Gaelscoil Átha Í
Baile Átha Í · Roll number 20192A
- Inter Denominational ethos
- DEIS
- All subjects through Irish
- Pupils in 2025/26
- 151
- −4 on 2024/25
- Over 10 years
- −31%
- Down 67 from 218 in 2015/16
- Girls and boys
- 64 / 87
- 42% girls
Pupils since 2004
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
151 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 | 19 | 27 | 25 | 7 | 18 | 17 | 18.8 |
| Senior Infants | 19 | 19 | 26 | 25 | 8 | 18 | 19.2 |
| 1st Class | 27 | 19 | 18 | 26 | 25 | 9 | 20.7 |
| 2nd Class | 26 | 25 | 18 | 17 | 24 | 25 | 22.5 |
| 3rd Class | 21 | 25 | 24 | 18 | 17 | 24 | 21.5 |
| 4th Class | 20 | 19 | 23 | 23 | 18 | 17 | 20.0 |
| 5th Class | 26 | 20 | 19 | 22 | 23 | 18 | 21.3 |
| 6th Class | 25 | 26 | 20 | 17 | 22 | 23 | 22.2 |
JI and SI are Junior and Senior Infants.
Started Junior Infants in 2024/25
18 in Junior Infants (2024/25), 18 in Senior Infants (2025/26): no change.
- 18Junior Infants2024/25
- 18Senior Infants2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2023/24
7 in Junior Infants (2023/24), 9 in 1st Class (2025/26): 2 pupils more.
- 7Junior Infants2023/24
- 8Senior Infants2024/25
- 91st Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2022/23
25 in Junior Infants (2022/23), 25 in 2nd Class (2025/26): no change.
- 25Junior Infants2022/23
- 25Senior Infants2023/24
- 251st Class2024/25
- 252nd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2021/22
27 in Junior Infants (2021/22), 24 in 3rd Class (2025/26): 3 pupils fewer.
- 27Junior Infants2021/22
- 26Senior Infants2022/23
- 261st Class2023/24
- 242nd Class2024/25
- 243rd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2020/21
19 in Junior Infants (2020/21), 17 in 4th Class (2025/26): 2 pupils fewer.
- 19Junior Infants2020/21
- 19Senior Infants2021/22
- 181st Class2022/23
- 172nd Class2023/24
- 173rd Class2024/25
- 174th Class2025/26
In Senior Infants in 2020/21
19 in Senior Infants (2020/21), 18 in 5th Class (2025/26): 1 pupil fewer.
- 19Senior Infants2020/21
- 191st Class2021/22
- 182nd Class2022/23
- 183rd Class2023/24
- 184th Class2024/25
- 185th Class2025/26
In 1st Class in 2020/21
27 in 1st Class (2020/21), 23 in 6th Class (2025/26): 4 pupils fewer.
- 271st Class2020/21
- 252nd Class2021/22
- 243rd Class2022/23
- 234th Class2023/24
- 235th Class2024/25
- 236th Class2025/26
In 2nd Class in 2020/21
26 in 2nd Class (2020/21), 22 in 6th Class (2024/25): 4 pupils fewer.
- 262nd Class2020/21
- 253rd Class2021/22
- 234th Class2022/23
- 225th Class2023/24
- 226th Class2024/25
In 3rd Class in 2020/21
21 in 3rd Class (2020/21), 17 in 6th Class (2023/24): 4 pupils fewer.
- 213rd Class2020/21
- 194th Class2021/22
- 195th Class2022/23
- 176th Class2023/24
In 4th Class in 2020/21
20 in 4th Class (2020/21), 20 in 6th Class (2022/23): no change.
- 204th Class2020/21
- 205th Class2021/22
- 206th Class2022/23
In 5th Class in 2020/21
26 in 5th Class (2020/21), 26 in 6th Class (2021/22): no change.
- 265th Class2020/21
- 266th Class2021/22
Biggest one-year changes in a class
- +11Junior Infants in 2024/25 (7 to 18)
- −18Junior Infants in 2023/24 (25 to 7)
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 Átha Í, 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
11.5teaching posts
Our estimate: about 12 teachers.
- Class teachersOne for each of the 6 mainstream classes 6
- PrincipalRuns the school and doesn't teach a class 1
- Special education teachers87.5 hours of support teaching a week 3.5
- Special class teachersFor an autism class 1
4.33 special needs assistants (SNAs) also work with pupils. 6 pupils are in special classes, which the class sizes leave out.
The NCSE has allocated 3.5 special education teachers, 1 special class teacher 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. 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 Átha Í, measured in a straight line. Pupil numbers are for 2025/26.
| Number on map | School | Distance | Pupils | Since 2015/16 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gaelscoil Átha ÍThis school | – | 151 |
−30.7%
|
|
| 1 | Athy Model School0.1 km · Athy · Church of Ireland | 0.1 km | 90 |
−4.3%
|
| 2 | Scoil Phadraig Naofa0.3 km · Baile Átha Í · DEIS | 0.3 km | 592 |
+19.8%
|
| 3 | Scoil Mhichil Naofa1.1 km · Athy · DEIS | 1.1 km | 496 |
−25.9%
|
| 4 | Churchtown N S4.4 km · Athy | 4.4 km | 55 |
−52.6%
|
| 5 | Shanganamore N S5.6 km · Athy | 5.6 km | 106 |
−11.7%
|
| 6 | Kilberry N S5.8 km · Athy · DEIS | 5.8 km | 84 |
−25.0%
|
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
- Eoin Pluincéid
- Phone
- 0598634200
- [email protected]
- Address
- An Tom Ard, Baile Átha Í, Co. Chill Dara, R14 DP92
School
- Ethos
- Inter Denominational
- Patron
- An Foras Pátrúnachta
- School type
- Ordinary
- School level
- All Through
- DEIS
- 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
- Athy
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
22 school years from 2004/05 to 2025/26. Class figures start in 2020/21.
| Year | Total | Girls | Boys | JI | SI | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 151 | 64 | 87 | 17 | 18 | 9 | 25 | 24 | 17 | 18 | 23 |
| 2024/25 | 155 | 72 | 83 | 18 | 8 | 25 | 24 | 17 | 18 | 23 | 22 |
| 2023/24 | 155 | 75 | 80 | 7 | 25 | 26 | 17 | 18 | 23 | 22 | 17 |
| 2022/23 | 173 | 85 | 88 | 25 | 26 | 18 | 18 | 24 | 23 | 19 | 20 |
| 2021/22 | 180 | 96 | 84 | 27 | 19 | 19 | 25 | 25 | 19 | 20 | 26 |
| 2020/21 | 183 | 102 | 81 | 19 | 19 | 27 | 26 | 21 | 20 | 26 | 25 |
| 2019/20 | 195 | 111 | 84 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2018/19 | 214 | 116 | 98 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2017/18 | 207 | 112 | 95 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2016/17 | 211 | 110 | 101 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2015/16 | 218 | 112 | 106 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2014/15 | 220 | 110 | 110 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2013/14 | 220 | 105 | 115 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2012/13 | 210 | 91 | 119 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2011/12 | 199 | 85 | 114 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2010/11 | 172 | 72 | 100 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2009/10 | 144 | 57 | 87 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2008/09 | 125 | 56 | 69 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2007/08 | 98 | 41 | 57 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2006/07 | 72 | 32 | 40 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2005/06 | 44 | 21 | 23 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2004/05 | 21 | 12 | 9 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |