By area · Release notes. Enrolment by planning area, local authority, school patron, county.

SCOIL PHADRAIG

Roll number: 17827A Canal Road, Portarlington, Co. Laois

School details

Address
Canal Road, Portarlington, Co. Laois (R32Y6K7)
Email
[email protected]
Phone
0578623394
Principal
Padraig Ó Gealbhain
Ethos
Catholic
DEIS
N
Irish classification
No subjects through Irish
Gaeltacht
N
Island
N
Local authority
Laois County Council
School patron
Bishop of Kildare & Leighlin
School type
Ordinary with Special Classes
School level
All-Through School
Planning area
Portarlington

Preliminary data

The latest year shown (2025/26) is preliminary and subject to revision when the official enrolment figures are released by the Department of Education.

Data highlights

Key numbers to spot outliers or notable changes.

Summary statistics (class-level data)

Min / max / mean enrolment per class across the available years (2020/21–2024/25; preliminary year excluded from class stats).

Class Min Max Mean Years
Junior Infants 43 64 58.0 5
Senior Infants 56 68 61.2 5
1st Class 60 71 65.4 5
2nd Class 59 78 68.4 5
3rd Class 64 80 72.6 5
4th Class 63 83 75.0 5
5th Class 62 84 74.2 5
6th Class 56 89 74.8 5
Total 521 573 557.8 6

Total enrolment over time

Enrolment by gender over time

Enrolment by class over time

Cohort progression

Track how each cohort (pupils who were in the same class in the same year) progresses through the school. Each step shows the count; the number between steps is the net change (pupils gained minus pupils lost).

Cohort 2020/21
JI 2020/21 63
-3
SI 2021/22 60
+5
1st 2022/23 65
+7
2nd 2023/24 72
+2
3rd 2024/25 74
Cohort 2021/22
JI 2021/22 57
-1
SI 2022/23 56
+6
1st 2023/24 62
+1
2nd 2024/25 63
Cohort 2022/23
JI 2022/23 63
+5
SI 2023/24 68
+1
1st 2024/25 69
Cohort 2023/24
JI 2023/24 64
+2
SI 2024/25 66
Cohort 2024/25
JI 2024/25 43

Raw data by year

Years marked (preliminary) are subject to revision when official data are published.

Year Female Male JI SI 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th Total
2020/21 573 63 56 71 78 69 83 62 79 573
2021/22 548 57 60 60 70 80 63 84 56 548
2022/23 569 63 56 65 59 76 82 63 89 569
2023/24 573 64 68 62 72 64 81 83 63 573
2024/25 563 43 66 69 63 74 66 79 87 563
2025/26 (preliminary) 521 521