Scoil Phadraig Naofa
Baile Átha Í · Roll number 16705E
- Catholic ethos
- DEIS
- Ordinary with Special Classes
- Pupils in 2025/26
- 592
- −4 on 2024/25
- Over 10 years
- +20%
- Up 98 from 494 in 2015/16
- Girls and boys
- 294 / 298
- 50% 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
592 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 | 68 | 77 | 72 | 80 | 74 | 72 | 73.8 |
| Senior Infants | 75 | 65 | 78 | 75 | 84 | 70 | 74.5 |
| 1st Class | 61 | 76 | 64 | 79 | 76 | 82 | 73.0 |
| 2nd Class | 72 | 63 | 76 | 62 | 76 | 76 | 70.8 |
| 3rd Class | 83 | 73 | 62 | 75 | 60 | 79 | 72.0 |
| 4th Class | 77 | 79 | 71 | 63 | 72 | 68 | 71.7 |
| 5th Class | 77 | 76 | 81 | 75 | 62 | 73 | 74.0 |
| 6th Class | 85 | 75 | 74 | 83 | 74 | 72 | 77.2 |
JI and SI are Junior and Senior Infants.
Started Junior Infants in 2024/25
74 in Junior Infants (2024/25), 70 in Senior Infants (2025/26): 4 pupils fewer.
- 74Junior Infants2024/25
- 70Senior Infants2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2023/24
80 in Junior Infants (2023/24), 82 in 1st Class (2025/26): 2 pupils more.
- 80Junior Infants2023/24
- 84Senior Infants2024/25
- 821st Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2022/23
72 in Junior Infants (2022/23), 76 in 2nd Class (2025/26): 4 pupils more.
- 72Junior Infants2022/23
- 75Senior Infants2023/24
- 761st Class2024/25
- 762nd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2021/22
77 in Junior Infants (2021/22), 79 in 3rd Class (2025/26): 2 pupils more.
- 77Junior Infants2021/22
- 78Senior Infants2022/23
- 791st Class2023/24
- 762nd Class2024/25
- 793rd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2020/21
68 in Junior Infants (2020/21), 68 in 4th Class (2025/26): no change.
- 68Junior Infants2020/21
- 65Senior Infants2021/22
- 641st Class2022/23
- 622nd Class2023/24
- 603rd Class2024/25
- 684th Class2025/26
In Senior Infants in 2020/21
75 in Senior Infants (2020/21), 73 in 5th Class (2025/26): 2 pupils fewer.
- 75Senior Infants2020/21
- 761st Class2021/22
- 762nd Class2022/23
- 753rd Class2023/24
- 724th Class2024/25
- 735th Class2025/26
In 1st Class in 2020/21
61 in 1st Class (2020/21), 72 in 6th Class (2025/26): 11 pupils more.
- 611st Class2020/21
- 632nd Class2021/22
- 623rd Class2022/23
- 634th Class2023/24
- 625th Class2024/25
- 726th Class2025/26
In 2nd Class in 2020/21
72 in 2nd Class (2020/21), 74 in 6th Class (2024/25): 2 pupils more.
- 722nd Class2020/21
- 733rd Class2021/22
- 714th Class2022/23
- 755th Class2023/24
- 746th Class2024/25
In 3rd Class in 2020/21
83 in 3rd Class (2020/21), 83 in 6th Class (2023/24): no change.
- 833rd Class2020/21
- 794th Class2021/22
- 815th Class2022/23
- 836th Class2023/24
In 4th Class in 2020/21
77 in 4th Class (2020/21), 74 in 6th Class (2022/23): 3 pupils fewer.
- 774th Class2020/21
- 765th Class2021/22
- 746th Class2022/23
In 5th Class in 2020/21
77 in 5th Class (2020/21), 75 in 6th Class (2021/22): 2 pupils fewer.
- 775th Class2020/21
- 756th Class2021/22
Biggest one-year changes in a class
- +193rd Class in 2025/26 (60 to 79)
- −153rd Class in 2024/25 (75 to 60)
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 Phadraig Naofa, 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
42.2teaching posts
Our estimate: about 42 teachers.
- Class teachersOne for each of the 26 mainstream classes 26
- PrincipalRuns the school and doesn't teach a class 1
- Deputy principalDoesn't teach a class either, as larger schools and those with five or more special classes have one 1
- Special education teachers280 hours of support teaching a week 11.2
- Special class teachersFor 2 autism classes and an early intervention class 3
8.66 special needs assistants (SNAs) also work with pupils. 18 pupils are in special classes, which the class sizes leave out.
The NCSE has allocated 11.2 special education teachers, 3 special class teachers and 9.49 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 Phadraig Naofa, measured in a straight line. Pupil numbers are for 2025/26.
| Number on map | School | Distance | Pupils | Since 2015/16 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scoil Phadraig NaofaThis school | – | 592 |
+19.8%
|
|
| 1 | Athy Model School0.2 km · Athy · Church of Ireland | 0.2 km | 90 |
−4.3%
|
| 2 | Gaelscoil Átha Í0.3 km · Baile Átha Í · Gaelscoil · Inter-denominational · DEIS | 0.3 km | 151 |
−30.7%
|
| 3 | Scoil Mhichil Naofa1.1 km · Athy · DEIS | 1.1 km | 496 |
−25.9%
|
| 4 | Churchtown N S4.7 km · Athy | 4.7 km | 55 |
−52.6%
|
| 5 | Shanganamore N S5.6 km · Athy | 5.6 km | 106 |
−11.7%
|
| 6 | Ballyroe Central N S5.7 km · Athy · DEIS | 5.7 km | 18 |
−33.3%
|
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
- William O'Gorman
- Phone
- 0598634811
- [email protected]
- Address
- An Tom Ard, Baile Átha Í, Co. Chill Dara, R14 D773
School
- Ethos
- Catholic
- Patron
- Archbishop of Dublin
- School type
- Ordinary with Special Classes
- School level
- All Through
- DEIS
- 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
- Athy
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 | 592 | 294 | 298 | 72 | 70 | 82 | 76 | 79 | 68 | 73 | 72 |
| 2024/25 | 596 | 287 | 309 | 74 | 84 | 76 | 76 | 60 | 72 | 62 | 74 |
| 2023/24 | 610 | 296 | 314 | 80 | 75 | 79 | 62 | 75 | 63 | 75 | 83 |
| 2022/23 | 595 | 279 | 316 | 72 | 78 | 64 | 76 | 62 | 71 | 81 | 74 |
| 2021/22 | 602 | 276 | 326 | 77 | 65 | 76 | 63 | 73 | 79 | 76 | 75 |
| 2020/21 | 613 | 285 | 328 | 68 | 75 | 61 | 72 | 83 | 77 | 77 | 85 |
| 2019/20 | 621 | 279 | 342 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2018/19 | 592 | 265 | 327 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2017/18 | 567 | 247 | 320 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2016/17 | 531 | 230 | 301 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2015/16 | 494 | 183 | 311 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2014/15 | 452 | 130 | 322 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2013/14 | 440 | 92 | 348 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2012/13 | 449 | 69 | 380 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2011/12 | 373 | 20 | 353 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2010/11 | 335 | 0 | 335 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2009/10 | 294 | 0 | 294 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2008/09 | 287 | 0 | 287 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2007/08 | 259 | 0 | 259 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2006/07 | 234 | 0 | 234 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2005/06 | 213 | 0 | 213 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2004/05 | 200 | 0 | 200 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2003/04 | 204 | 0 | 204 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2002/03 | 203 | 0 | 203 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2001/02 | 198 | 0 | 198 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2000/01 | 197 | 0 | 197 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1999/00 | 205 | 0 | 205 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1998/99 | 210 | – | 210 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1997/98 | 225 | – | 225 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1996/97 | 242 | – | 242 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1995/96 | 244 | – | 244 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1994/95 | 239 | – | 239 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1993/94 | 238 | – | 238 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1983/84 | 368 | 0 | 368 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1982/83 | 389 | 0 | 389 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1981/82 | 381 | 0 | 381 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1980/81 | 385 | 0 | 385 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1979/80 | 396 | 0 | 396 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1978/79 | 366 | 0 | 366 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1977/78 | 346 | 0 | 346 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1976/77 | 356 | 0 | 356 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1975/76 | 345 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1974/75 | 360 | 0 | 360 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |