Bunscoil Gleann Sidheain
Cappoquin · Roll number 20157V
- Catholic ethos
- DEIS
- Ordinary with Special Classes
- Pupils in 2025/26
- 189
- −3 on 2024/25
- Over 10 years
- −4%
- Down 9 from 198 in 2015/16
- Girls and boys
- 91 / 98
- 48% girls
Pupils since 2002
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
189 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 | 25 | 18 | 26 | 15 | 22 | 21.3 |
| Senior Infants | 22 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 25 | 16 | 21.5 |
| 1st Class | 23 | 22 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 29 | 24.3 |
| 2nd Class | 21 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 25 | 21 | 22.7 |
| 3rd Class | 26 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 23.5 |
| 4th Class | 25 | 27 | 22 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 24.7 |
| 5th Class | 25 | 27 | 23 | 19 | 25 | 24 | 23.8 |
| 6th Class | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 19 | 27 | 24.5 |
JI and SI are Junior and Senior Infants.
Started Junior Infants in 2024/25
15 in Junior Infants (2024/25), 16 in Senior Infants (2025/26): 1 pupil more.
- 15Junior Infants2024/25
- 16Senior Infants2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2023/24
26 in Junior Infants (2023/24), 29 in 1st Class (2025/26): 3 pupils more.
- 26Junior Infants2023/24
- 25Senior Infants2024/25
- 291st Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2022/23
18 in Junior Infants (2022/23), 21 in 2nd Class (2025/26): 3 pupils more.
- 18Junior Infants2022/23
- 21Senior Infants2023/24
- 231st Class2024/25
- 212nd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2021/22
25 in Junior Infants (2021/22), 25 in 3rd Class (2025/26): no change.
- 25Junior Infants2021/22
- 23Senior Infants2022/23
- 241st Class2023/24
- 252nd Class2024/25
- 253rd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2020/21
22 in Junior Infants (2020/21), 25 in 4th Class (2025/26): 3 pupils more.
- 22Junior Infants2020/21
- 22Senior Infants2021/22
- 251st Class2022/23
- 222nd Class2023/24
- 243rd Class2024/25
- 254th Class2025/26
In Senior Infants in 2020/21
22 in Senior Infants (2020/21), 24 in 5th Class (2025/26): 2 pupils more.
- 22Senior Infants2020/21
- 221st Class2021/22
- 232nd Class2022/23
- 233rd Class2023/24
- 244th Class2024/25
- 245th Class2025/26
In 1st Class in 2020/21
23 in 1st Class (2020/21), 27 in 6th Class (2025/26): 4 pupils more.
- 231st Class2020/21
- 242nd Class2021/22
- 233rd Class2022/23
- 254th Class2023/24
- 255th Class2024/25
- 276th Class2025/26
In 2nd Class in 2020/21
21 in 2nd Class (2020/21), 19 in 6th Class (2024/25): 2 pupils fewer.
- 212nd Class2020/21
- 203rd Class2021/22
- 224th Class2022/23
- 195th Class2023/24
- 196th Class2024/25
In 3rd Class in 2020/21
26 in 3rd Class (2020/21), 26 in 6th Class (2023/24): no change.
- 263rd Class2020/21
- 274th Class2021/22
- 235th Class2022/23
- 266th Class2023/24
In 4th Class in 2020/21
25 in 4th Class (2020/21), 25 in 6th Class (2022/23): no change.
- 254th Class2020/21
- 275th Class2021/22
- 256th Class2022/23
In 5th Class in 2020/21
25 in 5th Class (2020/21), 25 in 6th Class (2021/22): no change.
- 255th Class2020/21
- 256th Class2021/22
Biggest one-year changes in a class
- +8Junior Infants in 2023/24 (18 to 26)
- −11Junior Infants in 2024/25 (26 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 Bunscoil Gleann Sidheain, 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
13.9teaching posts
Our estimate: about 14 teachers.
- Class teachersOne for each of the 8 mainstream classes 8
- PrincipalRuns the school and doesn't teach a class 1
- Special education teachers72.5 hours of support teaching a week 2.9
- Special class teachersFor 2 autism classes 2
6 special needs assistants (SNAs) also work with pupils. 12 pupils are in special classes, which the class sizes leave out.
The NCSE has allocated 2.9 special education teachers, 2 special class teachers 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 Bunscoil Gleann Sidheain, measured in a straight line. Pupil numbers are for 2025/26.
| Number on map | School | Distance | Pupils | Since 2015/16 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bunscoil Gleann SidheainThis school | – | 189 |
−4.5%
|
|
| 1 | S N Muire Magh Deilge5.8 km · Dungarvan | 5.8 km | 51 |
−37.8%
|
| 2 | Bunscoil Bhothar na Naomh6.0 km · Lismore | 6.0 km | 284 |
−1.4%
|
| 3 | S N Lios Mor Mochuda6.2 km · Lismore · Church of Ireland | 6.2 km | 23 |
−36.1%
|
| 4 | Whitechurch N S Ceapach6.3 km · Dungarvan | 6.3 km | 104 |
+3.0%
|
| 5 | Villierstown N S6.4 km · Cappoquin | 6.4 km | 17 |
−62.2%
|
| 6 | Aglish N S8.1 km · Cappoquin | 8.1 km | 82 |
−24.1%
|
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
- Martin Delaney
- Phone
- 05854015
- [email protected]
- Address
- Cappoquin, Co. Waterford, P51 E732
School
- Ethos
- Catholic
- Patron
- Bishop of Waterford & Lismore
- School type
- Ordinary with Special Classes
- School level
- All Through
- DEIS
- DEIS
Language and area
- Irish classification
- No subjects through Irish
- Gaeltacht
- Non-Gaeltacht
- Island
- Not on an island
- Local authority
- Waterford County Council
- Planning area
- Lismore
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
24 school years from 2002/03 to 2025/26. Class figures start in 2020/21.
| Year | Total | Girls | Boys | JI | SI | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 189 | 91 | 98 | 22 | 16 | 29 | 21 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 27 |
| 2024/25 | 192 | 91 | 101 | 15 | 25 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 19 |
| 2023/24 | 196 | 95 | 101 | 26 | 21 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 19 | 26 |
| 2022/23 | 193 | 94 | 99 | 18 | 23 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 25 |
| 2021/22 | 196 | 93 | 103 | 25 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 20 | 27 | 27 | 25 |
| 2020/21 | 193 | 92 | 101 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 |
| 2019/20 | 210 | 107 | 103 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2018/19 | 214 | 103 | 111 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2017/18 | 210 | 102 | 108 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2016/17 | 205 | 102 | 103 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2015/16 | 198 | 100 | 98 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2014/15 | 194 | 99 | 95 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2013/14 | 196 | 99 | 97 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2012/13 | 194 | 101 | 93 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2011/12 | 191 | 95 | 96 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2010/11 | 198 | 108 | 90 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2009/10 | 193 | 107 | 86 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2008/09 | 202 | 107 | 95 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2007/08 | 200 | 106 | 94 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2006/07 | 198 | 107 | 91 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2005/06 | 195 | 101 | 94 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2004/05 | 186 | 94 | 92 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2003/04 | 180 | 95 | 85 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2002/03 | 168 | 88 | 80 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |