Scoil Chonnla Phadraig
Newbridge · Roll number 15870O
- Catholic ethos
- Not DEIS
- Pupils in 2025/26
- 306
- +2 on 2024/25
- Over 10 years
- −11%
- Down 38 from 344 in 2015/16
- Girls and boys
- 149 / 157
- 49% 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
306 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 | – | – | – | – | – | 0 | 0.0 |
| Senior Infants | – | – | – | – | – | 0 | 0.0 |
| 1st Class | – | – | – | – | – | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2nd Class | 68 | 47 | 71 | 38 | 60 | 50 | 55.7 |
| 3rd Class | 53 | 68 | 49 | 75 | 42 | 64 | 58.5 |
| 4th Class | 83 | 52 | 72 | 54 | 74 | 50 | 64.2 |
| 5th Class | 56 | 86 | 61 | 79 | 53 | 77 | 68.7 |
| 6th Class | 82 | 55 | 87 | 73 | 75 | 65 | 72.8 |
JI and SI are Junior and Senior Infants.
Started Junior Infants in 2021/22
60 in 2nd Class (2024/25), 64 in 3rd Class (2025/26): 4 pupils more.
- 602nd Class2024/25
- 643rd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2020/21
38 in 2nd Class (2023/24), 50 in 4th Class (2025/26): 12 pupils more.
- 382nd Class2023/24
- 423rd Class2024/25
- 504th Class2025/26
In 2nd Class in 2022/23
71 in 2nd Class (2022/23), 77 in 5th Class (2025/26): 6 pupils more.
- 712nd Class2022/23
- 753rd Class2023/24
- 744th Class2024/25
- 775th Class2025/26
In 2nd Class in 2021/22
47 in 2nd Class (2021/22), 65 in 6th Class (2025/26): 18 pupils more.
- 472nd Class2021/22
- 493rd Class2022/23
- 544th Class2023/24
- 535th Class2024/25
- 656th Class2025/26
In 2nd Class in 2020/21
68 in 2nd Class (2020/21), 75 in 6th Class (2024/25): 7 pupils more.
- 682nd Class2020/21
- 683rd Class2021/22
- 724th Class2022/23
- 795th Class2023/24
- 756th Class2024/25
In 3rd Class in 2020/21
53 in 3rd Class (2020/21), 73 in 6th Class (2023/24): 20 pupils more.
- 533rd Class2020/21
- 524th Class2021/22
- 615th Class2022/23
- 736th Class2023/24
In 4th Class in 2020/21
83 in 4th Class (2020/21), 87 in 6th Class (2022/23): 4 pupils more.
- 834th Class2020/21
- 865th Class2021/22
- 876th Class2022/23
In 5th Class in 2020/21
56 in 5th Class (2020/21), 55 in 6th Class (2021/22): 1 pupil fewer.
- 565th Class2020/21
- 556th Class2021/22
Biggest one-year changes in a class
- +326th Class in 2022/23 (55 to 87)
- −332nd Class in 2023/24 (71 to 38)
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 Chonnla Phadraig, 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
20.9teaching posts
Our estimate: about 21 teachers.
- Class teachersOne for each of the 13 mainstream classes 13
- PrincipalRuns the school and doesn't teach a class 1
- Special education teachers172.5 hours of support teaching a week 6.9
5.5 special needs assistants (SNAs) also work with pupils.
The NCSE has allocated 7 special education teachers and 5.5 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 Scoil Chonnla Phadraig, measured in a straight line. Pupil numbers are for 2025/26.
| Number on map | School | Distance | Pupils | Since 2015/16 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scoil Chonnla PhadraigThis school | – | 306 |
−11.0%
|
|
| 1 | St Conleths and Marys N S0.1 km · Newbridge | 0.1 km | 345 |
−5.7%
|
| 2 | S N Connlaodh Naofa N0.2 km · Newbridge | 0.2 km | 285 |
−33.7%
|
| 3 | Scoil na Naomh Uilig1.4 km · Newbridge | 1.4 km | 589 |
+11.1%
|
| 4 | St Patricks N S1.6 km · Newbridge · Church of Ireland · DEIS | 1.6 km | 187 |
−12.6%
|
| 5 | Scoil Mhuire1.9 km · Newbridge · DEIS | 1.9 km | 389 |
−5.6%
|
| 6 | Scoil Mhuire Junior1.9 km · Newbridge · DEIS | 1.9 km | 333 |
−21.3%
|
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
- David Dempsey
- Phone
- 045432174
- [email protected]
- Address
- Chapel Lane, Newbridge, Co. Kildare, W12 Y198
School
- Ethos
- Catholic
- Patron
- Bishop of Kildare & Leighlin
- School type
- Ordinary
- School level
- Senior
- DEIS
- Not DEIS
Language and area
- Irish classification
- No subjects through Irish
- Gaeltacht
- Non-Gaeltacht
- Island
- Not on an island
- Local authority
- Kildare County Council
- Planning area
- Newbridge
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
43 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 | 306 | 149 | 157 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 64 | 50 | 77 | 65 |
| 2024/25 | 304 | 145 | 159 | – | – | – | 60 | 42 | 74 | 53 | 75 |
| 2023/24 | 319 | 157 | 162 | – | – | – | 38 | 75 | 54 | 79 | 73 |
| 2022/23 | 340 | 164 | 176 | – | – | – | 71 | 49 | 72 | 61 | 87 |
| 2021/22 | 308 | 152 | 156 | – | – | – | 47 | 68 | 52 | 86 | 55 |
| 2020/21 | 342 | 167 | 175 | – | – | – | 68 | 53 | 83 | 56 | 82 |
| 2019/20 | 343 | 169 | 174 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2018/19 | 379 | 185 | 194 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2017/18 | 334 | 155 | 179 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2016/17 | 363 | 163 | 200 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2015/16 | 344 | 153 | 191 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2014/15 | 376 | 165 | 211 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2013/14 | 340 | 156 | 184 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2012/13 | 371 | 174 | 197 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2011/12 | 338 | 159 | 179 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2010/11 | 361 | 170 | 191 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2009/10 | 336 | 159 | 177 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2008/09 | 340 | 157 | 183 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2007/08 | 322 | 161 | 161 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2006/07 | 325 | 156 | 169 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2005/06 | 303 | 140 | 163 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2004/05 | 314 | 132 | 182 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2003/04 | 311 | 128 | 183 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2002/03 | 311 | 120 | 191 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2001/02 | 316 | 117 | 199 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2000/01 | 317 | 122 | 195 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1999/00 | 301 | 108 | 193 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1998/99 | 342 | 116 | 226 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1997/98 | 336 | 117 | 219 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1996/97 | 333 | 124 | 209 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1995/96 | 329 | 125 | 204 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1994/95 | 341 | 122 | 219 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1993/94 | 344 | 143 | 201 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1983/84 | 397 | 0 | 397 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1982/83 | 384 | 0 | 384 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1981/82 | 369 | 0 | 369 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1980/81 | 348 | 0 | 348 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1979/80 | 390 | 0 | 390 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1978/79 | 407 | 0 | 407 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1977/78 | 434 | 0 | 434 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1976/77 | 423 | 0 | 423 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1975/76 | 442 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1974/75 | 504 | 0 | 504 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |