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SCOIL BHRIDE B7C

Roll number: 18078N Paulstown, Kilkenny

School details

Address: Paulstown, Kilkenny (R95E170)
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 0599726149
Principal: Mary Holden
Ethos: Catholic
DEIS: N
Irish classification: No subjects through Irish
Gaeltacht: N
Island: N
Local authority: Kilkenny County Council
School patron: Bishop of Kildare & Leighlin
School type: Ordinary
School level: All-Through School
Planning area: Bagenalstown

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

26.38

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	179	6	29.83	31	3
2007/08	193	7	27.57	31	1
2008/09	199	7	28.43	32	2
2009/10	205	7	29.29	33	3
2010/11	205	8	25.62	32	1
2011/12	198	8	24.75	27	0
2012/13	206	7	29.43	34	3
2013/14	219	8	27.38	34	3
2014/15	225	8	28.12	34	3
2015/16	235	8	29.38	33	3
2016/17	236	9	26.22	33	2
2017/18	244	9	27.11	34	3
2019/20	255	10	25.50	35	3
2020/21	247	10	24.70	33	3
2021/22	241	10	24.10	34	3
2022/23	228	10	22.80	32	3
2023/24	218	9	24.22	31	1
2024/25	211	9	23.44	29	0
2025/26	211	8	26.38	30	1

Data highlights

Key numbers to spot outliers or notable changes.

Biggest gain in a single year: 1975/76: 48 in 1974/75 → 154, +106 pupils.
Biggest loss in a single year: 2022/23: 241 in 2021/22 → 228, -13 pupils.
Largest single-class increase: 6th Class in 2025/26 (26 → 38, +12).
Largest single-class decrease: 1st Class in 2022/23 (32 → 20, -12).
Largest cohort-step gain: 4th → 5th in 2022/23 (27 → 30, +3).
Largest cohort-step loss: 2nd → 3rd in 2024/25 (21 → 19, -2).
Overall: 48 (1974/75) → 217 (2025/26), 169.

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	30	25.0	6
Senior Infants	21	31	25.2	6
1st Class	20	39	27.0	6
2nd Class	21	37	27.7	6
3rd Class	19	37	28.7	6
4th Class	20	37	29.2	6
5th Class	28	39	31.7	6
6th Class	26	39	32.7	6
Total	48	255	175.8	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 21

SI 2021/22 21

-1

1st 2022/23 20

2nd 2023/24 21

-2

3rd 2024/25 19

4th 2025/26 20

Cohort 2021/22

JI 2021/22 30

-1

SI 2022/23 29

-2

1st 2023/24 27

2nd 2024/25 28

3rd 2025/26 30

Cohort 2022/23

JI 2022/23 20

SI 2023/24 22

-2

1st 2024/25 20

2nd 2025/26 22

Cohort 2023/24

JI 2023/24 23

SI 2024/25 23

1st 2025/26 24

Cohort 2024/25

JI 2024/25 27

-2

SI 2025/26 25

Cohort 2025/26

JI 2025/26 29

Raw data by year

Year	Female	Male	JI	SI	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	Total
1974/75	–	48	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	48
1975/76	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	154
1976/77	70	82	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	152
1977/78	67	77	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	144
1978/79	65	73	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	138
1979/80	59	74	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	133
1980/81	61	76	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	137
1981/82	62	71	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	133
1982/83	65	66	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	131
1983/84	66	67	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	133
1993/94	75	71	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	146
1994/95	72	68	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	140
1995/96	63	65	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	128
1996/97	59	58	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	117
1997/98	68	69	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	137
1998/99	67	72	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	139
1999/00	70	74	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	144
2000/01	68	72	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	140
2001/02	68	74	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	142
2002/03	64	74	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	138
2003/04	67	87	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	154
2004/05	73	86	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	159
2005/06	68	91	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	159
2006/07	76	103	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	179
2007/08	85	108	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	193
2008/09	90	109	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	199
2009/10	96	109	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	205
2010/11	92	113	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	205
2011/12	89	109	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	198
2012/13	82	124	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	206
2013/14	93	126	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	219
2014/15	94	131	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	225
2015/16	103	132	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	235
2016/17	102	134	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	236
2017/18	106	138	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	244
2018/19	110	142	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	252
2019/20	112	143	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	255
2020/21	114	133	21	31	39	27	27	33	30	39	247
2021/22	114	127	30	21	32	37	28	27	34	32	241
2022/23	107	121	20	29	20	31	37	29	30	32	228
2023/24	101	117	23	22	27	21	31	37	28	29	218
2024/25	105	106	27	23	20	28	19	29	39	26	211
2025/26	104	113	29	25	24	22	30	20	29	38	217