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School patron in Kilkenny

Bishop of Kildare & Leighlin

Schools in County Kilkenny under this patron.

Other patrons in Kilkenny Bishop of Ossory · 58 Not reported · 2 Bishop of Cashel, Ferns & Ossory COI · 2 Kilkenny School Project · 1
Schools
5
of 68 in Kilkenny
Pupils
586
6% of Kilkenny's pupils
Average school size
117.2
Kilkenny: 154.2
Average class size
22.36
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

5 schools with figures for both years

3fell by 10% or more
2within 10%
0grew by 10% or more
Down 25% or more · 0Down 10 to 25% · 3Within 10% · 2Up 10 to 25% · 0Up 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
22.36
Mainstream classes
25
Classes of 30 or more
1
Schools with a class of 30+
1

Teachers

Teachers in the 5 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
25
Up 1 since 2006/07, while pupils fell 8%
Teaching posts in 2025/26
about 42
Estimate: 25 class teachers, 2 principals and deputies, 10 special education and 5 special class teachers
Teachers in 2015/16
35
The Department's last count of every teacher
Since 2024/25
0 / 1
0 schools gained a class teacher, 1 lost one

Class teachers since 2006/07

One for each mainstream class, every school year

Schools

5 schools, largest first.

Change over

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Roll number
Scoil Bhride B7CKilkenny 18078N 217
−7.7%
8 26.38 30 1
S N Muire gan SmalGraigenamanagh 17224Q 148
−8.6%
6 21.67 25 0
Skeaghvastheen N SSkeaghvasteen 16140F 85
−20.6%
4 21.25 24 0
Goresbridge N.S.Goresbridge 19944O 68
−22.7%
4 17.00 25 0
Graig na Manach BuacGraignamanagh 16311G 68
−20.9%
3 21.67 26 0