Gaelscoil Nas na Riogh
An Nás · Roll number 20159C
- Inter Denominational ethos
- Not DEIS
- Ordinary with Special Classes
- All subjects through Irish
- Pupils in 2025/26
- 385
- −17 on 2024/25
- Over 10 years
- −4%
- Down 16 from 401 in 2015/16
- Girls and boys
- 200 / 185
- 52% 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
385 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 | 47 | 44 | 53 | 46 | 51 | 49 | 48.3 |
| Senior Infants | 61 | 47 | 48 | 50 | 45 | 50 | 50.2 |
| 1st Class | 60 | 59 | 47 | 48 | 51 | 45 | 51.7 |
| 2nd Class | 58 | 57 | 59 | 50 | 48 | 50 | 53.7 |
| 3rd Class | 42 | 55 | 53 | 57 | 44 | 46 | 49.5 |
| 4th Class | 49 | 42 | 55 | 54 | 56 | 41 | 49.5 |
| 5th Class | 43 | 49 | 43 | 55 | 52 | 54 | 49.3 |
| 6th Class | 51 | 41 | 48 | 45 | 55 | 50 | 48.3 |
JI and SI are Junior and Senior Infants.
Started Junior Infants in 2024/25
51 in Junior Infants (2024/25), 50 in Senior Infants (2025/26): 1 pupil fewer.
- 51Junior Infants2024/25
- 50Senior Infants2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2023/24
46 in Junior Infants (2023/24), 45 in 1st Class (2025/26): 1 pupil fewer.
- 46Junior Infants2023/24
- 45Senior Infants2024/25
- 451st Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2022/23
53 in Junior Infants (2022/23), 50 in 2nd Class (2025/26): 3 pupils fewer.
- 53Junior Infants2022/23
- 50Senior Infants2023/24
- 511st Class2024/25
- 502nd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2021/22
44 in Junior Infants (2021/22), 46 in 3rd Class (2025/26): 2 pupils more.
- 44Junior Infants2021/22
- 48Senior Infants2022/23
- 481st Class2023/24
- 482nd Class2024/25
- 463rd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2020/21
47 in Junior Infants (2020/21), 41 in 4th Class (2025/26): 6 pupils fewer.
- 47Junior Infants2020/21
- 47Senior Infants2021/22
- 471st Class2022/23
- 502nd Class2023/24
- 443rd Class2024/25
- 414th Class2025/26
In Senior Infants in 2020/21
61 in Senior Infants (2020/21), 54 in 5th Class (2025/26): 7 pupils fewer.
- 61Senior Infants2020/21
- 591st Class2021/22
- 592nd Class2022/23
- 573rd Class2023/24
- 564th Class2024/25
- 545th Class2025/26
In 1st Class in 2020/21
60 in 1st Class (2020/21), 50 in 6th Class (2025/26): 10 pupils fewer.
- 601st Class2020/21
- 572nd Class2021/22
- 533rd Class2022/23
- 544th Class2023/24
- 525th Class2024/25
- 506th Class2025/26
In 2nd Class in 2020/21
58 in 2nd Class (2020/21), 55 in 6th Class (2024/25): 3 pupils fewer.
- 582nd Class2020/21
- 553rd Class2021/22
- 554th Class2022/23
- 555th Class2023/24
- 556th Class2024/25
In 3rd Class in 2020/21
42 in 3rd Class (2020/21), 45 in 6th Class (2023/24): 3 pupils more.
- 423rd Class2020/21
- 424th Class2021/22
- 435th Class2022/23
- 456th Class2023/24
In 4th Class in 2020/21
49 in 4th Class (2020/21), 48 in 6th Class (2022/23): 1 pupil fewer.
- 494th Class2020/21
- 495th Class2021/22
- 486th Class2022/23
In 5th Class in 2020/21
43 in 5th Class (2020/21), 41 in 6th Class (2021/22): 2 pupils fewer.
- 435th Class2020/21
- 416th Class2021/22
Biggest one-year changes in a class
- +133rd Class in 2021/22 (42 to 55)
- −154th Class in 2025/26 (56 to 41)
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 Gaelscoil Nas na Riogh, 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
22.6teaching posts
Our estimate: about 23 teachers.
- Class teachersOne for each of the 16 mainstream classes 16
- PrincipalRuns the school and doesn't teach a class 1
- Special education teachers115 hours of support teaching a week 4.6
- Special class teachersFor an autism class 1
6.66 special needs assistants (SNAs) also work with pupils. 4 pupils are in special classes, which the class sizes leave out.
The NCSE has allocated 4.5 special education teachers, 2 special class teachers and 8.83 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 Gaelscoil Nas na Riogh, measured in a straight line. Pupil numbers are for 2025/26.
| Number on map | School | Distance | Pupils | Since 2015/16 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gaelscoil Nas na RioghThis school | – | 385 |
−4.0%
|
|
| 1 | St Davids NS0.3 km · Naas · Church of Ireland | 0.3 km | 98 |
+3.2%
|
| 2 | Killashee Multi-Denominational NS0.8 km · Naas · Multi-denominational | 0.8 km | 224 |
+26.6%
|
| 3 | Naas Community National School1.8 km · Naas · Multi-denominational | 1.8 km | 364 |
+48.6%
|
| 4 | An Linbh Iosa2.1 km · Naas | 2.1 km | 401 |
−2.7%
|
| 5 | Scoil Chorbain2.1 km · Naas · Boys | 2.1 km | 460 |
+4.1%
|
| 6 | Mercy Convent Primary School2.8 km · Naas | 2.8 km | 607 |
−13.8%
|
About this school
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Contact
- Principal
- Anita Mhic Gib
- Phone
- 045898766
- [email protected]
- Address
- Cnoc an Phíobaire, An Nás, Co. Chill Dara, W91 WD98
School
- Ethos
- Inter Denominational
- Patron
- An Foras Pátrúnachta
- School type
- Ordinary with Special Classes
- School level
- All Through
- DEIS
- Not DEIS
Language and area
- Irish classification
- All subjects through Irish
- Gaeltacht
- Non-Gaeltacht
- Island
- Not on an island
- Local authority
- Kildare County Council
- Planning area
- Naas
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 | 385 | 200 | 185 | 49 | 50 | 45 | 50 | 46 | 41 | 54 | 50 |
| 2024/25 | 402 | 219 | 183 | 51 | 45 | 51 | 48 | 44 | 56 | 52 | 55 |
| 2023/24 | 405 | 217 | 188 | 46 | 50 | 48 | 50 | 57 | 54 | 55 | 45 |
| 2022/23 | 406 | 219 | 187 | 53 | 48 | 47 | 59 | 53 | 55 | 43 | 48 |
| 2021/22 | 394 | 211 | 183 | 44 | 47 | 59 | 57 | 55 | 42 | 49 | 41 |
| 2020/21 | 411 | 222 | 189 | 47 | 61 | 60 | 58 | 42 | 49 | 43 | 51 |
| 2019/20 | 419 | 228 | 191 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2018/19 | 408 | 227 | 181 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2017/18 | 385 | 205 | 180 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2016/17 | 394 | 193 | 201 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2015/16 | 401 | 206 | 195 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2014/15 | 375 | 197 | 178 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2013/14 | 347 | 184 | 163 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2012/13 | 309 | 171 | 138 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2011/12 | 277 | 148 | 129 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2010/11 | 265 | 139 | 126 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2009/10 | 236 | 132 | 104 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2008/09 | 164 | 96 | 68 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2007/08 | 119 | 68 | 51 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2006/07 | 104 | 60 | 44 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2005/06 | 89 | 48 | 41 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2004/05 | 77 | 44 | 33 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2003/04 | 53 | 30 | 23 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2002/03 | 25 | 13 | 12 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |