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PADRAIG NAOFA N S

Roll number: 15676S St Patricks Road, Wicklow

School details

Address: St Patricks Road, Wicklow (A67HP90)
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 040467415
Principal: Lorraine Dempsey
Ethos: Catholic
DEIS: N
Irish classification: No subjects through Irish
Gaeltacht: N
Island: N
Local authority: Wicklow County Council
School patron: Archbishop of Dublin
School type: Ordinary with Special Classes
School level: All-Through School
Planning area: Wicklow

Class size history

Mainstream class group data is shown separately from standard/year-group enrolment data. The source does not identify which standard/year group each class group belongs to.

Average class size

20.59

2025/26

Mainstream classes

2025/26

Largest class group

2025/26

Classes with 30+ pupils

2025/26

Class group metrics trend

Class group metrics by year

Year	Mainstream class pupils	Mainstream classes	Average class size	Largest class	Classes 30+
2006/07	387	16	24.19	31	2
2007/08	371	15	24.73	29	0
2008/09	354	15	23.60	29	0
2009/10	341	14	24.36	31	2
2010/11	305	14	21.79	29	0
2011/12	308	13	23.69	30	1
2012/13	311	12	25.92	33	3
2013/14	307	12	25.58	35	2
2014/15	317	12	26.42	35	3
2015/16	321	12	26.75	33	3
2016/17	286	12	23.83	30	1
2017/18	268	11	24.36	37	2
2019/20	291	12	24.25	32	2
2020/21	310	13	23.85	32	1
2021/22	320	13	24.62	33	3
2022/23	340	16	21.25	29	0
2023/24	329	17	19.35	29	0
2024/25	343	18	19.06	25	0
2025/26	350	17	20.59	30	1

Data highlights

Key numbers to spot outliers or notable changes.

Biggest gain in a single year: 1977/78: 399 in 1976/77 → 434, +35 pupils.
Biggest loss in a single year: 2010/11: 378 in 2009/10 → 342, -36 pupils.
Largest single-class increase: 3rd Class in 2025/26 (40 → 65, +25).
Largest single-class decrease: 6th Class in 2023/24 (56 → 37, -19).
Largest cohort-step gain: 2nd → 3rd in 2025/26 (52 → 65, +13).
Largest cohort-step loss: JI → SI in 2021/22 (34 → 30, -4).
Overall: 402 (1974/75) → 377 (2025/26), -25.

Summary statistics (class-level data)

Min / max / mean enrolment per class across the available final by-standard years.

Class	Min	Max	Mean	Years
Junior Infants	29	44	36.0	6
Senior Infants	30	42	36.7	6
1st Class	34	47	40.5	6
2nd Class	32	52	41.7	6
3rd Class	29	65	43.5	6
4th Class	33	51	42.8	6
5th Class	41	57	47.5	6
6th Class	37	56	48.0	6
Total	277	519	412.7	43

Total enrolment over time

Total and gender trends use historical records where available. Class-level data starts in 2020/21.

Enrolment by gender over time

Enrolment by class over time

Cohort progression

Base cohort:

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 34

-4

SI 2021/22 30

1st 2022/23 34

2nd 2023/24 36

3rd 2024/25 40

4th 2025/26 43

Cohort 2021/22

JI 2021/22 44

-2

SI 2022/23 42

1st 2023/24 47

2nd 2024/25 52

+13

3rd 2025/26 65

Cohort 2022/23

JI 2022/23 33

SI 2023/24 34

1st 2024/25 35

2nd 2025/26 44

Cohort 2023/24

JI 2023/24 38

SI 2024/25 41

1st 2025/26 44

Cohort 2024/25

JI 2024/25 29

SI 2025/26 31

Cohort 2025/26

JI 2025/26 38

Raw data by year

Year	Female	Male	JI	SI	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	Total
1974/75	–	402	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	402
1975/76	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	393
1976/77	–	399	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	399
1977/78	–	434	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	434
1978/79	–	447	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	447
1979/80	–	473	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	473
1980/81	–	488	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	488
1981/82	–	479	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	479
1982/83	–	486	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	486
1983/84	–	497	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	497
1993/94	–	485	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	485
1994/95	–	483	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	483
1995/96	–	485	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	485
1996/97	–	472	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	472
1997/98	–	507	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	507
1998/99	–	512	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	512
1999/00	–	517	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	517
2000/01	–	519	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	519
2001/02	–	503	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	503
2002/03	–	513	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	513
2003/04	–	494	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	494
2004/05	–	468	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	468
2005/06	–	449	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	449
2006/07	–	417	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	417
2007/08	–	406	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	406
2008/09	–	390	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	390
2009/10	–	378	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	378
2010/11	–	342	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	342
2011/12	5	313	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	318
2012/13	16	304	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	320
2013/14	34	282	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	316
2014/15	42	285	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	327
2015/16	55	275	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	330
2016/17	52	242	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	294
2017/18	63	214	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	277
2018/19	92	193	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	285
2019/20	113	189	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	302
2020/21	121	204	34	42	36	32	29	47	42	48	325
2021/22	132	214	44	30	47	35	31	33	54	46	346
2022/23	143	221	33	42	34	51	43	41	41	56	364
2023/24	154	204	38	34	47	36	53	42	42	37	358
2024/25	153	216	29	41	35	52	40	51	49	46	369
2025/26	159	218	38	31	44	44	65	43	57	55	377