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FOXFORD CENTRAL NS

Roll number: 19812U Foxford, Co. Mayo

School details

Address: Foxford, Co. Mayo (F26PX63)
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 0949256391
Principal: John McHugh
Ethos: Catholic
DEIS: N
Irish classification: No subjects through Irish
Gaeltacht: N
Island: N
Local authority: Mayo County Council
School patron: Bishop of Achonry
School type: Ordinary
School level: All-Through School
Planning area: Foxford

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: 245 in 2007/08 → 275, +30 pupils.
Biggest loss in a single year: 1998/99: 270 in 1997/98 → 238, -32 pupils.
Largest single-class increase: Junior Infants in 2021/22 (25 → 39, +14).
Largest single-class decrease: 3rd Class in 2021/22 (37 → 24, -13).
Largest cohort-step gain: JI → SI in 2023/24 (35 → 41, +6).
Largest cohort-step loss: SI → 1st in 2024/25 (41 → 38, -3).
Overall: 307 (1982/83) → 271 (2025/26 (preliminary)), -36.

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	25	39	32.6	5
Senior Infants	25	41	32.2	5
1st Class	25	39	31.4	5
2nd Class	24	39	28.8	5
3rd Class	24	37	28.6	5
4th Class	26	38	31.0	5
5th Class	28	39	32.8	5
6th Class	30	43	35.0	5
Total	211	320	257.5	35

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 25

SI 2021/22 26

1st 2022/23 26

2nd 2023/24 27

3rd 2024/25 28

Cohort 2021/22

JI 2021/22 39

-2

SI 2022/23 37

1st 2023/24 39

2nd 2024/25 39

Cohort 2022/23

JI 2022/23 35

SI 2023/24 41

-3

1st 2024/25 38

Cohort 2023/24

JI 2023/24 29

SI 2024/25 32

Cohort 2024/25

JI 2024/25 35

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
1982/83	143	164	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	307
1983/84	149	156	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	305
1993/94	159	161	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	320
1994/95	157	153	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	310
1995/96	160	136	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	296
1996/97	151	135	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	286
1997/98	147	123	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	270
1998/99	127	111	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	238
1999/00	123	111	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	234
2000/01	107	108	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	215
2001/02	113	111	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	224
2002/03	113	107	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	220
2003/04	111	107	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	218
2004/05	110	101	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	211
2005/06	115	102	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	217
2006/07	112	118	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	230
2007/08	123	122	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	245
2008/09	144	131	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	275
2009/10	135	125	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	260
2010/11	133	126	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	259
2011/12	130	126	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	256
2012/13	133	126	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	259
2013/14	137	126	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	263
2014/15	148	118	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	266
2015/16	147	126	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	273
2016/17	138	132	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	270
2017/18	132	123	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	255
2018/19	130	121	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	251
2019/20	131	116	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	247
2020/21	121	121	25	25	29	24	37	34	31	37	242
2021/22	121	125	39	26	25	28	24	38	34	32	246
2022/23	117	132	35	37	26	26	27	26	39	33	249
2023/24	127	137	29	41	39	27	27	30	28	43	264
2024/25	124	137	35	32	38	39	28	27	32	30	261
2025/26 (preliminary)	133	138	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	271