St Raphaelas N S
Blackrock · Roll number 17470I
- Catholic ethos
- Not DEIS
- Pupils in 2025/26
- 375
- −33 on 2024/25
- Over 10 years
- −20%
- Down 96 from 471 in 2015/16
- Girls and boys
- 375 / 0
- 100% 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
375 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 | 43 | 52 | 39 | 44 | 40 | 21 | 39.8 |
| Senior Infants | 50 | 42 | 51 | 39 | 48 | 42 | 45.3 |
| 1st Class | 57 | 52 | 48 | 49 | 40 | 44 | 48.3 |
| 2nd Class | 56 | 56 | 51 | 48 | 48 | 42 | 50.2 |
| 3rd Class | 58 | 58 | 59 | 56 | 53 | 51 | 55.8 |
| 4th Class | 57 | 59 | 57 | 60 | 58 | 56 | 57.8 |
| 5th Class | 57 | 56 | 59 | 57 | 60 | 59 | 58.0 |
| 6th Class | 55 | 58 | 59 | 59 | 61 | 60 | 58.7 |
JI and SI are Junior and Senior Infants.
Started Junior Infants in 2024/25
40 in Junior Infants (2024/25), 42 in Senior Infants (2025/26): 2 pupils more.
- 40Junior Infants2024/25
- 42Senior Infants2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2023/24
44 in Junior Infants (2023/24), 44 in 1st Class (2025/26): no change.
- 44Junior Infants2023/24
- 48Senior Infants2024/25
- 441st Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2022/23
39 in Junior Infants (2022/23), 42 in 2nd Class (2025/26): 3 pupils more.
- 39Junior Infants2022/23
- 39Senior Infants2023/24
- 401st Class2024/25
- 422nd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2021/22
52 in Junior Infants (2021/22), 51 in 3rd Class (2025/26): 1 pupil fewer.
- 52Junior Infants2021/22
- 51Senior Infants2022/23
- 491st Class2023/24
- 482nd Class2024/25
- 513rd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2020/21
43 in Junior Infants (2020/21), 56 in 4th Class (2025/26): 13 pupils more.
- 43Junior Infants2020/21
- 42Senior Infants2021/22
- 481st Class2022/23
- 482nd Class2023/24
- 533rd Class2024/25
- 564th Class2025/26
In Senior Infants in 2020/21
50 in Senior Infants (2020/21), 59 in 5th Class (2025/26): 9 pupils more.
- 50Senior Infants2020/21
- 521st Class2021/22
- 512nd Class2022/23
- 563rd Class2023/24
- 584th Class2024/25
- 595th Class2025/26
In 1st Class in 2020/21
57 in 1st Class (2020/21), 60 in 6th Class (2025/26): 3 pupils more.
- 571st Class2020/21
- 562nd Class2021/22
- 593rd Class2022/23
- 604th Class2023/24
- 605th Class2024/25
- 606th Class2025/26
In 2nd Class in 2020/21
56 in 2nd Class (2020/21), 61 in 6th Class (2024/25): 5 pupils more.
- 562nd Class2020/21
- 583rd Class2021/22
- 574th Class2022/23
- 575th Class2023/24
- 616th Class2024/25
In 3rd Class in 2020/21
58 in 3rd Class (2020/21), 59 in 6th Class (2023/24): 1 pupil more.
- 583rd Class2020/21
- 594th Class2021/22
- 595th Class2022/23
- 596th Class2023/24
In 4th Class in 2020/21
57 in 4th Class (2020/21), 59 in 6th Class (2022/23): 2 pupils more.
- 574th Class2020/21
- 565th Class2021/22
- 596th Class2022/23
In 5th Class in 2020/21
57 in 5th Class (2020/21), 58 in 6th Class (2021/22): 1 pupil more.
- 575th Class2020/21
- 586th Class2021/22
Biggest one-year changes in a class
- +9Junior Infants in 2021/22 (43 to 52)
- −19Junior Infants in 2025/26 (40 to 21)
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 St Raphaelas N S, 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
19.9teaching posts
Our estimate: about 20 teachers.
- Class teachersOne for each of the 15 mainstream classes 15
- PrincipalRuns the school and doesn't teach a class 1
- Special education teachers97.5 hours of support teaching a week 3.9
5.66 special needs assistants (SNAs) also work with pupils.
The NCSE has allocated 3.7 special education teachers and 5.66 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 St Raphaelas N S, measured in a straight line. Pupil numbers are for 2025/26.
| Number on map | School | Distance | Pupils | Since 2015/16 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Raphaelas N SThis school | – | 375 |
−20.4%
|
|
| 1 | St Brigids N S0.7 km · Stillorgan · Church of Ireland | 0.7 km | 100 |
+1.0%
|
| 2 | S N Naomh Lorcan0.8 km · Stillorgan · Boys | 0.8 km | 390 |
−12.2%
|
| 3 | Oatlands Primary School, An Edmund Rice School1.0 km · Blackrock | 1.0 km | 428 |
−0.7%
|
| 4 | S N Cnoc Ainbhil1.2 km · Stillorgan · Girls | 1.2 km | 434 |
−6.9%
|
| 5 | ST Olaf's National School1.4 km · Dublin 16 | 1.4 km | 591 |
+30.5%
|
| 6 | S N San Treasa1.5 km · Mount Merrion | 1.5 km | 430 |
−5.7%
|
About this school
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Contact
- Principal
- Laura Corry
- Phone
- 012886878
- [email protected]
- Address
- Saint Raphaela's Road, Stillorgan, Blackrock, Co. Dublin, A94 R7N8
School
- Ethos
- Catholic
- Patron
- Archbishop of Dublin
- 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
- Dun Laoghaire Rathdown
- Planning area
- Goatstown–Stillorgan–DLR
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 | 375 | 375 | 0 | 21 | 42 | 44 | 42 | 51 | 56 | 59 | 60 |
| 2024/25 | 408 | 408 | – | 40 | 48 | 40 | 48 | 53 | 58 | 60 | 61 |
| 2023/24 | 412 | 412 | 0 | 44 | 39 | 49 | 48 | 56 | 60 | 57 | 59 |
| 2022/23 | 423 | 423 | – | 39 | 51 | 48 | 51 | 59 | 57 | 59 | 59 |
| 2021/22 | 433 | 433 | – | 52 | 42 | 52 | 56 | 58 | 59 | 56 | 58 |
| 2020/21 | 433 | 433 | – | 43 | 50 | 57 | 56 | 58 | 57 | 57 | 55 |
| 2019/20 | 444 | 444 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2018/19 | 456 | 456 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2017/18 | 461 | 461 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2016/17 | 458 | 458 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2015/16 | 471 | 471 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2014/15 | 428 | 428 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2013/14 | 396 | 396 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2012/13 | 369 | 369 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2011/12 | 345 | 344 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2010/11 | 313 | 312 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2009/10 | 302 | 300 | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2008/09 | 266 | 264 | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2007/08 | 218 | 212 | 6 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2006/07 | 226 | 217 | 9 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2005/06 | 218 | 205 | 13 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2004/05 | 224 | 213 | 11 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2003/04 | 209 | 203 | 6 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2002/03 | 210 | 210 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2001/02 | 214 | 214 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2000/01 | 238 | 238 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1999/00 | 244 | 244 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1998/99 | 294 | 283 | 11 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1997/98 | 356 | 313 | 43 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1996/97 | 362 | 300 | 62 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1995/96 | 367 | 296 | 71 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1994/95 | 367 | 299 | 68 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1993/94 | 362 | 304 | 58 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1983/84 | 396 | 346 | 50 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1982/83 | 420 | 361 | 59 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1981/82 | 437 | 382 | 55 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1980/81 | 455 | 405 | 50 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1979/80 | 506 | 456 | 50 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1978/79 | 544 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1977/78 | 612 | 524 | 88 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1976/77 | 678 | 573 | 105 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1975/76 | 712 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1974/75 | 718 | 619 | 99 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |