St Patricks NS
Sligo · Roll number 19942K
- Catholic ethos
- Not DEIS
- Pupils in 2025/26
- 182
- +5 on 2024/25
- Over 10 years
- 0%
- Down 1 from 183 in 2015/16
- Girls and boys
- 87 / 95
- 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
182 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 | 13 | 20 | 25 | 24 | 19 | 23 | 20.7 |
| Senior Infants | 15 | 13 | 19 | 26 | 25 | 20 | 19.7 |
| 1st Class | 26 | 15 | 12 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 21.5 |
| 2nd Class | 16 | 29 | 17 | 14 | 25 | 25 | 21.0 |
| 3rd Class | 17 | 18 | 29 | 18 | 15 | 25 | 20.3 |
| 4th Class | 15 | 17 | 18 | 32 | 17 | 14 | 18.8 |
| 5th Class | 24 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 32 | 17 | 20.7 |
| 6th Class | 26 | 23 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 32 | 22.3 |
JI and SI are Junior and Senior Infants.
Started Junior Infants in 2024/25
19 in Junior Infants (2024/25), 20 in Senior Infants (2025/26): 1 pupil more.
- 19Junior Infants2024/25
- 20Senior Infants2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2023/24
24 in Junior Infants (2023/24), 26 in 1st Class (2025/26): 2 pupils more.
- 24Junior Infants2023/24
- 25Senior Infants2024/25
- 261st Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2022/23
25 in Junior Infants (2022/23), 25 in 2nd Class (2025/26): no change.
- 25Junior Infants2022/23
- 26Senior Infants2023/24
- 251st Class2024/25
- 252nd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2021/22
20 in Junior Infants (2021/22), 25 in 3rd Class (2025/26): 5 pupils more.
- 20Junior Infants2021/22
- 19Senior Infants2022/23
- 251st Class2023/24
- 252nd Class2024/25
- 253rd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2020/21
13 in Junior Infants (2020/21), 14 in 4th Class (2025/26): 1 pupil more.
- 13Junior Infants2020/21
- 13Senior Infants2021/22
- 121st Class2022/23
- 142nd Class2023/24
- 153rd Class2024/25
- 144th Class2025/26
In Senior Infants in 2020/21
15 in Senior Infants (2020/21), 17 in 5th Class (2025/26): 2 pupils more.
- 15Senior Infants2020/21
- 151st Class2021/22
- 172nd Class2022/23
- 183rd Class2023/24
- 174th Class2024/25
- 175th Class2025/26
In 1st Class in 2020/21
26 in 1st Class (2020/21), 32 in 6th Class (2025/26): 6 pupils more.
- 261st Class2020/21
- 292nd Class2021/22
- 293rd Class2022/23
- 324th Class2023/24
- 325th Class2024/25
- 326th Class2025/26
In 2nd Class in 2020/21
16 in 2nd Class (2020/21), 19 in 6th Class (2024/25): 3 pupils more.
- 162nd Class2020/21
- 183rd Class2021/22
- 184th Class2022/23
- 195th Class2023/24
- 196th Class2024/25
In 3rd Class in 2020/21
17 in 3rd Class (2020/21), 18 in 6th Class (2023/24): 1 pupil more.
- 173rd Class2020/21
- 174th Class2021/22
- 175th Class2022/23
- 186th Class2023/24
In 4th Class in 2020/21
15 in 4th Class (2020/21), 16 in 6th Class (2022/23): 1 pupil more.
- 154th Class2020/21
- 155th Class2021/22
- 166th Class2022/23
In 5th Class in 2020/21
24 in 5th Class (2020/21), 23 in 6th Class (2021/22): 1 pupil fewer.
- 245th Class2020/21
- 236th Class2021/22
Biggest one-year changes in a class
- +144th Class in 2023/24 (18 to 32)
- −154th Class in 2024/25 (32 to 17)
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 Patricks 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
10.3teaching posts
Our estimate: about 10 teachers.
- Class teachersOne for each of the 7 mainstream classes 7
- PrincipalRuns the school and doesn't teach a class 1
- Special education teachers58 hours of support teaching a week 2.3
2.83 special needs assistants (SNAs) also work with pupils.
The NCSE has allocated 2.4 special education teachers and 2.83 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 St Patricks NS, measured in a straight line. Pupil numbers are for 2025/26.
| Number on map | School | Distance | Pupils | Since 2015/16 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Patricks NSThis school | – | 182 |
−0.5%
|
|
| 1 | St Edwards N S4.6 km · Sligo · DEIS | 4.6 km | 207 |
+11.9%
|
| 2 | Carbury National School4.8 km · Sligo · Church of Ireland | 4.8 km | 210 |
−10.3%
|
| 3 | Sligo Project School4.9 km · Sligo · Multi-denominational · DEIS | 4.9 km | 52 |
+116.7%
|
| 4 | Our Lady of Mercy N S5.2 km · Sligo · DEIS | 5.2 km | 449 |
+8.7%
|
| 5 | Scoil Eoin Naofa5.6 km · Sligo · DEIS | 5.6 km | 289 |
+11.2%
|
| 6 | St Brendans NS5.7 km · Sligo · DEIS | 5.7 km | 177 |
+47.5%
|
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
- David Gallagher
- Phone
- 0719144288
- [email protected]
- Address
- Colgagh, Calry, Sligo, F91 DP48
School
- Ethos
- Catholic
- Patron
- Bishop of Elphin
- 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
- Sligo County Council
- Planning area
- Sligo
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 | 182 | 87 | 95 | 23 | 20 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 14 | 17 | 32 |
| 2024/25 | 177 | 88 | 89 | 19 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 15 | 17 | 32 | 19 |
| 2023/24 | 176 | 91 | 85 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 14 | 18 | 32 | 19 | 18 |
| 2022/23 | 153 | 76 | 77 | 25 | 19 | 12 | 17 | 29 | 18 | 17 | 16 |
| 2021/22 | 150 | 80 | 70 | 20 | 13 | 15 | 29 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 23 |
| 2020/21 | 152 | 85 | 67 | 13 | 15 | 26 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 24 | 26 |
| 2019/20 | 155 | 86 | 69 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2018/19 | 163 | 86 | 77 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2017/18 | 155 | 82 | 73 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2016/17 | 164 | 86 | 78 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2015/16 | 183 | 93 | 90 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2014/15 | 192 | 103 | 89 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2013/14 | 189 | 96 | 93 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2012/13 | 197 | 90 | 107 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2011/12 | 202 | 91 | 111 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2010/11 | 206 | 98 | 108 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2009/10 | 217 | 115 | 102 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2008/09 | 236 | 119 | 117 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2007/08 | 234 | 113 | 121 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2006/07 | 224 | 108 | 116 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2005/06 | 221 | 101 | 120 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2004/05 | 232 | 108 | 124 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2003/04 | 247 | 119 | 128 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2002/03 | 249 | 116 | 133 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2001/02 | 239 | 106 | 133 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2000/01 | 228 | 102 | 126 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1999/00 | 214 | 93 | 121 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1998/99 | 211 | 93 | 118 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1997/98 | 219 | 103 | 116 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1996/97 | 198 | 94 | 104 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1995/96 | 195 | 87 | 108 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1994/95 | 186 | 82 | 104 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1993/94 | 198 | 92 | 106 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |