Bishop Foley Memorial School Boys SNR SCH
Station Road · Roll number 17053P
- Catholic ethos
- DEIS
- Ordinary with Special Classes
- Pupils in 2025/26
- 165
- −30 on 2024/25
- Over 10 years
- −37%
- Down 98 from 263 in 2015/16
- Girls and boys
- 0 / 165
- 0% girls
Pupils since 1975
Total enrolment each school year
Shaded: the last 10 years, 2015/16 to 2025/26. 1983/84 is left out because its source file is incomplete, and no files exist for 1984/85 to 1992/93. Known data issues
Pupils by class
Published for each class from 2020/21.
This year, 2025/26
165 pupils across 8 classes
Every class, every year
Darker cells have more pupils. A group of pupils moves down one class and right one year.
| 2020/21 | 2021/22 | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 | 2025/26 | Average | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Junior Infants | – | – | – | – | – | 0 | 0.0 |
| Senior Infants | – | – | – | – | – | 0 | 0.0 |
| 1st Class | – | – | – | – | – | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2nd Class | 47 | 26 | 47 | 1 | 30 | 20 | 28.5 |
| 3rd Class | 50 | 47 | 29 | 77 | 34 | 35 | 45.3 |
| 4th Class | 48 | 46 | 48 | 28 | 49 | 33 | 42.0 |
| 5th Class | 46 | 45 | 51 | 51 | 27 | 49 | 44.8 |
| 6th Class | 53 | 49 | 45 | 50 | 52 | 28 | 46.2 |
JI and SI are Junior and Senior Infants.
Started Junior Infants in 2021/22
30 in 2nd Class (2024/25), 35 in 3rd Class (2025/26): 5 pupils more.
- 302nd Class2024/25
- 353rd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2020/21
1 in 2nd Class (2023/24), 33 in 4th Class (2025/26): 32 pupils more.
- 12nd Class2023/24
- 343rd Class2024/25
- 334th Class2025/26
In 2nd Class in 2022/23
47 in 2nd Class (2022/23), 49 in 5th Class (2025/26): 2 pupils more.
- 472nd Class2022/23
- 773rd Class2023/24
- 494th Class2024/25
- 495th Class2025/26
In 2nd Class in 2021/22
26 in 2nd Class (2021/22), 28 in 6th Class (2025/26): 2 pupils more.
- 262nd Class2021/22
- 293rd Class2022/23
- 284th Class2023/24
- 275th Class2024/25
- 286th Class2025/26
In 2nd Class in 2020/21
47 in 2nd Class (2020/21), 52 in 6th Class (2024/25): 5 pupils more.
- 472nd Class2020/21
- 473rd Class2021/22
- 484th Class2022/23
- 515th Class2023/24
- 526th Class2024/25
In 3rd Class in 2020/21
50 in 3rd Class (2020/21), 50 in 6th Class (2023/24): no change.
- 503rd Class2020/21
- 464th Class2021/22
- 515th Class2022/23
- 506th Class2023/24
In 4th Class in 2020/21
48 in 4th Class (2020/21), 45 in 6th Class (2022/23): 3 pupils fewer.
- 484th Class2020/21
- 455th Class2021/22
- 456th Class2022/23
In 5th Class in 2020/21
46 in 5th Class (2020/21), 49 in 6th Class (2021/22): 3 pupils more.
- 465th Class2020/21
- 496th Class2021/22
Biggest one-year changes in a class
- +483rd Class in 2023/24 (29 to 77)
- −462nd Class in 2023/24 (47 to 1)
Class sizes
Mainstream class groups, 2006/07 to 2025/26.
Why these won't match pupils by class
Mainstream class groups only. The source does not identify which standard/year group each class group belongs to. So these figures won't match the pupils-by-class figures exactly.
In 2025/26. Choose a figure to chart it.
Class sizes over time
Average class size, 2006/07 to 2025/26
Teachers
Who teaches at Bishop Foley Memorial School Boys SNR SCH, 2006/07 to 2025/26.
How we count teachers
Class teachers come from the Department of Education's class sizes: one for each mainstream class. Special education and special class teachers are the posts the National Council for Special Education (NCSE) allocates. We add a principal who doesn't teach a class where the Department's rules give the school one. These are posts, not people: part of a post can be a teacher shared with another school. Up to 2015/16 the Department counted every teacher itself. Known data issues
In 2025/26
16teaching posts
Our estimate: about 16 teachers.
- Class teachersOne for each of the 8 mainstream classes 8
- PrincipalRuns the school and doesn't teach a class 1
- Special education teachers150 hours of support teaching a week 6
- Special class teachersFor an autism class 1
4 special needs assistants (SNAs) also work with pupils. 6 pupils are in special classes, which the class sizes leave out.
The NCSE has allocated 5.2 special education teachers, 1 special class teacher and 4 SNAs for next year.
Teachers since 2006/07
Teachers each school year, by role
To 2015/16: the Department of Education's count of every teacher. From 2019/20: our estimate, from class sizes and the NCSE's allocations. Dashed boxes: no special education figures were published for those years, so only class teachers and the principal are shown. Known data issues
Sources: Department of Education class sizes and teacher counts; NCSE school allocations and special classes (CC BY 4.0).
Nearby schools
The 6 primary schools closest to Bishop Foley Memorial School Boys SNR SCH, measured in a straight line. Pupil numbers are for 2025/26.
| Number on map | School | Distance | Pupils | Since 2015/16 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bishop Foley Memorial School Boys SNR SCHThis school | – | 165 |
−37.3%
|
|
| 1 | Scoil Nais Iosef Naofa0.3 km · St. Joseph's Road · DEIS | 0.3 km | 111 |
−35.5%
|
| 2 | S N Muire gan Smal0.4 km · Carlow · Girls · DEIS | 0.4 km | 345 |
−21.1%
|
| 3 | Holy Family National School0.9 km · Carlow · DEIS | 0.9 km | 592 | – |
| 4 | S N Naomh Fhiach1.5 km · Graiguecullen · DEIS | 1.5 km | 570 |
+7.8%
|
| 5 | Gaelscoil Eoghain Uí Thuairisc1.5 km · Ceatharlach · Gaelscoil | 1.5 km | 444 |
−7.3%
|
| 6 | Carlow Educate Together NS1.6 km · Carlow · Multi-denominational · DEIS | 1.6 km | 389 |
+61.4%
|
About this school
Inspection reports open on gov.ie, under the name the school had when it was inspected. They describe specific areas of the school's work rather than giving an overall grade. Newer schools may not have one yet.
Contact
- Principal
- John Kelly
- Phone
- 0599142919
- [email protected]
- Address
- Station Road, Co. Carlow, R93 P825
School
- Ethos
- Catholic
- Patron
- Bishop of Kildare & Leighlin
- School type
- Ordinary with Special Classes
- School level
- Senior
- DEIS
- DEIS
Language and area
- Irish classification
- No subjects through Irish
- Gaeltacht
- Non-Gaeltacht
- Island
- Not on an island
- Local authority
- Carlow County Council
- Planning area
- Carlow
Each detail is the latest one the Department of Education has recorded for this school. If a detail was left blank in 2025/26, we show it from an earlier year, so some details may be older than the pupil numbers. Known data issues
Data by year
41 school years from 1975/76 to 2025/26. Class figures start in 2020/21.
| Year | Total | Girls | Boys | JI | SI | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 165 | 0 | 165 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 35 | 33 | 49 | 28 |
| 2024/25 | 195 | – | 195 | – | – | – | 30 | 34 | 49 | 27 | 52 |
| 2023/24 | 207 | 0 | 207 | – | – | – | 1 | 77 | 28 | 51 | 50 |
| 2022/23 | 220 | – | 220 | – | – | – | 47 | 29 | 48 | 51 | 45 |
| 2021/22 | 213 | – | 213 | – | – | – | 26 | 47 | 46 | 45 | 49 |
| 2020/21 | 244 | – | 244 | – | – | – | 47 | 50 | 48 | 46 | 53 |
| 2019/20 | 251 | – | 251 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2018/19 | 254 | – | 254 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2017/18 | 253 | – | 253 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2016/17 | 262 | 0 | 262 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2015/16 | 263 | 0 | 263 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2014/15 | 277 | 0 | 277 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2013/14 | 268 | 0 | 268 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2012/13 | 267 | 0 | 267 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2011/12 | 271 | 0 | 271 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2010/11 | 279 | 0 | 279 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2009/10 | 281 | 0 | 281 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2008/09 | 265 | 0 | 265 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2007/08 | 250 | 0 | 250 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2006/07 | 246 | 0 | 246 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2005/06 | 237 | 0 | 237 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2004/05 | 232 | 0 | 232 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2003/04 | 231 | 0 | 231 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2002/03 | 230 | 0 | 230 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2001/02 | 226 | 0 | 226 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2000/01 | 237 | 0 | 237 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1999/00 | 213 | – | 213 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1998/99 | 201 | 0 | 201 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1997/98 | 203 | 0 | 203 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1996/97 | 202 | 0 | 202 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1995/96 | 196 | – | 196 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1994/95 | 209 | – | 209 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1993/94 | 222 | – | 222 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1982/83 | 391 | 0 | 391 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1981/82 | 400 | 0 | 400 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1980/81 | 389 | 0 | 389 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1979/80 | 406 | 0 | 406 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1978/79 | 411 | 0 | 411 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1977/78 | 413 | 0 | 413 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1976/77 | 444 | 0 | 444 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1975/76 | 637 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |