Foxford Central NS
Foxford · Roll number 19812U
- Catholic ethos
- Not DEIS
- Pupils in 2025/26
- 271
- +10 on 2024/25
- Over 10 years
- −1%
- Down 2 from 273 in 2015/16
- Girls and boys
- 133 / 138
- 49% girls
Pupils since 1982
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
271 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 | 25 | 39 | 35 | 29 | 35 | 32 | 32.5 |
| Senior Infants | 25 | 26 | 37 | 41 | 32 | 38 | 33.2 |
| 1st Class | 29 | 25 | 26 | 39 | 38 | 30 | 31.2 |
| 2nd Class | 24 | 28 | 26 | 27 | 39 | 39 | 30.5 |
| 3rd Class | 37 | 24 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 41 | 30.7 |
| 4th Class | 34 | 38 | 26 | 30 | 27 | 30 | 30.8 |
| 5th Class | 31 | 34 | 39 | 28 | 32 | 28 | 32.0 |
| 6th Class | 37 | 32 | 33 | 43 | 30 | 33 | 34.7 |
JI and SI are Junior and Senior Infants.
Started Junior Infants in 2024/25
35 in Junior Infants (2024/25), 38 in Senior Infants (2025/26): 3 pupils more.
- 35Junior Infants2024/25
- 38Senior Infants2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2023/24
29 in Junior Infants (2023/24), 30 in 1st Class (2025/26): 1 pupil more.
- 29Junior Infants2023/24
- 32Senior Infants2024/25
- 301st Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2022/23
35 in Junior Infants (2022/23), 39 in 2nd Class (2025/26): 4 pupils more.
- 35Junior Infants2022/23
- 41Senior Infants2023/24
- 381st Class2024/25
- 392nd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2021/22
39 in Junior Infants (2021/22), 41 in 3rd Class (2025/26): 2 pupils more.
- 39Junior Infants2021/22
- 37Senior Infants2022/23
- 391st Class2023/24
- 392nd Class2024/25
- 413rd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2020/21
25 in Junior Infants (2020/21), 30 in 4th Class (2025/26): 5 pupils more.
- 25Junior Infants2020/21
- 26Senior Infants2021/22
- 261st Class2022/23
- 272nd Class2023/24
- 283rd Class2024/25
- 304th Class2025/26
In Senior Infants in 2020/21
25 in Senior Infants (2020/21), 28 in 5th Class (2025/26): 3 pupils more.
- 25Senior Infants2020/21
- 251st Class2021/22
- 262nd Class2022/23
- 273rd Class2023/24
- 274th Class2024/25
- 285th Class2025/26
In 1st Class in 2020/21
29 in 1st Class (2020/21), 33 in 6th Class (2025/26): 4 pupils more.
- 291st Class2020/21
- 282nd Class2021/22
- 273rd Class2022/23
- 304th Class2023/24
- 325th Class2024/25
- 336th Class2025/26
In 2nd Class in 2020/21
24 in 2nd Class (2020/21), 30 in 6th Class (2024/25): 6 pupils more.
- 242nd Class2020/21
- 243rd Class2021/22
- 264th Class2022/23
- 285th Class2023/24
- 306th Class2024/25
In 3rd Class in 2020/21
37 in 3rd Class (2020/21), 43 in 6th Class (2023/24): 6 pupils more.
- 373rd Class2020/21
- 384th Class2021/22
- 395th Class2022/23
- 436th Class2023/24
In 4th Class in 2020/21
34 in 4th Class (2020/21), 33 in 6th Class (2022/23): 1 pupil fewer.
- 344th Class2020/21
- 345th Class2021/22
- 336th Class2022/23
In 5th Class in 2020/21
31 in 5th Class (2020/21), 32 in 6th Class (2021/22): 1 pupil more.
- 315th Class2020/21
- 326th Class2021/22
Biggest one-year changes in a class
- +14Junior Infants in 2021/22 (25 to 39)
- −133rd Class in 2021/22 (37 to 24)
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 Foxford Central NS, 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
15.4teaching posts
Our estimate: about 15 teachers.
- Class teachersOne for each of the 11 mainstream classes 11
- PrincipalRuns the school and doesn't teach a class 1
- Special education teachers85 hours of support teaching a week 3.4
3.25 special needs assistants (SNAs) also work with pupils.
The NCSE has allocated 3.6 special education teachers and 3.25 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 Foxford Central NS, measured in a straight line. Pupil numbers are for 2025/26.
| Number on map | School | Distance | Pupils | Since 2015/16 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Foxford Central NSThis school | – | 271 |
−0.7%
|
|
| 1 | S N Peadar agus Pol5.7 km · Foxford · DEIS | 5.7 km | 45 |
−25.0%
|
| 2 | Bunscoil Naomh Bríd agus Pádraíg5.9 km · Foxford · DEIS | 5.9 km | 46 | – |
| 3 | Scoil Naomh Feichin8.0 km · Ballina · DEIS | 8.0 km | 26 |
−44.7%
|
| 4 | Scoil na gCoillini8.0 km · Swinford | 8.0 km | 97 |
−3.0%
|
| 5 | S N Naomh Padraig8.4 km · Ballina · DEIS | 8.4 km | 148 |
−21.3%
|
| 6 | St Johns N S8.8 km · Swinford · DEIS | 8.8 km | 27 |
−67.1%
|
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
- John McEvilly
- Phone
- 0949256391
- [email protected]
- Address
- Foxford, Co. Mayo, F26 PX63
School
- Ethos
- Catholic
- Patron
- Bishop of Achonry
- 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
- Mayo County Council
- Planning area
- Foxford
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
35 school years from 1982/83 to 2025/26. Class figures start in 2020/21.
| Year | Total | Girls | Boys | JI | SI | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 271 | 133 | 138 | 32 | 38 | 30 | 39 | 41 | 30 | 28 | 33 |
| 2024/25 | 261 | 124 | 137 | 35 | 32 | 38 | 39 | 28 | 27 | 32 | 30 |
| 2023/24 | 264 | 127 | 137 | 29 | 41 | 39 | 27 | 27 | 30 | 28 | 43 |
| 2022/23 | 249 | 117 | 132 | 35 | 37 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 39 | 33 |
| 2021/22 | 246 | 121 | 125 | 39 | 26 | 25 | 28 | 24 | 38 | 34 | 32 |
| 2020/21 | 242 | 121 | 121 | 25 | 25 | 29 | 24 | 37 | 34 | 31 | 37 |
| 2019/20 | 247 | 131 | 116 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2018/19 | 251 | 130 | 121 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2017/18 | 255 | 132 | 123 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2016/17 | 270 | 138 | 132 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2015/16 | 273 | 147 | 126 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2014/15 | 266 | 148 | 118 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2013/14 | 263 | 137 | 126 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2012/13 | 259 | 133 | 126 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2011/12 | 256 | 130 | 126 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2010/11 | 259 | 133 | 126 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2009/10 | 260 | 135 | 125 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2008/09 | 275 | 144 | 131 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2007/08 | 245 | 123 | 122 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2006/07 | 230 | 112 | 118 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2005/06 | 217 | 115 | 102 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2004/05 | 211 | 110 | 101 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2003/04 | 218 | 111 | 107 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2002/03 | 220 | 113 | 107 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2001/02 | 224 | 113 | 111 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2000/01 | 215 | 107 | 108 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1999/00 | 234 | 123 | 111 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1998/99 | 238 | 127 | 111 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1997/98 | 270 | 147 | 123 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1996/97 | 286 | 151 | 135 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1995/96 | 296 | 160 | 136 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1994/95 | 310 | 157 | 153 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1993/94 | 320 | 159 | 161 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1983/84 | 305 | 149 | 156 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1982/83 | 307 | 143 | 164 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |