S N Bhreandain Naofa
Ballyfoyle · Roll number 17093E
- Catholic ethos
- Not DEIS
- Pupils in 2025/26
- 192
- +2 on 2024/25
- Over 10 years
- −12%
- Down 27 from 219 in 2015/16
- Girls and boys
- 100 / 92
- 52% girls
Pupils since 1974
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
192 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 | 19 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 22.5 |
| Senior Infants | 23 | 20 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 23.3 |
| 1st Class | 24 | 23 | 20 | 25 | 23 | 25 | 23.3 |
| 2nd Class | 23 | 26 | 23 | 20 | 26 | 24 | 23.7 |
| 3rd Class | 30 | 22 | 26 | 24 | 19 | 26 | 24.5 |
| 4th Class | 29 | 30 | 23 | 26 | 24 | 19 | 25.2 |
| 5th Class | 33 | 30 | 31 | 22 | 27 | 24 | 27.8 |
| 6th Class | 25 | 33 | 30 | 32 | 22 | 27 | 28.2 |
JI and SI are Junior and Senior Infants.
Started Junior Infants in 2024/25
24 in Junior Infants (2024/25), 24 in Senior Infants (2025/26): no change.
- 24Junior Infants2024/25
- 24Senior Infants2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2023/24
22 in Junior Infants (2023/24), 25 in 1st Class (2025/26): 3 pupils more.
- 22Junior Infants2023/24
- 25Senior Infants2024/25
- 251st Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2022/23
24 in Junior Infants (2022/23), 24 in 2nd Class (2025/26): no change.
- 24Junior Infants2022/23
- 24Senior Infants2023/24
- 231st Class2024/25
- 242nd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2021/22
23 in Junior Infants (2021/22), 26 in 3rd Class (2025/26): 3 pupils more.
- 23Junior Infants2021/22
- 24Senior Infants2022/23
- 251st Class2023/24
- 262nd Class2024/25
- 263rd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2020/21
19 in Junior Infants (2020/21), 19 in 4th Class (2025/26): no change.
- 19Junior Infants2020/21
- 20Senior Infants2021/22
- 201st Class2022/23
- 202nd Class2023/24
- 193rd Class2024/25
- 194th Class2025/26
In Senior Infants in 2020/21
23 in Senior Infants (2020/21), 24 in 5th Class (2025/26): 1 pupil more.
- 23Senior Infants2020/21
- 231st Class2021/22
- 232nd Class2022/23
- 243rd Class2023/24
- 244th Class2024/25
- 245th Class2025/26
In 1st Class in 2020/21
24 in 1st Class (2020/21), 27 in 6th Class (2025/26): 3 pupils more.
- 241st Class2020/21
- 262nd Class2021/22
- 263rd Class2022/23
- 264th Class2023/24
- 275th Class2024/25
- 276th Class2025/26
In 2nd Class in 2020/21
23 in 2nd Class (2020/21), 22 in 6th Class (2024/25): 1 pupil fewer.
- 232nd Class2020/21
- 223rd Class2021/22
- 234th Class2022/23
- 225th Class2023/24
- 226th Class2024/25
In 3rd Class in 2020/21
30 in 3rd Class (2020/21), 32 in 6th Class (2023/24): 2 pupils more.
- 303rd Class2020/21
- 304th Class2021/22
- 315th Class2022/23
- 326th Class2023/24
In 4th Class in 2020/21
29 in 4th Class (2020/21), 30 in 6th Class (2022/23): 1 pupil more.
- 294th Class2020/21
- 305th Class2021/22
- 306th Class2022/23
In 5th Class in 2020/21
33 in 5th Class (2020/21), 33 in 6th Class (2021/22): no change.
- 335th Class2020/21
- 336th Class2021/22
Biggest one-year changes in a class
- +86th Class in 2021/22 (25 to 33)
- −106th Class in 2024/25 (32 to 22)
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 S N Bhreandain Naofa, 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
11.5teaching posts
Our estimate: about 12 teachers.
- Class teachersOne for each of the 8 mainstream classes 8
- PrincipalRuns the school and doesn't teach a class 1
- Special education teachers62.5 hours of support teaching a week 2.5
0.83 special needs assistants (SNAs) also work with pupils.
The NCSE has allocated 2.6 special education teachers and 0.83 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. Where there's no principal bar, the principal also taught a class. 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 S N Bhreandain Naofa, measured in a straight line. Pupil numbers are for 2025/26.
| Number on map | School | Distance | Pupils | Since 2015/16 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| S N Bhreandain NaofaThis school | – | 192 |
−12.3%
|
|
| 1 | S N Lisnafunchin4.4 km · Castlecomer | 4.4 km | 32 |
−33.3%
|
| 2 | S N Bhrighde5.1 km · Carlow | 5.1 km | 46 |
−8.0%
|
| 3 | Scoil Íosagáin5.6 km · Castlecomer · DEIS | 5.6 km | 121 | – |
| 4 | Wandesforde Mixed N S5.8 km · Castlecomer · Church of Ireland | 5.8 km | 52 |
−23.5%
|
| 5 | S N Tobair Eoin Baisde6.0 km · Johnswell | 6.0 km | 45 |
−18.2%
|
| 6 | S N Colmain7.5 km · Jenkinstown | 7.5 km | 20 |
−13.0%
|
About this school
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Contact
- Principal
- Kevin Cummins
- Phone
- 0564441422
- [email protected]
- Address
- Clorinka, Ballyfoyle, Co. Kilkenny, R95 YN60
School
- Ethos
- Catholic
- Patron
- Bishop of Ossory
- School type
- Ordinary
- School level
- All Through
- DEIS
- Not DEIS
Language and area
- Irish classification
- No subjects through Irish
- Gaeltacht
- Non-Gaeltacht
- Island
- Not on an island
- Local authority
- Kilkenny County Council
- Planning area
- Castlecomer
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
43 school years from 1974/75 to 2025/26. Class figures start in 2020/21.
| Year | Total | Girls | Boys | JI | SI | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 192 | 100 | 92 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 26 | 19 | 24 | 27 |
| 2024/25 | 190 | 96 | 94 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 26 | 19 | 24 | 27 | 22 |
| 2023/24 | 195 | 99 | 96 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 20 | 24 | 26 | 22 | 32 |
| 2022/23 | 201 | 99 | 102 | 24 | 24 | 20 | 23 | 26 | 23 | 31 | 30 |
| 2021/22 | 207 | 100 | 107 | 23 | 20 | 23 | 26 | 22 | 30 | 30 | 33 |
| 2020/21 | 206 | 95 | 111 | 19 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 30 | 29 | 33 | 25 |
| 2019/20 | 216 | 94 | 122 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2018/19 | 220 | 96 | 124 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2017/18 | 219 | 94 | 125 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2016/17 | 225 | 99 | 126 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2015/16 | 219 | 101 | 118 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2014/15 | 211 | 100 | 111 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2013/14 | 199 | 99 | 100 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2012/13 | 183 | 88 | 95 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2011/12 | 175 | 87 | 88 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2010/11 | 172 | 85 | 87 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2009/10 | 161 | 78 | 83 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2008/09 | 154 | 67 | 87 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2007/08 | 156 | 65 | 91 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2006/07 | 141 | 59 | 82 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2005/06 | 138 | 54 | 84 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2004/05 | 126 | 51 | 75 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2003/04 | 126 | 52 | 74 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2002/03 | 126 | 53 | 73 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2001/02 | 128 | 57 | 71 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2000/01 | 123 | 60 | 63 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1999/00 | 123 | 57 | 66 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1998/99 | 124 | 54 | 70 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1997/98 | 132 | 58 | 74 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1996/97 | 127 | 59 | 68 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1995/96 | 131 | 60 | 71 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1994/95 | 128 | 59 | 69 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1993/94 | 132 | 57 | 75 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1983/84 | 124 | 60 | 64 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1982/83 | 114 | 54 | 60 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1981/82 | 110 | 52 | 58 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1980/81 | 111 | 52 | 59 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1979/80 | 108 | 50 | 58 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1978/79 | 117 | 54 | 63 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1977/78 | 111 | 53 | 58 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1976/77 | 104 | 48 | 56 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1975/76 | 95 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1974/75 | 98 | 52 | 46 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |