Salesian Primary School
Limerick · Roll number 20496U
- Catholic ethos
- Not DEIS
- Pupils in 2025/26
- 361
- −28 on 2024/25
- Figures start
- 2016/17
- With 449 pupils. A new roll number like this often follows an amalgamation.
- Girls and boys
- 261 / 100
- 72% girls
Pupils since 2016
Total enrolment each school year
Pupils by class
Published for each class from 2020/21.
This year, 2025/26
361 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 | 71 | 77 | 77 | 68 | 56 | 53 | 67.0 |
| Senior Infants | 60 | 71 | 88 | 83 | 69 | 59 | 71.7 |
| 1st Class | 76 | 65 | 75 | 85 | 81 | 66 | 74.7 |
| 2nd Class | 42 | 33 | 28 | 42 | 30 | 48 | 37.2 |
| 3rd Class | 27 | 45 | 30 | 29 | 42 | 28 | 33.5 |
| 4th Class | 29 | 30 | 48 | 33 | 31 | 43 | 35.7 |
| 5th Class | 43 | 32 | 31 | 47 | 32 | 29 | 35.7 |
| 6th Class | 46 | 42 | 33 | 29 | 48 | 35 | 38.8 |
JI and SI are Junior and Senior Infants.
Started Junior Infants in 2024/25
56 in Junior Infants (2024/25), 59 in Senior Infants (2025/26): 3 pupils more.
- 56Junior Infants2024/25
- 59Senior Infants2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2023/24
68 in Junior Infants (2023/24), 66 in 1st Class (2025/26): 2 pupils fewer.
- 68Junior Infants2023/24
- 69Senior Infants2024/25
- 661st Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2022/23
77 in Junior Infants (2022/23), 48 in 2nd Class (2025/26): 29 pupils fewer.
- 77Junior Infants2022/23
- 83Senior Infants2023/24
- 811st Class2024/25
- 482nd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2021/22
77 in Junior Infants (2021/22), 28 in 3rd Class (2025/26): 49 pupils fewer.
- 77Junior Infants2021/22
- 88Senior Infants2022/23
- 851st Class2023/24
- 302nd Class2024/25
- 283rd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2020/21
71 in Junior Infants (2020/21), 43 in 4th Class (2025/26): 28 pupils fewer.
- 71Junior Infants2020/21
- 71Senior Infants2021/22
- 751st Class2022/23
- 422nd Class2023/24
- 423rd Class2024/25
- 434th Class2025/26
In Senior Infants in 2020/21
60 in Senior Infants (2020/21), 29 in 5th Class (2025/26): 31 pupils fewer.
- 60Senior Infants2020/21
- 651st Class2021/22
- 282nd Class2022/23
- 293rd Class2023/24
- 314th Class2024/25
- 295th Class2025/26
In 1st Class in 2020/21
76 in 1st Class (2020/21), 35 in 6th Class (2025/26): 41 pupils fewer.
- 761st Class2020/21
- 332nd Class2021/22
- 303rd Class2022/23
- 334th Class2023/24
- 325th Class2024/25
- 356th Class2025/26
In 2nd Class in 2020/21
42 in 2nd Class (2020/21), 48 in 6th Class (2024/25): 6 pupils more.
- 422nd Class2020/21
- 453rd Class2021/22
- 484th Class2022/23
- 475th Class2023/24
- 486th Class2024/25
In 3rd Class in 2020/21
27 in 3rd Class (2020/21), 29 in 6th Class (2023/24): 2 pupils more.
- 273rd Class2020/21
- 304th Class2021/22
- 315th Class2022/23
- 296th Class2023/24
In 4th Class in 2020/21
29 in 4th Class (2020/21), 33 in 6th Class (2022/23): 4 pupils more.
- 294th Class2020/21
- 325th Class2021/22
- 336th Class2022/23
In 5th Class in 2020/21
43 in 5th Class (2020/21), 42 in 6th Class (2021/22): 1 pupil fewer.
- 435th Class2020/21
- 426th Class2021/22
Biggest one-year changes in a class
- +196th Class in 2024/25 (29 to 48)
- −153rd Class in 2022/23 (45 to 30)
Class sizes
Mainstream class groups, 2016/17 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, 2016/17 to 2025/26
Teachers
Who teaches at Salesian Primary School, 2016/17 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
25teaching posts
Our estimate: about 25 teachers.
- Class teachersOne for each of the 16 mainstream classes 16
- PrincipalRuns the school and doesn't teach a class 1
- Special education teachers200 hours of support teaching a week 8
3.41 special needs assistants (SNAs) also work with pupils.
The NCSE has allocated 7.8 special education teachers, 1 special class teacher and 5.07 SNAs for next year.
Teachers since 2016/17
Teachers each school year, by role
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 Salesian Primary School, measured in a straight line. Pupil numbers are for 2025/26.
| Number on map | School | Distance | Pupils | Since 2015/16 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salesian Primary SchoolThis school | – | 361 | – | |
| 1 | J F K Memorial School0.4 km · Limerick | 0.4 km | 218 |
−9.5%
|
| 2 | Gaelscoil Sairseal0.8 km · Luimneach · Gaelscoil | 0.8 km | 369 |
+61.8%
|
| 3 | Limerick School Project0.9 km · Limerick · Multi-denominational | 0.9 km | 203 |
−6.9%
|
| 4 | St Michaels1.1 km · Limerick · Church of Ireland | 1.1 km | 116 |
−9.4%
|
| 5 | An Mhodh Scoil1.1 km · Luimneach · Gaelscoil | 1.1 km | 578 |
−11.9%
|
| 6 | St Mary's National School1.2 km · Limerick · DEIS | 1.2 km | 152 |
+35.7%
|
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
- Claire Rea
- Phone
- 061455442
- [email protected]
- Address
- Fernbank, North Circular Road, Limerick, V94 RR99
School
- Ethos
- Catholic
- Patron
- Bishop of Limerick
- School type
- Ordinary
- School level
- All Through
- DEIS
- Not DEIS
Language and area
- Irish classification
- No subjects through Irish
- Gaeltacht
- Non-Gaeltacht
- Island
- Not on an island
- Local authority
- Limerick City 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
10 school years from 2016/17 to 2025/26. Class figures start in 2020/21.
| Year | Total | Girls | Boys | JI | SI | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 361 | 261 | 100 | 53 | 59 | 66 | 48 | 28 | 43 | 29 | 35 |
| 2024/25 | 389 | 289 | 100 | 56 | 69 | 81 | 30 | 42 | 31 | 32 | 48 |
| 2023/24 | 416 | 290 | 126 | 68 | 83 | 85 | 42 | 29 | 33 | 47 | 29 |
| 2022/23 | 410 | 286 | 124 | 77 | 88 | 75 | 28 | 30 | 48 | 31 | 33 |
| 2021/22 | 395 | 276 | 119 | 77 | 71 | 65 | 33 | 45 | 30 | 32 | 42 |
| 2020/21 | 394 | 276 | 118 | 71 | 60 | 76 | 42 | 27 | 29 | 43 | 46 |
| 2019/20 | 409 | 284 | 125 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2018/19 | 451 | 308 | 143 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2017/18 | 451 | 293 | 158 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2016/17 | 449 | 284 | 165 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |