St Patricks Senior School
Dublin 15 · Roll number 19636D
- Catholic ethos
- DEIS
- Ordinary with Special Classes
- Pupils in 2025/26
- 184
- −21 on 2024/25
- Over 10 years
- −26%
- Down 65 from 249 in 2015/16
- Girls and boys
- 88 / 96
- 48% girls
Pupils since 1979
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
184 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 | – | 2 | – | – | – | 0 | 1.0 |
| Senior Infants | – | – | 2 | – | – | 0 | 1.0 |
| 1st Class | – | – | – | 1 | – | 0 | 0.5 |
| 2nd Class | – | – | – | – | 1 | 0 | 0.5 |
| 3rd Class | 46 | 57 | 50 | 44 | 38 | 44 | 46.5 |
| 4th Class | 59 | 46 | 58 | 54 | 41 | 40 | 49.7 |
| 5th Class | 54 | 60 | 45 | 59 | 55 | 45 | 53.0 |
| 6th Class | 54 | 50 | 60 | 45 | 60 | 55 | 54.0 |
JI and SI are Junior and Senior Infants.
Started Junior Infants in 2021/22
2 in Junior Infants (2021/22), 44 in 3rd Class (2025/26): 42 pupils more.
- 2Junior Infants2021/22
- 2Senior Infants2022/23
- 11st Class2023/24
- 12nd Class2024/25
- 443rd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2020/21
38 in 3rd Class (2024/25), 40 in 4th Class (2025/26): 2 pupils more.
- 383rd Class2024/25
- 404th Class2025/26
In 3rd Class in 2023/24
44 in 3rd Class (2023/24), 45 in 5th Class (2025/26): 1 pupil more.
- 443rd Class2023/24
- 414th Class2024/25
- 455th Class2025/26
In 3rd Class in 2022/23
50 in 3rd Class (2022/23), 55 in 6th Class (2025/26): 5 pupils more.
- 503rd Class2022/23
- 544th Class2023/24
- 555th Class2024/25
- 556th Class2025/26
In 3rd Class in 2021/22
57 in 3rd Class (2021/22), 60 in 6th Class (2024/25): 3 pupils more.
- 573rd Class2021/22
- 584th Class2022/23
- 595th Class2023/24
- 606th Class2024/25
In 3rd Class in 2020/21
46 in 3rd Class (2020/21), 45 in 6th Class (2023/24): 1 pupil fewer.
- 463rd Class2020/21
- 464th Class2021/22
- 455th Class2022/23
- 456th Class2023/24
In 4th Class in 2020/21
59 in 4th Class (2020/21), 60 in 6th Class (2022/23): 1 pupil more.
- 594th Class2020/21
- 605th Class2021/22
- 606th Class2022/23
In 5th Class in 2020/21
54 in 5th Class (2020/21), 50 in 6th Class (2021/22): 4 pupils fewer.
- 545th Class2020/21
- 506th Class2021/22
Biggest one-year changes in a class
- +156th Class in 2024/25 (45 to 60)
- −155th Class in 2022/23 (60 to 45)
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 St Patricks Senior School, 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
18.8teaching posts
Our estimate: about 19 teachers.
- Class teachersOne for each of the 10 mainstream classes 10
- PrincipalRuns the school and doesn't teach a class 1
- Special education teachers120 hours of support teaching a week 4.8
- Special class teachersFor 2 autism classes and a mild general learning disability class 3
10.75 special needs assistants (SNAs) also work with pupils. 19 pupils are in special classes, which the class sizes leave out.
The NCSE has allocated 4.7 special education teachers, 4 special class teachers and 12.75 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 St Patricks Senior School, measured in a straight line. Pupil numbers are for 2025/26.
| Number on map | School | Distance | Pupils | Since 2015/16 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Patricks Senior SchoolThis school | – | 184 |
−26.1%
|
|
| 1 | St. Patrick's Junior NS0.1 km · Dublin 15 · DEIS | 0.1 km | 162 |
−30.5%
|
| 2 | Ladyswell N S1.3 km · Dublin 15 · DEIS | 1.3 km | 447 |
−16.6%
|
| 3 | Scoil Bride C1.6 km · Dublin 15 · Girls | 1.6 km | 213 |
−31.9%
|
| 4 | Scoil Mhuire Sin1.6 km · Dublin 15 · DEIS | 1.6 km | 207 |
−23.9%
|
| 5 | Scoil Bride B1.6 km · Dublin 15 · Boys | 1.6 km | 193 |
−43.2%
|
| 6 | Scoil Nais Mhuire Sois1.6 km · Dublin 15 · DEIS | 1.6 km | 176 |
−35.1%
|
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
- MARY O'RIORDAN
- Phone
- 018216563
- [email protected]
- Address
- Corduff, Blanchardstown, Dublin 15, D15 W261
School
- Ethos
- Catholic
- Patron
- Archbishop of Dublin
- School type
- Ordinary with Special Classes
- School level
- Senior
- DEIS
- 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
- Mulhuddart–Tyrrelstown–D15
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
38 school years from 1979/80 to 2025/26. Class figures start in 2020/21.
| Year | Total | Girls | Boys | JI | SI | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 184 | 88 | 96 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 40 | 45 | 55 |
| 2024/25 | 205 | 95 | 110 | – | – | – | 1 | 38 | 41 | 55 | 60 |
| 2023/24 | 213 | 105 | 108 | – | – | 1 | – | 44 | 54 | 59 | 45 |
| 2022/23 | 222 | 114 | 108 | – | 2 | – | – | 50 | 58 | 45 | 60 |
| 2021/22 | 220 | 115 | 105 | 2 | – | – | – | 57 | 46 | 60 | 50 |
| 2020/21 | 218 | 110 | 108 | – | – | – | – | 46 | 59 | 54 | 54 |
| 2019/20 | 226 | 110 | 116 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2018/19 | 242 | 110 | 132 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2017/18 | 243 | 122 | 121 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2016/17 | 234 | 120 | 114 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2015/16 | 249 | 122 | 127 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2014/15 | 270 | 129 | 141 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2013/14 | 303 | 137 | 166 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2012/13 | 312 | 143 | 169 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2011/12 | 312 | 152 | 160 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2010/11 | 311 | 149 | 162 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2009/10 | 317 | 155 | 162 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2008/09 | 314 | 154 | 160 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2007/08 | 305 | 152 | 153 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2006/07 | 261 | 138 | 123 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2005/06 | 231 | 107 | 124 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2004/05 | 201 | 93 | 108 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2003/04 | 187 | 88 | 99 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2002/03 | 188 | 85 | 103 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2001/02 | 191 | 88 | 103 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2000/01 | 230 | 110 | 120 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1999/00 | 265 | 139 | 126 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1998/99 | 289 | 153 | 136 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1997/98 | 322 | 157 | 165 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1996/97 | 323 | 157 | 166 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1995/96 | 327 | 138 | 189 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1994/95 | 370 | 161 | 209 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1993/94 | 374 | 166 | 208 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1983/84 | 524 | 245 | 279 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1982/83 | 473 | 220 | 253 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1981/82 | 420 | 212 | 208 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1980/81 | 345 | 174 | 171 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1979/80 | 292 | 146 | 146 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |