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Bunscoil na mBraithre

Roll number: 16677C New Road, Ennis, Co. Clare

School details

Address: New Road, Ennis, Co. Clare (V95NX02)
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 0656822150
Principal: Dara Glynn
Ethos: Catholic
DEIS: N
Irish classification: No subjects through Irish
Gaeltacht: N
Island: N
Local authority: Clare County Council
School patron: Bishop of Killaloe
School type: Ordinary with Special Classes
School level: All-Through School
Planning area: Ennis

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

26.29

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	493	18	27.39	34	8
2007/08	522	19	27.47	33	8
2008/09	528	20	26.40	34	8
2009/10	558	20	27.90	35	8
2010/11	586	22	26.64	35	4
2011/12	621	22	28.23	35	10
2012/13	629	23	27.35	34	4
2013/14	640	23	27.83	32	7
2014/15	660	24	27.50	32	7
2015/16	658	24	27.42	30	1
2016/17	663	24	27.62	31	3
2017/18	658	24	27.42	32	4
2019/20	663	24	27.62	32	6
2020/21	648	25	25.92	32	6
2021/22	648	25	25.92	33	3
2022/23	661	25	26.44	31	4
2023/24	655	25	26.20	30	2
2024/25	635	24	26.46	30	2
2025/26	631	24	26.29	29	0

Data highlights

Key numbers to spot outliers or notable changes.

Biggest gain in a single year: 1995/96: 420 in 1994/95 → 456, +36 pupils.
Biggest loss in a single year: 1993/94: 542 in 1982/83 → 421, -121 pupils.
Largest single-class increase: 5th Class in 2022/23 (74 → 90, +16).
Largest single-class decrease: 5th Class in 2021/22 (94 → 74, -20).
Largest cohort-step gain: JI → SI in 2025/26 (69 → 77, +8).
Largest cohort-step loss: JI → SI in 2022/23 (83 → 81, -2).
Overall: 484 (1975/76) → 643 (2025/26), 159.

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	69	83	76.8	6
Senior Infants	72	81	77.5	6
1st Class	75	83	79.7	6
2nd Class	78	83	81.2	6
3rd Class	79	83	81.2	6
4th Class	72	89	81.2	6
5th Class	74	94	85.2	6
6th Class	76	94	87.8	6
Total	420	670	572.3	41

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 80

SI 2021/22 80

1st 2022/23 82

-1

2nd 2023/24 81

3rd 2024/25 81

4th 2025/26 83

Cohort 2021/22

JI 2021/22 83

-2

SI 2022/23 81

-2

1st 2023/24 79

2nd 2024/25 81

3rd 2025/26 83

Cohort 2022/23

JI 2022/23 83

-2

SI 2023/24 81

-2

1st 2024/25 79

2nd 2025/26 82

Cohort 2023/24

JI 2023/24 76

-2

SI 2024/25 74

1st 2025/26 80

Cohort 2024/25

JI 2024/25 69

SI 2025/26 77

Cohort 2025/26

JI 2025/26 70

Raw data by year

Year	Female	Male	JI	SI	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	Total
1975/76	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	484
1976/77	–	516	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	516
1977/78	–	532	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	532
1978/79	–	533	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	533
1979/80	–	526	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	526
1980/81	–	528	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	528
1981/82	–	526	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	526
1982/83	–	542	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	542
1993/94	38	383	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	421
1994/95	62	358	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	420
1995/96	103	353	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	456
1996/97	129	344	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	473
1997/98	155	353	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	508
1998/99	184	337	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	521
1999/00	215	336	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	551
2000/01	224	324	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	548
2001/02	231	309	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	540
2002/03	236	309	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	545
2003/04	241	290	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	531
2004/05	234	302	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	536
2005/06	238	294	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	532
2006/07	233	291	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	524
2007/08	260	296	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	556
2008/09	275	290	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	565
2009/10	289	306	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	595
2010/11	296	325	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	621
2011/12	289	339	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	628
2012/13	294	342	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	636
2013/14	296	350	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	646
2014/15	319	348	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	667
2015/16	298	367	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	665
2016/17	299	371	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	670
2017/18	306	359	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	665
2018/19	301	358	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	659
2019/20	311	359	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	670
2020/21	305	350	80	72	83	82	79	72	94	93	655
2021/22	306	349	83	80	75	83	83	82	74	94	655
2022/23	324	344	83	81	82	78	82	89	90	76	668
2023/24	323	338	76	81	79	81	79	84	87	88	661
2024/25	313	335	69	74	79	81	81	77	85	89	648
2025/26	306	337	70	77	80	82	83	83	81	87	643