St Fergus Primary School
Glin · Roll number 20102T
- Catholic ethos
- Not DEIS
- Ordinary with Special Classes
- Pupils in 2025/26
- 159
- −1 on 2024/25
- Over 10 years
- +51%
- Up 54 from 105 in 2015/16
- Girls and boys
- 77 / 82
- 48% 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
159 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 | 22 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 20 | 13 | 17.3 |
| Senior Infants | 13 | 22 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 23 | 17.3 |
| 1st Class | 15 | 13 | 25 | 15 | 16 | 22 | 17.7 |
| 2nd Class | 18 | 15 | 13 | 23 | 15 | 20 | 17.3 |
| 3rd Class | 20 | 19 | 18 | 14 | 24 | 17 | 18.7 |
| 4th Class | 17 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 14 | 27 | 19.3 |
| 5th Class | 14 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 15 | 18.3 |
| 6th Class | 18 | 14 | 19 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 19.3 |
JI and SI are Junior and Senior Infants.
Started Junior Infants in 2024/25
20 in Junior Infants (2024/25), 23 in Senior Infants (2025/26): 3 pupils more.
- 20Junior Infants2024/25
- 23Senior 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
- 17Senior Infants2024/25
- 221st Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2022/23
15 in Junior Infants (2022/23), 20 in 2nd Class (2025/26): 5 pupils more.
- 15Junior Infants2022/23
- 14Senior Infants2023/24
- 161st Class2024/25
- 202nd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2021/22
15 in Junior Infants (2021/22), 17 in 3rd Class (2025/26): 2 pupils more.
- 15Junior Infants2021/22
- 15Senior Infants2022/23
- 151st Class2023/24
- 152nd Class2024/25
- 173rd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2020/21
22 in Junior Infants (2020/21), 27 in 4th Class (2025/26): 5 pupils more.
- 22Junior Infants2020/21
- 22Senior Infants2021/22
- 251st Class2022/23
- 232nd Class2023/24
- 243rd Class2024/25
- 274th Class2025/26
In Senior Infants in 2020/21
13 in Senior Infants (2020/21), 15 in 5th Class (2025/26): 2 pupils more.
- 13Senior Infants2020/21
- 131st Class2021/22
- 132nd Class2022/23
- 143rd Class2023/24
- 144th Class2024/25
- 155th Class2025/26
In 1st Class in 2020/21
15 in 1st Class (2020/21), 22 in 6th Class (2025/26): 7 pupils more.
- 151st Class2020/21
- 152nd Class2021/22
- 183rd Class2022/23
- 184th Class2023/24
- 215th Class2024/25
- 226th Class2025/26
In 2nd Class in 2020/21
18 in 2nd Class (2020/21), 21 in 6th Class (2024/25): 3 pupils more.
- 182nd Class2020/21
- 193rd Class2021/22
- 204th Class2022/23
- 205th Class2023/24
- 216th Class2024/25
In 3rd Class in 2020/21
20 in 3rd Class (2020/21), 22 in 6th Class (2023/24): 2 pupils more.
- 203rd Class2020/21
- 204th Class2021/22
- 215th Class2022/23
- 226th Class2023/24
In 4th Class in 2020/21
17 in 4th Class (2020/21), 19 in 6th Class (2022/23): 2 pupils more.
- 174th Class2020/21
- 195th Class2021/22
- 196th Class2022/23
In 5th Class in 2020/21
14 in 5th Class (2020/21), 14 in 6th Class (2021/22): no change.
- 145th Class2020/21
- 146th Class2021/22
Biggest one-year changes in a class
- +134th Class in 2025/26 (14 to 27)
- −101st Class in 2023/24 (25 to 15)
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 St Fergus Primary School, 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
11.3teaching posts
Our estimate: about 11 teachers.
- Class teachersOne for each of the 6 mainstream classes 6
- PrincipalDoesn't teach a class: schools with two or more special classes have a full-time principal 1
- Special education teachers57.5 hours of support teaching a week 2.3
- Special class teachersFor 2 autism classes 2
7.83 special needs assistants (SNAs) also work with pupils. 12 pupils are in special classes, which the class sizes leave out.
The NCSE has allocated 2.3 special education teachers, 2 special class teachers and 7.83 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 St Fergus Primary School, measured in a straight line. Pupil numbers are for 2025/26.
| Number on map | School | Distance | Pupils | Since 2015/16 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Fergus Primary SchoolThis school | – | 159 |
+51.4%
|
|
| 1 | Ballyguiltenane N S4.8 km · Glin | 4.8 km | 20 |
−41.2%
|
| 2 | Scoil Naomh Mhuire National School5.8 km · Beal Atha Da Thuille · DEIS | 5.8 km | 39 |
+25.8%
|
| 3 | Tarbert National School6.2 km · Tarbert · DEIS | 6.2 km | 133 |
−13.6%
|
| 4 | Labasheeda Central N S6.4 km · Kilrush · DEIS | 6.4 km | 30 |
+11.1%
|
| 5 | Gearoid Ui Ghriobhtha7.1 km · Loughill | 7.1 km | 30 |
−41.2%
|
| 6 | Burrane N S8.3 km · Kilrush | 8.3 km | 17 |
−72.6%
|
About this school
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Contact
- Principal
- Deirdre Kennelly
- Phone
- 06834344
- [email protected]
- Address
- South Mall, Glin, Co. Limerick, V94 PT68
School
- Ethos
- Catholic
- Patron
- Bishop of Limerick
- School type
- Ordinary with Special Classes
- School level
- All Through
- DEIS
- Not DEIS
Language and area
- Irish classification
- No subjects through Irish
- Gaeltacht
- Non-Gaeltacht
- Island
- Not on an island
- Local authority
- Limerick County Council
- Planning area
- Tarbert
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 | 159 | 77 | 82 | 13 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 17 | 27 | 15 | 22 |
| 2024/25 | 160 | 76 | 84 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 24 | 14 | 21 | 21 |
| 2023/24 | 153 | 74 | 79 | 19 | 14 | 15 | 23 | 14 | 18 | 20 | 22 |
| 2022/23 | 148 | 71 | 77 | 15 | 15 | 25 | 13 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 19 |
| 2021/22 | 138 | 67 | 71 | 15 | 22 | 13 | 15 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 14 |
| 2020/21 | 137 | 69 | 68 | 22 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 17 | 14 | 18 |
| 2019/20 | 131 | 66 | 65 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2018/19 | 126 | 57 | 69 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2017/18 | 131 | 61 | 70 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2016/17 | 119 | 52 | 67 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2015/16 | 105 | 47 | 58 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2014/15 | 110 | 46 | 64 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2013/14 | 108 | 52 | 56 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2012/13 | 109 | 47 | 62 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2011/12 | 108 | 47 | 61 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2010/11 | 107 | 51 | 56 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2009/10 | 108 | 51 | 57 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2008/09 | 104 | 55 | 49 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2007/08 | 103 | 57 | 46 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2006/07 | 89 | 50 | 39 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2005/06 | 91 | 44 | 47 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2004/05 | 92 | 46 | 46 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2003/04 | 102 | 48 | 54 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2002/03 | 116 | 55 | 61 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2001/02 | 124 | 57 | 67 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2000/01 | 139 | 65 | 74 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1999/00 | 138 | 60 | 78 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |