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BISHOP FOLEY MEMORIAL SCHOOL BOYS SNR SCH

Roll number: 17053P Station Road, Co. Carlow

School details

Address
Station Road, Co. Carlow (R93P825)
Email
[email protected]
Phone
0599142919
Principal
John Kelly
Ethos
Catholic
DEIS
N
Irish classification
No subjects through Irish
Gaeltacht
N
Island
N
Local authority
Carlow County Council
School patron
Bishop of Kildare & Leighlin
School type
Ordinary
School level
Senior
Planning area
Carlow

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
19.88
2025/26
Mainstream classes
8
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+
2006/07 246 10 24.60 28 0
2007/08 250 10 25.00 27 0
2008/09 265 10 26.50 32 1
2009/10 280 10 28.00 30 2
2010/11 279 10 27.90 30 1
2011/12 271 10 27.10 29 0
2012/13 267 10 26.70 29 0
2013/14 268 10 26.80 29 0
2014/15 277 10 27.70 30 2
2015/16 263 10 26.30 31 1
2016/17 262 10 26.20 31 1
2017/18 253 10 25.30 29 0
2019/20 251 10 25.10 27 0
2020/21 244 10 24.40 27 0
2021/22 213 10 21.30 26 0
2022/23 220 9 24.44 29 0
2023/24 207 9 23.00 28 0
2024/25 192 8 24.00 27 0
2025/26 159 8 19.88 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 1 47 28.5 6
3rd Class 29 77 45.3 6
4th Class 28 49 42.0 6
5th Class 27 51 44.8 6
6th Class 28 53 46.2 6
Total 165 637 274.7 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 – – – – – – – – – – 637
1976/77 – 444 – – – – – – – – 444
1977/78 – 413 – – – – – – – – 413
1978/79 – 411 – – – – – – – – 411
1979/80 – 406 – – – – – – – – 406
1980/81 – 389 – – – – – – – – 389
1981/82 – 400 – – – – – – – – 400
1982/83 – 391 – – – – – – – – 391
1993/94 – 222 – – – – – – – – 222
1994/95 – 209 – – – – – – – – 209
1995/96 – 196 – – – – – – – – 196
1996/97 – 202 – – – – – – – – 202
1997/98 – 203 – – – – – – – – 203
1998/99 – 201 – – – – – – – – 201
1999/00 – 213 – – – – – – – – 213
2000/01 – 237 – – – – – – – – 237
2001/02 – 226 – – – – – – – – 226
2002/03 – 230 – – – – – – – – 230
2003/04 – 231 – – – – – – – – 231
2004/05 – 232 – – – – – – – – 232
2005/06 – 237 – – – – – – – – 237
2006/07 – 246 – – – – – – – – 246
2007/08 – 250 – – – – – – – – 250
2008/09 – 265 – – – – – – – – 265
2009/10 – 281 – – – – – – – – 281
2010/11 – 279 – – – – – – – – 279
2011/12 – 271 – – – – – – – – 271
2012/13 – 267 – – – – – – – – 267
2013/14 – 268 – – – – – – – – 268
2014/15 – 277 – – – – – – – – 277
2015/16 – 263 – – – – – – – – 263
2016/17 – 262 – – – – – – – – 262
2017/18 – 253 – – – – – – – – 253
2018/19 – 254 – – – – – – – – 254
2019/20 – 251 – – – – – – – – 251
2020/21 – 244 – – – 47 50 48 46 53 244
2021/22 – 213 – – – 26 47 46 45 49 213
2022/23 – 220 – – – 47 29 48 51 45 220
2023/24 – 207 – – – 1 77 28 51 50 207
2024/25 – 195 – – – 30 34 49 27 52 195
2025/26 – 165 – – – 20 35 33 49 28 165