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SCOIL PADRAIG NAOFA

Roll number: 17537O Vevay Road, Bray, Co. Wicklow

School details

Address: Vevay Road, Bray, Co. Wicklow (A98F652)
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 012860504
Principal: Brian O'Doherty
Ethos: Catholic
DEIS: N
Irish classification: No subjects through Irish
Gaeltacht: N
Island: N
Local authority: Wicklow County Council
School patron: Archbishop of Dublin
School type: Ordinary with Special Classes
School level: All-Through School
Planning area: Bray

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

22.47

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	769	28	27.46	33	8
2007/08	771	29	26.59	30	2
2008/09	765	29	26.38	30	2
2009/10	754	28	26.93	33	3
2010/11	761	28	27.18	34	3
2011/12	750	28	26.79	33	2
2012/13	769	28	27.46	33	5
2013/14	795	29	27.41	33	5
2014/15	796	29	27.45	31	2
2015/16	799	29	27.55	31	3
2016/17	797	30	26.57	29	0
2017/18	827	30	27.57	33	3
2019/20	778	31	25.10	29	0
2020/21	764	30	25.47	32	2
2021/22	739	30	24.63	31	3
2022/23	739	30	24.63	33	2
2023/24	696	31	22.45	29	0
2024/25	709	29	24.45	29	0
2025/26	674	30	22.47	28	0

Data highlights

Key numbers to spot outliers or notable changes.

Biggest gain in a single year: 1983/84: 864 in 1982/83 → 948, +84 pupils.
Biggest loss in a single year: 2000/01: 871 in 1999/00 → 802, -69 pupils.
Largest single-class increase: 1st Class in 2025/26 (58 → 87, +29).
Largest single-class decrease: Junior Infants in 2025/26 (126 → 76, -50).
Largest cohort-step gain: JI → SI in 2024/25 (112 → 120, +8).
Largest cohort-step loss: SI → 1st in 2021/22 (145 → 76, -69).
Overall: 896 (1974/75) → 680 (2025/26), -216.

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	76	135	114.8	6
Senior Infants	105	145	127.2	6
1st Class	58	87	77.0	6
2nd Class	59	83	76.2	6
3rd Class	73	85	80.5	6
4th Class	79	92	83.5	6
5th Class	68	92	81.5	6
6th Class	65	93	80.5	6
Total	680	948	817.0	43

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 2020/21 135

SI 2021/22 136

-54

1st 2022/23 82

2nd 2023/24 82

-2

3rd 2024/25 80

4th 2025/26 83

Cohort 2021/22

JI 2021/22 132

-1

SI 2022/23 131

-51

1st 2023/24 80

-1

2nd 2024/25 79

3rd 2025/26 85

Cohort 2022/23

JI 2022/23 108

-3

SI 2023/24 105

-47

1st 2024/25 58

2nd 2025/26 59

Cohort 2023/24

JI 2023/24 112

SI 2024/25 120

-33

1st 2025/26 87

Cohort 2024/25

JI 2024/25 126

SI 2025/26 126

Cohort 2025/26

JI 2025/26 76

Raw data by year

Year	Female	Male	JI	SI	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	Total
1974/75	614	282	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	896
1975/76	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	897
1976/77	675	225	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	900
1977/78	670	221	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	891
1978/79	650	204	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	854
1979/80	646	200	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	846
1980/81	676	184	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	860
1981/82	670	174	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	844
1982/83	688	176	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	864
1983/84	762	186	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	948
1993/94	732	193	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	925
1994/95	747	180	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	927
1995/96	741	169	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	910
1996/97	721	188	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	909
1997/98	697	204	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	901
1998/99	691	207	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	898
1999/00	666	205	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	871
2000/01	660	142	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	802
2001/02	662	148	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	810
2002/03	646	149	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	795
2003/04	620	146	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	766
2004/05	620	146	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	766
2005/06	621	151	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	772
2006/07	612	157	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	769
2007/08	619	152	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	771
2008/09	625	140	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	765
2009/10	609	145	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	754
2010/11	610	151	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	761
2011/12	603	147	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	750
2012/13	606	163	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	769
2013/14	616	179	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	795
2014/15	618	178	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	796
2015/16	637	162	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	799
2016/17	647	150	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	797
2017/18	666	161	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	827
2018/19	651	151	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	802
2019/20	648	130	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	778
2020/21	650	114	135	145	79	83	84	92	68	78	764
2021/22	634	108	132	136	76	78	79	81	92	65	742
2022/23	641	103	108	131	82	76	82	84	83	93	744
2023/24	605	97	112	105	80	82	73	82	83	79	702
2024/25	599	116	126	120	58	79	80	79	81	86	715
2025/26	575	105	76	126	87	59	85	83	82	82	680