Brackenstown Senior N S
Swords · Roll number 19535U
- Catholic ethos
- Not DEIS
- Ordinary with Special Classes
- Pupils in 2025/26
- 530
- −39 on 2024/25
- Over 10 years
- −6%
- Down 35 from 565 in 2015/16
- Girls and boys
- 254 / 276
- 48% girls
Pupils since 1976
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
530 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 | – | – | – | – | – | 0 | 0.0 |
| Senior Infants | – | – | – | – | – | 0 | 0.0 |
| 1st Class | – | – | – | – | – | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2nd Class | – | – | – | – | – | 0 | 0.0 |
| 3rd Class | 126 | 136 | 124 | 135 | 137 | 113 | 128.5 |
| 4th Class | 148 | 126 | 143 | 119 | 142 | 142 | 136.7 |
| 5th Class | 155 | 150 | 132 | 145 | 127 | 143 | 142.0 |
| 6th Class | 156 | 155 | 154 | 134 | 144 | 132 | 145.8 |
JI and SI are Junior and Senior Infants.
Started Junior Infants in 2020/21
137 in 3rd Class (2024/25), 142 in 4th Class (2025/26): 5 pupils more.
- 1373rd Class2024/25
- 1424th Class2025/26
In 3rd Class in 2023/24
135 in 3rd Class (2023/24), 143 in 5th Class (2025/26): 8 pupils more.
- 1353rd Class2023/24
- 1424th Class2024/25
- 1435th Class2025/26
In 3rd Class in 2022/23
124 in 3rd Class (2022/23), 132 in 6th Class (2025/26): 8 pupils more.
- 1243rd Class2022/23
- 1194th Class2023/24
- 1275th Class2024/25
- 1326th Class2025/26
In 3rd Class in 2021/22
136 in 3rd Class (2021/22), 144 in 6th Class (2024/25): 8 pupils more.
- 1363rd Class2021/22
- 1434th Class2022/23
- 1455th Class2023/24
- 1446th Class2024/25
In 3rd Class in 2020/21
126 in 3rd Class (2020/21), 134 in 6th Class (2023/24): 8 pupils more.
- 1263rd Class2020/21
- 1264th Class2021/22
- 1325th Class2022/23
- 1346th Class2023/24
In 4th Class in 2020/21
148 in 4th Class (2020/21), 154 in 6th Class (2022/23): 6 pupils more.
- 1484th Class2020/21
- 1505th Class2021/22
- 1546th Class2022/23
In 5th Class in 2020/21
155 in 5th Class (2020/21), 155 in 6th Class (2021/22): no change.
- 1555th Class2020/21
- 1556th Class2021/22
Biggest one-year changes in a class
- +234th Class in 2024/25 (119 to 142)
- −244th Class in 2023/24 (143 to 119)
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 Brackenstown Senior N S, 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
37.2teaching posts
Our estimate: about 37 teachers.
- Class teachersOne for each of the 23 mainstream classes 23
- PrincipalRuns the school and doesn't teach a class 1
- Special education teachers255 hours of support teaching a week 10.2
- Special class teachersFor 2 autism classes and a mild general learning disability class 3
11 special needs assistants (SNAs) also work with pupils. 18 pupils are in special classes, which the class sizes leave out.
The NCSE has allocated 10 special education teachers, 3 special class teachers and 11 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. 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 Brackenstown Senior N S, measured in a straight line. Pupil numbers are for 2025/26.
| Number on map | School | Distance | Pupils | Since 2015/16 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brackenstown Senior N SThis school | – | 530 |
−6.2%
|
|
| 1 | St Cronans Junior National School0.1 km · Swords | 0.1 km | 498 |
−21.6%
|
| 2 | Swords Borough N S0.8 km · Swords · Church of Ireland | 0.8 km | 84 |
−20.0%
|
| 3 | Holy Family Junior N S0.8 km · Swords | 0.8 km | 565 |
−18.6%
|
| 4 | Holy Family Senior N S0.9 km · Swords | 0.9 km | 624 |
+0.3%
|
| 5 | River Valley CNS1.0 km · Swords · Multi-denominational | 1.0 km | 142 | – |
| 6 | Broadmeadow Community National School1.3 km · Swords · Multi-denominational | 1.3 km | 80 | – |
About this school
Inspection reports open on gov.ie, under the name the school had when it was inspected. They describe specific areas of the school's work rather than giving an overall grade. Newer schools may not have one yet.
Contact
- Principal
- Loreto Desmond
- Phone
- 018403488
- [email protected]
- Address
- Brackenstown Road, Swords, Co. Dublin, K67 CH99
School
- Ethos
- Catholic
- Patron
- Archbishop of Dublin
- School type
- Ordinary with Special Classes
- School level
- Senior
- DEIS
- Not DEIS
Language and area
- Irish classification
- No subjects through Irish
- Gaeltacht
- Non-Gaeltacht
- Island
- Not on an island
- Local authority
- Fingal County Council
- Planning area
- Swords
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
41 school years from 1976/77 to 2025/26. Class figures start in 2020/21.
| Year | Total | Girls | Boys | JI | SI | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 530 | 254 | 276 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 113 | 142 | 143 | 132 |
| 2024/25 | 569 | 273 | 296 | – | – | – | – | 137 | 142 | 127 | 144 |
| 2023/24 | 552 | 266 | 286 | – | – | – | – | 135 | 119 | 145 | 134 |
| 2022/23 | 573 | 267 | 306 | – | – | – | – | 124 | 143 | 132 | 154 |
| 2021/22 | 586 | 265 | 321 | – | – | – | – | 136 | 126 | 150 | 155 |
| 2020/21 | 604 | 268 | 336 | – | – | – | – | 126 | 148 | 155 | 156 |
| 2019/20 | 626 | 277 | 349 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2018/19 | 625 | 280 | 345 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2017/18 | 608 | 284 | 324 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2016/17 | 577 | 268 | 309 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2015/16 | 565 | 275 | 290 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2014/15 | 582 | 284 | 298 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2013/14 | 601 | 293 | 308 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2012/13 | 599 | 301 | 298 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2011/12 | 611 | 307 | 304 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2010/11 | 621 | 314 | 307 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2009/10 | 620 | 303 | 317 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2008/09 | 625 | 292 | 333 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2007/08 | 626 | 279 | 347 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2006/07 | 630 | 289 | 341 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2005/06 | 631 | 297 | 334 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2004/05 | 596 | 286 | 310 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2003/04 | 560 | 271 | 289 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2002/03 | 518 | 244 | 274 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2001/02 | 524 | 247 | 277 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2000/01 | 519 | 247 | 272 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1999/00 | 542 | 256 | 286 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1998/99 | 551 | 262 | 289 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1997/98 | 578 | 276 | 302 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1996/97 | 569 | 265 | 304 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1995/96 | 566 | 273 | 293 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1994/95 | 558 | 272 | 286 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1993/94 | 568 | 284 | 284 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1983/84 | 641 | 310 | 331 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1982/83 | 624 | 316 | 308 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1981/82 | 607 | 304 | 303 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1980/81 | 570 | 300 | 270 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1979/80 | 518 | 257 | 261 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1978/79 | 378 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1977/78 | 239 | 116 | 123 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1976/77 | 110 | 45 | 65 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |