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PROSPEROUS N S

Roll number: 18515J Prosperous, Naas, Co. Kildare

School details

Address: Prosperous, Naas, Co. Kildare (W91DT10)
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 045868660
Principal: Geraldine Hetherton
Ethos: Catholic
DEIS: N
Irish classification: No subjects through Irish
Gaeltacht: N
Island: N
Local authority: Kildare County Council
School patron: Bishop of Kildare & Leighlin
School type: Ordinary with Special Classes
School level: All-Through School
Planning area: Prosperous_Clane

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

22.62

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	439	16	27.44	34	4
2007/08	477	18	26.50	32	4
2008/09	488	18	27.11	31	4
2009/10	489	18	27.17	30	4
2010/11	491	18	27.28	30	5
2011/12	510	20	25.50	33	6
2012/13	508	18	28.22	32	7
2013/14	511	19	26.89	29	0
2014/15	507	19	26.68	32	4
2015/16	516	19	27.16	29	0
2016/17	508	20	25.40	28	0
2017/18	513	19	27.00	29	0
2019/20	513	20	25.65	29	0
2020/21	508	20	25.40	28	0
2021/22	483	20	24.15	29	0
2022/23	461	21	21.95	26	0
2023/24	492	20	24.60	29	0
2024/25	487	21	23.19	28	0
2025/26	475	21	22.62	28	0

Data highlights

Key numbers to spot outliers or notable changes.

Biggest gain in a single year: 2003/04: 392 in 2002/03 → 439, +47 pupils.
Biggest loss in a single year: 1993/94: 334 in 1983/84 → 289, -45 pupils.
Largest single-class increase: 3rd Class in 2023/24 (45 → 71, +26).
Largest single-class decrease: 3rd Class in 2022/23 (64 → 45, -19).
Largest cohort-step gain: SI → 1st in 2023/24 (53 → 61, +8).
Largest cohort-step loss: 1st → 2nd in 2024/25 (61 → 56, -5).
Overall: 226 (1974/75) → 493 (2025/26), 267.

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	46	68	58.3	6
Senior Infants	50	69	60.2	6
1st Class	45	71	59.2	6
2nd Class	45	68	58.0	6
3rd Class	45	71	60.2	6
4th Class	53	71	63.8	6
5th Class	52	75	66.3	6
6th Class	54	75	67.7	6
Total	226	534	404.3	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 59

SI 2021/22 60

-1

1st 2022/23 59

2nd 2023/24 64

3rd 2024/25 64

4th 2025/26 64

Cohort 2021/22

JI 2021/22 53

SI 2022/23 53

1st 2023/24 61

-5

2nd 2024/25 56

3rd 2025/26 56

Cohort 2022/23

JI 2022/23 46

SI 2023/24 50

1st 2024/25 53

-1

2nd 2025/26 52

Cohort 2023/24

JI 2023/24 68

SI 2024/25 69

1st 2025/26 71

Cohort 2024/25

JI 2024/25 64

-1

SI 2025/26 63

Cohort 2025/26

JI 2025/26 60

Raw data by year

Year	Female	Male	JI	SI	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	Total
1974/75	101	125	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	226
1975/76	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	243
1976/77	115	146	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	261
1977/78	123	149	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	272
1978/79	135	152	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	287
1979/80	139	149	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	288
1980/81	142	149	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	291
1981/82	147	159	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	306
1982/83	148	172	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	320
1983/84	155	179	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	334
1993/94	144	145	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	289
1994/95	138	147	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	285
1995/96	129	144	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	273
1996/97	125	146	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	271
1997/98	138	135	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	273
1998/99	133	131	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	264
1999/00	160	150	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	310
2000/01	164	162	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	326
2001/02	170	182	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	352
2002/03	198	194	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	392
2003/04	213	226	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	439
2004/05	222	227	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	449
2005/06	209	232	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	441
2006/07	225	225	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	450
2007/08	233	256	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	489
2008/09	234	266	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	500
2009/10	236	265	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	501
2010/11	236	267	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	503
2011/12	249	273	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	522
2012/13	244	278	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	522
2013/14	233	293	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	526
2014/15	229	296	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	525
2015/16	237	297	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	534
2016/17	242	284	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	526
2017/18	243	288	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	531
2018/19	236	284	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	520
2019/20	243	288	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	531
2020/21	242	284	59	66	45	63	61	67	75	75	526
2021/22	239	262	53	60	66	45	64	63	65	74	501
2022/23	226	251	46	53	59	68	45	65	69	63	477
2023/24	248	262	68	50	61	64	71	53	64	71	510
2024/25	250	254	64	69	53	56	64	71	52	69	504
2025/26	246	247	60	63	71	52	56	64	73	54	493