Mol an Óige Community National School
Ennistymon · Roll number 20313J
- Multi Denominational ethos
- DEIS
- Pupils in 2025/26
- 158
- +9 on 2024/25
- Over 10 years
- +8%
- Up 12 from 146 in 2015/16
- Girls and boys
- 78 / 80
- 49% 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
158 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 | 19 | 25 | 26 | 31 | 20 | 28 | 24.8 |
| Senior Infants | 12 | 24 | 25 | 22 | 33 | 20 | 22.7 |
| 1st Class | 16 | 15 | 25 | 25 | 17 | 32 | 21.7 |
| 2nd Class | 21 | 21 | 15 | 22 | 25 | 17 | 20.2 |
| 3rd Class | 13 | 18 | 18 | 12 | 19 | 23 | 17.2 |
| 4th Class | 9 | 14 | 17 | 13 | 11 | 19 | 13.8 |
| 5th Class | 7 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 8 | 10.0 |
| 6th Class | 18 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11.2 |
JI and SI are Junior and Senior Infants.
Started Junior Infants in 2024/25
20 in Junior Infants (2024/25), 20 in Senior Infants (2025/26): no change.
- 20Junior Infants2024/25
- 20Senior Infants2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2023/24
31 in Junior Infants (2023/24), 32 in 1st Class (2025/26): 1 pupil more.
- 31Junior Infants2023/24
- 33Senior Infants2024/25
- 321st Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2022/23
26 in Junior Infants (2022/23), 17 in 2nd Class (2025/26): 9 pupils fewer.
- 26Junior Infants2022/23
- 22Senior Infants2023/24
- 171st Class2024/25
- 172nd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2021/22
25 in Junior Infants (2021/22), 23 in 3rd Class (2025/26): 2 pupils fewer.
- 25Junior Infants2021/22
- 25Senior Infants2022/23
- 251st Class2023/24
- 252nd Class2024/25
- 233rd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2020/21
19 in Junior Infants (2020/21), 19 in 4th Class (2025/26): no change.
- 19Junior Infants2020/21
- 24Senior Infants2021/22
- 251st Class2022/23
- 222nd Class2023/24
- 193rd Class2024/25
- 194th Class2025/26
In Senior Infants in 2020/21
12 in Senior Infants (2020/21), 8 in 5th Class (2025/26): 4 pupils fewer.
- 12Senior Infants2020/21
- 151st Class2021/22
- 152nd Class2022/23
- 123rd Class2023/24
- 114th Class2024/25
- 85th Class2025/26
In 1st Class in 2020/21
16 in 1st Class (2020/21), 11 in 6th Class (2025/26): 5 pupils fewer.
- 161st Class2020/21
- 212nd Class2021/22
- 183rd Class2022/23
- 134th Class2023/24
- 135th Class2024/25
- 116th Class2025/26
In 2nd Class in 2020/21
21 in 2nd Class (2020/21), 11 in 6th Class (2024/25): 10 pupils fewer.
- 212nd Class2020/21
- 183rd Class2021/22
- 174th Class2022/23
- 115th Class2023/24
- 116th Class2024/25
In 3rd Class in 2020/21
13 in 3rd Class (2020/21), 11 in 6th Class (2023/24): 2 pupils fewer.
- 133rd Class2020/21
- 144th Class2021/22
- 125th Class2022/23
- 116th Class2023/24
In 4th Class in 2020/21
9 in 4th Class (2020/21), 9 in 6th Class (2022/23): no change.
- 94th Class2020/21
- 95th Class2021/22
- 96th Class2022/23
In 5th Class in 2020/21
7 in 5th Class (2020/21), 7 in 6th Class (2021/22): no change.
- 75th Class2020/21
- 76th Class2021/22
Biggest one-year changes in a class
- +151st Class in 2025/26 (17 to 32)
- −13Senior Infants in 2025/26 (33 to 20)
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 Mol an Óige Community 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
11.5teaching posts
Our estimate: about 12 teachers.
- Class teachersOne for each of the 8 mainstream classes 8
- PrincipalAlso teaches one of the classes, so is counted with the class teachers in a class
- Special education teachers87.5 hours of support teaching a week 3.5
4.34 special needs assistants (SNAs) also work with pupils.
The NCSE has allocated 4.3 special education teachers and 4.34 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 Mol an Óige Community National School, measured in a straight line. Pupil numbers are for 2025/26.
| Number on map | School | Distance | Pupils | Since 2015/16 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mol an Óige Community National SchoolThis school | – | 158 |
+8.2%
|
|
| 1 | Ennistymon National School0.3 km · Ennistymon · DEIS | 0.3 km | 64 |
−28.1%
|
| 2 | Saint Marys N S Lahinch3.5 km · Lahinch | 3.5 km | 166 |
+16.9%
|
| 3 | Forgleann N S3.9 km · Lahinch · DEIS | 3.9 km | 7 |
−80.0%
|
| 4 | S N Colm Cille4.5 km · Ennistymon | 4.5 km | 58 |
+23.4%
|
| 5 | S N Aibhistin Naofa4.8 km · Kilshanny | 4.8 km | 21 |
−40.0%
|
| 6 | S N Iosef Naofa5.0 km · An Leacht · Gaelscoil | 5.0 km | 29 |
−9.4%
|
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
- Hillary Dowling
- Phone
- 0657072814
- [email protected]
- Address
- Glencree, Ennistymon, Co. Clare, V95 D372
School
- Ethos
- Multi Denominational
- Patron
- Limerick & Clare ETB
- 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
- Clare County Council
- Planning area
- Ennistymon
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 | 158 | 78 | 80 | 28 | 20 | 32 | 17 | 23 | 19 | 8 | 11 |
| 2024/25 | 149 | 68 | 81 | 20 | 33 | 17 | 25 | 19 | 11 | 13 | 11 |
| 2023/24 | 147 | 74 | 73 | 31 | 22 | 25 | 22 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 11 |
| 2022/23 | 147 | 68 | 79 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 12 | 9 |
| 2021/22 | 133 | 56 | 77 | 25 | 24 | 15 | 21 | 18 | 14 | 9 | 7 |
| 2020/21 | 115 | 51 | 64 | 19 | 12 | 16 | 21 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 18 |
| 2019/20 | 108 | 50 | 58 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2018/19 | 128 | 61 | 67 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2017/18 | 143 | 72 | 71 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2016/17 | 145 | 74 | 71 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2015/16 | 146 | 71 | 75 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2014/15 | 136 | 61 | 75 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2013/14 | 130 | 61 | 69 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2012/13 | 121 | 59 | 62 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2011/12 | 116 | 61 | 55 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2010/11 | 120 | 66 | 54 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2009/10 | 103 | 54 | 49 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2008/09 | 75 | 45 | 30 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |