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Roll number: 17357M Kildalton, Piltown, Co. Kilkenny

School details

Address: Kildalton, Piltown, Co. Kilkenny (E32DE27)
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 051643498
Principal: Philip Kennedy
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 with Special Classes
School level: All-Through School
Planning area: Carrick-on-Suir

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

22.00

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	244	8	30.50	34	5
2007/08	264	9	29.33	36	4
2008/09	264	10	26.40	34	3
2009/10	270	10	27.00	35	2
2010/11	266	10	26.60	34	2
2011/12	290	10	29.00	38	5
2012/13	301	11	27.36	35	4
2013/14	303	11	27.55	39	3
2014/15	313	11	28.45	35	4
2015/16	332	12	27.67	34	2
2016/17	325	12	27.08	34	2
2017/18	323	12	26.92	33	2
2019/20	320	13	24.62	30	2
2020/21	329	13	25.31	30	2
2021/22	314	13	24.15	28	0
2022/23	300	13	23.08	28	0
2023/24	275	13	21.15	28	0
2024/25	259	12	21.58	27	0
2025/26	242	11	22.00	27	0

Data highlights

Key numbers to spot outliers or notable changes.

Biggest gain in a single year: 1993/94: 199 in 1983/84 → 242, +43 pupils.
Biggest loss in a single year: 2023/24: 312 in 2022/23 → 287, -25 pupils.
Largest single-class increase: Junior Infants in 2022/23 (27 → 38, +11).
Largest single-class decrease: Junior Infants in 2021/22 (44 → 27, -17).
Largest cohort-step gain: 4th → 5th in 2025/26 (32 → 38, +6).
Largest cohort-step loss: JI → SI in 2023/24 (38 → 34, -4).
Overall: 160 (1974/75) → 254 (2025/26), 94.

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	17	44	29.3	6
Senior Infants	24	42	31.8	6
1st Class	27	40	34.0	6
2nd Class	27	41	36.2	6
3rd Class	28	41	35.3	6
4th Class	32	49	39.7	6
5th Class	37	48	40.8	6
6th Class	38	46	41.5	6
Total	160	341	247.4	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 44

-2

SI 2021/22 42

-2

1st 2022/23 40

2nd 2023/24 40

3rd 2024/25 40

4th 2025/26 43

Cohort 2021/22

JI 2021/22 27

SI 2022/23 28

1st 2023/24 28

-1

2nd 2024/25 27

3rd 2025/26 28

Cohort 2022/23

JI 2022/23 38

-4

SI 2023/24 34

1st 2024/25 34

2nd 2025/26 36

Cohort 2023/24

JI 2023/24 28

-1

SI 2024/25 27

1st 2025/26 27

Cohort 2024/25

JI 2024/25 22

SI 2025/26 24

Cohort 2025/26

JI 2025/26 17

Raw data by year

Year	Female	Male	JI	SI	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	Total
1974/75	79	81	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	160
1975/76	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	171
1976/77	82	78	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	160
1977/78	84	86	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	170
1978/79	86	90	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	176
1979/80	91	102	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	193
1980/81	90	101	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	191
1981/82	95	103	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	198
1982/83	85	110	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	195
1983/84	87	112	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	199
1993/94	114	128	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	242
1994/95	102	128	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	230
1995/96	104	118	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	222
1996/97	105	117	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	222
1997/98	107	112	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	219
1998/99	112	107	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	219
1999/00	110	102	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	212
2000/01	110	107	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	217
2001/02	107	106	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	213
2002/03	111	107	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	218
2003/04	112	110	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	222
2004/05	114	107	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	221
2005/06	117	106	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	223
2006/07	128	116	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	244
2007/08	137	127	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	264
2008/09	130	134	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	264
2009/10	124	146	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	270
2010/11	125	141	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	266
2011/12	127	163	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	290
2012/13	127	174	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	301
2013/14	129	174	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	303
2014/15	130	183	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	313
2015/16	137	195	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	332
2016/17	140	185	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	325
2017/18	142	184	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	326
2018/19	133	194	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	327
2019/20	133	199	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	332
2020/21	140	201	44	36	40	41	36	49	45	38	341
2021/22	136	188	27	42	35	38	41	37	48	46	324
2022/23	128	184	38	28	40	35	36	41	37	46	312
2023/24	119	168	28	34	28	40	31	36	40	38	287
2024/25	109	161	22	27	34	27	40	32	37	40	270
2025/26	106	148	17	24	27	36	28	43	38	41	254