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Roll number: 17314R Upper New Street, Kilkenny

School details

Address: Upper New Street, Kilkenny (R95E221)
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 0567721290
Principal: Ann Foley
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: Kilkenny

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

23.57

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	320	12	26.67	33	4
2007/08	320	12	26.67	33	3
2008/09	329	12	27.42	33	4
2009/10	332	12	27.67	33	6
2010/11	324	13	24.92	33	3
2011/12	343	13	26.38	32	3
2012/13	340	13	26.15	31	3
2013/14	343	13	26.38	34	4
2014/15	359	13	27.62	36	4
2015/16	337	13	25.92	32	2
2016/17	343	13	26.38	33	3
2017/18	327	13	25.15	31	3
2019/20	336	13	25.85	31	2
2020/21	322	13	24.77	31	1
2021/22	312	13	24.00	32	1
2022/23	357	14	25.50	31	6
2023/24	344	15	22.93	30	2
2024/25	331	14	23.64	31	2
2025/26	330	14	23.57	32	2

Data highlights

Key numbers to spot outliers or notable changes.

Biggest gain in a single year: 2022/23: 312 in 2021/22 → 357, +45 pupils.
Biggest loss in a single year: 1993/94: 530 in 1983/84 → 454, -76 pupils.
Largest single-class increase: 2nd Class in 2022/23 (37 → 60, +23).
Largest single-class decrease: 2nd Class in 2023/24 (60 → 30, -30).
Largest cohort-step gain: 4th → 5th in 2022/23 (46 → 60, +14).
Largest cohort-step loss: 2nd → 3rd in 2021/22 (34 → 28, -6).
Overall: 523 (1974/75) → 330 (2025/26), -193.

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	30	44	35.5	6
Senior Infants	30	51	40.3	6
1st Class	31	51	42.5	6
2nd Class	30	60	43.5	6
3rd Class	28	57	42.5	6
4th Class	31	58	41.0	6
5th Class	30	60	44.5	6
6th Class	30	57	42.8	6
Total	312	566	400.6	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 33

-1

SI 2021/22 32

-1

1st 2022/23 31

-1

2nd 2023/24 30

3rd 2024/25 31

4th 2025/26 32

Cohort 2021/22

JI 2021/22 36

SI 2022/23 43

1st 2023/24 45

2nd 2024/25 50

3rd 2025/26 52

Cohort 2022/23

JI 2022/23 44

SI 2023/24 46

1st 2024/25 51

-1

2nd 2025/26 50

Cohort 2023/24

JI 2023/24 38

SI 2024/25 40

1st 2025/26 40

Cohort 2024/25

JI 2024/25 32

-2

SI 2025/26 30

Cohort 2025/26

JI 2025/26 30

Raw data by year

Year	Female	Male	JI	SI	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	Total
1974/75	346	177	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	523
1975/76	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	515
1976/77	419	113	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	532
1977/78	447	103	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	550
1978/79	456	105	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	561
1979/80	461	105	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	566
1980/81	500	50	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	550
1981/82	521	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	521
1982/83	539	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	539
1983/84	530	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	530
1993/94	454	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	454
1994/95	449	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	449
1995/96	424	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	424
1996/97	421	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	421
1997/98	399	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	399
1998/99	402	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	402
1999/00	390	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	390
2000/01	381	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	381
2001/02	371	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	371
2002/03	355	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	355
2003/04	354	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	354
2004/05	335	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	335
2005/06	345	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	345
2006/07	337	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	337
2007/08	334	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	334
2008/09	341	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	341
2009/10	349	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	349
2010/11	340	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	340
2011/12	343	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	343
2012/13	340	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	340
2013/14	343	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	343
2014/15	359	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	359
2015/16	337	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	337
2016/17	343	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	343
2017/18	327	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	327
2018/19	332	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	332
2019/20	336	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	336
2020/21	322	–	33	51	37	34	44	38	41	44	322
2021/22	312	–	36	32	51	37	28	46	41	41	312
2022/23	357	–	44	43	31	60	43	31	60	45	357
2023/24	344	–	38	46	45	30	57	41	30	57	344
2024/25	331	–	32	40	51	50	31	58	39	30	331
2025/26	330	–	30	30	40	50	52	32	56	40	330