Scoil Padraig Naofa
Bray · Roll number 17537O
- Catholic ethos
- Not DEIS
- Ordinary with Special Classes
- Pupils in 2025/26
- 680
- −35 on 2024/25
- Over 10 years
- −15%
- Down 119 from 799 in 2015/16
- Girls and boys
- 575 / 105
- 85% 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
680 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 | 135 | 132 | 108 | 112 | 126 | 76 | 114.8 |
| Senior Infants | 145 | 136 | 131 | 105 | 120 | 126 | 127.2 |
| 1st Class | 79 | 76 | 82 | 80 | 58 | 87 | 77.0 |
| 2nd Class | 83 | 78 | 76 | 82 | 79 | 59 | 76.2 |
| 3rd Class | 84 | 79 | 82 | 73 | 80 | 85 | 80.5 |
| 4th Class | 92 | 81 | 84 | 82 | 79 | 83 | 83.5 |
| 5th Class | 68 | 92 | 83 | 83 | 81 | 82 | 81.5 |
| 6th Class | 78 | 65 | 93 | 79 | 86 | 82 | 80.5 |
JI and SI are Junior and Senior Infants.
Started Junior Infants in 2024/25
126 in Junior Infants (2024/25), 126 in Senior Infants (2025/26): no change.
- 126Junior Infants2024/25
- 126Senior Infants2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2023/24
112 in Junior Infants (2023/24), 87 in 1st Class (2025/26): 25 pupils fewer.
- 112Junior Infants2023/24
- 120Senior Infants2024/25
- 871st Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2022/23
108 in Junior Infants (2022/23), 59 in 2nd Class (2025/26): 49 pupils fewer.
- 108Junior Infants2022/23
- 105Senior Infants2023/24
- 581st Class2024/25
- 592nd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2021/22
132 in Junior Infants (2021/22), 85 in 3rd Class (2025/26): 47 pupils fewer.
- 132Junior Infants2021/22
- 131Senior Infants2022/23
- 801st Class2023/24
- 792nd Class2024/25
- 853rd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2020/21
135 in Junior Infants (2020/21), 83 in 4th Class (2025/26): 52 pupils fewer.
- 135Junior Infants2020/21
- 136Senior Infants2021/22
- 821st Class2022/23
- 822nd Class2023/24
- 803rd Class2024/25
- 834th Class2025/26
In Senior Infants in 2020/21
145 in Senior Infants (2020/21), 82 in 5th Class (2025/26): 63 pupils fewer.
- 145Senior Infants2020/21
- 761st Class2021/22
- 762nd Class2022/23
- 733rd Class2023/24
- 794th Class2024/25
- 825th Class2025/26
In 1st Class in 2020/21
79 in 1st Class (2020/21), 82 in 6th Class (2025/26): 3 pupils more.
- 791st Class2020/21
- 782nd Class2021/22
- 823rd Class2022/23
- 824th Class2023/24
- 815th Class2024/25
- 826th Class2025/26
In 2nd Class in 2020/21
83 in 2nd Class (2020/21), 86 in 6th Class (2024/25): 3 pupils more.
- 832nd Class2020/21
- 793rd Class2021/22
- 844th Class2022/23
- 835th Class2023/24
- 866th Class2024/25
In 3rd Class in 2020/21
84 in 3rd Class (2020/21), 79 in 6th Class (2023/24): 5 pupils fewer.
- 843rd Class2020/21
- 814th Class2021/22
- 835th Class2022/23
- 796th Class2023/24
In 4th Class in 2020/21
92 in 4th Class (2020/21), 93 in 6th Class (2022/23): 1 pupil more.
- 924th Class2020/21
- 925th Class2021/22
- 936th Class2022/23
In 5th Class in 2020/21
68 in 5th Class (2020/21), 65 in 6th Class (2021/22): 3 pupils fewer.
- 685th Class2020/21
- 656th Class2021/22
Biggest one-year changes in a class
- +291st Class in 2025/26 (58 to 87)
- −50Junior Infants in 2025/26 (126 to 76)
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 Padraig 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
41teaching posts
Our estimate: about 41 teachers.
- Class teachersOne for each of the 30 mainstream classes 30
- 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 teachers200 hours of support teaching a week 8
- Special class teachersFor an autism class 1
13.64 special needs assistants (SNAs) also work with pupils. 6 pupils are in special classes, which the class sizes leave out.
The NCSE has allocated 7.8 special education teachers, 2 special class teachers and 15.47 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 Padraig Naofa, measured in a straight line. Pupil numbers are for 2025/26.
| Number on map | School | Distance | Pupils | Since 2015/16 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scoil Padraig NaofaThis school | – | 680 |
−14.9%
|
|
| 1 | Gaelscoil Ui Cheadaigh0.1 km · Co.Chill Mhantáin · Gaelscoil | 0.1 km | 166 |
−10.3%
|
| 2 | Cronan Naofa N S0.1 km · Bray | 0.1 km | 388 |
−25.0%
|
| 3 | Scoil Chualann0.9 km · Bré · Gaelscoil | 0.9 km | 185 |
−21.6%
|
| 4 | St. Peter's Primary School1.0 km · Bray · DEIS | 1.0 km | 156 |
−6.0%
|
| 5 | Ravenswell Primary School1.0 km · Bray · DEIS | 1.0 km | 468 |
+75.9%
|
| 6 | St Andrews N S1.3 km · Bray · Church of Ireland | 1.3 km | 204 |
−6.8%
|
About this school
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Contact
- Principal
- Anne-Marie McGovern
- Phone
- 012860504
- [email protected]
- Address
- Vevay Road, Bray, Co. Wicklow, A98 F652
School
- Ethos
- Catholic
- Patron
- Archbishop of Dublin
- School type
- Ordinary with Special Classes
- 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
- Wicklow County Council
- Planning area
- Bray
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 | 680 | 575 | 105 | 76 | 126 | 87 | 59 | 85 | 83 | 82 | 82 |
| 2024/25 | 715 | 599 | 116 | 126 | 120 | 58 | 79 | 80 | 79 | 81 | 86 |
| 2023/24 | 702 | 605 | 97 | 112 | 105 | 80 | 82 | 73 | 82 | 83 | 79 |
| 2022/23 | 744 | 641 | 103 | 108 | 131 | 82 | 76 | 82 | 84 | 83 | 93 |
| 2021/22 | 742 | 634 | 108 | 132 | 136 | 76 | 78 | 79 | 81 | 92 | 65 |
| 2020/21 | 764 | 650 | 114 | 135 | 145 | 79 | 83 | 84 | 92 | 68 | 78 |
| 2019/20 | 778 | 648 | 130 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2018/19 | 802 | 651 | 151 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2017/18 | 827 | 666 | 161 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2016/17 | 797 | 647 | 150 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2015/16 | 799 | 637 | 162 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2014/15 | 796 | 618 | 178 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2013/14 | 795 | 616 | 179 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2012/13 | 769 | 606 | 163 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2011/12 | 750 | 603 | 147 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2010/11 | 761 | 610 | 151 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2009/10 | 754 | 609 | 145 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2008/09 | 765 | 625 | 140 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2007/08 | 771 | 619 | 152 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2006/07 | 769 | 612 | 157 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2005/06 | 772 | 621 | 151 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2004/05 | 766 | 620 | 146 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2003/04 | 766 | 620 | 146 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2002/03 | 795 | 646 | 149 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2001/02 | 810 | 662 | 148 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2000/01 | 802 | 660 | 142 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1999/00 | 871 | 666 | 205 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1998/99 | 898 | 691 | 207 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1997/98 | 901 | 697 | 204 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1996/97 | 909 | 721 | 188 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1995/96 | 910 | 741 | 169 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1994/95 | 927 | 747 | 180 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1993/94 | 925 | 732 | 193 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1983/84 | 948 | 762 | 186 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1982/83 | 864 | 688 | 176 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1981/82 | 844 | 670 | 174 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1980/81 | 860 | 676 | 184 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1979/80 | 846 | 646 | 200 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1978/79 | 854 | 650 | 204 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1977/78 | 891 | 670 | 221 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1976/77 | 900 | 675 | 225 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1975/76 | 897 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1974/75 | 896 | 614 | 282 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |