St Josephs National School
Borrin-in-Ossory · Roll number 07442U
- Catholic ethos
- Not DEIS
- Ordinary with Special Classes
- Pupils in 2025/26
- 95
- +6 on 2024/25
- Over 10 years
- −2%
- Down 2 from 97 in 2015/16
- Girls and boys
- 49 / 46
- 52% girls
Pupils since 1974
Total enrolment each school year
Shaded: the last 10 years, 2015/16 to 2025/26. 1983/84 is left out because its source file is incomplete, and no files exist for 1984/85 to 1992/93. Known data issues
Pupils by class
Published for each class from 2020/21.
This year, 2025/26
95 pupils across 8 classes
Every class, every year
Darker cells have more pupils. A group of pupils moves down one class and right one year.
| 2020/21 | 2021/22 | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 | 2025/26 | Average | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Junior Infants | 7 | 8 | 13 | 11 | 1 | 12 | 8.7 |
| Senior Infants | 5 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 8.2 |
| 1st Class | 11 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 17 | 10.0 |
| 2nd Class | 12 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 9.5 |
| 3rd Class | 14 | 13 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 10.7 |
| 4th Class | 8 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 10.7 |
| 5th Class | 11 | 8 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 11.2 |
| 6th Class | 16 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 13.8 |
JI and SI are Junior and Senior Infants.
Started Junior Infants in 2024/25
1 in Junior Infants (2024/25), 8 in Senior Infants (2025/26): 7 pupils more.
- 1Junior Infants2024/25
- 8Senior Infants2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2023/24
11 in Junior Infants (2023/24), 17 in 1st Class (2025/26): 6 pupils more.
- 11Junior Infants2023/24
- 12Senior Infants2024/25
- 171st Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2022/23
13 in Junior Infants (2022/23), 13 in 2nd Class (2025/26): no change.
- 13Junior Infants2022/23
- 11Senior Infants2023/24
- 121st Class2024/25
- 132nd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2021/22
8 in Junior Infants (2021/22), 12 in 3rd Class (2025/26): 4 pupils more.
- 8Junior Infants2021/22
- 7Senior Infants2022/23
- 81st Class2023/24
- 92nd Class2024/25
- 123rd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2020/21
7 in Junior Infants (2020/21), 9 in 4th Class (2025/26): 2 pupils more.
- 7Junior Infants2020/21
- 6Senior Infants2021/22
- 61st Class2022/23
- 52nd Class2023/24
- 73rd Class2024/25
- 94th Class2025/26
In Senior Infants in 2020/21
5 in Senior Infants (2020/21), 10 in 5th Class (2025/26): 5 pupils more.
- 5Senior Infants2020/21
- 61st Class2021/22
- 62nd Class2022/23
- 63rd Class2023/24
- 84th Class2024/25
- 105th Class2025/26
In 1st Class in 2020/21
11 in 1st Class (2020/21), 14 in 6th Class (2025/26): 3 pupils more.
- 111st Class2020/21
- 122nd Class2021/22
- 123rd Class2022/23
- 134th Class2023/24
- 125th Class2024/25
- 146th Class2025/26
In 2nd Class in 2020/21
12 in 2nd Class (2020/21), 13 in 6th Class (2024/25): 1 pupil more.
- 122nd Class2020/21
- 133rd Class2021/22
- 124th Class2022/23
- 125th Class2023/24
- 136th Class2024/25
In 3rd Class in 2020/21
14 in 3rd Class (2020/21), 16 in 6th Class (2023/24): 2 pupils more.
- 143rd Class2020/21
- 144th Class2021/22
- 145th Class2022/23
- 166th Class2023/24
In 4th Class in 2020/21
8 in 4th Class (2020/21), 12 in 6th Class (2022/23): 4 pupils more.
- 84th Class2020/21
- 85th Class2021/22
- 126th Class2022/23
In 5th Class in 2020/21
11 in 5th Class (2020/21), 12 in 6th Class (2021/22): 1 pupil more.
- 115th Class2020/21
- 126th Class2021/22
Biggest one-year changes in a class
- +11Junior Infants in 2025/26 (1 to 12)
- −10Junior Infants in 2024/25 (11 to 1)
Class sizes
Mainstream class groups, 2006/07 to 2025/26.
Why these won't match pupils by class
Mainstream class groups only. The source does not identify which standard/year group each class group belongs to. So these figures won't match the pupils-by-class figures exactly.
In 2025/26. Choose a figure to chart it.
Class sizes over time
Average class size, 2006/07 to 2025/26
Teachers
Who teaches at St Josephs National School, 2006/07 to 2025/26.
How we count teachers
Class teachers come from the Department of Education's class sizes: one for each mainstream class. Special education and special class teachers are the posts the National Council for Special Education (NCSE) allocates. We add a principal who doesn't teach a class where the Department's rules give the school one. These are posts, not people: part of a post can be a teacher shared with another school. Up to 2015/16 the Department counted every teacher itself. Known data issues
In 2025/26
10.6teaching posts
Our estimate: about 11 teachers.
- Class teachersOne for each of the 4 mainstream classes 4
- PrincipalDoesn't teach a class: schools with two or more special classes have a full-time principal 1
- Special education teachers65 hours of support teaching a week 2.6
- Special class teachersFor 3 autism classes 3
7.99 special needs assistants (SNAs) also work with pupils. 17 pupils are in special classes, which the class sizes leave out.
The NCSE has allocated 2.7 special education teachers, 3 special class teachers and 8.66 SNAs for next year.
Teachers since 2006/07
Teachers each school year, by role
To 2015/16: the Department of Education's count of every teacher. From 2019/20: our estimate, from class sizes and the NCSE's allocations. Dashed boxes: no special education figures were published for those years, so only class teachers and the principal are shown. Where there's no principal bar, the principal also taught a class. Known data issues
Sources: Department of Education class sizes and teacher counts; NCSE school allocations and special classes (CC BY 4.0).
Nearby schools
The 6 primary schools closest to St Josephs National School, measured in a straight line. Pupil numbers are for 2025/26.
| Number on map | School | Distance | Pupils | Since 2015/16 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Josephs National SchoolThis school | – | 95 |
−2.1%
|
|
| 1 | Gaelscoil an Tsli Dala4.7 km · An Bealach Mór · Gaelscoil · Inter-denominational | 4.7 km | 49 |
+48.5%
|
| 2 | Kiladooley Mixed N S5.1 km · Borris-in-Ossory | 5.1 km | 132 |
+26.9%
|
| 3 | Rushall N S5.7 km · Mountrath | 5.7 km | 30 |
−9.1%
|
| 4 | Camross N S7.9 km · Portlaoise | 7.9 km | 156 |
+17.3%
|
| 5 | Scoil Bhride9.4 km · Rathdowney · DEIS | 9.4 km | 244 |
+19.0%
|
| 6 | S N Naomh Colmcille10.0 km · Portlaoise | 10.0 km | 71 |
+7.6%
|
About this school
Inspection reports open on gov.ie, under the name the school had when it was inspected. They describe specific areas of the school's work rather than giving an overall grade. Newer schools may not have one yet.
Contact
- Principal
- Aidan Keenaghan
- Phone
- 050541331
- [email protected]
- Address
- Borrin-in-Ossory, Co. Laois, R32 FP79
School
- Ethos
- Catholic
- Patron
- Bishop of Ossory
- School type
- Ordinary with Special Classes
- School level
- All Through
- DEIS
- Not DEIS
Language and area
- Irish classification
- No subjects through Irish
- Gaeltacht
- Non-Gaeltacht
- Island
- Not on an island
- Local authority
- Laois County Council
- Planning area
- Rathdowney
Each detail is the latest one the Department of Education has recorded for this school. If a detail was left blank in 2025/26, we show it from an earlier year, so some details may be older than the pupil numbers. Known data issues
Data by year
42 school years from 1974/75 to 2025/26. Class figures start in 2020/21.
| Year | Total | Girls | Boys | JI | SI | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 95 | 49 | 46 | 12 | 8 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 14 |
| 2024/25 | 89 | 51 | 38 | 1 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 13 |
| 2023/24 | 92 | 48 | 44 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 12 | 16 |
| 2022/23 | 93 | 47 | 46 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 12 |
| 2021/22 | 91 | 42 | 49 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 8 | 12 |
| 2020/21 | 94 | 43 | 51 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 8 | 11 | 16 |
| 2019/20 | 106 | 47 | 59 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2018/19 | 113 | 47 | 66 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2017/18 | 115 | 47 | 68 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2016/17 | 109 | 42 | 67 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2015/16 | 97 | 39 | 58 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2014/15 | 103 | 40 | 63 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2013/14 | 104 | 45 | 59 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2012/13 | 103 | 44 | 59 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2011/12 | 109 | 47 | 62 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2010/11 | 115 | 56 | 59 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2009/10 | 116 | 57 | 59 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2008/09 | 114 | 54 | 60 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2007/08 | 121 | 60 | 61 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2006/07 | 120 | 59 | 61 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2005/06 | 122 | 58 | 64 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2004/05 | 125 | 63 | 62 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2003/04 | 121 | 60 | 61 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2002/03 | 110 | 52 | 58 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2001/02 | 112 | 53 | 59 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2000/01 | 100 | 47 | 53 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1999/00 | 100 | 45 | 55 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1998/99 | 90 | 41 | 49 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1997/98 | 91 | 45 | 46 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1996/97 | 91 | 48 | 43 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1995/96 | 102 | 55 | 47 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1994/95 | 111 | 58 | 53 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1993/94 | 114 | 56 | 58 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1982/83 | 164 | 75 | 89 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1981/82 | 161 | 74 | 87 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1980/81 | 151 | 72 | 79 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1979/80 | 146 | 72 | 74 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1978/79 | 150 | 71 | 79 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1977/78 | 142 | 65 | 77 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1976/77 | 131 | 56 | 75 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1975/76 | 123 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1974/75 | 117 | 47 | 70 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |