St Raphaels NS
Dublin 10 · Roll number 19663G
- Catholic ethos
- DEIS
- Pupils in 2025/26
- 380
- +3 on 2024/25
- Over 10 years
- +51%
- Up 128 from 252 in 2015/16
- Girls and boys
- 198 / 182
- 52% 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
380 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 | 37 | 46 | 55 | 45 | 43 | 44 | 45.0 |
| Senior Infants | 45 | 40 | 44 | 54 | 49 | 42 | 45.7 |
| 1st Class | 48 | 48 | 40 | 41 | 53 | 49 | 46.5 |
| 2nd Class | 51 | 49 | 47 | 39 | 43 | 53 | 47.0 |
| 3rd Class | 40 | 51 | 50 | 48 | 39 | 46 | 45.7 |
| 4th Class | 49 | 40 | 53 | 55 | 49 | 40 | 47.7 |
| 5th Class | 38 | 51 | 41 | 53 | 53 | 50 | 47.7 |
| 6th Class | 48 | 39 | 50 | 43 | 48 | 56 | 47.3 |
JI and SI are Junior and Senior Infants.
Started Junior Infants in 2024/25
43 in Junior Infants (2024/25), 42 in Senior Infants (2025/26): 1 pupil fewer.
- 43Junior Infants2024/25
- 42Senior Infants2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2023/24
45 in Junior Infants (2023/24), 49 in 1st Class (2025/26): 4 pupils more.
- 45Junior Infants2023/24
- 49Senior Infants2024/25
- 491st Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2022/23
55 in Junior Infants (2022/23), 53 in 2nd Class (2025/26): 2 pupils fewer.
- 55Junior Infants2022/23
- 54Senior Infants2023/24
- 531st Class2024/25
- 532nd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2021/22
46 in Junior Infants (2021/22), 46 in 3rd Class (2025/26): no change.
- 46Junior Infants2021/22
- 44Senior Infants2022/23
- 411st Class2023/24
- 432nd Class2024/25
- 463rd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2020/21
37 in Junior Infants (2020/21), 40 in 4th Class (2025/26): 3 pupils more.
- 37Junior Infants2020/21
- 40Senior Infants2021/22
- 401st Class2022/23
- 392nd Class2023/24
- 393rd Class2024/25
- 404th Class2025/26
In Senior Infants in 2020/21
45 in Senior Infants (2020/21), 50 in 5th Class (2025/26): 5 pupils more.
- 45Senior Infants2020/21
- 481st Class2021/22
- 472nd Class2022/23
- 483rd Class2023/24
- 494th Class2024/25
- 505th Class2025/26
In 1st Class in 2020/21
48 in 1st Class (2020/21), 56 in 6th Class (2025/26): 8 pupils more.
- 481st Class2020/21
- 492nd Class2021/22
- 503rd Class2022/23
- 554th Class2023/24
- 535th Class2024/25
- 566th Class2025/26
In 2nd Class in 2020/21
51 in 2nd Class (2020/21), 48 in 6th Class (2024/25): 3 pupils fewer.
- 512nd Class2020/21
- 513rd Class2021/22
- 534th Class2022/23
- 535th Class2023/24
- 486th Class2024/25
In 3rd Class in 2020/21
40 in 3rd Class (2020/21), 43 in 6th Class (2023/24): 3 pupils more.
- 403rd Class2020/21
- 404th Class2021/22
- 415th Class2022/23
- 436th Class2023/24
In 4th Class in 2020/21
49 in 4th Class (2020/21), 50 in 6th Class (2022/23): 1 pupil more.
- 494th Class2020/21
- 515th Class2021/22
- 506th Class2022/23
In 5th Class in 2020/21
38 in 5th Class (2020/21), 39 in 6th Class (2021/22): 1 pupil more.
- 385th Class2020/21
- 396th Class2021/22
Biggest one-year changes in a class
- +135th Class in 2021/22 (38 to 51)
- −105th Class in 2022/23 (51 to 41)
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 Raphaels NS, 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
32.1teaching posts
Our estimate: about 32 teachers.
- Class teachersOne for each of the 20 mainstream classes 20
- PrincipalRuns the school and doesn't teach a class 1
- Special education teachers277.5 hours of support teaching a week 11.1
18.32 special needs assistants (SNAs) also work with pupils.
The NCSE has allocated 11.2 special education teachers and 18.32 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 St Raphaels NS, measured in a straight line. Pupil numbers are for 2025/26.
| Number on map | School | Distance | Pupils | Since 2015/16 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Raphaels NSThis school | – | 380 |
+50.8%
|
|
| 1 | St Michaels NS0.0 km · Dublin 10 · DEIS | 0.0 km | 314 |
+7.5%
|
| 2 | St Gabriels NS0.0 km · Dublin 10 · DEIS | 0.0 km | 211 |
−5.8%
|
| 3 | St Patricks NS0.7 km · Dublin 20 | 0.7 km | 203 |
−5.1%
|
| 4 | Chapelizod N S0.8 km · Dublin 20 · Church of Ireland | 0.8 km | 30 |
+20.0%
|
| 5 | Bainrion na nAingal 21.0 km · Dublin 10 · Boys · DEIS | 1.0 km | 133 |
+20.9%
|
| 6 | S N Banrion na nAingeal 11.0 km · Dublin 10 · Boys · DEIS | 1.0 km | 171 |
+20.4%
|
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
- Caroline Larkin
- Phone
- 016265953
- [email protected]
- Address
- Ballyfermot Road, Dublin 10, D10 XW56
School
- Ethos
- Catholic
- Patron
- Archbishop of Dublin
- School type
- Ordinary
- 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
- Dublin City Council
- Planning area
- Ballyfermot–D10
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
37 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 | 380 | 198 | 182 | 44 | 42 | 49 | 53 | 46 | 40 | 50 | 56 |
| 2024/25 | 377 | 197 | 180 | 43 | 49 | 53 | 43 | 39 | 49 | 53 | 48 |
| 2023/24 | 378 | 193 | 185 | 45 | 54 | 41 | 39 | 48 | 55 | 53 | 43 |
| 2022/23 | 380 | 196 | 184 | 55 | 44 | 40 | 47 | 50 | 53 | 41 | 50 |
| 2021/22 | 364 | 177 | 187 | 46 | 40 | 48 | 49 | 51 | 40 | 51 | 39 |
| 2020/21 | 356 | 178 | 178 | 37 | 45 | 48 | 51 | 40 | 49 | 38 | 48 |
| 2019/20 | 362 | 173 | 189 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2018/19 | 336 | 169 | 167 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2017/18 | 311 | 173 | 138 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2016/17 | 277 | 167 | 110 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2015/16 | 252 | 166 | 86 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2014/15 | 236 | 166 | 70 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2013/14 | 228 | 165 | 63 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2012/13 | 224 | 162 | 62 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2011/12 | 221 | 158 | 63 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2010/11 | 221 | 151 | 70 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2009/10 | 236 | 162 | 74 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2008/09 | 229 | 157 | 72 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2007/08 | 242 | 165 | 77 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2006/07 | 256 | 176 | 80 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2005/06 | 243 | 169 | 74 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2004/05 | 232 | 169 | 63 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2003/04 | 243 | 176 | 67 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2002/03 | 252 | 187 | 65 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2001/02 | 270 | 199 | 71 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2000/01 | 287 | 217 | 70 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1999/00 | 302 | 217 | 85 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1998/99 | 322 | 233 | 89 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1997/98 | 333 | 241 | 92 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1996/97 | 369 | 278 | 91 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1995/96 | 410 | 308 | 102 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1994/95 | 422 | 306 | 116 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1993/94 | 420 | 316 | 104 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1982/83 | 475 | 335 | 140 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1981/82 | 506 | 355 | 151 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1980/81 | 532 | 386 | 146 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1979/80 | 599 | 451 | 148 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |