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SCOIL BRIDE C

Roll number: 18324C Turret Road, Palmerstown, Dublin 20

School details

Address: Turret Road, Palmerstown, Dublin 20 (D20AC82)
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 016265431
Principal: Valerie Ferguson
Ethos: Catholic
DEIS: N
Irish classification: No subjects through Irish
Gaeltacht: N
Island: N
Local authority: South Dublin County Council
School patron: Archbishop of Dublin
School type: Ordinary with Special Classes
School level: All-Through School
Planning area: Ballyfermot_D10

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

23.07

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	405	15	27.00	32	3
2007/08	399	15	26.60	32	3
2008/09	384	15	25.60	32	3
2009/10	361	14	25.79	34	4
2010/11	356	14	25.43	34	2
2011/12	350	13	26.92	32	5
2012/13	353	14	25.21	31	2
2013/14	352	13	27.08	33	3
2014/15	361	13	27.77	35	4
2015/16	360	13	27.69	34	6
2016/17	361	14	25.79	33	3
2017/18	362	14	25.86	34	4
2019/20	388	15	25.87	32	3
2020/21	370	15	24.67	29	0
2021/22	356	15	23.73	32	3
2022/23	341	15	22.73	34	1
2023/24	342	14	24.43	35	2
2024/25	323	14	23.07	33	2
2025/26	323	14	23.07	34	2

Data highlights

Key numbers to spot outliers or notable changes.

Biggest gain in a single year: 1993/94: 364 in 1983/84 → 539, +175 pupils.
Biggest loss in a single year: 1979/80: 534 in 1978/79 → 462, -72 pupils.
Largest single-class increase: 2nd Class in 2025/26 (32 → 50, +18).
Largest single-class decrease: 6th Class in 2022/23 (58 → 34, -24).
Largest cohort-step gain: JI → SI in 2025/26 (38 → 42, +4).
Largest cohort-step loss: 3rd → 4th in 2023/24 (53 → 48, -5).
Overall: 712 (1974/75) → 329 (2025/26), -383.

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	35	50	40.0	6
Senior Infants	33	48	41.2	6
1st Class	35	52	43.2	6
2nd Class	32	51	43.7	6
3rd Class	33	53	42.8	6
4th Class	34	48	42.2	6
5th Class	35	58	46.2	6
6th Class	34	58	45.7	6
Total	329	712	438.1	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 36

-2

SI 2021/22 34

1st 2022/23 35

-1

2nd 2023/24 34

-1

3rd 2024/25 33

4th 2025/26 34

Cohort 2021/22

JI 2021/22 36

-3

SI 2022/23 33

1st 2023/24 35

-3

2nd 2024/25 32

3rd 2025/26 34

Cohort 2022/23

JI 2022/23 50

-2

SI 2023/24 48

-1

1st 2024/25 47

2nd 2025/26 50

Cohort 2023/24

JI 2023/24 45

-2

SI 2024/25 43

1st 2025/26 43

Cohort 2024/25

JI 2024/25 38

SI 2025/26 42

Cohort 2025/26

JI 2025/26 35

Raw data by year

Year	Female	Male	JI	SI	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	Total
1974/75	712	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	712
1975/76	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	679
1976/77	623	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	623
1977/78	568	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	568
1978/79	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	534
1979/80	462	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	462
1980/81	439	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	439
1981/82	419	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	419
1982/83	379	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	379
1983/84	364	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	364
1993/94	539	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	539
1994/95	550	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	550
1995/96	536	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	536
1996/97	540	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	540
1997/98	523	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	523
1998/99	512	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	512
1999/00	484	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	484
2000/01	480	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	480
2001/02	480	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	480
2002/03	465	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	465
2003/04	451	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	451
2004/05	430	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	430
2005/06	419	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	419
2006/07	405	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	405
2007/08	399	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	399
2008/09	384	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	384
2009/10	361	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	361
2010/11	356	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	356
2011/12	350	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	350
2012/13	353	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	353
2013/14	352	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	352
2014/15	361	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	361
2015/16	360	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	360
2016/17	361	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	361
2017/18	362	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	362
2018/19	382	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	382
2019/20	388	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	388
2020/21	370	–	36	47	52	47	45	36	58	49	370
2021/22	356	–	36	34	47	51	47	48	35	58	356
2022/23	344	–	50	33	35	48	53	44	47	34	344
2023/24	347	–	45	48	35	34	45	48	46	46	347
2024/25	329	–	38	43	47	32	33	43	46	41	329
2025/26	329	–	35	42	43	50	34	34	45	46	329