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SCOIL PHADRAIG

Roll number: 17827A Canal Road, Portarlington, Co. Laois

School details

Address: Canal Road, Portarlington, Co. Laois (R32Y6K7)
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 0578623394
Principal: Padraig Ó Gealbhain
Ethos: Catholic
DEIS: N
Irish classification: No subjects through Irish
Gaeltacht: N
Island: N
Local authority: Laois County Council
School patron: Bishop of Kildare & Leighlin
School type: Ordinary with Special Classes
School level: All-Through School
Planning area: Portarlington

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

21.87

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	224	8	28.00	32	3
2007/08	251	10	25.10	32	1
2008/09	271	10	27.10	35	2
2009/10	283	10	28.30	33	5
2010/11	303	11	27.55	34	2
2011/12	314	12	26.17	30	1
2012/13	323	12	26.92	31	1
2013/14	316	12	26.33	31	3
2014/15	352	13	27.08	32	1
2015/16	387	14	27.64	32	4
2016/17	396	16	24.75	31	3
2017/18	426	16	26.62	33	4
2019/20	510	20	25.50	30	2
2020/21	561	22	25.50	31	2
2021/22	530	23	23.04	30	1
2022/23	551	23	23.96	33	4
2023/24	555	23	24.13	32	2
2024/25	545	23	23.70	29	0
2025/26	503	23	21.87	26	0

Data highlights

Key numbers to spot outliers or notable changes.

Biggest gain in a single year: 2019/20: 437 in 2018/19 → 522, +85 pupils.
Biggest loss in a single year: 1993/94: 261 in 1983/84 → 202, -59 pupils.
Largest single-class increase: 6th Class in 2022/23 (56 → 89, +33).
Largest single-class decrease: 6th Class in 2023/24 (89 → 63, -26).
Largest cohort-step gain: 1st → 2nd in 2023/24 (65 → 72, +7).
Largest cohort-step loss: 3rd → 4th in 2021/22 (69 → 63, -6).
Overall: 291 (1974/75) → 521 (2025/26), 230.

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	43	64	58.0	6
Senior Infants	45	68	58.5	6
1st Class	60	71	65.5	6
2nd Class	59	78	69.2	6
3rd Class	64	80	71.5	6
4th Class	63	83	74.3	6
5th Class	62	84	72.2	6
6th Class	56	89	75.7	6
Total	149	573	310.0	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 63

-3

SI 2021/22 60

1st 2022/23 65

2nd 2023/24 72

3rd 2024/25 74

-3

4th 2025/26 71

Cohort 2021/22

JI 2021/22 57

-1

SI 2022/23 56

1st 2023/24 62

2nd 2024/25 63

3rd 2025/26 66

Cohort 2022/23

JI 2022/23 63

SI 2023/24 68

1st 2024/25 69

2nd 2025/26 73

Cohort 2023/24

JI 2023/24 64

SI 2024/25 66

1st 2025/26 66

Cohort 2024/25

JI 2024/25 43

SI 2025/26 45

Cohort 2025/26

JI 2025/26 58

Raw data by year

Year	Female	Male	JI	SI	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	Total
1974/75	–	291	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	291
1975/76	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	289
1976/77	–	275	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	275
1977/78	–	269	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	269
1978/79	–	270	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	270
1979/80	–	265	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	265
1980/81	–	270	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	270
1981/82	–	267	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	267
1982/83	–	272	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	272
1983/84	–	261	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	261
1993/94	–	202	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	202
1994/95	–	200	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	200
1995/96	–	199	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	199
1996/97	–	202	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	202
1997/98	–	195	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	195
1998/99	–	201	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	201
1999/00	–	188	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	188
2000/01	–	158	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	158
2001/02	–	163	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	163
2002/03	–	149	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	149
2003/04	–	155	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	155
2004/05	–	166	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	166
2005/06	–	191	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	191
2006/07	–	233	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	233
2007/08	–	265	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	265
2008/09	–	280	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	280
2009/10	–	292	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	292
2010/11	–	315	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	315
2011/12	–	314	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	314
2012/13	–	323	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	323
2013/14	–	316	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	316
2014/15	–	352	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	352
2015/16	–	393	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	393
2016/17	–	407	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	407
2017/18	–	437	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	437
2018/19	–	437	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	437
2019/20	–	522	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	522
2020/21	–	573	63	56	71	78	69	83	62	79	573
2021/22	–	548	57	60	60	70	80	63	84	56	548
2022/23	–	569	63	56	65	59	76	82	63	89	569
2023/24	–	573	64	68	62	72	64	81	83	63	573
2024/25	–	563	43	66	69	63	74	66	79	87	563
2025/26	–	521	58	45	66	73	66	71	62	80	521