Gaelscoil Bhrian Bóroimhe
Sord · Roll number 20095C
- Inter Denominational ethos
- Not DEIS
- All subjects through Irish
- Pupils in 2025/26
- 441
- −3 on 2024/25
- Over 10 years
- −7%
- Down 33 from 474 in 2015/16
- Girls and boys
- 234 / 207
- 53% girls
Pupils since 1999
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
441 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 | 59 | 54 | 51 | 55 | 55 | 58 | 55.3 |
| Senior Infants | 61 | 56 | 54 | 51 | 54 | 55 | 55.2 |
| 1st Class | 61 | 58 | 55 | 54 | 52 | 55 | 55.8 |
| 2nd Class | 64 | 57 | 58 | 55 | 54 | 52 | 56.7 |
| 3rd Class | 58 | 64 | 58 | 57 | 55 | 52 | 57.3 |
| 4th Class | 61 | 55 | 63 | 58 | 57 | 54 | 58.0 |
| 5th Class | 58 | 60 | 53 | 60 | 58 | 57 | 57.7 |
| 6th Class | 62 | 56 | 60 | 52 | 59 | 58 | 57.8 |
JI and SI are Junior and Senior Infants.
Started Junior Infants in 2024/25
55 in Junior Infants (2024/25), 55 in Senior Infants (2025/26): no change.
- 55Junior Infants2024/25
- 55Senior Infants2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2023/24
55 in Junior Infants (2023/24), 55 in 1st Class (2025/26): no change.
- 55Junior Infants2023/24
- 54Senior Infants2024/25
- 551st Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2022/23
51 in Junior Infants (2022/23), 52 in 2nd Class (2025/26): 1 pupil more.
- 51Junior Infants2022/23
- 51Senior Infants2023/24
- 521st Class2024/25
- 522nd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2021/22
54 in Junior Infants (2021/22), 52 in 3rd Class (2025/26): 2 pupils fewer.
- 54Junior Infants2021/22
- 54Senior Infants2022/23
- 541st Class2023/24
- 542nd Class2024/25
- 523rd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2020/21
59 in Junior Infants (2020/21), 54 in 4th Class (2025/26): 5 pupils fewer.
- 59Junior Infants2020/21
- 56Senior Infants2021/22
- 551st Class2022/23
- 552nd Class2023/24
- 553rd Class2024/25
- 544th Class2025/26
In Senior Infants in 2020/21
61 in Senior Infants (2020/21), 57 in 5th Class (2025/26): 4 pupils fewer.
- 61Senior Infants2020/21
- 581st Class2021/22
- 582nd Class2022/23
- 573rd Class2023/24
- 574th Class2024/25
- 575th Class2025/26
In 1st Class in 2020/21
61 in 1st Class (2020/21), 58 in 6th Class (2025/26): 3 pupils fewer.
- 611st Class2020/21
- 572nd Class2021/22
- 583rd Class2022/23
- 584th Class2023/24
- 585th Class2024/25
- 586th Class2025/26
In 2nd Class in 2020/21
64 in 2nd Class (2020/21), 59 in 6th Class (2024/25): 5 pupils fewer.
- 642nd Class2020/21
- 643rd Class2021/22
- 634th Class2022/23
- 605th Class2023/24
- 596th Class2024/25
In 3rd Class in 2020/21
58 in 3rd Class (2020/21), 52 in 6th Class (2023/24): 6 pupils fewer.
- 583rd Class2020/21
- 554th Class2021/22
- 535th Class2022/23
- 526th Class2023/24
In 4th Class in 2020/21
61 in 4th Class (2020/21), 60 in 6th Class (2022/23): 1 pupil fewer.
- 614th Class2020/21
- 605th Class2021/22
- 606th Class2022/23
In 5th Class in 2020/21
58 in 5th Class (2020/21), 56 in 6th Class (2021/22): 2 pupils fewer.
- 585th Class2020/21
- 566th Class2021/22
Biggest one-year changes in a class
- +84th Class in 2022/23 (55 to 63)
- −86th Class in 2023/24 (60 to 52)
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 Bhrian Bóroimhe, 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
22.9teaching posts
Our estimate: about 23 teachers.
- Class teachersOne for each of the 16 mainstream classes 16
- PrincipalRuns the school and doesn't teach a class 1
- Special education teachers147.5 hours of support teaching a week 5.9
4.5 special needs assistants (SNAs) also work with pupils.
The NCSE has allocated 5.9 special education teachers and 4.5 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 Bhrian Bóroimhe, measured in a straight line. Pupil numbers are for 2025/26.
| Number on map | School | Distance | Pupils | Since 2015/16 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gaelscoil Bhrian BóroimheThis school | – | 441 |
−7.0%
|
|
| 1 | Swords Educate Together NS0.1 km · Swords · Multi-denominational | 0.1 km | 394 |
−10.7%
|
| 2 | Broadmeadow Community National School0.7 km · Swords · Multi-denominational | 0.7 km | 80 | – |
| 3 | Thornleigh Educate Together National School0.8 km · Swords · Multi-denominational · DEIS | 0.8 km | 313 |
−3.7%
|
| 4 | St Cronans Junior National School1.6 km · Swords | 1.6 km | 498 |
−21.6%
|
| 5 | Brackenstown Senior N S1.6 km · Swords | 1.6 km | 530 |
−6.2%
|
| 6 | Holy Family Junior N S2.2 km · Swords | 2.2 km | 565 |
−18.6%
|
About this school
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Contact
- Principal
- Pádraig Ó Conchubhair
- Phone
- 018902799
- [email protected]
- Address
- Coill na nÚll, Sord, Co. Átha Cliath, K67 T3H2
School
- Ethos
- Inter Denominational
- 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
- Fingal County Council
- Planning area
- Swords
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
27 school years from 1999/00 to 2025/26. Class figures start in 2020/21.
| Year | Total | Girls | Boys | JI | SI | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 441 | 234 | 207 | 58 | 55 | 55 | 52 | 52 | 54 | 57 | 58 |
| 2024/25 | 444 | 232 | 212 | 55 | 54 | 52 | 54 | 55 | 57 | 58 | 59 |
| 2023/24 | 442 | 220 | 222 | 55 | 51 | 54 | 55 | 57 | 58 | 60 | 52 |
| 2022/23 | 452 | 222 | 230 | 51 | 54 | 55 | 58 | 58 | 63 | 53 | 60 |
| 2021/22 | 460 | 220 | 240 | 54 | 56 | 58 | 57 | 64 | 55 | 60 | 56 |
| 2020/21 | 484 | 223 | 261 | 59 | 61 | 61 | 64 | 58 | 61 | 58 | 62 |
| 2019/20 | 488 | 224 | 264 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2018/19 | 490 | 227 | 263 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2017/18 | 490 | 227 | 263 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2016/17 | 488 | 233 | 255 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2015/16 | 474 | 237 | 237 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2014/15 | 462 | 231 | 231 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2013/14 | 427 | 215 | 212 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2012/13 | 385 | 200 | 185 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2011/12 | 359 | 187 | 172 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2010/11 | 331 | 176 | 155 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2009/10 | 299 | 161 | 138 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2008/09 | 264 | 136 | 128 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2007/08 | 237 | 118 | 119 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2006/07 | 199 | 94 | 105 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2005/06 | 175 | 80 | 95 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2004/05 | 143 | 65 | 78 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2003/04 | 116 | 48 | 68 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2002/03 | 91 | 37 | 54 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2001/02 | 66 | 27 | 39 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2000/01 | 41 | 16 | 25 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1999/00 | 21 | 9 | 12 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |