S N Chartaigh Naofa
Tullamore · Roll number 20273A
- Catholic ethos
- Not DEIS
- Ordinary with Special Classes
- Pupils in 2025/26
- 147
- −18 on 2024/25
- Over 10 years
- −26%
- Down 53 from 200 in 2015/16
- Girls and boys
- 72 / 75
- 49% 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
147 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 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 14 | 16 | 44 | 19.5 |
| Senior Infants | 15 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 14.7 |
| 1st Class | 18 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14.7 |
| 2nd Class | 23 | 18 | 16 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 16.0 |
| 3rd Class | 10 | 23 | 18 | 17 | 13 | 14 | 15.8 |
| 4th Class | 27 | 10 | 23 | 16 | 17 | 13 | 17.7 |
| 5th Class | 19 | 27 | 10 | 26 | 17 | 16 | 19.2 |
| 6th Class | 24 | 19 | 27 | 10 | 30 | 17 | 21.2 |
JI and SI are Junior and Senior Infants.
Started Junior Infants in 2024/25
16 in Junior Infants (2024/25), 16 in Senior Infants (2025/26): no change.
- 16Junior Infants2024/25
- 16Senior 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
- 14Senior Infants2024/25
- 141st Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2022/23
17 in Junior Infants (2022/23), 13 in 2nd Class (2025/26): 4 pupils fewer.
- 17Junior Infants2022/23
- 15Senior Infants2023/24
- 141st Class2024/25
- 132nd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2021/22
14 in Junior Infants (2021/22), 14 in 3rd Class (2025/26): no change.
- 14Junior Infants2021/22
- 15Senior Infants2022/23
- 151st Class2023/24
- 142nd Class2024/25
- 143rd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2020/21
12 in Junior Infants (2020/21), 13 in 4th Class (2025/26): 1 pupil more.
- 12Junior Infants2020/21
- 13Senior Infants2021/22
- 121st Class2022/23
- 122nd Class2023/24
- 133rd Class2024/25
- 134th Class2025/26
In Senior Infants in 2020/21
15 in Senior Infants (2020/21), 16 in 5th Class (2025/26): 1 pupil more.
- 15Senior Infants2020/21
- 151st Class2021/22
- 162nd Class2022/23
- 173rd Class2023/24
- 174th Class2024/25
- 165th Class2025/26
In 1st Class in 2020/21
18 in 1st Class (2020/21), 17 in 6th Class (2025/26): 1 pupil fewer.
- 181st Class2020/21
- 182nd Class2021/22
- 183rd Class2022/23
- 164th Class2023/24
- 175th Class2024/25
- 176th Class2025/26
In 2nd Class in 2020/21
23 in 2nd Class (2020/21), 30 in 6th Class (2024/25): 7 pupils more.
- 232nd Class2020/21
- 233rd Class2021/22
- 234th Class2022/23
- 265th Class2023/24
- 306th Class2024/25
In 3rd Class in 2020/21
10 in 3rd Class (2020/21), 10 in 6th Class (2023/24): no change.
- 103rd Class2020/21
- 104th Class2021/22
- 105th Class2022/23
- 106th Class2023/24
In 4th Class in 2020/21
27 in 4th Class (2020/21), 27 in 6th Class (2022/23): no change.
- 274th Class2020/21
- 275th Class2021/22
- 276th Class2022/23
In 5th Class in 2020/21
19 in 5th Class (2020/21), 19 in 6th Class (2021/22): no change.
- 195th Class2020/21
- 196th Class2021/22
Biggest one-year changes in a class
- +28Junior Infants in 2025/26 (16 to 44)
- −174th Class in 2021/22 (27 to 10)
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 S N Chartaigh Naofa, 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
17.6teaching posts
Our estimate: about 18 teachers.
- Class teachersOne for each of the 7 mainstream classes 7
- PrincipalDoesn't teach a class: schools with two or more special classes have a full-time principal 1
- Deputy principalDoesn't teach a class either, as larger schools and those with five or more special classes have one 1
- Special education teachers90 hours of support teaching a week 3.6
- Special class teachersFor 5 early intervention classes 5
10.8 special needs assistants (SNAs) also work with pupils. 30 pupils are in special classes, which the class sizes leave out.
The NCSE has allocated 3.4 special education teachers, 5 special class teachers and 10.8 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 S N Chartaigh Naofa, measured in a straight line. Pupil numbers are for 2025/26.
| Number on map | School | Distance | Pupils | Since 2015/16 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| S N Chartaigh NaofaThis school | – | 147 |
−26.5%
|
|
| 1 | Ballykilmurry N S4.0 km · Tullamore | 4.0 km | 199 |
−6.6%
|
| 2 | S N Mhuire5.5 km · Blueball | 5.5 km | 72 |
+18.0%
|
| 3 | S N Muire Naofa6.0 km · Pullough · DEIS | 6.0 km | 64 |
−31.9%
|
| 4 | Scoil Colmain Naofa6.3 km · Tullamore | 6.3 km | 322 |
+6.3%
|
| 5 | S N Phroinsiais Naofa6.7 km · Clara · Boys · DEIS | 6.7 km | 186 |
−19.8%
|
| 6 | Clara Convent N S6.8 km · Clara · Girls · DEIS | 6.8 km | 180 |
−4.3%
|
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
- Emmett Breathnach
- Phone
- 0579355393
- [email protected]
- Address
- Rahan, Tullamore, Co. Offaly, R35 P263
School
- Ethos
- Catholic
- Patron
- Bishop of Meath
- 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
- Offaly County Council
- Planning area
- Tullamore–Killina
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 | 147 | 72 | 75 | 44 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 17 |
| 2024/25 | 165 | 77 | 88 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 17 | 17 | 30 |
| 2023/24 | 155 | 70 | 85 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 17 | 16 | 26 | 10 |
| 2022/23 | 168 | 71 | 97 | 17 | 15 | 12 | 16 | 18 | 23 | 10 | 27 |
| 2021/22 | 169 | 70 | 99 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 23 | 10 | 27 | 19 |
| 2020/21 | 178 | 78 | 100 | 12 | 15 | 18 | 23 | 10 | 27 | 19 | 24 |
| 2019/20 | 186 | 80 | 106 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2018/19 | 194 | 86 | 108 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2017/18 | 197 | 87 | 110 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2016/17 | 193 | 84 | 109 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2015/16 | 200 | 92 | 108 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2014/15 | 193 | 94 | 99 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2013/14 | 189 | 90 | 99 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2012/13 | 176 | 80 | 96 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2011/12 | 168 | 78 | 90 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2010/11 | 144 | 65 | 79 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2009/10 | 150 | 72 | 78 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2008/09 | 154 | 75 | 79 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2007/08 | 160 | 75 | 85 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |