Gaelscoil Phadraig
Baile Breac · Roll number 20056P
- Catholic ethos
- DEIS
- Ordinary with Special Classes
- All subjects through Irish
- Pupils in 2025/26
- 118
- −8 on 2024/25
- Over 10 years
- −28%
- Down 45 from 163 in 2015/16
- Girls and boys
- 61 / 57
- 52% girls
Pupils since 1997
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
118 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 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 17 | 9 | 14 | 17.5 |
| Senior Infants | 12 | 22 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 9 | 16.2 |
| 1st Class | 18 | 11 | 22 | 17 | 19 | 15 | 17.0 |
| 2nd Class | 21 | 17 | 10 | 21 | 17 | 21 | 17.8 |
| 3rd Class | 22 | 20 | 17 | 10 | 18 | 16 | 17.2 |
| 4th Class | 16 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 8 | 16 | 16.5 |
| 5th Class | 28 | 15 | 21 | 18 | 19 | 9 | 18.3 |
| 6th Class | 14 | 27 | 15 | 22 | 19 | 18 | 19.2 |
JI and SI are Junior and Senior Infants.
Started Junior Infants in 2024/25
9 in Junior Infants (2024/25), 9 in Senior Infants (2025/26): no change.
- 9Junior Infants2024/25
- 9Senior Infants2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2023/24
17 in Junior Infants (2023/24), 15 in 1st Class (2025/26): 2 pupils fewer.
- 17Junior Infants2023/24
- 17Senior Infants2024/25
- 151st Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2022/23
22 in Junior Infants (2022/23), 21 in 2nd Class (2025/26): 1 pupil fewer.
- 22Junior Infants2022/23
- 19Senior Infants2023/24
- 191st Class2024/25
- 212nd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2021/22
21 in Junior Infants (2021/22), 16 in 3rd Class (2025/26): 5 pupils fewer.
- 21Junior Infants2021/22
- 18Senior Infants2022/23
- 171st Class2023/24
- 172nd Class2024/25
- 163rd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2020/21
22 in Junior Infants (2020/21), 16 in 4th Class (2025/26): 6 pupils fewer.
- 22Junior Infants2020/21
- 22Senior Infants2021/22
- 221st Class2022/23
- 212nd Class2023/24
- 183rd Class2024/25
- 164th Class2025/26
In Senior Infants in 2020/21
12 in Senior Infants (2020/21), 9 in 5th Class (2025/26): 3 pupils fewer.
- 12Senior Infants2020/21
- 111st Class2021/22
- 102nd Class2022/23
- 103rd Class2023/24
- 84th Class2024/25
- 95th Class2025/26
In 1st Class in 2020/21
18 in 1st Class (2020/21), 18 in 6th Class (2025/26): no change.
- 181st Class2020/21
- 172nd Class2021/22
- 173rd Class2022/23
- 184th Class2023/24
- 195th Class2024/25
- 186th Class2025/26
In 2nd Class in 2020/21
21 in 2nd Class (2020/21), 19 in 6th Class (2024/25): 2 pupils fewer.
- 212nd Class2020/21
- 203rd Class2021/22
- 204th Class2022/23
- 185th Class2023/24
- 196th Class2024/25
In 3rd Class in 2020/21
22 in 3rd Class (2020/21), 22 in 6th Class (2023/24): no change.
- 223rd Class2020/21
- 214th Class2021/22
- 215th Class2022/23
- 226th Class2023/24
In 4th Class in 2020/21
16 in 4th Class (2020/21), 15 in 6th Class (2022/23): 1 pupil fewer.
- 164th Class2020/21
- 155th Class2021/22
- 156th Class2022/23
In 5th Class in 2020/21
28 in 5th Class (2020/21), 27 in 6th Class (2021/22): 1 pupil fewer.
- 285th Class2020/21
- 276th Class2021/22
Biggest one-year changes in a class
- +136th Class in 2021/22 (14 to 27)
- −135th Class in 2021/22 (28 to 15)
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 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
9teaching posts
Our estimate: about 9 teachers.
- Class teachersOne for each of the 5 mainstream classes 5
- PrincipalAlso teaches one of the classes, so is counted with the class teachers in a class
- Special education teachers75 hours of support teaching a week 3
- Special class teachersFor an autism class 1
6.5 special needs assistants (SNAs) also work with pupils. 4 pupils are in special classes, which the class sizes leave out.
The NCSE has allocated 3 special education teachers, 1 special class teacher and 7.5 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. 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 Gaelscoil Phadraig, measured in a straight line. Pupil numbers are for 2025/26.
| Number on map | School | Distance | Pupils | Since 2015/16 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gaelscoil PhadraigThis school | – | 118 |
−27.6%
|
|
| 1 | St Columbanus National School0.2 km · Dun Laoghaire · DEIS | 0.2 km | 113 |
+6.6%
|
| 2 | St Johns N S0.9 km · Ballybrack · DEIS | 0.9 km | 165 |
+7.8%
|
| 3 | Scoil Cholmcille Junior NS0.9 km · Ballybrack · DEIS | 0.9 km | 124 |
−9.5%
|
| 4 | Scoil Colmcille Senior1.0 km · Ballybrack · DEIS | 1.0 km | 147 |
−26.5%
|
| 5 | Rathmichael N S1.4 km · Dublin 18 · Church of Ireland | 1.4 km | 205 |
−3.3%
|
| 6 | Scoil Mhuire1.4 km · Dublin 18 · DEIS | 1.4 km | 249 |
−24.3%
|
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
- Roise Uí Labhraidh
- Phone
- 012827345
- [email protected]
- Address
- Ascaill Shíleann, Baile Breac, Co. Átha Cliath, A96 KF64
School
- Ethos
- Catholic
- Patron
- An Foras Pátrúnachta
- School type
- Ordinary with Special Classes
- School level
- All Through
- DEIS
- DEIS
Language and area
- Irish classification
- All subjects through Irish
- Gaeltacht
- Non-Gaeltacht
- Island
- Not on an island
- Local authority
- Dun Laoghaire Rathdown
- Planning area
- Ballybrack–Shankill–DLR
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
29 school years from 1997/98 to 2025/26. Class figures start in 2020/21.
| Year | Total | Girls | Boys | JI | SI | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 118 | 61 | 57 | 14 | 9 | 15 | 21 | 16 | 16 | 9 | 18 |
| 2024/25 | 126 | 60 | 66 | 9 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 8 | 19 | 19 |
| 2023/24 | 142 | 68 | 74 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 21 | 10 | 18 | 18 | 22 |
| 2022/23 | 145 | 69 | 76 | 22 | 18 | 22 | 10 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 15 |
| 2021/22 | 154 | 74 | 80 | 21 | 22 | 11 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 15 | 27 |
| 2020/21 | 153 | 75 | 78 | 22 | 12 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 16 | 28 | 14 |
| 2019/20 | 150 | 72 | 78 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2018/19 | 149 | 68 | 81 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2017/18 | 163 | 78 | 85 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2016/17 | 162 | 78 | 84 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2015/16 | 163 | 80 | 83 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2014/15 | 155 | 72 | 83 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2013/14 | 146 | 67 | 79 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2012/13 | 145 | 69 | 76 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2011/12 | 148 | 73 | 75 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2010/11 | 158 | 79 | 79 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2009/10 | 139 | 70 | 69 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2008/09 | 134 | 67 | 67 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2007/08 | 118 | 60 | 58 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2006/07 | 118 | 58 | 60 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2005/06 | 117 | 58 | 59 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2004/05 | 98 | 50 | 48 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2003/04 | 80 | 36 | 44 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2002/03 | 70 | 30 | 40 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2001/02 | 89 | 44 | 45 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2000/01 | 62 | 30 | 32 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1999/00 | 42 | 22 | 20 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1998/99 | 37 | 18 | 19 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1997/98 | 30 | 16 | 14 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |