Esker Educate Together NS
Lucan · Roll number 20274C
- Multi Denominational ethos
- DEIS
- Ordinary with Special Classes
- Pupils in 2025/26
- 382
- −9 on 2024/25
- Over 10 years
- −11%
- Down 48 from 430 in 2015/16
- Girls and boys
- 190 / 192
- 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
382 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 | 44 | 44 | 48 | 42 | 44 | 45 | 44.5 |
| Senior Infants | 47 | 45 | 47 | 51 | 42 | 43 | 45.8 |
| 1st Class | 57 | 50 | 46 | 47 | 48 | 41 | 48.2 |
| 2nd Class | 47 | 57 | 52 | 51 | 50 | 49 | 51.0 |
| 3rd Class | 56 | 49 | 56 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 51.8 |
| 4th Class | 52 | 53 | 48 | 53 | 51 | 49 | 51.0 |
| 5th Class | 56 | 53 | 53 | 51 | 52 | 52 | 52.8 |
| 6th Class | 55 | 55 | 54 | 54 | 52 | 53 | 53.8 |
JI and SI are Junior and Senior Infants.
Started Junior Infants in 2024/25
44 in Junior Infants (2024/25), 43 in Senior Infants (2025/26): 1 pupil fewer.
- 44Junior Infants2024/25
- 43Senior Infants2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2023/24
42 in Junior Infants (2023/24), 41 in 1st Class (2025/26): 1 pupil fewer.
- 42Junior Infants2023/24
- 42Senior Infants2024/25
- 411st Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2022/23
48 in Junior Infants (2022/23), 49 in 2nd Class (2025/26): 1 pupil more.
- 48Junior Infants2022/23
- 51Senior Infants2023/24
- 481st Class2024/25
- 492nd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2021/22
44 in Junior Infants (2021/22), 50 in 3rd Class (2025/26): 6 pupils more.
- 44Junior Infants2021/22
- 47Senior Infants2022/23
- 471st Class2023/24
- 502nd Class2024/25
- 503rd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2020/21
44 in Junior Infants (2020/21), 49 in 4th Class (2025/26): 5 pupils more.
- 44Junior Infants2020/21
- 45Senior Infants2021/22
- 461st Class2022/23
- 512nd Class2023/24
- 503rd Class2024/25
- 494th Class2025/26
In Senior Infants in 2020/21
47 in Senior Infants (2020/21), 52 in 5th Class (2025/26): 5 pupils more.
- 47Senior Infants2020/21
- 501st Class2021/22
- 522nd Class2022/23
- 503rd Class2023/24
- 514th Class2024/25
- 525th Class2025/26
In 1st Class in 2020/21
57 in 1st Class (2020/21), 53 in 6th Class (2025/26): 4 pupils fewer.
- 571st Class2020/21
- 572nd Class2021/22
- 563rd Class2022/23
- 534th Class2023/24
- 525th Class2024/25
- 536th Class2025/26
In 2nd Class in 2020/21
47 in 2nd Class (2020/21), 52 in 6th Class (2024/25): 5 pupils more.
- 472nd Class2020/21
- 493rd Class2021/22
- 484th Class2022/23
- 515th Class2023/24
- 526th Class2024/25
In 3rd Class in 2020/21
56 in 3rd Class (2020/21), 54 in 6th Class (2023/24): 2 pupils fewer.
- 563rd Class2020/21
- 534th Class2021/22
- 535th Class2022/23
- 546th Class2023/24
In 4th Class in 2020/21
52 in 4th Class (2020/21), 54 in 6th Class (2022/23): 2 pupils more.
- 524th Class2020/21
- 535th Class2021/22
- 546th Class2022/23
In 5th Class in 2020/21
56 in 5th Class (2020/21), 55 in 6th Class (2021/22): 1 pupil fewer.
- 565th Class2020/21
- 556th Class2021/22
Biggest one-year changes in a class
- +102nd Class in 2021/22 (47 to 57)
- −9Senior Infants in 2024/25 (51 to 42)
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 Esker Educate Together NS, 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
25.9teaching posts
Our estimate: about 26 teachers.
- Class teachersOne for each of the 16 mainstream classes 16
- PrincipalRuns the school and doesn't teach a class 1
- Special education teachers197.5 hours of support teaching a week 7.9
- Special class teachersFor an autism class 1
11.66 special needs assistants (SNAs) also work with pupils. 4 pupils are in special classes, which the class sizes leave out.
The NCSE has allocated 7.9 special education teachers, 1 special class teacher and 11.66 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. 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 Esker Educate Together NS, measured in a straight line. Pupil numbers are for 2025/26.
| Number on map | School | Distance | Pupils | Since 2015/16 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Esker Educate Together NSThis school | – | 382 |
−11.2%
|
|
| 1 | Gaelscoil Naomh Padraig0.1 km · Leamhcán · Gaelscoil | 0.1 km | 367 |
−23.1%
|
| 2 | Gaelscoil Eiscir Riada0.3 km · Leamhcán · Gaelscoil | 0.3 km | 376 |
−22.0%
|
| 3 | Lucan Educate Together NS0.8 km · Lucan · Multi-denominational | 0.8 km | 384 |
−13.1%
|
| 4 | Scoil Aine Naofa0.8 km · Lucan | 0.8 km | 614 |
+18.5%
|
| 5 | St Thomas Junior National School0.8 km · Lucan | 0.8 km | 573 |
+3.1%
|
| 6 | Scoil Mhuire0.9 km · Lucan · Girls | 0.9 km | 558 |
−18.4%
|
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
- Gemma Curry
- Phone
- 016241462
- [email protected]
- Address
- The Glebe, Esker Lane, Lucan, Co. Dublin, K78 N239
School
- Ethos
- Multi Denominational
- Patron
- Educate Together
- 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
- South Dublin County Council
- Planning area
- Lucan
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 | 382 | 190 | 192 | 45 | 43 | 41 | 49 | 50 | 49 | 52 | 53 |
| 2024/25 | 391 | 185 | 206 | 44 | 42 | 48 | 50 | 50 | 51 | 52 | 52 |
| 2023/24 | 402 | 178 | 224 | 42 | 51 | 47 | 51 | 50 | 53 | 51 | 54 |
| 2022/23 | 407 | 188 | 219 | 48 | 47 | 46 | 52 | 56 | 48 | 53 | 54 |
| 2021/22 | 410 | 184 | 226 | 44 | 45 | 50 | 57 | 49 | 53 | 53 | 55 |
| 2020/21 | 418 | 187 | 231 | 44 | 47 | 57 | 47 | 56 | 52 | 56 | 55 |
| 2019/20 | 413 | 179 | 234 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2018/19 | 422 | 183 | 239 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2017/18 | 430 | 189 | 241 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2016/17 | 424 | 184 | 240 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2015/16 | 430 | 195 | 235 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2014/15 | 403 | 175 | 228 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2013/14 | 373 | 159 | 214 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2012/13 | 348 | 151 | 197 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2011/12 | 326 | 141 | 185 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2010/11 | 273 | 132 | 141 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2009/10 | 230 | 101 | 129 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2008/09 | 204 | 86 | 118 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2007/08 | 128 | 52 | 76 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |