Le Chéile National School
Limerick · Roll number 20459O
- Catholic ethos
- DEIS
- Ordinary with Special Classes
- Pupils in 2025/26
- 174
- +4 on 2024/25
- Over 10 years
- −7%
- Down 14 from 188 in 2015/16
- Girls and boys
- 60 / 114
- 34% girls
Pupils since 2015
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
174 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 | 23 | 16 | 23 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 20.2 |
| Senior Infants | 12 | 22 | 14 | 22 | 17 | 21 | 18.0 |
| 1st Class | 31 | 14 | 21 | 14 | 23 | 20 | 20.5 |
| 2nd Class | 14 | 29 | 16 | 20 | 13 | 24 | 19.3 |
| 3rd Class | 16 | 12 | 29 | 16 | 23 | 13 | 18.2 |
| 4th Class | 20 | 13 | 15 | 28 | 15 | 25 | 19.3 |
| 5th Class | 26 | 21 | 14 | 13 | 28 | 18 | 20.0 |
| 6th Class | 20 | 26 | 21 | 16 | 14 | 34 | 21.8 |
JI and SI are Junior and Senior Infants.
Started Junior Infants in 2024/25
21 in Junior Infants (2024/25), 21 in Senior Infants (2025/26): no change.
- 21Junior Infants2024/25
- 21Senior Infants2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2023/24
19 in Junior Infants (2023/24), 20 in 1st Class (2025/26): 1 pupil more.
- 19Junior Infants2023/24
- 17Senior Infants2024/25
- 201st Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2022/23
23 in Junior Infants (2022/23), 24 in 2nd Class (2025/26): 1 pupil more.
- 23Junior Infants2022/23
- 22Senior Infants2023/24
- 231st Class2024/25
- 242nd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2021/22
16 in Junior Infants (2021/22), 13 in 3rd Class (2025/26): 3 pupils fewer.
- 16Junior Infants2021/22
- 14Senior Infants2022/23
- 141st Class2023/24
- 132nd Class2024/25
- 133rd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2020/21
23 in Junior Infants (2020/21), 25 in 4th Class (2025/26): 2 pupils more.
- 23Junior Infants2020/21
- 22Senior Infants2021/22
- 211st Class2022/23
- 202nd Class2023/24
- 233rd Class2024/25
- 254th Class2025/26
In Senior Infants in 2020/21
12 in Senior Infants (2020/21), 18 in 5th Class (2025/26): 6 pupils more.
- 12Senior Infants2020/21
- 141st Class2021/22
- 162nd Class2022/23
- 163rd Class2023/24
- 154th Class2024/25
- 185th Class2025/26
In 1st Class in 2020/21
31 in 1st Class (2020/21), 34 in 6th Class (2025/26): 3 pupils more.
- 311st Class2020/21
- 292nd Class2021/22
- 293rd Class2022/23
- 284th Class2023/24
- 285th Class2024/25
- 346th Class2025/26
In 2nd Class in 2020/21
14 in 2nd Class (2020/21), 14 in 6th Class (2024/25): no change.
- 142nd Class2020/21
- 123rd Class2021/22
- 154th Class2022/23
- 135th Class2023/24
- 146th Class2024/25
In 3rd Class in 2020/21
16 in 3rd Class (2020/21), 16 in 6th Class (2023/24): no change.
- 163rd Class2020/21
- 134th Class2021/22
- 145th Class2022/23
- 166th Class2023/24
In 4th Class in 2020/21
20 in 4th Class (2020/21), 21 in 6th Class (2022/23): 1 pupil more.
- 204th Class2020/21
- 215th Class2021/22
- 216th Class2022/23
In 5th Class in 2020/21
26 in 5th Class (2020/21), 26 in 6th Class (2021/22): no change.
- 265th Class2020/21
- 266th Class2021/22
Biggest one-year changes in a class
- +206th Class in 2025/26 (14 to 34)
- −171st Class in 2021/22 (31 to 14)
Class sizes
Mainstream class groups, 2015/16 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, 2015/16 to 2025/26
Teachers
Who teaches at Le Chéile National School, 2015/16 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
23.4teaching posts
Our estimate: about 23 teachers.
- Class teachersOne for each of the 11 mainstream classes 11
- PrincipalRuns the school and doesn't teach a class 1
- Special education teachers210 hours of support teaching a week 8.4
- Special class teachersFor 2 autism classes and an emotional disturbance class 3
10.83 special needs assistants (SNAs) also work with pupils. 19 pupils are in special classes, which the class sizes leave out.
The NCSE has allocated 8.9 special education teachers, 3 special class teachers and 10.83 SNAs for next year.
Teachers since 2015/16
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 Le Chéile National School, measured in a straight line. Pupil numbers are for 2025/26.
| Number on map | School | Distance | Pupils | Since 2015/16 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Le Chéile National SchoolThis school | – | 174 |
−7.4%
|
|
| 1 | Gaelscoil Sheoirse0.1 km · Luimneach · Gaelscoil · DEIS | 0.1 km | 82 |
−9.9%
|
| 2 | Our Lady Queen of Peace School0.6 km · Limerick · DEIS | 0.6 km | 326 |
+5.2%
|
| 3 | Scoil Iosagain1.1 km · Limerick · Boys · DEIS | 1.1 km | 222 |
+1.4%
|
| 4 | St Michaels NS1.1 km · Limerick · DEIS | 1.1 km | 126 |
+55.6%
|
| 5 | Our Lady of Lourdes N S1.2 km · Limerick · DEIS | 1.2 km | 161 |
+11.8%
|
| 6 | Presentation Primary School1.2 km · Limerick · DEIS | 1.2 km | 279 |
+4.5%
|
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
- Anthony Fitzgerald
- Phone
- 061310744
- [email protected]
- Address
- Roxboro Road, Limerick, V94 X2TR
School
- Ethos
- Catholic
- Patron
- Bishop of Limerick
- 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
- Limerick County Council
- Planning area
- Limerick City
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
11 school years from 2015/16 to 2025/26. Class figures start in 2020/21.
| Year | Total | Girls | Boys | JI | SI | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 174 | 60 | 114 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 24 | 13 | 25 | 18 | 34 |
| 2024/25 | 170 | 60 | 110 | 21 | 17 | 23 | 13 | 23 | 15 | 28 | 14 |
| 2023/24 | 167 | 60 | 107 | 19 | 22 | 14 | 20 | 16 | 28 | 13 | 16 |
| 2022/23 | 171 | 63 | 108 | 23 | 14 | 21 | 16 | 29 | 15 | 14 | 21 |
| 2021/22 | 171 | 67 | 104 | 16 | 22 | 14 | 29 | 12 | 13 | 21 | 26 |
| 2020/21 | 182 | 82 | 100 | 23 | 12 | 31 | 14 | 16 | 20 | 26 | 20 |
| 2019/20 | 177 | 81 | 96 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2018/19 | 189 | 85 | 104 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2017/18 | 179 | 88 | 91 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2016/17 | 189 | 89 | 100 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2015/16 | 188 | 91 | 97 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |