Radharc na Mara National School
Mervue · Roll number 20554I
- Catholic ethos
- DEIS
- Ordinary with Special Classes
- Pupils in 2025/26
- 353
- +2 on 2024/25
- Figures start
- 2020/21
- With 355 pupils. A new roll number like this often follows an amalgamation.
- Girls and boys
- 162 / 191
- 46% girls
Pupils since 2020
Total enrolment each school year
Pupils by class
Published for each class from 2020/21.
This year, 2025/26
353 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 | 36 | 28 | 51 | 40 | 30 | 42 | 37.8 |
| Senior Infants | 47 | 34 | 35 | 48 | 42 | 34 | 40.0 |
| 1st Class | 42 | 44 | 37 | 37 | 46 | 42 | 41.3 |
| 2nd Class | 28 | 43 | 52 | 38 | 40 | 49 | 41.7 |
| 3rd Class | 50 | 28 | 46 | 49 | 40 | 47 | 43.3 |
| 4th Class | 42 | 49 | 34 | 46 | 50 | 42 | 43.8 |
| 5th Class | 48 | 42 | 54 | 35 | 49 | 52 | 46.7 |
| 6th Class | 59 | 51 | 52 | 54 | 38 | 45 | 49.8 |
JI and SI are Junior and Senior Infants.
Started Junior Infants in 2024/25
30 in Junior Infants (2024/25), 34 in Senior Infants (2025/26): 4 pupils more.
- 30Junior Infants2024/25
- 34Senior Infants2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2023/24
40 in Junior Infants (2023/24), 42 in 1st Class (2025/26): 2 pupils more.
- 40Junior Infants2023/24
- 42Senior Infants2024/25
- 421st Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2022/23
51 in Junior Infants (2022/23), 49 in 2nd Class (2025/26): 2 pupils fewer.
- 51Junior Infants2022/23
- 48Senior Infants2023/24
- 461st Class2024/25
- 492nd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2021/22
28 in Junior Infants (2021/22), 47 in 3rd Class (2025/26): 19 pupils more.
- 28Junior Infants2021/22
- 35Senior Infants2022/23
- 371st Class2023/24
- 402nd Class2024/25
- 473rd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2020/21
36 in Junior Infants (2020/21), 42 in 4th Class (2025/26): 6 pupils more.
- 36Junior Infants2020/21
- 34Senior Infants2021/22
- 371st Class2022/23
- 382nd Class2023/24
- 403rd Class2024/25
- 424th Class2025/26
In Senior Infants in 2020/21
47 in Senior Infants (2020/21), 52 in 5th Class (2025/26): 5 pupils more.
- 47Senior Infants2020/21
- 441st Class2021/22
- 522nd Class2022/23
- 493rd Class2023/24
- 504th Class2024/25
- 525th Class2025/26
In 1st Class in 2020/21
42 in 1st Class (2020/21), 45 in 6th Class (2025/26): 3 pupils more.
- 421st Class2020/21
- 432nd Class2021/22
- 463rd Class2022/23
- 464th Class2023/24
- 495th Class2024/25
- 456th Class2025/26
In 2nd Class in 2020/21
28 in 2nd Class (2020/21), 38 in 6th Class (2024/25): 10 pupils more.
- 282nd Class2020/21
- 283rd Class2021/22
- 344th Class2022/23
- 355th Class2023/24
- 386th Class2024/25
In 3rd Class in 2020/21
50 in 3rd Class (2020/21), 54 in 6th Class (2023/24): 4 pupils more.
- 503rd Class2020/21
- 494th Class2021/22
- 545th Class2022/23
- 546th Class2023/24
In 4th Class in 2020/21
42 in 4th Class (2020/21), 52 in 6th Class (2022/23): 10 pupils more.
- 424th Class2020/21
- 425th Class2021/22
- 526th Class2022/23
In 5th Class in 2020/21
48 in 5th Class (2020/21), 51 in 6th Class (2021/22): 3 pupils more.
- 485th Class2020/21
- 516th Class2021/22
Biggest one-year changes in a class
- +23Junior Infants in 2022/23 (28 to 51)
- −223rd Class in 2021/22 (50 to 28)
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 Radharc na Mara National School, 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
40.8teaching posts
Our estimate: about 41 teachers.
- Class teachersOne for each of the 21 mainstream classes 21
- PrincipalRuns the school and doesn't teach a class 1
- Special education teachers370 hours of support teaching a week 14.8
- Special class teachersFor 4 autism classes 4
15.83 special needs assistants (SNAs) also work with pupils. 24 pupils are in special classes, which the class sizes leave out.
The NCSE has allocated 14.8 special education teachers, 6 special class teachers and 18.16 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 Radharc na Mara National School, measured in a straight line. Pupil numbers are for 2025/26.
| Number on map | School | Distance | Pupils | Since 2015/16 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Radharc na Mara National SchoolThis school | – | 353 | – | |
| 1 | S N Caitriona Sois0.6 km · Renmore · DEIS | 0.6 km | 350 |
−19.5%
|
| 2 | SN Caitriona Sinsear0.6 km · Renmore · DEIS | 0.6 km | 365 |
−3.9%
|
| 3 | Gaelscoil Dara0.7 km · Gaillimh · Gaelscoil | 0.7 km | 419 |
−3.0%
|
| 4 | Merlin Woods Primary School2.0 km · Galway | 2.0 km | 383 |
+24.4%
|
| 5 | Tirellan Heights N S2.2 km · Galway · DEIS · Gaeltacht | 2.2 km | 330 |
−26.7%
|
| 6 | SN Colmcille2.2 km · Castlegar · DEIS · Gaeltacht | 2.2 km | 70 |
−34.0%
|
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
- Keith Joyce
- Phone
- 091755920
- [email protected]
- Address
- Walter Macken Road, Mervue, H91 YD58
School
- Ethos
- Catholic
- Patron
- Bishop of Galway, Kilmacduagh & Kilfenora
- 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
- Galway City Council
- Planning area
- Galway 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
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 | 353 | 162 | 191 | 42 | 34 | 42 | 49 | 47 | 42 | 52 | 45 |
| 2024/25 | 351 | 160 | 191 | 30 | 42 | 46 | 40 | 40 | 50 | 49 | 38 |
| 2023/24 | 357 | 165 | 192 | 40 | 48 | 37 | 38 | 49 | 46 | 35 | 54 |
| 2022/23 | 371 | 179 | 192 | 51 | 35 | 37 | 52 | 46 | 34 | 54 | 52 |
| 2021/22 | 331 | 155 | 176 | 28 | 34 | 44 | 43 | 28 | 49 | 42 | 51 |
| 2020/21 | 355 | 178 | 177 | 36 | 47 | 42 | 28 | 50 | 42 | 48 | 59 |