in 2nd Class (2020/21), 30 in 6th Class (2024/25): 2 pupils fewer.
- 322nd Class2020/21
- 313rd Class2021/22
- 304th Class2022/23
- 305th Class2023/24
- 306th Class2024/25
In 3rd Class in 2020/21
39 in 3rd Class (2020/21), 38 in 6th Class (2023/24): 1 pupil fewer.
- 393rd Class2020/21
- 394th Class2021/22
- 395th Class2022/23
- 386th Class2023/24
In 4th Class in 2020/21
39 in 4th Class (2020/21), 38 in 6th Class (2022/23): 1 pupil fewer.
- 394th Class2020/21
- 395th Class2021/22
- 386th Class2022/23
In 5th Class in 2020/21
36 in 5th Class (2020/21), 36 in 6th Class (2021/22): no change.
- 365th Class2020/21
- 366th Class2021/22
Biggest one-year changes in a class
- +22Senior Infants in 2025/26 (20 to 42)
- −9Junior Infants in 2021/22 (27 to 18)
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 na gCeithre Maistri, 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
18.3teaching posts
Our estimate: about 18 teachers.
- Class teachersOne for each of the 9 mainstream classes 9
- PrincipalRuns the school and doesn't teach a class 1
- Special education teachers182.5 hours of support teaching a week 7.3
- Special class teachersFor an autism class 1
5.5 special needs assistants (SNAs) also work with pupils. 7 pupils are in special classes, which the class sizes leave out.
The NCSE has allocated 7.5 special education teachers, 2 special class teachers and 7.16 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 na gCeithre Maistri, measured in a straight line. Pupil numbers are for 2025/26.
| Number on map | School | Distance | Pupils | Since 2015/16 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scoil na gCeithre MaistriThis school | – | 235 |
−27.0%
|
|
| 1 | St Marys NS1.1 km · Athlone · DEIS | 1.1 km | 573 |
+31.1%
|
| 2 | Corr na Madadh N S1.3 km · Athlone · Multi-denominational · DEIS | 1.3 km | 306 |
+11.7%
|
| 3 | Athlone N S1.5 km · Athlone · Church of Ireland | 1.5 km | 56 |
−25.3%
|
| 4 | St Peters N S SNR1.8 km · Athlone · DEIS | 1.8 km | 112 |
−5.9%
|
| 5 | S N Phoil Naofa1.8 km · Athlone · DEIS | 1.8 km | 125 |
−32.8%
|
| 6 | S N an Cusan2.4 km · N37td88 | 2.4 km | 413 |
+3.5%
|
About this school
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Contact
- Principal
- Eoin Ó Crofaigh
- Phone
- 0906465794
- [email protected]
- Address
- Lios Uí Mhulláin, Áth Luain, Co. na hIarmhí, N37 RP03
School
- Ethos
- Catholic
- Patron
- Bishop of Ardagh & Clonmacnoise
- School type
- Ordinary with Special Classes
- School level
- All Through
- DEIS
- DEIS
Language and area
- Irish classification
- All subjects through Irish
- Gaeltacht
- Non-Gaeltacht
- Island
- Not on an island
- Local authority
- Westmeath County Council
- Planning area
- Athlone
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 | 235 | 120 | 115 | 40 | 42 | 21 | 31 | 20 | 27 | 28 | 26 |
| 2024/25 | 219 | 117 | 102 | 40 | 20 | 28 | 19 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 30 |
| 2023/24 | 216 | 119 | 97 | 20 | 26 | 19 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 30 | 38 |
| 2022/23 | 232 | 127 | 105 | 26 | 19 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 30 | 39 | 38 |
| 2021/22 | 245 | 133 | 112 | 18 | 28 | 26 | 28 | 31 | 39 | 39 | 36 |
| 2020/21 | 271 | 144 | 127 | 27 | 26 | 29 | 32 | 39 | 39 | 36 | 43 |
| 2019/20 | 293 | 154 | 139 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2018/19 | 313 | 160 | 153 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2017/18 | 313 | 159 | 154 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2016/17 | 333 | 160 | 173 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2015/16 | 322 | 153 | 169 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2014/15 | 313 | 149 | 164 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2013/14 | 299 | 134 | 165 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2012/13 | 279 | 132 | 147 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2011/12 | 272 | 128 | 144 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2010/11 | 249 | 123 | 126 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2009/10 | 246 | 121 | 125 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2008/09 | 229 | 118 | 111 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2007/08 | 232 | 120 | 112 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2006/07 | 233 | 124 | 109 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2005/06 | 230 | 124 | 106 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2004/05 | 230 | 112 | 118 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2003/04 | 234 | 118 | 116 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2002/03 | 233 | 114 | 119 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2001/02 | 230 | 115 | 115 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2000/01 | 226 | 110 | 116 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1999/00 | 227 | 117 | 110 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1998/99 | 225 | 115 | 110 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1997/98 | 222 | 115 | 107 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1996/97 | 215 | 113 | 102 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1995/96 | 204 | 99 | 105 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1994/95 | 176 | 86 | 90 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1993/94 | 143 | 73 | 70 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |