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Roll number: 17854D St. Patrick's B.N.S., Coote's Lane, Kilkenny

School details

Address: St. Patrick's B.N.S., Coote's Lane, Kilkenny (R95DX80)
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 0567761081
Principal: Laura Brennan
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: 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

22.36

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	281	12	23.42	29	0
2007/08	269	11	24.45	31	1
2008/09	275	11	25.00	31	3
2009/10	262	11	23.82	39	2
2010/11	287	10	28.70	35	6
2011/12	281	11	25.55	33	3
2012/13	272	10	27.20	36	5
2013/14	293	11	26.64	36	3
2014/15	306	11	27.82	35	4
2015/16	329	13	25.31	31	2
2016/17	320	13	24.62	29	0
2017/18	349	14	24.93	28	0
2019/20	370	15	24.67	28	0
2020/21	357	15	23.80	27	0
2021/22	353	15	23.53	26	0
2022/23	366	15	24.40	29	0
2023/24	351	16	21.94	29	0
2024/25	323	15	21.53	28	0
2025/26	313	14	22.36	28	0

Data highlights

Key numbers to spot outliers or notable changes.

Biggest gain in a single year: 1975/76: 250 in 1974/75 → 360, +110 pupils.
Biggest loss in a single year: 1993/94: 519 in 1983/84 → 457, -62 pupils.
Largest single-class increase: Senior Infants in 2022/23 (21 → 51, +30).
Largest single-class decrease: Senior Infants in 2021/22 (48 → 21, -27).
Largest cohort-step gain: 1st → 2nd in 2025/26 (42 → 50, +8).
Largest cohort-step loss: SI → 1st in 2024/25 (45 → 42, -3).
Overall: 250 (1974/75) → 331 (2025/26), 81.

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	20	47	34.2	6
Senior Infants	21	51	38.2	6
1st Class	22	52	41.8	6
2nd Class	22	51	43.8	6
3rd Class	23	55	45.2	6
4th Class	24	55	45.0	6
5th Class	44	55	49.7	6
6th Class	46	54	49.5	6
Total	250	519	361.4	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 20

SI 2021/22 21

1st 2022/23 22

2nd 2023/24 22

3rd 2024/25 23

4th 2025/26 24

Cohort 2021/22

JI 2021/22 47

SI 2022/23 51

-2

1st 2023/24 49

-1

2nd 2024/25 48

3rd 2025/26 49

Cohort 2022/23

JI 2022/23 45

SI 2023/24 45

-3

1st 2024/25 42

2nd 2025/26 50

Cohort 2023/24

JI 2023/24 36

-1

SI 2024/25 35

1st 2025/26 40

Cohort 2024/25

JI 2024/25 25

SI 2025/26 29

Cohort 2025/26

JI 2025/26 32

Raw data by year

Year	Female	Male	JI	SI	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	Total
1974/75	–	250	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	250
1975/76	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	360
1976/77	–	367	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	367
1977/78	–	353	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	353
1979/80	–	365	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	365
1980/81	–	436	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	436
1981/82	–	498	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	498
1982/83	–	518	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	518
1983/84	–	519	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	519
1993/94	7	450	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	457
1994/95	9	413	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	422
1995/96	8	386	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	394
1996/97	24	395	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	419
1997/98	20	387	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	407
1998/99	–	376	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	376
1999/00	–	378	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	378
2000/01	–	358	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	358
2001/02	–	361	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	361
2002/03	–	340	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	340
2003/04	–	338	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	338
2004/05	–	330	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	330
2005/06	–	328	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	328
2006/07	–	303	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	303
2007/08	–	288	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	288
2008/09	–	292	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	292
2009/10	–	280	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	280
2010/11	–	287	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	287
2011/12	–	281	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	281
2012/13	–	272	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	272
2013/14	1	296	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	297
2014/15	1	316	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	317
2015/16	1	345	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	346
2016/17	1	337	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	338
2017/18	–	367	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	367
2018/19	–	378	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	378
2019/20	–	388	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	388
2020/21	–	374	20	48	52	44	51	46	48	51	374
2021/22	–	371	47	21	46	51	46	50	44	48	371
2022/23	–	384	45	51	22	48	55	48	51	46	384
2023/24	–	369	36	45	49	22	47	55	47	50	369
2024/25	–	341	25	35	42	48	23	47	55	48	341
2025/26	–	331	32	29	40	50	49	24	53	54	331