Scoil Bhride B7C
Kilkenny · Roll number 18078N
- Catholic ethos
- Not DEIS
- Pupils in 2025/26
- 217
- +6 on 2024/25
- Over 10 years
- −8%
- Down 18 from 235 in 2015/16
- Girls and boys
- 104 / 113
- 48% girls
Pupils since 1974
Total enrolment each school year
Shaded: the last 10 years, 2015/16 to 2025/26. 1983/84 is left out because its source file is incomplete, and no files exist for 1984/85 to 1992/93. Known data issues
Pupils by class
Published for each class from 2020/21.
This year, 2025/26
217 pupils across 8 classes
Every class, every year
Darker cells have more pupils. A group of pupils moves down one class and right one year.
| 2020/21 | 2021/22 | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 | 2025/26 | Average | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Junior Infants | 21 | 30 | 20 | 23 | 27 | 29 | 25.0 |
| Senior Infants | 31 | 21 | 29 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 25.2 |
| 1st Class | 39 | 32 | 20 | 27 | 20 | 24 | 27.0 |
| 2nd Class | 27 | 37 | 31 | 21 | 28 | 22 | 27.7 |
| 3rd Class | 27 | 28 | 37 | 31 | 19 | 30 | 28.7 |
| 4th Class | 33 | 27 | 29 | 37 | 29 | 20 | 29.2 |
| 5th Class | 30 | 34 | 30 | 28 | 39 | 29 | 31.7 |
| 6th Class | 39 | 32 | 32 | 29 | 26 | 38 | 32.7 |
JI and SI are Junior and Senior Infants.
Started Junior Infants in 2024/25
27 in Junior Infants (2024/25), 25 in Senior Infants (2025/26): 2 pupils fewer.
- 27Junior Infants2024/25
- 25Senior Infants2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2023/24
23 in Junior Infants (2023/24), 24 in 1st Class (2025/26): 1 pupil more.
- 23Junior Infants2023/24
- 23Senior Infants2024/25
- 241st Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2022/23
20 in Junior Infants (2022/23), 22 in 2nd Class (2025/26): 2 pupils more.
- 20Junior Infants2022/23
- 22Senior Infants2023/24
- 201st Class2024/25
- 222nd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2021/22
30 in Junior Infants (2021/22), 30 in 3rd Class (2025/26): no change.
- 30Junior Infants2021/22
- 29Senior Infants2022/23
- 271st Class2023/24
- 282nd Class2024/25
- 303rd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2020/21
21 in Junior Infants (2020/21), 20 in 4th Class (2025/26): 1 pupil fewer.
- 21Junior Infants2020/21
- 21Senior Infants2021/22
- 201st Class2022/23
- 212nd Class2023/24
- 193rd Class2024/25
- 204th Class2025/26
In Senior Infants in 2020/21
31 in Senior Infants (2020/21), 29 in 5th Class (2025/26): 2 pupils fewer.
- 31Senior Infants2020/21
- 321st Class2021/22
- 312nd Class2022/23
- 313rd Class2023/24
- 294th Class2024/25
- 295th Class2025/26
In 1st Class in 2020/21
39 in 1st Class (2020/21), 38 in 6th Class (2025/26): 1 pupil fewer.
- 391st Class2020/21
- 372nd Class2021/22
- 373rd Class2022/23
- 374th Class2023/24
- 395th Class2024/25
- 386th Class2025/26
In 2nd Class in 2020/21
27 in 2nd Class (2020/21), 26 in 6th Class (2024/25): 1 pupil fewer.
- 272nd Class2020/21
- 283rd Class2021/22
- 294th Class2022/23
- 285th Class2023/24
- 266th Class2024/25
In 3rd Class in 2020/21
27 in 3rd Class (2020/21), 29 in 6th Class (2023/24): 2 pupils more.
- 273rd Class2020/21
- 274th Class2021/22
- 305th Class2022/23
- 296th Class2023/24
In 4th Class in 2020/21
33 in 4th Class (2020/21), 32 in 6th Class (2022/23): 1 pupil fewer.
- 334th Class2020/21
- 345th Class2021/22
- 326th Class2022/23
In 5th Class in 2020/21
30 in 5th Class (2020/21), 32 in 6th Class (2021/22): 2 pupils more.
- 305th Class2020/21
- 326th Class2021/22
Biggest one-year changes in a class
- +126th Class in 2025/26 (26 to 38)
- −121st Class in 2022/23 (32 to 20)
Class sizes
Mainstream class groups, 2006/07 to 2025/26.
Why these won't match pupils by class
Mainstream class groups only. The source does not identify which standard/year group each class group belongs to. So these figures won't match the pupils-by-class figures exactly.
In 2025/26. Choose a figure to chart it.
Class sizes over time
Average class size, 2006/07 to 2025/26
Teachers
Who teaches at Scoil Bhride B7C, 2006/07 to 2025/26.
How we count teachers
Class teachers come from the Department of Education's class sizes: one for each mainstream class. Special education and special class teachers are the posts the National Council for Special Education (NCSE) allocates. We add a principal who doesn't teach a class where the Department's rules give the school one. These are posts, not people: part of a post can be a teacher shared with another school. Up to 2015/16 the Department counted every teacher itself. Known data issues
In 2025/26
13.5teaching posts
Our estimate: about 14 teachers.
- Class teachersOne for each of the 8 mainstream classes 8
- PrincipalRuns the school and doesn't teach a class 1
- Special education teachers87.5 hours of support teaching a week 3.5
- Special class teachersFor an autism class 1
5.83 special needs assistants (SNAs) also work with pupils. 6 pupils are in special classes, which the class sizes leave out.
The NCSE has allocated 3.6 special education teachers, 1 special class teacher and 5.83 SNAs for next year.
Teachers since 2006/07
Teachers each school year, by role
To 2015/16: the Department of Education's count of every teacher. From 2019/20: our estimate, from class sizes and the NCSE's allocations. Dashed boxes: no special education figures were published for those years, so only class teachers and the principal are shown. Where there's no principal bar, the principal also taught a class. Known data issues
Sources: Department of Education class sizes and teacher counts; NCSE school allocations and special classes (CC BY 4.0).
Nearby schools
The 6 primary schools closest to Scoil Bhride B7C, measured in a straight line. Pupil numbers are for 2025/26.
| Number on map | School | Distance | Pupils | Since 2015/16 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scoil Bhride B7CThis school | – | 217 |
−7.7%
|
|
| 1 | Queen of Universe N S4.6 km · Muinebeagh · DEIS | 4.6 km | 253 |
−11.2%
|
| 2 | St Marys N S4.8 km · Muine Bheag · Church of Ireland | 4.8 km | 90 |
−5.3%
|
| 3 | St Bridgets Monastery Boys Senior School5.0 km · Muinebheag · DEIS | 5.0 km | 134 |
+1.5%
|
| 4 | Goresbridge N.S.6.0 km · Goresbridge | 6.0 km | 68 |
−22.7%
|
| 5 | Scoil Nais Molaise6.5 km · Old Leighlin | 6.5 km | 123 |
−10.9%
|
| 6 | St Laserians MXD NS6.9 km · Leighlinbridge | 6.9 km | 182 |
+2.8%
|
About this school
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Contact
- Principal
- Brian Healy
- Phone
- 0599726149
- [email protected]
- Address
- Paulstown, Kilkenny, R95 E170
School
- Ethos
- Catholic
- Patron
- Bishop of Kildare & Leighlin
- School type
- Ordinary
- School level
- All Through
- DEIS
- Not DEIS
Language and area
- Irish classification
- No subjects through Irish
- Gaeltacht
- Non-Gaeltacht
- Island
- Not on an island
- Local authority
- Kilkenny County Council
- Planning area
- Bagenalstown
Each detail is the latest one the Department of Education has recorded for this school. If a detail was left blank in 2025/26, we show it from an earlier year, so some details may be older than the pupil numbers. Known data issues
Data by year
43 school years from 1974/75 to 2025/26. Class figures start in 2020/21.
| Year | Total | Girls | Boys | JI | SI | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 217 | 104 | 113 | 29 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 30 | 20 | 29 | 38 |
| 2024/25 | 211 | 105 | 106 | 27 | 23 | 20 | 28 | 19 | 29 | 39 | 26 |
| 2023/24 | 218 | 101 | 117 | 23 | 22 | 27 | 21 | 31 | 37 | 28 | 29 |
| 2022/23 | 228 | 107 | 121 | 20 | 29 | 20 | 31 | 37 | 29 | 30 | 32 |
| 2021/22 | 241 | 114 | 127 | 30 | 21 | 32 | 37 | 28 | 27 | 34 | 32 |
| 2020/21 | 247 | 114 | 133 | 21 | 31 | 39 | 27 | 27 | 33 | 30 | 39 |
| 2019/20 | 255 | 112 | 143 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2018/19 | 252 | 110 | 142 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2017/18 | 244 | 106 | 138 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2016/17 | 236 | 102 | 134 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2015/16 | 235 | 103 | 132 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2014/15 | 225 | 94 | 131 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2013/14 | 219 | 93 | 126 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2012/13 | 206 | 82 | 124 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2011/12 | 198 | 89 | 109 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2010/11 | 205 | 92 | 113 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2009/10 | 205 | 96 | 109 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2008/09 | 199 | 90 | 109 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2007/08 | 193 | 85 | 108 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2006/07 | 179 | 76 | 103 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2005/06 | 159 | 68 | 91 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2004/05 | 159 | 73 | 86 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2003/04 | 154 | 67 | 87 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2002/03 | 138 | 64 | 74 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2001/02 | 142 | 68 | 74 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2000/01 | 140 | 68 | 72 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1999/00 | 144 | 70 | 74 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1998/99 | 139 | 67 | 72 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1997/98 | 137 | 68 | 69 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1996/97 | 117 | 59 | 58 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1995/96 | 128 | 63 | 65 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1994/95 | 140 | 72 | 68 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1993/94 | 146 | 75 | 71 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1983/84 | 133 | 66 | 67 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1982/83 | 131 | 65 | 66 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1981/82 | 133 | 62 | 71 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1980/81 | 137 | 61 | 76 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1979/80 | 133 | 59 | 74 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1978/79 | 138 | 65 | 73 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1977/78 | 144 | 67 | 77 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1976/77 | 152 | 70 | 82 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1975/76 | 154 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1974/75 | 48 | 0 | 48 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |