Nagle Rice Primary School
Killarney · Roll number 20229U
- Catholic ethos
- Not DEIS
- Ordinary with Special Classes
- Pupils in 2025/26
- 337
- −21 on 2024/25
- Over 10 years
- +17%
- Up 50 from 287 in 2015/16
- Girls and boys
- 174 / 163
- 52% girls
Pupils since 2006
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
337 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 | 36 | 43 | 34 | 40 | 30 | 32 | 35.8 |
| Senior Infants | 41 | 35 | 44 | 42 | 42 | 32 | 39.3 |
| 1st Class | 33 | 42 | 40 | 45 | 43 | 43 | 41.0 |
| 2nd Class | 62 | 32 | 42 | 42 | 50 | 45 | 45.5 |
| 3rd Class | 51 | 60 | 33 | 43 | 42 | 53 | 47.0 |
| 4th Class | 48 | 53 | 62 | 35 | 48 | 44 | 48.3 |
| 5th Class | 52 | 47 | 52 | 66 | 36 | 45 | 49.7 |
| 6th Class | 45 | 52 | 50 | 54 | 67 | 43 | 51.8 |
JI and SI are Junior and Senior Infants.
Started Junior Infants in 2024/25
30 in Junior Infants (2024/25), 32 in Senior Infants (2025/26): 2 pupils more.
- 30Junior Infants2024/25
- 32Senior Infants2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2023/24
40 in Junior Infants (2023/24), 43 in 1st Class (2025/26): 3 pupils more.
- 40Junior Infants2023/24
- 42Senior Infants2024/25
- 431st Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2022/23
34 in Junior Infants (2022/23), 45 in 2nd Class (2025/26): 11 pupils more.
- 34Junior Infants2022/23
- 42Senior Infants2023/24
- 431st Class2024/25
- 452nd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2021/22
43 in Junior Infants (2021/22), 53 in 3rd Class (2025/26): 10 pupils more.
- 43Junior Infants2021/22
- 44Senior Infants2022/23
- 451st Class2023/24
- 502nd Class2024/25
- 533rd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2020/21
36 in Junior Infants (2020/21), 44 in 4th Class (2025/26): 8 pupils more.
- 36Junior Infants2020/21
- 35Senior Infants2021/22
- 401st Class2022/23
- 422nd Class2023/24
- 423rd Class2024/25
- 444th Class2025/26
In Senior Infants in 2020/21
41 in Senior Infants (2020/21), 45 in 5th Class (2025/26): 4 pupils more.
- 41Senior Infants2020/21
- 421st Class2021/22
- 422nd Class2022/23
- 433rd Class2023/24
- 484th Class2024/25
- 455th Class2025/26
In 1st Class in 2020/21
33 in 1st Class (2020/21), 43 in 6th Class (2025/26): 10 pupils more.
- 331st Class2020/21
- 322nd Class2021/22
- 333rd Class2022/23
- 354th Class2023/24
- 365th Class2024/25
- 436th Class2025/26
In 2nd Class in 2020/21
62 in 2nd Class (2020/21), 67 in 6th Class (2024/25): 5 pupils more.
- 622nd Class2020/21
- 603rd Class2021/22
- 624th Class2022/23
- 665th Class2023/24
- 676th Class2024/25
In 3rd Class in 2020/21
51 in 3rd Class (2020/21), 54 in 6th Class (2023/24): 3 pupils more.
- 513rd Class2020/21
- 534th Class2021/22
- 525th Class2022/23
- 546th Class2023/24
In 4th Class in 2020/21
48 in 4th Class (2020/21), 50 in 6th Class (2022/23): 2 pupils more.
- 484th Class2020/21
- 475th Class2021/22
- 506th Class2022/23
In 5th Class in 2020/21
52 in 5th Class (2020/21), 52 in 6th Class (2021/22): no change.
- 525th Class2020/21
- 526th Class2021/22
Biggest one-year changes in a class
- +145th Class in 2023/24 (52 to 66)
- −302nd Class in 2021/22 (62 to 32)
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 Nagle Rice Primary School, 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 15 mainstream classes 15
- PrincipalRuns the school and doesn't teach a class 1
- Special education teachers145 hours of support teaching a week 5.8
- Special class teachersFor 2 moderate general learning disability classes 2
10.83 special needs assistants (SNAs) also work with pupils. 10 pupils are in special classes, which the class sizes leave out.
The NCSE has allocated 5.8 special education teachers, 3 special class teachers and 12.83 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 Nagle Rice Primary School, measured in a straight line. Pupil numbers are for 2025/26.
| Number on map | School | Distance | Pupils | Since 2015/16 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nagle Rice Primary SchoolThis school | – | 337 |
+17.4%
|
|
| 1 | Castlemaine N S3.0 km · Castlemaine | 3.0 km | 123 |
+26.8%
|
| 2 | Kiltallagh N S3.2 km · Castlemaine · Church of Ireland · DEIS | 3.2 km | 21 |
−34.4%
|
| 3 | Castledrum N S5.3 km · Castlemain | 5.3 km | 107 |
+46.6%
|
| 4 | Faha National School6.3 km · Killarney | 6.3 km | 224 |
+19.1%
|
| 5 | Scoil Mhuire B6.4 km · Killorglin | 6.4 km | 367 |
−5.2%
|
| 6 | Scoil Naomh Carthach7.8 km · Killarney | 7.8 km | 42 |
+10.5%
|
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
- Ms Aileen O'Dowd
- Phone
- 0669767625
- [email protected]
- Address
- Milltown, Killarney, Co. Kerry, V93 EV97
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
- Killorglin–Milltown
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
20 school years from 2006/07 to 2025/26. Class figures start in 2020/21.
| Year | Total | Girls | Boys | JI | SI | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 337 | 174 | 163 | 32 | 32 | 43 | 45 | 53 | 44 | 45 | 43 |
| 2024/25 | 358 | 190 | 168 | 30 | 42 | 43 | 50 | 42 | 48 | 36 | 67 |
| 2023/24 | 367 | 196 | 171 | 40 | 42 | 45 | 42 | 43 | 35 | 66 | 54 |
| 2022/23 | 357 | 185 | 172 | 34 | 44 | 40 | 42 | 33 | 62 | 52 | 50 |
| 2021/22 | 364 | 186 | 178 | 43 | 35 | 42 | 32 | 60 | 53 | 47 | 52 |
| 2020/21 | 368 | 193 | 175 | 36 | 41 | 33 | 62 | 51 | 48 | 52 | 45 |
| 2019/20 | 369 | 188 | 181 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2018/19 | 361 | 182 | 179 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2017/18 | 351 | 168 | 183 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2016/17 | 321 | 154 | 167 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2015/16 | 287 | 143 | 144 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2014/15 | 263 | 126 | 137 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2013/14 | 240 | 115 | 125 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2012/13 | 233 | 109 | 124 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2011/12 | 216 | 98 | 118 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2010/11 | 193 | 88 | 105 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2009/10 | 189 | 91 | 98 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2008/09 | 171 | 76 | 95 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2007/08 | 143 | 65 | 78 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2006/07 | 130 | 66 | 64 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |