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SCOIL PADRAIG NAOFA B

Roll number: 16443A DUBLIN ROAD, LIMERICK

School details

Address: DUBLIN ROAD, LIMERICK (V94NX84)
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 061412913
Principal: ANTHONY LIDDANE
Ethos: Catholic
DEIS: N
Irish classification: No subjects through Irish
Gaeltacht: N
Island: N
Local authority: Limerick City Council
School patron: Bishop of Limerick
School type: Ordinary with Special Classes
School level: All-Through School
Planning area: Limerick City

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

23.88

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	211	7	30.14	31	6
2007/08	213	8	26.62	28	0
2008/09	211	8	26.38	31	1
2009/10	213	8	26.62	30	1
2010/11	214	8	26.75	30	2
2011/12	211	8	26.38	30	1
2012/13	218	8	27.25	30	1
2013/14	221	8	27.62	29	0
2014/15	216	8	27.00	31	1
2015/16	219	8	27.38	30	1
2016/17	218	8	27.25	29	0
2017/18	214	8	26.75	30	1
2019/20	210	8	26.25	31	1
2020/21	210	8	26.25	29	0
2021/22	202	8	25.25	29	0
2022/23	198	8	24.75	29	0
2023/24	200	8	25.00	29	0
2024/25	201	8	25.12	30	1
2025/26	191	8	23.88	30	2

Data highlights

Key numbers to spot outliers or notable changes.

Biggest gain in a single year: 2006/07: 199 in 2005/06 → 212, +13 pupils.
Biggest loss in a single year: 1993/94: 276 in 1983/84 → 213, -63 pupils.
Largest single-class increase: Senior Infants in 2023/24 (19 → 26, +7).
Largest single-class decrease: 1st Class in 2025/26 (27 → 18, -9).
Largest cohort-step gain: 4th → 5th in 2023/24 (24 → 29, +5).
Largest cohort-step loss: SI → 1st in 2025/26 (21 → 18, -3).
Overall: 354 (1974/75) → 197 (2025/26), -157.

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	17	26	20.8	6
Senior Infants	19	26	22.7	6
1st Class	18	28	23.7	6
2nd Class	23	30	26.3	6
3rd Class	23	29	27.2	6
4th Class	24	31	27.2	6
5th Class	26	30	27.8	6
6th Class	26	30	27.8	6
Total	193	354	231.0	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 25

SI 2021/22 26

1st 2022/23 28

2nd 2023/24 30

-1

3rd 2024/25 29

4th 2025/26 31

Cohort 2021/22

JI 2021/22 20

-1

SI 2022/23 19

1st 2023/24 22

2nd 2024/25 23

3rd 2025/26 27

Cohort 2022/23

JI 2022/23 26

SI 2023/24 26

1st 2024/25 27

2nd 2025/26 28

Cohort 2023/24

JI 2023/24 18

SI 2024/25 21

-3

1st 2025/26 18

Cohort 2024/25

JI 2024/25 19

SI 2025/26 20

Cohort 2025/26

JI 2025/26 17

Raw data by year

Year	Female	Male	JI	SI	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	Total
1974/75	–	354	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	354
1975/76	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	350
1976/77	–	343	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	343
1977/78	–	333	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	333
1978/79	–	317	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	317
1979/80	–	301	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	301
1980/81	–	295	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	295
1981/82	–	275	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	275
1982/83	–	274	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	274
1983/84	–	276	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	276
1993/94	–	213	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	213
1994/95	–	209	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	209
1995/96	–	194	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	194
1996/97	–	193	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	193
1997/98	–	199	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	199
1998/99	–	196	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	196
1999/00	–	195	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	195
2000/01	–	202	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	202
2001/02	–	199	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	199
2002/03	–	193	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	193
2003/04	–	197	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	197
2004/05	–	194	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	194
2005/06	–	199	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	199
2006/07	–	212	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	212
2007/08	–	213	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	213
2008/09	–	211	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	211
2009/10	–	213	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	213
2010/11	–	214	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	214
2011/12	–	211	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	211
2012/13	–	218	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	218
2013/14	–	221	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	221
2014/15	–	216	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	216
2015/16	–	219	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	219
2016/17	–	218	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	218
2017/18	–	214	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	214
2018/19	–	217	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	217
2019/20	–	210	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	210
2020/21	–	210	25	24	23	27	29	27	26	29	210
2021/22	–	202	20	26	24	24	26	29	27	26	202
2022/23	–	204	26	19	28	26	23	24	29	29	204
2023/24	–	206	18	26	22	30	29	25	29	27	206
2024/25	–	207	19	21	27	23	29	27	26	30	207
2025/26	–	197	17	20	18	28	27	31	30	26	197