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CHURCHTOWN N S

Roll number: 07790U Churchtown, Athy, Co. Kildare

School details

Address: Churchtown, Athy, Co. Kildare (R14VE89)
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 0598632178
Principal: Breda Fitzpatrick
Ethos: Catholic
DEIS: N
Irish classification: No subjects through Irish
Gaeltacht: N
Island: N
Local authority: Kildare County Council
School patron: Archbishop of Dublin
School type: Ordinary
School level: All-Through School
Planning area: Athy

Class size history

Mainstream class group data is shown separately from standard/year-group enrolment data. The source does not identify which standard/year group each class group belongs to.

Average class size

18.33

2025/26

Mainstream classes

2025/26

Largest class group

2025/26

Classes with 30+ pupils

2025/26

Class group metrics trend

Class group metrics by year

Year	Mainstream class pupils	Mainstream classes	Average class size	Largest class	Classes 30+
2006/07	97	4	24.25	26	0
2007/08	108	4	27.00	29	0
2008/09	109	4	27.25	30	1
2009/10	107	4	26.75	29	0
2010/11	115	4	28.75	30	3
2011/12	115	5	23.00	26	0
2012/13	122	5	24.40	26	0
2013/14	127	5	25.40	27	0
2014/15	131	5	26.20	33	1
2015/16	116	5	23.20	25	0
2016/17	114	5	22.80	25	0
2017/18	102	5	20.40	22	0
2019/20	88	4	22.00	26	0
2020/21	79	4	19.75	24	0
2021/22	73	4	18.25	23	0
2022/23	54	3	18.00	20	0
2023/24	51	3	17.00	24	0
2024/25	57	3	19.00	23	0
2025/26	55	3	18.33	21	0

Data highlights

Key numbers to spot outliers or notable changes.

Biggest gain in a single year: 2001/02: 64 in 2000/01 → 83, +19 pupils.
Biggest loss in a single year: 2022/23: 73 in 2021/22 → 54, -19 pupils.
Largest single-class increase: 6th Class in 2021/22 (8 → 23, +15).
Largest single-class decrease: 5th Class in 2021/22 (23 → 8, -15).
Largest cohort-step gain: JI → SI in 2024/25 (5 → 8, +3).
Largest cohort-step loss: 5th → 6th in 2025/26 (8 → 4, -4).
Overall: 48 (1974/75) → 55 (2025/26), 7.

Summary statistics (class-level data)

Min / max / mean enrolment per class across the available final by-standard years.

Class	Min	Max	Mean	Years
Junior Infants	2	12	6.8	6
Senior Infants	2	9	6.7	6
1st Class	2	9	6.3	6
2nd Class	3	9	6.2	6
3rd Class	2	11	7.2	6
4th Class	5	11	8.2	6
5th Class	5	23	10.3	6
6th Class	4	23	9.8	6
Total	48	131	81.9	43

Total enrolment over time

Total and gender trends use historical records where available. Class-level data starts in 2020/21.

Enrolment by gender over time

Enrolment by class over time

Cohort progression

Base cohort:

Track how each cohort (pupils who were in the same class in the same year) progresses through the school. Each step shows the count; the number between steps is the net change (pupils gained minus pupils lost).

Cohort 2020/21

JI 2020/21 9

SI 2021/22 9

1st 2022/23 9

2nd 2023/24 9

3rd 2024/25 10

4th 2025/26 10

Cohort 2021/22

JI 2021/22 2

SI 2022/23 2

1st 2023/24 2

2nd 2024/25 3

-1

3rd 2025/26 2

Cohort 2022/23

JI 2022/23 4

SI 2023/24 4

1st 2024/25 6

-1

2nd 2025/26 5

Cohort 2023/24

JI 2023/24 5

SI 2024/25 8

-2

1st 2025/26 6

Cohort 2024/25

JI 2024/25 9

SI 2025/26 9

Cohort 2025/26

JI 2025/26 12

Raw data by year

Year	Female	Male	JI	SI	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	Total
1974/75	24	24	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	48
1975/76	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	54
1976/77	31	27	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	58
1977/78	35	28	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	63
1978/79	34	28	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	62
1979/80	35	32	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	67
1980/81	33	30	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	63
1981/82	36	32	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	68
1982/83	31	32	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	63
1983/84	36	37	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	73
1993/94	35	46	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	81
1994/95	28	43	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	71
1995/96	25	36	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	61
1996/97	27	38	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	65
1997/98	27	33	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	60
1998/99	27	31	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	58
1999/00	30	31	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	61
2000/01	32	32	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	64
2001/02	46	37	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	83
2002/03	53	38	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	91
2003/04	57	45	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	102
2004/05	54	47	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	101
2005/06	53	42	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	95
2006/07	50	47	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	97
2007/08	55	53	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	108
2008/09	54	55	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	109
2009/10	50	57	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	107
2010/11	52	63	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	115
2011/12	50	65	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	115
2012/13	54	68	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	122
2013/14	58	69	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	127
2014/15	59	72	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	131
2015/16	53	63	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	116
2016/17	60	54	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	114
2017/18	53	49	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	102
2018/19	42	46	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	88
2019/20	43	45	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	88
2020/21	40	39	9	8	7	5	11	8	23	8	79
2021/22	36	37	2	9	8	7	5	11	8	23	73
2022/23	28	26	4	2	9	8	7	5	11	8	54
2023/24	24	27	5	4	2	9	8	7	5	11	51
2024/25	24	33	9	8	6	3	10	8	8	5	57
2025/26	21	34	12	9	6	5	2	10	7	4	55