Gaelscoil na gCeithre Maol
Béal an Átha · Roll number 20084U
- Catholic ethos
- DEIS
- All subjects through Irish
- Pupils in 2025/26
- 141
- +3 on 2024/25
- Over 10 years
- +31%
- Up 33 from 108 in 2015/16
- Girls and boys
- 73 / 68
- 52% girls
Pupils since 1998
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
141 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 | 18 | 18 | 13 | 17 | 16 | 9 | 15.2 |
| Senior Infants | 17 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 16.5 |
| 1st Class | 25 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 15 | 18 | 18.8 |
| 2nd Class | 7 | 24 | 16 | 18 | 21 | 15 | 16.8 |
| 3rd Class | 13 | 7 | 25 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 17.0 |
| 4th Class | 13 | 13 | 7 | 27 | 18 | 18 | 16.0 |
| 5th Class | 15 | 13 | 12 | 6 | 26 | 18 | 15.0 |
| 6th Class | 17 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 26 | 14.8 |
JI and SI are Junior and Senior Infants.
Started Junior Infants in 2024/25
16 in Junior Infants (2024/25), 16 in Senior Infants (2025/26): no change.
- 16Junior Infants2024/25
- 16Senior Infants2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2023/24
17 in Junior Infants (2023/24), 18 in 1st Class (2025/26): 1 pupil more.
- 17Junior Infants2023/24
- 17Senior Infants2024/25
- 181st Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2022/23
13 in Junior Infants (2022/23), 15 in 2nd Class (2025/26): 2 pupils more.
- 13Junior Infants2022/23
- 14Senior Infants2023/24
- 151st Class2024/25
- 152nd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2021/22
18 in Junior Infants (2021/22), 21 in 3rd Class (2025/26): 3 pupils more.
- 18Junior Infants2021/22
- 17Senior Infants2022/23
- 201st Class2023/24
- 212nd Class2024/25
- 213rd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2020/21
18 in Junior Infants (2020/21), 18 in 4th Class (2025/26): no change.
- 18Junior Infants2020/21
- 18Senior Infants2021/22
- 181st Class2022/23
- 182nd Class2023/24
- 193rd Class2024/25
- 184th Class2025/26
In Senior Infants in 2020/21
17 in Senior Infants (2020/21), 18 in 5th Class (2025/26): 1 pupil more.
- 17Senior Infants2020/21
- 171st Class2021/22
- 162nd Class2022/23
- 173rd Class2023/24
- 184th Class2024/25
- 185th Class2025/26
In 1st Class in 2020/21
25 in 1st Class (2020/21), 26 in 6th Class (2025/26): 1 pupil more.
- 251st Class2020/21
- 242nd Class2021/22
- 253rd Class2022/23
- 274th Class2023/24
- 265th Class2024/25
- 266th Class2025/26
In 2nd Class in 2020/21
7 in 2nd Class (2020/21), 6 in 6th Class (2024/25): 1 pupil fewer.
- 72nd Class2020/21
- 73rd Class2021/22
- 74th Class2022/23
- 65th Class2023/24
- 66th Class2024/25
In 3rd Class in 2020/21
13 in 3rd Class (2020/21), 13 in 6th Class (2023/24): no change.
- 133rd Class2020/21
- 134th Class2021/22
- 125th Class2022/23
- 136th Class2023/24
In 4th Class in 2020/21
13 in 4th Class (2020/21), 13 in 6th Class (2022/23): no change.
- 134th Class2020/21
- 135th Class2021/22
- 136th Class2022/23
In 5th Class in 2020/21
15 in 5th Class (2020/21), 14 in 6th Class (2021/22): 1 pupil fewer.
- 155th Class2020/21
- 146th Class2021/22
Biggest one-year changes in a class
- +204th Class in 2023/24 (7 to 27)
- −94th Class in 2024/25 (27 to 18)
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 gCeithre Maol, 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
10.2teaching posts
Our estimate: about 10 teachers.
- Class teachersOne for each of the 7 mainstream classes 7
- PrincipalRuns the school and doesn't teach a class 1
- Special education teachers55 hours of support teaching a week 2.2
2 special needs assistants (SNAs) also work with pupils.
The NCSE has allocated 2.3 special education teachers and 2 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 na gCeithre Maol, measured in a straight line. Pupil numbers are for 2025/26.
| Number on map | School | Distance | Pupils | Since 2015/16 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gaelscoil na gCeithre MaolThis school | – | 141 |
+30.6%
|
|
| 1 | Scoil Íosa0.5 km · Ballina · Some subjects through Irish · DEIS | 0.5 km | 242 |
+21.0%
|
| 2 | Saint Michaels N S0.9 km · Ballina · Church of Ireland | 0.9 km | 17 |
−54.1%
|
| 3 | Quignamanger N S2.4 km · Ballina | 2.4 km | 364 |
+33.3%
|
| 4 | Cullens N S2.5 km · Ballina · DEIS | 2.5 km | 273 |
+0.4%
|
| 5 | Knockanillo N S3.1 km · Ballina · DEIS | 3.1 km | 28 |
−34.9%
|
| 6 | St Joseph's NS3.2 km · Ballina · DEIS | 3.2 km | 217 |
−1.4%
|
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
- Frances Breen
- Phone
- 09673828
- [email protected]
- Address
- Cearnóg an Mhargaidh, Béal an Átha, Co. Mhaigh Eo, F26 N82Y
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
- Mayo County Council
- Planning area
- Ballina
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
28 school years from 1998/99 to 2025/26. Class figures start in 2020/21.
| Year | Total | Girls | Boys | JI | SI | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 141 | 73 | 68 | 9 | 16 | 18 | 15 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 26 |
| 2024/25 | 138 | 66 | 72 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 26 | 6 |
| 2023/24 | 132 | 63 | 69 | 17 | 14 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 27 | 6 | 13 |
| 2022/23 | 121 | 58 | 63 | 13 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 25 | 7 | 12 | 13 |
| 2021/22 | 124 | 60 | 64 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 24 | 7 | 13 | 13 | 14 |
| 2020/21 | 125 | 60 | 65 | 18 | 17 | 25 | 7 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 17 |
| 2019/20 | 122 | 62 | 60 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2018/19 | 120 | 62 | 58 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2017/18 | 115 | 66 | 49 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2016/17 | 115 | 68 | 47 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2015/16 | 108 | 63 | 45 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2014/15 | 106 | 59 | 47 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2013/14 | 100 | 56 | 44 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2012/13 | 86 | 47 | 39 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2011/12 | 85 | 38 | 47 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2010/11 | 81 | 36 | 45 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2009/10 | 76 | 31 | 45 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2008/09 | 77 | 27 | 50 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2007/08 | 80 | 30 | 50 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2006/07 | 79 | 35 | 44 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2005/06 | 79 | 39 | 40 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2004/05 | 80 | 37 | 43 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2003/04 | 79 | 41 | 38 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2002/03 | 78 | 42 | 36 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2001/02 | 55 | 31 | 24 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2000/01 | 77 | 48 | 29 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1999/00 | 49 | 29 | 20 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1998/99 | 32 | 16 | 16 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |