St. John the Evangelist National School
Adamstown Castle · Roll number 20194E
- Catholic ethos
- Not DEIS
- Ordinary with Special Classes
- Pupils in 2025/26
- 417
- −1 on 2024/25
- Over 10 years
- +16%
- Up 59 from 358 in 2015/16
- Girls and boys
- 211 / 206
- 51% girls
Pupils since 2007
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
417 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 | 46 | 35 | 40 | 37 | 48 | 37 | 40.5 |
| Senior Infants | 45 | 49 | 44 | 46 | 46 | 54 | 47.3 |
| 1st Class | 39 | 48 | 55 | 52 | 50 | 46 | 48.3 |
| 2nd Class | 55 | 48 | 57 | 54 | 53 | 52 | 53.2 |
| 3rd Class | 50 | 59 | 50 | 53 | 54 | 56 | 53.7 |
| 4th Class | 59 | 54 | 63 | 55 | 52 | 56 | 56.5 |
| 5th Class | 67 | 64 | 59 | 62 | 54 | 58 | 60.7 |
| 6th Class | 54 | 70 | 67 | 57 | 59 | 58 | 60.8 |
JI and SI are Junior and Senior Infants.
Started Junior Infants in 2024/25
48 in Junior Infants (2024/25), 54 in Senior Infants (2025/26): 6 pupils more.
- 48Junior Infants2024/25
- 54Senior Infants2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2023/24
37 in Junior Infants (2023/24), 46 in 1st Class (2025/26): 9 pupils more.
- 37Junior Infants2023/24
- 46Senior Infants2024/25
- 461st Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2022/23
40 in Junior Infants (2022/23), 52 in 2nd Class (2025/26): 12 pupils more.
- 40Junior Infants2022/23
- 46Senior Infants2023/24
- 501st Class2024/25
- 522nd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2021/22
35 in Junior Infants (2021/22), 56 in 3rd Class (2025/26): 21 pupils more.
- 35Junior Infants2021/22
- 44Senior Infants2022/23
- 521st Class2023/24
- 532nd Class2024/25
- 563rd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2020/21
46 in Junior Infants (2020/21), 56 in 4th Class (2025/26): 10 pupils more.
- 46Junior Infants2020/21
- 49Senior Infants2021/22
- 551st Class2022/23
- 542nd Class2023/24
- 543rd Class2024/25
- 564th Class2025/26
In Senior Infants in 2020/21
45 in Senior Infants (2020/21), 58 in 5th Class (2025/26): 13 pupils more.
- 45Senior Infants2020/21
- 481st Class2021/22
- 572nd Class2022/23
- 533rd Class2023/24
- 524th Class2024/25
- 585th Class2025/26
In 1st Class in 2020/21
39 in 1st Class (2020/21), 58 in 6th Class (2025/26): 19 pupils more.
- 391st Class2020/21
- 482nd Class2021/22
- 503rd Class2022/23
- 554th Class2023/24
- 545th Class2024/25
- 586th Class2025/26
In 2nd Class in 2020/21
55 in 2nd Class (2020/21), 59 in 6th Class (2024/25): 4 pupils more.
- 552nd Class2020/21
- 593rd Class2021/22
- 634th Class2022/23
- 625th Class2023/24
- 596th Class2024/25
In 3rd Class in 2020/21
50 in 3rd Class (2020/21), 57 in 6th Class (2023/24): 7 pupils more.
- 503rd Class2020/21
- 544th Class2021/22
- 595th Class2022/23
- 576th Class2023/24
In 4th Class in 2020/21
59 in 4th Class (2020/21), 67 in 6th Class (2022/23): 8 pupils more.
- 594th Class2020/21
- 645th Class2021/22
- 676th Class2022/23
In 5th Class in 2020/21
67 in 5th Class (2020/21), 70 in 6th Class (2021/22): 3 pupils more.
- 675th Class2020/21
- 706th Class2021/22
Biggest one-year changes in a class
- +166th Class in 2021/22 (54 to 70)
- −11Junior Infants in 2021/22 (46 to 35)
Class sizes
Mainstream class groups, 2007/08 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, 2007/08 to 2025/26
Teachers
Who teaches at St. John the Evangelist National School, 2007/08 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
26.4teaching posts
Our estimate: about 26 teachers.
- Class teachersOne for each of the 16 mainstream classes 16
- PrincipalRuns the school and doesn't teach a class 1
- Special education teachers210 hours of support teaching a week 8.4
- Special class teachersFor an autism class 1
11.83 special needs assistants (SNAs) also work with pupils. 3 pupils are in special classes, which the class sizes leave out.
The NCSE has allocated 8.4 special education teachers, 1 special class teacher and 12.83 SNAs for next year.
Teachers since 2007/08
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 St. John the Evangelist National School, measured in a straight line. Pupil numbers are for 2025/26.
| Number on map | School | Distance | Pupils | Since 2015/16 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. John the Evangelist National SchoolThis school | – | 417 |
+16.5%
|
|
| 1 | Adamstown Castle Educate Together National School0.1 km · Adamstown · Multi-denominational | 0.1 km | 431 |
+8.0%
|
| 2 | Scoil Aine Naofa1.6 km · Lucan | 1.6 km | 614 |
+18.5%
|
| 3 | St Thomas Junior National School1.6 km · Lucan | 1.6 km | 573 |
+3.1%
|
| 4 | St Marys N S1.7 km · Lucan | 1.7 km | 483 |
+14.2%
|
| 5 | Griffeen Valley Educate Together NS1.9 km · Lucan · Multi-denominational | 1.9 km | 466 |
−4.3%
|
| 6 | Lucan East ETNS1.9 km · Lucan · Multi-denominational · DEIS | 1.9 km | 416 |
−10.2%
|
About this school
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Contact
- Principal
- James Carroll
- Phone
- 016540358
- [email protected]
- Address
- Station Road, Adamstown Castle, Co. Dublin, K78 P212
School
- Ethos
- Catholic
- Patron
- Archbishop of Dublin
- School type
- Ordinary with Special Classes
- 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
- South Dublin County Council
- Planning area
- Lucan
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
19 school years from 2007/08 to 2025/26. Class figures start in 2020/21.
| Year | Total | Girls | Boys | JI | SI | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 417 | 211 | 206 | 37 | 54 | 46 | 52 | 56 | 56 | 58 | 58 |
| 2024/25 | 418 | 211 | 207 | 48 | 46 | 50 | 53 | 54 | 52 | 54 | 59 |
| 2023/24 | 416 | 217 | 199 | 37 | 46 | 52 | 54 | 53 | 55 | 62 | 57 |
| 2022/23 | 435 | 233 | 202 | 40 | 44 | 55 | 57 | 50 | 63 | 59 | 67 |
| 2021/22 | 427 | 223 | 204 | 35 | 49 | 48 | 48 | 59 | 54 | 64 | 70 |
| 2020/21 | 415 | 212 | 203 | 46 | 45 | 39 | 55 | 50 | 59 | 67 | 54 |
| 2019/20 | 396 | 207 | 189 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2018/19 | 363 | 191 | 172 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2017/18 | 341 | 182 | 159 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2016/17 | 344 | 174 | 170 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2015/16 | 358 | 184 | 174 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2014/15 | 356 | 187 | 169 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2013/14 | 372 | 182 | 190 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2012/13 | 341 | 161 | 180 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2011/12 | 345 | 155 | 190 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2010/11 | 318 | 145 | 173 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2009/10 | 272 | 117 | 155 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2008/09 | 210 | 93 | 117 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2007/08 | 65 | 32 | 33 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |