Gaelscoil na Cuaiche
Cathair na Mart · Roll number 20046M
- Catholic ethos
- Not DEIS
- All subjects through Irish
- Pupils in 2025/26
- 208
- +11 on 2024/25
- Over 10 years
- −4%
- Down 8 from 216 in 2015/16
- Girls and boys
- 108 / 100
- 52% 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
208 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 | 31 | 25 | 27 | 19 | 19 | 26 | 24.5 |
| Senior Infants | 30 | 30 | 24 | 25 | 19 | 20 | 24.7 |
| 1st Class | 29 | 31 | 29 | 24 | 27 | 22 | 27.0 |
| 2nd Class | 24 | 25 | 30 | 29 | 25 | 30 | 27.2 |
| 3rd Class | 24 | 24 | 24 | 30 | 30 | 26 | 26.3 |
| 4th Class | 25 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 31 | 30 | 25.8 |
| 5th Class | 32 | 25 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 31 | 25.8 |
| 6th Class | 30 | 32 | 25 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 25.7 |
JI and SI are Junior and Senior Infants.
Started Junior Infants in 2024/25
19 in Junior Infants (2024/25), 20 in Senior Infants (2025/26): 1 pupil more.
- 19Junior Infants2024/25
- 20Senior Infants2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2023/24
19 in Junior Infants (2023/24), 22 in 1st Class (2025/26): 3 pupils more.
- 19Junior Infants2023/24
- 19Senior Infants2024/25
- 221st Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2022/23
27 in Junior Infants (2022/23), 30 in 2nd Class (2025/26): 3 pupils more.
- 27Junior Infants2022/23
- 25Senior Infants2023/24
- 271st Class2024/25
- 302nd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2021/22
25 in Junior Infants (2021/22), 26 in 3rd Class (2025/26): 1 pupil more.
- 25Junior Infants2021/22
- 24Senior Infants2022/23
- 241st Class2023/24
- 252nd Class2024/25
- 263rd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2020/21
31 in Junior Infants (2020/21), 30 in 4th Class (2025/26): 1 pupil fewer.
- 31Junior Infants2020/21
- 30Senior Infants2021/22
- 291st Class2022/23
- 292nd Class2023/24
- 303rd Class2024/25
- 304th Class2025/26
In Senior Infants in 2020/21
30 in Senior Infants (2020/21), 31 in 5th Class (2025/26): 1 pupil more.
- 30Senior Infants2020/21
- 311st Class2021/22
- 302nd Class2022/23
- 303rd Class2023/24
- 314th Class2024/25
- 315th Class2025/26
In 1st Class in 2020/21
29 in 1st Class (2020/21), 23 in 6th Class (2025/26): 6 pupils fewer.
- 291st Class2020/21
- 252nd Class2021/22
- 243rd Class2022/23
- 234th Class2023/24
- 235th Class2024/25
- 236th 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
- 234th Class2022/23
- 235th Class2023/24
- 236th Class2024/25
In 3rd Class in 2020/21
24 in 3rd Class (2020/21), 21 in 6th Class (2023/24): 3 pupils fewer.
- 243rd Class2020/21
- 234th Class2021/22
- 215th Class2022/23
- 216th Class2023/24
In 4th Class in 2020/21
25 in 4th Class (2020/21), 25 in 6th Class (2022/23): no change.
- 254th Class2020/21
- 255th Class2021/22
- 256th Class2022/23
In 5th Class in 2020/21
32 in 5th Class (2020/21), 32 in 6th Class (2021/22): no change.
- 325th Class2020/21
- 326th Class2021/22
Biggest one-year changes in a class
- +84th Class in 2024/25 (23 to 31)
- −8Junior Infants in 2023/24 (27 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 na Cuaiche, 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
10.9teaching posts
Our estimate: about 11 teachers.
- Class teachersOne for each of the 8 mainstream classes 8
- PrincipalRuns the school and doesn't teach a class 1
- Special education teachers47.5 hours of support teaching a week 1.9
1.75 special needs assistants (SNAs) also work with pupils.
The NCSE has allocated 2 special education teachers and 1.75 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 na Cuaiche, measured in a straight line. Pupil numbers are for 2025/26.
| Number on map | School | Distance | Pupils | Since 2015/16 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gaelscoil na CuaicheThis school | – | 208 |
−3.7%
|
|
| 1 | Scoil Phadraig0.7 km · Westport | 0.7 km | 338 |
+7.3%
|
| 2 | Westport Educate Together National School0.7 km · Westport · Multi-denominational | 0.7 km | 48 | – |
| 3 | Holy Trinity National School0.8 km · Westport · Church of Ireland | 0.8 km | 41 |
−31.7%
|
| 4 | S N Naomh Colm Cille1.4 km · Westport | 1.4 km | 206 |
−0.5%
|
| 5 | Carraholly N S4.0 km · Westport · DEIS | 4.0 km | 42 |
−55.8%
|
| 6 | Myna N S4.9 km · Westport · DEIS | 4.9 km | 102 |
−19.7%
|
About this school
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Contact
- Principal
- Petra Ní Ghallachóir
- Phone
- 09828121
- [email protected]
- Address
- Bóthar an Chúrsa Gailf, Cathair na Mart, Co. Mhaigh Eo, F28 R243
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
- Mayo County Council
- Planning area
- Westport
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 | 208 | 108 | 100 | 26 | 20 | 22 | 30 | 26 | 30 | 31 | 23 |
| 2024/25 | 197 | 103 | 94 | 19 | 19 | 27 | 25 | 30 | 31 | 23 | 23 |
| 2023/24 | 194 | 106 | 88 | 19 | 25 | 24 | 29 | 30 | 23 | 23 | 21 |
| 2022/23 | 203 | 118 | 85 | 27 | 24 | 29 | 30 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 25 |
| 2021/22 | 215 | 124 | 91 | 25 | 30 | 31 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 25 | 32 |
| 2020/21 | 225 | 128 | 97 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 32 | 30 |
| 2019/20 | 217 | 127 | 90 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2018/19 | 205 | 119 | 86 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2017/18 | 204 | 121 | 83 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2016/17 | 217 | 124 | 93 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2015/16 | 216 | 125 | 91 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2014/15 | 208 | 115 | 93 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2013/14 | 209 | 112 | 97 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2012/13 | 205 | 104 | 101 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2011/12 | 201 | 95 | 106 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2010/11 | 193 | 88 | 105 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2009/10 | 208 | 93 | 115 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2008/09 | 202 | 97 | 105 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2007/08 | 204 | 98 | 106 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2006/07 | 206 | 96 | 110 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2005/06 | 197 | 94 | 103 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2004/05 | 183 | 82 | 101 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2003/04 | 177 | 83 | 94 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2002/03 | 170 | 83 | 87 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2001/02 | 138 | 62 | 76 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2000/01 | 118 | 52 | 66 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1999/00 | 91 | 37 | 54 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1998/99 | 65 | 29 | 36 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1997/98 | 42 | 18 | 24 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1996/97 | 30 | 12 | 18 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |