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7 schools in Co. Kilkenny · 2025/26

pupils
1,520
junior infants
145
in all-Irish schools
0
class teachers · 0 gained one · 7 lost one since 2024/25
63 0 since 2015/16
together since 2015/16

The 7 schools with figures for both years had 1,688 pupils in 2015/16 and have 1,520 now. Schools that have closed, and newer schools, aren’t counted.

−10.0%
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0 grew · 5 steady · 2 fell

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  1. Scoil Mhuire Kilkenny
    400 −7.0%
  2. S N Padraig Naofa KilkennyBoys
    331 −4.3%
  3. S N Baile an Phiull Piltown
    254 −23.5%
  4. Scoil Bhride B7C Kilkenny
    217 −7.7%
  5. St Aidans N S Kilmanagh
    175 −5.9%
  6. Owning National School Piltown
    100 +4.2%
  7. Clontubrid Mixed N S Freshford
    43 −31.7%
School Pupils Since 2015/16 Average class Class teacherschange on 2024/25 Junior infants
Scoil Mhuire Kilkenny · Roll 19925K 400
−7.0%
22.5 −117 38
S N Padraig Naofa Kilkenny · Roll 17854D Boys 331
−4.3%
22.4 −114 32
S N Baile an Phiull Piltown, Co. Kilkenny · Roll 17357M 254
−23.5%
22.0 −111 17
Scoil Bhride B7C Kilkenny · Roll 18078N 217
−7.7%
26.4 −18 29
St Aidans N S Kilmanagh, Co. Kilkenny · Roll 19344N 175
−5.9%
25.0 −17 14
Owning National School Piltown, Co. Kilkenny · Roll 16430O 100
+4.2%
25.0 −14 13
Clontubrid Mixed N S Freshford, Co. Kilkenny · Roll 16865D 43
−31.7%
21.5 −12 2
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Distances are straight lines, not travel routes. Pupil numbers and class sizes: Department of Education, 2025/26. Change is over 10 years, since 2015/16. Average class size counts mainstream classes only, and there's one class teacher for each mainstream class. Totals cover every school in the results, not just those shown.