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Roll number: 16409A BALLYGARRETT, GOREY, CO WEXFORD

School details

Address: BALLYGARRETT, GOREY, CO WEXFORD (Y25AE64)
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 0539427196
Principal: MR NIALL MADDEN
Ethos: Catholic
DEIS: N
Irish classification: No subjects through Irish
Gaeltacht: N
Island: N
Local authority: Wexford County Council
School patron: Bishop of Ferns
School type: Ordinary with Special Classes
School level: All-Through School
Planning area: Kilmuckridge

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

24.38

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	184	7	26.29	32	2
2007/08	211	8	26.38	32	1
2008/09	205	8	25.62	33	1
2009/10	209	8	26.12	31	1
2010/11	195	8	24.38	30	1
2011/12	201	7	28.71	35	3
2012/13	188	7	26.86	34	3
2013/14	191	7	27.29	34	3
2014/15	216	8	27.00	34	3
2015/16	218	8	27.25	30	1
2016/17	224	8	28.00	32	4
2017/18	234	8	29.25	35	3
2019/20	212	9	23.56	32	2
2020/21	201	8	25.12	35	3
2021/22	202	8	25.25	34	3
2022/23	199	8	24.88	31	3
2023/24	199	8	24.88	31	2
2024/25	204	8	25.50	31	3
2025/26	195	8	24.38	31	1

Data highlights

Key numbers to spot outliers or notable changes.

Biggest gain in a single year: 2007/08: 184 in 2006/07 → 211, +27 pupils.
Biggest loss in a single year: 1993/94: 155 in 1983/84 → 131, -24 pupils.
Largest single-class increase: Senior Infants in 2022/23 (18 → 31, +13).
Largest single-class decrease: Junior Infants in 2025/26 (30 → 15, -15).
Largest cohort-step gain: 3rd → 4th in 2025/26 (20 → 24, +4).
Largest cohort-step loss: SI → 1st in 2024/25 (29 → 27, -2).
Overall: 106 (1974/75) → 201 (2025/26), 95.

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	15	30	24.2	6
Senior Infants	18	31	25.3	6
1st Class	17	31	23.8	6
2nd Class	18	30	25.0	6
3rd Class	18	31	24.8	6
4th Class	19	31	24.2	6
5th Class	20	35	26.0	6
6th Class	23	34	27.8	6
Total	106	234	169.3	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 18

SI 2021/22 18

1st 2022/23 20

2nd 2023/24 20

3rd 2024/25 20

4th 2025/26 24

Cohort 2021/22

JI 2021/22 30

SI 2022/23 31

1st 2023/24 31

-1

2nd 2024/25 30

3rd 2025/26 31

Cohort 2022/23

JI 2022/23 30

-1

SI 2023/24 29

-2

1st 2024/25 27

2nd 2025/26 28

Cohort 2023/24

JI 2023/24 22

SI 2024/25 22

1st 2025/26 24

Cohort 2024/25

JI 2024/25 30

SI 2025/26 30

Cohort 2025/26

JI 2025/26 15

Raw data by year

Year	Female	Male	JI	SI	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	Total
1974/75	62	44	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	106
1975/76	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	110
1976/77	72	48	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	120
1977/78	68	49	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	117
1978/79	70	59	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	129
1979/80	68	63	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	131
1980/81	68	69	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	137
1981/82	76	75	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	151
1982/83	76	78	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	154
1983/84	76	79	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	155
1993/94	72	59	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	131
1994/95	71	58	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	129
1995/96	70	58	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	128
1996/97	67	60	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	127
1997/98	71	57	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	128
1998/99	69	54	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	123
1999/00	76	52	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	128
2000/01	78	61	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	139
2001/02	75	62	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	137
2002/03	76	72	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	148
2003/04	79	74	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	153
2004/05	88	87	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	175
2005/06	84	102	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	186
2006/07	87	97	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	184
2007/08	96	115	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	211
2008/09	92	113	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	205
2009/10	92	117	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	209
2010/11	90	105	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	195
2011/12	91	110	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	201
2012/13	85	103	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	188
2013/14	91	100	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	191
2014/15	102	114	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	216
2015/16	110	108	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	218
2016/17	114	110	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	224
2017/18	118	116	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	234
2018/19	114	114	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	228
2019/20	110	102	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	212
2020/21	102	99	18	22	17	30	24	23	35	32	201
2021/22	98	104	30	18	24	18	31	24	23	34	202
2022/23	90	113	30	31	20	24	18	31	22	23	203
2023/24	92	113	22	29	31	20	25	19	31	23	205
2024/25	97	113	30	22	27	30	20	24	20	31	210
2025/26	99	102	15	30	24	28	31	24	25	24	201