Gaelscoil Iarfhlatha
Tuaim · Roll number 20061I
- Catholic ethos
- Not DEIS
- All subjects through Irish
- Pupils in 2025/26
- 223
- −1 on 2024/25
- Over 10 years
- +12%
- Up 23 from 200 in 2015/16
- Girls and boys
- 112 / 111
- 50% girls
Pupils since 1997
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
223 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 | 25 | 28 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28.8 |
| Senior Infants | 31 | 25 | 25 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 28.8 |
| 1st Class | 25 | 30 | 23 | 25 | 31 | 30 | 27.3 |
| 2nd Class | 29 | 26 | 29 | 23 | 27 | 31 | 27.5 |
| 3rd Class | 20 | 29 | 24 | 29 | 24 | 27 | 25.5 |
| 4th Class | 28 | 20 | 29 | 23 | 30 | 24 | 25.7 |
| 5th Class | 22 | 28 | 19 | 29 | 23 | 29 | 25.0 |
| 6th Class | 32 | 22 | 28 | 17 | 29 | 23 | 25.2 |
JI and SI are Junior and Senior Infants.
Started Junior Infants in 2024/25
30 in Junior Infants (2024/25), 30 in Senior Infants (2025/26): no change.
- 30Junior Infants2024/25
- 30Senior Infants2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2023/24
30 in Junior Infants (2023/24), 30 in 1st Class (2025/26): no change.
- 30Junior Infants2023/24
- 30Senior Infants2024/25
- 301st Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2022/23
31 in Junior Infants (2022/23), 31 in 2nd Class (2025/26): no change.
- 31Junior Infants2022/23
- 32Senior Infants2023/24
- 311st Class2024/25
- 312nd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2021/22
28 in Junior Infants (2021/22), 27 in 3rd Class (2025/26): 1 pupil fewer.
- 28Junior Infants2021/22
- 25Senior Infants2022/23
- 251st Class2023/24
- 272nd Class2024/25
- 273rd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2020/21
25 in Junior Infants (2020/21), 24 in 4th Class (2025/26): 1 pupil fewer.
- 25Junior Infants2020/21
- 25Senior Infants2021/22
- 231st Class2022/23
- 232nd Class2023/24
- 243rd Class2024/25
- 244th Class2025/26
In Senior Infants in 2020/21
31 in Senior Infants (2020/21), 29 in 5th Class (2025/26): 2 pupils fewer.
- 31Senior Infants2020/21
- 301st Class2021/22
- 292nd Class2022/23
- 293rd Class2023/24
- 304th Class2024/25
- 295th Class2025/26
In 1st Class in 2020/21
25 in 1st Class (2020/21), 23 in 6th Class (2025/26): 2 pupils fewer.
- 251st Class2020/21
- 262nd Class2021/22
- 243rd Class2022/23
- 234th Class2023/24
- 235th Class2024/25
- 236th Class2025/26
In 2nd Class in 2020/21
29 in 2nd Class (2020/21), 29 in 6th Class (2024/25): no change.
- 292nd Class2020/21
- 293rd Class2021/22
- 294th Class2022/23
- 295th Class2023/24
- 296th Class2024/25
In 3rd Class in 2020/21
20 in 3rd Class (2020/21), 17 in 6th Class (2023/24): 3 pupils fewer.
- 203rd Class2020/21
- 204th Class2021/22
- 195th Class2022/23
- 176th Class2023/24
In 4th Class in 2020/21
28 in 4th Class (2020/21), 28 in 6th Class (2022/23): no change.
- 284th Class2020/21
- 285th Class2021/22
- 286th Class2022/23
In 5th Class in 2020/21
22 in 5th Class (2020/21), 22 in 6th Class (2021/22): no change.
- 225th Class2020/21
- 226th Class2021/22
Biggest one-year changes in a class
- +126th Class in 2024/25 (17 to 29)
- −116th Class in 2023/24 (28 to 17)
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 Iarfhlatha, 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
13.4teaching posts
Our estimate: about 13 teachers.
- Class teachersOne for each of the 9 mainstream classes 9
- PrincipalRuns the school and doesn't teach a class 1
- Special education teachers85 hours of support teaching a week 3.4
2.75 special needs assistants (SNAs) also work with pupils.
The NCSE has allocated 3.4 special education teachers, 1 special class teacher and 4.41 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 Iarfhlatha, measured in a straight line. Pupil numbers are for 2025/26.
| Number on map | School | Distance | Pupils | Since 2015/16 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gaelscoil IarfhlathaThis school | – | 223 |
+11.5%
|
|
| 1 | Tuam Educate Together National School0.8 km · Tuam · Multi-denominational | 0.8 km | 195 |
+1,850.0%
|
| 2 | Trinity Primary School0.8 km · Tuam · DEIS | 0.8 km | 781 | – |
| 3 | Ceathru na nGarrdhanta4.4 km · Tuam | 4.4 km | 203 |
+9.1%
|
| 4 | S N Bheanain5.5 km · Tuam | 5.5 km | 31 |
−53.0%
|
| 5 | S N an Croi Ro Naofa5.9 km · Tuam | 5.9 km | 208 |
+7.8%
|
| 6 | S N an Tsaileain6.0 km · Tuam | 6.0 km | 90 |
+1.1%
|
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
- Colm Breathnach
- Phone
- 09326525
- [email protected]
- Address
- Tír an Chóir, Tuaim, Co. na Gaillimhe, H54 CC80
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
- Galway County Council
- Planning area
- Tuam
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
29 school years from 1997/98 to 2025/26. Class figures start in 2020/21.
| Year | Total | Girls | Boys | JI | SI | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 223 | 112 | 111 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 27 | 24 | 29 | 23 |
| 2024/25 | 224 | 113 | 111 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 27 | 24 | 30 | 23 | 29 |
| 2023/24 | 208 | 106 | 102 | 30 | 32 | 25 | 23 | 29 | 23 | 29 | 17 |
| 2022/23 | 208 | 112 | 96 | 31 | 25 | 23 | 29 | 24 | 29 | 19 | 28 |
| 2021/22 | 208 | 114 | 94 | 28 | 25 | 30 | 26 | 29 | 20 | 28 | 22 |
| 2020/21 | 212 | 119 | 93 | 25 | 31 | 25 | 29 | 20 | 28 | 22 | 32 |
| 2019/20 | 218 | 115 | 103 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2018/19 | 211 | 110 | 101 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2017/18 | 208 | 105 | 103 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2016/17 | 202 | 104 | 98 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2015/16 | 200 | 102 | 98 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2014/15 | 187 | 92 | 95 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2013/14 | 188 | 93 | 95 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2012/13 | 173 | 91 | 82 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2011/12 | 168 | 89 | 79 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2010/11 | 165 | 82 | 83 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2009/10 | 148 | 76 | 72 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2008/09 | 131 | 64 | 67 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2007/08 | 129 | 59 | 70 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2006/07 | 118 | 61 | 57 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2005/06 | 99 | 55 | 44 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2004/05 | 102 | 52 | 50 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2003/04 | 90 | 44 | 46 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2002/03 | 88 | 40 | 48 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2001/02 | 83 | 38 | 45 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2000/01 | 72 | 31 | 41 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1999/00 | 47 | 22 | 25 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1998/99 | 35 | 15 | 20 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1997/98 | 31 | 12 | 19 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |