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St Mary's National School

Roll number: 20272V Thomastown, Co. Kilkenny

School details

Address
Thomastown, Co. Kilkenny (R95FP30)
Email
[email protected]
Phone
0567724290
Principal
Pádhraic Moran
Ethos
Catholic
DEIS
N
Irish classification
Some subjects through Irish
Gaeltacht
N
Island
N
Local authority
Kilkenny County Council
School patron
Bishop of Ossory
School type
Ordinary with Special Classes
School level
All-Through School
Planning area
Thomastown

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
23.12
2025/26
Mainstream classes
17
2025/26
Largest class group
29
2025/26
Classes with 30+ pupils
0
2025/26

Class group metrics trend

Class group metrics by year

Year Mainstream class pupils Mainstream classes Average class size Largest class Classes 30+
2007/08 368 15 24.53 29 0
2008/09 386 15 25.73 30 2
2009/10 414 15 27.60 32 6
2010/11 406 15 27.07 34 7
2011/12 419 15 27.93 32 6
2012/13 444 16 27.75 34 6
2013/14 445 16 27.81 33 5
2014/15 446 16 27.88 32 7
2015/16 460 16 28.75 33 12
2016/17 449 17 26.41 33 8
2017/18 452 17 26.59 33 7
2019/20 451 17 26.53 32 3
2020/21 455 18 25.28 32 3
2021/22 436 18 24.22 30 1
2022/23 420 17 24.71 30 2
2023/24 421 17 24.76 30 1
2024/25 408 17 24.00 29 0
2025/26 393 17 23.12 29 0

Data highlights

Key numbers to spot outliers or notable changes.

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 41 65 48.5 6
Senior Infants 44 67 51.2 6
1st Class 45 65 50.7 6
2nd Class 43 66 50.0 6
3rd Class 46 64 53.0 6
4th Class 47 64 55.7 6
5th Class 51 62 56.0 6
6th Class 54 69 59.8 6
Total 368 460 428.8 19

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

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 65
+2
SI 2021/22 67
-2
1st 2022/23 65
+1
2nd 2023/24 66
-2
3rd 2024/25 64
0
4th 2025/26 64
Cohort 2021/22
JI 2021/22 45
-1
SI 2022/23 44
+1
1st 2023/24 45
-2
2nd 2024/25 43
+3
3rd 2025/26 46
Cohort 2022/23
JI 2022/23 46
+3
SI 2023/24 49
-3
1st 2024/25 46
+1
2nd 2025/26 47
Cohort 2023/24
JI 2023/24 51
0
SI 2024/25 51
-1
1st 2025/26 50
Cohort 2024/25
JI 2024/25 43
+1
SI 2025/26 44
Cohort 2025/26
JI 2025/26 41

Raw data by year

Year Female Male JI SI 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th Total
2007/08 200 168 368
2008/09 213 173 386
2009/10 226 188 414
2010/11 220 186 406
2011/12 226 193 419
2012/13 234 210 444
2013/14 223 222 445
2014/15 217 229 446
2015/16 223 237 460
2016/17 208 241 449
2017/18 213 239 452
2018/19 217 234 451
2019/20 218 233 451
2020/21 230 225 65 52 46 46 58 57 62 69 455
2021/22 216 220 45 67 52 47 46 59 57 63 436
2022/23 209 217 46 44 65 51 54 47 59 60 426
2023/24 207 220 51 49 45 66 50 56 51 58 427
2024/25 205 209 43 51 46 43 64 51 56 54 414
2025/26 191 207 41 44 50 47 46 64 51 55 398