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MAYNOOTH B N S

Roll number: 17341U Moyglare Road, Maynooth, Co. Kildare

School details

Address: Moyglare Road, Maynooth, Co. Kildare (W23Y598)
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 016293021
Principal: Daniel Kirwan
Ethos: Catholic
DEIS: N
Irish classification: No subjects through Irish
Gaeltacht: N
Island: N
Local authority: Kildare County Council
School patron: Archbishop of Dublin
School type: Ordinary with Special Classes
School level: All-Through School
Planning area: Maynooth

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

24.29

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	403	15	26.87	34	2
2007/08	448	16	28.00	33	7
2008/09	466	17	27.41	31	9
2009/10	464	17	27.29	32	7
2010/11	452	17	26.59	31	2
2011/12	482	17	28.35	33	7
2012/13	490	17	28.82	34	9
2013/14	497	18	27.61	32	6
2014/15	527	19	27.74	33	6
2015/16	525	19	27.63	32	8
2016/17	543	20	27.15	35	7
2017/18	561	21	26.71	34	5
2019/20	570	22	25.91	33	3
2020/21	592	22	26.91	33	4
2021/22	590	23	25.65	34	2
2022/23	598	24	24.92	29	0
2023/24	614	24	25.58	29	0
2024/25	601	24	25.04	28	0
2025/26	583	24	24.29	27	0

Data highlights

Key numbers to spot outliers or notable changes.

Biggest gain in a single year: 1976/77: 169 in 1975/76 → 282, +113 pupils.
Biggest loss in a single year: 1993/94: 467 in 1983/84 → 392, -75 pupils.
Largest single-class increase: 2nd Class in 2023/24 (62 → 78, +16).
Largest single-class decrease: 1st Class in 2021/22 (81 → 58, -23).
Largest cohort-step gain: 1st → 2nd in 2025/26 (68 → 74, +6).
Largest cohort-step loss: SI → 1st in 2024/25 (74 → 68, -6).
Overall: 165 (1974/75) → 595 (2025/26), 430.

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	61	85	72.8	6
Senior Infants	62	85	73.3	6
1st Class	58	85	74.0	6
2nd Class	62	80	74.8	6
3rd Class	65	82	75.0	6
4th Class	66	80	75.3	6
5th Class	66	81	75.7	6
6th Class	68	83	78.5	6
Total	165	626	457.7	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 76

-2

SI 2021/22 74

-1

1st 2022/23 73

2nd 2023/24 78

3rd 2024/25 80

-1

4th 2025/26 79

Cohort 2021/22

JI 2021/22 85

SI 2022/23 85

1st 2023/24 85

-5

2nd 2024/25 80

3rd 2025/26 82

Cohort 2022/23

JI 2022/23 70

SI 2023/24 74

-6

1st 2024/25 68

2nd 2025/26 74

Cohort 2023/24

JI 2023/24 73

SI 2024/25 76

1st 2025/26 79

Cohort 2024/25

JI 2024/25 72

-3

SI 2025/26 69

Cohort 2025/26

JI 2025/26 61

Raw data by year

Year	Female	Male	JI	SI	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	Total
1974/75	–	165	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	165
1975/76	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	169
1976/77	–	282	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	282
1977/78	–	353	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	353
1978/79	–	377	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	377
1979/80	–	399	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	399
1980/81	–	438	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	438
1981/82	–	436	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	436
1982/83	–	450	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	450
1983/84	–	467	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	467
1993/94	–	392	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	392
1994/95	–	425	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	425
1995/96	–	423	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	423
1996/97	–	384	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	384
1997/98	–	390	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	390
1998/99	–	414	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	414
1999/00	–	424	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	424
2000/01	–	429	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	429
2001/02	–	450	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	450
2002/03	–	453	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	453
2003/04	–	416	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	416
2004/05	–	452	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	452
2005/06	–	420	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	420
2006/07	–	412	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	412
2007/08	–	454	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	454
2008/09	–	476	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	476
2009/10	–	473	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	473
2010/11	–	465	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	465
2011/12	–	482	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	482
2012/13	–	490	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	490
2013/14	–	497	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	497
2014/15	–	527	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	527
2015/16	–	525	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	525
2016/17	–	543	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	543
2017/18	–	561	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	561
2018/19	–	574	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	574
2019/20	–	570	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	570
2020/21	–	592	76	62	81	77	71	76	66	83	592
2021/22	–	590	85	74	58	78	76	72	79	68	590
2022/23	–	610	70	85	73	62	76	79	77	79	610
2023/24	–	626	73	74	85	78	65	80	81	80	626
2024/25	–	613	72	76	68	80	80	66	80	81	613
2025/26	–	595	61	69	79	74	82	79	71	80	595