Scoil Phadraig
Westport · Roll number 20230F
- Catholic ethos
- Not DEIS
- Pupils in 2025/26
- 338
- +7 on 2024/25
- Over 10 years
- +7%
- Up 23 from 315 in 2015/16
- Girls and boys
- 180 / 158
- 53% girls
Pupils since 2006
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
338 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 | 35 | 36 | 36 | 44 | 31 | 35 | 36.2 |
| Senior Infants | 49 | 34 | 38 | 36 | 40 | 32 | 38.2 |
| 1st Class | 38 | 47 | 36 | 44 | 30 | 42 | 39.5 |
| 2nd Class | 37 | 41 | 51 | 44 | 45 | 31 | 41.5 |
| 3rd Class | 45 | 36 | 49 | 54 | 38 | 45 | 44.5 |
| 4th Class | 48 | 44 | 43 | 53 | 50 | 48 | 47.7 |
| 5th Class | 39 | 46 | 52 | 46 | 54 | 52 | 48.2 |
| 6th Class | 54 | 42 | 54 | 54 | 43 | 53 | 50.0 |
JI and SI are Junior and Senior Infants.
Started Junior Infants in 2024/25
31 in Junior Infants (2024/25), 32 in Senior Infants (2025/26): 1 pupil more.
- 31Junior Infants2024/25
- 32Senior Infants2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2023/24
44 in Junior Infants (2023/24), 42 in 1st Class (2025/26): 2 pupils fewer.
- 44Junior Infants2023/24
- 40Senior Infants2024/25
- 421st Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2022/23
36 in Junior Infants (2022/23), 31 in 2nd Class (2025/26): 5 pupils fewer.
- 36Junior Infants2022/23
- 36Senior Infants2023/24
- 301st Class2024/25
- 312nd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2021/22
36 in Junior Infants (2021/22), 45 in 3rd Class (2025/26): 9 pupils more.
- 36Junior Infants2021/22
- 38Senior Infants2022/23
- 441st Class2023/24
- 452nd Class2024/25
- 453rd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2020/21
35 in Junior Infants (2020/21), 48 in 4th Class (2025/26): 13 pupils more.
- 35Junior Infants2020/21
- 34Senior Infants2021/22
- 361st Class2022/23
- 442nd Class2023/24
- 383rd Class2024/25
- 484th Class2025/26
In Senior Infants in 2020/21
49 in Senior Infants (2020/21), 52 in 5th Class (2025/26): 3 pupils more.
- 49Senior Infants2020/21
- 471st Class2021/22
- 512nd Class2022/23
- 543rd Class2023/24
- 504th Class2024/25
- 525th Class2025/26
In 1st Class in 2020/21
38 in 1st Class (2020/21), 53 in 6th Class (2025/26): 15 pupils more.
- 381st Class2020/21
- 412nd Class2021/22
- 493rd Class2022/23
- 534th Class2023/24
- 545th Class2024/25
- 536th Class2025/26
In 2nd Class in 2020/21
37 in 2nd Class (2020/21), 43 in 6th Class (2024/25): 6 pupils more.
- 372nd Class2020/21
- 363rd Class2021/22
- 434th Class2022/23
- 465th Class2023/24
- 436th Class2024/25
In 3rd Class in 2020/21
45 in 3rd Class (2020/21), 54 in 6th Class (2023/24): 9 pupils more.
- 453rd Class2020/21
- 444th Class2021/22
- 525th Class2022/23
- 546th Class2023/24
In 4th Class in 2020/21
48 in 4th Class (2020/21), 54 in 6th Class (2022/23): 6 pupils more.
- 484th Class2020/21
- 465th Class2021/22
- 546th Class2022/23
In 5th Class in 2020/21
39 in 5th Class (2020/21), 42 in 6th Class (2021/22): 3 pupils more.
- 395th Class2020/21
- 426th Class2021/22
Biggest one-year changes in a class
- +133rd Class in 2022/23 (36 to 49)
- −163rd Class in 2024/25 (54 to 38)
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 Scoil 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
22teaching posts
Our estimate: about 22 teachers.
- Class teachersOne for each of the 14 mainstream classes 14
- PrincipalRuns the school and doesn't teach a class 1
- Special education teachers175 hours of support teaching a week 7
8 special needs assistants (SNAs) also work with pupils.
The NCSE has allocated 7.2 special education teachers, 1 special class teacher and 9.83 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. 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 Scoil Phadraig, measured in a straight line. Pupil numbers are for 2025/26.
| Number on map | School | Distance | Pupils | Since 2015/16 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scoil PhadraigThis school | – | 338 |
+7.3%
|
|
| 1 | Holy Trinity National School0.1 km · Westport · Church of Ireland | 0.1 km | 41 |
−31.7%
|
| 2 | Gaelscoil na Cuaiche0.7 km · Cathair na Mart · Gaelscoil | 0.7 km | 208 |
−3.7%
|
| 3 | Westport Educate Together National School1.1 km · Westport · Multi-denominational | 1.1 km | 48 | – |
| 4 | S N Naomh Colm Cille1.9 km · Westport | 1.9 km | 206 |
−0.5%
|
| 5 | S N Colm Naofa4.6 km · Westport | 4.6 km | 27 |
−35.7%
|
| 6 | Carraholly N S4.7 km · Westport · DEIS | 4.7 km | 42 |
−55.8%
|
About this school
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Contact
- Principal
- Fergus Seoighe
- Phone
- 09826027
- [email protected]
- Address
- Newport Road, Westport, Co Mayo, F28 V023
School
- Ethos
- Catholic
- Patron
- Archbishop of Tuam
- 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
- Mayo County Council
- Planning area
- Westport
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
20 school years from 2006/07 to 2025/26. Class figures start in 2020/21.
| Year | Total | Girls | Boys | JI | SI | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 338 | 180 | 158 | 35 | 32 | 42 | 31 | 45 | 48 | 52 | 53 |
| 2024/25 | 331 | 170 | 161 | 31 | 40 | 30 | 45 | 38 | 50 | 54 | 43 |
| 2023/24 | 375 | 191 | 184 | 44 | 36 | 44 | 44 | 54 | 53 | 46 | 54 |
| 2022/23 | 359 | 183 | 176 | 36 | 38 | 36 | 51 | 49 | 43 | 52 | 54 |
| 2021/22 | 326 | 161 | 165 | 36 | 34 | 47 | 41 | 36 | 44 | 46 | 42 |
| 2020/21 | 345 | 176 | 169 | 35 | 49 | 38 | 37 | 45 | 48 | 39 | 54 |
| 2019/20 | 338 | 172 | 166 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2018/19 | 335 | 173 | 162 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2017/18 | 337 | 175 | 162 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2016/17 | 334 | 181 | 153 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2015/16 | 315 | 161 | 154 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2014/15 | 313 | 156 | 157 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2013/14 | 317 | 164 | 153 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2012/13 | 315 | 164 | 151 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2011/12 | 325 | 170 | 155 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2010/11 | 314 | 170 | 144 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2009/10 | 300 | 167 | 133 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2008/09 | 306 | 167 | 139 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2007/08 | 309 | 166 | 143 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2006/07 | 295 | 158 | 137 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |