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SCOIL PADRAIG NAOFA C

Roll number: 16444C Dublin Road, Limerick

School details

Address: Dublin Road, Limerick (V94X3W6)
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 061417119
Principal: Donal O'Gorman
Ethos: Catholic
DEIS: N
Irish classification: No subjects through Irish
Gaeltacht: N
Island: N
Local authority: Limerick City Council
School patron: Bishop of Limerick
School type: Ordinary
School level: All-Through School
Planning area: Limerick City

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: 2006/07: 154 in 2005/06 → 190, +36 pupils.
Biggest loss in a single year: 1981/82: 174 in 1980/81 → 153, -21 pupils.
Largest single-class increase: 6th Class in 2021/22 (25 → 32, +7).
Largest single-class decrease: 5th Class in 2021/22 (32 → 24, -8).
Largest cohort-step gain: JI → SI in 2021/22 (22 → 24, +2).
Largest cohort-step loss: SI → 1st in 2021/22 (29 → 25, -4).
Overall: 232 (1974/75) → 197 (2025/26 (preliminary)), -35.

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	22	31	25.6	5
Senior Infants	24	31	27.4	5
1st Class	23	30	26.0	5
2nd Class	23	27	24.8	5
3rd Class	23	27	25.0	5
4th Class	21	26	24.0	5
5th Class	22	32	25.2	5
6th Class	23	32	25.6	5
Total	135	232	188.0	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

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 22

SI 2021/22 24

1st 2022/23 26

-1

2nd 2023/24 25

3rd 2024/25 26

Cohort 2021/22

JI 2021/22 24

SI 2022/23 25

1st 2023/24 26

-1

2nd 2024/25 25

Cohort 2022/23

JI 2022/23 31

SI 2023/24 31

-1

1st 2024/25 30

Cohort 2023/24

JI 2023/24 28

SI 2024/25 28

Cohort 2024/25

JI 2024/25 23

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	232	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	232
1975/76	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	212
1976/77	205	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	205
1977/78	204	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	204
1978/79	200	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	200
1979/80	188	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	188
1980/81	174	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	174
1981/82	153	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	153
1982/83	151	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	151
1983/84	149	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	149
1993/94	144	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	144
1994/95	144	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	144
1995/96	135	5	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	140
1996/97	137	5	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	142
1997/98	135	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	135
1998/99	141	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	141
1999/00	144	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	144
2000/01	155	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	155
2001/02	161	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	161
2002/03	159	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	159
2003/04	149	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	149
2004/05	154	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	154
2005/06	154	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	154
2006/07	190	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	190
2007/08	215	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	215
2008/09	213	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	213
2009/10	216	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	216
2010/11	218	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	218
2011/12	225	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	225
2012/13	221	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	221
2013/14	219	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	219
2014/15	230	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	230
2015/16	231	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	231
2016/17	232	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	232
2017/18	222	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	222
2018/19	227	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	227
2019/20	222	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	222
2020/21	208	–	22	29	23	24	27	26	32	25	208
2021/22	200	–	24	24	25	23	23	25	24	32	200
2022/23	206	–	31	25	26	27	23	24	25	25	206
2023/24	203	–	28	31	26	25	26	21	23	23	203
2024/25	201	–	23	28	30	25	26	24	22	23	201
2025/26 (preliminary)	197	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	197