S N Padraig Naofa
Louisburgh · Roll number 20037L
- Catholic ethos
- DEIS
- Ordinary with Special Classes
- Pupils in 2025/26
- 133
- −16 on 2024/25
- Over 10 years
- −16%
- Down 26 from 159 in 2015/16
- Girls and boys
- 56 / 77
- 42% girls
Pupils since 1996
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
133 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 | 19 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 17 | 8 | 14.3 |
| Senior Infants | 17 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 12 | 16 | 16.2 |
| 1st Class | 17 | 17 | 21 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 16.8 |
| 2nd Class | 21 | 17 | 18 | 22 | 17 | 14 | 18.2 |
| 3rd Class | 15 | 21 | 17 | 21 | 22 | 18 | 19.0 |
| 4th Class | 20 | 14 | 22 | 17 | 19 | 22 | 19.0 |
| 5th Class | 25 | 22 | 14 | 22 | 18 | 22 | 20.5 |
| 6th Class | 22 | 25 | 23 | 16 | 23 | 19 | 21.3 |
JI and SI are Junior and Senior Infants.
Started Junior Infants in 2024/25
17 in Junior Infants (2024/25), 16 in Senior Infants (2025/26): 1 pupil fewer.
- 17Junior Infants2024/25
- 16Senior Infants2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2023/24
13 in Junior Infants (2023/24), 14 in 1st Class (2025/26): 1 pupil more.
- 13Junior Infants2023/24
- 12Senior Infants2024/25
- 141st Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2022/23
14 in Junior Infants (2022/23), 14 in 2nd Class (2025/26): no change.
- 14Junior Infants2022/23
- 15Senior Infants2023/24
- 151st Class2024/25
- 142nd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2021/22
15 in Junior Infants (2021/22), 18 in 3rd Class (2025/26): 3 pupils more.
- 15Junior Infants2021/22
- 17Senior Infants2022/23
- 171st Class2023/24
- 172nd Class2024/25
- 183rd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2020/21
19 in Junior Infants (2020/21), 22 in 4th Class (2025/26): 3 pupils more.
- 19Junior Infants2020/21
- 20Senior Infants2021/22
- 211st Class2022/23
- 222nd Class2023/24
- 223rd Class2024/25
- 224th Class2025/26
In Senior Infants in 2020/21
17 in Senior Infants (2020/21), 22 in 5th Class (2025/26): 5 pupils more.
- 17Senior Infants2020/21
- 171st Class2021/22
- 182nd Class2022/23
- 213rd Class2023/24
- 194th Class2024/25
- 225th Class2025/26
In 1st Class in 2020/21
17 in 1st Class (2020/21), 19 in 6th Class (2025/26): 2 pupils more.
- 171st Class2020/21
- 172nd Class2021/22
- 173rd Class2022/23
- 174th Class2023/24
- 185th Class2024/25
- 196th Class2025/26
In 2nd Class in 2020/21
21 in 2nd Class (2020/21), 23 in 6th Class (2024/25): 2 pupils more.
- 212nd Class2020/21
- 213rd Class2021/22
- 224th Class2022/23
- 225th Class2023/24
- 236th Class2024/25
In 3rd Class in 2020/21
15 in 3rd Class (2020/21), 16 in 6th Class (2023/24): 1 pupil more.
- 153rd Class2020/21
- 144th Class2021/22
- 145th Class2022/23
- 166th Class2023/24
In 4th Class in 2020/21
20 in 4th Class (2020/21), 23 in 6th Class (2022/23): 3 pupils more.
- 204th Class2020/21
- 225th Class2021/22
- 236th Class2022/23
In 5th Class in 2020/21
25 in 5th Class (2020/21), 25 in 6th Class (2021/22): no change.
- 255th Class2020/21
- 256th Class2021/22
Biggest one-year changes in a class
- +84th Class in 2022/23 (14 to 22)
- −9Junior Infants in 2025/26 (17 to 8)
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 S N Padraig Naofa, 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
11.7teaching posts
Our estimate: about 12 teachers.
- Class teachersOne for each of the 6 mainstream classes 6
- PrincipalDoesn't teach a class: schools with two or more special classes have a full-time principal 1
- Special education teachers67.5 hours of support teaching a week 2.7
- Special class teachersFor 2 autism classes 2
5.66 special needs assistants (SNAs) also work with pupils. 8 pupils are in special classes, which the class sizes leave out.
The NCSE has allocated 2.5 special education teachers, 2 special class teachers and 5.83 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 S N Padraig Naofa, measured in a straight line. Pupil numbers are for 2025/26.
| Number on map | School | Distance | Pupils | Since 2015/16 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| S N Padraig NaofaThis school | – | 133 |
−16.4%
|
|
| 1 | S N Teaghlaigh Naofa7.1 km · Louisburgh Co Mayo · DEIS | 7.1 km | 67 |
+6.3%
|
| 2 | Lecanvey N S7.5 km · Westport | 7.5 km | 31 |
+24.0%
|
| 3 | Muirisc NS10.7 km · Westport | 10.7 km | 49 |
+133.3%
|
| 4 | St Patricks NS12.9 km · Westport · Island | 12.9 km | 11 |
−45.0%
|
| 5 | Carraholly N S14.9 km · Westport · DEIS | 14.9 km | 42 |
−55.8%
|
| 6 | S N Coill Mor15.0 km · Westport · Boys | 15.0 km | 6 |
−70.0%
|
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
- Emer Askin
- Phone
- 09866300
- [email protected]
- Address
- Louisburgh, Co. Mayo, F28 T189
School
- Ethos
- Catholic
- Patron
- Archbishop of Tuam
- School type
- Ordinary with Special Classes
- 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
- Mayo County Council
- Planning area
- Louisburgh
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
30 school years from 1996/97 to 2025/26. Class figures start in 2020/21.
| Year | Total | Girls | Boys | JI | SI | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 133 | 56 | 77 | 8 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 22 | 22 | 19 |
| 2024/25 | 149 | 63 | 86 | 17 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 22 | 19 | 18 | 23 |
| 2023/24 | 148 | 58 | 90 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 22 | 21 | 17 | 22 | 16 |
| 2022/23 | 147 | 59 | 88 | 14 | 17 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 22 | 14 | 23 |
| 2021/22 | 152 | 64 | 88 | 15 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 21 | 14 | 22 | 25 |
| 2020/21 | 156 | 64 | 92 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 21 | 15 | 20 | 25 | 22 |
| 2019/20 | 161 | 66 | 95 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2018/19 | 170 | 70 | 100 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2017/18 | 166 | 68 | 98 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2016/17 | 159 | 67 | 92 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2015/16 | 159 | 74 | 85 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2014/15 | 157 | 72 | 85 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2013/14 | 151 | 71 | 80 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2012/13 | 163 | 77 | 86 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2011/12 | 156 | 80 | 76 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2010/11 | 141 | 73 | 68 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2009/10 | 136 | 72 | 64 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2008/09 | 137 | 75 | 62 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2007/08 | 137 | 72 | 65 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2006/07 | 142 | 76 | 66 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2005/06 | 143 | 74 | 69 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2004/05 | 135 | 70 | 65 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2003/04 | 129 | 71 | 58 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2002/03 | 131 | 69 | 62 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2001/02 | 133 | 68 | 65 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2000/01 | 139 | 73 | 66 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1999/00 | 132 | 62 | 70 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1998/99 | 122 | 63 | 59 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1997/98 | 122 | 63 | 59 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1996/97 | 122 | 59 | 63 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |