Dromclough N S
Listowel · Roll number 19957A
- Catholic ethos
- Not DEIS
- Pupils in 2025/26
- 192
- +2 on 2024/25
- Over 10 years
- −22%
- Down 54 from 246 in 2015/16
- Girls and boys
- 83 / 109
- 43% 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
192 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 | 34 | 28 | 22 | 16 | 13 | 20 | 22.2 |
| Senior Infants | 26 | 33 | 27 | 21 | 17 | 15 | 23.2 |
| 1st Class | 27 | 27 | 32 | 27 | 23 | 17 | 25.5 |
| 2nd Class | 28 | 27 | 27 | 32 | 28 | 24 | 27.7 |
| 3rd Class | 32 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 34 | 29 | 29.3 |
| 4th Class | 32 | 34 | 28 | 26 | 23 | 36 | 29.8 |
| 5th Class | 34 | 31 | 34 | 26 | 27 | 24 | 29.3 |
| 6th Class | 46 | 35 | 30 | 34 | 25 | 27 | 32.8 |
JI and SI are Junior and Senior Infants.
Started Junior Infants in 2024/25
13 in Junior Infants (2024/25), 15 in Senior Infants (2025/26): 2 pupils more.
- 13Junior Infants2024/25
- 15Senior Infants2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2023/24
16 in Junior Infants (2023/24), 17 in 1st Class (2025/26): 1 pupil more.
- 16Junior Infants2023/24
- 17Senior Infants2024/25
- 171st Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2022/23
22 in Junior Infants (2022/23), 24 in 2nd Class (2025/26): 2 pupils more.
- 22Junior Infants2022/23
- 21Senior Infants2023/24
- 231st Class2024/25
- 242nd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2021/22
28 in Junior Infants (2021/22), 29 in 3rd Class (2025/26): 1 pupil more.
- 28Junior Infants2021/22
- 27Senior Infants2022/23
- 271st Class2023/24
- 282nd Class2024/25
- 293rd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2020/21
34 in Junior Infants (2020/21), 36 in 4th Class (2025/26): 2 pupils more.
- 34Junior Infants2020/21
- 33Senior Infants2021/22
- 321st Class2022/23
- 322nd Class2023/24
- 343rd Class2024/25
- 364th Class2025/26
In Senior Infants in 2020/21
26 in Senior Infants (2020/21), 24 in 5th Class (2025/26): 2 pupils fewer.
- 26Senior Infants2020/21
- 271st Class2021/22
- 272nd Class2022/23
- 263rd Class2023/24
- 234th Class2024/25
- 245th Class2025/26
In 1st Class in 2020/21
27 in 1st Class (2020/21), 27 in 6th Class (2025/26): no change.
- 271st Class2020/21
- 272nd Class2021/22
- 273rd Class2022/23
- 264th Class2023/24
- 275th Class2024/25
- 276th Class2025/26
In 2nd Class in 2020/21
28 in 2nd Class (2020/21), 25 in 6th Class (2024/25): 3 pupils fewer.
- 282nd Class2020/21
- 283rd Class2021/22
- 284th Class2022/23
- 265th Class2023/24
- 256th Class2024/25
In 3rd Class in 2020/21
32 in 3rd Class (2020/21), 34 in 6th Class (2023/24): 2 pupils more.
- 323rd Class2020/21
- 344th Class2021/22
- 345th Class2022/23
- 346th Class2023/24
In 4th Class in 2020/21
32 in 4th Class (2020/21), 30 in 6th Class (2022/23): 2 pupils fewer.
- 324th Class2020/21
- 315th Class2021/22
- 306th Class2022/23
In 5th Class in 2020/21
34 in 5th Class (2020/21), 35 in 6th Class (2021/22): 1 pupil more.
- 345th Class2020/21
- 356th Class2021/22
Biggest one-year changes in a class
- +134th Class in 2025/26 (23 to 36)
- −116th Class in 2021/22 (46 to 35)
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 Dromclough N S, 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
13teaching posts
Our estimate: about 13 teachers.
- Class teachersOne for each of the 8 mainstream classes 8
- PrincipalRuns the school and doesn't teach a class 1
- Special education teachers100 hours of support teaching a week 4
5.5 special needs assistants (SNAs) also work with pupils.
The NCSE has allocated 4 special education teachers, 1 special class teacher and 7.33 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 Dromclough N S, measured in a straight line. Pupil numbers are for 2025/26.
| Number on map | School | Distance | Pupils | Since 2015/16 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dromclough N SThis school | – | 192 |
−22.0%
|
|
| 1 | S N Cill Cruinn3.2 km · Listowel | 3.2 km | 97 |
+7.8%
|
| 2 | Listowel Presentation Primary5.0 km · Listowel · Girls · DEIS | 5.0 km | 186 |
−25.9%
|
| 3 | Realt na Maidne5.4 km · Listowel · Boys · DEIS | 5.4 km | 166 |
−5.1%
|
| 4 | Gaelscoil Lios Tuathail5.6 km · Lios Tuathail · Gaelscoil · DEIS | 5.6 km | 136 |
+61.9%
|
| 5 | S N Mhuire de Lourdes6.3 km · Lixnaw · DEIS | 6.3 km | 104 |
+76.3%
|
| 6 | Lyre A Crompane N S6.5 km · Lyracrompane · Multi-denominational · DEIS | 6.5 km | 28 |
+55.6%
|
About this school
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Contact
- Principal
- Mary O'Connor
- Phone
- 06840293
- [email protected]
- Address
- Listowel, Co. Kerry, V31 W640
School
- Ethos
- Catholic
- Patron
- Bishop of Kerry
- School type
- Ordinary
- 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
- Kerry County Council
- Planning area
- Listowel
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 | 192 | 83 | 109 | 20 | 15 | 17 | 24 | 29 | 36 | 24 | 27 |
| 2024/25 | 190 | 84 | 106 | 13 | 17 | 23 | 28 | 34 | 23 | 27 | 25 |
| 2023/24 | 208 | 96 | 112 | 16 | 21 | 27 | 32 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 34 |
| 2022/23 | 227 | 108 | 119 | 22 | 27 | 32 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 34 | 30 |
| 2021/22 | 243 | 117 | 126 | 28 | 33 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 34 | 31 | 35 |
| 2020/21 | 259 | 125 | 134 | 34 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 32 | 32 | 34 | 46 |
| 2019/20 | 249 | 117 | 132 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2018/19 | 252 | 123 | 129 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2017/18 | 245 | 120 | 125 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2016/17 | 245 | 119 | 126 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2015/16 | 246 | 117 | 129 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2014/15 | 232 | 113 | 119 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2013/14 | 216 | 100 | 116 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2012/13 | 194 | 86 | 108 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2011/12 | 203 | 82 | 121 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2010/11 | 193 | 79 | 114 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2009/10 | 203 | 87 | 116 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2008/09 | 206 | 92 | 114 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2007/08 | 193 | 81 | 112 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2006/07 | 194 | 79 | 115 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2005/06 | 201 | 92 | 109 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2004/05 | 192 | 95 | 97 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2003/04 | 176 | 86 | 90 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2002/03 | 176 | 88 | 88 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2001/02 | 164 | 81 | 83 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2000/01 | 166 | 80 | 86 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1999/00 | 162 | 82 | 80 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1998/99 | 163 | 84 | 79 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1997/98 | 165 | 81 | 84 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1996/97 | 177 | 86 | 91 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1995/96 | 171 | 89 | 82 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1994/95 | 183 | 94 | 89 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1993/94 | 185 | 94 | 91 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |