Scoil Mhuire gan Smal
Ballymote · Roll number 19964U
- Catholic ethos
- DEIS
- Pupils in 2025/26
- 215
- −10 on 2024/25
- Over 10 years
- −2%
- Down 5 from 220 in 2015/16
- Girls and boys
- 105 / 110
- 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
215 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 | 22 | 24 | 29 | 28 | 32 | 22 | 26.2 |
| Senior Infants | 22 | 23 | 24 | 30 | 28 | 32 | 26.5 |
| 1st Class | 29 | 22 | 25 | 24 | 31 | 28 | 26.5 |
| 2nd Class | 31 | 30 | 22 | 25 | 24 | 29 | 26.8 |
| 3rd Class | 26 | 31 | 33 | 23 | 26 | 25 | 27.3 |
| 4th Class | 34 | 28 | 30 | 31 | 23 | 27 | 28.8 |
| 5th Class | 35 | 34 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 24 | 30.7 |
| 6th Class | 29 | 36 | 34 | 30 | 31 | 28 | 31.3 |
JI and SI are Junior and Senior Infants.
Started Junior Infants in 2024/25
32 in Junior Infants (2024/25), 32 in Senior Infants (2025/26): no change.
- 32Junior Infants2024/25
- 32Senior Infants2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2023/24
28 in Junior Infants (2023/24), 28 in 1st Class (2025/26): no change.
- 28Junior Infants2023/24
- 28Senior Infants2024/25
- 281st Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2022/23
29 in Junior Infants (2022/23), 29 in 2nd Class (2025/26): no change.
- 29Junior Infants2022/23
- 30Senior Infants2023/24
- 311st Class2024/25
- 292nd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2021/22
24 in Junior Infants (2021/22), 25 in 3rd Class (2025/26): 1 pupil more.
- 24Junior Infants2021/22
- 24Senior Infants2022/23
- 241st Class2023/24
- 242nd Class2024/25
- 253rd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2020/21
22 in Junior Infants (2020/21), 27 in 4th Class (2025/26): 5 pupils more.
- 22Junior Infants2020/21
- 23Senior Infants2021/22
- 251st Class2022/23
- 252nd Class2023/24
- 263rd Class2024/25
- 274th Class2025/26
In Senior Infants in 2020/21
22 in Senior Infants (2020/21), 24 in 5th Class (2025/26): 2 pupils more.
- 22Senior Infants2020/21
- 221st Class2021/22
- 222nd Class2022/23
- 233rd Class2023/24
- 234th Class2024/25
- 245th Class2025/26
In 1st Class in 2020/21
29 in 1st Class (2020/21), 28 in 6th Class (2025/26): 1 pupil fewer.
- 291st Class2020/21
- 302nd Class2021/22
- 333rd Class2022/23
- 314th Class2023/24
- 305th Class2024/25
- 286th Class2025/26
In 2nd Class in 2020/21
31 in 2nd Class (2020/21), 31 in 6th Class (2024/25): no change.
- 312nd Class2020/21
- 313rd Class2021/22
- 304th Class2022/23
- 315th Class2023/24
- 316th Class2024/25
In 3rd Class in 2020/21
26 in 3rd Class (2020/21), 30 in 6th Class (2023/24): 4 pupils more.
- 263rd Class2020/21
- 284th Class2021/22
- 305th Class2022/23
- 306th Class2023/24
In 4th Class in 2020/21
34 in 4th Class (2020/21), 34 in 6th Class (2022/23): no change.
- 344th Class2020/21
- 345th Class2021/22
- 346th Class2022/23
In 5th Class in 2020/21
35 in 5th Class (2020/21), 36 in 6th Class (2021/22): 1 pupil more.
- 355th Class2020/21
- 366th Class2021/22
Biggest one-year changes in a class
- +76th Class in 2021/22 (29 to 36)
- −103rd Class in 2023/24 (33 to 23)
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 gan Smal, 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
13.5teaching posts
Our estimate: about 14 teachers.
- Class teachersOne for each of the 9 mainstream classes 9
- PrincipalRuns the school and doesn't teach a class 1
- Special education teachers87.5 hours of support teaching a week 3.5
2.33 special needs assistants (SNAs) also work with pupils.
The NCSE has allocated 3.4 special education teachers and 2.33 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 Scoil Mhuire gan Smal, measured in a straight line. Pupil numbers are for 2025/26.
| Number on map | School | Distance | Pupils | Since 2015/16 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scoil Mhuire gan SmalThis school | – | 215 |
−2.3%
|
|
| 1 | S N Cnoc Mionna3.9 km · Ballymote | 3.9 km | 52 |
−40.2%
|
| 2 | S N Lissara Naofa5.6 km · Ballymote | 5.6 km | 66 |
−25.0%
|
| 3 | S N Naomh Mhuire6.4 km · Ballymote | 6.4 km | 47 |
+27.0%
|
| 4 | Killaville N S6.4 km · Ballymote · DEIS | 6.4 km | 19 |
−13.6%
|
| 5 | Scoil Croi Naofa7.2 km · Bunnanadden · DEIS | 7.2 km | 81 |
+1.2%
|
| 6 | S N Cul Fada7.7 km · Ballymote · DEIS | 7.7 km | 73 |
−19.8%
|
About this school
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Contact
- Principal
- David O'Farrell
- Phone
- 0719183894
- [email protected]
- Address
- Ballymote, Co. Sligo, F56 CP59
School
- Ethos
- Catholic
- Patron
- Bishop of Achonry
- School type
- Ordinary
- School level
- All Through
- DEIS
- DEIS
Language and area
- Irish classification
- No subjects through Irish
- Gaeltacht
- Non-Gaeltacht
- Island
- Not on an island
- Local authority
- Sligo County Council
- Planning area
- Ballymote
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 | 215 | 105 | 110 | 22 | 32 | 28 | 29 | 25 | 27 | 24 | 28 |
| 2024/25 | 225 | 105 | 120 | 32 | 28 | 31 | 24 | 26 | 23 | 30 | 31 |
| 2023/24 | 222 | 107 | 115 | 28 | 30 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 31 | 31 | 30 |
| 2022/23 | 227 | 113 | 114 | 29 | 24 | 25 | 22 | 33 | 30 | 30 | 34 |
| 2021/22 | 228 | 106 | 122 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 30 | 31 | 28 | 34 | 36 |
| 2020/21 | 228 | 108 | 120 | 22 | 22 | 29 | 31 | 26 | 34 | 35 | 29 |
| 2019/20 | 230 | 105 | 125 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2018/19 | 235 | 107 | 128 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2017/18 | 225 | 103 | 122 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2016/17 | 227 | 101 | 126 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2015/16 | 220 | 98 | 122 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2014/15 | 220 | 100 | 120 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2013/14 | 220 | 103 | 117 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2012/13 | 225 | 104 | 121 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2011/12 | 225 | 108 | 117 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2010/11 | 233 | 113 | 120 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2009/10 | 235 | 112 | 123 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2008/09 | 232 | 106 | 126 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2007/08 | 233 | 112 | 121 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2006/07 | 217 | 101 | 116 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2005/06 | 210 | 98 | 112 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2004/05 | 204 | 98 | 106 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2003/04 | 201 | 98 | 103 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2002/03 | 184 | 89 | 95 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2001/02 | 185 | 92 | 93 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2000/01 | 194 | 101 | 93 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1999/00 | 186 | 97 | 89 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1998/99 | 205 | 99 | 106 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1997/98 | 214 | 104 | 110 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1996/97 | 214 | 102 | 112 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1995/96 | 222 | 103 | 119 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1994/95 | 245 | 106 | 139 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1993/94 | 240 | 105 | 135 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |