S N Naomh Padraig
Claregalway · Roll number 16936A
- Catholic ethos
- Not DEIS
- Pupils in 2025/26
- 221
- +5 on 2024/25
- Over 10 years
- −15%
- Down 39 from 260 in 2015/16
- Girls and boys
- 112 / 109
- 51% 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
221 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 | 25 | 37 | 28 | 29 | 25 | 21 | 27.5 |
| Senior Infants | 29 | 24 | 34 | 28 | 28 | 25 | 28.0 |
| 1st Class | 35 | 30 | 22 | 34 | 28 | 30 | 29.8 |
| 2nd Class | 26 | 34 | 30 | 23 | 32 | 28 | 28.8 |
| 3rd Class | 27 | 27 | 33 | 29 | 22 | 33 | 28.5 |
| 4th Class | 29 | 28 | 23 | 33 | 28 | 23 | 27.3 |
| 5th Class | 34 | 31 | 26 | 22 | 31 | 30 | 29.0 |
| 6th Class | 25 | 34 | 30 | 26 | 22 | 31 | 28.0 |
JI and SI are Junior and Senior Infants.
Started Junior Infants in 2024/25
25 in Junior Infants (2024/25), 25 in Senior Infants (2025/26): no change.
- 25Junior Infants2024/25
- 25Senior Infants2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2023/24
29 in Junior Infants (2023/24), 30 in 1st Class (2025/26): 1 pupil more.
- 29Junior Infants2023/24
- 28Senior Infants2024/25
- 301st Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2022/23
28 in Junior Infants (2022/23), 28 in 2nd Class (2025/26): no change.
- 28Junior Infants2022/23
- 28Senior Infants2023/24
- 281st Class2024/25
- 282nd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2021/22
37 in Junior Infants (2021/22), 33 in 3rd Class (2025/26): 4 pupils fewer.
- 37Junior Infants2021/22
- 34Senior Infants2022/23
- 341st Class2023/24
- 322nd Class2024/25
- 333rd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2020/21
25 in Junior Infants (2020/21), 23 in 4th Class (2025/26): 2 pupils fewer.
- 25Junior Infants2020/21
- 24Senior Infants2021/22
- 221st Class2022/23
- 232nd Class2023/24
- 223rd Class2024/25
- 234th Class2025/26
In Senior Infants in 2020/21
29 in Senior Infants (2020/21), 30 in 5th Class (2025/26): 1 pupil more.
- 29Senior Infants2020/21
- 301st Class2021/22
- 302nd Class2022/23
- 293rd Class2023/24
- 284th Class2024/25
- 305th Class2025/26
In 1st Class in 2020/21
35 in 1st Class (2020/21), 31 in 6th Class (2025/26): 4 pupils fewer.
- 351st Class2020/21
- 342nd Class2021/22
- 333rd Class2022/23
- 334th Class2023/24
- 315th Class2024/25
- 316th Class2025/26
In 2nd Class in 2020/21
26 in 2nd Class (2020/21), 22 in 6th Class (2024/25): 4 pupils fewer.
- 262nd Class2020/21
- 273rd Class2021/22
- 234th Class2022/23
- 225th Class2023/24
- 226th Class2024/25
In 3rd Class in 2020/21
27 in 3rd Class (2020/21), 26 in 6th Class (2023/24): 1 pupil fewer.
- 273rd Class2020/21
- 284th Class2021/22
- 265th Class2022/23
- 266th Class2023/24
In 4th Class in 2020/21
29 in 4th Class (2020/21), 30 in 6th Class (2022/23): 1 pupil more.
- 294th Class2020/21
- 315th Class2021/22
- 306th Class2022/23
In 5th Class in 2020/21
34 in 5th Class (2020/21), 34 in 6th Class (2021/22): no change.
- 345th Class2020/21
- 346th Class2021/22
Biggest one-year changes in a class
- +12Junior Infants in 2021/22 (25 to 37)
- −9Junior Infants in 2022/23 (37 to 28)
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 S N 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
14.9teaching posts
Our estimate: about 15 teachers.
- Class teachersOne for each of the 10 mainstream classes 10
- PrincipalRuns the school and doesn't teach a class 1
- Special education teachers97.5 hours of support teaching a week 3.9
6 special needs assistants (SNAs) also work with pupils.
The NCSE has allocated 4 special education teachers and 6 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 S N Naomh Padraig, measured in a straight line. Pupil numbers are for 2025/26.
| Number on map | School | Distance | Pupils | Since 2015/16 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| S N Naomh PadraigThis school | – | 221 |
−15.0%
|
|
| 1 | SN Cearn Mor3.0 km · Órán Mór · Gaeltacht | 3.0 km | 174 |
+4.2%
|
| 2 | S N Bhride3.5 km · Turloughmore | 3.5 km | 229 |
+4.1%
|
| 3 | S N Naomh Uinseann4.2 km · Athenry | 4.2 km | 67 |
−30.2%
|
| 4 | Claregalway Educate Together NS4.2 km · Claregalway · Multi-denominational · DEIS · Gaeltacht | 4.2 km | 220 |
+65.4%
|
| 5 | S N Chlair na Gaillimhe4.6 km · Claregalway · Gaeltacht | 4.6 km | 311 |
−9.1%
|
| 6 | S N Mhuire5.6 km · Oranmore | 5.6 km | 229 |
−3.0%
|
About this school
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Contact
- Principal
- Joe Kennelly
- Phone
- 091799037
- [email protected]
- Address
- Cregmore, Claregalway, Co. Galway, H91 YD28
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
- Athenry
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 | 221 | 112 | 109 | 21 | 25 | 30 | 28 | 33 | 23 | 30 | 31 |
| 2024/25 | 216 | 109 | 107 | 25 | 28 | 28 | 32 | 22 | 28 | 31 | 22 |
| 2023/24 | 224 | 110 | 114 | 29 | 28 | 34 | 23 | 29 | 33 | 22 | 26 |
| 2022/23 | 226 | 108 | 118 | 28 | 34 | 22 | 30 | 33 | 23 | 26 | 30 |
| 2021/22 | 245 | 113 | 132 | 37 | 24 | 30 | 34 | 27 | 28 | 31 | 34 |
| 2020/21 | 230 | 104 | 126 | 25 | 29 | 35 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 34 | 25 |
| 2019/20 | 228 | 99 | 129 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2018/19 | 247 | 110 | 137 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2017/18 | 244 | 117 | 127 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2016/17 | 245 | 115 | 130 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2015/16 | 260 | 114 | 146 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2014/15 | 256 | 118 | 138 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2013/14 | 247 | 114 | 133 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2012/13 | 247 | 113 | 134 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2011/12 | 241 | 112 | 129 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2010/11 | 236 | 109 | 127 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2009/10 | 220 | 97 | 123 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2008/09 | 220 | 104 | 116 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2007/08 | 195 | 98 | 97 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2006/07 | 198 | 96 | 102 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2005/06 | 190 | 92 | 98 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2004/05 | 180 | 86 | 94 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2003/04 | 163 | 72 | 91 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2002/03 | 143 | 59 | 84 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2001/02 | 138 | 57 | 81 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2000/01 | 135 | 54 | 81 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1999/00 | 133 | 52 | 81 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1998/99 | 128 | 56 | 72 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1997/98 | 115 | 48 | 67 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1996/97 | 101 | 45 | 56 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1995/96 | 97 | 45 | 52 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1994/95 | 90 | 43 | 47 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1993/94 | 79 | 38 | 41 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1983/84 | 90 | 40 | 50 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1982/83 | 91 | 39 | 52 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1981/82 | 90 | 40 | 50 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1980/81 | 82 | 31 | 51 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1979/80 | 76 | 34 | 42 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1978/79 | 78 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1977/78 | 80 | 36 | 44 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1976/77 | 79 | 37 | 42 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1975/76 | 79 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |