By area · Release notes. Enrolment by planning area, local authority, school patron, county.
BRACKENSTOWN SENIOR N S
Roll number: 19535U
Brackenstown Road, Swords, Co. Dublin
School details
- Address
- Brackenstown Road, Swords, Co. Dublin (K67CH99)
- Principal
- Loreto Desmond
- Ethos
- Catholic
- DEIS
- N
- Irish classification
- No subjects through Irish
- Gaeltacht
- N
- Island
- N
- Local authority
- Fingal County Council
- School patron
- Archbishop of Dublin
- School type
- Ordinary with Special Classes
- School level
- Senior
- Planning area
- Swords
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: 2024/25: 552 in 2023/24 → 569, +17 pupils.
- Biggest loss in a single year: 2025/26 (preliminary): 569 in 2024/25 → 530, -39 pupils.
- Largest single-class increase: 4th Class in 2024/25 (119 → 142, +23).
- Largest single-class decrease: 6th Class in 2025/26 (preliminary) (144 → 0, -144).
- Largest cohort-step gain: 4th → 5th in 2024/25 (119 → 127, +8).
- Largest cohort-step loss: 3rd → 4th in 2023/24 (124 → 119, -5).
- Overall: 604 (2020/21) → 530 (2025/26 (preliminary)), -74.
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 |
| 3rd Class |
124 |
137 |
131.6 |
5 |
| 4th Class |
119 |
148 |
135.6 |
5 |
| 5th Class |
127 |
155 |
141.8 |
5 |
| 6th Class |
134 |
156 |
148.6 |
5 |
| Total |
530 |
604 |
569.0 |
6 |
Total enrolment over time
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 |
| 2020/21 |
268 |
336 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
126 |
148 |
155 |
156 |
604 |
| 2021/22 |
265 |
321 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
136 |
126 |
150 |
155 |
586 |
| 2022/23 |
267 |
306 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
124 |
143 |
132 |
154 |
573 |
| 2023/24 |
266 |
286 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
135 |
119 |
145 |
134 |
552 |
| 2024/25 |
273 |
296 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
137 |
142 |
127 |
144 |
569 |
| 2025/26 (preliminary) |
254 |
276 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
530 |