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S N BRIDE NAOFA

Roll number: 17782E Shantalla Road, Galway

School details

Address: Shantalla Road, Galway (H91VW59)
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 091525052
Principal: Frank Keane
Ethos: Catholic
DEIS: Y
Irish classification: No subjects through Irish
Gaeltacht: N
Island: N
Local authority: Galway City Council
School patron: Bishop of Galway, Kilmacduagh & Kilfenora
School type: Ordinary with Special Classes
School level: All-Through School
Planning area: Galway City

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

18.00

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
2006/07	278	18	15.44	23
2007/08	307	20	15.35	20
2008/09	288	20	14.40	21
2009/10	255	14	18.21	23
2010/11	249	14	17.79	27
2011/12	303	16	18.94	25
2012/13	257	15	17.13	25
2013/14	245	14	17.50	25
2014/15	239	13	18.38	25
2015/16	220	12	18.33	26
2016/17	218	11	19.82	28
2017/18	195	11	17.73	23
2019/20	183	10	18.30	24
2020/21	167	9	18.56	28
2021/22	169	9	18.78	25
2022/23	208	10	20.80	28
2023/24	209	11	19.00	29
2024/25	193	11	17.55	25
2025/26	180	10	18.00	25

Data highlights

Key numbers to spot outliers or notable changes.

Biggest gain in a single year: 2005/06: 325 in 2004/05 → 367, +42 pupils.
Biggest loss in a single year: 2012/13: 314 in 2011/12 → 267, -47 pupils.
Largest single-class increase: Senior Infants in 2022/23 (15 → 30, +15).
Largest single-class decrease: Senior Infants in 2025/26 (30 → 17, -13).
Largest cohort-step gain: SI → 1st in 2022/23 (15 → 27, +12).
Largest cohort-step loss: SI → 1st in 2023/24 (30 → 24, -6).
Overall: 332 (1975/76) → 187 (2025/26), -145.

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	19	27	23.0	6
Senior Infants	13	30	22.2	6
1st Class	16	29	24.0	6
2nd Class	19	29	23.8	6
3rd Class	18	33	24.0	6
4th Class	15	30	23.3	6
5th Class	18	28	23.8	6
6th Class	25	29	26.3	6
Total	177	415	293.5	42

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 19

-4

SI 2021/22 15

+12

1st 2022/23 27

2nd 2023/24 29

-4

3rd 2024/25 25

-1

4th 2025/26 24

Cohort 2021/22

JI 2021/22 24

SI 2022/23 30

-6

1st 2023/24 24

-5

2nd 2024/25 19

3rd 2025/26 20

Cohort 2022/23

JI 2022/23 21

SI 2023/24 28

-5

1st 2024/25 23

2nd 2025/26 24

Cohort 2023/24

JI 2023/24 27

SI 2024/25 30

-1

1st 2025/26 29

Cohort 2024/25

JI 2024/25 22

-5

SI 2025/26 17

Cohort 2025/26

JI 2025/26 25

Raw data by year

Year	Female	Male	JI	SI	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	Total
1975/76	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	332
1976/77	206	133	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	339
1977/78	226	128	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	354
1978/79	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	352
1979/80	244	141	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	385
1980/81	269	128	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	397
1981/82	284	131	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	415
1982/83	256	123	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	379
1983/84	250	112	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	362
1993/94	161	157	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	318
1994/95	150	166	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	316
1995/96	130	176	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	306
1996/97	126	163	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	289
1997/98	125	160	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	285
1998/99	110	154	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	264
1999/00	102	161	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	263
2000/01	94	152	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	246
2001/02	103	173	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	276
2002/03	114	175	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	289
2003/04	109	182	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	291
2004/05	118	207	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	325
2005/06	146	221	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	367
2006/07	148	217	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	365
2007/08	168	238	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	406
2008/09	159	226	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	385
2009/10	153	201	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	354
2010/11	143	200	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	343
2011/12	133	181	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	314
2012/13	119	148	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	267
2013/14	112	143	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	255
2014/15	111	139	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	250
2015/16	100	129	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	229
2016/17	104	119	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	223
2017/18	92	112	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	204
2018/19	96	107	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	203
2019/20	92	99	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	191
2020/21	88	89	19	13	25	24	18	15	25	28	177
2021/22	80	98	24	15	16	25	25	21	18	25	178
2022/23	96	123	21	30	27	22	33	28	26	25	219
2023/24	99	123	27	28	24	29	23	30	27	26	222
2024/25	91	113	22	30	23	19	25	22	28	25	204
2025/26	85	102	25	17	29	24	20	24	19	29	187