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S N C NAOMH PADRAIG

Roll number: 18412W Portrane Road, Donabate, Co. Dublin

School details

Address: Portrane Road, Donabate, Co. Dublin (K36KH36)
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 018436201
Principal: Ciara Greene
Ethos: Catholic
DEIS: N
Irish classification: No subjects through Irish
Gaeltacht: N
Island: N
Local authority: Fingal County Council
School patron: Archbishop of Dublin
School type: Ordinary
School level: All-Through School
Planning area: Donabate

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

23.50

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	406	14	29.00	34	7
2007/08	421	15	28.07	33	4
2008/09	435	16	27.19	32	3
2009/10	431	16	26.94	31	3
2010/11	428	16	26.75	31	1
2011/12	433	16	27.06	30	1
2012/13	443	16	27.69	31	5
2013/14	433	16	27.06	30	2
2014/15	430	16	26.88	30	2
2015/16	428	16	26.75	32	3
2016/17	418	16	26.12	32	2
2017/18	432	16	27.00	32	5
2019/20	437	17	25.71	29	0
2020/21	435	17	25.59	29	0
2021/22	405	16	25.31	29	0
2022/23	402	16	25.12	29	0
2023/24	389	16	24.31	29	0
2024/25	384	16	24.00	28	0
2025/26	376	16	23.50	28	0

Data highlights

Key numbers to spot outliers or notable changes.

Biggest gain in a single year: 2003/04: 313 in 2002/03 → 355, +42 pupils.
Biggest loss in a single year: 2021/22: 435 in 2020/21 → 405, -30 pupils.
Largest single-class increase: Junior Infants in 2024/25 (43 → 49, +6).
Largest single-class decrease: Junior Infants in 2021/22 (55 → 41, -14).
Largest cohort-step gain: SI → 1st in 2025/26 (44 → 48, +4).
Largest cohort-step loss: 2nd → 3rd in 2021/22 (56 → 52, -4).
Overall: 137 (1974/75) → 376 (2025/26), 239.

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	36	55	44.3	6
Senior Infants	42	54	46.8	6
1st Class	41	55	47.8	6
2nd Class	43	56	50.0	6
3rd Class	43	52	50.3	6
4th Class	49	53	51.2	6
5th Class	49	56	52.2	6
6th Class	51	68	55.8	6
Total	137	443	319.2	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 55

-1

SI 2021/22 54

1st 2022/23 55

-1

2nd 2023/24 54

-2

3rd 2024/25 52

4th 2025/26 53

Cohort 2021/22

JI 2021/22 41

SI 2022/23 44

-3

1st 2023/24 41

2nd 2024/25 43

3rd 2025/26 43

Cohort 2022/23

JI 2022/23 42

SI 2023/24 42

1st 2024/25 43

2nd 2025/26 46

Cohort 2023/24

JI 2023/24 43

SI 2024/25 44

1st 2025/26 48

Cohort 2024/25

JI 2024/25 49

-1

SI 2025/26 48

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	137	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	137
1975/76	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	137
1976/77	151	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	151
1977/78	155	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	155
1978/79	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	161
1979/80	174	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	174
1980/81	182	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	182
1981/82	184	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	184
1982/83	182	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	182
1983/84	188	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	188
1993/94	199	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	199
1994/95	196	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	196
1995/96	202	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	202
1996/97	234	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	234
1997/98	261	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	261
1998/99	264	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	264
1999/00	272	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	272
2000/01	290	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	290
2001/02	319	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	319
2002/03	313	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	313
2003/04	355	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	355
2004/05	368	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	368
2005/06	394	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	394
2006/07	406	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	406
2007/08	421	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	421
2008/09	435	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	435
2009/10	431	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	431
2010/11	428	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	428
2011/12	433	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	433
2012/13	443	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	443
2013/14	433	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	433
2014/15	430	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	430
2015/16	428	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	428
2016/17	418	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	418
2017/18	432	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	432
2018/19	442	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	442
2019/20	437	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	437
2020/21	435	–	55	49	50	56	52	49	56	68	435
2021/22	405	–	41	54	50	50	52	52	49	57	405
2022/23	402	–	42	44	55	51	52	53	53	52	402
2023/24	389	–	43	42	41	54	51	51	53	54	389
2024/25	384	–	49	44	43	43	52	49	51	53	384
2025/26	376	–	36	48	48	46	43	53	51	51	376