Naomh Maodhog N.S.
Ferns · Roll number 19890R
- Catholic ethos
- DEIS
- Pupils in 2025/26
- 285
- −16 on 2024/25
- Over 10 years
- +6%
- Up 17 from 268 in 2015/16
- Girls and boys
- 135 / 150
- 47% 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
285 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 | 39 | 36 | 31 | 37 | 30 | 35.0 |
| Senior Infants | 41 | 35 | 40 | 36 | 34 | 37 | 37.2 |
| 1st Class | 32 | 42 | 36 | 41 | 36 | 34 | 36.8 |
| 2nd Class | 40 | 34 | 42 | 37 | 42 | 34 | 38.2 |
| 3rd Class | 37 | 41 | 33 | 40 | 36 | 39 | 37.7 |
| 4th Class | 35 | 36 | 43 | 35 | 39 | 37 | 37.5 |
| 5th Class | 34 | 34 | 37 | 42 | 36 | 39 | 37.0 |
| 6th Class | 36 | 35 | 35 | 38 | 41 | 35 | 36.7 |
JI and SI are Junior and Senior Infants.
Started Junior Infants in 2024/25
37 in Junior Infants (2024/25), 37 in Senior Infants (2025/26): no change.
- 37Junior Infants2024/25
- 37Senior Infants2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2023/24
31 in Junior Infants (2023/24), 34 in 1st Class (2025/26): 3 pupils more.
- 31Junior Infants2023/24
- 34Senior Infants2024/25
- 341st Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2022/23
36 in Junior Infants (2022/23), 34 in 2nd Class (2025/26): 2 pupils fewer.
- 36Junior Infants2022/23
- 36Senior Infants2023/24
- 361st Class2024/25
- 342nd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2021/22
39 in Junior Infants (2021/22), 39 in 3rd Class (2025/26): no change.
- 39Junior Infants2021/22
- 40Senior Infants2022/23
- 411st Class2023/24
- 422nd Class2024/25
- 393rd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2020/21
37 in Junior Infants (2020/21), 37 in 4th Class (2025/26): no change.
- 37Junior Infants2020/21
- 35Senior Infants2021/22
- 361st Class2022/23
- 372nd Class2023/24
- 363rd Class2024/25
- 374th Class2025/26
In Senior Infants in 2020/21
41 in Senior Infants (2020/21), 39 in 5th Class (2025/26): 2 pupils fewer.
- 41Senior Infants2020/21
- 421st Class2021/22
- 422nd Class2022/23
- 403rd Class2023/24
- 394th Class2024/25
- 395th Class2025/26
In 1st Class in 2020/21
32 in 1st Class (2020/21), 35 in 6th Class (2025/26): 3 pupils more.
- 321st Class2020/21
- 342nd Class2021/22
- 333rd Class2022/23
- 354th Class2023/24
- 365th Class2024/25
- 356th Class2025/26
In 2nd Class in 2020/21
40 in 2nd Class (2020/21), 41 in 6th Class (2024/25): 1 pupil more.
- 402nd Class2020/21
- 413rd Class2021/22
- 434th Class2022/23
- 425th Class2023/24
- 416th Class2024/25
In 3rd Class in 2020/21
37 in 3rd Class (2020/21), 38 in 6th Class (2023/24): 1 pupil more.
- 373rd Class2020/21
- 364th Class2021/22
- 375th Class2022/23
- 386th Class2023/24
In 4th Class in 2020/21
35 in 4th Class (2020/21), 35 in 6th Class (2022/23): no change.
- 354th Class2020/21
- 345th Class2021/22
- 356th Class2022/23
In 5th Class in 2020/21
34 in 5th Class (2020/21), 35 in 6th Class (2021/22): 1 pupil more.
- 345th Class2020/21
- 356th Class2021/22
Biggest one-year changes in a class
- +101st Class in 2021/22 (32 to 42)
- −83rd Class in 2022/23 (41 to 33)
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 Naomh Maodhog 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
16.8teaching posts
Our estimate: about 17 teachers.
- Class teachersOne for each of the 12 mainstream classes 12
- PrincipalRuns the school and doesn't teach a class 1
- Special education teachers95 hours of support teaching a week 3.8
1.83 special needs assistants (SNAs) also work with pupils.
The NCSE has allocated 3.7 special education teachers and 2.33 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 Naomh Maodhog N.S., measured in a straight line. Pupil numbers are for 2025/26.
| Number on map | School | Distance | Pupils | Since 2015/16 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Naomh Maodhog N.S.This school | – | 285 |
+6.3%
|
|
| 1 | St Edans N S0.8 km · Enniscorthy · Church of Ireland | 0.8 km | 39 |
+8.3%
|
| 2 | Tombrack N S3.7 km · Ferns | 3.7 km | 54 |
+8.0%
|
| 3 | Ballyduff N S5.5 km · Camolin | 5.5 km | 79 |
−19.4%
|
| 4 | Camolin N S5.6 km · Enniscorthy · DEIS | 5.6 km | 75 |
−27.9%
|
| 5 | Boolavogue N S6.6 km · Ferns | 6.6 km | 97 |
+5.4%
|
| 6 | S N Moin na gCaor7.3 km · Enniscorthy | 7.3 km | 125 |
−24.7%
|
About this school
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Contact
- Principal
- John Halford
- Phone
- 0539366205
- [email protected]
- Address
- Main Street, Ferns, Co. Wexford, Y21 H9P8
School
- Ethos
- Catholic
- Patron
- Bishop of Ferns
- 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
- Wexford County Council
- Planning area
- Enniscorthy
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 | 285 | 135 | 150 | 30 | 37 | 34 | 34 | 39 | 37 | 39 | 35 |
| 2024/25 | 301 | 141 | 160 | 37 | 34 | 36 | 42 | 36 | 39 | 36 | 41 |
| 2023/24 | 300 | 135 | 165 | 31 | 36 | 41 | 37 | 40 | 35 | 42 | 38 |
| 2022/23 | 302 | 130 | 172 | 36 | 40 | 36 | 42 | 33 | 43 | 37 | 35 |
| 2021/22 | 296 | 136 | 160 | 39 | 35 | 42 | 34 | 41 | 36 | 34 | 35 |
| 2020/21 | 292 | 134 | 158 | 37 | 41 | 32 | 40 | 37 | 35 | 34 | 36 |
| 2019/20 | 278 | 128 | 150 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2018/19 | 263 | 128 | 135 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2017/18 | 280 | 140 | 140 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2016/17 | 268 | 138 | 130 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2015/16 | 268 | 132 | 136 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2014/15 | 263 | 130 | 133 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2013/14 | 267 | 125 | 142 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2012/13 | 259 | 116 | 143 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2011/12 | 267 | 123 | 144 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2010/11 | 261 | 112 | 149 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2009/10 | 252 | 106 | 146 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2008/09 | 263 | 120 | 143 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2007/08 | 263 | 122 | 141 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2006/07 | 264 | 127 | 137 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2005/06 | 268 | 134 | 134 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2004/05 | 276 | 144 | 132 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2003/04 | 272 | 151 | 121 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2002/03 | 287 | 168 | 119 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2001/02 | 284 | 161 | 123 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2000/01 | 278 | 154 | 124 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1999/00 | 271 | 155 | 116 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1998/99 | 260 | 143 | 117 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1997/98 | 257 | 138 | 119 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1996/97 | 263 | 135 | 128 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1995/96 | 249 | 124 | 125 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1994/95 | 261 | 129 | 132 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1993/94 | 258 | 125 | 133 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |