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School patron in Kilkenny

Bishop of Cashel, Ferns & Ossory COI

Schools in County Kilkenny under this patron.

Other patrons in Kilkenny Bishop of Ossory · 58 Bishop of Kildare & Leighlin · 5 Not reported · 2 Kilkenny School Project · 1
Schools
2
of 68 in Kilkenny
Pupils
250
2% of Kilkenny's pupils
Average school size
125.0
Kilkenny: 154.2
Average class size
22.73
Kilkenny: 22.53

Growing and falling since 2015/16

Each school's change in pupils over 10 years, from 2015/16 to 2025/26. A change of 10% or more either way counts as growing or falling.

Every school's change

2 schools with figures for both years

1fell by 10% or more
0within 10%
1grew by 10% or more
Down 25% or more · 0Down 10 to 25% · 1Within 10% · 0Up 10 to 25% · 1Up 25% or more · 0

Sort the table below by the change column to see which schools grew or fell most.

Class sizes

Mainstream class groups only. The source does not identify which standard/year group each class group belongs to.

Average class size
22.73
Mainstream classes
11
Classes of 30 or more
0
Schools with a class of 30+
0

Teachers

Teachers in the 2 mainstream primary schools here, 2006/07 to 2025/26. Class teachers are counted every year; all teaching posts where they're known.

How we count teachers
Class teachers in 2025/26
11
Up 2 since 2006/07, while pupils rose 21%
Teaching posts in 2025/26
about 17
Estimate: 11 class teachers, 1 principals and deputies, 5 special education and 0 special class teachers
Teachers in 2015/16
12
The Department's last count of every teacher
Since 2024/25
0 / 0
0 schools gained a class teacher, 0 lost one

Class teachers since 2006/07

One for each mainstream class, every school year

Schools

2 schools, largest first.

Change over

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Roll number
Kilkenny Mixed N SKilkenny 17218V 198
+20.0%
8 24.75 28 0
Wandesforde Mixed N SCastlecomer 14476F 52
−23.5%
3 17.33 19 0