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There is a large number of distinct (up to module isomorphism) ${\mathbb F}_pG$-modules, even in small dimensions, and I don't think you can hope for any kind of reasonable classification.

I did some quick computer calculations. 235. For $p=2$, the number of isomorphism classes of dimensions $1,2, \ldots, 7$1,2, …, 7 is 1, 5, 11, 28, 53, 111, 199.

For $p=3$ in dimensions 1,2,3,4,5, it is 1,6, 25, 78, 235.

For $p=5$ in dimensions 1,2,3,4, it is 1,8,47,310.

Of course, it is sufficient to classify the indecomposable modules, but ${\mathbb F}_pG$ is of so-called wild representation type, which means more or less that this cannot easily be done!

For example, with $p=5$ in dimension 4, 242 of the 310 modules are indecomposable.

On the other hand, I am by no means an expert in modular representation theory, and it is possible that more can be said.

There is a large number of distinct (up to module isomorphism) ${\mathbb F}_pG$-modules, even in small dimensions, and I don't think you can hope for any kind of reasonable classification.

I did some quick computer calculations. 235. For $p=2$, the number of isomorphism classes of dimensions $1,2, \ldots, 7$ is 1, 5, 11, 28, 53, 111, 199.

For $p=3$ in dimensions 1,2,3,4,5, it is 1,6, 25, 78, 235.

For $p=5$ in dimensions 1,2,3,4, it is 1,8,47,310.

Of course, it is sufficient to classify the indecomposable modules, but ${\mathbb F}_pG$ is of so-called wild representation type, which means more or less that this cannot easily be done!

For example, with $p=5$ in dimension 4, 242 of the 310 modules are indecomposable.

On the other hand, I am by no means an expert in modular representation theory, and it is possible that more can be said.

There is a large number of distinct (up to module isomorphism) ${\mathbb F}_pG$-modules, even in small dimensions, and I don't think you can hope for any kind of reasonable classification.

I did some quick computer calculations. For $p=2$, the number of isomorphism classes of dimensions 1,2, …, 7 is 1, 5, 11, 28, 53, 111, 199.

For $p=3$ in dimensions 1,2,3,4,5, it is 1,6, 25, 78, 235.

For $p=5$ in dimensions 1,2,3,4, it is 1,8,47,310.

Of course, it is sufficient to classify the indecomposable modules, but ${\mathbb F}_pG$ is of so-called wild representation type, which means more or less that this cannot easily be done!

For example, with $p=5$ in dimension 4, 242 of the 310 modules are indecomposable.

On the other hand, I am by no means an expert in modular representation theory, and it is possible that more can be said.

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There is a large number of distinct (up to module isomorphism) ${\mathbb F}_pG$-modules, even in small dimensions, and I don't think you can hope for any kind of reasonable classification.

I did some quick computer calculations. 235. For $p=2$, the number of isomorphism classes of dimensions $1,2, \ldots, 7$ is 1, 5, 11, 28, 53, 111, 199.

For $p=3$ in dimensions 1,2,3,4,5, it is 1,6, 25, 78, 235.

For $p=5$ in dimensions 1,2,3,4, it is 1,8,47,310.

Of course, it is sufficient to classify the indecomposable modules, but ${\mathbb F}_pG$ is of so-called wild representation type, which means more or less that this cannot easily be done!

For example, with $p=5$ in dimension 4, 242 of the 310 modules are indecomposable.

On the other hand, I am by no means an expert in modular representation theory, and it is possible that more can be said.