Scoil Naomh Padraig
Headford · Roll number 14278B
- Catholic ethos
- Not DEIS
- Pupils in 2025/26
- 60
- −4 on 2024/25
- Over 10 years
- −6%
- Down 4 from 64 in 2015/16
- Girls and boys
- 37 / 23
- 62% 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
60 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 | 13 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 8.7 |
| Senior Infants | 5 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 5 | 7.7 |
| 1st Class | 9 | 5 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 8.2 |
| 2nd Class | 8 | 8 | 5 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 7.3 |
| 3rd Class | 9 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 11 | 7 | 8.5 |
| 4th Class | 6 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 8.3 |
| 5th Class | 11 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 8.3 |
| 6th Class | 7 | 13 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 9.3 |
JI and SI are Junior and Senior Infants.
Started Junior Infants in 2024/25
5 in Junior Infants (2024/25), 5 in Senior Infants (2025/26): no change.
- 5Junior Infants2024/25
- 5Senior Infants2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2023/24
10 in Junior Infants (2023/24), 11 in 1st Class (2025/26): 1 pupil more.
- 10Junior Infants2023/24
- 11Senior Infants2024/25
- 111st Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2022/23
8 in Junior Infants (2022/23), 5 in 2nd Class (2025/26): 3 pupils fewer.
- 8Junior Infants2022/23
- 6Senior Infants2023/24
- 51st Class2024/25
- 52nd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2021/22
7 in Junior Infants (2021/22), 7 in 3rd Class (2025/26): no change.
- 7Junior Infants2021/22
- 7Senior Infants2022/23
- 71st Class2023/24
- 72nd Class2024/25
- 73rd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2020/21
13 in Junior Infants (2020/21), 11 in 4th Class (2025/26): 2 pupils fewer.
- 13Junior Infants2020/21
- 12Senior Infants2021/22
- 121st Class2022/23
- 112nd Class2023/24
- 113rd Class2024/25
- 114th Class2025/26
In Senior Infants in 2020/21
5 in Senior Infants (2020/21), 4 in 5th Class (2025/26): 1 pupil fewer.
- 5Senior Infants2020/21
- 51st Class2021/22
- 52nd Class2022/23
- 53rd Class2023/24
- 54th Class2024/25
- 45th Class2025/26
In 1st Class in 2020/21
9 in 1st Class (2020/21), 8 in 6th Class (2025/26): 1 pupil fewer.
- 91st Class2020/21
- 82nd Class2021/22
- 83rd Class2022/23
- 74th Class2023/24
- 85th Class2024/25
- 86th Class2025/26
In 2nd Class in 2020/21
8 in 2nd Class (2020/21), 12 in 6th Class (2024/25): 4 pupils more.
- 82nd Class2020/21
- 113rd Class2021/22
- 114th Class2022/23
- 115th Class2023/24
- 126th Class2024/25
In 3rd Class in 2020/21
9 in 3rd Class (2020/21), 10 in 6th Class (2023/24): 1 pupil more.
- 93rd Class2020/21
- 104th Class2021/22
- 105th Class2022/23
- 106th Class2023/24
In 4th Class in 2020/21
6 in 4th Class (2020/21), 6 in 6th Class (2022/23): no change.
- 64th Class2020/21
- 65th Class2021/22
- 66th Class2022/23
In 5th Class in 2020/21
11 in 5th Class (2020/21), 13 in 6th Class (2021/22): 2 pupils more.
- 115th Class2020/21
- 136th Class2021/22
Biggest one-year changes in a class
- +7Senior Infants in 2021/22 (5 to 12)
- −76th Class in 2022/23 (13 to 6)
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 Naomh Padraig, 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
4.3teaching posts
Our estimate: about 4 teachers.
- Class teachersOne for each of the 3 mainstream classes 3
- PrincipalAlso teaches one of the classes, so is counted with the class teachers in a class
- Special education teachers32.5 hours of support teaching a week 1.3
1.5 special needs assistants (SNAs) also work with pupils.
The NCSE has allocated 1.3 special education teachers and 1.5 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. Where there's no principal bar, the principal also taught a class. 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 Naomh Padraig, measured in a straight line. Pupil numbers are for 2025/26.
| Number on map | School | Distance | Pupils | Since 2015/16 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scoil Naomh PadraigThis school | – | 60 |
−6.2%
|
|
| 1 | Headford Primary School2.9 km · Galway | 2.9 km | 137 | – |
| 2 | S N Naomh Sheosamh4.0 km · Shrule | 4.0 km | 99 |
−1.0%
|
| 3 | S N Domhnach Padraig4.0 km · Caherlistrane | 4.0 km | 92 |
−26.4%
|
| 4 | Cloughanower N S4.9 km · Headford | 4.9 km | 66 |
−29.8%
|
| 5 | Bunscoil Naomh Chuana5.8 km · Headford | 5.8 km | 208 |
+11.2%
|
| 6 | Glencorrib N S6.2 km · Shrule | 6.2 km | 52 |
+126.1%
|
About this school
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Contact
- Principal
- Maeve O'Connell
- Phone
- 09335137
- [email protected]
- Address
- Knockroon, Headford, Co. Galway, H91 Y3Y4
School
- Ethos
- Catholic
- Patron
- Archbishop of Tuam
- 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 County Council
- Planning area
- Headford
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 | 60 | 37 | 23 | 9 | 5 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 8 |
| 2024/25 | 64 | 39 | 25 | 5 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 5 | 8 | 12 |
| 2023/24 | 67 | 41 | 26 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 10 |
| 2022/23 | 67 | 45 | 22 | 8 | 7 | 12 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 6 |
| 2021/22 | 72 | 49 | 23 | 7 | 12 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 13 |
| 2020/21 | 68 | 43 | 25 | 13 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 7 |
| 2019/20 | 62 | 33 | 29 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2018/19 | 63 | 31 | 32 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2017/18 | 61 | 33 | 28 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2016/17 | 63 | 32 | 31 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2015/16 | 64 | 33 | 31 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2014/15 | 64 | 32 | 32 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2013/14 | 63 | 33 | 30 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2012/13 | 63 | 32 | 31 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2011/12 | 51 | 26 | 25 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2010/11 | 46 | 28 | 18 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2009/10 | 45 | 23 | 22 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2008/09 | 40 | 22 | 18 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2007/08 | 28 | 15 | 13 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2006/07 | 28 | 15 | 13 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2005/06 | 30 | 14 | 16 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2004/05 | 24 | 14 | 10 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2003/04 | 33 | 19 | 14 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2002/03 | 30 | 18 | 12 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2001/02 | 32 | 20 | 12 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2000/01 | 24 | 14 | 10 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1999/00 | 26 | 15 | 11 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1998/99 | 31 | 20 | 11 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1997/98 | 35 | 22 | 13 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1996/97 | 38 | 24 | 14 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1995/96 | 42 | 25 | 17 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1994/95 | 46 | 25 | 21 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1993/94 | 48 | 25 | 23 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1983/84 | 49 | 21 | 28 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1982/83 | 40 | 16 | 24 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1981/82 | 35 | 13 | 22 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1980/81 | 34 | 11 | 23 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1979/80 | 37 | 14 | 23 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1978/79 | 35 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1977/78 | 36 | 17 | 19 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1976/77 | 34 | 16 | 18 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1975/76 | 30 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |