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Ballyragget National School

Roll number: 20506U Kilkenny Road, Ballyragget, Co. Kilkenny

School details

Address
Kilkenny Road, Ballyragget, Co. Kilkenny (R95KR86)
Email
[email protected]
Phone
0568833606
Principal
Claire Dunne
Ethos
Catholic
DEIS
N
Irish classification
No subjects through Irish
Gaeltacht
N
Island
N
Local authority
Kilkenny County Council
School patron
Bishop of Ossory
School type
Ordinary
School level
All-Through School
Planning area
Castlecomer

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
25.17
2025/26
Mainstream classes
6
2025/26
Largest class group
30
2025/26
Classes with 30+ pupils
1
2025/26

Class group metrics trend

Class group metrics by year

Year Mainstream class pupils Mainstream classes Average class size Largest class Classes 30+
2019/20 136 7 19.43 25 0
2020/21 144 6 24.00 31 1
2021/22 126 7 18.00 24 0
2022/23 136 6 22.67 28 0
2023/24 130 6 21.67 30 1
2024/25 150 6 25.00 35 1
2025/26 151 6 25.17 30 1

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 11 21 17.5 6
Senior Infants 13 28 18.3 6
1st Class 13 21 17.8 6
2nd Class 12 22 17.7 6
3rd Class 14 21 16.8 6
4th Class 14 22 17.8 6
5th Class 11 22 16.8 6
6th Class 11 29 18.8 6
Total 126 163 142.5 8

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 18
0
SI 2021/22 18
0
1st 2022/23 18
0
2nd 2023/24 18
+3
3rd 2024/25 21
-1
4th 2025/26 20
Cohort 2021/22
JI 2021/22 16
+2
SI 2022/23 18
+1
1st 2023/24 19
0
2nd 2024/25 19
-1
3rd 2025/26 18
Cohort 2022/23
JI 2022/23 19
0
SI 2023/24 19
+2
1st 2024/25 21
+1
2nd 2025/26 22
Cohort 2023/24
JI 2023/24 11
+3
SI 2024/25 14
+1
1st 2025/26 15
Cohort 2024/25
JI 2024/25 20
+8
SI 2025/26 28
Cohort 2025/26
JI 2025/26 21

Raw data by year

Year Female Male JI SI 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th Total
2018/19 75 70 145
2019/20 73 63 136
2020/21 81 63 18 13 21 16 14 22 11 29 144
2021/22 75 51 16 18 13 19 14 14 21 11 126
2022/23 81 55 19 18 18 12 19 14 14 22 136
2023/24 74 56 11 19 19 18 15 19 14 15 130
2024/25 89 71 20 14 21 19 21 18 22 16 160
2025/26 87 76 21 28 15 22 18 20 19 20 163