Scoil Bhríde Primary School
Edenderry · Roll number 20267F
- Catholic ethos
- DEIS
- Ordinary with Special Classes
- Pupils in 2025/26
- 480
- −26 on 2024/25
- Over 10 years
- −13%
- Down 72 from 552 in 2015/16
- Girls and boys
- 241 / 239
- 50% 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
480 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 | 45 | 39 | 56 | 51 | 53 | 48 | 48.7 |
| Senior Infants | 75 | 44 | 41 | 60 | 51 | 56 | 54.5 |
| 1st Class | 60 | 73 | 47 | 43 | 59 | 54 | 56.0 |
| 2nd Class | 77 | 62 | 74 | 49 | 43 | 66 | 61.8 |
| 3rd Class | 74 | 77 | 63 | 72 | 50 | 48 | 64.0 |
| 4th Class | 83 | 77 | 77 | 61 | 75 | 53 | 71.0 |
| 5th Class | 81 | 82 | 77 | 77 | 64 | 80 | 76.8 |
| 6th Class | 68 | 82 | 83 | 76 | 78 | 75 | 77.0 |
JI and SI are Junior and Senior Infants.
Started Junior Infants in 2024/25
53 in Junior Infants (2024/25), 56 in Senior Infants (2025/26): 3 pupils more.
- 53Junior Infants2024/25
- 56Senior Infants2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2023/24
51 in Junior Infants (2023/24), 54 in 1st Class (2025/26): 3 pupils more.
- 51Junior Infants2023/24
- 51Senior Infants2024/25
- 541st Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2022/23
56 in Junior Infants (2022/23), 66 in 2nd Class (2025/26): 10 pupils more.
- 56Junior Infants2022/23
- 60Senior Infants2023/24
- 591st Class2024/25
- 662nd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2021/22
39 in Junior Infants (2021/22), 48 in 3rd Class (2025/26): 9 pupils more.
- 39Junior Infants2021/22
- 41Senior Infants2022/23
- 431st Class2023/24
- 432nd Class2024/25
- 483rd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2020/21
45 in Junior Infants (2020/21), 53 in 4th Class (2025/26): 8 pupils more.
- 45Junior Infants2020/21
- 44Senior Infants2021/22
- 471st Class2022/23
- 492nd Class2023/24
- 503rd Class2024/25
- 534th Class2025/26
In Senior Infants in 2020/21
75 in Senior Infants (2020/21), 80 in 5th Class (2025/26): 5 pupils more.
- 75Senior Infants2020/21
- 731st Class2021/22
- 742nd Class2022/23
- 723rd Class2023/24
- 754th Class2024/25
- 805th Class2025/26
In 1st Class in 2020/21
60 in 1st Class (2020/21), 75 in 6th Class (2025/26): 15 pupils more.
- 601st Class2020/21
- 622nd Class2021/22
- 633rd Class2022/23
- 614th Class2023/24
- 645th Class2024/25
- 756th Class2025/26
In 2nd Class in 2020/21
77 in 2nd Class (2020/21), 78 in 6th Class (2024/25): 1 pupil more.
- 772nd Class2020/21
- 773rd Class2021/22
- 774th Class2022/23
- 775th Class2023/24
- 786th Class2024/25
In 3rd Class in 2020/21
74 in 3rd Class (2020/21), 76 in 6th Class (2023/24): 2 pupils more.
- 743rd Class2020/21
- 774th Class2021/22
- 775th Class2022/23
- 766th Class2023/24
In 4th Class in 2020/21
83 in 4th Class (2020/21), 83 in 6th Class (2022/23): no change.
- 834th Class2020/21
- 825th Class2021/22
- 836th Class2022/23
In 5th Class in 2020/21
81 in 5th Class (2020/21), 82 in 6th Class (2021/22): 1 pupil more.
- 815th Class2020/21
- 826th Class2021/22
Biggest one-year changes in a class
- +232nd Class in 2025/26 (43 to 66)
- −31Senior Infants in 2021/22 (75 to 44)
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 Scoil Bhríde Primary School, 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
41.8teaching posts
Our estimate: about 42 teachers.
- Class teachersOne for each of the 21 mainstream classes 21
- 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 teachers320 hours of support teaching a week 12.8
- Special class teachersFor 6 autism classes 6
16.82 special needs assistants (SNAs) also work with pupils. 37 pupils are in special classes, which the class sizes leave out.
The NCSE has allocated 12.5 special education teachers, 6 special class teachers and 18.65 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 Scoil Bhríde Primary School, measured in a straight line. Pupil numbers are for 2025/26.
| Number on map | School | Distance | Pupils | Since 2015/16 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scoil Bhríde Primary SchoolThis school | – | 480 |
−13.0%
|
|
| 1 | Gaelscoil Éadan Doire0.1 km · Éadan Doire · Gaelscoil · DEIS | 0.1 km | 69 |
−47.3%
|
| 2 | Edenderry 2 N S0.4 km · Edenderry · Church of Ireland | 0.4 km | 48 |
−25.0%
|
| 3 | St Patrick's Primary School0.6 km · Co.Offaly · DEIS | 0.6 km | 192 |
+1.1%
|
| 4 | Edenderry Convent N S0.8 km · Edenderry | 0.8 km | 429 |
+1.2%
|
| 5 | S N Phadraig5.6 km · Rhode | 5.6 km | 124 |
+6.0%
|
| 6 | Castlejordan Central NS7.4 km · Tullamore · DEIS | 7.4 km | 79 |
−31.9%
|
About this school
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Contact
- Principal
- Kevin Duffy
- Phone
- 0469773451
- [email protected]
- Address
- Killane, Edenderry, Co. Offaly, R45 X951
School
- Ethos
- Catholic
- Patron
- Bishop of Kildare & Leighlin
- School type
- Ordinary with Special Classes
- School level
- All Through
- DEIS
- DEIS
Language and area
- Irish classification
- No subjects through Irish
- Gaeltacht
- Non-Gaeltacht
- Island
- Not on an island
- Local authority
- Offaly County Council
- Planning area
- Edenderry
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 | 480 | 241 | 239 | 48 | 56 | 54 | 66 | 48 | 53 | 80 | 75 |
| 2024/25 | 506 | 243 | 263 | 53 | 51 | 59 | 43 | 50 | 75 | 64 | 78 |
| 2023/24 | 524 | 255 | 269 | 51 | 60 | 43 | 49 | 72 | 61 | 77 | 76 |
| 2022/23 | 553 | 260 | 293 | 56 | 41 | 47 | 74 | 63 | 77 | 77 | 83 |
| 2021/22 | 568 | 274 | 294 | 39 | 44 | 73 | 62 | 77 | 77 | 82 | 82 |
| 2020/21 | 599 | 280 | 319 | 45 | 75 | 60 | 77 | 74 | 83 | 81 | 68 |
| 2019/20 | 629 | 281 | 348 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2018/19 | 620 | 273 | 347 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2017/18 | 617 | 264 | 353 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2016/17 | 579 | 258 | 321 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2015/16 | 552 | 238 | 314 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2014/15 | 492 | 213 | 279 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2013/14 | 402 | 174 | 228 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2012/13 | 332 | 149 | 183 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2011/12 | 267 | 122 | 145 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2010/11 | 198 | 88 | 110 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2009/10 | 151 | 67 | 84 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2008/09 | 89 | 37 | 52 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2007/08 | 28 | 14 | 14 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |