Bunscoil Chriost Ri
Cork · Roll number 20388R
- Catholic ethos
- Not DEIS
- Ordinary with Special Classes
- Some subjects through Irish
- Pupils in 2025/26
- 453
- −26 on 2024/25
- Over 10 years
- −8%
- Down 39 from 492 in 2015/16
- Girls and boys
- 214 / 239
- 47% girls
Pupils since 2011
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
453 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 | 45 | 56 | 60 | 63 | 53 | 47 | 54.0 |
| Senior Infants | 50 | 43 | 63 | 64 | 55 | 61 | 56.0 |
| 1st Class | 55 | 46 | 48 | 63 | 62 | 50 | 54.0 |
| 2nd Class | 68 | 54 | 47 | 50 | 57 | 65 | 56.8 |
| 3rd Class | 46 | 68 | 55 | 56 | 52 | 60 | 56.2 |
| 4th Class | 62 | 48 | 69 | 56 | 55 | 56 | 57.7 |
| 5th Class | 50 | 61 | 48 | 73 | 59 | 54 | 57.5 |
| 6th Class | 81 | 48 | 62 | 48 | 68 | 60 | 61.2 |
JI and SI are Junior and Senior Infants.
Started Junior Infants in 2024/25
53 in Junior Infants (2024/25), 61 in Senior Infants (2025/26): 8 pupils more.
- 53Junior Infants2024/25
- 61Senior Infants2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2023/24
63 in Junior Infants (2023/24), 50 in 1st Class (2025/26): 13 pupils fewer.
- 63Junior Infants2023/24
- 55Senior Infants2024/25
- 501st Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2022/23
60 in Junior Infants (2022/23), 65 in 2nd Class (2025/26): 5 pupils more.
- 60Junior Infants2022/23
- 64Senior Infants2023/24
- 621st Class2024/25
- 652nd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2021/22
56 in Junior Infants (2021/22), 60 in 3rd Class (2025/26): 4 pupils more.
- 56Junior Infants2021/22
- 63Senior Infants2022/23
- 631st Class2023/24
- 572nd Class2024/25
- 603rd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2020/21
45 in Junior Infants (2020/21), 56 in 4th Class (2025/26): 11 pupils more.
- 45Junior Infants2020/21
- 43Senior Infants2021/22
- 481st Class2022/23
- 502nd Class2023/24
- 523rd Class2024/25
- 564th Class2025/26
In Senior Infants in 2020/21
50 in Senior Infants (2020/21), 54 in 5th Class (2025/26): 4 pupils more.
- 50Senior Infants2020/21
- 461st Class2021/22
- 472nd Class2022/23
- 563rd Class2023/24
- 554th Class2024/25
- 545th Class2025/26
In 1st Class in 2020/21
55 in 1st Class (2020/21), 60 in 6th Class (2025/26): 5 pupils more.
- 551st Class2020/21
- 542nd Class2021/22
- 553rd Class2022/23
- 564th Class2023/24
- 595th Class2024/25
- 606th Class2025/26
In 2nd Class in 2020/21
68 in 2nd Class (2020/21), 68 in 6th Class (2024/25): no change.
- 682nd Class2020/21
- 683rd Class2021/22
- 694th Class2022/23
- 735th Class2023/24
- 686th Class2024/25
In 3rd Class in 2020/21
46 in 3rd Class (2020/21), 48 in 6th Class (2023/24): 2 pupils more.
- 463rd Class2020/21
- 484th Class2021/22
- 485th Class2022/23
- 486th Class2023/24
In 4th Class in 2020/21
62 in 4th Class (2020/21), 62 in 6th Class (2022/23): no change.
- 624th Class2020/21
- 615th Class2021/22
- 626th Class2022/23
In 5th Class in 2020/21
50 in 5th Class (2020/21), 48 in 6th Class (2021/22): 2 pupils fewer.
- 505th Class2020/21
- 486th Class2021/22
Biggest one-year changes in a class
- +255th Class in 2023/24 (48 to 73)
- −336th Class in 2021/22 (81 to 48)
Class sizes
Mainstream class groups, 2011/12 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, 2011/12 to 2025/26
Teachers
Who teaches at Bunscoil Chriost Ri, 2011/12 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
33.4teaching posts
Our estimate: about 33 teachers.
- Class teachersOne for each of the 20 mainstream classes 20
- PrincipalRuns the school and doesn't teach a class 1
- Special education teachers235 hours of support teaching a week 9.4
- Special class teachersFor 3 autism classes 3
10.66 special needs assistants (SNAs) also work with pupils. 19 pupils are in special classes, which the class sizes leave out.
The NCSE has allocated 9.2 special education teachers, 3 special class teachers and 11 SNAs for next year.
Teachers since 2011/12
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 Bunscoil Chriost Ri, measured in a straight line. Pupil numbers are for 2025/26.
| Number on map | School | Distance | Pupils | Since 2015/16 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bunscoil Chriost RiThis school | – | 453 |
−7.9%
|
|
| 1 | Gaelscoil an Teaghlaigh Naofa0.8 km · Cork · Gaelscoil · DEIS | 0.8 km | 193 |
−13.8%
|
| 2 | Our Lady of Lourdes0.8 km · Cork · Girls | 0.8 km | 215 |
−12.2%
|
| 3 | Greenmount Monastery NS1.0 km · Greenmount · DEIS | 1.0 km | 240 |
−10.1%
|
| 4 | Scoil Maria Assumpta1.1 km · Cork · Girls · DEIS | 1.1 km | 168 |
−4.0%
|
| 5 | Scoil Naomh Mhuire1.2 km · Cork · DEIS | 1.2 km | 312 |
+16.9%
|
| 6 | S N Naomh Antaine1.3 km · Cork · Boys | 1.3 km | 581 |
−29.5%
|
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 Fitzpatrick
- Phone
- 0214963629
- [email protected]
- Address
- Evergreen Road, Turners Cross, Cork, T12 H6KA
School
- Ethos
- Catholic
- Patron
- Bishop of Cork & Ross
- 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
- Cork City Council
- Planning area
- Glasheen–CorkCity
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
15 school years from 2011/12 to 2025/26. Class figures start in 2020/21.
| Year | Total | Girls | Boys | JI | SI | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 453 | 214 | 239 | 47 | 61 | 50 | 65 | 60 | 56 | 54 | 60 |
| 2024/25 | 479 | 237 | 242 | 53 | 55 | 62 | 57 | 52 | 55 | 59 | 68 |
| 2023/24 | 482 | 240 | 242 | 63 | 64 | 63 | 50 | 56 | 56 | 73 | 48 |
| 2022/23 | 461 | 222 | 239 | 60 | 63 | 48 | 47 | 55 | 69 | 48 | 62 |
| 2021/22 | 430 | 202 | 228 | 56 | 43 | 46 | 54 | 68 | 48 | 61 | 48 |
| 2020/21 | 463 | 212 | 251 | 45 | 50 | 55 | 68 | 46 | 62 | 50 | 81 |
| 2019/20 | 474 | 216 | 258 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2018/19 | 477 | 215 | 262 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2017/18 | 487 | 201 | 286 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2016/17 | 462 | 180 | 282 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2015/16 | 492 | 185 | 307 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2014/15 | 519 | 186 | 333 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2013/14 | 547 | 196 | 351 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2012/13 | 545 | 195 | 350 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2011/12 | 571 | 192 | 379 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |