Scoil Eoin Phoil
Leixlip · Roll number 19684O
- Catholic ethos
- Not DEIS
- Ordinary with Special Classes
- Pupils in 2025/26
- 264
- −8 on 2024/25
- Over 10 years
- −17%
- Down 53 from 317 in 2015/16
- Girls and boys
- 128 / 136
- 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
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 | 30 | 22 | 26 | 24 | 39 | 46 | 31.2 |
| Senior Infants | 29 | 32 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 42 | 29.2 |
| 1st Class | 33 | 29 | 33 | 24 | 26 | 28 | 28.8 |
| 2nd Class | 53 | 33 | 29 | 36 | 26 | 26 | 33.8 |
| 3rd Class | 50 | 52 | 33 | 30 | 38 | 24 | 37.8 |
| 4th Class | 29 | 49 | 54 | 33 | 28 | 39 | 38.7 |
| 5th Class | 53 | 29 | 50 | 55 | 33 | 27 | 41.2 |
| 6th Class | 29 | 52 | 28 | 49 | 55 | 32 | 40.8 |
JI and SI are Junior and Senior Infants.
Started Junior Infants in 2024/25
39 in Junior Infants (2024/25), 42 in Senior Infants (2025/26): 3 pupils more.
- 39Junior Infants2024/25
- 42Senior Infants2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2023/24
24 in Junior Infants (2023/24), 28 in 1st Class (2025/26): 4 pupils more.
- 24Junior Infants2023/24
- 24Senior Infants2024/25
- 281st Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2022/23
26 in Junior Infants (2022/23), 26 in 2nd Class (2025/26): no change.
- 26Junior Infants2022/23
- 25Senior Infants2023/24
- 261st Class2024/25
- 262nd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2021/22
22 in Junior Infants (2021/22), 24 in 3rd Class (2025/26): 2 pupils more.
- 22Junior Infants2021/22
- 23Senior Infants2022/23
- 241st Class2023/24
- 262nd Class2024/25
- 243rd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2020/21
30 in Junior Infants (2020/21), 39 in 4th Class (2025/26): 9 pupils more.
- 30Junior Infants2020/21
- 32Senior Infants2021/22
- 331st Class2022/23
- 362nd Class2023/24
- 383rd Class2024/25
- 394th Class2025/26
In Senior Infants in 2020/21
29 in Senior Infants (2020/21), 27 in 5th Class (2025/26): 2 pupils fewer.
- 29Senior Infants2020/21
- 291st Class2021/22
- 292nd Class2022/23
- 303rd Class2023/24
- 284th Class2024/25
- 275th Class2025/26
In 1st Class in 2020/21
33 in 1st Class (2020/21), 32 in 6th Class (2025/26): 1 pupil fewer.
- 331st Class2020/21
- 332nd Class2021/22
- 333rd Class2022/23
- 334th Class2023/24
- 335th Class2024/25
- 326th Class2025/26
In 2nd Class in 2020/21
53 in 2nd Class (2020/21), 55 in 6th Class (2024/25): 2 pupils more.
- 532nd Class2020/21
- 523rd Class2021/22
- 544th Class2022/23
- 555th Class2023/24
- 556th Class2024/25
In 3rd Class in 2020/21
50 in 3rd Class (2020/21), 49 in 6th Class (2023/24): 1 pupil fewer.
- 503rd Class2020/21
- 494th Class2021/22
- 505th Class2022/23
- 496th Class2023/24
In 4th Class in 2020/21
29 in 4th Class (2020/21), 28 in 6th Class (2022/23): 1 pupil fewer.
- 294th Class2020/21
- 295th Class2021/22
- 286th Class2022/23
In 5th Class in 2020/21
53 in 5th Class (2020/21), 52 in 6th Class (2021/22): 1 pupil fewer.
- 535th Class2020/21
- 526th Class2021/22
Biggest one-year changes in a class
- +236th Class in 2021/22 (29 to 52)
- −245th Class in 2021/22 (53 to 29)
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 Eoin Phoil, 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
17.8teaching posts
Our estimate: about 18 teachers.
- Class teachersOne for each of the 11 mainstream classes 11
- PrincipalRuns the school and doesn't teach a class 1
- Special education teachers95 hours of support teaching a week 3.8
- Special class teachersFor 2 autism classes 2
6.49 special needs assistants (SNAs) also work with pupils. 12 pupils are in special classes, which the class sizes leave out.
The NCSE has allocated 3.7 special education teachers, 2 special class teachers and 7.33 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 Eoin Phoil, measured in a straight line. Pupil numbers are for 2025/26.
| Number on map | School | Distance | Pupils | Since 2015/16 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scoil Eoin PhoilThis school | – | 264 |
−16.7%
|
|
| 1 | Scoil Bhride0.1 km · Leixlip | 0.1 km | 295 |
−7.5%
|
| 2 | Scoil Mhuire0.1 km · Leixlip | 0.1 km | 289 |
−9.4%
|
| 3 | Leixlip Educate Together National School0.3 km · Leixlip · Multi-denominational | 0.3 km | 207 | – |
| 4 | Scoil C.ui Dhalaigh0.5 km · Léim an Bhradáin · Gaelscoil | 0.5 km | 376 |
−15.9%
|
| 5 | San Carlo Junior NS1.1 km · Leixlip | 1.1 km | 265 |
−6.0%
|
| 6 | San Carlo Senior N S1.1 km · Leixlip | 1.1 km | 301 |
+18.5%
|
About this school
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Contact
- Principal
- Sean O'Boyle
- Phone
- 016243130
- [email protected]
- Address
- Green Lane, Leixlip, Co. Kildare, W23 FY81
School
- Ethos
- Catholic
- Patron
- Archbishop of Dublin
- School type
- Ordinary with Special Classes
- School level
- All Through
- DEIS
- Not DEIS
Language and area
- Irish classification
- No subjects through Irish
- Gaeltacht
- Non-Gaeltacht
- Island
- Not on an island
- Local authority
- Kildare County Council
- Planning area
- Leixlip
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 | 264 | 128 | 136 | 46 | 42 | 28 | 26 | 24 | 39 | 27 | 32 |
| 2024/25 | 272 | 130 | 142 | 39 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 38 | 28 | 33 | 55 |
| 2023/24 | 276 | 141 | 135 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 36 | 30 | 33 | 55 | 49 |
| 2022/23 | 276 | 136 | 140 | 26 | 23 | 33 | 29 | 33 | 54 | 50 | 28 |
| 2021/22 | 298 | 156 | 142 | 22 | 32 | 29 | 33 | 52 | 49 | 29 | 52 |
| 2020/21 | 306 | 162 | 144 | 30 | 29 | 33 | 53 | 50 | 29 | 53 | 29 |
| 2019/20 | 327 | 167 | 160 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2018/19 | 326 | 172 | 154 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2017/18 | 339 | 177 | 162 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2016/17 | 307 | 158 | 149 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2015/16 | 317 | 172 | 145 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2014/15 | 346 | 181 | 165 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2013/14 | 313 | 151 | 162 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2012/13 | 345 | 167 | 178 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2011/12 | 354 | 174 | 180 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2010/11 | 356 | 175 | 181 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2009/10 | 312 | 155 | 157 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2008/09 | 293 | 143 | 150 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2007/08 | 287 | 133 | 154 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2006/07 | 243 | 111 | 132 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2005/06 | 248 | 115 | 133 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2004/05 | 243 | 108 | 135 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2003/04 | 244 | 110 | 134 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2002/03 | 241 | 108 | 133 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2001/02 | 240 | 101 | 139 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2000/01 | 247 | 109 | 138 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1999/00 | 258 | 115 | 143 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1998/99 | 235 | 107 | 128 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1997/98 | 262 | 122 | 140 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1996/97 | 310 | 140 | 170 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1995/96 | 324 | 155 | 169 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1994/95 | 357 | 173 | 184 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1993/94 | 362 | 178 | 184 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1983/84 | 509 | 218 | 291 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1982/83 | 440 | 186 | 254 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1981/82 | 413 | 182 | 231 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1980/81 | 401 | 181 | 220 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1979/80 | 276 | 131 | 145 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |