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School patron in Kilkenny

Not reported

Schools in County Kilkenny under this patron.

Other patrons in Kilkenny Bishop of Ossory · 58 Bishop of Kildare & Leighlin · 5 Bishop of Cashel, Ferns & Ossory COI · 2 Kilkenny School Project · 1
Schools
2
of 68 in Kilkenny
Pupils
562
5% of Kilkenny's pupils
Average school size
281.0
Kilkenny: 154.2
Average class size
20.15
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

Newer schools

2 schools still filling their classes in 2015/16 or opened since, with 562 pupils between them. They aren’t in the figures above.

Class sizes

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

Average class size
20.15
Mainstream classes
27
Classes of 30 or more
0
Schools with a class of 30+
0

Teachers

Teachers in the 2 mainstream primary schools here, 2025/26 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
27
No change since 2025/26, while pupils fell 0%
Teaching posts in 2025/26
about 42
Estimate: 27 class teachers, 1 principals and deputies, 11 special education and 3 special class teachers
Since 2024/25
0 / 0
0 schools gained a class teacher, 0 lost one

Class teachers since 2025/26

One for each mainstream class, every school year

Schools

2 schools, largest first.

Change over

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Roll number
St. John's National SchoolKilkenny 20600M 441 – 20 21.15 28 0
Scoil ÍosagáinCastlecomer 20591O 121 – 7 17.29 26 0