St Johns NS
Kenmare · Roll number 20197K
- Catholic ethos
- Not DEIS
- Ordinary with Special Classes
- Pupils in 2025/26
- 395
- −9 on 2024/25
- Over 10 years
- −3%
- Down 13 from 408 in 2015/16
- Girls and boys
- 184 / 211
- 47% girls
Pupils since 2012
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
395 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 | 40 | 46 | 47 | 45 | 44 | 51 | 45.5 |
| Senior Infants | 42 | 41 | 48 | 51 | 47 | 45 | 45.7 |
| 1st Class | 44 | 41 | 46 | 53 | 48 | 47 | 46.5 |
| 2nd Class | 58 | 42 | 46 | 51 | 51 | 48 | 49.3 |
| 3rd Class | 50 | 62 | 43 | 49 | 50 | 55 | 51.5 |
| 4th Class | 46 | 52 | 61 | 47 | 49 | 50 | 50.8 |
| 5th Class | 56 | 46 | 58 | 62 | 46 | 50 | 53.0 |
| 6th Class | 62 | 55 | 48 | 61 | 63 | 49 | 56.3 |
JI and SI are Junior and Senior Infants.
Started Junior Infants in 2024/25
44 in Junior Infants (2024/25), 45 in Senior Infants (2025/26): 1 pupil more.
- 44Junior Infants2024/25
- 45Senior Infants2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2023/24
45 in Junior Infants (2023/24), 47 in 1st Class (2025/26): 2 pupils more.
- 45Junior Infants2023/24
- 47Senior Infants2024/25
- 471st Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2022/23
47 in Junior Infants (2022/23), 48 in 2nd Class (2025/26): 1 pupil more.
- 47Junior Infants2022/23
- 51Senior Infants2023/24
- 481st Class2024/25
- 482nd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2021/22
46 in Junior Infants (2021/22), 55 in 3rd Class (2025/26): 9 pupils more.
- 46Junior Infants2021/22
- 48Senior Infants2022/23
- 531st Class2023/24
- 512nd Class2024/25
- 553rd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2020/21
40 in Junior Infants (2020/21), 50 in 4th Class (2025/26): 10 pupils more.
- 40Junior Infants2020/21
- 41Senior Infants2021/22
- 461st Class2022/23
- 512nd Class2023/24
- 503rd Class2024/25
- 504th Class2025/26
In Senior Infants in 2020/21
42 in Senior Infants (2020/21), 50 in 5th Class (2025/26): 8 pupils more.
- 42Senior Infants2020/21
- 411st Class2021/22
- 462nd Class2022/23
- 493rd Class2023/24
- 494th Class2024/25
- 505th Class2025/26
In 1st Class in 2020/21
44 in 1st Class (2020/21), 49 in 6th Class (2025/26): 5 pupils more.
- 441st Class2020/21
- 422nd Class2021/22
- 433rd Class2022/23
- 474th Class2023/24
- 465th Class2024/25
- 496th Class2025/26
In 2nd Class in 2020/21
58 in 2nd Class (2020/21), 63 in 6th Class (2024/25): 5 pupils more.
- 582nd Class2020/21
- 623rd Class2021/22
- 614th Class2022/23
- 625th Class2023/24
- 636th Class2024/25
In 3rd Class in 2020/21
50 in 3rd Class (2020/21), 61 in 6th Class (2023/24): 11 pupils more.
- 503rd Class2020/21
- 524th Class2021/22
- 585th Class2022/23
- 616th Class2023/24
In 4th Class in 2020/21
46 in 4th Class (2020/21), 48 in 6th Class (2022/23): 2 pupils more.
- 464th Class2020/21
- 465th Class2021/22
- 486th Class2022/23
In 5th Class in 2020/21
56 in 5th Class (2020/21), 55 in 6th Class (2021/22): 1 pupil fewer.
- 565th Class2020/21
- 556th Class2021/22
Biggest one-year changes in a class
- +136th Class in 2023/24 (48 to 61)
- −193rd Class in 2022/23 (62 to 43)
Class sizes
Mainstream class groups, 2012/13 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, 2012/13 to 2025/26
Teachers
Who teaches at St Johns NS, 2012/13 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
24.3teaching posts
Our estimate: about 24 teachers.
- Class teachersOne for each of the 16 mainstream classes 16
- PrincipalRuns the school and doesn't teach a class 1
- Special education teachers157.5 hours of support teaching a week 6.3
- Special class teachersFor an autism class 1
9 special needs assistants (SNAs) also work with pupils. 6 pupils are in special classes, which the class sizes leave out.
The NCSE has allocated 6.3 special education teachers, 2 special class teachers and 11 SNAs for next year.
Teachers since 2012/13
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 St Johns NS, measured in a straight line. Pupil numbers are for 2025/26.
| Number on map | School | Distance | Pupils | Since 2015/16 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Johns NSThis school | – | 395 |
−3.2%
|
|
| 1 | Cahir National School3.9 km · Kenmare | 3.9 km | 25 |
−69.1%
|
| 2 | Tulloha National School7.5 km · Kenmare | 7.5 km | 23 |
−25.8%
|
| 3 | Kilgarvan Central SCHL9.9 km · Kilgarvan | 9.9 km | 99 |
+10.0%
|
| 4 | S N Réalt na Mara14.5 km · Cill Airne | 14.5 km | 85 |
+7.6%
|
| 5 | SN Fhiachna14.9 km · Glengarriff | 14.9 km | 66 |
+29.4%
|
| 6 | Derrycreha N S17.1 km · Glengarriff | 17.1 km | 28 |
−34.9%
|
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
- Barry O'Leary
- Phone
- 0646642598
- [email protected]
- Address
- Railway Road, Kenmare, Co. Kerry, V93 DX76
School
- Ethos
- Catholic
- Patron
- Bishop of Kerry
- 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
- Kerry County Council
- Planning area
- Kenmare
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
14 school years from 2012/13 to 2025/26. Class figures start in 2020/21.
| Year | Total | Girls | Boys | JI | SI | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 395 | 184 | 211 | 51 | 45 | 47 | 48 | 55 | 50 | 50 | 49 |
| 2024/25 | 404 | 201 | 203 | 44 | 47 | 48 | 51 | 50 | 49 | 46 | 63 |
| 2023/24 | 424 | 213 | 211 | 45 | 51 | 53 | 51 | 49 | 47 | 62 | 61 |
| 2022/23 | 401 | 201 | 200 | 47 | 48 | 46 | 46 | 43 | 61 | 58 | 48 |
| 2021/22 | 391 | 184 | 207 | 46 | 41 | 41 | 42 | 62 | 52 | 46 | 55 |
| 2020/21 | 404 | 192 | 212 | 40 | 42 | 44 | 58 | 50 | 46 | 56 | 62 |
| 2019/20 | 423 | 201 | 222 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2018/19 | 418 | 194 | 224 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2017/18 | 416 | 202 | 214 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2016/17 | 414 | 199 | 215 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2015/16 | 408 | 190 | 218 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2014/15 | 398 | 190 | 208 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2013/14 | 379 | 193 | 186 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2012/13 | 363 | 185 | 178 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |