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SCOIL CHONNLA PHADRAIG
Roll number: 15870O
Chapel Lane, Newbridge, Co. Kildare
School details
- Address
- Chapel Lane, Newbridge, Co. Kildare (W12Y198)
- Principal
- John O'Donovan
- Ethos
- Catholic
- DEIS
- N
- Irish classification
- No subjects through Irish
- Gaeltacht
- N
- Island
- N
- Local authority
- Kildare County Council
- School patron
- Bishop of Kildare & Leighlin
- School type
- Ordinary
- School level
- Senior
- Planning area
- Newbridge
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: 2018/19: 334 in 2017/18 → 379, +45 pupils.
- Biggest loss in a single year: 1975/76: 504 in 1974/75 → 442, -62 pupils.
- Largest single-class increase: 6th Class in 2022/23 (55 → 87, +32).
- Largest single-class decrease: 2nd Class in 2023/24 (71 → 38, -33).
- Largest cohort-step gain: 5th → 6th in 2023/24 (61 → 73, +12).
- Largest cohort-step loss: 5th → 6th in 2024/25 (79 → 75, -4).
- Overall: 504 (1974/75) → 306 (2025/26 (preliminary)), -198.
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 |
| 2nd Class |
38 |
71 |
56.8 |
5 |
| 3rd Class |
42 |
75 |
57.4 |
5 |
| 4th Class |
52 |
83 |
67.0 |
5 |
| 5th Class |
53 |
86 |
67.0 |
5 |
| 6th Class |
55 |
87 |
74.4 |
5 |
| Total |
301 |
504 |
350.9 |
43 |
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
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 |
– |
504 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
504 |
| 1975/76 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
442 |
| 1976/77 |
– |
423 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
423 |
| 1977/78 |
– |
434 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
434 |
| 1978/79 |
– |
407 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
407 |
| 1979/80 |
– |
390 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
390 |
| 1980/81 |
– |
348 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
348 |
| 1981/82 |
– |
369 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
369 |
| 1982/83 |
– |
384 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
384 |
| 1983/84 |
– |
397 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
397 |
| 1993/94 |
143 |
201 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
344 |
| 1994/95 |
122 |
219 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
341 |
| 1995/96 |
125 |
204 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
329 |
| 1996/97 |
124 |
209 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
333 |
| 1997/98 |
117 |
219 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
336 |
| 1998/99 |
116 |
226 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
342 |
| 1999/00 |
108 |
193 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
301 |
| 2000/01 |
122 |
195 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
317 |
| 2001/02 |
117 |
199 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
316 |
| 2002/03 |
120 |
191 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
311 |
| 2003/04 |
128 |
183 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
311 |
| 2004/05 |
132 |
182 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
314 |
| 2005/06 |
140 |
163 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
303 |
| 2006/07 |
156 |
169 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
325 |
| 2007/08 |
161 |
161 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
322 |
| 2008/09 |
157 |
183 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
340 |
| 2009/10 |
159 |
177 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
336 |
| 2010/11 |
170 |
191 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
361 |
| 2011/12 |
159 |
179 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
338 |
| 2012/13 |
174 |
197 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
371 |
| 2013/14 |
156 |
184 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
340 |
| 2014/15 |
165 |
211 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
376 |
| 2015/16 |
153 |
191 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
344 |
| 2016/17 |
163 |
200 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
363 |
| 2017/18 |
155 |
179 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
334 |
| 2018/19 |
185 |
194 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
379 |
| 2019/20 |
169 |
174 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
343 |
| 2020/21 |
167 |
175 |
– |
– |
– |
68 |
53 |
83 |
56 |
82 |
342 |
| 2021/22 |
152 |
156 |
– |
– |
– |
47 |
68 |
52 |
86 |
55 |
308 |
| 2022/23 |
164 |
176 |
– |
– |
– |
71 |
49 |
72 |
61 |
87 |
340 |
| 2023/24 |
157 |
162 |
– |
– |
– |
38 |
75 |
54 |
79 |
73 |
319 |
| 2024/25 |
145 |
159 |
– |
– |
– |
60 |
42 |
74 |
53 |
75 |
304 |
| 2025/26 (preliminary) |
149 |
157 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
306 |