S.N. Padraig Naofa
Curtlestown, Enniskerry, Co. Wicklow · A98 CC62 · Roll number 18357R
S.N. Padraig Naofa is one of 6 primary schools in or within 3 km of Enniskerry. Every school in and around Enniskerry →
What stands out about S.N. Padraig Naofa
- A small primary school: 47 pupils, against a typical 131.
- Teaches through English, with Irish as a subject.
- Smaller than it was: 47 pupils, 32% fewer than the 69 of 2019/20.
- The smallest of the 6 primary schools around Enniskerry.
- Its patron is the Archbishop of Dublin; its ethos is Catholic.
- Outside Enniskerry’s outline, 1.4 km away; listed with Enniskerry, the nearest town in its county.
Pupils over time
2015/16 to 2025/26S.N. Padraig Naofa had 47 pupils in 2025/26, down from 71 in 2015/16 (−34%). Girls are 40% of them. Its largest roll was 80, in 2018/19. Its roll rose in 3 of the 10 years.
Department of Education enrolments at 30 September each year; girls and boys where the lists give them.
No letter for S.N. Padraig Naofa
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 S.N. Padraig Naofa 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.
Inspection reports on S.N. Padraig Naofa
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 a place at S.N. Padraig Naofa
Every school admits under its own published admission policy; no admissions numbers are published.
Families apply to S.N. Padraig Naofa 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.
No figures on applications are published, but the roll shows demand: S.N. Padraig Naofa has shrunk by 32% since 2019/20. All the schools around Enniskerry together changed by +4%.
Pupils since 2019/20
Education (Admission to Schools) Act 2018; Department of Education enrolments 2019/20 and 2025/26 (preliminary).
Side by side with the nearest primary schools
2025/26The 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 S.N. Padraig Naofa. Since 2019/20 its roll has changed by −32%; 6 of the 6 grew faster.
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S.N. Padraig Naofa | 47 | −32% | Catholic | English | ||
| S.N. Muire Is Gearard | 206 | +4% | Catholic | English | 2.7 km | |
| Powerscourt N.S. | 114 | +24% | Church of Ireland | English | 3 km | |
| S.N. Padraig Naofa | 185 | +2% | Catholic | English | 4 km | |
| Kilmacanogue N.S. | 204 | −17% | Catholic | English | 5.2 km | |
| Our Lady of the Wayside NS | 292 | −9% | Catholic | English | 5.6 km | |
| Bray School Project N.S. | 223 | −7% | Multi-denominational | English | 5.8 km |
The other 77 primary schools in Co. Wicklow
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Fergal's National School | 373 | −11% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 5.8 km |
| St. Peter's Primary School | 156 | −7% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 6.7 km |
| Gaelscoil Ui Cheadaigh | 166 | −27% | Catholic | All in Irish | 7 km | |
| Scoil Padraig Naofa | 680 | −13% | Catholic | English | 7.1 km | |
| Cronan Naofa N.S. | 388 | −24% | Catholic | English | 7.1 km | |
| Scoil Chualann | 185 | −19% | Catholic | All in Irish | 7.3 km | |
| Ravenswell Primary School | 468 | +16% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 7.3 km |
| St Andrews N.S. | 204 | −4% | Church of Ireland | English | 7.4 km | |
| Gaelscoil na gCloch Liath | 227 | −48% | Inter-denominational | All in Irish | 9.2 km | |
| Greystones Educate Together National School | 440 | −5% | Multi-denominational | English | 9.3 km | |
| St Laurences N.S. | 666 | −3% | Catholic | English | 9.8 km | |
| Scoil Naomh Caoimhghin | 459 | −9% | Catholic | English | 10 km | |
| Delgany N.S. | 209 | −8% | Church of Ireland | English | 10 km | |
| St Patrick's National School | 385 | +41% | Church of Ireland | English | 10 km | |
| St Brigids School | 396 | −20% | Catholic | English | 11 km | |
| Greystones Community NS | 412 | +91% | Multi-denominational | English | 12 km | |
| Newtownmountkennedy Primary School | 368 | +1% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 12 km |
| Woodstock Educate Together N.S. | 150 | – | Multi-denominational | English | 13 km | |
| Kilcoole Primary School | 553 | −9% | Catholic | English | 13 km | |
| St Laurence O'Toole's N.S. | 254 | −18% | Catholic | English | 14 km | |
| St Francis N.S. | 90 | −14% | Church of Ireland | English | 16 km | |
| Kilbride N.S. | 97 | −2% | Catholic | English | 17 km | |
| Lacken Mxd N.S. | 91 | −13% | Catholic | English | 19 km | |
| Nuns Cross N.S. | 194 | +23% | Church of Ireland | English | 20 km | |
| Blessington Educate Together NS | 95 | +79% | Multi-denominational | English | 20 km | |
| Scoil na Coróine Mhuire | 309 | −16% | Catholic | English | 20 km | |
| Moneystown N.S. | 108 | −7% | Catholic | English | 20 km | |
| Caoimhin Naofa N.S. | 123 | −5% | Catholic | English | 20 km | |
| S.N. Muire | 237 | −13% | Catholic | English | 21 km | |
| S.N. Mhuire Senior School | 296 | −12% | Catholic | English | 21 km | |
| Blessington 1 N.S. | 195 | −9% | Church of Ireland | English | 22 km | |
| Moin an Bhealaigh N.S. | 110 | +2% | Catholic | English | 23 km | |
| Gaelscoil na Lochanna | 151 | −24% | Inter-denominational | All in Irish | 23 km | |
| Gaelscoil Chill Mhantáin | 285 | +7% | Inter-denominational | All in Irish | 24 km | |
| St Coen's National School | 328 | +19% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 24 km |
| Wicklow Educate Together NS | 377 | −8% | Multi-denominational | English | 25 km | |
| Glenealy 1 N.S. | 116 | −3% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 25 km |
| Glebe N.S. | 210 | +3% | Church of Ireland | English | 25 km | |
| Padraig Naofa N.S. | 377 | +25% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 26 km |
| Scoil an Choroin Mhuire | 432 | −6% | Catholic | English | 26 km | |
| Clochar Muire N.S. | 176 | +23% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 28 km |
| Hollywood N.S. | 126 | −15% | Catholic | English | 28 km | |
| Rathdrum Boys N.S. | 172 | +20% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 28 km |
| St Saviours N.S. | 124 | +17% | Church of Ireland | English | 28 km | |
| S.N. Muire Mxd | 37 | −8% | Catholic | English | 31 km | |
| Donard N.S. | 188 | +27% | Catholic | English | 32 km | |
| Brittas Bay Mxd N.S. | 129 | −9% | Catholic | English | 33 km | |
| Scoil San Eoin | 37 | +12% | Catholic | English | 34 km | |
| Donaghmore N.S. | 25 | −31% | Church of Ireland | English | 35 km | |
| S N Nicolais Naofa | 250 | +7% | Catholic | English | 36 km | |
| Jonathan Swift N.S. | 24 | −43% | Church of Ireland | English | 36 km | |
| Rathcoyle N.S. | 50 | −32% | Catholic | English | 37 km | |
| Padraig Naofa N.S. | 172 | −7% | Catholic | English | 37 km | |
| An Chroi Ro Naofa N.S. | 204 | −22% | Catholic | English | 37 km | |
| S.N. Muire | 67 | −8% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 38 km |
| Annacurra N.S. | 122 | −10% | Catholic | English | 40 km | |
| Naomh Brid N.S. | 63 | −5% | Catholic | English | 40 km | |
| St Kevin's Ballycoog N.S. | 21 | −9% | Catholic | English | 40 km | |
| S.N. Naomh Brid | 77 | +8% | Catholic | English | 40 km | |
| Kiltegan N.S. | 9 | – | Church of Ireland | English | 41 km | |
| Grange Con N.S. | 23 | −26% | Catholic | English | 41 km | |
| St Josephs N.S. | 500 | −20% | Catholic | English | 42 km | |
| Scoil Naomh Iosaf | 393 | +12% | Catholic | English | 43 km | |
| Stratford Lodge N.S. | 67 | −11% | Church of Ireland | English | 43 km | |
| St John's Senior School | 323 | −24% | Catholic | Some subjects in Irish | ✓ | 43 km |
| S.N. Naomh Padraig | 76 | −22% | Catholic | English | 44 km | |
| St Michael's and St Peter's Junior School | 250 | −31% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 44 km |
| Gaelscoil an Inbhir Mhoir | 242 | −33% | Inter-denominational | All in Irish | 44 km | |
| Carysfort Mxd N.S. | 197 | −7% | Church of Ireland | English | 44 km | |
| Crossbridge N.S. | 45 | −21% | Catholic | English | 45 km | |
| Tinahely N.S. | 133 | +15% | Catholic | English | 46 km | |
| Kilcommon N.S. | 94 | +2% | Church of Ireland | English | 47 km | |
| Coolfancy N.S. | 68 | −23% | Catholic | English | 49 km | |
| Scoil Mhuire na nAird | 73 | −14% | Catholic | English | 52 km | |
| Shillelagh No 1 N.S. | 23 | −23% | Church of Ireland | English | 53 km | |
| Carnew N.S. | 185 | −9% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 56 km |
| All Saints National School | 23 | +10% | Church of Ireland | English | ✓ | 56 km |
Living in Enniskerry
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Homes in the A98 Eircode area
Housing in Enniskerry →The median sale price rose from €460,000 in 2023 to €550,000 in 2025 (+20%).
New against second-hand, 2023 to 2025
Property Price Register sales in the A98 Eircode routing area, 2023 to 2025.
Renting in Co. Wicklow
Cost of living in Enniskerry →New tenancies in Co. Wicklow averaged €1,730 a month in 2025, against €1,635 in 2024 (+6%).
Residential Tenancies Board rent index, new tenancies, 2024 and 2025.
Location
Directions ↗near Enniskerry, A98 CC62
Primary schools near S.N. Padraig Naofa
Nearest first, as the crow flies, up to 25 km. Each school’s own admission policy decides who gets a place.
Questions about S.N. Padraig Naofa
Is S.N. Padraig Naofa 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 S.N. Padraig Naofa have?
47 pupils in 2025/26. That is −32% since 2019/20.
Does S.N. Padraig Naofa teach through Irish?
No: S.N. Padraig Naofa teaches in English, with Irish as a subject.
Who runs S.N. Padraig Naofa?
S.N. Padraig Naofa has a Catholic ethos. Its patron is Archbishop of Dublin.
How do pupils get a place at S.N. Padraig Naofa?
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 S.N. Padraig Naofa?
The nearest are S.N. Muire Is Gearard (2.7 km), Powerscourt N.S. (3 km) and S.N. Padraig Naofa (4 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 Enniskerry; 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).