Scoil Ide
Galway · Roll number 18634R
- Catholic ethos
- Not DEIS
- Pupils in 2025/26
- 244
- −28 on 2024/25
- Over 10 years
- −17%
- Down 49 from 293 in 2015/16
- 11 classes in 2015/16, 11 now; average class 26.6 → 22.2
- Over 20 years: −19% from 300 in 2005/06
- Girls and boys
- 205 / 39
- 84% 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
244 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 | 33 | 47 | 46 | 39 | 33 | 19 | 36.2 |
| Senior Infants | 43 | 35 | 48 | 49 | 41 | 34 | 41.7 |
| 1st Class | 44 | 43 | 36 | 50 | 51 | 39 | 43.8 |
| 2nd Class | 28 | 29 | 26 | 28 | 31 | 29 | 28.5 |
| 3rd Class | 35 | 26 | 31 | 27 | 26 | 32 | 29.5 |
| 4th Class | 29 | 34 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 28 | 30.5 |
| 5th Class | 35 | 31 | 34 | 30 | 30 | 32 | 32.0 |
| 6th Class | 29 | 34 | 32 | 33 | 29 | 31 | 31.3 |
JI and SI are Junior and Senior Infants.
Started Junior Infants in 2024/25
33 in Junior Infants (2024/25), 34 in Senior Infants (2025/26): 1 pupil more.
- 33Junior Infants2024/25
- 34Senior Infants2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2023/24
39 in Junior Infants (2023/24), 39 in 1st Class (2025/26): no change.
- 39Junior Infants2023/24
- 41Senior Infants2024/25
- 391st Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2022/23
46 in Junior Infants (2022/23), 29 in 2nd Class (2025/26): 17 pupils fewer.
- 46Junior Infants2022/23
- 49Senior Infants2023/24
- 511st Class2024/25
- 292nd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2021/22
47 in Junior Infants (2021/22), 32 in 3rd Class (2025/26): 15 pupils fewer.
- 47Junior Infants2021/22
- 48Senior Infants2022/23
- 501st Class2023/24
- 312nd Class2024/25
- 323rd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2020/21
33 in Junior Infants (2020/21), 28 in 4th Class (2025/26): 5 pupils fewer.
- 33Junior Infants2020/21
- 35Senior Infants2021/22
- 361st Class2022/23
- 282nd Class2023/24
- 263rd Class2024/25
- 284th Class2025/26
In Senior Infants in 2020/21
43 in Senior Infants (2020/21), 32 in 5th Class (2025/26): 11 pupils fewer.
- 43Senior Infants2020/21
- 431st Class2021/22
- 262nd Class2022/23
- 273rd Class2023/24
- 314th Class2024/25
- 325th Class2025/26
In 1st Class in 2020/21
44 in 1st Class (2020/21), 31 in 6th Class (2025/26): 13 pupils fewer.
- 441st Class2020/21
- 292nd Class2021/22
- 313rd Class2022/23
- 314th Class2023/24
- 305th Class2024/25
- 316th Class2025/26
In 2nd Class in 2020/21
28 in 2nd Class (2020/21), 29 in 6th Class (2024/25): 1 pupil more.
- 282nd Class2020/21
- 263rd Class2021/22
- 304th Class2022/23
- 305th Class2023/24
- 296th Class2024/25
In 3rd Class in 2020/21
35 in 3rd Class (2020/21), 33 in 6th Class (2023/24): 2 pupils fewer.
- 353rd Class2020/21
- 344th Class2021/22
- 345th Class2022/23
- 336th Class2023/24
In 4th Class in 2020/21
29 in 4th Class (2020/21), 32 in 6th Class (2022/23): 3 pupils more.
- 294th Class2020/21
- 315th Class2021/22
- 326th Class2022/23
In 5th Class in 2020/21
35 in 5th Class (2020/21), 34 in 6th Class (2021/22): 1 pupil fewer.
- 355th Class2020/21
- 346th Class2021/22
Biggest one-year changes in a class
- +14Junior Infants in 2021/22 (33 to 47)
- −14Junior Infants in 2025/26 (33 to 19)
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 Scoil Ide, 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
16.2teaching posts
Our estimate: about 16 teachers.
- Class teachersOne for each of the 11 mainstream classes 11
- PrincipalRuns the school and doesn't teach a class 1
- Special education teachers105 hours of support teaching a week 4.2
4.33 special needs assistants (SNAs) also work with pupils.
The NCSE has allocated 4 special education teachers and 4.33 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 Scoil Ide, measured in a straight line. Pupil numbers are for 2025/26.
| Number on map | School | Distance | Pupils | Since 2015/16 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scoil IdeThis school | – | 244 |
−16.7%
|
|
| 1 | Scoil Naomh Einde0.2 km · Galway | 0.2 km | 119 |
−15.0%
|
| 2 | Scoil Náisiúnta Róis0.7 km · Galway | 0.7 km | 297 |
−21.2%
|
| 3 | S N Fhursa1.2 km · Gaillimh · Gaelscoil | 1.2 km | 216 |
−13.3%
|
| 4 | S N Bride Naofa1.4 km · Galway · DEIS | 1.4 km | 187 |
−18.3%
|
| 5 | S N Iognaid1.5 km · Gaillimh · Gaelscoil | 1.5 km | 480 |
−17.1%
|
| 6 | Gaelscoil Mhic Amhlaigh1.5 km · Gaillimh · Gaelscoil · Gaeltacht | 1.5 km | 643 |
+28.1%
|
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: 71 of 179 households answered (40%). The true figures are likely within 9.6 points either way.
Patron
Teaching language
Boys and girls
Children not yet at school
Their parents: 69 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: 9.6 points either way.
| Parents of | Multi-denominational | Through Irish | Single-sex |
|---|---|---|---|
| This school · children at school | 48% | 18% | 20% |
| This school · children not yet at school | 48% | 33% | 6% |
| Galway City planning area · children at school | 46% | 37% | 3% |
| Galway City planning area · children not yet at school | 49% | 42% | 3% |
| 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
- Stephen Casserly
- Phone
- 091522716
- [email protected]
- Address
- Ardnamara, Salthill, Galway, H91 E4C2
School
- Ethos
- Catholic
- Patron
- Bishop of Galway, Kilmacduagh & Kilfenora
- 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
- 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
42 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 | 244 | 205 | 39 | 19 | 34 | 39 | 29 | 32 | 28 | 32 | 31 |
| 2024/25 | 272 | 214 | 58 | 33 | 41 | 51 | 31 | 26 | 31 | 30 | 29 |
| 2023/24 | 287 | 224 | 63 | 39 | 49 | 50 | 28 | 27 | 31 | 30 | 33 |
| 2022/23 | 283 | 234 | 49 | 46 | 48 | 36 | 26 | 31 | 30 | 34 | 32 |
| 2021/22 | 279 | 232 | 47 | 47 | 35 | 43 | 29 | 26 | 34 | 31 | 34 |
| 2020/21 | 276 | 233 | 43 | 33 | 43 | 44 | 28 | 35 | 29 | 35 | 29 |
| 2019/20 | 279 | 222 | 57 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2018/19 | 290 | 237 | 53 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2017/18 | 307 | 244 | 63 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2016/17 | 308 | 250 | 58 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2015/16 | 293 | 235 | 58 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2014/15 | 293 | 247 | 46 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2013/14 | 300 | 244 | 56 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2012/13 | 299 | 244 | 55 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2011/12 | 291 | 245 | 46 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2010/11 | 278 | 227 | 51 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2009/10 | 279 | 225 | 54 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2008/09 | 299 | 234 | 65 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2007/08 | 302 | 230 | 72 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2006/07 | 301 | 226 | 75 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2005/06 | 300 | 226 | 74 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2004/05 | 312 | 236 | 76 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2003/04 | 310 | 242 | 68 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2002/03 | 316 | 255 | 61 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2001/02 | 308 | 257 | 51 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2000/01 | 311 | 257 | 54 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1999/00 | 320 | 263 | 57 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1998/99 | 335 | 272 | 63 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1997/98 | 332 | 271 | 61 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1996/97 | 337 | 268 | 69 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1995/96 | 344 | 270 | 74 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1994/95 | 352 | 279 | 73 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1993/94 | 362 | 282 | 80 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1983/84 | 369 | 304 | 65 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1982/83 | 375 | 299 | 76 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1981/82 | 373 | 297 | 76 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1980/81 | 364 | 288 | 76 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1979/80 | 360 | 289 | 71 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1978/79 | 377 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1977/78 | 355 | 273 | 82 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1976/77 | 352 | 261 | 91 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1975/76 | 336 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |