Bunscoil Naomh Bríd agus Pádraíg
Foxford · Roll number 20552E
- Catholic ethos
- DEIS
- Pupils in 2025/26
- 46
- −11 on 2024/25
- Figures start
- 2020/21
- With 81 pupils. A new roll number like this often follows an amalgamation.
- Girls and boys
- 27 / 19
- 59% girls
Pupils since 2020
Total enrolment each school year
Pupils by class
Published for each class from 2020/21.
This year, 2025/26
46 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 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5.2 |
| Senior Infants | 10 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 6.5 |
| 1st Class | 4 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 6.3 |
| 2nd Class | 17 | 4 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 8.7 |
| 3rd Class | 12 | 16 | 4 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 9.7 |
| 4th Class | 11 | 12 | 14 | 4 | 10 | 7 | 9.7 |
| 5th Class | 8 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 4 | 9 | 9.7 |
| 6th Class | 12 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 5 | 10.3 |
JI and SI are Junior and Senior Infants.
Started Junior Infants in 2024/25
4 in Junior Infants (2024/25), 4 in Senior Infants (2025/26): no change.
- 4Junior Infants2024/25
- 4Senior Infants2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2023/24
3 in Junior Infants (2023/24), 4 in 1st Class (2025/26): 1 pupil more.
- 3Junior Infants2023/24
- 4Senior Infants2024/25
- 41st Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2022/23
6 in Junior Infants (2022/23), 5 in 2nd Class (2025/26): 1 pupil fewer.
- 6Junior Infants2022/23
- 6Senior Infants2023/24
- 51st Class2024/25
- 52nd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2021/22
8 in Junior Infants (2021/22), 9 in 3rd Class (2025/26): 1 pupil more.
- 8Junior Infants2021/22
- 8Senior Infants2022/23
- 81st Class2023/24
- 92nd Class2024/25
- 93rd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2020/21
7 in Junior Infants (2020/21), 7 in 4th Class (2025/26): no change.
- 7Junior Infants2020/21
- 7Senior Infants2021/22
- 71st Class2022/23
- 72nd Class2023/24
- 73rd Class2024/25
- 74th Class2025/26
In Senior Infants in 2020/21
10 in Senior Infants (2020/21), 9 in 5th Class (2025/26): 1 pupil fewer.
- 10Senior Infants2020/21
- 101st Class2021/22
- 102nd Class2022/23
- 103rd Class2023/24
- 104th Class2024/25
- 95th Class2025/26
In 1st Class in 2020/21
4 in 1st Class (2020/21), 5 in 6th Class (2025/26): 1 pupil more.
- 41st Class2020/21
- 42nd Class2021/22
- 43rd Class2022/23
- 44th Class2023/24
- 45th Class2024/25
- 56th Class2025/26
In 2nd Class in 2020/21
17 in 2nd Class (2020/21), 14 in 6th Class (2024/25): 3 pupils fewer.
- 172nd Class2020/21
- 163rd Class2021/22
- 144th Class2022/23
- 145th Class2023/24
- 146th Class2024/25
In 3rd Class in 2020/21
12 in 3rd Class (2020/21), 12 in 6th Class (2023/24): no change.
- 123rd Class2020/21
- 124th Class2021/22
- 125th Class2022/23
- 126th Class2023/24
In 4th Class in 2020/21
11 in 4th Class (2020/21), 11 in 6th Class (2022/23): no change.
- 114th Class2020/21
- 115th Class2021/22
- 116th Class2022/23
In 5th Class in 2020/21
8 in 5th Class (2020/21), 8 in 6th Class (2021/22): no change.
- 85th Class2020/21
- 86th Class2021/22
Biggest one-year changes in a class
- +61st Class in 2021/22 (4 to 10)
- −132nd Class in 2021/22 (17 to 4)
Class sizes
Mainstream class groups, 2020/21 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, 2020/21 to 2025/26
Teachers
Who teaches at Bunscoil Naomh Bríd agus Pádraíg, 2020/21 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
4.7teaching posts
Our estimate: about 5 teachers.
- Class teachersOne for each of the 3 mainstream classes 3
- PrincipalAlso teaches one of the classes, so is counted with the class teachers in a class
- Special education teachers42.5 hours of support teaching a week 1.7
1.5 special needs assistants (SNAs) also work with pupils.
The NCSE has allocated 1.5 special education teachers and 1.5 SNAs for next year.
Teachers since 2020/21
Teachers each school year, by role
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 Bunscoil Naomh Bríd agus Pádraíg, measured in a straight line. Pupil numbers are for 2025/26.
| Number on map | School | Distance | Pupils | Since 2015/16 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bunscoil Naomh Bríd agus PádraígThis school | – | 46 | – | |
| 1 | S N Naomh Padraig2.5 km · Ballina · DEIS | 2.5 km | 148 |
−21.3%
|
| 2 | Cloghans N S5.2 km · Ballina | 5.2 km | 9 |
−77.5%
|
| 3 | Scoil Naomh Feichin5.4 km · Ballina · DEIS | 5.4 km | 26 |
−44.7%
|
| 4 | Foxford Central NS5.9 km · Foxford | 5.9 km | 271 |
−0.7%
|
| 5 | St Joseph's NS6.9 km · Ballina · DEIS | 6.9 km | 217 |
−1.4%
|
| 6 | Scoil Cholmcille7.3 km · Ballina | 7.3 km | 231 |
−2.1%
|
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
- Aisling Hopkins
- Phone
- 0949258289
- [email protected]
- Address
- Lisaniska, Foxford, Co Mayo, F26 EY28
School
- Ethos
- Catholic
- Patron
- Bishop of Killala
- 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
- Mayo County Council
- Planning area
- Ballina
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
6 school years from 2020/21 to 2025/26. Class figures start in 2020/21.
| Year | Total | Girls | Boys | JI | SI | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 46 | 27 | 19 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 5 |
| 2024/25 | 57 | 35 | 22 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 14 |
| 2023/24 | 64 | 36 | 28 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 14 | 12 |
| 2022/23 | 72 | 40 | 32 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 14 | 12 | 11 |
| 2021/22 | 76 | 42 | 34 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 16 | 12 | 11 | 8 |
| 2020/21 | 81 | 41 | 40 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 17 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 12 |