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S N NAOMH PADRAIGH

Roll number: 16875G Strangsmills, Kilmacow, Co. Kilkenny, via Waterford

School details

Address: Strangsmills, Kilmacow, Co. Kilkenny, via Waterford (X91KP57)
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 051874474
Principal: Elaine O'Connor
Ethos: Catholic
DEIS: N
Irish classification: No subjects through Irish
Gaeltacht: N
Island: N
Local authority: Kilkenny County Council
School patron: Bishop of Ossory
School type: Ordinary
School level: All-Through School
Planning area: Waterford

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

25.25

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	86	4	21.50	25	0
2007/08	104	4	26.00	35	2
2008/09	123	5	24.60	28	0
2009/10	136	5	27.20	35	2
2010/11	140	5	28.00	32	2
2011/12	149	5	29.80	35	4
2012/13	166	6	27.67	34	2
2013/14	169	6	28.17	32	4
2014/15	187	7	26.71	30	1
2015/16	196	7	28.00	32	4
2016/17	189	7	27.00	32	3
2017/18	189	7	27.00	32	3
2019/20	197	7	28.14	35	2
2020/21	201	8	25.12	30	1
2021/22	201	8	25.12	29	0
2022/23	197	8	24.62	30	1
2023/24	194	8	24.25	28	0
2024/25	208	8	26.00	28	0
2025/26	202	8	25.25	28	0

Data highlights

Key numbers to spot outliers or notable changes.

Biggest gain in a single year: 2008/09: 104 in 2007/08 → 123, +19 pupils.
Biggest loss in a single year: 1993/94: 122 in 1983/84 → 104, -18 pupils.
Largest single-class increase: 5th Class in 2023/24 (17 → 25, +8).
Largest single-class decrease: 4th Class in 2021/22 (30 → 18, -12).
Largest cohort-step gain: JI → SI in 2022/23 (24 → 26, +2).
Largest cohort-step loss: JI → SI in 2023/24 (19 → 18, -1).
Overall: 83 (1974/75) → 202 (2025/26), 119.

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	19	28	24.2	6
Senior Infants	18	28	25.3	6
1st Class	20	28	25.5	6
2nd Class	19	29	25.2	6
3rd Class	17	28	24.5	6
4th Class	18	30	25.3	6
5th Class	17	29	25.2	6
6th Class	18	30	25.3	6
Total	54	208	126.5	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 28

SI 2021/22 28

1st 2022/23 28

2nd 2023/24 28

3rd 2024/25 28

4th 2025/26 28

Cohort 2021/22

JI 2021/22 24

SI 2022/23 26

1st 2023/24 28

2nd 2024/25 28

3rd 2025/26 28

Cohort 2022/23

JI 2022/23 19

-1

SI 2023/24 18

1st 2024/25 20

-1

2nd 2025/26 19

Cohort 2023/24

JI 2023/24 25

-1

SI 2024/25 24

1st 2025/26 24

Cohort 2024/25

JI 2024/25 28

SI 2025/26 28

Cohort 2025/26

JI 2025/26 21

Raw data by year

Year	Female	Male	JI	SI	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	Total
1974/75	47	36	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	83
1975/76	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	79
1976/77	48	39	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	87
1977/78	48	48	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	96
1978/79	53	57	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	110
1979/80	51	56	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	107
1980/81	51	59	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	110
1981/82	53	62	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	115
1982/83	53	60	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	113
1983/84	59	63	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	122
1993/94	45	59	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	104
1994/95	42	56	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	98
1995/96	41	51	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	92
1996/97	27	52	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	79
1997/98	25	47	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	72
1998/99	28	43	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	71
1999/00	21	43	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	64
2000/01	26	40	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	66
2001/02	28	35	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	63
2002/03	25	29	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	54
2003/04	31	33	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	64
2004/05	39	38	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	77
2005/06	37	46	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	83
2006/07	37	49	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	86
2007/08	45	59	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	104
2008/09	53	70	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	123
2009/10	62	74	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	136
2010/11	62	78	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	140
2011/12	60	89	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	149
2012/13	67	99	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	166
2013/14	68	101	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	169
2014/15	82	105	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	187
2015/16	96	100	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	196
2016/17	88	101	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	189
2017/18	89	100	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	189
2018/19	90	105	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	195
2019/20	98	99	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	197
2020/21	100	101	28	28	25	22	17	30	26	25	201
2021/22	100	101	24	28	28	25	22	18	29	27	201
2022/23	99	98	19	26	28	29	24	24	17	30	197
2023/24	96	98	25	18	28	28	28	24	25	18	194
2024/25	97	111	28	24	20	28	28	28	26	26	208
2025/26	94	108	21	28	24	19	28	28	28	26	202