Gaelscoil Chill Mhantáin
Ráth Naoi · Roll number 20045K
- Inter Denominational ethos
- Not DEIS
- Ordinary with Special Classes
- All subjects through Irish
- Pupils in 2025/26
- 285
- +34 on 2024/25
- Over 10 years
- +4%
- Up 11 from 274 in 2015/16
- Girls and boys
- 158 / 127
- 55% 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
285 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 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 25 | 40 | 63 | 35.7 |
| Senior Infants | 28 | 29 | 27 | 33 | 26 | 45 | 31.3 |
| 1st Class | 33 | 28 | 30 | 27 | 36 | 29 | 30.5 |
| 2nd Class | 38 | 32 | 27 | 32 | 27 | 32 | 31.3 |
| 3rd Class | 36 | 34 | 30 | 25 | 30 | 28 | 30.5 |
| 4th Class | 26 | 36 | 33 | 30 | 26 | 30 | 30.2 |
| 5th Class | 39 | 23 | 34 | 32 | 30 | 27 | 30.8 |
| 6th Class | 34 | 38 | 19 | 34 | 32 | 31 | 31.3 |
JI and SI are Junior and Senior Infants.
Started Junior Infants in 2024/25
40 in Junior Infants (2024/25), 45 in Senior Infants (2025/26): 5 pupils more.
- 40Junior Infants2024/25
- 45Senior Infants2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2023/24
25 in Junior Infants (2023/24), 29 in 1st Class (2025/26): 4 pupils more.
- 25Junior Infants2023/24
- 26Senior Infants2024/25
- 291st Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2022/23
30 in Junior Infants (2022/23), 32 in 2nd Class (2025/26): 2 pupils more.
- 30Junior Infants2022/23
- 33Senior Infants2023/24
- 361st Class2024/25
- 322nd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2021/22
28 in Junior Infants (2021/22), 28 in 3rd Class (2025/26): no change.
- 28Junior Infants2021/22
- 27Senior Infants2022/23
- 271st Class2023/24
- 272nd Class2024/25
- 283rd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2020/21
28 in Junior Infants (2020/21), 30 in 4th Class (2025/26): 2 pupils more.
- 28Junior Infants2020/21
- 29Senior Infants2021/22
- 301st Class2022/23
- 322nd Class2023/24
- 303rd Class2024/25
- 304th Class2025/26
In Senior Infants in 2020/21
28 in Senior Infants (2020/21), 27 in 5th Class (2025/26): 1 pupil fewer.
- 28Senior Infants2020/21
- 281st Class2021/22
- 272nd Class2022/23
- 253rd Class2023/24
- 264th Class2024/25
- 275th Class2025/26
In 1st Class in 2020/21
33 in 1st Class (2020/21), 31 in 6th Class (2025/26): 2 pupils fewer.
- 331st Class2020/21
- 322nd Class2021/22
- 303rd Class2022/23
- 304th Class2023/24
- 305th Class2024/25
- 316th Class2025/26
In 2nd Class in 2020/21
38 in 2nd Class (2020/21), 32 in 6th Class (2024/25): 6 pupils fewer.
- 382nd Class2020/21
- 343rd Class2021/22
- 334th Class2022/23
- 325th Class2023/24
- 326th Class2024/25
In 3rd Class in 2020/21
36 in 3rd Class (2020/21), 34 in 6th Class (2023/24): 2 pupils fewer.
- 363rd Class2020/21
- 364th Class2021/22
- 345th Class2022/23
- 346th Class2023/24
In 4th Class in 2020/21
26 in 4th Class (2020/21), 19 in 6th Class (2022/23): 7 pupils fewer.
- 264th Class2020/21
- 235th Class2021/22
- 196th Class2022/23
In 5th Class in 2020/21
39 in 5th Class (2020/21), 38 in 6th Class (2021/22): 1 pupil fewer.
- 395th Class2020/21
- 386th Class2021/22
Biggest one-year changes in a class
- +23Junior Infants in 2025/26 (40 to 63)
- −196th Class in 2022/23 (38 to 19)
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 Chill Mhantáin, 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
18.2teaching posts
Our estimate: about 18 teachers.
- Class teachersOne for each of the 12 mainstream classes 12
- PrincipalRuns the school and doesn't teach a class 1
- Special education teachers80 hours of support teaching a week 3.2
- Special class teachersFor 2 autism classes 2
6.07 special needs assistants (SNAs) also work with pupils. 10 pupils are in special classes, which the class sizes leave out.
The NCSE has allocated 3.8 special education teachers, 2 special class teachers and 6.41 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. Where there's no principal bar, the principal also taught a class. 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 Chill Mhantáin, measured in a straight line. Pupil numbers are for 2025/26.
| Number on map | School | Distance | Pupils | Since 2015/16 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gaelscoil Chill MhantáinThis school | – | 285 |
+4.0%
|
|
| 1 | St Coen's National School0.1 km · Rathnew · DEIS | 0.1 km | 328 | – |
| 2 | Wicklow Educate Together NS1.2 km · Wicklow Town · Multi-denominational | 1.2 km | 377 |
+19.7%
|
| 3 | Glebe NS2.1 km · Wicklow Town · Church of Ireland | 2.1 km | 210 |
−5.8%
|
| 4 | Padraig Naofa N S2.2 km · Wicklow · DEIS | 2.2 km | 377 |
+14.2%
|
| 5 | Scoil an Choroin Mhuire2.7 km · Wicklow | 2.7 km | 432 |
−2.7%
|
| 6 | Scoil na Coróine Mhuire3.6 km · Ashford | 3.6 km | 309 |
−15.6%
|
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
- Connie Hughes
- Phone
- 040431025
- [email protected]
- Address
- An Casadh Meidhreach, Ráth Naoi, Co. Chill Mhantáin, A67 DK07
School
- Ethos
- Inter Denominational
- Patron
- An Foras Pátrúnachta
- School type
- Ordinary with Special Classes
- 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
- Wicklow County Council
- Planning area
- Wicklow
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 | 285 | 158 | 127 | 63 | 45 | 29 | 32 | 28 | 30 | 27 | 31 |
| 2024/25 | 251 | 140 | 111 | 40 | 26 | 36 | 27 | 30 | 26 | 30 | 32 |
| 2023/24 | 238 | 126 | 112 | 25 | 33 | 27 | 32 | 25 | 30 | 32 | 34 |
| 2022/23 | 230 | 122 | 108 | 30 | 27 | 30 | 27 | 30 | 33 | 34 | 19 |
| 2021/22 | 248 | 137 | 111 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 32 | 34 | 36 | 23 | 38 |
| 2020/21 | 262 | 144 | 118 | 28 | 28 | 33 | 38 | 36 | 26 | 39 | 34 |
| 2019/20 | 266 | 148 | 118 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2018/19 | 282 | 148 | 134 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2017/18 | 279 | 147 | 132 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2016/17 | 285 | 154 | 131 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2015/16 | 274 | 145 | 129 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2014/15 | 283 | 148 | 135 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2013/14 | 272 | 138 | 134 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2012/13 | 261 | 134 | 127 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2011/12 | 248 | 122 | 126 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2010/11 | 222 | 116 | 106 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2009/10 | 206 | 107 | 99 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2008/09 | 180 | 81 | 99 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2007/08 | 176 | 76 | 100 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2006/07 | 176 | 72 | 104 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2005/06 | 166 | 66 | 100 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2004/05 | 174 | 73 | 101 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2003/04 | 186 | 85 | 101 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2002/03 | 188 | 87 | 101 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2001/02 | 178 | 86 | 92 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2000/01 | 149 | 74 | 75 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1999/00 | 124 | 67 | 57 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1998/99 | 94 | 49 | 45 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1997/98 | 69 | 37 | 32 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1996/97 | 40 | 21 | 19 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |