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Carlow Educate Together NS

Roll number: 20295K Bestfield, Athy Road, Carlow

School details

Address
Bestfield, Athy Road, Carlow (R93TW74)
Email
[email protected]
Phone
0599137541
Principal
Simon Lewis
Ethos
Multi Denominational
DEIS
Y
Irish classification
No subjects through Irish
Gaeltacht
N
Island
N
Local authority
Carlow County Council
School patron
Educate Together
School type
Ordinary with Special Classes
School level
All-Through School
Planning area
Carlow

Preliminary data

The latest year shown (2025/26) is preliminary and subject to revision when the official enrolment figures are released by the Department of Education.

Data highlights

Key numbers to spot outliers or notable changes.

Summary statistics (class-level data)

Min / max / mean enrolment per class across the available years (2020/21–2024/25; preliminary year excluded from class stats).

Class Min Max Mean Years
Junior Infants 44 61 50.2 5
Senior Infants 44 58 51.4 5
1st Class 48 55 52.8 5
2nd Class 52 55 54.0 5
3rd Class 50 53 51.6 5
4th Class 46 53 50.2 5
5th Class 36 52 48.0 5
6th Class 31 54 43.6 5
Total 386 421 404.7 6

Total enrolment over time

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 52
+2
SI 2021/22 54
0
1st 2022/23 54
-2
2nd 2023/24 52
-1
3rd 2024/25 51
Cohort 2021/22
JI 2021/22 61
-3
SI 2022/23 58
-3
1st 2023/24 55
0
2nd 2024/25 55
Cohort 2022/23
JI 2022/23 45
+3
SI 2023/24 48
0
1st 2024/25 48
Cohort 2023/24
JI 2023/24 44
0
SI 2024/25 44
Cohort 2024/25
JI 2024/25 49

Raw data by year

Years marked (preliminary) are subject to revision when official data are published.

Year Female Male JI SI 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th Total
2020/21 184 202 52 53 55 55 50 46 36 31 386
2021/22 193 220 61 54 52 55 52 50 50 33 413
2022/23 202 219 45 58 54 53 52 53 51 49 421
2023/24 207 206 44 48 55 52 53 52 52 51 413
2024/25 208 198 49 44 48 55 51 50 51 54 406
2025/26 (preliminary) 192 197 389