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ST BRIGIDS N S

Roll number: 16302F Ballysax Little, Curragh, Co. Kildare

School details

Address: Ballysax Little, Curragh, Co. Kildare (R56E782)
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 045441829
Principal: Esther Reddy
Ethos: Catholic
DEIS: N
Irish classification: No subjects through Irish
Gaeltacht: N
Island: N
Local authority: Kildare County Council
School patron: Bishop of Kildare & Leighlin
School type: Ordinary
School level: All-Through School
Planning area: Curragh

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

26.83

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	226	8	28.25	33	4
2007/08	222	8	27.75	32	4
2008/09	216	8	27.00	31	3
2009/10	217	8	27.12	31	2
2010/11	212	8	26.50	31	3
2011/12	211	8	26.38	31	1
2012/13	205	8	25.62	29	0
2013/14	208	8	26.00	29	0
2014/15	193	8	24.12	30	1
2015/16	192	7	27.43	35	2
2016/17	196	7	28.00	35	2
2017/18	190	7	27.14	32	3
2019/20	176	7	25.14	30	1
2020/21	178	7	25.43	31	1
2021/22	169	7	24.14	31	1
2022/23	165	7	23.57	33	1
2023/24	152	7	21.71	26	0
2024/25	151	6	25.17	28	0
2025/26	161	6	26.83	30	2

Data highlights

Key numbers to spot outliers or notable changes.

Biggest gain in a single year: 1993/94: 127 in 1983/84 → 150, +23 pupils.
Biggest loss in a single year: 2014/15: 208 in 2013/14 → 193, -15 pupils.
Largest single-class increase: 5th Class in 2025/26 (14 → 25, +11).
Largest single-class decrease: 6th Class in 2025/26 (27 → 14, -13).
Largest cohort-step gain: 2nd → 3rd in 2025/26 (18 → 23, +5).
Largest cohort-step loss: JI → SI in 2021/22 (21 → 19, -2).
Overall: 99 (1974/75) → 167 (2025/26), 68.

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	16	25	19.3	6
Senior Infants	14	23	18.8	6
1st Class	10	21	17.2	6
2nd Class	12	21	17.3	6
3rd Class	12	26	20.7	6
4th Class	13	31	22.3	6
5th Class	14	29	23.8	6
6th Class	14	28	24.2	6
Total	99	226	172.6	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 21

-2

SI 2021/22 19

1st 2022/23 19

-1

2nd 2023/24 18

3rd 2024/25 20

4th 2025/26 20

Cohort 2021/22

JI 2021/22 17

SI 2022/23 19

1st 2023/24 19

-1

2nd 2024/25 18

3rd 2025/26 23

Cohort 2022/23

JI 2022/23 16

-2

SI 2023/24 14

1st 2024/25 15

2nd 2025/26 16

Cohort 2023/24

JI 2023/24 17

SI 2024/25 17

1st 2025/26 21

Cohort 2024/25

JI 2024/25 20

SI 2025/26 23

Cohort 2025/26

JI 2025/26 25

Raw data by year

Year	Female	Male	JI	SI	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	Total
1974/75	38	61	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	99
1975/76	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	106
1976/77	48	53	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	101
1977/78	50	67	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	117
1978/79	54	65	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	119
1979/80	63	65	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	128
1980/81	65	62	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	127
1981/82	66	67	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	133
1982/83	63	66	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	129
1983/84	61	66	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	127
1993/94	73	77	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	150
1994/95	77	72	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	149
1995/96	85	81	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	166
1996/97	91	88	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	179
1997/98	96	95	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	191
1998/99	93	85	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	178
1999/00	97	87	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	184
2000/01	97	99	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	196
2001/02	88	107	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	195
2002/03	88	114	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	202
2003/04	89	111	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	200
2004/05	91	118	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	209
2005/06	94	121	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	215
2006/07	94	132	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	226
2007/08	90	132	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	222
2008/09	90	126	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	216
2009/10	90	127	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	217
2010/11	89	123	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	212
2011/12	91	120	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	211
2012/13	92	113	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	205
2013/14	95	113	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	208
2014/15	91	102	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	193
2015/16	95	97	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	192
2016/17	100	96	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	196
2017/18	101	89	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	190
2018/19	98	79	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	177
2019/20	94	82	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	176
2020/21	91	87	21	21	10	19	26	31	25	25	178
2021/22	85	84	17	19	19	12	22	26	29	25	169
2022/23	82	83	16	19	19	21	12	24	26	28	165
2023/24	80	72	17	14	19	18	21	13	24	26	152
2024/25	77	74	20	17	15	18	20	20	14	27	151
2025/26	85	82	25	23	21	16	23	20	25	14	167