St Patricks NS
Castleblayney · Roll number 17735S
- Catholic ethos
- Not DEIS
- Pupils in 2025/26
- 140
- No change on 2024/25
- Over 10 years
- +8%
- Up 10 from 130 in 2015/16
- Girls and boys
- 73 / 67
- 52% 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
140 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 | 14 | 19 | 15 | 16 | 23 | 18 | 17.5 |
| Senior Infants | 19 | 14 | 20 | 15 | 17 | 23 | 18.0 |
| 1st Class | 12 | 19 | 14 | 20 | 15 | 17 | 16.2 |
| 2nd Class | 18 | 12 | 18 | 14 | 20 | 15 | 16.2 |
| 3rd Class | 13 | 18 | 13 | 18 | 14 | 20 | 16.0 |
| 4th Class | 16 | 13 | 17 | 15 | 20 | 14 | 15.8 |
| 5th Class | 20 | 16 | 14 | 17 | 14 | 20 | 16.8 |
| 6th Class | 20 | 20 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 13 | 16.8 |
JI and SI are Junior and Senior Infants.
Started Junior Infants in 2024/25
23 in Junior Infants (2024/25), 23 in Senior Infants (2025/26): no change.
- 23Junior Infants2024/25
- 23Senior Infants2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2023/24
16 in Junior Infants (2023/24), 17 in 1st Class (2025/26): 1 pupil more.
- 16Junior Infants2023/24
- 17Senior Infants2024/25
- 171st Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2022/23
15 in Junior Infants (2022/23), 15 in 2nd Class (2025/26): no change.
- 15Junior Infants2022/23
- 15Senior Infants2023/24
- 151st Class2024/25
- 152nd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2021/22
19 in Junior Infants (2021/22), 20 in 3rd Class (2025/26): 1 pupil more.
- 19Junior Infants2021/22
- 20Senior Infants2022/23
- 201st Class2023/24
- 202nd Class2024/25
- 203rd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2020/21
14 in Junior Infants (2020/21), 14 in 4th Class (2025/26): no change.
- 14Junior Infants2020/21
- 14Senior Infants2021/22
- 141st Class2022/23
- 142nd Class2023/24
- 143rd Class2024/25
- 144th Class2025/26
In Senior Infants in 2020/21
19 in Senior Infants (2020/21), 20 in 5th Class (2025/26): 1 pupil more.
- 19Senior Infants2020/21
- 191st Class2021/22
- 182nd Class2022/23
- 183rd Class2023/24
- 204th Class2024/25
- 205th Class2025/26
In 1st Class in 2020/21
12 in 1st Class (2020/21), 13 in 6th Class (2025/26): 1 pupil more.
- 121st Class2020/21
- 122nd Class2021/22
- 133rd Class2022/23
- 154th Class2023/24
- 145th Class2024/25
- 136th Class2025/26
In 2nd Class in 2020/21
18 in 2nd Class (2020/21), 17 in 6th Class (2024/25): 1 pupil fewer.
- 182nd Class2020/21
- 183rd Class2021/22
- 174th Class2022/23
- 175th Class2023/24
- 176th Class2024/25
In 3rd Class in 2020/21
13 in 3rd Class (2020/21), 15 in 6th Class (2023/24): 2 pupils more.
- 133rd Class2020/21
- 134th Class2021/22
- 145th Class2022/23
- 156th Class2023/24
In 4th Class in 2020/21
16 in 4th Class (2020/21), 16 in 6th Class (2022/23): no change.
- 164th Class2020/21
- 165th Class2021/22
- 166th 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
- +71st Class in 2021/22 (12 to 19)
- −62nd Class in 2021/22 (18 to 12)
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 Patricks NS, 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
8teaching posts
Our estimate: about 8 teachers.
- Class teachersOne for each of the 6 mainstream classes 6
- PrincipalAlso teaches one of the classes, so is counted with the class teachers in a class
- Special education teachers50 hours of support teaching a week 2
2 special needs assistants (SNAs) also work with pupils.
The NCSE has allocated 2 special education teachers and 2 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 St Patricks NS, measured in a straight line. Pupil numbers are for 2025/26.
| Number on map | School | Distance | Pupils | Since 2015/16 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Patricks NSThis school | – | 140 |
+7.7%
|
|
| 1 | Annalitten N S2.8 km · Castleblayeny | 2.8 km | 37 |
+42.3%
|
| 2 | St. Brigid's National School Aughnafarcon3.2 km · Castleblayney | 3.2 km | 37 |
−27.5%
|
| 3 | Lisdoonan N S4.7 km · Carrickmacross | 4.7 km | 150 |
+25.0%
|
| 4 | Naomh Micheal5.1 km · Carrickmacross | 5.1 km | 108 |
+31.7%
|
| 5 | S N Cholmcille6.4 km · Carraig Mhachaire Rois · DEIS | 6.4 km | 103 |
+45.1%
|
| 6 | Scoil Mhuire BNS6.7 km · Castleblayney · Boys · DEIS | 6.7 km | 183 |
+16.6%
|
About this school
Inspection reports open on gov.ie, under the name the school had when it was inspected. They describe specific areas of the school's work rather than giving an overall grade. Newer schools may not have one yet.
Contact
- Principal
- Martin Mc Ginn
- Phone
- 0429743640
- [email protected]
- Address
- Broomfield, Castleblayney, Co. Monaghan, A75 TK84
School
- Ethos
- Catholic
- Patron
- Bishop of Clogher
- 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
- Monaghan County Council
- Planning area
- Castleblaney
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 | 140 | 73 | 67 | 18 | 23 | 17 | 15 | 20 | 14 | 20 | 13 |
| 2024/25 | 140 | 72 | 68 | 23 | 17 | 15 | 20 | 14 | 20 | 14 | 17 |
| 2023/24 | 130 | 62 | 68 | 16 | 15 | 20 | 14 | 18 | 15 | 17 | 15 |
| 2022/23 | 127 | 62 | 65 | 15 | 20 | 14 | 18 | 13 | 17 | 14 | 16 |
| 2021/22 | 131 | 63 | 68 | 19 | 14 | 19 | 12 | 18 | 13 | 16 | 20 |
| 2020/21 | 132 | 66 | 66 | 14 | 19 | 12 | 18 | 13 | 16 | 20 | 20 |
| 2019/20 | 130 | 64 | 66 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2018/19 | 132 | 66 | 66 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2017/18 | 136 | 67 | 69 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2016/17 | 136 | 67 | 69 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2015/16 | 130 | 68 | 62 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2014/15 | 133 | 65 | 68 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2013/14 | 137 | 68 | 69 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2012/13 | 136 | 63 | 73 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2011/12 | 136 | 61 | 75 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2010/11 | 134 | 54 | 80 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2009/10 | 124 | 45 | 79 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2008/09 | 134 | 45 | 89 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2007/08 | 133 | 50 | 83 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2006/07 | 128 | 51 | 77 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2005/06 | 125 | 47 | 78 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2004/05 | 126 | 52 | 74 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2003/04 | 120 | 51 | 69 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2002/03 | 124 | 55 | 69 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2001/02 | 123 | 57 | 66 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2000/01 | 123 | 67 | 56 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1999/00 | 125 | 64 | 61 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1998/99 | 125 | 68 | 57 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1997/98 | 135 | 80 | 55 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1996/97 | 136 | 77 | 59 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1995/96 | 146 | 83 | 63 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1994/95 | 145 | 82 | 63 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1993/94 | 153 | 84 | 69 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1983/84 | 140 | 71 | 69 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1982/83 | 140 | 71 | 69 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1981/82 | 129 | 60 | 69 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1980/81 | 134 | 63 | 71 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1979/80 | 131 | 60 | 71 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1978/79 | 129 | 63 | 66 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1977/78 | 125 | 59 | 66 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1976/77 | 139 | 67 | 72 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1975/76 | 142 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1974/75 | 152 | 80 | 72 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |