Holy Well National School (Scoil Tobair Naofa)
Carrigaline · Roll number 20550A
- Catholic ethos
- Not DEIS
- Ordinary with Special Classes
- Pupils in 2025/26
- 803
- +1 on 2024/25
- Figures start
- 2020/21
- With 801 pupils. A new roll number like this often follows an amalgamation.
- Girls and boys
- 399 / 404
- 50% girls
Pupils since 2020
Total enrolment each school year
Pupils by class
Published for each class from 2020/21.
This year, 2025/26
803 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 | 97 | 83 | 108 | 89 | 91 | 93 | 93.5 |
| Senior Infants | 102 | 95 | 85 | 104 | 90 | 93 | 94.8 |
| 1st Class | 95 | 108 | 98 | 88 | 102 | 93 | 97.3 |
| 2nd Class | 92 | 96 | 109 | 99 | 91 | 103 | 98.3 |
| 3rd Class | 83 | 98 | 100 | 114 | 99 | 93 | 97.8 |
| 4th Class | 97 | 90 | 97 | 100 | 111 | 105 | 100.0 |
| 5th Class | 110 | 110 | 91 | 102 | 99 | 118 | 105.0 |
| 6th Class | 107 | 116 | 113 | 94 | 101 | 105 | 106.0 |
JI and SI are Junior and Senior Infants.
Started Junior Infants in 2024/25
91 in Junior Infants (2024/25), 93 in Senior Infants (2025/26): 2 pupils more.
- 91Junior Infants2024/25
- 93Senior Infants2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2023/24
89 in Junior Infants (2023/24), 93 in 1st Class (2025/26): 4 pupils more.
- 89Junior Infants2023/24
- 90Senior Infants2024/25
- 931st Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2022/23
108 in Junior Infants (2022/23), 103 in 2nd Class (2025/26): 5 pupils fewer.
- 108Junior Infants2022/23
- 104Senior Infants2023/24
- 1021st Class2024/25
- 1032nd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2021/22
83 in Junior Infants (2021/22), 93 in 3rd Class (2025/26): 10 pupils more.
- 83Junior Infants2021/22
- 85Senior Infants2022/23
- 881st Class2023/24
- 912nd Class2024/25
- 933rd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2020/21
97 in Junior Infants (2020/21), 105 in 4th Class (2025/26): 8 pupils more.
- 97Junior Infants2020/21
- 95Senior Infants2021/22
- 981st Class2022/23
- 992nd Class2023/24
- 993rd Class2024/25
- 1054th Class2025/26
In Senior Infants in 2020/21
102 in Senior Infants (2020/21), 118 in 5th Class (2025/26): 16 pupils more.
- 102Senior Infants2020/21
- 1081st Class2021/22
- 1092nd Class2022/23
- 1143rd Class2023/24
- 1114th Class2024/25
- 1185th Class2025/26
In 1st Class in 2020/21
95 in 1st Class (2020/21), 105 in 6th Class (2025/26): 10 pupils more.
- 951st Class2020/21
- 962nd Class2021/22
- 1003rd Class2022/23
- 1004th Class2023/24
- 995th Class2024/25
- 1056th Class2025/26
In 2nd Class in 2020/21
92 in 2nd Class (2020/21), 101 in 6th Class (2024/25): 9 pupils more.
- 922nd Class2020/21
- 983rd Class2021/22
- 974th Class2022/23
- 1025th Class2023/24
- 1016th Class2024/25
In 3rd Class in 2020/21
83 in 3rd Class (2020/21), 94 in 6th Class (2023/24): 11 pupils more.
- 833rd Class2020/21
- 904th Class2021/22
- 915th Class2022/23
- 946th Class2023/24
In 4th Class in 2020/21
97 in 4th Class (2020/21), 113 in 6th Class (2022/23): 16 pupils more.
- 974th Class2020/21
- 1105th Class2021/22
- 1136th Class2022/23
In 5th Class in 2020/21
110 in 5th Class (2020/21), 116 in 6th Class (2021/22): 6 pupils more.
- 1105th Class2020/21
- 1166th Class2021/22
Biggest one-year changes in a class
- +25Junior Infants in 2022/23 (83 to 108)
- −195th Class in 2022/23 (110 to 91)
Class sizes
Mainstream class groups, 2020/21 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, 2020/21 to 2025/26
Teachers
Who teaches at Holy Well National School (Scoil Tobair Naofa), 2020/21 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
52.1teaching posts
Our estimate: about 52 teachers.
- Class teachersOne for each of the 34 mainstream classes 34
- PrincipalRuns the school and doesn't teach a class 1
- Deputy principalDoesn't teach a class either, as larger schools and those with five or more special classes have one 1
- Special education teachers327.5 hours of support teaching a week 13.1
- Special class teachersFor 3 autism classes 3
18.66 special needs assistants (SNAs) also work with pupils. 18 pupils are in special classes, which the class sizes leave out.
The NCSE has allocated 13.2 special education teachers, 3 special class teachers and 18.66 SNAs for next year.
Teachers since 2020/21
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 Holy Well National School (Scoil Tobair Naofa), measured in a straight line. Pupil numbers are for 2025/26.
| Number on map | School | Distance | Pupils | Since 2015/16 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holy Well National School (Scoil Tobair Naofa)This school | – | 803 | – | |
| 1 | Gaelscoil Charraig Ui Leighin0.8 km · Carraig Uí Leighin · Gaelscoil | 0.8 km | 591 |
+2.6%
|
| 2 | St Mary's Church of Ireland N.S0.9 km · Carrigaline · Church of Ireland | 0.9 km | 204 |
−0.5%
|
| 3 | Owenabue ETNS1.2 km · Carrigaline · Multi-denominational | 1.2 km | 118 | – |
| 4 | Carrigaline Educate Together NS1.5 km · Carrigaline · Multi-denominational | 1.5 km | 424 |
+20.5%
|
| 5 | Shanbally N S3.4 km · Ringaskiddy | 3.4 km | 192 |
−17.2%
|
| 6 | Ballygarvan N S4.3 km · Ballygarvan | 4.3 km | 366 |
−5.9%
|
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
- Mr. Aidan Crowley
- Phone
- 0214372005
- [email protected]
- Address
- Ballea Road, Carrigaline, Co. Cork, P43 PK51
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
- No subjects through Irish
- Gaeltacht
- Non-Gaeltacht
- Island
- Not on an island
- Local authority
- Cork County Council
- Planning area
- Carrigaline
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
6 school years from 2020/21 to 2025/26. Class figures start in 2020/21.
| Year | Total | Girls | Boys | JI | SI | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 803 | 399 | 404 | 93 | 93 | 93 | 103 | 93 | 105 | 118 | 105 |
| 2024/25 | 802 | 403 | 399 | 91 | 90 | 102 | 91 | 99 | 111 | 99 | 101 |
| 2023/24 | 808 | 407 | 401 | 89 | 104 | 88 | 99 | 114 | 100 | 102 | 94 |
| 2022/23 | 819 | 410 | 409 | 108 | 85 | 98 | 109 | 100 | 97 | 91 | 113 |
| 2021/22 | 814 | 413 | 401 | 83 | 95 | 108 | 96 | 98 | 90 | 110 | 116 |
| 2020/21 | 801 | 415 | 386 | 97 | 102 | 95 | 92 | 83 | 97 | 110 | 107 |