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S N NAOMH PADRAIG

Roll number: 18040L Collon Road, Slane, Co. Meath

School details

Address: Collon Road, Slane, Co. Meath (C15NX78)
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 0419824229
Principal: Lorna Gerrard
Ethos: Catholic
DEIS: N
Irish classification: No subjects through Irish
Gaeltacht: N
Island: N
Local authority: Meath County Council
School patron: Bishop of Meath
School type: Ordinary
School level: All-Through School
Planning area: Navan

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

24.70

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	219	7	31.29	36	5
2007/08	237	8	29.62	38	5
2008/09	249	9	27.67	30	3
2009/10	258	9	28.67	36	4
2010/11	274	9	30.44	36	5
2011/12	273	10	27.30	33	5
2012/13	264	10	26.40	34	4
2013/14	279	10	27.90	36	5
2014/15	283	10	28.30	35	4
2015/16	276	10	27.60	35	4
2016/17	275	10	27.50	35	3
2017/18	275	10	27.50	36	4
2019/20	278	10	27.80	35	5
2020/21	275	11	25.00	32	3
2021/22	268	11	24.36	32	5
2022/23	272	11	24.73	33	3
2023/24	259	11	23.55	34	4
2024/25	243	11	22.09	34	2
2025/26	247	10	24.70	35	2

Data highlights

Key numbers to spot outliers or notable changes.

Biggest gain in a single year: 1976/77: 329 in 1975/76 → 355, +26 pupils.
Biggest loss in a single year: 1993/94: 396 in 1983/84 → 274, -122 pupils.
Largest single-class increase: 6th Class in 2022/23 (32 → 44, +12).
Largest single-class decrease: 5th Class in 2022/23 (44 → 31, -13).
Largest cohort-step gain: SI → 1st in 2025/26 (22 → 29, +7).
Largest cohort-step loss: 1st → 2nd in 2024/25 (31 → 28, -3).
Overall: 309 (1974/75) → 253 (2025/26), -56.

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	23	36	29.8	6
Senior Infants	22	36	30.2	6
1st Class	29	35	32.0	6
2nd Class	28	35	32.0	6
3rd Class	31	37	32.5	6
4th Class	31	42	35.0	6
5th Class	31	44	34.8	6
6th Class	29	44	35.3	6
Total	139	406	267.3	42

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 30

SI 2021/22 31

1st 2022/23 33

2nd 2023/24 33

3rd 2024/25 33

4th 2025/26 33

Cohort 2021/22

JI 2021/22 33

SI 2022/23 33

-2

1st 2023/24 31

-3

2nd 2024/25 28

3rd 2025/26 32

Cohort 2022/23

JI 2022/23 32

SI 2023/24 33

1st 2024/25 33

2nd 2025/26 33

Cohort 2023/24

JI 2023/24 23

-1

SI 2024/25 22

1st 2025/26 29

Cohort 2024/25

JI 2024/25 25

SI 2025/26 26

Cohort 2025/26

JI 2025/26 36

Raw data by year

Year	Female	Male	JI	SI	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	Total
1974/75	142	167	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	309
1975/76	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	329
1976/77	164	191	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	355
1977/78	177	204	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	381
1978/79	–	212	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	399
1979/80	193	213	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	406
1981/82	195	199	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	394
1982/83	203	203	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	406
1983/84	198	198	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	396
1993/94	120	154	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	274
1994/95	117	146	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	263
1995/96	110	123	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	233
1996/97	115	117	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	232
1997/98	95	107	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	202
1998/99	89	105	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	194
1999/00	86	97	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	183
2000/01	77	85	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	162
2001/02	73	76	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	149
2002/03	71	68	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	139
2003/04	77	79	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	156
2004/05	74	103	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	177
2005/06	91	111	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	202
2006/07	105	114	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	219
2007/08	114	123	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	237
2008/09	125	124	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	249
2009/10	132	126	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	258
2010/11	142	132	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	274
2011/12	137	136	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	273
2012/13	130	134	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	264
2013/14	135	144	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	279
2014/15	134	149	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	283
2015/16	133	143	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	276
2016/17	127	148	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	275
2017/18	127	148	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	275
2018/19	125	150	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	275
2019/20	125	153	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	278
2020/21	125	150	30	36	31	32	31	42	33	40	275
2021/22	129	139	33	31	35	31	31	31	44	32	268
2022/23	129	143	32	33	33	35	31	33	31	44	272
2023/24	127	132	23	33	31	33	37	35	34	33	259
2024/25	119	124	25	22	33	28	33	36	32	34	243
2025/26	118	135	36	26	29	33	32	33	35	29	253