St Michaels National School
Cootehill · Roll number 20277I
- Catholic ethos
- DEIS
- Pupils in 2025/26
- 232
- −19 on 2024/25
- Over 10 years
- +7%
- Up 15 from 217 in 2015/16
- Girls and boys
- 131 / 101
- 56% 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
232 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 | 22 | 28 | 29 | 21 | 29 | 26 | 25.8 |
| Senior Infants | 36 | 22 | 30 | 28 | 19 | 30 | 27.5 |
| 1st Class | 28 | 37 | 25 | 31 | 29 | 19 | 28.2 |
| 2nd Class | 39 | 28 | 42 | 23 | 31 | 28 | 31.8 |
| 3rd Class | 30 | 38 | 29 | 43 | 23 | 31 | 32.3 |
| 4th Class | 36 | 32 | 39 | 32 | 45 | 21 | 34.2 |
| 5th Class | 33 | 38 | 33 | 43 | 32 | 47 | 37.7 |
| 6th Class | 37 | 35 | 40 | 35 | 43 | 30 | 36.7 |
JI and SI are Junior and Senior Infants.
Started Junior Infants in 2024/25
29 in Junior Infants (2024/25), 30 in Senior Infants (2025/26): 1 pupil more.
- 29Junior Infants2024/25
- 30Senior Infants2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2023/24
21 in Junior Infants (2023/24), 19 in 1st Class (2025/26): 2 pupils fewer.
- 21Junior Infants2023/24
- 19Senior Infants2024/25
- 191st Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2022/23
29 in Junior Infants (2022/23), 28 in 2nd Class (2025/26): 1 pupil fewer.
- 29Junior Infants2022/23
- 28Senior Infants2023/24
- 291st Class2024/25
- 282nd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2021/22
28 in Junior Infants (2021/22), 31 in 3rd Class (2025/26): 3 pupils more.
- 28Junior Infants2021/22
- 30Senior Infants2022/23
- 311st Class2023/24
- 312nd Class2024/25
- 313rd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2020/21
22 in Junior Infants (2020/21), 21 in 4th Class (2025/26): 1 pupil fewer.
- 22Junior Infants2020/21
- 22Senior Infants2021/22
- 251st Class2022/23
- 232nd Class2023/24
- 233rd Class2024/25
- 214th Class2025/26
In Senior Infants in 2020/21
36 in Senior Infants (2020/21), 47 in 5th Class (2025/26): 11 pupils more.
- 36Senior Infants2020/21
- 371st Class2021/22
- 422nd Class2022/23
- 433rd Class2023/24
- 454th Class2024/25
- 475th Class2025/26
In 1st Class in 2020/21
28 in 1st Class (2020/21), 30 in 6th Class (2025/26): 2 pupils more.
- 281st Class2020/21
- 282nd Class2021/22
- 293rd Class2022/23
- 324th Class2023/24
- 325th Class2024/25
- 306th Class2025/26
In 2nd Class in 2020/21
39 in 2nd Class (2020/21), 43 in 6th Class (2024/25): 4 pupils more.
- 392nd Class2020/21
- 383rd Class2021/22
- 394th Class2022/23
- 435th Class2023/24
- 436th Class2024/25
In 3rd Class in 2020/21
30 in 3rd Class (2020/21), 35 in 6th Class (2023/24): 5 pupils more.
- 303rd Class2020/21
- 324th Class2021/22
- 335th Class2022/23
- 356th Class2023/24
In 4th Class in 2020/21
36 in 4th Class (2020/21), 40 in 6th Class (2022/23): 4 pupils more.
- 364th Class2020/21
- 385th Class2021/22
- 406th Class2022/23
In 5th Class in 2020/21
33 in 5th Class (2020/21), 35 in 6th Class (2021/22): 2 pupils more.
- 335th Class2020/21
- 356th Class2021/22
Biggest one-year changes in a class
- +155th Class in 2025/26 (32 to 47)
- −244th Class in 2025/26 (45 to 21)
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 St Michaels National 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
18.5teaching posts
Our estimate: about 18 teachers.
- Class teachersOne for each of the 13 mainstream classes 13
- PrincipalRuns the school and doesn't teach a class 1
- Special education teachers112.5 hours of support teaching a week 4.5
4 special needs assistants (SNAs) also work with pupils.
The NCSE has allocated 4.4 special education teachers, 1 special class teacher and 6 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 St Michaels National School, measured in a straight line. Pupil numbers are for 2025/26.
| Number on map | School | Distance | Pupils | Since 2015/16 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Michaels National SchoolThis school | – | 232 |
+6.9%
|
|
| 1 | Darley N S0.8 km · Cootehill · Multi-denominational | 0.8 km | 130 |
+35.4%
|
| 2 | Kill N S5.1 km · Cootehill | 5.1 km | 126 |
+65.8%
|
| 3 | Drumcorrin N S5.2 km · Drum · Presbyterian | 5.2 km | 20 |
−9.1%
|
| 4 | S N Doire na Ceise5.4 km · Cootehill | 5.4 km | 143 |
+8.3%
|
| 5 | Scoil Mhuire6.1 km · Rockcorry · DEIS | 6.1 km | 76 |
−8.4%
|
| 6 | Rockcorry N S6.2 km · Rockcorry · Church of Ireland | 6.2 km | 34 |
−2.9%
|
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
- Joanne Quinn
- Phone
- 0495552008
- [email protected]
- Address
- Cootehill, Co. Cavan, H16 P304
School
- Ethos
- Catholic
- Patron
- Bishop of Kilmore
- School type
- Ordinary
- 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
- Cavan County Council
- Planning area
- Cootehill
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 | 232 | 131 | 101 | 26 | 30 | 19 | 28 | 31 | 21 | 47 | 30 |
| 2024/25 | 251 | 129 | 122 | 29 | 19 | 29 | 31 | 23 | 45 | 32 | 43 |
| 2023/24 | 256 | 127 | 129 | 21 | 28 | 31 | 23 | 43 | 32 | 43 | 35 |
| 2022/23 | 267 | 132 | 135 | 29 | 30 | 25 | 42 | 29 | 39 | 33 | 40 |
| 2021/22 | 258 | 132 | 126 | 28 | 22 | 37 | 28 | 38 | 32 | 38 | 35 |
| 2020/21 | 261 | 127 | 134 | 22 | 36 | 28 | 39 | 30 | 36 | 33 | 37 |
| 2019/20 | 268 | 132 | 136 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2018/19 | 257 | 119 | 138 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2017/18 | 252 | 118 | 134 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2016/17 | 240 | 121 | 119 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2015/16 | 217 | 108 | 109 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2014/15 | 194 | 94 | 100 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2013/14 | 186 | 77 | 109 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2012/13 | 187 | 85 | 102 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2011/12 | 174 | 77 | 97 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2010/11 | 168 | 73 | 95 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2009/10 | 181 | 87 | 94 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2008/09 | 190 | 87 | 103 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2007/08 | 183 | 88 | 95 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |