Star of the Sea Primary School
Passage West · Roll number 20105C
- Catholic ethos
- Not DEIS
- Pupils in 2025/26
- 352
- −19 on 2024/25
- Over 10 years
- −12%
- Down 47 from 399 in 2015/16
- Girls and boys
- 166 / 186
- 47% 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
352 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 | 60 | 32 | 52 | 49 | 37 | 33 | 43.8 |
| Senior Infants | 38 | 55 | 31 | 55 | 46 | 40 | 44.2 |
| 1st Class | 43 | 39 | 53 | 31 | 56 | 42 | 44.0 |
| 2nd Class | 52 | 44 | 39 | 57 | 34 | 59 | 47.5 |
| 3rd Class | 54 | 49 | 44 | 39 | 58 | 37 | 46.8 |
| 4th Class | 53 | 52 | 50 | 42 | 42 | 56 | 49.2 |
| 5th Class | 59 | 51 | 51 | 52 | 43 | 43 | 49.8 |
| 6th Class | 59 | 54 | 52 | 51 | 55 | 42 | 52.2 |
JI and SI are Junior and Senior Infants.
Started Junior Infants in 2024/25
37 in Junior Infants (2024/25), 40 in Senior Infants (2025/26): 3 pupils more.
- 37Junior Infants2024/25
- 40Senior Infants2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2023/24
49 in Junior Infants (2023/24), 42 in 1st Class (2025/26): 7 pupils fewer.
- 49Junior Infants2023/24
- 46Senior Infants2024/25
- 421st Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2022/23
52 in Junior Infants (2022/23), 59 in 2nd Class (2025/26): 7 pupils more.
- 52Junior Infants2022/23
- 55Senior Infants2023/24
- 561st Class2024/25
- 592nd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2021/22
32 in Junior Infants (2021/22), 37 in 3rd Class (2025/26): 5 pupils more.
- 32Junior Infants2021/22
- 31Senior Infants2022/23
- 311st Class2023/24
- 342nd Class2024/25
- 373rd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2020/21
60 in Junior Infants (2020/21), 56 in 4th Class (2025/26): 4 pupils fewer.
- 60Junior Infants2020/21
- 55Senior Infants2021/22
- 531st Class2022/23
- 572nd Class2023/24
- 583rd Class2024/25
- 564th Class2025/26
In Senior Infants in 2020/21
38 in Senior Infants (2020/21), 43 in 5th Class (2025/26): 5 pupils more.
- 38Senior Infants2020/21
- 391st Class2021/22
- 392nd Class2022/23
- 393rd Class2023/24
- 424th Class2024/25
- 435th Class2025/26
In 1st Class in 2020/21
43 in 1st Class (2020/21), 42 in 6th Class (2025/26): 1 pupil fewer.
- 431st Class2020/21
- 442nd Class2021/22
- 443rd Class2022/23
- 424th Class2023/24
- 435th Class2024/25
- 426th Class2025/26
In 2nd Class in 2020/21
52 in 2nd Class (2020/21), 55 in 6th Class (2024/25): 3 pupils more.
- 522nd Class2020/21
- 493rd Class2021/22
- 504th Class2022/23
- 525th Class2023/24
- 556th Class2024/25
In 3rd Class in 2020/21
54 in 3rd Class (2020/21), 51 in 6th Class (2023/24): 3 pupils fewer.
- 543rd Class2020/21
- 524th Class2021/22
- 515th Class2022/23
- 516th Class2023/24
In 4th Class in 2020/21
53 in 4th Class (2020/21), 52 in 6th Class (2022/23): 1 pupil fewer.
- 534th Class2020/21
- 515th Class2021/22
- 526th Class2022/23
In 5th Class in 2020/21
59 in 5th Class (2020/21), 54 in 6th Class (2021/22): 5 pupils fewer.
- 595th Class2020/21
- 546th Class2021/22
Biggest one-year changes in a class
- +251st Class in 2024/25 (31 to 56)
- −28Junior Infants in 2021/22 (60 to 32)
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 Star of the Sea 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
23.8teaching posts
Our estimate: about 24 teachers.
- Class teachersOne for each of the 16 mainstream classes 16
- PrincipalRuns the school and doesn't teach a class 1
- Special education teachers170 hours of support teaching a week 6.8
4 special needs assistants (SNAs) also work with pupils.
The NCSE has allocated 6.5 special education teachers, 1 special class teacher and 6 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 Star of the Sea Primary School, measured in a straight line. Pupil numbers are for 2025/26.
| Number on map | School | Distance | Pupils | Since 2015/16 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Star of the Sea Primary SchoolThis school | – | 352 |
−11.8%
|
|
| 1 | Monkstown N S1.8 km · Monkstown | 1.8 km | 194 |
−11.0%
|
| 2 | Bunscoil Rinn an Chabhlaigh2.5 km · Cobh | 2.5 km | 679 |
−8.4%
|
| 3 | St Marys National School3.4 km · Cobh · Girls | 3.4 km | 248 |
−26.0%
|
| 4 | S N Seosamh Cobh3.5 km · Cobh | 3.5 km | 261 |
−27.5%
|
| 5 | Shanbally N S3.9 km · Ringaskiddy | 3.9 km | 192 |
−17.2%
|
| 6 | Gaelscoile Cobh3.9 km · Cobh · Gaelscoil | 3.9 km | 46 |
−74.6%
|
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
- Aine Corrigan
- Phone
- 0214842072
- [email protected]
- Address
- Maulbaun, Passage West, Co. Cork, T12 A381
School
- Ethos
- Catholic
- Patron
- Bishop of Cork & Ross
- 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
- Cork County Council
- Planning area
- Passage West
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 | 352 | 166 | 186 | 33 | 40 | 42 | 59 | 37 | 56 | 43 | 42 |
| 2024/25 | 371 | 175 | 196 | 37 | 46 | 56 | 34 | 58 | 42 | 43 | 55 |
| 2023/24 | 376 | 176 | 200 | 49 | 55 | 31 | 57 | 39 | 42 | 52 | 51 |
| 2022/23 | 372 | 166 | 206 | 52 | 31 | 53 | 39 | 44 | 50 | 51 | 52 |
| 2021/22 | 376 | 163 | 213 | 32 | 55 | 39 | 44 | 49 | 52 | 51 | 54 |
| 2020/21 | 418 | 183 | 235 | 60 | 38 | 43 | 52 | 54 | 53 | 59 | 59 |
| 2019/20 | 406 | 168 | 238 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2018/19 | 418 | 181 | 237 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2017/18 | 425 | 184 | 241 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2016/17 | 429 | 185 | 244 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2015/16 | 399 | 173 | 226 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2014/15 | 397 | 187 | 210 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2013/14 | 394 | 184 | 210 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2012/13 | 377 | 176 | 201 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2011/12 | 366 | 173 | 193 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2010/11 | 372 | 174 | 198 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2009/10 | 367 | 175 | 192 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2008/09 | 343 | 175 | 168 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2007/08 | 311 | 160 | 151 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2006/07 | 284 | 147 | 137 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2005/06 | 276 | 137 | 139 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2004/05 | 286 | 147 | 139 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2003/04 | 263 | 133 | 130 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2002/03 | 256 | 125 | 131 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2001/02 | 247 | 114 | 133 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2000/01 | 246 | 114 | 132 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1999/00 | 280 | 134 | 146 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |