Thornleigh Educate Together National School
Swords · Roll number 20302E
- Multi Denominational ethos
- DEIS
- Ordinary with Special Classes
- Pupils in 2025/26
- 313
- +14 on 2024/25
- Over 10 years
- −4%
- Down 12 from 325 in 2015/16
- Girls and boys
- 158 / 155
- 50% girls
Pupils since 2008
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
313 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 | 36 | 41 | 34 | 30 | 34 | 41 | 36.0 |
| Senior Infants | 41 | 42 | 39 | 35 | 28 | 38 | 37.2 |
| 1st Class | 43 | 38 | 42 | 40 | 33 | 35 | 38.5 |
| 2nd Class | 41 | 41 | 42 | 39 | 36 | 33 | 38.7 |
| 3rd Class | 38 | 42 | 45 | 45 | 37 | 36 | 40.5 |
| 4th Class | 63 | 35 | 43 | 45 | 41 | 41 | 44.7 |
| 5th Class | 48 | 56 | 42 | 43 | 43 | 44 | 46.0 |
| 6th Class | 43 | 47 | 54 | 40 | 41 | 45 | 45.0 |
JI and SI are Junior and Senior Infants.
Started Junior Infants in 2024/25
34 in Junior Infants (2024/25), 38 in Senior Infants (2025/26): 4 pupils more.
- 34Junior Infants2024/25
- 38Senior Infants2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2023/24
30 in Junior Infants (2023/24), 35 in 1st Class (2025/26): 5 pupils more.
- 30Junior Infants2023/24
- 28Senior Infants2024/25
- 351st Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2022/23
34 in Junior Infants (2022/23), 33 in 2nd Class (2025/26): 1 pupil fewer.
- 34Junior Infants2022/23
- 35Senior Infants2023/24
- 331st Class2024/25
- 332nd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2021/22
41 in Junior Infants (2021/22), 36 in 3rd Class (2025/26): 5 pupils fewer.
- 41Junior Infants2021/22
- 39Senior Infants2022/23
- 401st Class2023/24
- 362nd Class2024/25
- 363rd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2020/21
36 in Junior Infants (2020/21), 41 in 4th Class (2025/26): 5 pupils more.
- 36Junior Infants2020/21
- 42Senior Infants2021/22
- 421st Class2022/23
- 392nd Class2023/24
- 373rd Class2024/25
- 414th Class2025/26
In Senior Infants in 2020/21
41 in Senior Infants (2020/21), 44 in 5th Class (2025/26): 3 pupils more.
- 41Senior Infants2020/21
- 381st Class2021/22
- 422nd Class2022/23
- 453rd Class2023/24
- 414th Class2024/25
- 445th Class2025/26
In 1st Class in 2020/21
43 in 1st Class (2020/21), 45 in 6th Class (2025/26): 2 pupils more.
- 431st Class2020/21
- 412nd Class2021/22
- 453rd Class2022/23
- 454th Class2023/24
- 435th Class2024/25
- 456th Class2025/26
In 2nd Class in 2020/21
41 in 2nd Class (2020/21), 41 in 6th Class (2024/25): no change.
- 412nd Class2020/21
- 423rd Class2021/22
- 434th Class2022/23
- 435th Class2023/24
- 416th Class2024/25
In 3rd Class in 2020/21
38 in 3rd Class (2020/21), 40 in 6th Class (2023/24): 2 pupils more.
- 383rd Class2020/21
- 354th Class2021/22
- 425th Class2022/23
- 406th Class2023/24
In 4th Class in 2020/21
63 in 4th Class (2020/21), 54 in 6th Class (2022/23): 9 pupils fewer.
- 634th Class2020/21
- 565th Class2021/22
- 546th Class2022/23
In 5th Class in 2020/21
48 in 5th Class (2020/21), 47 in 6th Class (2021/22): 1 pupil fewer.
- 485th Class2020/21
- 476th Class2021/22
Biggest one-year changes in a class
- +10Senior Infants in 2025/26 (28 to 38)
- −284th Class in 2021/22 (63 to 35)
Class sizes
Mainstream class groups, 2008/09 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, 2008/09 to 2025/26
Teachers
Who teaches at Thornleigh Educate Together National School, 2008/09 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
24.2teaching posts
Our estimate: about 24 teachers.
- Class teachersOne for each of the 16 mainstream classes 16
- PrincipalRuns the school and doesn't teach a class 1
- Special education teachers130 hours of support teaching a week 5.2
- Special class teachersFor 2 autism classes 2
9.98 special needs assistants (SNAs) also work with pupils. 12 pupils are in special classes, which the class sizes leave out.
The NCSE has allocated 5.4 special education teachers, 3 special class teachers and 11.98 SNAs for next year.
Teachers since 2008/09
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 Thornleigh Educate Together National School, measured in a straight line. Pupil numbers are for 2025/26.
| Number on map | School | Distance | Pupils | Since 2015/16 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thornleigh Educate Together National SchoolThis school | – | 313 |
−3.7%
|
|
| 1 | Gaelscoil Bhrian Bóroimhe0.8 km · Sord · Gaelscoil · Inter-denominational | 0.8 km | 441 |
−7.0%
|
| 2 | Swords Educate Together NS0.9 km · Swords · Multi-denominational | 0.9 km | 394 |
−10.7%
|
| 3 | Broadmeadow Community National School1.3 km · Swords · Multi-denominational | 1.3 km | 80 | – |
| 4 | St Cronans Junior National School1.5 km · Swords | 1.5 km | 498 |
−21.6%
|
| 5 | Brackenstown Senior N S1.5 km · Swords | 1.5 km | 530 |
−6.2%
|
| 6 | Swords Borough N S1.8 km · Swords · Church of Ireland | 1.8 km | 84 |
−20.0%
|
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
- Eoin Walsh
- Phone
- 018074969
- [email protected]
- Address
- Thornleigh Green, Applewood Village, Swords, Co. Dublin, K67 PH68
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
- Fingal County Council
- Planning area
- Swords
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
18 school years from 2008/09 to 2025/26. Class figures start in 2020/21.
| Year | Total | Girls | Boys | JI | SI | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 313 | 158 | 155 | 41 | 38 | 35 | 33 | 36 | 41 | 44 | 45 |
| 2024/25 | 299 | 156 | 143 | 34 | 28 | 33 | 36 | 37 | 41 | 43 | 41 |
| 2023/24 | 317 | 173 | 144 | 30 | 35 | 40 | 39 | 45 | 45 | 43 | 40 |
| 2022/23 | 341 | 189 | 152 | 34 | 39 | 42 | 42 | 45 | 43 | 42 | 54 |
| 2021/22 | 342 | 189 | 153 | 41 | 42 | 38 | 41 | 42 | 35 | 56 | 47 |
| 2020/21 | 353 | 190 | 163 | 36 | 41 | 43 | 41 | 38 | 63 | 48 | 43 |
| 2019/20 | 355 | 186 | 169 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2018/19 | 353 | 168 | 185 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2017/18 | 355 | 164 | 191 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2016/17 | 350 | 164 | 186 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2015/16 | 325 | 144 | 181 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2014/15 | 297 | 128 | 169 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2013/14 | 255 | 112 | 143 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2012/13 | 208 | 92 | 116 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2011/12 | 159 | 72 | 87 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2010/11 | 132 | 65 | 67 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2009/10 | 91 | 47 | 44 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2008/09 | 27 | 13 | 14 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |