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BISHOP MURPHY MEMORIAL BOYS SENIOR NATIONAL SCHOOL

Roll number: 16683U McCurtain Street, Fermoy, Co. Cork

School details

Address
McCurtain Street, Fermoy, Co. Cork (P61XN80)
Email
[email protected]
Phone
02531116
Principal
James O'Donoghue
Ethos
Catholic
DEIS
N
Irish classification
No subjects through Irish
Gaeltacht
N
Island
N
Local authority
Cork County Council
School patron
Bishop of Cloyne
School type
Ordinary with Special Classes
School level
Senior
Planning area
Fermoy

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
20.00
2025/26
Mainstream classes
5
2025/26
Largest class group
27
2025/26
Classes with 30+ pupils
0
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 98 4 24.50 32 1
2007/08 115 4 28.75 32 1
2008/09 117 5 23.40 28 0
2009/10 123 5 24.60 29 0
2010/11 122 5 24.40 28 0
2011/12 117 5 23.40 28 0
2012/13 103 5 20.60 25 0
2013/14 100 4 25.00 27 0
2014/15 102 4 25.50 29 0
2015/16 98 4 24.50 30 1
2016/17 100 4 25.00 27 0
2017/18 101 4 25.25 28 0
2019/20 114 5 22.80 26 0
2020/21 120 5 24.00 33 1
2021/22 124 5 24.80 31 1
2022/23 119 5 23.80 31 1
2023/24 123 5 24.60 33 1
2024/25 120 5 24.00 33 1
2025/26 100 5 20.00 27 0

Data highlights

Key numbers to spot outliers or notable changes.

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 0 0 0.0 1
Senior Infants 0 0 0.0 1
1st Class 0 0 0.0 1
2nd Class 14 33 22.2 6
3rd Class 17 31 23.2 6
4th Class 17 31 24.5 6
5th Class 17 33 24.5 6
6th Class 21 33 25.8 6
Total 90 209 128.6 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

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 2025/26
JI 2025/26 0

Raw data by year

Year Female Male JI SI 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th Total
1975/76 – – – – – – – – – – 195
1976/77 – 193 – – – – – – – – 193
1977/78 – 191 – – – – – – – – 191
1978/79 – 188 – – – – – – – – 188
1979/80 – 199 – – – – – – – – 199
1980/81 – 198 – – – – – – – – 198
1981/82 – 209 – – – – – – – – 209
1982/83 – 205 – – – – – – – – 205
1993/94 – 130 – – – – – – – – 130
1994/95 – 119 – – – – – – – – 119
1995/96 – 111 – – – – – – – – 111
1996/97 – 116 – – – – – – – – 116
1997/98 – 105 – – – – – – – – 105
1998/99 – 90 – – – – – – – – 90
1999/00 – 90 – – – – – – – – 90
2000/01 – 100 – – – – – – – – 100
2001/02 – 102 – – – – – – – – 102
2002/03 – 100 – – – – – – – – 100
2003/04 – 102 – – – – – – – – 102
2004/05 – 104 – – – – – – – – 104
2005/06 – 97 – – – – – – – – 97
2006/07 – 98 – – – – – – – – 98
2007/08 – 117 – – – – – – – – 117
2008/09 – 117 – – – – – – – – 117
2009/10 – 123 – – – – – – – – 123
2010/11 – 122 – – – – – – – – 122
2011/12 – 117 – – – – – – – – 117
2012/13 – 103 – – – – – – – – 103
2013/14 – 100 – – – – – – – – 100
2014/15 – 102 – – – – – – – – 102
2015/16 – 98 – – – – – – – – 98
2016/17 – 106 – – – – – – – – 106
2017/18 – 109 – – – – – – – – 109
2018/19 – 121 – – – – – – – – 121
2019/20 – 126 – – – – – – – – 126
2020/21 – 131 – – – 33 17 25 24 21 131
2021/22 – 136 – – – 21 31 17 29 27 136
2022/23 – 129 – – – 21 22 31 17 29 129
2023/24 – 134 – – – 26 21 22 33 21 134
2024/25 – 129 – – – 18 29 22 19 33 129
2025/26 – 112 – – – 14 19 30 25 24 112