Scoil Padre Pio N S
Cork · Roll number 18217B
- Catholic ethos
- DEIS
- Ordinary with Special Classes
- Pupils in 2025/26
- 264
- −15 on 2024/25
- Over 10 years
- +5%
- Up 12 from 252 in 2015/16
- Girls and boys
- 127 / 137
- 48% girls
Pupils since 1975
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
264 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 | 27 | 27 | 20 | 44 | 30 | 35 | 30.5 |
| Senior Infants | 36 | 27 | 23 | 22 | 43 | 33 | 30.7 |
| 1st Class | 30 | 35 | 29 | 23 | 23 | 48 | 31.3 |
| 2nd Class | 36 | 33 | 36 | 29 | 23 | 25 | 30.3 |
| 3rd Class | 28 | 35 | 33 | 36 | 25 | 27 | 30.7 |
| 4th Class | 35 | 28 | 36 | 33 | 35 | 25 | 32.0 |
| 5th Class | 33 | 36 | 29 | 39 | 33 | 35 | 34.2 |
| 6th Class | 31 | 32 | 34 | 28 | 39 | 36 | 33.3 |
JI and SI are Junior and Senior Infants.
Started Junior Infants in 2024/25
30 in Junior Infants (2024/25), 33 in Senior Infants (2025/26): 3 pupils more.
- 30Junior Infants2024/25
- 33Senior Infants2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2023/24
44 in Junior Infants (2023/24), 48 in 1st Class (2025/26): 4 pupils more.
- 44Junior Infants2023/24
- 43Senior Infants2024/25
- 481st Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2022/23
20 in Junior Infants (2022/23), 25 in 2nd Class (2025/26): 5 pupils more.
- 20Junior Infants2022/23
- 22Senior Infants2023/24
- 231st Class2024/25
- 252nd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2021/22
27 in Junior Infants (2021/22), 27 in 3rd Class (2025/26): no change.
- 27Junior Infants2021/22
- 23Senior Infants2022/23
- 231st Class2023/24
- 232nd Class2024/25
- 273rd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2020/21
27 in Junior Infants (2020/21), 25 in 4th Class (2025/26): 2 pupils fewer.
- 27Junior Infants2020/21
- 27Senior Infants2021/22
- 291st Class2022/23
- 292nd Class2023/24
- 253rd Class2024/25
- 254th Class2025/26
In Senior Infants in 2020/21
36 in Senior Infants (2020/21), 35 in 5th Class (2025/26): 1 pupil fewer.
- 36Senior Infants2020/21
- 351st Class2021/22
- 362nd Class2022/23
- 363rd Class2023/24
- 354th Class2024/25
- 355th Class2025/26
In 1st Class in 2020/21
30 in 1st Class (2020/21), 36 in 6th Class (2025/26): 6 pupils more.
- 301st Class2020/21
- 332nd Class2021/22
- 333rd Class2022/23
- 334th Class2023/24
- 335th Class2024/25
- 366th Class2025/26
In 2nd Class in 2020/21
36 in 2nd Class (2020/21), 39 in 6th Class (2024/25): 3 pupils more.
- 362nd Class2020/21
- 353rd Class2021/22
- 364th Class2022/23
- 395th Class2023/24
- 396th Class2024/25
In 3rd Class in 2020/21
28 in 3rd Class (2020/21), 28 in 6th Class (2023/24): no change.
- 283rd Class2020/21
- 284th Class2021/22
- 295th Class2022/23
- 286th Class2023/24
In 4th Class in 2020/21
35 in 4th Class (2020/21), 34 in 6th Class (2022/23): 1 pupil fewer.
- 354th Class2020/21
- 365th Class2021/22
- 346th Class2022/23
In 5th Class in 2020/21
33 in 5th Class (2020/21), 32 in 6th Class (2021/22): 1 pupil fewer.
- 335th Class2020/21
- 326th Class2021/22
Biggest one-year changes in a class
- +251st Class in 2025/26 (23 to 48)
- −14Junior Infants in 2024/25 (44 to 30)
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 Scoil Padre Pio 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
33.6teaching posts
Our estimate: about 34 teachers.
- Class teachersOne for each of the 15 mainstream classes 15
- PrincipalRuns the school and doesn't teach a class 1
- Deputy principalDoesn't teach a class either, as larger schools and those with five or more special classes have one 1
- Special education teachers290 hours of support teaching a week 11.6
- Special class teachersFor 4 autism classes and an early intervention class 5
17.32 special needs assistants (SNAs) also work with pupils. 30 pupils are in special classes, which the class sizes leave out.
The NCSE has allocated 11.4 special education teachers, 5 special class teachers and 17.32 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 Scoil Padre Pio N S, measured in a straight line. Pupil numbers are for 2025/26.
| Number on map | School | Distance | Pupils | Since 2015/16 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scoil Padre Pio N SThis school | – | 264 |
+4.8%
|
|
| 1 | Scoil Iosagain0.6 km · Cork · Boys · DEIS | 0.6 km | 222 |
−39.8%
|
| 2 | Scoil Mhuire Fatima Boys Senior0.8 km · Cork · DEIS | 0.8 km | 207 |
+29.4%
|
| 3 | Scoil Aiseiri Chriost0.8 km · Cork · Girls · DEIS | 0.8 km | 232 |
−35.0%
|
| 4 | St Vincents Convent N S0.8 km · Cork · DEIS | 0.8 km | 208 |
−27.8%
|
| 5 | Scoil Colmcille0.9 km · Cork · DEIS | 0.9 km | 264 |
+23.9%
|
| 6 | Scoil Mhuire ar Chnoc hAoine1.0 km · Cork · DEIS | 1.0 km | 195 |
−30.1%
|
About this school
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Contact
- Principal
- Sinéad Elliffe
- Phone
- 0214302045
- [email protected]
- Address
- Churchfield Terrace West, Churchfield, Cork, T23 DH24
School
- Ethos
- Catholic
- Patron
- Bishop of Cork & Ross
- School type
- Ordinary with Special Classes
- School level
- All Through
- DEIS
- DEIS
Language and area
- Irish classification
- No subjects through Irish
- Gaeltacht
- Non-Gaeltacht
- Island
- Not on an island
- Local authority
- Cork City Council
- Planning area
- Gurranbraher–CorkCity
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
39 school years from 1975/76 to 2025/26. Class figures start in 2020/21.
| Year | Total | Girls | Boys | JI | SI | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 264 | 127 | 137 | 35 | 33 | 48 | 25 | 27 | 25 | 35 | 36 |
| 2024/25 | 279 | 133 | 146 | 30 | 43 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 35 | 33 | 39 |
| 2023/24 | 283 | 139 | 144 | 44 | 22 | 23 | 29 | 36 | 33 | 39 | 28 |
| 2022/23 | 270 | 133 | 137 | 20 | 23 | 29 | 36 | 33 | 36 | 29 | 34 |
| 2021/22 | 283 | 143 | 140 | 27 | 27 | 35 | 33 | 35 | 28 | 36 | 32 |
| 2020/21 | 286 | 145 | 141 | 27 | 36 | 30 | 36 | 28 | 35 | 33 | 31 |
| 2019/20 | 289 | 146 | 143 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2018/19 | 265 | 130 | 135 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2017/18 | 263 | 127 | 136 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2016/17 | 251 | 116 | 135 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2015/16 | 252 | 115 | 137 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2014/15 | 245 | 116 | 129 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2013/14 | 233 | 105 | 128 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2012/13 | 225 | 106 | 119 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2011/12 | 221 | 115 | 106 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2010/11 | 223 | 115 | 108 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2009/10 | 223 | 112 | 111 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2008/09 | 209 | 96 | 113 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2007/08 | 198 | 88 | 110 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2006/07 | 206 | 96 | 110 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2005/06 | 196 | 95 | 101 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2004/05 | 197 | 100 | 97 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2003/04 | 175 | 85 | 90 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2002/03 | 180 | 90 | 90 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2001/02 | 163 | 82 | 81 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2000/01 | 155 | 83 | 72 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1999/00 | 160 | 86 | 74 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1998/99 | 147 | 66 | 81 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1997/98 | 155 | 77 | 78 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1996/97 | 204 | 97 | 107 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1995/96 | 223 | 107 | 116 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1994/95 | 237 | 107 | 130 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1993/94 | 247 | 113 | 134 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1982/83 | 333 | 30 | 303 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1981/82 | 309 | 0 | 309 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1980/81 | 316 | 0 | 316 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1977/78 | 324 | 0 | 324 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1976/77 | 318 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1975/76 | 313 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |