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Roll number: 17589K STONEYFORD, CO KILKENNY

School details

Address: STONEYFORD, CO KILKENNY (R95XR65)
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 0567728393
Principal: Kieran Byrne
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: Ballyhale

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

21.33

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	72	3	24.00	27	0
2007/08	80	3	26.67	32	1
2008/09	84	4	21.00	25	0
2009/10	88	4	22.00	28	0
2010/11	93	4	23.25	25	0
2011/12	95	4	23.75	27	0
2012/13	95	4	23.75	25	0
2013/14	101	4	25.25	29	0
2014/15	100	4	25.00	29	0
2015/16	95	4	23.75	28	0
2016/17	98	4	24.50	27	0
2017/18	104	4	26.00	29	0
2019/20	110	4	27.50	34	1
2020/21	117	4	29.25	35	2
2021/22	119	5	23.80	27	0
2022/23	124	5	24.80	33	1
2023/24	128	5	25.60	36	1
2024/25	128	5	25.60	33	2
2025/26	128	6	21.33	26	0

Data highlights

Key numbers to spot outliers or notable changes.

Biggest gain in a single year: 1993/94: 63 in 1983/84 → 84, +21 pupils.
Biggest loss in a single year: 1998/99: 81 in 1997/98 → 70, -11 pupils.
Largest single-class increase: 5th Class in 2023/24 (12 → 24, +12).
Largest single-class decrease: 5th Class in 2024/25 (24 → 14, -10).
Largest cohort-step gain: 1st → 2nd in 2025/26 (15 → 20, +5).
Largest cohort-step loss: SI → 1st in 2022/23 (16 → 14, -2).
Overall: 52 (1974/75) → 142 (2025/26), 90.

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	14	20	15.8	6
Senior Infants	14	19	16.2	6
1st Class	13	21	16.0	6
2nd Class	13	22	17.3	6
3rd Class	11	22	16.2	6
4th Class	11	22	15.7	6
5th Class	12	24	16.2	6
6th Class	11	24	15.2	6
Total	44	142	83.1	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 16

SI 2021/22 16

-2

1st 2022/23 14

-1

2nd 2023/24 13

3rd 2024/25 14

4th 2025/26 16

Cohort 2021/22

JI 2021/22 14

SI 2022/23 15

1st 2023/24 17

2nd 2024/25 17

3rd 2025/26 18

Cohort 2022/23

JI 2022/23 15

-1

SI 2023/24 14

1st 2024/25 15

2nd 2025/26 20

Cohort 2023/24

JI 2023/24 20

-1

SI 2024/25 19

1st 2025/26 21

Cohort 2024/25

JI 2024/25 15

SI 2025/26 16

Cohort 2025/26

JI 2025/26 15

Raw data by year

Year	Female	Male	JI	SI	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	Total
1974/75	24	28	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	52
1975/76	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	44
1976/77	18	26	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	44
1977/78	16	32	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	48
1978/79	15	32	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	47
1979/80	15	32	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	47
1980/81	18	33	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	51
1981/82	23	37	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	60
1982/83	24	38	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	62
1983/84	25	38	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	63
1993/94	39	45	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	84
1994/95	40	47	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	87
1995/96	37	45	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	82
1996/97	35	45	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	80
1997/98	32	49	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	81
1998/99	31	39	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	70
1999/00	26	39	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	65
2000/01	31	36	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	67
2001/02	32	37	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	69
2002/03	34	34	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	68
2003/04	31	31	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	62
2004/05	35	33	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	68
2005/06	42	34	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	76
2006/07	37	35	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	72
2007/08	42	38	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	80
2008/09	41	43	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	84
2009/10	43	45	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	88
2010/11	49	44	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	93
2011/12	54	41	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	95
2012/13	50	45	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	95
2013/14	55	46	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	101
2014/15	52	48	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	100
2015/16	58	37	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	95
2016/17	56	42	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	98
2017/18	57	47	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	104
2018/19	58	52	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	110
2019/20	55	55	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	110
2020/21	58	59	16	17	13	22	11	12	15	11	117
2021/22	59	60	14	16	16	13	22	11	12	15	119
2022/23	65	59	15	15	14	19	14	22	12	13	124
2023/24	62	70	20	14	17	13	18	14	24	12	132
2024/25	65	73	15	19	15	17	14	19	14	24	138
2025/26	66	76	15	16	21	20	18	16	20	16	142