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NAOMH PADRAIG BOYS

Roll number: 03917V Cambridge Road, Ringsend, Dublin 4

School details

Address: Cambridge Road, Ringsend, Dublin 4 (D04AP98)
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 016606825
Principal: Ian Lane
Ethos: Catholic
DEIS: Y
Irish classification: No subjects through Irish
Gaeltacht: N
Island: N
Local authority: Dublin City Council
School patron: Archbishop of Dublin
School type: Ordinary
School level: All-Through School
Planning area: Dublin2_Dublin4

Preliminary data

The latest year shown (2025/26) is preliminary and subject to revision when the official enrolment figures are released by the Department of Education.

Data highlights

Key numbers to spot outliers or notable changes.

Biggest gain in a single year: 2008/09: 92 in 2007/08 → 105, +13 pupils.
Biggest loss in a single year: 1993/94: 203 in 1982/83 → 138, -65 pupils.
Largest single-class increase: 5th Class in 2024/25 (10 → 23, +13).
Largest single-class decrease: 3rd Class in 2021/22 (22 → 10, -12).
Largest cohort-step gain: SI → 1st in 2024/25 (13 → 16, +3).
Largest cohort-step loss: 3rd → 4th in 2024/25 (20 → 17, -3).
Overall: 238 (1974/75) → 137 (2025/26 (preliminary)), -101.

Summary statistics (class-level data)

Min / max / mean enrolment per class across the available years (2020/21–2024/25; preliminary year excluded from class stats).

Class	Min	Max	Mean	Years
Junior Infants	12	16	14.0	5
Senior Infants	10	16	14.2	5
1st Class	10	22	16.0	5
2nd Class	11	21	15.4	5
3rd Class	10	22	18.2	5
4th Class	11	21	17.4	5
5th Class	10	23	18.4	5
6th Class	10	22	16.8	5
Total	84	238	136.3	42

Total enrolment over time

Total and gender trends use historical records where available. Class-level data starts in 2020/21.

Enrolment by gender over time

Enrolment by class over time

Cohort progression

Base cohort:

Track how each cohort (pupils who were in the same class in the same year) progresses through the school. Each step shows the count; the number between steps is the net change (pupils gained minus pupils lost).

Cohort 2020/21

JI 2020/21 15

SI 2021/22 16

1st 2022/23 16

2nd 2023/24 16

3rd 2024/25 18

Cohort 2021/22

JI 2021/22 12

-2

SI 2022/23 10

1st 2023/24 10

2nd 2024/25 11

Cohort 2022/23

JI 2022/23 12

SI 2023/24 13

1st 2024/25 16

Cohort 2023/24

JI 2023/24 16

SI 2024/25 16

Cohort 2024/25

JI 2024/25 15

Raw data by year

Years marked (preliminary) are subject to revision when official data are published.

Year	Female	Male	JI	SI	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	Total
1974/75	–	238	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	238
1975/76	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	210
1976/77	–	199	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	199
1977/78	–	204	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	204
1978/79	–	197	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	197
1979/80	–	207	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	207
1980/81	–	205	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	205
1981/82	–	205	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	205
1982/83	–	203	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	203
1993/94	–	138	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	138
1994/95	–	124	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	124
1995/96	–	132	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	132
1996/97	–	139	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	139
1997/98	–	132	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	132
1998/99	–	124	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	124
1999/00	–	121	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	121
2000/01	–	112	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	112
2001/02	–	96	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	96
2002/03	–	84	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	84
2003/04	–	86	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	86
2004/05	–	92	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	92
2005/06	–	88	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	88
2006/07	–	91	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	91
2007/08	–	92	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	92
2008/09	–	105	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	105
2009/10	–	112	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	112
2010/11	–	111	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	111
2011/12	–	99	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	99
2012/13	–	110	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	110
2013/14	–	119	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	119
2014/15	–	121	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	121
2015/16	–	123	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	123
2016/17	–	124	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	124
2017/18	–	122	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	122
2018/19	–	132	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	132
2019/20	–	137	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	137
2020/21	–	134	15	16	22	11	22	18	18	12	134
2021/22	–	133	12	16	16	21	10	20	20	18	133
2022/23	–	131	12	10	16	18	21	11	21	22	131
2023/24	–	128	16	13	10	16	20	21	10	22	128
2024/25	–	126	15	16	16	11	18	17	23	10	126
2025/26 (preliminary)	1	136	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	137