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ST JOSEPHS NS

Roll number: 16706G Highfield Park, Kilcock, Co. Kildare

School details

Address: Highfield Park, Kilcock, Co. Kildare (W23RX07)
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 016287628
Principal: Ann McQuillan
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 with Special Classes
School level: All-Through School
Planning area: Kilcock

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

24.18

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	239	9	26.56	36	2
2007/08	231	11	21.00	28	0
2008/09	242	11	22.00	28	0
2009/10	249	11	22.64	30	1
2010/11	249	11	22.64	31	1
2011/12	277	11	25.18	32	2
2012/13	293	11	26.64	30	3
2013/14	305	12	25.42	30	1
2014/15	309	12	25.75	32	2
2015/16	305	12	25.42	29	0
2016/17	297	12	24.75	30	1
2017/18	345	13	26.54	29	0
2019/20	389	16	24.31	29	0
2020/21	410	16	25.62	31	2
2021/22	405	16	25.31	30	2
2022/23	426	16	26.62	30	2
2023/24	416	16	26.00	28	0
2024/25	412	17	24.24	27	0
2025/26	411	17	24.18	27	0

Data highlights

Key numbers to spot outliers or notable changes.

Biggest gain in a single year: 1980/81: 112 in 1979/80 → 228, +116 pupils.
Biggest loss in a single year: 1993/94: 252 in 1983/84 → 216, -36 pupils.
Largest single-class increase: 2nd Class in 2022/23 (38 → 56, +18).
Largest single-class decrease: 2nd Class in 2021/22 (55 → 38, -17).
Largest cohort-step gain: 2nd → 3rd in 2022/23 (38 → 46, +8).
Largest cohort-step loss: 1st → 2nd in 2021/22 (45 → 38, -7).
Overall: 112 (1974/75) → 423 (2025/26), 311.

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	46	58	49.8	6
Senior Infants	46	55	50.7	6
1st Class	45	55	50.3	6
2nd Class	38	56	51.0	6
3rd Class	46	58	52.7	6
4th Class	53	62	55.7	6
5th Class	53	59	56.2	6
6th Class	46	59	53.8	6
Total	112	438	258.6	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 46

SI 2021/22 46

1st 2022/23 46

2nd 2023/24 50

3rd 2024/25 53

4th 2025/26 53

Cohort 2021/22

JI 2021/22 47

SI 2022/23 51

1st 2023/24 51

2nd 2024/25 52

3rd 2025/26 52

Cohort 2022/23

JI 2022/23 58

-3

SI 2023/24 55

1st 2024/25 55

2nd 2025/26 55

Cohort 2023/24

JI 2023/24 49

SI 2024/25 54

1st 2025/26 55

Cohort 2024/25

JI 2024/25 46

SI 2025/26 49

Cohort 2025/26

JI 2025/26 53

Raw data by year

Year	Female	Male	JI	SI	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	Total
1974/75	–	112	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	112
1975/76	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	134
1976/77	–	135	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	135
1977/78	–	145	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	145
1978/79	–	123	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	123
1979/80	–	112	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	112
1980/81	–	228	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	228
1981/82	–	240	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	240
1982/83	–	234	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	234
1983/84	–	252	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	252
1993/94	–	216	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	216
1994/95	–	196	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	196
1995/96	–	201	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	201
1996/97	–	209	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	209
1997/98	–	204	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	204
1998/99	–	195	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	195
1999/00	–	195	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	195
2000/01	–	210	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	210
2001/02	–	214	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	214
2002/03	–	209	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	209
2003/04	–	210	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	210
2004/05	–	201	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	201
2005/06	–	209	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	209
2006/07	–	244	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	244
2007/08	–	236	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	236
2008/09	–	247	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	247
2009/10	–	254	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	254
2010/11	–	251	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	251
2011/12	–	277	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	277
2012/13	1	295	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	296
2013/14	1	309	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	310
2014/15	1	317	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	318
2015/16	18	298	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	316
2016/17	28	281	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	309
2017/18	60	295	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	355
2018/19	80	289	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	369
2019/20	101	300	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	401
2020/21	134	288	46	49	45	55	51	62	56	46	422
2021/22	163	254	47	46	50	38	56	54	59	57	417
2022/23	196	242	58	51	46	56	46	56	57	59	438
2023/24	195	233	49	55	51	50	58	53	57	55	428
2024/25	193	231	46	54	55	52	53	56	53	55	424
2025/26	190	233	53	49	55	55	52	53	55	51	423