Gaelscoil Naomh Padraig
Leamhcán · Roll number 19940G
- Catholic ethos
- Not DEIS
- Ordinary with Special Classes
- All subjects through Irish
- Pupils in 2025/26
- 367
- −11 on 2024/25
- Over 10 years
- −23%
- Down 110 from 477 in 2015/16
- Girls and boys
- 177 / 190
- 48% 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
367 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 | 51 | 53 | 46 | 48 | 46 | 47 | 48.5 |
| Senior Infants | 48 | 50 | 52 | 44 | 47 | 47 | 48.0 |
| 1st Class | 52 | 45 | 48 | 50 | 44 | 49 | 48.0 |
| 2nd Class | 62 | 48 | 43 | 44 | 51 | 44 | 48.7 |
| 3rd Class | 57 | 62 | 49 | 42 | 43 | 49 | 50.3 |
| 4th Class | 59 | 56 | 60 | 49 | 40 | 42 | 51.0 |
| 5th Class | 56 | 59 | 55 | 59 | 49 | 40 | 53.0 |
| 6th Class | 55 | 56 | 60 | 53 | 58 | 49 | 55.2 |
JI and SI are Junior and Senior Infants.
Started Junior Infants in 2024/25
46 in Junior Infants (2024/25), 47 in Senior Infants (2025/26): 1 pupil more.
- 46Junior Infants2024/25
- 47Senior Infants2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2023/24
48 in Junior Infants (2023/24), 49 in 1st Class (2025/26): 1 pupil more.
- 48Junior Infants2023/24
- 47Senior Infants2024/25
- 491st Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2022/23
46 in Junior Infants (2022/23), 44 in 2nd Class (2025/26): 2 pupils fewer.
- 46Junior Infants2022/23
- 44Senior Infants2023/24
- 441st Class2024/25
- 442nd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2021/22
53 in Junior Infants (2021/22), 49 in 3rd Class (2025/26): 4 pupils fewer.
- 53Junior Infants2021/22
- 52Senior Infants2022/23
- 501st Class2023/24
- 512nd Class2024/25
- 493rd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2020/21
51 in Junior Infants (2020/21), 42 in 4th Class (2025/26): 9 pupils fewer.
- 51Junior Infants2020/21
- 50Senior Infants2021/22
- 481st Class2022/23
- 442nd Class2023/24
- 433rd Class2024/25
- 424th Class2025/26
In Senior Infants in 2020/21
48 in Senior Infants (2020/21), 40 in 5th Class (2025/26): 8 pupils fewer.
- 48Senior Infants2020/21
- 451st Class2021/22
- 432nd Class2022/23
- 423rd Class2023/24
- 404th Class2024/25
- 405th Class2025/26
In 1st Class in 2020/21
52 in 1st Class (2020/21), 49 in 6th Class (2025/26): 3 pupils fewer.
- 521st Class2020/21
- 482nd Class2021/22
- 493rd Class2022/23
- 494th Class2023/24
- 495th Class2024/25
- 496th Class2025/26
In 2nd Class in 2020/21
62 in 2nd Class (2020/21), 58 in 6th Class (2024/25): 4 pupils fewer.
- 622nd Class2020/21
- 623rd Class2021/22
- 604th Class2022/23
- 595th Class2023/24
- 586th Class2024/25
In 3rd Class in 2020/21
57 in 3rd Class (2020/21), 53 in 6th Class (2023/24): 4 pupils fewer.
- 573rd Class2020/21
- 564th Class2021/22
- 555th Class2022/23
- 536th 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
- 595th Class2021/22
- 606th Class2022/23
In 5th Class in 2020/21
56 in 5th Class (2020/21), 56 in 6th Class (2021/22): no change.
- 565th Class2020/21
- 566th Class2021/22
Biggest one-year changes in a class
- +72nd Class in 2024/25 (44 to 51)
- −142nd Class in 2021/22 (62 to 48)
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 Gaelscoil Naomh Padraig, 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
23teaching posts
Our estimate: about 23 teachers.
- Class teachersOne for each of the 16 mainstream classes 16
- PrincipalRuns the school and doesn't teach a class 1
- Special education teachers125 hours of support teaching a week 5
- Special class teachersFor an autism class 1
6 special needs assistants (SNAs) also work with pupils. 6 pupils are in special classes, which the class sizes leave out.
The NCSE has allocated 5 special education teachers, 1 special class teacher and 6.5 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 Gaelscoil Naomh Padraig, measured in a straight line. Pupil numbers are for 2025/26.
| Number on map | School | Distance | Pupils | Since 2015/16 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gaelscoil Naomh PadraigThis school | – | 367 |
−23.1%
|
|
| 1 | Esker Educate Together NS0.1 km · Lucan · Multi-denominational · DEIS | 0.1 km | 382 |
−11.2%
|
| 2 | Gaelscoil Eiscir Riada0.3 km · Leamhcán · Gaelscoil | 0.3 km | 376 |
−22.0%
|
| 3 | Lucan Educate Together NS0.7 km · Lucan · Multi-denominational | 0.7 km | 384 |
−13.1%
|
| 4 | Scoil Aine Naofa0.9 km · Lucan | 0.9 km | 614 |
+18.5%
|
| 5 | St Thomas Junior National School0.9 km · Lucan | 0.9 km | 573 |
+3.1%
|
| 6 | Scoil Mhuire1.0 km · Lucan · Girls | 1.0 km | 558 |
−18.4%
|
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
- Liam Breathnach
- Phone
- 016241355
- [email protected]
- Address
- Bóthar an Chaisleán, Leamhcán, Co. Átha Cliath, K78 RK40
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
- All subjects through Irish
- Gaeltacht
- Non-Gaeltacht
- Island
- Not on an island
- Local authority
- South Dublin County Council
- Planning area
- Lucan
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 | 367 | 177 | 190 | 47 | 47 | 49 | 44 | 49 | 42 | 40 | 49 |
| 2024/25 | 378 | 172 | 206 | 46 | 47 | 44 | 51 | 43 | 40 | 49 | 58 |
| 2023/24 | 389 | 176 | 213 | 48 | 44 | 50 | 44 | 42 | 49 | 59 | 53 |
| 2022/23 | 413 | 196 | 217 | 46 | 52 | 48 | 43 | 49 | 60 | 55 | 60 |
| 2021/22 | 429 | 202 | 227 | 53 | 50 | 45 | 48 | 62 | 56 | 59 | 56 |
| 2020/21 | 440 | 205 | 235 | 51 | 48 | 52 | 62 | 57 | 59 | 56 | 55 |
| 2019/20 | 454 | 215 | 239 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2018/19 | 474 | 224 | 250 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2017/18 | 471 | 226 | 245 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2016/17 | 478 | 232 | 246 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2015/16 | 477 | 237 | 240 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2014/15 | 479 | 233 | 246 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2013/14 | 481 | 229 | 252 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2012/13 | 452 | 224 | 228 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2011/12 | 433 | 213 | 220 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2010/11 | 407 | 194 | 213 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2009/10 | 381 | 177 | 204 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2008/09 | 341 | 157 | 184 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2007/08 | 318 | 141 | 177 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2006/07 | 284 | 124 | 160 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2005/06 | 258 | 118 | 140 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2004/05 | 252 | 117 | 135 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2003/04 | 234 | 111 | 123 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2002/03 | 234 | 110 | 124 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2001/02 | 231 | 102 | 129 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2000/01 | 233 | 99 | 134 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1999/00 | 238 | 101 | 137 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1998/99 | 234 | 100 | 134 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1997/98 | 242 | 105 | 137 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1996/97 | 248 | 101 | 147 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1995/96 | 222 | 83 | 139 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1994/95 | 188 | 73 | 115 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1993/94 | 159 | 62 | 97 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |