St Peters NS
Dublin 7 · Roll number 20091R
- Catholic ethos
- DEIS
- Pupils in 2025/26
- 409
- −1 on 2024/25
- Over 10 years
- −8%
- Down 36 from 445 in 2015/16
- Girls and boys
- 195 / 214
- 48% girls
Pupils since 1999
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
409 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 | 54 | 48 | 56 | 54 | 53 | 55 | 53.3 |
| Senior Infants | 55 | 55 | 49 | 61 | 50 | 58 | 54.7 |
| 1st Class | 57 | 55 | 54 | 42 | 54 | 53 | 52.5 |
| 2nd Class | 60 | 52 | 57 | 51 | 44 | 53 | 52.8 |
| 3rd Class | 57 | 58 | 51 | 54 | 50 | 37 | 51.2 |
| 4th Class | 56 | 55 | 57 | 48 | 56 | 49 | 53.5 |
| 5th Class | 59 | 54 | 54 | 55 | 50 | 55 | 54.5 |
| 6th Class | 60 | 58 | 52 | 53 | 53 | 49 | 54.2 |
JI and SI are Junior and Senior Infants.
Started Junior Infants in 2024/25
53 in Junior Infants (2024/25), 58 in Senior Infants (2025/26): 5 pupils more.
- 53Junior Infants2024/25
- 58Senior Infants2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2023/24
54 in Junior Infants (2023/24), 53 in 1st Class (2025/26): 1 pupil fewer.
- 54Junior Infants2023/24
- 50Senior Infants2024/25
- 531st Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2022/23
56 in Junior Infants (2022/23), 53 in 2nd Class (2025/26): 3 pupils fewer.
- 56Junior Infants2022/23
- 61Senior Infants2023/24
- 541st Class2024/25
- 532nd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2021/22
48 in Junior Infants (2021/22), 37 in 3rd Class (2025/26): 11 pupils fewer.
- 48Junior Infants2021/22
- 49Senior Infants2022/23
- 421st Class2023/24
- 442nd Class2024/25
- 373rd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2020/21
54 in Junior Infants (2020/21), 49 in 4th Class (2025/26): 5 pupils fewer.
- 54Junior Infants2020/21
- 55Senior Infants2021/22
- 541st Class2022/23
- 512nd Class2023/24
- 503rd Class2024/25
- 494th Class2025/26
In Senior Infants in 2020/21
55 in Senior Infants (2020/21), 55 in 5th Class (2025/26): no change.
- 55Senior Infants2020/21
- 551st Class2021/22
- 572nd Class2022/23
- 543rd Class2023/24
- 564th Class2024/25
- 555th Class2025/26
In 1st Class in 2020/21
57 in 1st Class (2020/21), 49 in 6th Class (2025/26): 8 pupils fewer.
- 571st Class2020/21
- 522nd Class2021/22
- 513rd Class2022/23
- 484th Class2023/24
- 505th Class2024/25
- 496th Class2025/26
In 2nd Class in 2020/21
60 in 2nd Class (2020/21), 53 in 6th Class (2024/25): 7 pupils fewer.
- 602nd Class2020/21
- 583rd Class2021/22
- 574th Class2022/23
- 555th Class2023/24
- 536th 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
- 554th Class2021/22
- 545th Class2022/23
- 536th Class2023/24
In 4th Class in 2020/21
56 in 4th Class (2020/21), 52 in 6th Class (2022/23): 4 pupils fewer.
- 564th Class2020/21
- 545th Class2021/22
- 526th Class2022/23
In 5th Class in 2020/21
59 in 5th Class (2020/21), 58 in 6th Class (2021/22): 1 pupil fewer.
- 595th Class2020/21
- 586th Class2021/22
Biggest one-year changes in a class
- +12Senior Infants in 2023/24 (49 to 61)
- −133rd Class in 2025/26 (50 to 37)
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 Peters 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
24teaching posts
Our estimate: about 24 teachers.
- Class teachersOne for each of the 18 mainstream classes 18
- PrincipalRuns the school and doesn't teach a class 1
- Special education teachers125 hours of support teaching a week 5
6.83 special needs assistants (SNAs) also work with pupils.
The NCSE has allocated 5 special education teachers and 8.49 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 St Peters NS, measured in a straight line. Pupil numbers are for 2025/26.
| Number on map | School | Distance | Pupils | Since 2015/16 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Peters NSThis school | – | 409 |
−8.1%
|
|
| 1 | Dublin 7 Educate Together NS0.6 km · Dublin 7 · Multi-denominational | 0.6 km | 515 |
+16.3%
|
| 2 | Christ the King B N S0.6 km · Dublin 7 · Boys · DEIS | 0.6 km | 86 |
−6.5%
|
| 3 | Christ the King Girls Senior School0.7 km · Dublin 7 · Girls · DEIS | 0.7 km | 74 |
−15.9%
|
| 4 | Christ the King I G0.7 km · Dublin 7 · Girls · DEIS | 0.7 km | 37 |
−41.3%
|
| 5 | St. Vincent's Primary School0.7 km · Dublin 11 · DEIS | 0.7 km | 240 |
−21.6%
|
| 6 | Lindsay Road N S0.9 km · Dublin 9 · Presbyterian | 0.9 km | 95 |
+5.6%
|
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
- Raymond Ryan
- Phone
- 018680501
- [email protected]
- Address
- Saint Peter's Road, Phibsborough, Dublin 7, D07 F75C
School
- Ethos
- Catholic
- Patron
- Archbishop of Dublin
- 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
- Dublin City Council
- Planning area
- Cabra–Phibsboro–D7
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
27 school years from 1999/00 to 2025/26. Class figures start in 2020/21.
| Year | Total | Girls | Boys | JI | SI | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 409 | 195 | 214 | 55 | 58 | 53 | 53 | 37 | 49 | 55 | 49 |
| 2024/25 | 410 | 197 | 213 | 53 | 50 | 54 | 44 | 50 | 56 | 50 | 53 |
| 2023/24 | 418 | 200 | 218 | 54 | 61 | 42 | 51 | 54 | 48 | 55 | 53 |
| 2022/23 | 430 | 203 | 227 | 56 | 49 | 54 | 57 | 51 | 57 | 54 | 52 |
| 2021/22 | 435 | 204 | 231 | 48 | 55 | 55 | 52 | 58 | 55 | 54 | 58 |
| 2020/21 | 458 | 212 | 246 | 54 | 55 | 57 | 60 | 57 | 56 | 59 | 60 |
| 2019/20 | 469 | 220 | 249 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2018/19 | 461 | 211 | 250 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2017/18 | 441 | 200 | 241 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2016/17 | 436 | 198 | 238 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2015/16 | 445 | 213 | 232 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2014/15 | 450 | 228 | 222 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2013/14 | 456 | 216 | 240 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2012/13 | 419 | 194 | 225 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2011/12 | 406 | 180 | 226 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2010/11 | 399 | 186 | 213 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2009/10 | 388 | 187 | 201 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2008/09 | 371 | 174 | 197 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2007/08 | 373 | 158 | 215 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2006/07 | 366 | 145 | 221 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2005/06 | 329 | 136 | 193 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2004/05 | 327 | 124 | 203 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2003/04 | 313 | 122 | 191 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2002/03 | 314 | 127 | 187 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2001/02 | 312 | 126 | 186 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2000/01 | 304 | 123 | 181 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1999/00 | 302 | 123 | 179 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |