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BEHEYMORE N S

Roll number: 11725I Behymore, Ballina, Co. Mayo

School details

Address: Behymore, Ballina, Co. Mayo (F26RT66)
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 09670469
Principal: Patrick Cunnane
Ethos: Catholic
DEIS: Y
Irish classification: No subjects through Irish
Gaeltacht: N
Island: N
Local authority: Mayo County Council
School patron: Bishop of Killala
School type: Ordinary with Special Classes
School level: All-Through School
Planning area: Ballina

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

27.75

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	145	5	29.00	34	3
2007/08	158	6	26.33	33	2
2008/09	164	6	27.33	30	1
2009/10	176	6	29.33	33	4
2010/11	174	7	24.86	30	1
2011/12	176	7	25.14	30	3
2012/13	189	7	27.00	32	3
2013/14	191	7	27.29	30	3
2014/15	192	7	27.43	31	2
2015/16	195	7	27.86	31	3
2016/17	199	7	28.43	32	3
2017/18	215	8	26.88	32	1
2019/20	221	8	27.62	30	1
2020/21	221	9	24.56	29	0
2021/22	218	8	27.25	29	0
2022/23	222	8	27.75	29	0
2023/24	218	8	27.25	29	0
2024/25	214	8	26.75	29	0
2025/26	222	8	27.75	29	0

Data highlights

Key numbers to spot outliers or notable changes.

Biggest gain in a single year: 1979/80: 76 in 1978/79 → 94, +18 pupils.
Biggest loss in a single year: 2005/06: 135 in 2004/05 → 127, -8 pupils.
Largest single-class increase: Junior Infants in 2022/23 (24 → 29, +5).
Largest single-class decrease: Junior Infants in 2021/22 (27 → 24, -3).
Largest cohort-step gain: 3rd → 4th in 2025/26 (25 → 29, +4).
Largest cohort-step loss: SI → 1st in 2023/24 (28 → 26, -2).
Overall: 88 (1974/75) → 228 (2025/26), 140.

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	24	29	26.7	6
Senior Infants	25	30	27.5	6
1st Class	26	29	27.3	6
2nd Class	26	30	28.2	6
3rd Class	25	29	27.3	6
4th Class	26	29	28.2	6
5th Class	26	29	28.5	6
6th Class	25	29	27.2	6
Total	74	228	154.3	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 27

-1

SI 2021/22 26

1st 2022/23 27

-1

2nd 2023/24 26

-1

3rd 2024/25 25

4th 2025/26 29

Cohort 2021/22

JI 2021/22 24

SI 2022/23 28

-2

1st 2023/24 26

2nd 2024/25 27

3rd 2025/26 28

Cohort 2022/23

JI 2022/23 29

-1

SI 2023/24 28

-1

1st 2024/25 27

2nd 2025/26 30

Cohort 2023/24

JI 2023/24 27

-2

SI 2024/25 25

1st 2025/26 26

Cohort 2024/25

JI 2024/25 26

SI 2025/26 30

Cohort 2025/26

JI 2025/26 27

Raw data by year

Year	Female	Male	JI	SI	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	Total
1974/75	36	52	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	88
1975/76	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	85
1976/77	27	51	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	78
1977/78	29	45	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	74
1978/79	33	43	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	76
1979/80	38	56	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	94
1980/81	43	60	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	103
1981/82	42	54	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	96
1982/83	47	59	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	106
1983/84	50	65	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	115
1993/94	54	67	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	121
1994/95	57	70	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	127
1995/96	61	73	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	134
1996/97	63	75	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	138
1997/98	58	77	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	135
1998/99	62	77	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	139
1999/00	66	71	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	137
2000/01	58	73	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	131
2001/02	52	76	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	128
2002/03	56	76	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	132
2003/04	57	81	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	138
2004/05	50	85	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	135
2005/06	53	74	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	127
2006/07	64	81	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	145
2007/08	71	87	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	158
2008/09	77	87	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	164
2009/10	85	91	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	176
2010/11	87	87	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	174
2011/12	94	82	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	176
2012/13	106	84	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	190
2013/14	100	93	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	193
2014/15	97	101	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	198
2015/16	95	106	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	201
2016/17	98	106	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	204
2017/18	107	114	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	221
2018/19	111	111	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	222
2019/20	109	118	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	227
2020/21	109	118	27	28	29	29	26	29	29	25	227
2021/22	110	114	24	26	29	29	29	26	29	27	224
2022/23	113	115	29	28	27	28	28	29	26	29	228
2023/24	109	115	27	28	26	26	28	28	29	26	224
2024/25	108	112	26	25	27	27	25	28	29	27	220
2025/26	113	115	27	30	26	30	28	29	29	29	228