S N Brighde
Baile Átha Cliath 6 · Roll number 18817C
- Catholic ethos
- Not DEIS
- All subjects through Irish
- Pupils in 2025/26
- 358
- −10 on 2024/25
- Over 10 years
- −26%
- Down 123 from 481 in 2015/16
- 16 classes in 2015/16, 15 now; average class 30.1 → 23.9
- Over 20 years: +8% from 332 in 2005/06
- Girls and boys
- 186 / 172
- 52% girls
Pupils since 1974
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
358 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 | 51 | 46 | 46 | 49 | 53 | 46 | 48.5 |
| Senior Infants | 55 | 48 | 47 | 44 | 51 | 49 | 49.0 |
| 1st Class | 50 | 52 | 47 | 45 | 44 | 49 | 47.8 |
| 2nd Class | 48 | 48 | 54 | 45 | 46 | 43 | 47.3 |
| 3rd Class | 47 | 45 | 47 | 52 | 43 | 42 | 46.0 |
| 4th Class | 57 | 46 | 43 | 47 | 50 | 43 | 47.7 |
| 5th Class | 57 | 55 | 44 | 37 | 46 | 46 | 47.5 |
| 6th Class | 56 | 55 | 51 | 41 | 35 | 40 | 46.3 |
JI and SI are Junior and Senior Infants.
Started Junior Infants in 2024/25
53 in Junior Infants (2024/25), 49 in Senior Infants (2025/26): 4 pupils fewer.
- 53Junior Infants2024/25
- 49Senior Infants2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2023/24
49 in Junior Infants (2023/24), 49 in 1st Class (2025/26): no change.
- 49Junior Infants2023/24
- 51Senior Infants2024/25
- 491st Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2022/23
46 in Junior Infants (2022/23), 43 in 2nd Class (2025/26): 3 pupils fewer.
- 46Junior Infants2022/23
- 44Senior Infants2023/24
- 441st Class2024/25
- 432nd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2021/22
46 in Junior Infants (2021/22), 42 in 3rd Class (2025/26): 4 pupils fewer.
- 46Junior Infants2021/22
- 47Senior Infants2022/23
- 451st Class2023/24
- 462nd Class2024/25
- 423rd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2020/21
51 in Junior Infants (2020/21), 43 in 4th Class (2025/26): 8 pupils fewer.
- 51Junior Infants2020/21
- 48Senior Infants2021/22
- 471st Class2022/23
- 452nd Class2023/24
- 433rd Class2024/25
- 434th Class2025/26
In Senior Infants in 2020/21
55 in Senior Infants (2020/21), 46 in 5th Class (2025/26): 9 pupils fewer.
- 55Senior Infants2020/21
- 521st Class2021/22
- 542nd Class2022/23
- 523rd Class2023/24
- 504th Class2024/25
- 465th Class2025/26
In 1st Class in 2020/21
50 in 1st Class (2020/21), 40 in 6th Class (2025/26): 10 pupils fewer.
- 501st Class2020/21
- 482nd Class2021/22
- 473rd Class2022/23
- 474th Class2023/24
- 465th Class2024/25
- 406th Class2025/26
In 2nd Class in 2020/21
48 in 2nd Class (2020/21), 35 in 6th Class (2024/25): 13 pupils fewer.
- 482nd Class2020/21
- 453rd Class2021/22
- 434th Class2022/23
- 375th Class2023/24
- 356th Class2024/25
In 3rd Class in 2020/21
47 in 3rd Class (2020/21), 41 in 6th Class (2023/24): 6 pupils fewer.
- 473rd Class2020/21
- 464th Class2021/22
- 445th Class2022/23
- 416th Class2023/24
In 4th Class in 2020/21
57 in 4th Class (2020/21), 51 in 6th Class (2022/23): 6 pupils fewer.
- 574th Class2020/21
- 555th Class2021/22
- 516th Class2022/23
In 5th Class in 2020/21
57 in 5th Class (2020/21), 55 in 6th Class (2021/22): 2 pupils fewer.
- 575th Class2020/21
- 556th Class2021/22
Biggest one-year changes in a class
- +95th Class in 2024/25 (37 to 46)
- −114th Class in 2021/22 (57 to 46)
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 S N Brighde, 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
20.1teaching posts
Our estimate: about 20 teachers.
- Class teachersOne for each of the 15 mainstream classes 15
- PrincipalRuns the school and doesn't teach a class 1
- Special education teachers102.5 hours of support teaching a week 4.1
3 special needs assistants (SNAs) also work with pupils.
The NCSE has allocated 4 special education teachers, 1 special class teacher and 5 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 S N Brighde, measured in a straight line. Pupil numbers are for 2025/26.
| Number on map | School | Distance | Pupils | Since 2015/16 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| S N BrighdeThis school | – | 358 |
−25.6%
|
|
| 1 | Gaelscoil Lios na nOg0.0 km · Baile Átha Cliath 6 · Gaelscoil | 0.0 km | 188 |
−20.7%
|
| 2 | Ranelagh Multi Denom NS0.6 km · Dublin 6 · Multi-denominational | 0.6 km | 221 |
−8.7%
|
| 3 | Kildare Place N S0.6 km · Dublin 6 · Church of Ireland | 0.6 km | 189 |
−12.9%
|
| 4 | Sandford Parish National School0.6 km · Dublin 6 · Church of Ireland | 0.6 km | 196 |
−16.9%
|
| 5 | St. Louis National School0.8 km · Dublin 6 | 0.8 km | 590 | – |
| 6 | Harcourt Terrace Educate Together National School1.1 km · Dublin 2 · Multi-denominational | 1.1 km | 294 | – |
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: 110 of 266 households answered (41%). The true figures are likely within 7.7 points either way.
Patron
Teaching language
Boys and girls
Children not yet at school
Their parents: 30 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: 7.7 points either way.
| Parents of | Multi-denominational | Through Irish | Single-sex |
|---|---|---|---|
| This school · children at school | 49% | 92% | 1% |
| This school · children not yet at school | 57% | 97% | 0% |
| Dublin6–Clonskeagh planning area · children at school | 59% | 32% | 4% |
| Dublin6–Clonskeagh planning area · children not yet at school | 67% | 31% | 12% |
| 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
- Gráinne Dollard
- Phone
- 014973390
- [email protected]
- Address
- Bóthar Oakley, Raghnallach, Baile Átha Cliath 6, D06 E8K7
School
- Ethos
- Catholic
- Patron
- Archbishop of Dublin
- School type
- Ordinary
- School level
- All Through
- DEIS
- Not DEIS
Language and area
- Irish classification
- All subjects through Irish
- Gaeltacht
- Non-Gaeltacht
- Island
- Not on an island
- Local authority
- Dublin City Council
- Planning area
- Dublin6–Clonskeagh
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 1974/75 to 2025/26. Class figures start in 2020/21.
| Year | Total | Girls | Boys | JI | SI | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 358 | 186 | 172 | 46 | 49 | 49 | 43 | 42 | 43 | 46 | 40 |
| 2024/25 | 368 | 190 | 178 | 53 | 51 | 44 | 46 | 43 | 50 | 46 | 35 |
| 2023/24 | 360 | 184 | 176 | 49 | 44 | 45 | 45 | 52 | 47 | 37 | 41 |
| 2022/23 | 379 | 191 | 188 | 46 | 47 | 47 | 54 | 47 | 43 | 44 | 51 |
| 2021/22 | 395 | 193 | 202 | 46 | 48 | 52 | 48 | 45 | 46 | 55 | 55 |
| 2020/21 | 421 | 196 | 225 | 51 | 55 | 50 | 48 | 47 | 57 | 57 | 56 |
| 2019/20 | 436 | 212 | 224 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2018/19 | 440 | 222 | 218 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2017/18 | 438 | 228 | 210 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2016/17 | 455 | 234 | 221 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2015/16 | 481 | 245 | 236 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2014/15 | 455 | 236 | 219 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2013/14 | 429 | 231 | 198 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2012/13 | 418 | 237 | 181 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2011/12 | 390 | 217 | 173 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2010/11 | 376 | 207 | 169 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2009/10 | 355 | 200 | 155 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2008/09 | 321 | 189 | 132 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2007/08 | 291 | 165 | 126 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2006/07 | 316 | 165 | 151 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2005/06 | 332 | 174 | 158 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2004/05 | 323 | 164 | 159 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2003/04 | 336 | 173 | 163 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2002/03 | 302 | 153 | 149 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2001/02 | 273 | 132 | 141 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2000/01 | 274 | 134 | 140 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1999/00 | 291 | 142 | 149 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1998/99 | 302 | 151 | 151 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1997/98 | 305 | 153 | 152 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1996/97 | 302 | 152 | 150 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1995/96 | 308 | 154 | 154 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1994/95 | 320 | 165 | 155 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1993/94 | 312 | 160 | 152 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1982/83 | 154 | 87 | 67 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1981/82 | 173 | 98 | 75 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1980/81 | 172 | 99 | 73 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1979/80 | 178 | 93 | 85 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1978/79 | 196 | 106 | 90 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1977/78 | 192 | 103 | 89 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1976/77 | 196 | 115 | 81 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1975/76 | 204 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1974/75 | 254 | 175 | 79 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |