Scoil Phadraig
Carrickmacross · Roll number 19736H
- Catholic ethos
- Not DEIS
- Pupils in 2025/26
- 142
- +4 on 2024/25
- Over 10 years
- +13%
- Up 16 from 126 in 2015/16
- Girls and boys
- 70 / 72
- 49% girls
Pupils since 1993
Total enrolment each school year
Shaded: the last 10 years, 2015/16 to 2025/26.
Pupils by class
Published for each class from 2020/21.
This year, 2025/26
142 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 | 18 | 14 | 11 | 19 | 15 | 21 | 16.3 |
| Senior Infants | 20 | 19 | 15 | 12 | 21 | 15 | 17.0 |
| 1st Class | 16 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 11 | 21 | 17.2 |
| 2nd Class | 15 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 11 | 16.3 |
| 3rd Class | 20 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 18.0 |
| 4th Class | 22 | 20 | 16 | 17 | 21 | 19 | 19.2 |
| 5th Class | 13 | 22 | 20 | 15 | 17 | 21 | 18.0 |
| 6th Class | 22 | 13 | 23 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 18.7 |
JI and SI are Junior and Senior Infants.
Started Junior Infants in 2024/25
15 in Junior Infants (2024/25), 15 in Senior Infants (2025/26): no change.
- 15Junior Infants2024/25
- 15Senior Infants2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2023/24
19 in Junior Infants (2023/24), 21 in 1st Class (2025/26): 2 pupils more.
- 19Junior Infants2023/24
- 21Senior Infants2024/25
- 211st Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2022/23
11 in Junior Infants (2022/23), 11 in 2nd Class (2025/26): no change.
- 11Junior Infants2022/23
- 12Senior Infants2023/24
- 111st Class2024/25
- 112nd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2021/22
14 in Junior Infants (2021/22), 17 in 3rd Class (2025/26): 3 pupils more.
- 14Junior Infants2021/22
- 15Senior Infants2022/23
- 171st Class2023/24
- 172nd Class2024/25
- 173rd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2020/21
18 in Junior Infants (2020/21), 19 in 4th Class (2025/26): 1 pupil more.
- 18Junior Infants2020/21
- 19Senior Infants2021/22
- 181st Class2022/23
- 192nd Class2023/24
- 193rd Class2024/25
- 194th Class2025/26
In Senior Infants in 2020/21
20 in Senior Infants (2020/21), 21 in 5th Class (2025/26): 1 pupil more.
- 20Senior Infants2020/21
- 201st Class2021/22
- 192nd Class2022/23
- 203rd Class2023/24
- 214th Class2024/25
- 215th Class2025/26
In 1st Class in 2020/21
16 in 1st Class (2020/21), 17 in 6th Class (2025/26): 1 pupil more.
- 161st Class2020/21
- 172nd Class2021/22
- 163rd Class2022/23
- 174th Class2023/24
- 175th Class2024/25
- 176th Class2025/26
In 2nd Class in 2020/21
15 in 2nd Class (2020/21), 17 in 6th Class (2024/25): 2 pupils more.
- 152nd Class2020/21
- 163rd Class2021/22
- 164th Class2022/23
- 155th Class2023/24
- 176th Class2024/25
In 3rd Class in 2020/21
20 in 3rd Class (2020/21), 20 in 6th Class (2023/24): no change.
- 203rd Class2020/21
- 204th Class2021/22
- 205th Class2022/23
- 206th Class2023/24
In 4th Class in 2020/21
22 in 4th Class (2020/21), 23 in 6th Class (2022/23): 1 pupil more.
- 224th Class2020/21
- 225th Class2021/22
- 236th Class2022/23
In 5th Class in 2020/21
13 in 5th Class (2020/21), 13 in 6th Class (2021/22): no change.
- 135th Class2020/21
- 136th Class2021/22
Biggest one-year changes in a class
- +106th Class in 2022/23 (13 to 23)
- −96th Class in 2021/22 (22 to 13)
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 Phadraig, 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
8teaching posts
Our estimate: about 8 teachers.
- Class teachersOne for each of the 6 mainstream classes 6
- PrincipalAlso teaches one of the classes, so is counted with the class teachers in a class
- Special education teachers50 hours of support teaching a week 2
2 special needs assistants (SNAs) also work with pupils.
The NCSE has allocated 2 special education teachers and 2 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. Where there's no principal bar, the principal also taught a class. 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 Phadraig, measured in a straight line. Pupil numbers are for 2025/26.
| Number on map | School | Distance | Pupils | Since 2015/16 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scoil PhadraigThis school | – | 142 |
+12.7%
|
|
| 1 | Corcreagh N S3.3 km · Shercock | 3.3 km | 34 |
0.0%
|
| 2 | Lisdoonan N S4.9 km · Carrickmacross | 4.9 km | 150 |
+25.0%
|
| 3 | Searcog I N S5.1 km · Shercock | 5.1 km | 183 |
−3.2%
|
| 4 | S N Blaithin Iosa6.3 km · Carrickmacross | 6.3 km | 27 |
−32.5%
|
| 5 | Drumgossatt N S7.2 km · Carrickmacross | 7.2 km | 75 |
−20.2%
|
| 6 | Naomh Oliver Plunkett7.7 km · Loughmourne · Some subjects through Irish | 7.7 km | 255 |
+15.4%
|
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
- Clare O'Reilly
- Phone
- 0429669437
- [email protected]
- Address
- Corduff, Carrickmacross, Co. Monaghan, A81 PP78
School
- Ethos
- Catholic
- Patron
- Bishop of Clogher
- School type
- Ordinary
- 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
- Monaghan County Council
- Planning area
- Carrickmacross
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
33 school years from 1993/94 to 2025/26. Class figures start in 2020/21.
| Year | Total | Girls | Boys | JI | SI | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 142 | 70 | 72 | 21 | 15 | 21 | 11 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 17 |
| 2024/25 | 138 | 63 | 75 | 15 | 21 | 11 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 17 | 17 |
| 2023/24 | 139 | 62 | 77 | 19 | 12 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 20 |
| 2022/23 | 138 | 67 | 71 | 11 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 23 |
| 2021/22 | 141 | 69 | 72 | 14 | 19 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 20 | 22 | 13 |
| 2020/21 | 146 | 70 | 76 | 18 | 20 | 16 | 15 | 20 | 22 | 13 | 22 |
| 2019/20 | 149 | 68 | 81 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2018/19 | 143 | 64 | 79 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2017/18 | 137 | 60 | 77 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2016/17 | 140 | 64 | 76 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2015/16 | 126 | 58 | 68 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2014/15 | 128 | 56 | 72 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2013/14 | 120 | 52 | 68 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2012/13 | 115 | 53 | 62 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2011/12 | 114 | 56 | 58 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2010/11 | 107 | 48 | 59 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2009/10 | 103 | 44 | 59 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2008/09 | 93 | 34 | 59 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2007/08 | 91 | 38 | 53 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2006/07 | 71 | 31 | 40 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2005/06 | 72 | 33 | 39 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2004/05 | 72 | 34 | 38 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2003/04 | 75 | 34 | 41 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2002/03 | 77 | 39 | 38 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2001/02 | 75 | 38 | 37 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2000/01 | 86 | 38 | 48 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1999/00 | 84 | 41 | 43 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1998/99 | 94 | 49 | 45 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1997/98 | 106 | 52 | 54 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1996/97 | 98 | 47 | 51 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1995/96 | 95 | 44 | 51 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1994/95 | 98 | 47 | 51 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1993/94 | 109 | 54 | 55 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |