Gaelscoil an Bhradáin Feasa
Droichead Átha · Roll number 20258E
- Multi Denominational ethos
- Not DEIS
- Ordinary with Special Classes
- All subjects through Irish
- Pupils in 2025/26
- 383
- −5 on 2024/25
- Over 10 years
- −13%
- Down 59 from 442 in 2015/16
- Girls and boys
- 202 / 181
- 53% girls
Pupils since 2007
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
383 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 | 52 | 55 | 53 | 43 | 46 | 47 | 49.3 |
| Senior Infants | 59 | 51 | 56 | 53 | 42 | 47 | 51.3 |
| 1st Class | 39 | 57 | 50 | 56 | 54 | 42 | 49.7 |
| 2nd Class | 54 | 39 | 58 | 49 | 56 | 54 | 51.7 |
| 3rd Class | 50 | 53 | 38 | 57 | 47 | 56 | 50.2 |
| 4th Class | 47 | 50 | 52 | 37 | 56 | 46 | 48.0 |
| 5th Class | 52 | 47 | 51 | 51 | 36 | 55 | 48.7 |
| 6th Class | 64 | 52 | 47 | 52 | 51 | 36 | 50.3 |
JI and SI are Junior and Senior Infants.
Started Junior Infants in 2024/25
46 in Junior Infants (2024/25), 47 in Senior Infants (2025/26): 1 pupil more.
- 46Junior Infants2024/25
- 47Senior Infants2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2023/24
43 in Junior Infants (2023/24), 42 in 1st Class (2025/26): 1 pupil fewer.
- 43Junior Infants2023/24
- 42Senior Infants2024/25
- 421st Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2022/23
53 in Junior Infants (2022/23), 54 in 2nd Class (2025/26): 1 pupil more.
- 53Junior Infants2022/23
- 53Senior Infants2023/24
- 541st Class2024/25
- 542nd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2021/22
55 in Junior Infants (2021/22), 56 in 3rd Class (2025/26): 1 pupil more.
- 55Junior Infants2021/22
- 56Senior Infants2022/23
- 561st Class2023/24
- 562nd Class2024/25
- 563rd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2020/21
52 in Junior Infants (2020/21), 46 in 4th Class (2025/26): 6 pupils fewer.
- 52Junior Infants2020/21
- 51Senior Infants2021/22
- 501st Class2022/23
- 492nd Class2023/24
- 473rd Class2024/25
- 464th Class2025/26
In Senior Infants in 2020/21
59 in Senior Infants (2020/21), 55 in 5th Class (2025/26): 4 pupils fewer.
- 59Senior Infants2020/21
- 571st Class2021/22
- 582nd Class2022/23
- 573rd Class2023/24
- 564th Class2024/25
- 555th Class2025/26
In 1st Class in 2020/21
39 in 1st Class (2020/21), 36 in 6th Class (2025/26): 3 pupils fewer.
- 391st Class2020/21
- 392nd Class2021/22
- 383rd Class2022/23
- 374th Class2023/24
- 365th Class2024/25
- 366th Class2025/26
In 2nd Class in 2020/21
54 in 2nd Class (2020/21), 51 in 6th Class (2024/25): 3 pupils fewer.
- 542nd Class2020/21
- 533rd Class2021/22
- 524th Class2022/23
- 515th Class2023/24
- 516th Class2024/25
In 3rd Class in 2020/21
50 in 3rd Class (2020/21), 52 in 6th Class (2023/24): 2 pupils more.
- 503rd Class2020/21
- 504th Class2021/22
- 515th Class2022/23
- 526th Class2023/24
In 4th Class in 2020/21
47 in 4th Class (2020/21), 47 in 6th Class (2022/23): no change.
- 474th Class2020/21
- 475th Class2021/22
- 476th 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
- +192nd Class in 2022/23 (39 to 58)
- −152nd Class in 2021/22 (54 to 39)
Class sizes
Mainstream class groups, 2007/08 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, 2007/08 to 2025/26
Teachers
Who teaches at Gaelscoil an Bhradáin Feasa, 2007/08 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
25.2teaching posts
Our estimate: about 25 teachers.
- Class teachersOne for each of the 16 mainstream classes 16
- PrincipalRuns the school and doesn't teach a class 1
- Special education teachers155 hours of support teaching a week 6.2
- Special class teachersFor 2 autism classes 2
8 special needs assistants (SNAs) also work with pupils. 10 pupils are in special classes, which the class sizes leave out.
The NCSE has allocated 6.2 special education teachers, 2 special class teachers and 8 SNAs for next year.
Teachers since 2007/08
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 an Bhradáin Feasa, measured in a straight line. Pupil numbers are for 2025/26.
| Number on map | School | Distance | Pupils | Since 2015/16 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gaelscoil an Bhradáin FeasaThis school | – | 383 |
−13.3%
|
|
| 1 | Le Cheile Educate Together NS0.9 km · Drogheda · Multi-denominational | 0.9 km | 383 |
−12.6%
|
| 2 | S N Realt na Mara (B)1.6 km · Mornington · Boys | 1.6 km | 373 |
−15.8%
|
| 3 | S N Realt na Mara (C)1.6 km · Donacarney · Girls | 1.6 km | 373 |
−12.4%
|
| 4 | St Marys Parish Primary School2.7 km · Drogheda | 2.7 km | 967 |
−11.0%
|
| 5 | Aston Village Educate Together National School3.0 km · Drogheda · Multi-denominational | 3.0 km | 375 |
+0.8%
|
| 6 | S N Aonghusa3.4 km · Droichead Atha · Gaelscoil | 3.4 km | 147 |
−30.3%
|
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
- Tim Ó Tuachaigh
- Phone
- 0419848667
- [email protected]
- Address
- Bóthar an Mhuilinn, Droichead Átha, A92 WY45
School
- Ethos
- Multi Denominational
- Patron
- An Foras Pátrúnachta
- School type
- Ordinary with Special Classes
- 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
- Meath County Council
- Planning area
- Drogheda
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
19 school years from 2007/08 to 2025/26. Class figures start in 2020/21.
| Year | Total | Girls | Boys | JI | SI | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 383 | 202 | 181 | 47 | 47 | 42 | 54 | 56 | 46 | 55 | 36 |
| 2024/25 | 388 | 200 | 188 | 46 | 42 | 54 | 56 | 47 | 56 | 36 | 51 |
| 2023/24 | 398 | 205 | 193 | 43 | 53 | 56 | 49 | 57 | 37 | 51 | 52 |
| 2022/23 | 411 | 212 | 199 | 53 | 56 | 50 | 58 | 38 | 52 | 51 | 47 |
| 2021/22 | 410 | 214 | 196 | 55 | 51 | 57 | 39 | 53 | 50 | 47 | 52 |
| 2020/21 | 423 | 217 | 206 | 52 | 59 | 39 | 54 | 50 | 47 | 52 | 64 |
| 2019/20 | 437 | 225 | 212 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2018/19 | 448 | 229 | 219 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2017/18 | 451 | 219 | 232 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2016/17 | 455 | 228 | 227 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2015/16 | 442 | 221 | 221 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2014/15 | 414 | 207 | 207 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2013/14 | 373 | 183 | 190 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2012/13 | 319 | 159 | 160 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2011/12 | 265 | 127 | 138 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2010/11 | 199 | 97 | 102 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2009/10 | 136 | 71 | 65 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2008/09 | 85 | 43 | 42 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2007/08 | 48 | 20 | 28 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |