Scoil Ghrainne Community National School
Dublin 15 · Roll number 20247W
- Multi Denominational ethos
- Not DEIS
- Ordinary with Special Classes
- Pupils in 2025/26
- 585
- +9 on 2024/25
- Over 10 years
- −13%
- Down 89 from 674 in 2015/16
- Girls and boys
- 281 / 304
- 48% girls
Pupils since 2008
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
585 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 | 77 | 78 | 73 | 62 | 59 | 71 | 70.0 |
| Senior Infants | 78 | 74 | 76 | 70 | 59 | 56 | 68.8 |
| 1st Class | 76 | 77 | 71 | 76 | 70 | 64 | 72.3 |
| 2nd Class | 84 | 74 | 72 | 70 | 76 | 76 | 75.3 |
| 3rd Class | 80 | 78 | 80 | 69 | 73 | 86 | 77.7 |
| 4th Class | 81 | 77 | 78 | 76 | 72 | 74 | 76.3 |
| 5th Class | 83 | 79 | 78 | 79 | 76 | 76 | 78.5 |
| 6th Class | 78 | 83 | 77 | 78 | 79 | 82 | 79.5 |
JI and SI are Junior and Senior Infants.
Started Junior Infants in 2024/25
59 in Junior Infants (2024/25), 56 in Senior Infants (2025/26): 3 pupils fewer.
- 59Junior Infants2024/25
- 56Senior Infants2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2023/24
62 in Junior Infants (2023/24), 64 in 1st Class (2025/26): 2 pupils more.
- 62Junior Infants2023/24
- 59Senior Infants2024/25
- 641st Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2022/23
73 in Junior Infants (2022/23), 76 in 2nd Class (2025/26): 3 pupils more.
- 73Junior Infants2022/23
- 70Senior Infants2023/24
- 701st Class2024/25
- 762nd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2021/22
78 in Junior Infants (2021/22), 86 in 3rd Class (2025/26): 8 pupils more.
- 78Junior Infants2021/22
- 76Senior Infants2022/23
- 761st Class2023/24
- 762nd Class2024/25
- 863rd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2020/21
77 in Junior Infants (2020/21), 74 in 4th Class (2025/26): 3 pupils fewer.
- 77Junior Infants2020/21
- 74Senior Infants2021/22
- 711st Class2022/23
- 702nd Class2023/24
- 733rd Class2024/25
- 744th Class2025/26
In Senior Infants in 2020/21
78 in Senior Infants (2020/21), 76 in 5th Class (2025/26): 2 pupils fewer.
- 78Senior Infants2020/21
- 771st Class2021/22
- 722nd Class2022/23
- 693rd Class2023/24
- 724th Class2024/25
- 765th Class2025/26
In 1st Class in 2020/21
76 in 1st Class (2020/21), 82 in 6th Class (2025/26): 6 pupils more.
- 761st Class2020/21
- 742nd Class2021/22
- 803rd Class2022/23
- 764th Class2023/24
- 765th Class2024/25
- 826th Class2025/26
In 2nd Class in 2020/21
84 in 2nd Class (2020/21), 79 in 6th Class (2024/25): 5 pupils fewer.
- 842nd Class2020/21
- 783rd Class2021/22
- 784th Class2022/23
- 795th Class2023/24
- 796th Class2024/25
In 3rd Class in 2020/21
80 in 3rd Class (2020/21), 78 in 6th Class (2023/24): 2 pupils fewer.
- 803rd Class2020/21
- 774th Class2021/22
- 785th Class2022/23
- 786th Class2023/24
In 4th Class in 2020/21
81 in 4th Class (2020/21), 77 in 6th Class (2022/23): 4 pupils fewer.
- 814th Class2020/21
- 795th Class2021/22
- 776th Class2022/23
In 5th Class in 2020/21
83 in 5th Class (2020/21), 83 in 6th Class (2021/22): no change.
- 835th Class2020/21
- 836th Class2021/22
Biggest one-year changes in a class
- +133rd Class in 2025/26 (73 to 86)
- −11Junior Infants in 2023/24 (73 to 62)
Class sizes
Mainstream class groups, 2008/09 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, 2008/09 to 2025/26
Teachers
Who teaches at Scoil Ghrainne Community National School, 2008/09 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
38.2teaching posts
Our estimate: about 38 teachers.
- Class teachersOne for each of the 24 mainstream classes 24
- PrincipalRuns the school and doesn't teach a class 1
- Deputy principalDoesn't teach a class either, as larger schools and those with five or more special classes have one 1
- Special education teachers255 hours of support teaching a week 10.2
- Special class teachersFor 2 autism classes 2
14.99 special needs assistants (SNAs) also work with pupils. 12 pupils are in special classes, which the class sizes leave out.
The NCSE has allocated 10.4 special education teachers, 2 special class teachers and 14.99 SNAs for next year.
Teachers since 2008/09
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 Scoil Ghrainne Community National School, measured in a straight line. Pupil numbers are for 2025/26.
| Number on map | School | Distance | Pupils | Since 2015/16 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scoil Ghrainne Community National SchoolThis school | – | 585 |
−13.2%
|
|
| 1 | St Benedicts National School0.5 km · Dublin 15 | 0.5 km | 622 |
−6.3%
|
| 2 | Castaheany Educate Together NS0.6 km · Dublin 15 · Multi-denominational · DEIS | 0.6 km | 362 |
−15.4%
|
| 3 | Hansfield Educate Together National School0.8 km · Dublin 15 · Multi-denominational | 0.8 km | 575 |
+114.6%
|
| 4 | Mary Mother of Hope Senior NS1.1 km · Dublin 15 | 1.1 km | 429 |
−7.7%
|
| 5 | St Ciarans N S1.2 km · Dublin 15 | 1.2 km | 530 |
−27.5%
|
| 6 | Mary Mother of Hope Junior National School1.2 km · Dublin 15 | 1.2 km | 349 |
−25.3%
|
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
- Jonathan Hanley
- Phone
- 016402418
- [email protected]
- Address
- Phibblestown, Clonee, Dublin 15, D15 Y5PR
School
- Ethos
- Multi Denominational
- Patron
- Dublin & Dún Laoghaire ETB
- 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
- Fingal County Council
- Planning area
- Blanchardstown–West–D15
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
18 school years from 2008/09 to 2025/26. Class figures start in 2020/21.
| Year | Total | Girls | Boys | JI | SI | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 585 | 281 | 304 | 71 | 56 | 64 | 76 | 86 | 74 | 76 | 82 |
| 2024/25 | 576 | 269 | 307 | 59 | 59 | 70 | 76 | 73 | 72 | 76 | 79 |
| 2023/24 | 592 | 279 | 313 | 62 | 70 | 76 | 70 | 69 | 76 | 79 | 78 |
| 2022/23 | 617 | 292 | 325 | 73 | 76 | 71 | 72 | 80 | 78 | 78 | 77 |
| 2021/22 | 632 | 306 | 326 | 78 | 74 | 77 | 74 | 78 | 77 | 79 | 83 |
| 2020/21 | 649 | 308 | 341 | 77 | 78 | 76 | 84 | 80 | 81 | 83 | 78 |
| 2019/20 | 663 | 313 | 350 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2018/19 | 686 | 316 | 370 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2017/18 | 687 | 318 | 369 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2016/17 | 678 | 321 | 357 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2015/16 | 674 | 322 | 352 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2014/15 | 595 | 277 | 318 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2013/14 | 513 | 242 | 271 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2012/13 | 421 | 204 | 217 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2011/12 | 328 | 160 | 168 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2010/11 | 242 | 129 | 113 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2009/10 | 157 | 84 | 73 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2008/09 | 74 | 33 | 41 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |