S N Padraig Naofa
Kilkenny · Roll number 17854D
- Catholic ethos
- Not DEIS
- Ordinary with Special Classes
- Pupils in 2025/26
- 331
- −10 on 2024/25
- Over 10 years
- −4%
- Down 15 from 346 in 2015/16
- Girls and boys
- 0 / 331
- 0% 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
331 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 | 20 | 47 | 45 | 36 | 25 | 32 | 34.2 |
| Senior Infants | 48 | 21 | 51 | 45 | 35 | 29 | 38.2 |
| 1st Class | 52 | 46 | 22 | 49 | 42 | 40 | 41.8 |
| 2nd Class | 44 | 51 | 48 | 22 | 48 | 50 | 43.8 |
| 3rd Class | 51 | 46 | 55 | 47 | 23 | 49 | 45.2 |
| 4th Class | 46 | 50 | 48 | 55 | 47 | 24 | 45.0 |
| 5th Class | 48 | 44 | 51 | 47 | 55 | 53 | 49.7 |
| 6th Class | 51 | 48 | 46 | 50 | 48 | 54 | 49.5 |
JI and SI are Junior and Senior Infants.
Started Junior Infants in 2024/25
25 in Junior Infants (2024/25), 29 in Senior Infants (2025/26): 4 pupils more.
- 25Junior Infants2024/25
- 29Senior Infants2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2023/24
36 in Junior Infants (2023/24), 40 in 1st Class (2025/26): 4 pupils more.
- 36Junior Infants2023/24
- 35Senior Infants2024/25
- 401st Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2022/23
45 in Junior Infants (2022/23), 50 in 2nd Class (2025/26): 5 pupils more.
- 45Junior Infants2022/23
- 45Senior Infants2023/24
- 421st Class2024/25
- 502nd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2021/22
47 in Junior Infants (2021/22), 49 in 3rd Class (2025/26): 2 pupils more.
- 47Junior Infants2021/22
- 51Senior Infants2022/23
- 491st Class2023/24
- 482nd Class2024/25
- 493rd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2020/21
20 in Junior Infants (2020/21), 24 in 4th Class (2025/26): 4 pupils more.
- 20Junior Infants2020/21
- 21Senior Infants2021/22
- 221st Class2022/23
- 222nd Class2023/24
- 233rd Class2024/25
- 244th Class2025/26
In Senior Infants in 2020/21
48 in Senior Infants (2020/21), 53 in 5th Class (2025/26): 5 pupils more.
- 48Senior Infants2020/21
- 461st Class2021/22
- 482nd Class2022/23
- 473rd Class2023/24
- 474th Class2024/25
- 535th Class2025/26
In 1st Class in 2020/21
52 in 1st Class (2020/21), 54 in 6th Class (2025/26): 2 pupils more.
- 521st Class2020/21
- 512nd Class2021/22
- 553rd Class2022/23
- 554th Class2023/24
- 555th Class2024/25
- 546th Class2025/26
In 2nd Class in 2020/21
44 in 2nd Class (2020/21), 48 in 6th Class (2024/25): 4 pupils more.
- 442nd Class2020/21
- 463rd Class2021/22
- 484th Class2022/23
- 475th Class2023/24
- 486th Class2024/25
In 3rd Class in 2020/21
51 in 3rd Class (2020/21), 50 in 6th Class (2023/24): 1 pupil fewer.
- 513rd Class2020/21
- 504th Class2021/22
- 515th Class2022/23
- 506th Class2023/24
In 4th Class in 2020/21
46 in 4th Class (2020/21), 46 in 6th Class (2022/23): no change.
- 464th Class2020/21
- 445th Class2021/22
- 466th Class2022/23
In 5th Class in 2020/21
48 in 5th Class (2020/21), 48 in 6th Class (2021/22): no change.
- 485th Class2020/21
- 486th Class2021/22
Biggest one-year changes in a class
- +30Senior Infants in 2022/23 (21 to 51)
- −27Senior Infants in 2021/22 (48 to 21)
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
26.4teaching posts
Our estimate: about 26 teachers.
- Class teachersOne for each of the 14 mainstream classes 14
- PrincipalRuns the school and doesn't teach a class 1
- Special education teachers210 hours of support teaching a week 8.4
- Special class teachersFor 3 autism classes 3
10.33 special needs assistants (SNAs) also work with pupils. 18 pupils are in special classes, which the class sizes leave out.
The NCSE has allocated 8.3 special education teachers, 3 special class teachers and 10.5 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 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 | – | 331 |
−4.3%
|
|
| 1 | Scoil Naomh Eoin Dea0.2 km · Kilkenny · Girls | 0.2 km | 330 |
−2.1%
|
| 2 | Scoil Mhuire0.7 km · Kilkenny | 0.7 km | 400 |
−7.0%
|
| 3 | Kilkenny School Project0.8 km · Kilkenny · Multi-denominational | 0.8 km | 236 |
−1.3%
|
| 4 | Scoil Iognaid de Ris0.8 km · Kilkenny | 0.8 km | 278 |
+33.7%
|
| 5 | Gaelscoil Osrai0.8 km · Cill Chainnigh · Gaelscoil | 0.8 km | 438 |
+0.5%
|
| 6 | St. John's National School1.6 km · Kilkenny · DEIS | 1.6 km | 441 | – |
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
- Doireann Hester
- Phone
- 0567761081
- [email protected]
- Address
- St. Patrick's B.N.S., Coote's Lane, Kilkenny, R95 DX80
School
- Ethos
- Catholic
- Patron
- Bishop of Ossory
- 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
- Kilkenny County Council
- Planning area
- Kilkenny
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
42 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 | 331 | 0 | 331 | 32 | 29 | 40 | 50 | 49 | 24 | 53 | 54 |
| 2024/25 | 341 | – | 341 | 25 | 35 | 42 | 48 | 23 | 47 | 55 | 48 |
| 2023/24 | 369 | 0 | 369 | 36 | 45 | 49 | 22 | 47 | 55 | 47 | 50 |
| 2022/23 | 384 | – | 384 | 45 | 51 | 22 | 48 | 55 | 48 | 51 | 46 |
| 2021/22 | 371 | – | 371 | 47 | 21 | 46 | 51 | 46 | 50 | 44 | 48 |
| 2020/21 | 374 | – | 374 | 20 | 48 | 52 | 44 | 51 | 46 | 48 | 51 |
| 2019/20 | 388 | – | 388 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2018/19 | 378 | – | 378 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2017/18 | 367 | – | 367 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2016/17 | 338 | 1 | 337 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2015/16 | 346 | 1 | 345 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2014/15 | 317 | 1 | 316 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2013/14 | 297 | 1 | 296 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2012/13 | 272 | 0 | 272 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2011/12 | 281 | 0 | 281 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2010/11 | 287 | 0 | 287 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2009/10 | 280 | 0 | 280 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2008/09 | 292 | 0 | 292 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2007/08 | 288 | 0 | 288 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2006/07 | 303 | 0 | 303 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2005/06 | 328 | 0 | 328 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2004/05 | 330 | 0 | 330 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2003/04 | 338 | 0 | 338 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2002/03 | 340 | 0 | 340 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2001/02 | 361 | 0 | 361 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2000/01 | 358 | 0 | 358 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1999/00 | 378 | 0 | 378 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1998/99 | 376 | 0 | 376 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1997/98 | 407 | 20 | 387 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1996/97 | 419 | 24 | 395 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1995/96 | 394 | 8 | 386 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1994/95 | 422 | 9 | 413 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1993/94 | 457 | 7 | 450 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1983/84 | 519 | 0 | 519 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1982/83 | 518 | 0 | 518 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1981/82 | 498 | 0 | 498 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1980/81 | 436 | 0 | 436 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1979/80 | 365 | 0 | 365 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1977/78 | 353 | 0 | 353 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1976/77 | 367 | 0 | 367 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1975/76 | 360 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1974/75 | 250 | 0 | 250 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |