Gaelscoil Thaobh na Coille
Baile Átha Cliath 18 · Roll number 20020R
- Catholic ethos
- Not DEIS
- All subjects through Irish
- Pupils in 2025/26
- 402
- −7 on 2024/25
- Over 10 years
- −9%
- Down 40 from 442 in 2015/16
- Girls and boys
- 211 / 191
- 52% girls
Pupils since 1995
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
402 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 | 54 | 57 | 56 | 52 | 40 | 50 | 51.5 |
| Senior Infants | 59 | 51 | 60 | 51 | 52 | 41 | 52.3 |
| 1st Class | 59 | 53 | 49 | 60 | 52 | 54 | 54.5 |
| 2nd Class | 57 | 60 | 53 | 47 | 61 | 50 | 54.7 |
| 3rd Class | 56 | 55 | 59 | 53 | 47 | 62 | 55.3 |
| 4th Class | 55 | 55 | 54 | 54 | 53 | 45 | 52.7 |
| 5th Class | 50 | 54 | 53 | 53 | 53 | 49 | 52.0 |
| 6th Class | 60 | 48 | 53 | 52 | 51 | 51 | 52.5 |
JI and SI are Junior and Senior Infants.
Started Junior Infants in 2024/25
40 in Junior Infants (2024/25), 41 in Senior Infants (2025/26): 1 pupil more.
- 40Junior Infants2024/25
- 41Senior Infants2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2023/24
52 in Junior Infants (2023/24), 54 in 1st Class (2025/26): 2 pupils more.
- 52Junior Infants2023/24
- 52Senior Infants2024/25
- 541st Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2022/23
56 in Junior Infants (2022/23), 50 in 2nd Class (2025/26): 6 pupils fewer.
- 56Junior Infants2022/23
- 51Senior Infants2023/24
- 521st Class2024/25
- 502nd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2021/22
57 in Junior Infants (2021/22), 62 in 3rd Class (2025/26): 5 pupils more.
- 57Junior Infants2021/22
- 60Senior Infants2022/23
- 601st Class2023/24
- 612nd Class2024/25
- 623rd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2020/21
54 in Junior Infants (2020/21), 45 in 4th Class (2025/26): 9 pupils fewer.
- 54Junior Infants2020/21
- 51Senior Infants2021/22
- 491st Class2022/23
- 472nd Class2023/24
- 473rd Class2024/25
- 454th Class2025/26
In Senior Infants in 2020/21
59 in Senior Infants (2020/21), 49 in 5th Class (2025/26): 10 pupils fewer.
- 59Senior Infants2020/21
- 531st Class2021/22
- 532nd Class2022/23
- 533rd Class2023/24
- 534th Class2024/25
- 495th Class2025/26
In 1st Class in 2020/21
59 in 1st Class (2020/21), 51 in 6th Class (2025/26): 8 pupils fewer.
- 591st Class2020/21
- 602nd Class2021/22
- 593rd Class2022/23
- 544th Class2023/24
- 535th Class2024/25
- 516th Class2025/26
In 2nd Class in 2020/21
57 in 2nd Class (2020/21), 51 in 6th Class (2024/25): 6 pupils fewer.
- 572nd Class2020/21
- 553rd Class2021/22
- 544th Class2022/23
- 535th Class2023/24
- 516th Class2024/25
In 3rd Class in 2020/21
56 in 3rd Class (2020/21), 52 in 6th Class (2023/24): 4 pupils fewer.
- 563rd Class2020/21
- 554th Class2021/22
- 535th Class2022/23
- 526th Class2023/24
In 4th Class in 2020/21
55 in 4th Class (2020/21), 53 in 6th Class (2022/23): 2 pupils fewer.
- 554th Class2020/21
- 545th Class2021/22
- 536th Class2022/23
In 5th Class in 2020/21
50 in 5th Class (2020/21), 48 in 6th Class (2021/22): 2 pupils fewer.
- 505th Class2020/21
- 486th Class2021/22
Biggest one-year changes in a class
- +153rd Class in 2025/26 (47 to 62)
- −126th Class in 2021/22 (60 to 48)
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 Thaobh na Coille, 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
22.5teaching posts
Our estimate: about 22 teachers.
- Class teachersOne for each of the 17 mainstream classes 17
- PrincipalRuns the school and doesn't teach a class 1
- Special education teachers112.5 hours of support teaching a week 4.5
3.5 special needs assistants (SNAs) also work with pupils.
The NCSE has allocated 4.5 special education teachers and 3.5 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 Thaobh na Coille, measured in a straight line. Pupil numbers are for 2025/26.
| Number on map | School | Distance | Pupils | Since 2015/16 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gaelscoil Thaobh na CoilleThis school | – | 402 |
−9.0%
|
|
| 1 | Stepaside Educate Together National School0.1 km · Dublin 18 · Multi-denominational | 0.1 km | 542 |
+351.7%
|
| 2 | St. Mary's National School1.1 km · Dublin 18 | 1.1 km | 242 |
−6.6%
|
| 3 | Holy Trinity National School1.3 km · Dublin 18 | 1.3 km | 586 |
+37.6%
|
| 4 | Gaelscoil Shliabh Rua1.8 km · Baile Átha Cliath 18 · Gaelscoil · Multi-denominational | 1.8 km | 359 |
+529.8%
|
| 5 | Queen of Angels Primary School2.0 km · Dublin 16 · DEIS | 2.0 km | 224 |
−10.8%
|
| 6 | Kilternan Church of Ireland NS2.1 km · Dublin 18 · Church of Ireland | 2.1 km | 206 |
−11.2%
|
About this school
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Contact
- Principal
- Emer Nic Chonchradha
- Phone
- 012950000
- [email protected]
- Address
- Beallairmín, An Chéim, Baile Átha Cliath 18, D18 TK40
School
- Ethos
- Catholic
- Patron
- An Foras Pátrúnachta
- 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
- Dun Laoghaire Rathdown
- Planning area
- Ballinteer–Stepaside–DLR
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
31 school years from 1995/96 to 2025/26. Class figures start in 2020/21.
| Year | Total | Girls | Boys | JI | SI | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 402 | 211 | 191 | 50 | 41 | 54 | 50 | 62 | 45 | 49 | 51 |
| 2024/25 | 409 | 215 | 194 | 40 | 52 | 52 | 61 | 47 | 53 | 53 | 51 |
| 2023/24 | 422 | 212 | 210 | 52 | 51 | 60 | 47 | 53 | 54 | 53 | 52 |
| 2022/23 | 437 | 219 | 218 | 56 | 60 | 49 | 53 | 59 | 54 | 53 | 53 |
| 2021/22 | 433 | 209 | 224 | 57 | 51 | 53 | 60 | 55 | 55 | 54 | 48 |
| 2020/21 | 450 | 212 | 238 | 54 | 59 | 59 | 57 | 56 | 55 | 50 | 60 |
| 2019/20 | 458 | 222 | 236 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2018/19 | 462 | 224 | 238 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2017/18 | 468 | 223 | 245 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2016/17 | 462 | 211 | 251 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2015/16 | 442 | 204 | 238 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2014/15 | 409 | 187 | 222 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2013/14 | 381 | 180 | 201 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2012/13 | 354 | 172 | 182 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2011/12 | 324 | 154 | 170 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2010/11 | 293 | 143 | 150 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2009/10 | 264 | 127 | 137 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2008/09 | 233 | 122 | 111 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2007/08 | 229 | 124 | 105 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2006/07 | 231 | 120 | 111 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2005/06 | 214 | 112 | 102 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2004/05 | 218 | 111 | 107 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2003/04 | 201 | 106 | 95 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2002/03 | 198 | 100 | 98 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2001/02 | 163 | 81 | 82 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2000/01 | 138 | 68 | 70 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1999/00 | 113 | 52 | 61 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1998/99 | 88 | 35 | 53 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1997/98 | 63 | 27 | 36 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1996/97 | 43 | 18 | 25 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1995/96 | 20 | 8 | 12 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |