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Scoil Phádraig

Roll number: 17057A Scoil Phádraig, Drumkeen, Ballybofey

School details

Address: Scoil Phádraig, Drumkeen, Ballybofey (F93TP03)
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 0749134066
Principal: Frank McGlynn
Ethos: Catholic
DEIS: N
Irish classification: No subjects through Irish
Gaeltacht: N
Island: N
Local authority: Donegal County Council
School patron: Bishop of Raphoe
School type: Ordinary
School level: All-Through School
Planning area: Stranorlar

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

23.60

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	123	5	24.60	29	0
2007/08	129	5	25.80	29	0
2008/09	130	5	26.00	32	1
2009/10	125	5	25.00	29	0
2010/11	121	5	24.20	26	0
2011/12	133	5	26.60	30	1
2012/13	136	5	27.20	29	0
2013/14	130	5	26.00	31	1
2014/15	131	5	26.20	29	0
2015/16	125	5	25.00	27	0
2016/17	136	5	27.20	30	2
2017/18	132	5	26.40	36	1
2019/20	126	5	25.20	27	0
2020/21	131	9	14.56	21	0
2021/22	122	9	13.56	19	0
2022/23	121	5	24.20	26	0
2023/24	118	5	23.60	30	1
2024/25	109	5	21.80	27	0
2025/26	118	5	23.60	29	0

Data highlights

Key numbers to spot outliers or notable changes.

Biggest gain in a single year: 1975/76: 97 in 1974/75 → 115, +18 pupils.
Biggest loss in a single year: 1993/94: 152 in 1982/83 → 123, -29 pupils.
Largest single-class increase: Senior Infants in 2023/24 (9 → 17, +8).
Largest single-class decrease: Senior Infants in 2022/23 (18 → 9, -9).
Largest cohort-step gain: JI → SI in 2021/22 (17 → 18, +1).
Largest cohort-step loss: 4th → 5th in 2024/25 (11 → 9, -2).
Overall: 97 (1974/75) → 118 (2025/26), 21.

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	9	19	14.5	6
Senior Infants	9	18	14.2	6
1st Class	9	18	14.0	6
2nd Class	10	18	14.0	6
3rd Class	11	21	14.8	6
4th Class	11	21	15.8	6
5th Class	9	22	16.0	6
6th Class	9	22	16.5	6
Total	97	152	125.1	42

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 17

SI 2021/22 18

1st 2022/23 18

2nd 2023/24 18

3rd 2024/25 18

4th 2025/26 18

Cohort 2021/22

JI 2021/22 9

SI 2022/23 9

1st 2023/24 9

2nd 2024/25 10

3rd 2025/26 11

Cohort 2022/23

JI 2022/23 16

SI 2023/24 17

1st 2024/25 17

2nd 2025/26 18

Cohort 2023/24

JI 2023/24 13

SI 2024/25 14

1st 2025/26 14

Cohort 2024/25

JI 2024/25 13

SI 2025/26 13

Cohort 2025/26

JI 2025/26 19

Raw data by year

Year	Female	Male	JI	SI	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	Total
1974/75	46	51	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	97
1975/76	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	115
1976/77	63	67	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	130
1977/78	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	132
1978/79	70	72	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	142
1979/80	67	70	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	137
1980/81	74	77	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	151
1981/82	71	80	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	151
1982/83	71	81	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	152
1993/94	66	57	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	123
1994/95	71	56	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	127
1995/96	68	51	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	119
1996/97	61	48	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	109
1997/98	60	51	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	111
1998/99	52	55	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	107
1999/00	57	58	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	115
2000/01	54	56	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	110
2001/02	52	57	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	109
2002/03	55	61	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	116
2003/04	55	61	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	116
2004/05	54	70	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	124
2005/06	50	76	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	126
2006/07	49	74	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	123
2007/08	53	76	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	129
2008/09	54	76	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	130
2009/10	56	69	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	125
2010/11	52	69	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	121
2011/12	54	79	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	133
2012/13	61	75	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	136
2013/14	62	68	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	130
2014/15	63	68	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	131
2015/16	60	65	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	125
2016/17	66	70	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	136
2017/18	69	63	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	132
2018/19	75	63	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	138
2019/20	74	52	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	126
2020/21	72	59	17	14	11	13	21	17	19	19	131
2021/22	65	57	9	18	15	10	13	21	17	19	122
2022/23	65	56	16	9	18	15	11	13	22	17	121
2023/24	63	55	13	17	9	18	15	11	13	22	118
2024/25	52	57	13	14	17	10	18	15	9	13	109
2025/26	54	64	19	13	14	18	11	18	16	9	118