Padraig Naofa N S
Avoca · Roll number 18198A
- Catholic ethos
- Not DEIS
- Ordinary with Special Classes
- Pupils in 2025/26
- 172
- +5 on 2024/25
- Over 10 years
- −17%
- Down 35 from 207 in 2015/16
- Girls and boys
- 85 / 87
- 49% 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
172 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 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 18.8 |
| Senior Infants | 18 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 19.8 |
| 1st Class | 22 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 21.3 |
| 2nd Class | 19 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 21.0 |
| 3rd Class | 19 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 26 | 21.2 |
| 4th Class | 27 | 19 | 22 | 21 | 18 | 22 | 21.5 |
| 5th Class | 26 | 26 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22.2 |
| 6th Class | 21 | 27 | 26 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 23.3 |
JI and SI are Junior and Senior Infants.
Started Junior Infants in 2024/25
17 in Junior Infants (2024/25), 19 in Senior Infants (2025/26): 2 pupils more.
- 17Junior Infants2024/25
- 19Senior Infants2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2023/24
17 in Junior Infants (2023/24), 23 in 1st Class (2025/26): 6 pupils more.
- 17Junior Infants2023/24
- 19Senior Infants2024/25
- 231st Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2022/23
22 in Junior Infants (2022/23), 22 in 2nd Class (2025/26): no change.
- 22Junior Infants2022/23
- 22Senior Infants2023/24
- 211st Class2024/25
- 222nd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2021/22
21 in Junior Infants (2021/22), 26 in 3rd Class (2025/26): 5 pupils more.
- 21Junior Infants2021/22
- 22Senior Infants2022/23
- 211st Class2023/24
- 212nd Class2024/25
- 263rd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2020/21
21 in Junior Infants (2020/21), 22 in 4th Class (2025/26): 1 pupil more.
- 21Junior Infants2020/21
- 19Senior Infants2021/22
- 201st Class2022/23
- 222nd Class2023/24
- 223rd Class2024/25
- 224th Class2025/26
In Senior Infants in 2020/21
18 in Senior Infants (2020/21), 21 in 5th Class (2025/26): 3 pupils more.
- 18Senior Infants2020/21
- 211st Class2021/22
- 222nd Class2022/23
- 203rd Class2023/24
- 184th Class2024/25
- 215th Class2025/26
In 1st Class in 2020/21
22 in 1st Class (2020/21), 24 in 6th Class (2025/26): 2 pupils more.
- 221st Class2020/21
- 202nd Class2021/22
- 213rd Class2022/23
- 214th Class2023/24
- 215th Class2024/25
- 246th Class2025/26
In 2nd Class in 2020/21
19 in 2nd Class (2020/21), 22 in 6th Class (2024/25): 3 pupils more.
- 192nd Class2020/21
- 193rd Class2021/22
- 224th Class2022/23
- 215th Class2023/24
- 226th Class2024/25
In 3rd Class in 2020/21
19 in 3rd Class (2020/21), 20 in 6th Class (2023/24): 1 pupil more.
- 193rd Class2020/21
- 194th Class2021/22
- 185th Class2022/23
- 206th Class2023/24
In 4th Class in 2020/21
27 in 4th Class (2020/21), 26 in 6th Class (2022/23): 1 pupil fewer.
- 274th Class2020/21
- 265th Class2021/22
- 266th Class2022/23
In 5th Class in 2020/21
26 in 5th Class (2020/21), 27 in 6th Class (2021/22): 1 pupil more.
- 265th Class2020/21
- 276th Class2021/22
Biggest one-year changes in a class
- +66th Class in 2021/22 (21 to 27)
- −84th Class in 2021/22 (27 to 19)
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 Padraig Naofa N S, 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
12.7teaching posts
Our estimate: about 13 teachers.
- Class teachersOne for each of the 7 mainstream classes 7
- PrincipalDoesn't teach a class: schools with two or more special classes have a full-time principal 1
- Special education teachers67.5 hours of support teaching a week 2.7
- Special class teachersFor 2 autism classes 2
5.99 special needs assistants (SNAs) also work with pupils. 12 pupils are in special classes, which the class sizes leave out.
The NCSE has allocated 2.8 special education teachers, 2 special class teachers and 6.16 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 Padraig Naofa N S, measured in a straight line. Pupil numbers are for 2025/26.
| Number on map | School | Distance | Pupils | Since 2015/16 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Padraig Naofa N SThis school | – | 172 |
−16.9%
|
|
| 1 | St Kevin's Ballycoog NS4.7 km · Avoca | 4.7 km | 21 |
−12.5%
|
| 2 | Scoil San Eoin5.6 km · Redcross | 5.6 km | 37 |
−30.2%
|
| 3 | St Josephs N S6.1 km · Arklow | 6.1 km | 500 |
−24.5%
|
| 4 | St John's Senior School6.6 km · Arklow · Some subjects through Irish · DEIS | 6.6 km | 323 |
−13.9%
|
| 5 | S N Naomh Padraig6.6 km · Arklow | 6.6 km | 76 |
−14.6%
|
| 6 | Gaelscoil an Inbhir Mhoir7.0 km · An tInbhear Mór · Gaelscoil · Inter-denominational | 7.0 km | 242 |
−29.0%
|
About this school
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Contact
- Principal
- Kathy Van Eesbeck
- Phone
- 040235331
- [email protected]
- Address
- Avoca, Co Wicklow, Y14 X588
School
- Ethos
- Catholic
- Patron
- Archbishop of Dublin
- 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
- Wicklow County Council
- Planning area
- Arklow
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 | 172 | 85 | 87 | 15 | 19 | 23 | 22 | 26 | 22 | 21 | 24 |
| 2024/25 | 167 | 88 | 79 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 18 | 21 | 22 |
| 2023/24 | 164 | 81 | 83 | 17 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 |
| 2022/23 | 173 | 91 | 82 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 18 | 26 |
| 2021/22 | 172 | 91 | 81 | 21 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 26 | 27 |
| 2020/21 | 173 | 89 | 84 | 21 | 18 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 27 | 26 | 21 |
| 2019/20 | 184 | 93 | 91 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2018/19 | 191 | 96 | 95 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2017/18 | 195 | 94 | 101 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2016/17 | 203 | 96 | 107 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2015/16 | 207 | 100 | 107 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2014/15 | 211 | 95 | 116 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2013/14 | 214 | 96 | 118 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2012/13 | 222 | 93 | 129 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2011/12 | 218 | 92 | 126 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2010/11 | 201 | 89 | 112 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2009/10 | 191 | 90 | 101 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2008/09 | 182 | 86 | 96 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2007/08 | 184 | 86 | 98 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2006/07 | 174 | 85 | 89 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2005/06 | 168 | 81 | 87 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2004/05 | 158 | 78 | 80 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2003/04 | 163 | 81 | 82 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2002/03 | 159 | 75 | 84 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2001/02 | 156 | 74 | 82 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2000/01 | 157 | 77 | 80 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1999/00 | 152 | 74 | 78 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1998/99 | 155 | 77 | 78 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1997/98 | 163 | 84 | 79 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1996/97 | 168 | 88 | 80 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1995/96 | 163 | 86 | 77 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1994/95 | 193 | 105 | 88 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1993/94 | 208 | 112 | 96 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1983/84 | 239 | 111 | 128 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1982/83 | 244 | 112 | 132 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1981/82 | 255 | 114 | 141 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1980/81 | 260 | 124 | 136 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1979/80 | 252 | 126 | 126 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1978/79 | 250 | 125 | 125 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1977/78 | 245 | 122 | 123 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1976/77 | 233 | 121 | 112 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1975/76 | 224 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1974/75 | 218 | 123 | 95 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |