By area · Release notes. Enrolment by planning area, local authority, school patron, county.
HOLY FAMILY SENIOR N S
Roll number: 19877C
Forest Fields, River Valley, Swords, Co. Dublin
School details
- Address
- Forest Fields, River Valley, Swords, Co. Dublin (K67V9V2)
- Principal
- Geraldine Gowen
- 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 loss in a single year: 2021/22: 704 in 2020/21 → 672, -32 pupils.
- Largest single-class increase: 6th Class in 2024/25 (154 → 159, +5).
- Largest single-class decrease: 6th Class in 2025/26 (preliminary) (159 → 0, -159).
- Largest cohort-step gain: 5th → 6th in 2024/25 (153 → 159, +6).
- Largest cohort-step loss: 5th → 6th in 2023/24 (157 → 154, -3).
- Overall: 704 (2020/21) → 624 (2025/26 (preliminary)), -80.
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 |
145 |
159 |
154.2 |
5 |
| 4th Class |
152 |
162 |
157.0 |
5 |
| 5th Class |
153 |
180 |
161.8 |
5 |
| 6th Class |
154 |
187 |
167.6 |
5 |
| Total |
624 |
704 |
651.0 |
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 |
349 |
355 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
159 |
162 |
180 |
187 |
704 |
| 2021/22 |
328 |
344 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
157 |
159 |
162 |
177 |
672 |
| 2022/23 |
314 |
328 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
156 |
154 |
157 |
161 |
642 |
| 2023/24 |
309 |
328 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
154 |
158 |
153 |
154 |
637 |
| 2024/25 |
311 |
316 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
145 |
152 |
157 |
159 |
627 |
| 2025/26 (preliminary) |
319 |
305 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
624 |