Gaelscoil Bharra
Baile Átha Cliath 7 · Roll number 20047O
- Catholic ethos
- DEIS
- All subjects through Irish
- Pupils in 2025/26
- 212
- −2 on 2024/25
- Over 10 years
- 0%
- Down 1 from 213 in 2015/16
- Girls and boys
- 99 / 113
- 47% 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
212 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 | 30 | 27 | 30 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 29.2 |
| Senior Infants | 28 | 29 | 28 | 30 | 28 | 29 | 28.7 |
| 1st Class | 24 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 24 | 27.3 |
| 2nd Class | 23 | 24 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 27.2 |
| 3rd Class | 28 | 22 | 24 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 26.2 |
| 4th Class | 28 | 29 | 22 | 23 | 27 | 28 | 26.2 |
| 5th Class | 27 | 26 | 26 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 24.2 |
| 6th Class | 26 | 27 | 25 | 26 | 22 | 24 | 25.0 |
JI and SI are Junior and Senior Infants.
Started Junior Infants in 2024/25
30 in Junior Infants (2024/25), 29 in Senior Infants (2025/26): 1 pupil fewer.
- 30Junior Infants2024/25
- 29Senior Infants2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2023/24
28 in Junior Infants (2023/24), 24 in 1st Class (2025/26): 4 pupils fewer.
- 28Junior Infants2023/24
- 28Senior Infants2024/25
- 241st Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2022/23
30 in Junior Infants (2022/23), 29 in 2nd Class (2025/26): 1 pupil fewer.
- 30Junior Infants2022/23
- 30Senior Infants2023/24
- 291st Class2024/25
- 292nd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2021/22
27 in Junior Infants (2021/22), 27 in 3rd Class (2025/26): no change.
- 27Junior Infants2021/22
- 28Senior Infants2022/23
- 281st Class2023/24
- 282nd Class2024/25
- 273rd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2020/21
30 in Junior Infants (2020/21), 28 in 4th Class (2025/26): 2 pupils fewer.
- 30Junior Infants2020/21
- 29Senior Infants2021/22
- 291st Class2022/23
- 292nd Class2023/24
- 273rd Class2024/25
- 284th Class2025/26
In Senior Infants in 2020/21
28 in Senior Infants (2020/21), 21 in 5th Class (2025/26): 7 pupils fewer.
- 28Senior Infants2020/21
- 301st Class2021/22
- 302nd Class2022/23
- 293rd Class2023/24
- 274th Class2024/25
- 215th Class2025/26
In 1st Class in 2020/21
24 in 1st Class (2020/21), 24 in 6th Class (2025/26): no change.
- 241st Class2020/21
- 242nd Class2021/22
- 243rd Class2022/23
- 234th Class2023/24
- 235th Class2024/25
- 246th Class2025/26
In 2nd Class in 2020/21
23 in 2nd Class (2020/21), 22 in 6th Class (2024/25): 1 pupil fewer.
- 232nd Class2020/21
- 223rd Class2021/22
- 224th Class2022/23
- 225th Class2023/24
- 226th Class2024/25
In 3rd Class in 2020/21
28 in 3rd Class (2020/21), 26 in 6th Class (2023/24): 2 pupils fewer.
- 283rd Class2020/21
- 294th Class2021/22
- 265th Class2022/23
- 266th Class2023/24
In 4th Class in 2020/21
28 in 4th Class (2020/21), 25 in 6th Class (2022/23): 3 pupils fewer.
- 284th Class2020/21
- 265th Class2021/22
- 256th Class2022/23
In 5th Class in 2020/21
27 in 5th Class (2020/21), 27 in 6th Class (2021/22): no change.
- 275th Class2020/21
- 276th Class2021/22
Biggest one-year changes in a class
- +61st Class in 2021/22 (24 to 30)
- −74th Class in 2022/23 (29 to 22)
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 Bharra, 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
16.5teaching posts
Our estimate: about 16 teachers.
- Class teachersOne for each of the 11 mainstream classes 11
- PrincipalRuns the school and doesn't teach a class 1
- Special education teachers112.5 hours of support teaching a week 4.5
5 special needs assistants (SNAs) also work with pupils.
The NCSE has allocated 4.5 special education teachers and 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 Bharra, measured in a straight line. Pupil numbers are for 2025/26.
| Number on map | School | Distance | Pupils | Since 2015/16 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gaelscoil BharraThis school | – | 212 |
−0.5%
|
|
| 1 | Christ the King Girls Senior School0.3 km · Dublin 7 · Girls · DEIS | 0.3 km | 74 |
−15.9%
|
| 2 | Christ the King I G0.3 km · Dublin 7 · Girls · DEIS | 0.3 km | 37 |
−41.3%
|
| 3 | Christ the King B N S0.3 km · Dublin 7 · Boys · DEIS | 0.3 km | 86 |
−6.5%
|
| 4 | Broombridge Educate Together National School0.7 km · Dublin 7 · Multi-denominational · DEIS | 0.7 km | 387 | – |
| 5 | Fionnbarra Naofa B.N.S.0.7 km · Dublin 7 · Boys · DEIS | 0.7 km | 126 |
−5.3%
|
| 6 | St Peters NS0.9 km · Dublin 7 · DEIS | 0.9 km | 409 |
−8.1%
|
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
- Seán Ó Donaile
- Phone
- 018684827
- [email protected]
- Address
- Naomh Fionbarra CLG, Ascal an Fhasaigh, Cabrach, Baile Átha Cliath 7, D07 CF72
School
- Ethos
- Catholic
- Patron
- An Foras Pátrúnachta
- School type
- Ordinary
- School level
- All Through
- DEIS
- DEIS
Language and area
- Irish classification
- All subjects through Irish
- Gaeltacht
- Non-Gaeltacht
- Island
- Not on an island
- Local authority
- Dublin City Council
- Planning area
- Cabra–Phibsboro–D7
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 | 212 | 99 | 113 | 30 | 29 | 24 | 29 | 27 | 28 | 21 | 24 |
| 2024/25 | 214 | 105 | 109 | 30 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 23 | 22 |
| 2023/24 | 215 | 105 | 110 | 28 | 30 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 23 | 22 | 26 |
| 2022/23 | 214 | 108 | 106 | 30 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 24 | 22 | 26 | 25 |
| 2021/22 | 214 | 106 | 108 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 24 | 22 | 29 | 26 | 27 |
| 2020/21 | 214 | 107 | 107 | 30 | 28 | 24 | 23 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 |
| 2019/20 | 210 | 107 | 103 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2018/19 | 211 | 106 | 105 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2017/18 | 213 | 110 | 103 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2016/17 | 213 | 109 | 104 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2015/16 | 213 | 103 | 110 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2014/15 | 213 | 107 | 106 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2013/14 | 210 | 109 | 101 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2012/13 | 207 | 99 | 108 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2011/12 | 215 | 107 | 108 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2010/11 | 213 | 103 | 110 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2009/10 | 210 | 101 | 109 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2008/09 | 212 | 104 | 108 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2007/08 | 221 | 105 | 116 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2006/07 | 218 | 106 | 112 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2005/06 | 211 | 101 | 110 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2004/05 | 217 | 106 | 111 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2003/04 | 220 | 108 | 112 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2002/03 | 195 | 97 | 98 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2001/02 | 166 | 82 | 84 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2000/01 | 140 | 70 | 70 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1999/00 | 111 | 58 | 53 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1998/99 | 85 | 43 | 42 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1997/98 | 55 | 27 | 28 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1996/97 | 26 | 15 | 11 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |