John Scottus NS
Dublin 6 · Roll number 20103V
- Multi Denominational ethos
- Not DEIS
- Pupils in 2025/26
- 136
- −30 on 2024/25
- Over 10 years
- −42%
- Down 100 from 236 in 2015/16
- Girls and boys
- 51 / 85
- 38% 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
136 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 | 20 | 14 | 14 | 20 | 18 | 10 | 16.0 |
| Senior Infants | 26 | 21 | 21 | 17 | 21 | 14 | 20.0 |
| 1st Class | 19 | 27 | 26 | 19 | 17 | 22 | 21.7 |
| 2nd Class | 22 | 20 | 22 | 17 | 21 | 19 | 20.2 |
| 3rd Class | 27 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 17 | 21.3 |
| 4th Class | 24 | 24 | 21 | 26 | 20 | 20 | 22.5 |
| 5th Class | 24 | 28 | 23 | 21 | 28 | 15 | 23.2 |
| 6th Class | 18 | 21 | 29 | 25 | 20 | 19 | 22.0 |
JI and SI are Junior and Senior Infants.
Started Junior Infants in 2024/25
18 in Junior Infants (2024/25), 14 in Senior Infants (2025/26): 4 pupils fewer.
- 18Junior Infants2024/25
- 14Senior Infants2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2023/24
20 in Junior Infants (2023/24), 22 in 1st Class (2025/26): 2 pupils more.
- 20Junior Infants2023/24
- 21Senior Infants2024/25
- 221st Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2022/23
14 in Junior Infants (2022/23), 19 in 2nd Class (2025/26): 5 pupils more.
- 14Junior Infants2022/23
- 17Senior Infants2023/24
- 171st Class2024/25
- 192nd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2021/22
14 in Junior Infants (2021/22), 17 in 3rd Class (2025/26): 3 pupils more.
- 14Junior Infants2021/22
- 21Senior Infants2022/23
- 191st Class2023/24
- 212nd Class2024/25
- 173rd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2020/21
20 in Junior Infants (2020/21), 20 in 4th Class (2025/26): no change.
- 20Junior Infants2020/21
- 21Senior Infants2021/22
- 261st Class2022/23
- 172nd Class2023/24
- 213rd Class2024/25
- 204th Class2025/26
In Senior Infants in 2020/21
26 in Senior Infants (2020/21), 15 in 5th Class (2025/26): 11 pupils fewer.
- 26Senior Infants2020/21
- 271st Class2021/22
- 222nd Class2022/23
- 213rd Class2023/24
- 204th Class2024/25
- 155th Class2025/26
In 1st Class in 2020/21
19 in 1st Class (2020/21), 19 in 6th Class (2025/26): no change.
- 191st Class2020/21
- 202nd Class2021/22
- 213rd Class2022/23
- 264th Class2023/24
- 285th Class2024/25
- 196th Class2025/26
In 2nd Class in 2020/21
22 in 2nd Class (2020/21), 20 in 6th Class (2024/25): 2 pupils fewer.
- 222nd Class2020/21
- 213rd Class2021/22
- 214th Class2022/23
- 215th Class2023/24
- 206th Class2024/25
In 3rd Class in 2020/21
27 in 3rd Class (2020/21), 25 in 6th Class (2023/24): 2 pupils fewer.
- 273rd Class2020/21
- 244th Class2021/22
- 235th Class2022/23
- 256th Class2023/24
In 4th Class in 2020/21
24 in 4th Class (2020/21), 29 in 6th Class (2022/23): 5 pupils more.
- 244th Class2020/21
- 285th Class2021/22
- 296th Class2022/23
In 5th Class in 2020/21
24 in 5th Class (2020/21), 21 in 6th Class (2021/22): 3 pupils fewer.
- 245th Class2020/21
- 216th Class2021/22
Biggest one-year changes in a class
- +81st Class in 2021/22 (19 to 27)
- −135th Class in 2025/26 (28 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 John Scottus NS, 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
13teaching posts
Our estimate: about 13 teachers.
- Class teachersOne for each of the 7 mainstream classes 7
- PrincipalDoesn't teach a class: schools with two or more special classes have a full-time principal 1
- Special education teachers75 hours of support teaching a week 3
- Special class teachersFor 2 autism classes 2
5 special needs assistants (SNAs) also work with pupils. 11 pupils are in special classes, which the class sizes leave out.
The NCSE has allocated 2.6 special education teachers, 2 special class 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. 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 John Scottus NS, measured in a straight line. Pupil numbers are for 2025/26.
| Number on map | School | Distance | Pupils | Since 2015/16 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Scottus NSThis school | – | 136 |
−42.4%
|
|
| 1 | St Christopher's NS0.2 km · Dublin 4 · Some subjects through Irish · DEIS | 0.2 km | 598 | – |
| 2 | Gaelscoil Eoin0.2 km · Baile Átha Cliath 4 · Gaelscoil · Multi-denominational | 0.2 km | 64 | – |
| 3 | Scoil Caitriona na mBraithre0.6 km · Dublin 2 · DEIS | 0.6 km | 134 |
+9.8%
|
| 4 | SN Paroiste Maitiu Nfa1.1 km · Dublin 4 · Church of Ireland | 1.1 km | 212 |
−3.6%
|
| 5 | St Patricks Girls NS1.3 km · Dublin 4 · Girls · DEIS | 1.3 km | 143 |
−14.9%
|
| 6 | Naomh Padraig Boys1.3 km · Dublin 4 · DEIS | 1.3 km | 137 |
+11.4%
|
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
- Niall Callaghan
- Phone
- 016609309
- [email protected]
- Address
- 157 Rathmines Road Lower, Rathmines, Dublin 6, D06 R621
School
- Ethos
- Multi Denominational
- Patron
- The John Scottus Education Trust Company Limited by Guarantee
- School type
- Ordinary
- 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
- Dublin City Council
- Planning area
- Dublin2–Dublin4
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 | 136 | 51 | 85 | 10 | 14 | 22 | 19 | 17 | 20 | 15 | 19 |
| 2024/25 | 166 | 73 | 93 | 18 | 21 | 17 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 28 | 20 |
| 2023/24 | 166 | 71 | 95 | 20 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 21 | 26 | 21 | 25 |
| 2022/23 | 177 | 69 | 108 | 14 | 21 | 26 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 29 |
| 2021/22 | 176 | 81 | 95 | 14 | 21 | 27 | 20 | 21 | 24 | 28 | 21 |
| 2020/21 | 180 | 82 | 98 | 20 | 26 | 19 | 22 | 27 | 24 | 24 | 18 |
| 2019/20 | 190 | 95 | 95 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2018/19 | 202 | 104 | 98 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2017/18 | 216 | 105 | 111 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2016/17 | 217 | 112 | 105 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2015/16 | 236 | 122 | 114 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2014/15 | 238 | 123 | 115 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2013/14 | 252 | 138 | 114 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2012/13 | 265 | 150 | 115 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2011/12 | 239 | 129 | 110 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2010/11 | 259 | 122 | 137 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2009/10 | 262 | 127 | 135 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2008/09 | 274 | 138 | 136 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2007/08 | 288 | 141 | 147 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2006/07 | 293 | 144 | 149 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2005/06 | 275 | 135 | 140 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2004/05 | 218 | 99 | 119 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2003/04 | 193 | 89 | 104 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2002/03 | 165 | 76 | 89 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2001/02 | 164 | 70 | 94 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2000/01 | 155 | 65 | 90 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1999/00 | 108 | 47 | 61 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |