St Coleman's National School
Stradbally · Roll number 20353V
- Catholic ethos
- Not DEIS
- Ordinary with Special Classes
- Some subjects through Irish
- Pupils in 2025/26
- 318
- −7 on 2024/25
- Over 10 years
- +25%
- Up 63 from 255 in 2015/16
- Girls and boys
- 163 / 155
- 51% girls
Pupils since 2010
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
318 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 | 37 | 41 | 36 | 32 | 31 | 33.2 |
| Senior Infants | 34 | 23 | 37 | 42 | 38 | 32 | 34.3 |
| 1st Class | 35 | 32 | 27 | 41 | 46 | 38 | 36.5 |
| 2nd Class | 27 | 44 | 36 | 29 | 45 | 49 | 38.3 |
| 3rd Class | 52 | 25 | 48 | 38 | 32 | 46 | 40.2 |
| 4th Class | 26 | 54 | 29 | 48 | 39 | 31 | 37.8 |
| 5th Class | 26 | 26 | 58 | 29 | 52 | 39 | 38.3 |
| 6th Class | 36 | 27 | 29 | 57 | 31 | 52 | 38.7 |
JI and SI are Junior and Senior Infants.
Started Junior Infants in 2024/25
32 in Junior Infants (2024/25), 32 in Senior Infants (2025/26): no change.
- 32Junior Infants2024/25
- 32Senior Infants2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2023/24
36 in Junior Infants (2023/24), 38 in 1st Class (2025/26): 2 pupils more.
- 36Junior Infants2023/24
- 38Senior Infants2024/25
- 381st Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2022/23
41 in Junior Infants (2022/23), 49 in 2nd Class (2025/26): 8 pupils more.
- 41Junior Infants2022/23
- 42Senior Infants2023/24
- 461st Class2024/25
- 492nd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2021/22
37 in Junior Infants (2021/22), 46 in 3rd Class (2025/26): 9 pupils more.
- 37Junior Infants2021/22
- 37Senior Infants2022/23
- 411st Class2023/24
- 452nd Class2024/25
- 463rd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2020/21
22 in Junior Infants (2020/21), 31 in 4th Class (2025/26): 9 pupils more.
- 22Junior Infants2020/21
- 23Senior Infants2021/22
- 271st Class2022/23
- 292nd Class2023/24
- 323rd Class2024/25
- 314th Class2025/26
In Senior Infants in 2020/21
34 in Senior Infants (2020/21), 39 in 5th Class (2025/26): 5 pupils more.
- 34Senior Infants2020/21
- 321st Class2021/22
- 362nd Class2022/23
- 383rd Class2023/24
- 394th Class2024/25
- 395th Class2025/26
In 1st Class in 2020/21
35 in 1st Class (2020/21), 52 in 6th Class (2025/26): 17 pupils more.
- 351st Class2020/21
- 442nd Class2021/22
- 483rd Class2022/23
- 484th Class2023/24
- 525th Class2024/25
- 526th Class2025/26
In 2nd Class in 2020/21
27 in 2nd Class (2020/21), 31 in 6th Class (2024/25): 4 pupils more.
- 272nd Class2020/21
- 253rd Class2021/22
- 294th Class2022/23
- 295th Class2023/24
- 316th Class2024/25
In 3rd Class in 2020/21
52 in 3rd Class (2020/21), 57 in 6th Class (2023/24): 5 pupils more.
- 523rd Class2020/21
- 544th Class2021/22
- 585th Class2022/23
- 576th Class2023/24
In 4th Class in 2020/21
26 in 4th Class (2020/21), 29 in 6th Class (2022/23): 3 pupils more.
- 264th Class2020/21
- 265th Class2021/22
- 296th Class2022/23
In 5th Class in 2020/21
26 in 5th Class (2020/21), 27 in 6th Class (2021/22): 1 pupil more.
- 265th Class2020/21
- 276th Class2021/22
Biggest one-year changes in a class
- +325th Class in 2022/23 (26 to 58)
- −295th Class in 2023/24 (58 to 29)
Class sizes
Mainstream class groups, 2010/11 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, 2010/11 to 2025/26
Teachers
Who teaches at St Coleman's National School, 2010/11 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
22teaching posts
Our estimate: about 22 teachers.
- Class teachersOne for each of the 13 mainstream classes 13
- PrincipalRuns the school and doesn't teach a class 1
- Special education teachers150 hours of support teaching a week 6
- Special class teachersFor 2 autism classes 2
7 special needs assistants (SNAs) also work with pupils. 12 pupils are in special classes, which the class sizes leave out.
The NCSE has allocated 6 special education teachers, 2 special class teachers and 7 SNAs for next year.
Teachers since 2010/11
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 Coleman's National School, measured in a straight line. Pupil numbers are for 2025/26.
| Number on map | School | Distance | Pupils | Since 2015/16 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Coleman's National SchoolThis school | – | 318 |
+24.7%
|
|
| 1 | Cosby N S0.1 km · Stradbally · Church of Ireland | 0.1 km | 57 |
+46.2%
|
| 2 | Raithin an Uisce N S4.8 km · Stradbally | 4.8 km | 211 |
−9.4%
|
| 3 | Churchtown N S6.2 km · Athy | 6.2 km | 55 |
−52.6%
|
| 4 | Mhuire Fatima N S6.8 km · Portlaoise | 6.8 km | 193 |
+21.4%
|
| 5 | Ballyadams N S6.8 km · Via ATHY | 6.8 km | 111 |
−21.8%
|
| 6 | Fraoch Mor N S7.0 km · Laois | 7.0 km | 212 |
−6.6%
|
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
- Byran Lynch
- Phone
- 0578625348
- [email protected]
- Address
- Stradbally, Co. Laois, R32 VR84
School
- Ethos
- Catholic
- Patron
- Bishop of Kildare & Leighlin
- School type
- Ordinary with Special Classes
- School level
- All Through
- DEIS
- Not DEIS
Language and area
- Irish classification
- Some subjects through Irish
- Gaeltacht
- Non-Gaeltacht
- Island
- Not on an island
- Local authority
- Laois County Council
- Planning area
- Portlaoise
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
16 school years from 2010/11 to 2025/26. Class figures start in 2020/21.
| Year | Total | Girls | Boys | JI | SI | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 318 | 163 | 155 | 31 | 32 | 38 | 49 | 46 | 31 | 39 | 52 |
| 2024/25 | 325 | 165 | 160 | 32 | 38 | 46 | 45 | 32 | 39 | 52 | 31 |
| 2023/24 | 332 | 169 | 163 | 36 | 42 | 41 | 29 | 38 | 48 | 29 | 57 |
| 2022/23 | 317 | 162 | 155 | 41 | 37 | 27 | 36 | 48 | 29 | 58 | 29 |
| 2021/22 | 280 | 141 | 139 | 37 | 23 | 32 | 44 | 25 | 54 | 26 | 27 |
| 2020/21 | 270 | 138 | 132 | 22 | 34 | 35 | 27 | 52 | 26 | 26 | 36 |
| 2019/20 | 273 | 139 | 134 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2018/19 | 264 | 139 | 125 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2017/18 | 262 | 125 | 137 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2016/17 | 257 | 124 | 133 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2015/16 | 255 | 130 | 125 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2014/15 | 258 | 124 | 134 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2013/14 | 272 | 131 | 141 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2012/13 | 291 | 138 | 153 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2011/12 | 300 | 151 | 149 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2010/11 | 311 | 158 | 153 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |