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BAREFIELD MIXED N S

Roll number: 14830U Barefield, Ennis, Co. Clare

School details

Address: Barefield, Ennis, Co. Clare (V95FD28)
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 0656820303
Principal: Seán Ó Broin
Ethos: Catholic
DEIS: N
Irish classification: No subjects through Irish
Gaeltacht: N
Island: N
Local authority: Clare County Council
School patron: Bishop of Killaloe
School type: Ordinary with Special Classes
School level: All-Through School
Planning area: Ennis

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.

Biggest gain in a single year: 1993/94: 153 in 1982/83 → 208, +55 pupils.
Biggest loss in a single year: 2018/19: 397 in 2017/18 → 382, -15 pupils.
Largest single-class increase: 1st Class in 2021/22 (37 → 59, +22).
Largest single-class decrease: 2nd Class in 2021/22 (53 → 37, -16).
Largest cohort-step gain: SI → 1st in 2022/23 (45 → 49, +4).
Largest cohort-step loss: 1st → 2nd in 2022/23 (59 → 57, -2).
Overall: 89 (1975/76) → 390 (2025/26 (preliminary)), 301.

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	45	50	47.0	5
Senior Infants	45	58	49.6	5
1st Class	37	59	48.0	5
2nd Class	37	57	49.2	5
3rd Class	38	56	49.2	5
4th Class	38	56	47.6	5
5th Class	40	55	47.0	5
6th Class	43	55	49.6	5
Total	89	400	287.7	41

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

Base cohort:

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 45

SI 2021/22 45

1st 2022/23 49

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2nd 2023/24 48

3rd 2024/25 48

Cohort 2021/22

JI 2021/22 46

SI 2022/23 47

1st 2023/24 49

2nd 2024/25 51

Cohort 2022/23

JI 2022/23 45

SI 2023/24 46

1st 2024/25 46

Cohort 2023/24

JI 2023/24 49

SI 2024/25 52

Cohort 2024/25

JI 2024/25 50

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
1975/76	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	89
1976/77	43	47	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	90
1977/78	51	44	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	95
1978/79	54	48	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	102
1979/80	58	54	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	112
1980/81	67	63	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	130
1981/82	74	63	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	137
1982/83	77	76	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	153
1993/94	122	86	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	208
1994/95	128	87	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	215
1995/96	123	93	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	216
1996/97	118	93	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	211
1997/98	115	96	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	211
1998/99	115	104	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	219
1999/00	116	110	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	226
2000/01	125	123	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	248
2001/02	137	137	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	274
2002/03	147	136	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	283
2003/04	150	151	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	301
2004/05	152	163	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	315
2005/06	167	166	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	333
2006/07	166	174	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	340
2007/08	163	184	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	347
2008/09	171	194	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	365
2009/10	168	195	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	363
2010/11	176	199	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	375
2011/12	192	200	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	392
2012/13	188	205	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	393
2013/14	179	205	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	384
2014/15	184	216	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	400
2015/16	180	209	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	389
2016/17	181	207	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	388
2017/18	188	209	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	397
2018/19	189	193	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	382
2019/20	191	195	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	386
2020/21	206	177	45	58	37	53	52	40	48	50	383
2021/22	204	174	46	45	59	37	52	51	40	48	378
2022/23	206	177	45	47	49	57	38	53	51	43	383
2023/24	211	182	49	46	49	48	56	38	55	52	393
2024/25	206	193	50	52	46	51	48	56	41	55	399
2025/26 (preliminary)	214	176	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	390