Home · By area · Release notes. Enrolment by planning area, local authority, school patron, county.

ST. JOSEPHS N.S.

Roll number: 15958F WOODFORD, LOUGHREA, COUNTY GALWAY

School details

Address: WOODFORD, LOUGHREA, COUNTY GALWAY (H62Y540)
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 0909749525
Principal: BRID BN UÍ MHAINNIN
Ethos: Catholic
DEIS: N
Irish classification: No subjects through Irish
Gaeltacht: N
Island: N
Local authority: Galway County Council
School patron: Bishop of Clonfert
School type: Ordinary with Special Classes
School level: All-Through School
Planning area: Woodford

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: 2008/09: 84 in 2007/08 → 96, +12 pupils.
Biggest loss in a single year: 1993/94: 158 in 1983/84 → 133, -25 pupils.
Largest single-class increase: 1st Class in 2023/24 (3 → 10, +7).
Largest single-class decrease: 6th Class in 2021/22 (19 → 8, -11).
Largest cohort-step gain: 1st → 2nd in 2023/24 (3 → 5, +2).
Largest cohort-step loss: 2nd → 3rd in 2024/25 (5 → 1, -4).
Overall: 156 (1975/76) → 53 (2025/26 (preliminary)), -103.

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	3	8	5.2	5
Senior Infants	3	9	5.8	5
1st Class	3	10	5.8	5
2nd Class	5	10	6.8	5
3rd Class	1	10	6.0	5
4th Class	4	10	6.8	5
5th Class	4	10	7.2	5
6th Class	5	19	9.8	5
Total	52	169	104.2	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 3

SI 2021/22 3

1st 2022/23 3

2nd 2023/24 5

-4

3rd 2024/25 1

Cohort 2021/22

JI 2021/22 8

SI 2022/23 9

1st 2023/24 10

2nd 2024/25 10

Cohort 2022/23

JI 2022/23 4

-1

SI 2023/24 3

1st 2024/25 3

Cohort 2023/24

JI 2023/24 6

SI 2024/25 7

Cohort 2024/25

JI 2024/25 5

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	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	156
1976/77	77	75	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	152
1977/78	80	71	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	151
1978/79	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	152
1980/81	87	71	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	158
1981/82	94	72	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	166
1982/83	91	78	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	169
1983/84	80	78	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	158
1993/94	75	58	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	133
1994/95	78	58	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	136
1995/96	71	60	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	131
1996/97	62	54	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	116
1997/98	59	56	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	115
1998/99	55	55	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	110
1999/00	52	51	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	103
2000/01	42	52	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	94
2001/02	40	56	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	96
2002/03	33	56	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	89
2003/04	36	46	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	82
2004/05	35	47	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	82
2005/06	37	46	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	83
2006/07	38	43	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	81
2007/08	38	46	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	84
2008/09	48	48	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	96
2009/10	51	42	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	93
2010/11	56	38	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	94
2011/12	57	46	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	103
2012/13	55	53	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	108
2013/14	62	53	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	115
2014/15	54	55	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	109
2015/16	48	47	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	95
2016/17	39	46	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	85
2017/18	39	47	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	86
2018/19	32	44	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	76
2019/20	29	41	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	70
2020/21	28	40	3	7	6	5	10	4	8	19	68
2021/22	25	33	8	3	7	7	5	10	4	8	58
2022/23	25	30	4	9	3	7	7	4	10	5	55
2023/24	26	35	6	3	10	5	7	9	5	12	61
2024/25	19	33	5	7	3	10	1	7	9	5	52
2025/26 (preliminary)	18	35	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	53