Scoil an Chroi Naofa
Ballinasloe · Roll number 20042E
- Catholic ethos
- DEIS
- Ordinary with Special Classes
- Pupils in 2025/26
- 293
- −3 on 2024/25
- Over 10 years
- +5%
- Up 14 from 279 in 2015/16
- Girls and boys
- 145 / 148
- 49% girls
Pupils since 1996
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
293 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 | 47 | 41 | 35 | 37 | 31 | 36.3 |
| Senior Infants | 36 | 22 | 49 | 39 | 33 | 37 | 36.0 |
| 1st Class | 42 | 39 | 21 | 51 | 41 | 29 | 37.2 |
| 2nd Class | 24 | 41 | 40 | 26 | 49 | 40 | 36.7 |
| 3rd Class | 27 | 24 | 39 | 42 | 25 | 55 | 35.3 |
| 4th Class | 32 | 26 | 22 | 39 | 37 | 23 | 29.8 |
| 5th Class | 41 | 33 | 25 | 23 | 39 | 38 | 33.2 |
| 6th Class | 33 | 43 | 36 | 29 | 23 | 40 | 34.0 |
JI and SI are Junior and Senior Infants.
Started Junior Infants in 2024/25
37 in Junior Infants (2024/25), 37 in Senior Infants (2025/26): no change.
- 37Junior Infants2024/25
- 37Senior Infants2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2023/24
35 in Junior Infants (2023/24), 29 in 1st Class (2025/26): 6 pupils fewer.
- 35Junior Infants2023/24
- 33Senior Infants2024/25
- 291st Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2022/23
41 in Junior Infants (2022/23), 40 in 2nd Class (2025/26): 1 pupil fewer.
- 41Junior Infants2022/23
- 39Senior Infants2023/24
- 411st Class2024/25
- 402nd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2021/22
47 in Junior Infants (2021/22), 55 in 3rd Class (2025/26): 8 pupils more.
- 47Junior Infants2021/22
- 49Senior Infants2022/23
- 511st Class2023/24
- 492nd Class2024/25
- 553rd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2020/21
27 in Junior Infants (2020/21), 23 in 4th Class (2025/26): 4 pupils fewer.
- 27Junior Infants2020/21
- 22Senior Infants2021/22
- 211st Class2022/23
- 262nd Class2023/24
- 253rd Class2024/25
- 234th Class2025/26
In Senior Infants in 2020/21
36 in Senior Infants (2020/21), 38 in 5th Class (2025/26): 2 pupils more.
- 36Senior Infants2020/21
- 391st Class2021/22
- 402nd Class2022/23
- 423rd Class2023/24
- 374th Class2024/25
- 385th Class2025/26
In 1st Class in 2020/21
42 in 1st Class (2020/21), 40 in 6th Class (2025/26): 2 pupils fewer.
- 421st Class2020/21
- 412nd Class2021/22
- 393rd Class2022/23
- 394th Class2023/24
- 395th Class2024/25
- 406th Class2025/26
In 2nd Class in 2020/21
24 in 2nd Class (2020/21), 23 in 6th Class (2024/25): 1 pupil fewer.
- 242nd Class2020/21
- 243rd Class2021/22
- 224th Class2022/23
- 235th Class2023/24
- 236th Class2024/25
In 3rd Class in 2020/21
27 in 3rd Class (2020/21), 29 in 6th Class (2023/24): 2 pupils more.
- 273rd Class2020/21
- 264th Class2021/22
- 255th Class2022/23
- 296th Class2023/24
In 4th Class in 2020/21
32 in 4th Class (2020/21), 36 in 6th Class (2022/23): 4 pupils more.
- 324th Class2020/21
- 335th Class2021/22
- 366th Class2022/23
In 5th Class in 2020/21
41 in 5th Class (2020/21), 43 in 6th Class (2021/22): 2 pupils more.
- 415th Class2020/21
- 436th Class2021/22
Biggest one-year changes in a class
- +301st Class in 2023/24 (21 to 51)
- −181st Class in 2022/23 (39 to 21)
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 an Chroi Naofa, 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
30.2teaching posts
Our estimate: about 30 teachers.
- Class teachersOne for each of the 15 mainstream classes 15
- PrincipalRuns the school and doesn't teach a class 1
- Special education teachers280 hours of support teaching a week 11.2
- Special class teachersFor 2 speech and language classes and an autism class 3
7.49 special needs assistants (SNAs) also work with pupils. 18 pupils are in special classes, which the class sizes leave out.
The NCSE has allocated 11.2 special education teachers, 3 special class teachers and 7.49 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 an Chroi Naofa, measured in a straight line. Pupil numbers are for 2025/26.
| Number on map | School | Distance | Pupils | Since 2015/16 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scoil an Chroi NaofaThis school | – | 293 |
+5.0%
|
|
| 1 | SN Ui Cheithearnaigh1.0 km · Béal Átha na Slua · Gaelscoil · DEIS | 1.0 km | 193 |
−4.9%
|
| 2 | S N Muire gan Smal1.8 km · Ballinasloe | 1.8 km | 445 |
+7.2%
|
| 3 | Scoil Mhuire,3.1 km · Ballinasloe | 3.1 km | 115 |
+47.4%
|
| 4 | Aibhistin Naofa6.3 km · Ballinasloe | 6.3 km | 80 |
+116.2%
|
| 5 | S N Naomh Treasa6.4 km · Ballinasloe | 6.4 km | 45 |
+125.0%
|
| 6 | The Glebe N.S.6.6 km · Ballinasloe · Church of Ireland | 6.6 km | 17 |
+6.2%
|
About this school
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Contact
- Principal
- Christine Connor
- Phone
- 0909644975
- [email protected]
- Address
- Society Street, Ballinasloe, Co. Galway, H53 W603
School
- Ethos
- Catholic
- Patron
- Bishop of Clonfert
- School type
- Ordinary with Special Classes
- 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
- Galway County Council
- Planning area
- Ballinasloe
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
30 school years from 1996/97 to 2025/26. Class figures start in 2020/21.
| Year | Total | Girls | Boys | JI | SI | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 293 | 145 | 148 | 31 | 37 | 29 | 40 | 55 | 23 | 38 | 40 |
| 2024/25 | 296 | 153 | 143 | 37 | 33 | 41 | 49 | 25 | 37 | 39 | 23 |
| 2023/24 | 299 | 141 | 158 | 35 | 39 | 51 | 26 | 42 | 39 | 23 | 29 |
| 2022/23 | 288 | 139 | 149 | 41 | 49 | 21 | 40 | 39 | 22 | 25 | 36 |
| 2021/22 | 287 | 139 | 148 | 47 | 22 | 39 | 41 | 24 | 26 | 33 | 43 |
| 2020/21 | 275 | 136 | 139 | 27 | 36 | 42 | 24 | 27 | 32 | 41 | 33 |
| 2019/20 | 286 | 141 | 145 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2018/19 | 281 | 134 | 147 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2017/18 | 260 | 113 | 147 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2016/17 | 276 | 127 | 149 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2015/16 | 279 | 127 | 152 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2014/15 | 276 | 118 | 158 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2013/14 | 265 | 115 | 150 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2012/13 | 258 | 117 | 141 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2011/12 | 266 | 130 | 136 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2010/11 | 286 | 141 | 145 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2009/10 | 302 | 147 | 155 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2008/09 | 316 | 158 | 158 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2007/08 | 293 | 151 | 142 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2006/07 | 271 | 142 | 129 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2005/06 | 270 | 138 | 132 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2004/05 | 274 | 134 | 140 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2003/04 | 269 | 128 | 141 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2002/03 | 269 | 124 | 145 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2001/02 | 286 | 133 | 153 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2000/01 | 300 | 134 | 166 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1999/00 | 313 | 145 | 168 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1998/99 | 354 | 179 | 175 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1997/98 | 353 | 180 | 173 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1996/97 | 392 | 205 | 187 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |