Gaelscoil Riada
Baile Átha an Rí · Roll number 20237T
- Catholic ethos
- Not DEIS
- All subjects through Irish
- Pupils in 2025/26
- 158
- −10 on 2024/25
- Over 10 years
- −40%
- Down 107 from 265 in 2015/16
- Girls and boys
- 86 / 72
- 54% 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
158 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 | 29 | 22 | 19 | 14 | 19 | 10 | 18.8 |
| Senior Infants | 29 | 28 | 21 | 20 | 16 | 19 | 22.2 |
| 1st Class | 27 | 24 | 27 | 23 | 19 | 14 | 22.3 |
| 2nd Class | 20 | 26 | 23 | 27 | 24 | 19 | 23.2 |
| 3rd Class | 44 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 27 | 24 | 26.8 |
| 4th Class | 36 | 39 | 19 | 21 | 23 | 27 | 27.5 |
| 5th Class | 35 | 33 | 35 | 19 | 21 | 24 | 27.8 |
| 6th Class | 33 | 31 | 34 | 36 | 19 | 21 | 29.0 |
JI and SI are Junior and Senior Infants.
Started Junior Infants in 2024/25
19 in Junior Infants (2024/25), 19 in Senior Infants (2025/26): no change.
- 19Junior Infants2024/25
- 19Senior Infants2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2023/24
14 in Junior Infants (2023/24), 14 in 1st Class (2025/26): no change.
- 14Junior Infants2023/24
- 16Senior Infants2024/25
- 141st Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2022/23
19 in Junior Infants (2022/23), 19 in 2nd Class (2025/26): no change.
- 19Junior Infants2022/23
- 20Senior Infants2023/24
- 191st Class2024/25
- 192nd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2021/22
22 in Junior Infants (2021/22), 24 in 3rd Class (2025/26): 2 pupils more.
- 22Junior Infants2021/22
- 21Senior Infants2022/23
- 231st Class2023/24
- 242nd Class2024/25
- 243rd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2020/21
29 in Junior Infants (2020/21), 27 in 4th Class (2025/26): 2 pupils fewer.
- 29Junior Infants2020/21
- 28Senior Infants2021/22
- 271st Class2022/23
- 272nd Class2023/24
- 273rd Class2024/25
- 274th Class2025/26
In Senior Infants in 2020/21
29 in Senior Infants (2020/21), 24 in 5th Class (2025/26): 5 pupils fewer.
- 29Senior Infants2020/21
- 241st Class2021/22
- 232nd Class2022/23
- 243rd Class2023/24
- 234th Class2024/25
- 245th Class2025/26
In 1st Class in 2020/21
27 in 1st Class (2020/21), 21 in 6th Class (2025/26): 6 pupils fewer.
- 271st Class2020/21
- 262nd Class2021/22
- 223rd Class2022/23
- 214th Class2023/24
- 215th Class2024/25
- 216th Class2025/26
In 2nd Class in 2020/21
20 in 2nd Class (2020/21), 19 in 6th Class (2024/25): 1 pupil fewer.
- 202nd Class2020/21
- 203rd Class2021/22
- 194th Class2022/23
- 195th Class2023/24
- 196th Class2024/25
In 3rd Class in 2020/21
44 in 3rd Class (2020/21), 36 in 6th Class (2023/24): 8 pupils fewer.
- 443rd Class2020/21
- 394th Class2021/22
- 355th Class2022/23
- 366th Class2023/24
In 4th Class in 2020/21
36 in 4th Class (2020/21), 34 in 6th Class (2022/23): 2 pupils fewer.
- 364th Class2020/21
- 335th Class2021/22
- 346th Class2022/23
In 5th Class in 2020/21
35 in 5th Class (2020/21), 31 in 6th Class (2021/22): 4 pupils fewer.
- 355th Class2020/21
- 316th Class2021/22
Biggest one-year changes in a class
- +62nd Class in 2021/22 (20 to 26)
- −243rd Class in 2021/22 (44 to 20)
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 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
10.5teaching posts
Our estimate: about 10 teachers.
- Class teachersOne for each of the 7 mainstream classes 7
- PrincipalAlso teaches one of the classes, so is counted with the class teachers in a class
- Special education teachers87.5 hours of support teaching a week 3.5
2 special needs assistants (SNAs) also work with pupils.
The NCSE has allocated 3.5 special education teachers, 1 special class teacher and 4 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 Riada, measured in a straight line. Pupil numbers are for 2025/26.
| Number on map | School | Distance | Pupils | Since 2015/16 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gaelscoil RiadaThis school | – | 158 |
−40.4%
|
|
| 1 | Athenry Primary School0.1 km · Athenry | 0.1 km | 501 | – |
| 2 | Carnain N.S.4.4 km · Athenry | 4.4 km | 89 |
−15.2%
|
| 3 | Esker N S5.1 km · Athenry | 5.1 km | 65 |
−38.7%
|
| 4 | S N na Fuar Coilleadh6.2 km · Craughwell | 6.2 km | 100 |
+2.0%
|
| 5 | St Oliver Plunketts NS6.3 km · Athenry | 6.3 km | 199 |
+9.3%
|
| 6 | S N Mhuire6.5 km · Oranmore | 6.5 km | 229 |
−3.0%
|
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
- Maeve Ní Fhlaithearta
- Phone
- 091850638
- [email protected]
- Address
- Northgate Street, Gorteenacra, Baile Átha an Rí, H65 YP95
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
- Galway County Council
- Planning area
- Athenry
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 | 158 | 86 | 72 | 10 | 19 | 14 | 19 | 24 | 27 | 24 | 21 |
| 2024/25 | 168 | 86 | 82 | 19 | 16 | 19 | 24 | 27 | 23 | 21 | 19 |
| 2023/24 | 184 | 94 | 90 | 14 | 20 | 23 | 27 | 24 | 21 | 19 | 36 |
| 2022/23 | 200 | 104 | 96 | 19 | 21 | 27 | 23 | 22 | 19 | 35 | 34 |
| 2021/22 | 223 | 114 | 109 | 22 | 28 | 24 | 26 | 20 | 39 | 33 | 31 |
| 2020/21 | 253 | 135 | 118 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 20 | 44 | 36 | 35 | 33 |
| 2019/20 | 273 | 139 | 134 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2018/19 | 279 | 133 | 146 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2017/18 | 272 | 131 | 141 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2016/17 | 291 | 138 | 153 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2015/16 | 265 | 125 | 140 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2014/15 | 258 | 119 | 139 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2013/14 | 239 | 109 | 130 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2012/13 | 206 | 92 | 114 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2011/12 | 157 | 73 | 84 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2010/11 | 140 | 63 | 77 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2009/10 | 117 | 54 | 63 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2008/09 | 85 | 38 | 47 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2007/08 | 62 | 29 | 33 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2006/07 | 34 | 17 | 17 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |