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Scoil Tobar Padraig

PrimaryCatholicDEISSpecial classes

Patrickswell, Co. Limerick · V94 YF44 · Roll number 17738B

Scoil Tobar Padraig is the only one of the primary schools in or within 3 km of Patrickswell. Every school in and around Patrickswell →

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Pupils
143
September, 2025/26
70 girls, 73 boys
Since 2019/20
−5%
from 150 pupils
Ireland: +5%
Ethos
Catholic
Patron: Bishop of Limerick
Language
English
outside the Gaeltacht
Results
Not published
none school by school (Education Act 1998, s.53)
The gist

What stands out about Scoil Tobar Padraig

  • 143 pupils, near the middle for primary schools in Ireland (the median is 131).
  • About as many pupils as in 2019/20 (−5%).
  • Teaches through English, with Irish as a subject.
  • In DEIS. DEIS (Delivering Equality of Opportunity in Schools) gives schools serving disadvantaged areas more teachers, money and support; the Department decides which schools are in it.
  • Has special classes for children who need more support.
  • Its patron is the Bishop of Limerick; its ethos is Catholic.
  • The only primary school in Patrickswell or within 3 km of it.

Pupils over time

2015/16 to 2025/26

Scoil Tobar Padraig had 143 pupils in 2025/26, down from 150 in 2015/16 (−5%). Girls are 49% of them. Its largest roll was 174, in 2017/18. Its roll rose in 4 of the 10 years.

0501001502002015/162018/192021/222025/26PupilsGirls

Department of Education enrolments at 30 September each year; girls and boys where the lists give them.

No letter

No letter for Scoil Tobar Padraig

Ireland publishes no exam results school by school, and section 53 of the Education Act 1998 restricts comparing schools by them, so this school has no letter and nothing here ranks it. Its facts are the Department of Education’s; its inspection reports are linked below.

What the Department of Education does publish for Scoil Tobar Padraig is on this page: its pupils each September since 2015/16, girls and boys, its patron and ethos, whether it teaches through Irish, whether it is in DEIS, and its inspection reports.

Newspapers print lists of how many of a school’s leavers go on to college. Those count destinations, not exam results, and depend on who a school takes in; we don’t use them.

Inspections

Inspection reports on Scoil Tobar Padraig

The Department of Education’s Inspectorate visits schools and publishes its reports. The reports describe what inspectors saw; they give no overall grade, and we don’t make one. Reports for this school on gov.ie ↗

Inspectors visit every kind of school. Whole-school evaluations look at teaching and learning, leadership and management; subject inspections look at one subject; follow-through inspections check whether earlier advice was taken. Each report is published on gov.ie with the school’s response.

Getting in

Getting a place at Scoil Tobar Padraig

Every school admits under its own published admission policy; no admissions numbers are published.

Families apply to Scoil Tobar Padraig directly. Children can start once they are four and must be in school by six; the school’s yearly admission notice gives the dates for applying and for its decisions.

A school with more applicants than places admits on the criteria in its admission policy, often brothers and sisters, the area it serves and, for post-primary schools, its feeder primaries. A family refused a place can appeal.

It is in DEIS, so it has extra support for pupils from disadvantaged areas. Places in special classes and special schools are allocated with the National Council for Special Education.

Pupils
143
September, 2025/26
Since 2019/20
−5%
from 150 pupils

No figures on applications are published, but the roll shows demand: Scoil Tobar Padraig is about the size it was in 2019/20 (−5%). All the schools around Patrickswell together changed by −1%.

Pupils since 2019/20

Scoil Tobar Padraig−5%
The primary schools around Patrickswell−5%
All Irish primary schools−5%

Education (Admission to Schools) Act 2018; Department of Education enrolments 2019/20 and 2025/26 (preliminary).

Side by side with the nearest primary schools

2025/26

The nearest schools of the same kind, as the crow flies: their pupils, ethos and language. No results: none are published.

Each of the 6 nearest primary schools has more pupils than Scoil Tobar Padraig. Since 2019/20 its roll has changed by −5%; 2 of the 6 grew faster.

Scoil Tobar Padraig143
Scoil Cre Cumhra214
Limerick City East Educate Together NS373
Gaelscoil an Raithin389
Scoil Neassain668
S N Naomh Iosef290
Scoil Phoil Naofa573
SchoolPupilsSince 2019/20EthosLanguageDEISAway
Scoil Tobar Padraig143−5%CatholicEnglish✓
Scoil Cre Cumhra214−7%CatholicEnglish4 km
Limerick City East Educate Together NS373−1%Multi-denominationalEnglish4.1 km
Gaelscoil an Raithin389+17%CatholicAll in Irish4.3 km
Scoil Neassain668−6%CatholicEnglish4.6 km
S N Naomh Iosef290−10%CatholicEnglish4.9 km
Scoil Phoil Naofa573−9%CatholicEnglish5.9 km
The other 126 primary schools in Co. Limerick
SchoolPupilsSince 2019/20EthosLanguageDEISAway
St. Nicholas Church of Ireland School54−22%Church of IrelandEnglish6 km
Scoil an Spioraid Naomh267−8%CatholicEnglish6.1 km
Our Ladys Abbey125−15%CatholicEnglish6.4 km
Kildimo National School138−27%CatholicEnglish7 km
Scoil Naomh Iosaf140−9%CatholicEnglish7 km
Our Lady of Lourdes N.S.161+10%CatholicEnglish✓7.6 km
Scoil Mathair de362+8%CatholicEnglish7.7 km
An Mhodh Scoil578−8%CatholicAll in Irish8.1 km
Our Lady Queen of Peace School326−6%CatholicEnglish✓8.2 km
Limerick School Project203−5%Multi-denominationalEnglish8.3 km
St Michaels116−8%Church of IrelandEnglish8.5 km
Ballymartin N.S.103+7%CatholicEnglish8.6 km
Le Chéile National School174−2%CatholicEnglish✓8.7 km
J F K Memorial School218−15%CatholicEnglish8.7 km
Salesian Primary School361−12%CatholicEnglish8.7 km
Gaelscoil Sheoirse82−8%CatholicAll in Irish✓8.7 km
Croom National School169−2%CatholicEnglish✓8.9 km
Scoil Sean Tsraide127−11%CatholicEnglish8.9 km
St Michaels N.S.126+4%CatholicEnglish✓8.9 km
Scoil Iosagain222+14%CatholicEnglish✓8.9 km
Presentation Primary School279+1%CatholicEnglish✓9 km
S N Muire na hEireann262−9%CatholicEnglish✓9 km
Scoil Chriost Ri B278−13%CatholicEnglish✓9.1 km
Donoughmore N.S.140−31%CatholicEnglish9.2 km
Gaelscoil Sairseal369+44%CatholicAll in Irish9.4 km
St Johns Convent223−19%CatholicEnglish✓9.5 km
Carnane Mxd N.S.30−39%CatholicEnglish9.5 km
Knockea National School191−8%CatholicEnglish9.6 km
Fedamore CNS10−50%Multi-denominationalEnglish✓9.6 km
St John the Baptist Boys N.S.69+116%CatholicEnglish✓9.7 km
St Mary's National School152+28%CatholicEnglish✓9.8 km
Thomond Primary School215−6%CatholicEnglish✓9.8 km
St Brigids N.S.457−4%CatholicEnglish✓10 km
Scoil Padraig Naofa B197−6%CatholicEnglish✓10 km
Corpus Christi N.S.403+22%CatholicEnglish✓10 km
Scoil Padraig Naofa C197−11%CatholicEnglish✓10 km
Scoil Ide654−17%CatholicEnglish11 km
Pallaskenry N.S.135−1%CatholicEnglish11 km
S.N. Ciarain66+40%CatholicEnglish12 km
Scoil Cill Churnain174+19%CatholicEnglish12 km
Milford Grange N School479−3%CatholicEnglish13 km
Bohermore N.S.100+233%CatholicEnglish13 km
Scoil Moin A Lin847−5%CatholicEnglish13 km
Croagh National School78+10%CatholicEnglish13 km
Banogue National School97+31%CatholicEnglish13 km
Gaelscoil Chaladh an Treoigh412−3%CatholicAll in Irish13 km
St James N.S.110−25%CatholicEnglish15 km
Scoil Ailbhe104−21%CatholicEnglish15 km
Scoil Nais Cathair Chinn Lis100−19%CatholicEnglish16 km
Granagh National School74+21%CatholicEnglish16 km
S N Lios na Groi295−11%CatholicEnglish16 km
Athlacca N.S.88−31%CatholicEnglish17 km
Ballysteen N.S.17−54%CatholicEnglish17 km
Scoil Athain139−20%CatholicEnglish17 km
Scoil Naomh Iosef86+23%CatholicEnglish✓17 km
Scoil Chriost an Slanaitheoir204+6%CatholicEnglish17 km
Scoil Aine Naofa224+33%CatholicEnglish✓17 km
S.N. Loch Guir6−81%CatholicEnglish✓18 km
Caherline N.S.183+1%CatholicEnglish18 km
Scoil Dean Cussen219−14%CatholicEnglish18 km
Church Street National School14−46%Church of IrelandEnglish✓18 km
Scoil Naomh Muire, Eas Géitine157–CatholicEnglish✓18 km
S.N. Ailbhe187−9%CatholicEnglish19 km
Scoil Baile an Aird83−33%CatholicEnglish19 km
Castleconnell N.S.241+4%CatholicEnglish19 km
Bruree National School168−7%CatholicEnglish20 km
Cloverfield N.S.42−34%CatholicEnglish21 km
Scoil Mhuire107−6%CatholicEnglish21 km
Scoil Nais Cnoc Aine200+31%CatholicEnglish22 km
S.N. Ma Rua142−22%CatholicEnglish22 km
Coolcappa N.S.54+32%CatholicEnglish22 km
S.N. Beal Atha Grean109+9%CatholicEnglish22 km
S N Toinn an Tairbh79−26%CatholicEnglish23 km
Kilteely N.S.32+52%CatholicEnglish23 km
Hospital N.S.156−14%CatholicEnglish23 km
Bulgaden N.S.19−32%CatholicEnglish24 km
Scoil Mocheallóg281−9%CatholicEnglish✓24 km
Kilmeedy N.S.48+129%CatholicEnglish✓25 km
Scoil Chaitríona82+24%CatholicEnglish✓25 km
Nicker N.S.113−18%CatholicEnglish25 km
Shanagolden N.S.92−21%CatholicEnglish26 km
S.N. Fiodhnach73+18%CatholicEnglish26 km
S.N. Molua B82−1%CatholicEnglish26 km
Scoil Cill Colmain101−24%CatholicEnglish26 km
S.N. Sheanain99+10%CatholicEnglish26 km
Scoil na mBearnan35+6%CatholicEnglish27 km
Mahoonagh N.S.237+6%CatholicEnglish28 km
Garrydoolis N.S.29−17%CatholicEnglish28 km
Martinstown N.S.54−37%CatholicEnglish28 km
Scoil Cnoc Loinge B72−26%CatholicEnglish✓28 km
Gaelscoil O Doghair201−11%CatholicAll in Irish28 km
Courtenay National School251+3%CatholicEnglish✓28 km
Bilboa N School95−18%CatholicEnglish29 km
St Josephs Convent225−2%CatholicEnglish✓29 km
Scoil Mhuire85−11%CatholicEnglish29 km
Kilfinane Convent Primary School145+1%CatholicEnglish31 km
Oola National School67−26%CatholicEnglish32 km
Ardpatrick N.S.48−25%CatholicEnglish32 km
Doon Convent N.S.116−3%CatholicEnglish32 km
Scoil na mBraithre56+0%CatholicEnglish✓32 km
Carrickerry N.S.49−21%CatholicEnglish32 km
St Josephs74−15%CatholicEnglish32 km
Gearoid Ui Ghriobhtha30−21%CatholicEnglish32 km
S.N. Cill Lachtain235+28%CatholicEnglish32 km
Glenbrohane N.S.23−45%CatholicEnglish32 km
Monagea National School206−6%CatholicEnglish32 km
Scoil Naomh Mhuire National School39+11%CatholicEnglish✓33 km
Scoil Mhuire141−14%CatholicEnglish33 km
Scoil Ide Naofa89+14%CatholicEnglish34 km
Scoil Naomh Ide22−4%CatholicEnglish36 km
Ballylanders N.S.128−5%CatholicEnglish✓36 km
S.N. Gallbhaile135+14%CatholicEnglish36 km
St Fergus Primary School159+21%CatholicEnglish39 km
Templeglantine N.S.76+49%CatholicEnglish39 km
S.N. Cnoch A Deaga48+71%CatholicEnglish39 km
Ballyguiltenane N.S.20−26%CatholicEnglish40 km
Glengurt N.S.115+8%CatholicEnglish40 km
S N Gleann gCreabhar50−19%CatholicEnglish41 km
Athea N School171+16%CatholicEnglish42 km
Dromtrasna N.S.122−27%CatholicEnglish45 km
S.N. Naomh Padraig61+53%CatholicEnglish45 km
Scoil Naomh Mhuire13–CatholicEnglish✓46 km
Convent of Mercy N.S.110−8%CatholicEnglish✓46 km
Abbeyfeale B N.S. 198−23%CatholicEnglish✓46 km
Meenkilly N.S.101+20%CatholicEnglish47 km
Kilbehenny N.S.100+30%CatholicEnglish47 km
Living nearby

Living in Patrickswell

The town’s figures, not this street’s.

Median sale price
€390,000
100 sales, 2023–25, Property Price Register
Average rent
€1,619
a month, new tenancies in 2025 across Co. Limerick

Homes in the V94 Eircode area

Housing in Patrickswell →

The median sale price rose from €275,000 in 2023 to €351,500 in 2025 (+28%).

2023€275,000
2024€310,000
2025€351,500

New against second-hand, 2023 to 2025

New homes€406,100
Second-hand homes€281,100

Property Price Register sales in the V94 Eircode routing area, 2023 to 2025.

Renting in Co. Limerick

Cost of living in Patrickswell →

New tenancies in Co. Limerick averaged €1,619 a month in 2025, against €1,436 in 2024 (+13%).

2024€1,436
2025€1,619

Residential Tenancies Board rent index, new tenancies, 2024 and 2025.

Location

Directions ↗

Patrickswell, V94 YF44

Nearby

Primary schools near Scoil Tobar Padraig

Nearest first, as the crow flies, up to 25 km. Each school’s own admission policy decides who gets a place.

Scoil Cre Cumhra
Primary · Catholic
214 pupils−7% since 2019/204 km
Limerick City East Educate Together NS
Primary · Multi-denominational
Special classes
373 pupils−1% since 2019/204.1 km
Gaelscoil an Raithin
Primary · Catholic
Gaelscoil
389 pupils+17% since 2019/204.3 km
Scoil Neassain
Primary · Catholic
668 pupils−6% since 2019/204.6 km
S N Naomh Iosef
Primary · Catholic
290 pupils−10% since 2019/204.9 km
Scoil Phoil Naofa
Primary · Catholic
573 pupils−9% since 2019/205.9 km
Official recordInspection reports (gov.ie) ↗Department of Education school lists ↗Roll number 17738B

Questions about Scoil Tobar Padraig

Is Scoil Tobar Padraig a good school?

We don’t grade it: Ireland publishes no exam results school by school, and section 53 of the Education Act 1998 restricts comparing them. Its inspection reports on gov.ie, a visit and a talk with the principal will tell you more than any table could.

How many pupils does Scoil Tobar Padraig have?

143 pupils in 2025/26. That is −5% since 2019/20.

Does Scoil Tobar Padraig teach through Irish?

No: Scoil Tobar Padraig teaches in English, with Irish as a subject.

Who runs Scoil Tobar Padraig?

Scoil Tobar Padraig has a Catholic ethos. Its patron is Bishop of Limerick.

How do pupils get a place at Scoil Tobar Padraig?

Apply to the school directly. It publishes an admission policy and a yearly admission notice with its dates; if more children apply than it has places, it admits on the criteria in its policy.

Which schools of the same kind are near Scoil Tobar Padraig?

The nearest are Scoil Cre Cumhra (4 km), Limerick City East Educate Together NS (4.1 km) and Gaelscoil an Raithin (4.3 km).

Sources: Department of Education, school lists 2025/26 (preliminary) and enrolments since 2015/16, CC BY 4.0 · inspection reports on gov.ie, linked by roll number. Under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0).

Facts from the Department of Education’s school lists. Listed with Patrickswell; nothing here rates the school.

Contains Central Statistics Office (CSO) data, Census 2022, and Tailte Éireann boundaries (CSO Urban Areas, Small Areas, local electoral areas, constituencies), under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0).