St Beacons N S
Mullinavat · Roll number 19976E
- Catholic ethos
- Not DEIS
- Pupils in 2025/26
- 175
- −2 on 2024/25
- Over 10 years
- −11%
- Down 22 from 197 in 2015/16
- Girls and boys
- 80 / 95
- 46% girls
Pupils since 1993
Total enrolment each school year
Shaded: the last 10 years, 2015/16 to 2025/26.
Pupils by class
Published for each class from 2020/21.
This year, 2025/26
175 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 | 26 | 23 | 24 | 28 | 11 | 27 | 23.2 |
| Senior Infants | 20 | 26 | 23 | 24 | 29 | 11 | 22.2 |
| 1st Class | 20 | 21 | 25 | 21 | 24 | 29 | 23.3 |
| 2nd Class | 32 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 20 | 23 | 23.2 |
| 3rd Class | 17 | 30 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21.8 |
| 4th Class | 24 | 17 | 30 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 22.3 |
| 5th Class | 24 | 23 | 17 | 29 | 20 | 23 | 22.7 |
| 6th Class | 27 | 24 | 23 | 18 | 29 | 20 | 23.5 |
JI and SI are Junior and Senior Infants.
Started Junior Infants in 2024/25
11 in Junior Infants (2024/25), 11 in Senior Infants (2025/26): no change.
- 11Junior Infants2024/25
- 11Senior Infants2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2023/24
28 in Junior Infants (2023/24), 29 in 1st Class (2025/26): 1 pupil more.
- 28Junior Infants2023/24
- 29Senior Infants2024/25
- 291st Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2022/23
24 in Junior Infants (2022/23), 23 in 2nd Class (2025/26): 1 pupil fewer.
- 24Junior Infants2022/23
- 24Senior Infants2023/24
- 241st Class2024/25
- 232nd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2021/22
23 in Junior Infants (2021/22), 21 in 3rd Class (2025/26): 2 pupils fewer.
- 23Junior Infants2021/22
- 23Senior Infants2022/23
- 211st Class2023/24
- 202nd Class2024/25
- 213rd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2020/21
26 in Junior Infants (2020/21), 21 in 4th Class (2025/26): 5 pupils fewer.
- 26Junior Infants2020/21
- 26Senior Infants2021/22
- 251st Class2022/23
- 232nd Class2023/24
- 223rd Class2024/25
- 214th Class2025/26
In Senior Infants in 2020/21
20 in Senior Infants (2020/21), 23 in 5th Class (2025/26): 3 pupils more.
- 20Senior Infants2020/21
- 211st Class2021/22
- 212nd Class2022/23
- 213rd Class2023/24
- 224th Class2024/25
- 235th Class2025/26
In 1st Class in 2020/21
20 in 1st Class (2020/21), 20 in 6th Class (2025/26): no change.
- 201st Class2020/21
- 202nd Class2021/22
- 203rd Class2022/23
- 204th Class2023/24
- 205th Class2024/25
- 206th Class2025/26
In 2nd Class in 2020/21
32 in 2nd Class (2020/21), 29 in 6th Class (2024/25): 3 pupils fewer.
- 322nd Class2020/21
- 303rd Class2021/22
- 304th Class2022/23
- 295th Class2023/24
- 296th Class2024/25
In 3rd Class in 2020/21
17 in 3rd Class (2020/21), 18 in 6th Class (2023/24): 1 pupil more.
- 173rd Class2020/21
- 174th Class2021/22
- 175th Class2022/23
- 186th Class2023/24
In 4th Class in 2020/21
24 in 4th Class (2020/21), 23 in 6th Class (2022/23): 1 pupil fewer.
- 244th Class2020/21
- 235th Class2021/22
- 236th Class2022/23
In 5th Class in 2020/21
24 in 5th Class (2020/21), 24 in 6th Class (2021/22): no change.
- 245th Class2020/21
- 246th Class2021/22
Biggest one-year changes in a class
- +16Junior Infants in 2025/26 (11 to 27)
- −18Senior Infants in 2025/26 (29 to 11)
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 St Beacons 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
10.4teaching posts
Our estimate: about 10 teachers.
- Class teachersOne for each of the 7 mainstream classes 7
- PrincipalRuns the school and doesn't teach a class 1
- Special education teachers60 hours of support teaching a week 2.4
1 special needs assistant (SNAs) also work with pupils.
The NCSE has allocated 2.3 special education teachers and 1 SNA 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. Where there's no principal bar, the principal also taught a class. 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 St Beacons N S, measured in a straight line. Pupil numbers are for 2025/26.
| Number on map | School | Distance | Pupils | Since 2015/16 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Beacons N SThis school | – | 175 |
−11.2%
|
|
| 1 | Colmcille Mixed N S5.4 km · Mullinavat | 5.4 km | 20 |
+100.0%
|
| 2 | St. Senan's National School5.5 km · Via Waterford | 5.5 km | 176 |
−9.3%
|
| 3 | S N Baile an Fhasaigh7.0 km · via New Ross | 7.0 km | 54 |
−10.0%
|
| 4 | Scoil Mholainge Listerlin8.1 km · via Waterford | 8.1 km | 148 |
+27.6%
|
| 5 | S N Moin Ruadh Mixed8.3 km · Knocktopher | 8.3 km | 56 |
0.0%
|
| 6 | Templeorum N S8.7 km · via Carrick-on-Suir | 8.7 km | 38 |
−43.3%
|
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
- Peter Fitzpatrick
- Phone
- 051898442
- [email protected]
- Address
- Mullinavat, Co Kilkenny, X91 DY67
School
- Ethos
- Catholic
- Patron
- Bishop of Ossory
- 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
- Kilkenny County Council
- Planning area
- Ballyhale
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
33 school years from 1993/94 to 2025/26. Class figures start in 2020/21.
| Year | Total | Girls | Boys | JI | SI | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 175 | 80 | 95 | 27 | 11 | 29 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 20 |
| 2024/25 | 177 | 88 | 89 | 11 | 29 | 24 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 29 |
| 2023/24 | 184 | 89 | 95 | 28 | 24 | 21 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 29 | 18 |
| 2022/23 | 183 | 100 | 83 | 24 | 23 | 25 | 21 | 20 | 30 | 17 | 23 |
| 2021/22 | 184 | 102 | 82 | 23 | 26 | 21 | 20 | 30 | 17 | 23 | 24 |
| 2020/21 | 190 | 102 | 88 | 26 | 20 | 20 | 32 | 17 | 24 | 24 | 27 |
| 2019/20 | 185 | 100 | 85 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2018/19 | 190 | 100 | 90 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2017/18 | 197 | 107 | 90 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2016/17 | 185 | 97 | 88 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2015/16 | 197 | 103 | 94 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2014/15 | 180 | 89 | 91 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2013/14 | 182 | 84 | 98 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2012/13 | 179 | 80 | 99 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2011/12 | 181 | 83 | 98 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2010/11 | 173 | 74 | 99 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2009/10 | 167 | 73 | 94 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2008/09 | 161 | 72 | 89 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2007/08 | 148 | 68 | 80 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2006/07 | 150 | 65 | 85 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2005/06 | 146 | 67 | 79 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2004/05 | 134 | 62 | 72 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2003/04 | 137 | 63 | 74 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2002/03 | 137 | 65 | 72 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2001/02 | 139 | 64 | 75 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2000/01 | 143 | 65 | 78 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1999/00 | 151 | 66 | 85 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1998/99 | 165 | 77 | 88 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1997/98 | 165 | 80 | 85 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1996/97 | 176 | 92 | 84 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1995/96 | 183 | 100 | 83 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1994/95 | 182 | 97 | 85 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1993/94 | 192 | 102 | 90 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |