Gaelscoil an Teaghlaigh Naofa
Cork · Roll number 18292P
- Catholic ethos
- DEIS
- Ordinary with Special Classes
- All subjects through Irish
- Pupils in 2025/26
- 193
- +7 on 2024/25
- Over 10 years
- −14%
- Down 31 from 224 in 2015/16
- 10 classes in 2015/16, 8 now; average class 22.4 → 22.8
- Over 20 years: −16% from 230 in 2005/06
- Girls and boys
- 103 / 90
- 53% girls
Pupils since 1975
Total enrolment each school year
Shaded: the last 10 years, 2015/16 to 2025/26. 1983/84 is left out because its source file is incomplete, and no files exist for 1984/85 to 1992/93. Known data issues
Pupils by class
Published for each class from 2020/21.
This year, 2025/26
193 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 | 26 | 23 | 30 | 21 | 26 | 36 | 27.0 |
| Senior Infants | 20 | 27 | 22 | 27 | 21 | 23 | 23.3 |
| 1st Class | 27 | 17 | 24 | 21 | 26 | 21 | 22.7 |
| 2nd Class | 30 | 27 | 17 | 23 | 20 | 26 | 23.8 |
| 3rd Class | 28 | 28 | 27 | 15 | 23 | 23 | 24.0 |
| 4th Class | 30 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 14 | 22 | 24.7 |
| 5th Class | 20 | 28 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 15 | 23.7 |
| 6th Class | 35 | 18 | 28 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 26.5 |
JI and SI are Junior and Senior Infants.
Started Junior Infants in 2024/25
26 in Junior Infants (2024/25), 23 in Senior Infants (2025/26): 3 pupils fewer.
- 26Junior Infants2024/25
- 23Senior Infants2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2023/24
21 in Junior Infants (2023/24), 21 in 1st Class (2025/26): no change.
- 21Junior Infants2023/24
- 21Senior Infants2024/25
- 211st Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2022/23
30 in Junior Infants (2022/23), 26 in 2nd Class (2025/26): 4 pupils fewer.
- 30Junior Infants2022/23
- 27Senior Infants2023/24
- 261st Class2024/25
- 262nd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2021/22
23 in Junior Infants (2021/22), 23 in 3rd Class (2025/26): no change.
- 23Junior Infants2021/22
- 22Senior Infants2022/23
- 211st Class2023/24
- 202nd Class2024/25
- 233rd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2020/21
26 in Junior Infants (2020/21), 22 in 4th Class (2025/26): 4 pupils fewer.
- 26Junior Infants2020/21
- 27Senior Infants2021/22
- 241st Class2022/23
- 232nd Class2023/24
- 233rd Class2024/25
- 224th Class2025/26
In Senior Infants in 2020/21
20 in Senior Infants (2020/21), 15 in 5th Class (2025/26): 5 pupils fewer.
- 20Senior Infants2020/21
- 171st Class2021/22
- 172nd Class2022/23
- 153rd Class2023/24
- 144th Class2024/25
- 155th Class2025/26
In 1st Class in 2020/21
27 in 1st Class (2020/21), 27 in 6th Class (2025/26): no change.
- 271st Class2020/21
- 272nd Class2021/22
- 273rd Class2022/23
- 274th Class2023/24
- 265th Class2024/25
- 276th Class2025/26
In 2nd Class in 2020/21
30 in 2nd Class (2020/21), 26 in 6th Class (2024/25): 4 pupils fewer.
- 302nd Class2020/21
- 283rd Class2021/22
- 274th Class2022/23
- 275th Class2023/24
- 266th Class2024/25
In 3rd Class in 2020/21
28 in 3rd Class (2020/21), 25 in 6th Class (2023/24): 3 pupils fewer.
- 283rd Class2020/21
- 284th Class2021/22
- 265th Class2022/23
- 256th Class2023/24
In 4th Class in 2020/21
30 in 4th Class (2020/21), 28 in 6th Class (2022/23): 2 pupils fewer.
- 304th Class2020/21
- 285th Class2021/22
- 286th Class2022/23
In 5th Class in 2020/21
20 in 5th Class (2020/21), 18 in 6th Class (2021/22): 2 pupils fewer.
- 205th Class2020/21
- 186th Class2021/22
Biggest one-year changes in a class
- +106th Class in 2022/23 (18 to 28)
- −176th Class in 2021/22 (35 to 18)
Class sizes
Mainstream class groups, 2006/07 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, 2006/07 to 2025/26
Teachers
Who teaches at Gaelscoil an Teaghlaigh Naofa, 2006/07 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
14.5teaching posts
Our estimate: about 14 teachers.
- Class teachersOne for each of the 8 mainstream classes 8
- PrincipalRuns the school and doesn't teach a class 1
- Special education teachers87.5 hours of support teaching a week 3.5
- Special class teachersFor 2 autism classes 2
7.16 special needs assistants (SNAs) also work with pupils. 11 pupils are in special classes, which the class sizes leave out.
The NCSE has allocated 3.5 special education teachers, 2 special class teachers and 7.16 SNAs for next year.
Teachers since 2006/07
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 Gaelscoil an Teaghlaigh Naofa, measured in a straight line. Pupil numbers are for 2025/26.
| Number on map | School | Distance | Pupils | Since 2015/16 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gaelscoil an Teaghlaigh NaofaThis school | – | 193 |
−13.8%
|
|
| 1 | Scoil Maria Assumpta0.3 km · Cork · Girls · DEIS | 0.3 km | 168 |
−4.0%
|
| 2 | Realt na Maidine0.6 km · Cork · Boys · DEIS | 0.6 km | 107 |
−12.3%
|
| 3 | South Lee Educate Together National School0.8 km · Cork City · Multi-denominational | 0.8 km | 162 | – |
| 4 | Bunscoil Chriost Ri0.8 km · Cork · Some subjects through Irish | 0.8 km | 453 |
−7.9%
|
| 5 | Greenmount Monastery NS0.9 km · Greenmount · DEIS | 0.9 km | 240 |
−10.1%
|
| 6 | Scoil Naomh Mhuire1.3 km · Cork · DEIS | 1.3 km | 312 |
+16.9%
|
What parents would prefer
In the Department of Education and Youth's Primary School Survey (November–December 2025), parents said whether they would prefer this school to be co-educational or single-sex, to have a denominational or multi-denominational patron, and to teach through Irish or English. These are preferences, not applications or enrolments.
Children at this school
Their parents: 59 of 146 households answered (40%). The true figures are likely within 10.5 points either way.
Patron
Teaching language
Boys and girls
Children not yet at school
Their parents: 34 who intend to enrol a child here answered. The Department gives no margin of error for this group.
Patron
Teaching language
Boys and girls
The bracket shows the margin of error the Department published for this school: 10.5 points either way.
| Parents of | Multi-denominational | Through Irish | Single-sex |
|---|---|---|---|
| This school · children at school | 39% | 92% | 2% |
| This school · children not yet at school | 53% | 88% | 3% |
| Glasheen–CorkCity planning area · children at school | 47% | 23% | 21% |
| Glasheen–CorkCity planning area · children not yet at school | 57% | 34% | 16% |
| Ireland · children at school | 44% | 20% | 5% |
| Ireland · children not yet at school | 47% | 26% | 6% |
Source: Department of Education and Youth, Primary School Survey results, published 23 June 2026. Planning-area and Ireland figures also count parents at schools where too few answered for the school to get its own results. About these figures
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
- Máire Ní Nuanáin
- Phone
- 0214311473
- [email protected]
- Address
- Tory Top Road, Ballyphehane, Cork, T12 K039
School
- Ethos
- Catholic
- Patron
- Bishop of Cork & Ross
- School type
- Ordinary with Special Classes
- School level
- All Through
- DEIS
- DEIS
Language and area
- Irish classification
- All 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
40 school years from 1975/76 to 2025/26. Class figures start in 2020/21.
| Year | Total | Girls | Boys | JI | SI | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 193 | 103 | 90 | 36 | 23 | 21 | 26 | 23 | 22 | 15 | 27 |
| 2024/25 | 186 | 95 | 91 | 26 | 21 | 26 | 20 | 23 | 14 | 26 | 26 |
| 2023/24 | 190 | 91 | 99 | 21 | 27 | 21 | 23 | 15 | 27 | 27 | 25 |
| 2022/23 | 205 | 97 | 108 | 30 | 22 | 24 | 17 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 28 |
| 2021/22 | 201 | 94 | 107 | 23 | 27 | 17 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 18 |
| 2020/21 | 216 | 101 | 115 | 26 | 20 | 27 | 30 | 28 | 30 | 20 | 35 |
| 2019/20 | 224 | 113 | 111 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2018/19 | 228 | 112 | 116 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2017/18 | 220 | 105 | 115 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2016/17 | 220 | 107 | 113 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2015/16 | 224 | 112 | 112 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2014/15 | 232 | 116 | 116 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2013/14 | 229 | 111 | 118 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2012/13 | 218 | 107 | 111 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2011/12 | 216 | 96 | 120 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2010/11 | 214 | 97 | 117 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2009/10 | 220 | 103 | 117 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2008/09 | 231 | 108 | 123 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2007/08 | 222 | 100 | 122 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2006/07 | 229 | 104 | 125 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2005/06 | 230 | 109 | 121 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2004/05 | 236 | 112 | 124 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2003/04 | 265 | 136 | 129 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2002/03 | 258 | 128 | 130 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2001/02 | 263 | 127 | 136 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2000/01 | 249 | 120 | 129 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1999/00 | 238 | 114 | 124 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1998/99 | 227 | 104 | 123 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1997/98 | 200 | 88 | 112 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1996/97 | 198 | 85 | 113 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1995/96 | 168 | 70 | 98 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1994/95 | 142 | 54 | 88 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1993/94 | 118 | 43 | 75 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1982/83 | 107 | 0 | 107 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1981/82 | 102 | 0 | 102 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1980/81 | 111 | 0 | 111 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1979/80 | 123 | 0 | 123 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1977/78 | 171 | 0 | 171 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1976/77 | 195 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1975/76 | 238 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |