Scoil Íosa
Ballina · Roll number 20275E
- Catholic ethos
- DEIS
- Ordinary with Special Classes
- Some subjects through Irish
- Pupils in 2025/26
- 242
- −3 on 2024/25
- Over 10 years
- +21%
- Up 42 from 200 in 2015/16
- Girls and boys
- 116 / 126
- 48% 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
242 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 | 28 | 26 | 37 | 37 | 25 | 27 | 30.0 |
| Senior Infants | 20 | 24 | 26 | 33 | 34 | 25 | 27.0 |
| 1st Class | 23 | 22 | 24 | 38 | 31 | 36 | 29.0 |
| 2nd Class | 25 | 21 | 23 | 30 | 36 | 32 | 27.8 |
| 3rd Class | 17 | 25 | 23 | 32 | 30 | 32 | 26.5 |
| 4th Class | 23 | 19 | 24 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 26.2 |
| 5th Class | 26 | 25 | 18 | 28 | 31 | 28 | 26.0 |
| 6th Class | 22 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 33 | 25.8 |
JI and SI are Junior and Senior Infants.
Started Junior Infants in 2024/25
25 in Junior Infants (2024/25), 25 in Senior Infants (2025/26): no change.
- 25Junior Infants2024/25
- 25Senior Infants2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2023/24
37 in Junior Infants (2023/24), 36 in 1st Class (2025/26): 1 pupil fewer.
- 37Junior Infants2023/24
- 34Senior Infants2024/25
- 361st Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2022/23
37 in Junior Infants (2022/23), 32 in 2nd Class (2025/26): 5 pupils fewer.
- 37Junior Infants2022/23
- 33Senior Infants2023/24
- 311st Class2024/25
- 322nd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2021/22
26 in Junior Infants (2021/22), 32 in 3rd Class (2025/26): 6 pupils more.
- 26Junior Infants2021/22
- 26Senior Infants2022/23
- 381st Class2023/24
- 362nd Class2024/25
- 323rd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2020/21
28 in Junior Infants (2020/21), 29 in 4th Class (2025/26): 1 pupil more.
- 28Junior Infants2020/21
- 24Senior Infants2021/22
- 241st Class2022/23
- 302nd Class2023/24
- 303rd Class2024/25
- 294th Class2025/26
In Senior Infants in 2020/21
20 in Senior Infants (2020/21), 28 in 5th Class (2025/26): 8 pupils more.
- 20Senior Infants2020/21
- 221st Class2021/22
- 232nd Class2022/23
- 323rd Class2023/24
- 314th Class2024/25
- 285th Class2025/26
In 1st Class in 2020/21
23 in 1st Class (2020/21), 33 in 6th Class (2025/26): 10 pupils more.
- 231st Class2020/21
- 212nd Class2021/22
- 233rd Class2022/23
- 314th Class2023/24
- 315th Class2024/25
- 336th Class2025/26
In 2nd Class in 2020/21
25 in 2nd Class (2020/21), 26 in 6th Class (2024/25): 1 pupil more.
- 252nd Class2020/21
- 253rd Class2021/22
- 244th Class2022/23
- 285th Class2023/24
- 266th Class2024/25
In 3rd Class in 2020/21
17 in 3rd Class (2020/21), 25 in 6th Class (2023/24): 8 pupils more.
- 173rd Class2020/21
- 194th Class2021/22
- 185th Class2022/23
- 256th Class2023/24
In 4th Class in 2020/21
23 in 4th Class (2020/21), 25 in 6th Class (2022/23): 2 pupils more.
- 234th Class2020/21
- 255th Class2021/22
- 256th Class2022/23
In 5th Class in 2020/21
26 in 5th Class (2020/21), 24 in 6th Class (2021/22): 2 pupils fewer.
- 265th Class2020/21
- 246th Class2021/22
Biggest one-year changes in a class
- +141st Class in 2023/24 (24 to 38)
- −12Junior Infants in 2024/25 (37 to 25)
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 Íosa, 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
24.5teaching posts
Our estimate: about 25 teachers.
- Class teachersOne for each of the 13 mainstream classes 13
- PrincipalRuns the school and doesn't teach a class 1
- Special education teachers213 hours of support teaching a week 8.5
- Special class teachersFor an autism class and a speech and language class 2
8 special needs assistants (SNAs) also work with pupils. 13 pupils are in special classes, which the class sizes leave out.
The NCSE has allocated 8.5 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. 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 Íosa, measured in a straight line. Pupil numbers are for 2025/26.
| Number on map | School | Distance | Pupils | Since 2015/16 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scoil ÍosaThis school | – | 242 |
+21.0%
|
|
| 1 | Gaelscoil na gCeithre Maol0.5 km · Béal an Átha · Gaelscoil · DEIS | 0.5 km | 141 |
+30.6%
|
| 2 | Saint Michaels N S1.2 km · Ballina · Church of Ireland | 1.2 km | 17 |
−54.1%
|
| 3 | Cullens N S2.4 km · Ballina · DEIS | 2.4 km | 273 |
+0.4%
|
| 4 | Knockanillo N S2.7 km · Ballina · DEIS | 2.7 km | 28 |
−34.9%
|
| 5 | Quignamanger N S2.8 km · Ballina | 2.8 km | 364 |
+33.3%
|
| 6 | St Joseph's NS3.2 km · Ballina · DEIS | 3.2 km | 217 |
−1.4%
|
About this school
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Contact
- Principal
- Michael Tunney
- Phone
- 09670532
- [email protected]
- Address
- Convent Hill, Ballina, Co. Mayo, F26 F293
School
- Ethos
- Catholic
- Patron
- Bishop of Killala
- School type
- Ordinary with Special Classes
- School level
- All Through
- DEIS
- DEIS
Language and area
- Irish classification
- Some subjects through Irish
- Gaeltacht
- Non-Gaeltacht
- Island
- Not on an island
- Local authority
- Mayo County Council
- Planning area
- Ballina
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 | 242 | 116 | 126 | 27 | 25 | 36 | 32 | 32 | 29 | 28 | 33 |
| 2024/25 | 245 | 122 | 123 | 25 | 34 | 31 | 36 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 26 |
| 2023/24 | 254 | 128 | 126 | 37 | 33 | 38 | 30 | 32 | 31 | 28 | 25 |
| 2022/23 | 200 | 95 | 105 | 37 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 18 | 25 |
| 2021/22 | 186 | 84 | 102 | 26 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 25 | 19 | 25 | 24 |
| 2020/21 | 187 | 87 | 100 | 28 | 20 | 23 | 25 | 17 | 23 | 26 | 22 |
| 2019/20 | 185 | 96 | 89 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2018/19 | 204 | 104 | 100 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2017/18 | 201 | 97 | 104 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2016/17 | 196 | 98 | 98 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2015/16 | 200 | 105 | 95 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2014/15 | 199 | 116 | 83 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2013/14 | 204 | 117 | 87 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2012/13 | 237 | 134 | 103 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2011/12 | 239 | 133 | 106 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2010/11 | 240 | 137 | 103 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2009/10 | 247 | 161 | 86 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2008/09 | 269 | 192 | 77 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2007/08 | 240 | 173 | 67 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |