Scoil Einne
An Spidéal · Roll number 20115F
- Catholic ethos
- Not DEIS
- All subjects through Irish
- Gaeltacht
- Pupils in 2025/26
- 171
- −3 on 2024/25
- Over 10 years
- −21%
- Down 46 from 217 in 2015/16
- Girls and boys
- 81 / 90
- 47% girls
Pupils since 2000
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
171 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 | 21 | 24 | 28 | 18 | 23 | 21 | 22.5 |
| Senior Infants | 19 | 21 | 25 | 29 | 18 | 23 | 22.5 |
| 1st Class | 20 | 19 | 21 | 25 | 30 | 18 | 22.2 |
| 2nd Class | 22 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 23 | 27 | 21.8 |
| 3rd Class | 29 | 23 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 23 | 22.5 |
| 4th Class | 32 | 29 | 23 | 18 | 19 | 22 | 23.8 |
| 5th Class | 24 | 33 | 29 | 23 | 18 | 19 | 24.3 |
| 6th Class | 31 | 24 | 32 | 29 | 22 | 18 | 26.0 |
JI and SI are Junior and Senior Infants.
Started Junior Infants in 2024/25
23 in Junior Infants (2024/25), 23 in Senior Infants (2025/26): no change.
- 23Junior Infants2024/25
- 23Senior Infants2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2023/24
18 in Junior Infants (2023/24), 18 in 1st Class (2025/26): no change.
- 18Junior Infants2023/24
- 18Senior Infants2024/25
- 181st Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2022/23
28 in Junior Infants (2022/23), 27 in 2nd Class (2025/26): 1 pupil fewer.
- 28Junior Infants2022/23
- 29Senior Infants2023/24
- 301st Class2024/25
- 272nd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2021/22
24 in Junior Infants (2021/22), 23 in 3rd Class (2025/26): 1 pupil fewer.
- 24Junior Infants2021/22
- 25Senior Infants2022/23
- 251st Class2023/24
- 232nd Class2024/25
- 233rd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2020/21
21 in Junior Infants (2020/21), 22 in 4th Class (2025/26): 1 pupil more.
- 21Junior Infants2020/21
- 21Senior Infants2021/22
- 211st Class2022/23
- 212nd Class2023/24
- 213rd Class2024/25
- 224th Class2025/26
In Senior Infants in 2020/21
19 in Senior Infants (2020/21), 19 in 5th Class (2025/26): no change.
- 19Senior Infants2020/21
- 191st Class2021/22
- 192nd Class2022/23
- 193rd Class2023/24
- 194th Class2024/25
- 195th Class2025/26
In 1st Class in 2020/21
20 in 1st Class (2020/21), 18 in 6th Class (2025/26): 2 pupils fewer.
- 201st Class2020/21
- 192nd Class2021/22
- 203rd Class2022/23
- 184th Class2023/24
- 185th Class2024/25
- 186th Class2025/26
In 2nd Class in 2020/21
22 in 2nd Class (2020/21), 22 in 6th Class (2024/25): no change.
- 222nd Class2020/21
- 233rd Class2021/22
- 234th Class2022/23
- 235th Class2023/24
- 226th Class2024/25
In 3rd Class in 2020/21
29 in 3rd Class (2020/21), 29 in 6th Class (2023/24): no change.
- 293rd Class2020/21
- 294th Class2021/22
- 295th Class2022/23
- 296th Class2023/24
In 4th Class in 2020/21
32 in 4th Class (2020/21), 32 in 6th Class (2022/23): no change.
- 324th Class2020/21
- 335th Class2021/22
- 326th Class2022/23
In 5th Class in 2020/21
24 in 5th Class (2020/21), 24 in 6th Class (2021/22): no change.
- 245th Class2020/21
- 246th Class2021/22
Biggest one-year changes in a class
- +95th Class in 2021/22 (24 to 33)
- −121st Class in 2025/26 (30 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 Scoil Einne, 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
11teaching posts
Our estimate: about 11 teachers.
- Class teachersOne for each of the 7 mainstream classes 7
- PrincipalRuns the school and doesn't teach a class 1
- Special education teachers75 hours of support teaching a week 3
4.33 special needs assistants (SNAs) also work with pupils.
The NCSE has allocated 3 special education teachers and 4.33 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 Scoil Einne, measured in a straight line. Pupil numbers are for 2025/26.
| Number on map | School | Distance | Pupils | Since 2015/16 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scoil EinneThis school | – | 171 |
−21.2%
|
|
| 1 | SN Sailearna5.3 km · Indreabhán · Gaelscoil · Gaeltacht | 5.3 km | 212 |
+9.3%
|
| 2 | S N na bhForbacha6.5 km · Co.na Gaillimhe · Gaelscoil · Gaeltacht | 6.5 km | 229 |
+27.2%
|
| 3 | S N Seamus Naofa10.4 km · Bearna · Gaelscoil · Gaeltacht | 10.4 km | 221 |
−21.1%
|
| 4 | Cuan na Gaillimhe Community National School12.0 km · Knocknacarra · Multi-denominational · Gaeltacht | 12.0 km | 112 |
+1,020.0%
|
| 5 | Knocknacarra Educate Together NS12.0 km · Knocknacarra · Multi-denominational · Gaeltacht | 12.0 km | 207 |
+314.0%
|
| 6 | SN Tuairini12.1 km · Maigh Cuilinn · Gaeltacht | 12.1 km | 84 |
−22.2%
|
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
- Pádraigín Ní Lionnáin
- Phone
- 091504970
- [email protected]
- Address
- An Spidéal, Co. na Gaillimhe, H91 N9C9
School
- Ethos
- Catholic
- Patron
- Bishop of Galway, Kilmacduagh & Kilfenora
- School type
- Ordinary
- School level
- All Through
- DEIS
- Not DEIS
Language and area
- Irish classification
- All subjects through Irish
- Gaeltacht
- Gaeltacht
- Island
- Not on an island
- Local authority
- Galway County Council
- Planning area
- Spiddal–Inverin
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
26 school years from 2000/01 to 2025/26. Class figures start in 2020/21.
| Year | Total | Girls | Boys | JI | SI | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 171 | 81 | 90 | 21 | 23 | 18 | 27 | 23 | 22 | 19 | 18 |
| 2024/25 | 174 | 83 | 91 | 23 | 18 | 30 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 22 |
| 2023/24 | 182 | 89 | 93 | 18 | 29 | 25 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 23 | 29 |
| 2022/23 | 197 | 102 | 95 | 28 | 25 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 23 | 29 | 32 |
| 2021/22 | 192 | 100 | 92 | 24 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 23 | 29 | 33 | 24 |
| 2020/21 | 198 | 99 | 99 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 29 | 32 | 24 | 31 |
| 2019/20 | 208 | 104 | 104 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2018/19 | 211 | 106 | 105 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2017/18 | 221 | 122 | 99 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2016/17 | 219 | 122 | 97 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2015/16 | 217 | 116 | 101 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2014/15 | 207 | 111 | 96 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2013/14 | 208 | 112 | 96 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2012/13 | 187 | 107 | 80 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2011/12 | 188 | 96 | 92 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2010/11 | 188 | 93 | 95 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2009/10 | 180 | 87 | 93 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2008/09 | 170 | 80 | 90 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2007/08 | 161 | 77 | 84 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2006/07 | 150 | 67 | 83 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2005/06 | 148 | 69 | 79 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2004/05 | 151 | 67 | 84 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2003/04 | 143 | 60 | 83 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2002/03 | 142 | 59 | 83 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2001/02 | 143 | 59 | 84 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2000/01 | 152 | 60 | 92 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |