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BENNETTSBRIDGE NATIONAL SCHOOL

Roll number: 16406R BENNETTSBRIDGE, KILKENNY, CO KILKENNY

School details

Address: BENNETTSBRIDGE, KILKENNY, CO KILKENNY (R95R280)
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 0567727553
Principal: Sheila Aylward
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: Kilkenny

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: 1979/80: 172 in 1978/79 → 202, +30 pupils.
Biggest loss in a single year: 1993/94: 215 in 1983/84 → 143, -72 pupils.
Largest single-class increase: 6th Class in 2022/23 (22 → 31, +9).
Largest single-class decrease: Junior Infants in 2023/24 (30 → 18, -12).
Largest cohort-step gain: 1st → 2nd in 2022/23 (25 → 28, +3).
Largest cohort-step loss: JI → SI in 2023/24 (30 → 28, -2).
Overall: 154 (1974/75) → 206 (2025/26 (preliminary)), 52.

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	18	30	23.0	5
Senior Infants	19	28	23.4	5
1st Class	24	29	26.0	5
2nd Class	24	28	26.0	5
3rd Class	23	28	25.8	5
4th Class	24	29	27.4	5
5th Class	23	29	27.2	5
6th Class	22	31	26.2	5
Total	122	219	177.1	43

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 23

SI 2021/22 24

1st 2022/23 25

2nd 2023/24 25

3rd 2024/25 27

Cohort 2021/22

JI 2021/22 23

SI 2022/23 23

1st 2023/24 24

2nd 2024/25 25

Cohort 2022/23

JI 2022/23 30

-2

SI 2023/24 28

1st 2024/25 29

Cohort 2023/24

JI 2023/24 18

SI 2024/25 19

Cohort 2024/25

JI 2024/25 21

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
1974/75	72	82	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	154
1975/76	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	153
1976/77	84	86	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	170
1977/78	84	81	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	165
1978/79	88	84	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	172
1979/80	104	98	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	202
1980/81	102	97	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	199
1981/82	112	103	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	215
1982/83	114	97	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	211
1983/84	111	104	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	215
1993/94	66	77	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	143
1994/95	68	78	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	146
1995/96	66	70	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	136
1996/97	64	63	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	127
1997/98	61	61	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	122
1998/99	70	64	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	134
1999/00	74	61	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	135
2000/01	76	58	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	134
2001/02	79	56	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	135
2002/03	82	68	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	150
2003/04	78	72	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	150
2004/05	82	77	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	159
2005/06	84	83	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	167
2006/07	84	91	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	175
2007/08	83	103	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	186
2008/09	83	112	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	195
2009/10	82	116	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	198
2010/11	82	107	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	189
2011/12	84	110	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	194
2012/13	85	113	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	198
2013/14	86	112	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	198
2014/15	85	110	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	195
2015/16	84	109	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	193
2016/17	85	114	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	199
2017/18	82	108	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	190
2018/19	82	107	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	189
2019/20	89	103	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	192
2020/21	93	103	23	23	27	24	23	29	23	24	196
2021/22	97	102	23	24	25	28	24	24	29	22	199
2022/23	111	108	30	23	25	28	28	27	27	31	219
2023/24	103	103	18	28	24	25	27	28	28	28	206
2024/25	105	100	21	19	29	25	27	29	29	26	205
2025/26 (preliminary)	111	95	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	206