Gaelscoil Sairseal
Luimneach · Roll number 19956V
- Catholic ethos
- Not DEIS
- All subjects through Irish
- Pupils in 2025/26
- 369
- +26 on 2024/25
- Over 10 years
- +62%
- Up 141 from 228 in 2015/16
- Girls and boys
- 202 / 167
- 55% 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
369 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 | 32 | 55 | 58 | 46 | 59 | 58 | 51.3 |
| Senior Infants | 49 | 31 | 56 | 57 | 44 | 59 | 49.3 |
| 1st Class | 32 | 48 | 29 | 53 | 56 | 44 | 43.7 |
| 2nd Class | 31 | 32 | 47 | 29 | 54 | 54 | 41.2 |
| 3rd Class | 27 | 31 | 31 | 46 | 28 | 54 | 36.2 |
| 4th Class | 29 | 27 | 31 | 30 | 44 | 28 | 31.5 |
| 5th Class | 24 | 30 | 27 | 31 | 28 | 43 | 30.5 |
| 6th Class | 27 | 22 | 30 | 27 | 30 | 29 | 27.5 |
JI and SI are Junior and Senior Infants.
Started Junior Infants in 2024/25
59 in Junior Infants (2024/25), 59 in Senior Infants (2025/26): no change.
- 59Junior Infants2024/25
- 59Senior Infants2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2023/24
46 in Junior Infants (2023/24), 44 in 1st Class (2025/26): 2 pupils fewer.
- 46Junior Infants2023/24
- 44Senior Infants2024/25
- 441st Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2022/23
58 in Junior Infants (2022/23), 54 in 2nd Class (2025/26): 4 pupils fewer.
- 58Junior Infants2022/23
- 57Senior Infants2023/24
- 561st Class2024/25
- 542nd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2021/22
55 in Junior Infants (2021/22), 54 in 3rd Class (2025/26): 1 pupil fewer.
- 55Junior Infants2021/22
- 56Senior Infants2022/23
- 531st Class2023/24
- 542nd Class2024/25
- 543rd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2020/21
32 in Junior Infants (2020/21), 28 in 4th Class (2025/26): 4 pupils fewer.
- 32Junior Infants2020/21
- 31Senior Infants2021/22
- 291st Class2022/23
- 292nd Class2023/24
- 283rd Class2024/25
- 284th Class2025/26
In Senior Infants in 2020/21
49 in Senior Infants (2020/21), 43 in 5th Class (2025/26): 6 pupils fewer.
- 49Senior Infants2020/21
- 481st Class2021/22
- 472nd Class2022/23
- 463rd Class2023/24
- 444th Class2024/25
- 435th Class2025/26
In 1st Class in 2020/21
32 in 1st Class (2020/21), 29 in 6th Class (2025/26): 3 pupils fewer.
- 321st Class2020/21
- 322nd Class2021/22
- 313rd Class2022/23
- 304th Class2023/24
- 285th Class2024/25
- 296th Class2025/26
In 2nd Class in 2020/21
31 in 2nd Class (2020/21), 30 in 6th Class (2024/25): 1 pupil fewer.
- 312nd Class2020/21
- 313rd Class2021/22
- 314th Class2022/23
- 315th Class2023/24
- 306th Class2024/25
In 3rd Class in 2020/21
27 in 3rd Class (2020/21), 27 in 6th Class (2023/24): no change.
- 273rd Class2020/21
- 274th Class2021/22
- 275th Class2022/23
- 276th Class2023/24
In 4th Class in 2020/21
29 in 4th Class (2020/21), 30 in 6th Class (2022/23): 1 pupil more.
- 294th Class2020/21
- 305th Class2021/22
- 306th Class2022/23
In 5th Class in 2020/21
24 in 5th Class (2020/21), 22 in 6th Class (2021/22): 2 pupils fewer.
- 245th Class2020/21
- 226th Class2021/22
Biggest one-year changes in a class
- +263rd Class in 2025/26 (28 to 54)
- −191st Class in 2022/23 (48 to 29)
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 Sairseal, 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
20.1teaching posts
Our estimate: about 20 teachers.
- Class teachersOne for each of the 14 mainstream classes 14
- PrincipalRuns the school and doesn't teach a class 1
- Special education teachers127.5 hours of support teaching a week 5.1
3.33 special needs assistants (SNAs) also work with pupils.
The NCSE has allocated 5.5 special education teachers and 3.33 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 Sairseal, measured in a straight line. Pupil numbers are for 2025/26.
| Number on map | School | Distance | Pupils | Since 2015/16 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gaelscoil SairsealThis school | – | 369 |
+61.8%
|
|
| 1 | Thomond Primary School0.6 km · Limerick · DEIS | 0.6 km | 215 |
−11.5%
|
| 2 | J F K Memorial School0.7 km · Limerick | 0.7 km | 218 |
−9.5%
|
| 3 | Salesian Primary School0.8 km · Limerick | 0.8 km | 361 | – |
| 4 | St Mary's National School1.1 km · Limerick · DEIS | 1.1 km | 152 |
+35.7%
|
| 5 | Corpus Christi N S1.1 km · Limerick · DEIS | 1.1 km | 403 |
+72.2%
|
| 6 | Scoil Chriost Ri B1.3 km · Limerick · Boys · DEIS | 1.3 km | 278 |
−4.1%
|
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
- Áine Ní Fhíobhra
- Phone
- 061322502
- [email protected]
- Address
- Bóthar Shíol Bhroin, Luimneach, V94 EV83
School
- Ethos
- Catholic
- Patron
- Bishop of Limerick
- 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
- Limerick City Council
- Planning area
- Limerick City
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 | 369 | 202 | 167 | 58 | 59 | 44 | 54 | 54 | 28 | 43 | 29 |
| 2024/25 | 343 | 190 | 153 | 59 | 44 | 56 | 54 | 28 | 44 | 28 | 30 |
| 2023/24 | 319 | 179 | 140 | 46 | 57 | 53 | 29 | 46 | 30 | 31 | 27 |
| 2022/23 | 309 | 173 | 136 | 58 | 56 | 29 | 47 | 31 | 31 | 27 | 30 |
| 2021/22 | 276 | 153 | 123 | 55 | 31 | 48 | 32 | 31 | 27 | 30 | 22 |
| 2020/21 | 251 | 143 | 108 | 32 | 49 | 32 | 31 | 27 | 29 | 24 | 27 |
| 2019/20 | 256 | 149 | 107 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2018/19 | 226 | 131 | 95 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2017/18 | 236 | 133 | 103 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2016/17 | 236 | 127 | 109 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2015/16 | 228 | 127 | 101 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2014/15 | 232 | 131 | 101 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2013/14 | 243 | 137 | 106 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2012/13 | 239 | 128 | 111 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2011/12 | 243 | 133 | 110 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2010/11 | 241 | 131 | 110 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2009/10 | 247 | 132 | 115 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2008/09 | 237 | 134 | 103 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2007/08 | 238 | 132 | 106 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2006/07 | 232 | 131 | 101 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2005/06 | 229 | 123 | 106 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2004/05 | 232 | 122 | 110 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2003/04 | 229 | 112 | 117 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2002/03 | 222 | 105 | 117 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2001/02 | 223 | 103 | 120 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2000/01 | 216 | 100 | 116 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1999/00 | 208 | 97 | 111 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1998/99 | 202 | 92 | 110 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1997/98 | 197 | 96 | 101 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1996/97 | 169 | 85 | 84 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1995/96 | 137 | 73 | 64 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1994/95 | 127 | 65 | 62 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1993/94 | 114 | 57 | 57 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |