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SCOIL PADRAIG

Roll number: 17064U Ballylinan, Co. Laois

School details

Address: Ballylinan, Co. Laois (R14HK31)
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 0598625195
Principal: John Threadgold
Ethos: Catholic
DEIS: N
Irish classification: No subjects through Irish
Gaeltacht: N
Island: N
Local authority: Laois County Council
School patron: Bishop of Kildare & Leighlin
School type: Ordinary
School level: All-Through School
Planning area: Athy

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

23.56

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	196	7	28.00	33	3
2007/08	208	7	29.71	34	4
2008/09	213	8	26.62	31	1
2009/10	226	8	28.25	32	2
2010/11	240	8	30.00	39	4
2011/12	244	9	27.11	32	3
2012/13	250	9	27.78	32	2
2013/14	259	9	28.78	32	2
2014/15	259	10	25.90	30	1
2015/16	273	10	27.30	30	3
2016/17	285	10	28.50	31	4
2017/18	277	11	25.18	30	1
2019/20	261	10	26.10	28	0
2020/21	257	14	18.36	31	1
2021/22	240	13	18.46	31	1
2022/23	232	11	21.09	31	1
2023/24	219	9	24.33	30	1
2024/25	207	9	23.00	29	0
2025/26	212	9	23.56	30	1

Data highlights

Key numbers to spot outliers or notable changes.

Biggest gain in a single year: 2000/01: 114 in 1999/00 → 140, +26 pupils.
Biggest loss in a single year: 2021/22: 257 in 2020/21 → 240, -17 pupils.
Largest single-class increase: 3rd Class in 2022/23 (18 → 34, +16).
Largest single-class decrease: 3rd Class in 2021/22 (35 → 18, -17).
Largest cohort-step gain: JI → SI in 2025/26 (18 → 24, +6).
Largest cohort-step loss: 3rd → 4th in 2023/24 (34 → 30, -4).
Overall: 135 (1974/75) → 218 (2025/26), 83.

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	18	31	24.3	6
Senior Infants	21	31	26.3	6
1st Class	22	33	27.8	6
2nd Class	19	32	26.5	6
3rd Class	18	35	29.0	6
4th Class	19	37	30.8	6
5th Class	21	36	31.7	6
6th Class	23	38	32.3	6
Total	113	285	192.1	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

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 31

SI 2021/22 31

1st 2022/23 31

-1

2nd 2023/24 30

3rd 2024/25 31

4th 2025/26 31

Cohort 2021/22

JI 2021/22 22

-1

SI 2022/23 21

1st 2023/24 22

2nd 2024/25 23

3rd 2025/26 25

Cohort 2022/23

JI 2022/23 27

SI 2023/24 30

-2

1st 2024/25 28

2nd 2025/26 28

Cohort 2023/24

JI 2023/24 24

-1

SI 2024/25 23

1st 2025/26 23

Cohort 2024/25

JI 2024/25 18

SI 2025/26 24

Cohort 2025/26

JI 2025/26 24

Raw data by year

Year	Female	Male	JI	SI	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	Total
1974/75	57	78	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	135
1975/76	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	132
1976/77	45	92	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	137
1977/78	46	98	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	144
1978/79	52	100	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	152
1980/81	63	104	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	167
1981/82	64	101	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	165
1982/83	71	89	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	160
1993/94	69	75	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	144
1994/95	66	66	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	132
1995/96	67	66	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	133
1996/97	63	62	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	125
1997/98	56	59	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	115
1998/99	51	62	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	113
1999/00	52	62	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	114
2000/01	67	73	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	140
2001/02	75	74	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	149
2002/03	75	74	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	149
2003/04	85	82	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	167
2004/05	89	91	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	180
2005/06	96	90	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	186
2006/07	95	101	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	196
2007/08	104	104	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	208
2008/09	97	116	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	213
2009/10	105	121	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	226
2010/11	114	126	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	240
2011/12	123	121	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	244
2012/13	126	124	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	250
2013/14	137	122	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	259
2014/15	137	122	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	259
2015/16	135	138	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	273
2016/17	134	151	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	285
2017/18	125	152	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	277
2018/19	126	142	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	268
2019/20	117	144	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	261
2020/21	118	139	31	29	33	19	35	37	36	37	257
2021/22	99	141	22	31	30	32	18	36	36	35	240
2022/23	93	139	27	21	31	27	34	19	35	38	232
2023/24	94	125	24	30	22	30	31	30	21	31	219
2024/25	104	109	18	23	28	23	31	32	29	23	213
2025/26	109	109	24	24	23	28	25	31	33	30	218