John Paul II N S
Malahide · Roll number 19627C
- Catholic ethos
- Not DEIS
- Pupils in 2025/26
- 663
- −14 on 2024/25
- Over 10 years
- −2%
- Down 17 from 680 in 2015/16
- Girls and boys
- 320 / 343
- 48% girls
Pupils since 1981
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
663 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 | – | – | – | – | – | 0 | 0.0 |
| Senior Infants | – | – | – | – | – | 0 | 0.0 |
| 1st Class | – | – | – | – | – | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2nd Class | 136 | 138 | 129 | 130 | 137 | 124 | 132.3 |
| 3rd Class | 136 | 143 | 139 | 131 | 132 | 137 | 136.3 |
| 4th Class | 146 | 138 | 142 | 139 | 129 | 132 | 137.7 |
| 5th Class | 148 | 150 | 142 | 144 | 136 | 131 | 141.8 |
| 6th Class | 160 | 151 | 150 | 148 | 143 | 139 | 148.5 |
JI and SI are Junior and Senior Infants.
Started Junior Infants in 2021/22
137 in 2nd Class (2024/25), 137 in 3rd Class (2025/26): no change.
- 1372nd Class2024/25
- 1373rd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2020/21
130 in 2nd Class (2023/24), 132 in 4th Class (2025/26): 2 pupils more.
- 1302nd Class2023/24
- 1323rd Class2024/25
- 1324th Class2025/26
In 2nd Class in 2022/23
129 in 2nd Class (2022/23), 131 in 5th Class (2025/26): 2 pupils more.
- 1292nd Class2022/23
- 1313rd Class2023/24
- 1294th Class2024/25
- 1315th Class2025/26
In 2nd Class in 2021/22
138 in 2nd Class (2021/22), 139 in 6th Class (2025/26): 1 pupil more.
- 1382nd Class2021/22
- 1393rd Class2022/23
- 1394th Class2023/24
- 1365th Class2024/25
- 1396th Class2025/26
In 2nd Class in 2020/21
136 in 2nd Class (2020/21), 143 in 6th Class (2024/25): 7 pupils more.
- 1362nd Class2020/21
- 1433rd Class2021/22
- 1424th Class2022/23
- 1445th Class2023/24
- 1436th Class2024/25
In 3rd Class in 2020/21
136 in 3rd Class (2020/21), 148 in 6th Class (2023/24): 12 pupils more.
- 1363rd Class2020/21
- 1384th Class2021/22
- 1425th Class2022/23
- 1486th Class2023/24
In 4th Class in 2020/21
146 in 4th Class (2020/21), 150 in 6th Class (2022/23): 4 pupils more.
- 1464th Class2020/21
- 1505th Class2021/22
- 1506th Class2022/23
In 5th Class in 2020/21
148 in 5th Class (2020/21), 151 in 6th Class (2021/22): 3 pupils more.
- 1485th Class2020/21
- 1516th Class2021/22
Biggest one-year changes in a class
- +73rd Class in 2021/22 (136 to 143)
- −132nd Class in 2025/26 (137 to 124)
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 John Paul II 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
35.8teaching posts
Our estimate: about 36 teachers.
- Class teachersOne for each of the 26 mainstream classes 26
- 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 teachers195 hours of support teaching a week 7.8
8 special needs assistants (SNAs) also work with pupils.
The NCSE has allocated 7.8 special education teachers and 8 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 John Paul II N S, measured in a straight line. Pupil numbers are for 2025/26.
| Number on map | School | Distance | Pupils | Since 2015/16 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Paul II N SThis school | – | 663 |
−2.5%
|
|
| 1 | SN N Sailbheastar Nfa0.6 km · Malahide | 0.6 km | 365 |
−18.9%
|
| 2 | St Andrews N S1.2 km · Malahide · Church of Ireland | 1.2 km | 207 |
−12.7%
|
| 3 | St Oliver Plunkett1.4 km · Malahide | 1.4 km | 838 |
−9.6%
|
| 4 | Gaelscoil an Duinninigh2.2 km · Sord · Gaelscoil | 2.2 km | 380 |
−10.4%
|
| 5 | St Helens Senior N S2.7 km · Portmarnock | 2.7 km | 381 |
+42.7%
|
| 6 | St Helens Junior N S2.8 km · Portmarnock | 2.8 km | 319 |
−6.2%
|
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
- Rachel Markey
- Phone
- 018450736
- [email protected]
- Address
- Sea Road, Malahide, Co. Dublin, K36 P796
School
- Ethos
- Catholic
- Patron
- Archbishop of Dublin
- School type
- Ordinary
- School level
- Senior
- DEIS
- Not DEIS
Language and area
- Irish classification
- No subjects through Irish
- Gaeltacht
- Non-Gaeltacht
- Island
- Not on an island
- Local authority
- Fingal County Council
- Planning area
- Malahide–Nevinstown
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
36 school years from 1981/82 to 2025/26. Class figures start in 2020/21.
| Year | Total | Girls | Boys | JI | SI | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 663 | 320 | 343 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 124 | 137 | 132 | 131 | 139 |
| 2024/25 | 677 | 327 | 350 | – | – | – | 137 | 132 | 129 | 136 | 143 |
| 2023/24 | 692 | 349 | 343 | – | – | – | 130 | 131 | 139 | 144 | 148 |
| 2022/23 | 702 | 345 | 357 | – | – | – | 129 | 139 | 142 | 142 | 150 |
| 2021/22 | 720 | 346 | 374 | – | – | – | 138 | 143 | 138 | 150 | 151 |
| 2020/21 | 726 | 349 | 377 | – | – | – | 136 | 136 | 146 | 148 | 160 |
| 2019/20 | 736 | 363 | 373 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2018/19 | 739 | 363 | 376 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2017/18 | 723 | 356 | 367 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2016/17 | 706 | 337 | 369 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2015/16 | 680 | 321 | 359 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2014/15 | 636 | 291 | 345 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2013/14 | 602 | 264 | 338 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2012/13 | 606 | 258 | 348 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2011/12 | 591 | 254 | 337 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2010/11 | 566 | 246 | 320 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2009/10 | 553 | 264 | 289 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2008/09 | 567 | 273 | 294 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2007/08 | 584 | 279 | 305 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2006/07 | 561 | 274 | 287 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2005/06 | 575 | 283 | 292 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2004/05 | 599 | 273 | 326 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2003/04 | 586 | 265 | 321 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2002/03 | 588 | 266 | 322 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2001/02 | 593 | 256 | 337 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2000/01 | 594 | 255 | 339 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1999/00 | 606 | 258 | 348 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1998/99 | 587 | 255 | 332 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1997/98 | 553 | 228 | 325 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1996/97 | 522 | 223 | 299 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1995/96 | 481 | 212 | 269 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1994/95 | 459 | 207 | 252 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1993/94 | 435 | 185 | 250 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1983/84 | 542 | 285 | 257 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1982/83 | 580 | 298 | 282 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1981/82 | 537 | 283 | 254 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |