S N Padraig Naofa
Garristown · Roll number 17629T
- Catholic ethos
- Not DEIS
- Ordinary with Special Classes
- Pupils in 2025/26
- 137
- −1 on 2024/25
- Over 10 years
- +14%
- Up 17 from 120 in 2015/16
- Girls and boys
- 62 / 75
- 45% 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
137 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 | 19 | 11 | 12 | 17 | 14 | 21 | 15.7 |
| Senior Infants | 14 | 18 | 11 | 14 | 18 | 16 | 15.2 |
| 1st Class | 11 | 13 | 19 | 11 | 16 | 24 | 15.7 |
| 2nd Class | 14 | 11 | 15 | 21 | 10 | 15 | 14.3 |
| 3rd Class | 16 | 14 | 12 | 18 | 22 | 11 | 15.5 |
| 4th Class | 10 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 21 | 15.2 |
| 5th Class | 20 | 9 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14.5 |
| 6th Class | 15 | 20 | 9 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14.7 |
JI and SI are Junior and Senior Infants.
Started Junior Infants in 2024/25
14 in Junior Infants (2024/25), 16 in Senior Infants (2025/26): 2 pupils more.
- 14Junior Infants2024/25
- 16Senior Infants2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2023/24
17 in Junior Infants (2023/24), 24 in 1st Class (2025/26): 7 pupils more.
- 17Junior Infants2023/24
- 18Senior Infants2024/25
- 241st Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2022/23
12 in Junior Infants (2022/23), 15 in 2nd Class (2025/26): 3 pupils more.
- 12Junior Infants2022/23
- 14Senior Infants2023/24
- 161st Class2024/25
- 152nd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2021/22
11 in Junior Infants (2021/22), 11 in 3rd Class (2025/26): no change.
- 11Junior Infants2021/22
- 11Senior Infants2022/23
- 111st Class2023/24
- 102nd Class2024/25
- 113rd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2020/21
19 in Junior Infants (2020/21), 21 in 4th Class (2025/26): 2 pupils more.
- 19Junior Infants2020/21
- 18Senior Infants2021/22
- 191st Class2022/23
- 212nd Class2023/24
- 223rd Class2024/25
- 214th Class2025/26
In Senior Infants in 2020/21
14 in Senior Infants (2020/21), 15 in 5th Class (2025/26): 1 pupil more.
- 14Senior Infants2020/21
- 131st Class2021/22
- 152nd Class2022/23
- 183rd Class2023/24
- 174th Class2024/25
- 155th Class2025/26
In 1st Class in 2020/21
11 in 1st Class (2020/21), 14 in 6th Class (2025/26): 3 pupils more.
- 111st Class2020/21
- 112nd Class2021/22
- 123rd Class2022/23
- 154th Class2023/24
- 155th Class2024/25
- 146th Class2025/26
In 2nd Class in 2020/21
14 in 2nd Class (2020/21), 14 in 6th Class (2024/25): no change.
- 142nd Class2020/21
- 143rd Class2021/22
- 144th Class2022/23
- 145th Class2023/24
- 146th Class2024/25
In 3rd Class in 2020/21
16 in 3rd Class (2020/21), 16 in 6th Class (2023/24): no change.
- 163rd Class2020/21
- 144th Class2021/22
- 145th Class2022/23
- 166th Class2023/24
In 4th Class in 2020/21
10 in 4th Class (2020/21), 9 in 6th Class (2022/23): 1 pupil fewer.
- 104th Class2020/21
- 95th Class2021/22
- 96th Class2022/23
In 5th Class in 2020/21
20 in 5th Class (2020/21), 20 in 6th Class (2021/22): no change.
- 205th Class2020/21
- 206th Class2021/22
Biggest one-year changes in a class
- +81st Class in 2025/26 (16 to 24)
- −115th Class in 2021/22 (20 to 9)
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 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
10.3teaching posts
Our estimate: about 10 teachers.
- Class teachersOne for each of the 6 mainstream classes 6
- PrincipalDoesn't teach a class: schools with two or more special classes have a full-time principal 1
- Special education teachers32.5 hours of support teaching a week 1.3
- Special class teachersFor 2 autism classes 2
6 special needs assistants (SNAs) also work with pupils. 12 pupils are in special classes, which the class sizes leave out.
The NCSE has allocated 1.3 special education teachers, 2 special class teachers and 6.83 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. Where there's no principal bar, the principal also taught a class. 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 Padraig Naofa, measured in a straight line. Pupil numbers are for 2025/26.
| Number on map | School | Distance | Pupils | Since 2015/16 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| S N Padraig NaofaThis school | – | 137 |
+14.2%
|
|
| 1 | S N Naomh Treasa4.8 km · Drogheda | 4.8 km | 105 |
+12.9%
|
| 2 | S N Mhuire4.9 km · Garristown | 4.9 km | 191 |
−19.4%
|
| 3 | S N Bheinin Naofa C5.0 km · Duleek · Girls · DEIS | 5.0 km | 343 |
+3.3%
|
| 4 | S N Bheinn Naofa B5.0 km · Duleek · Boys · DEIS | 5.0 km | 339 |
−1.7%
|
| 5 | S N Naomh Cianain5.1 km · Ashbourne | 5.1 km | 73 |
−12.0%
|
| 6 | S N Mhuire Naofa7.6 km · Tara | 7.6 km | 81 |
−36.7%
|
About this school
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Contact
- Principal
- Fiona Daly
- Phone
- 018354043
- [email protected]
- Address
- Ardcath, Garristown, Co. Meath, A42 WR12
School
- Ethos
- Catholic
- Patron
- Bishop of Meath
- 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
- Meath County Council
- Planning area
- Ashbourne
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 | 137 | 62 | 75 | 21 | 16 | 24 | 15 | 11 | 21 | 15 | 14 |
| 2024/25 | 138 | 67 | 71 | 14 | 18 | 16 | 10 | 22 | 17 | 15 | 14 |
| 2023/24 | 138 | 75 | 63 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 21 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 16 |
| 2022/23 | 118 | 67 | 51 | 12 | 11 | 19 | 15 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 9 |
| 2021/22 | 122 | 69 | 53 | 11 | 18 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 9 | 20 |
| 2020/21 | 131 | 70 | 61 | 19 | 14 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 10 | 20 | 15 |
| 2019/20 | 129 | 66 | 63 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2018/19 | 123 | 61 | 62 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2017/18 | 122 | 58 | 64 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2016/17 | 120 | 59 | 61 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2015/16 | 120 | 56 | 64 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2014/15 | 118 | 58 | 60 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2013/14 | 104 | 46 | 58 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2012/13 | 100 | 42 | 58 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2011/12 | 88 | 33 | 55 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2010/11 | 82 | 28 | 54 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2009/10 | 72 | 24 | 48 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2008/09 | 73 | 26 | 47 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2007/08 | 67 | 20 | 47 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2006/07 | 60 | 16 | 44 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2005/06 | 50 | 16 | 34 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2004/05 | 51 | 20 | 31 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2003/04 | 50 | 20 | 30 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2002/03 | 54 | 26 | 28 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2001/02 | 64 | 29 | 35 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2000/01 | 61 | 29 | 32 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1999/00 | 66 | 36 | 30 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1998/99 | 67 | 35 | 32 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1997/98 | 73 | 37 | 36 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1996/97 | 78 | 43 | 35 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1995/96 | 73 | 38 | 35 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1994/95 | 73 | 32 | 41 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1993/94 | 73 | 32 | 41 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1983/84 | 113 | 51 | 62 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1982/83 | 108 | 55 | 53 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1981/82 | 98 | 48 | 50 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1980/81 | 92 | 46 | 46 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1979/80 | 79 | 38 | 41 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1978/79 | 72 | – | 37 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1977/78 | 71 | 30 | 41 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1976/77 | 64 | 25 | 39 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1975/76 | 68 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1974/75 | 69 | 31 | 38 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |