Gaelscoil Eiscir Riada
Leamhcán · Roll number 20223I
- Catholic ethos
- Not DEIS
- All subjects through Irish
- Pupils in 2025/26
- 376
- −5 on 2024/25
- Over 10 years
- −22%
- Down 106 from 482 in 2015/16
- Girls and boys
- 191 / 185
- 51% girls
Pupils since 2005
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
376 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 | 57 | 52 | 37 | 47 | 47 | 41 | 46.8 |
| Senior Infants | 62 | 58 | 50 | 37 | 46 | 46 | 49.8 |
| 1st Class | 54 | 59 | 57 | 49 | 36 | 49 | 50.7 |
| 2nd Class | 61 | 55 | 58 | 56 | 48 | 35 | 52.2 |
| 3rd Class | 55 | 61 | 54 | 52 | 54 | 47 | 53.8 |
| 4th Class | 54 | 53 | 57 | 50 | 53 | 54 | 53.5 |
| 5th Class | 55 | 54 | 52 | 53 | 49 | 55 | 53.0 |
| 6th Class | 54 | 56 | 53 | 48 | 48 | 49 | 51.3 |
JI and SI are Junior and Senior Infants.
Started Junior Infants in 2024/25
47 in Junior Infants (2024/25), 46 in Senior Infants (2025/26): 1 pupil fewer.
- 47Junior Infants2024/25
- 46Senior Infants2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2023/24
47 in Junior Infants (2023/24), 49 in 1st Class (2025/26): 2 pupils more.
- 47Junior Infants2023/24
- 46Senior Infants2024/25
- 491st Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2022/23
37 in Junior Infants (2022/23), 35 in 2nd Class (2025/26): 2 pupils fewer.
- 37Junior Infants2022/23
- 37Senior Infants2023/24
- 361st Class2024/25
- 352nd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2021/22
52 in Junior Infants (2021/22), 47 in 3rd Class (2025/26): 5 pupils fewer.
- 52Junior Infants2021/22
- 50Senior Infants2022/23
- 491st Class2023/24
- 482nd Class2024/25
- 473rd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2020/21
57 in Junior Infants (2020/21), 54 in 4th Class (2025/26): 3 pupils fewer.
- 57Junior Infants2020/21
- 58Senior Infants2021/22
- 571st Class2022/23
- 562nd Class2023/24
- 543rd Class2024/25
- 544th Class2025/26
In Senior Infants in 2020/21
62 in Senior Infants (2020/21), 55 in 5th Class (2025/26): 7 pupils fewer.
- 62Senior Infants2020/21
- 591st Class2021/22
- 582nd Class2022/23
- 523rd Class2023/24
- 534th Class2024/25
- 555th Class2025/26
In 1st Class in 2020/21
54 in 1st Class (2020/21), 49 in 6th Class (2025/26): 5 pupils fewer.
- 541st Class2020/21
- 552nd Class2021/22
- 543rd Class2022/23
- 504th Class2023/24
- 495th Class2024/25
- 496th Class2025/26
In 2nd Class in 2020/21
61 in 2nd Class (2020/21), 48 in 6th Class (2024/25): 13 pupils fewer.
- 612nd Class2020/21
- 613rd Class2021/22
- 574th Class2022/23
- 535th Class2023/24
- 486th Class2024/25
In 3rd Class in 2020/21
55 in 3rd Class (2020/21), 48 in 6th Class (2023/24): 7 pupils fewer.
- 553rd Class2020/21
- 534th Class2021/22
- 525th Class2022/23
- 486th Class2023/24
In 4th Class in 2020/21
54 in 4th Class (2020/21), 53 in 6th Class (2022/23): 1 pupil fewer.
- 544th Class2020/21
- 545th Class2021/22
- 536th Class2022/23
In 5th Class in 2020/21
55 in 5th Class (2020/21), 56 in 6th Class (2021/22): 1 pupil more.
- 555th Class2020/21
- 566th Class2021/22
Biggest one-year changes in a class
- +131st Class in 2025/26 (36 to 49)
- −15Junior Infants in 2022/23 (52 to 37)
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 Eiscir Riada, 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
23.8teaching 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 teachers145 hours of support teaching a week 5.8
- Special class teachersFor an autism class 1
5.83 special needs assistants (SNAs) also work with pupils. 5 pupils are in special classes, which the class sizes leave out.
The NCSE has allocated 5.8 special education teachers, 1 special class teacher and 5.83 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 Eiscir Riada, measured in a straight line. Pupil numbers are for 2025/26.
| Number on map | School | Distance | Pupils | Since 2015/16 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gaelscoil Eiscir RiadaThis school | – | 376 |
−22.0%
|
|
| 1 | Gaelscoil Naomh Padraig0.3 km · Leamhcán · Gaelscoil | 0.3 km | 367 |
−23.1%
|
| 2 | Esker Educate Together NS0.3 km · Lucan · Multi-denominational · DEIS | 0.3 km | 382 |
−11.2%
|
| 3 | Griffeen Valley Educate Together NS0.8 km · Lucan · Multi-denominational | 0.8 km | 466 |
−4.3%
|
| 4 | Lucan Educate Together NS0.8 km · Lucan · Multi-denominational | 0.8 km | 384 |
−13.1%
|
| 5 | Scoil Aine Naofa0.8 km · Lucan | 0.8 km | 614 |
+18.5%
|
| 6 | St Thomas Junior National School0.8 km · Lucan | 0.8 km | 573 |
+3.1%
|
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
- Seosamh Mac an Iomaire
- Phone
- 016210342
- [email protected]
- Address
- Bóthar an Ghrifín, Leamhcán, Co. Átha Cliath, K78 YX77
School
- Ethos
- Catholic
- Patron
- An Foras Pátrúnachta
- School type
- Ordinary
- 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
- 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
21 school years from 2005/06 to 2025/26. Class figures start in 2020/21.
| Year | Total | Girls | Boys | JI | SI | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 376 | 191 | 185 | 41 | 46 | 49 | 35 | 47 | 54 | 55 | 49 |
| 2024/25 | 381 | 201 | 180 | 47 | 46 | 36 | 48 | 54 | 53 | 49 | 48 |
| 2023/24 | 392 | 203 | 189 | 47 | 37 | 49 | 56 | 52 | 50 | 53 | 48 |
| 2022/23 | 418 | 210 | 208 | 37 | 50 | 57 | 58 | 54 | 57 | 52 | 53 |
| 2021/22 | 448 | 215 | 233 | 52 | 58 | 59 | 55 | 61 | 53 | 54 | 56 |
| 2020/21 | 452 | 220 | 232 | 57 | 62 | 54 | 61 | 55 | 54 | 55 | 54 |
| 2019/20 | 457 | 228 | 229 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2018/19 | 454 | 234 | 220 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2017/18 | 461 | 227 | 234 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2016/17 | 471 | 235 | 236 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2015/16 | 482 | 238 | 244 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2014/15 | 481 | 239 | 242 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2013/14 | 456 | 231 | 225 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2012/13 | 430 | 219 | 211 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2011/12 | 354 | 179 | 175 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2010/11 | 297 | 147 | 150 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2009/10 | 238 | 122 | 116 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2008/09 | 179 | 92 | 87 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2007/08 | 115 | 63 | 52 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2006/07 | 65 | 37 | 28 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2005/06 | 26 | 14 | 12 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |