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CLOCHAR LORETO N S

Roll number: 00729F Grange Road, Rathfarnham, Dublin 14

School details

Address: Grange Road, Rathfarnham, Dublin 14 (D14YY28)
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 014931640
Principal: Sr. Maria Hyland
Ethos: Catholic
DEIS: N
Irish classification: No subjects through Irish
Gaeltacht: N
Island: N
Local authority: South Dublin County Council
School patron: Archbishop of Dublin
School type: Ordinary with Special Classes
School level: All-Through School
Planning area: Ballinteer_Stepaside_DLR

Class size history

Mainstream class group data is shown separately from standard/year-group enrolment data. The source does not identify which standard/year group each class group belongs to.

Average class size

22.95

2025/26

Mainstream classes

2025/26

Largest class group

2025/26

Classes with 30+ pupils

2025/26

Class group metrics trend

Class group metrics by year

Year	Mainstream class pupils	Mainstream classes	Average class size	Largest class	Classes 30+
2006/07	522	19	27.47	30	2
2007/08	502	19	26.42	30	1
2008/09	506	19	26.63	30	3
2009/10	517	19	27.21	32	6
2010/11	517	19	27.21	30	4
2011/12	516	19	27.16	31	7
2012/13	520	19	27.37	32	8
2013/14	527	19	27.74	32	9
2014/15	518	19	27.26	31	7
2015/16	515	19	27.11	30	7
2016/17	505	19	26.58	30	6
2017/18	510	19	26.84	30	6
2019/20	501	19	26.37	31	6
2020/21	486	19	25.58	30	2
2021/22	475	19	25.00	30	1
2022/23	471	19	24.79	30	1
2023/24	467	19	24.58	27	0
2024/25	459	19	24.16	28	0
2025/26	436	19	22.95	29	0

Data highlights

Key numbers to spot outliers or notable changes.

Biggest gain in a single year: 1975/76: 511 in 1974/75 → 555, +44 pupils.
Biggest loss in a single year: 1977/78: 574 in 1976/77 → 537, -37 pupils.
Largest single-class increase: 1st Class in 2021/22 (49 → 69, +20).
Largest single-class decrease: 2nd Class in 2021/22 (73 → 49, -24).
Largest cohort-step gain: 3rd → 4th in 2025/26 (55 → 61, +6).
Largest cohort-step loss: 1st → 2nd in 2025/26 (56 → 53, -3).
Overall: 511 (1974/75) → 445 (2025/26), -66.

Summary statistics (class-level data)

Min / max / mean enrolment per class across the available final by-standard years.

Class	Min	Max	Mean	Years
Junior Infants	40	59	51.0	6
Senior Infants	47	68	55.7	6
1st Class	46	69	54.8	6
2nd Class	48	73	57.5	6
3rd Class	48	71	60.0	6
4th Class	51	71	63.3	6
5th Class	51	72	63.0	6
6th Class	57	73	62.2	6
Total	445	574	518.1	42

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 51

-1

SI 2021/22 50

1st 2022/23 53

2nd 2023/24 54

3rd 2024/25 55

4th 2025/26 61

Cohort 2021/22

JI 2021/22 49

-2

SI 2022/23 47

-1

1st 2023/24 46

2nd 2024/25 48

3rd 2025/26 48

Cohort 2022/23

JI 2022/23 53

SI 2023/24 54

1st 2024/25 56

-3

2nd 2025/26 53

Cohort 2023/24

JI 2023/24 54

SI 2024/25 54

1st 2025/26 56

Cohort 2024/25

JI 2024/25 59

SI 2025/26 61

Cohort 2025/26

JI 2025/26 40

Raw data by year

Year	Female	Male	JI	SI	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	Total
1974/75	341	170	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	511
1975/76	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	555
1976/77	395	179	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	574
1977/78	387	150	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	537
1978/79	389	132	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	521
1979/80	382	131	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	513
1980/81	377	121	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	498
1981/82	384	128	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	512
1982/83	382	131	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	513
1993/94	516	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	516
1994/95	527	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	527
1995/96	533	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	533
1996/97	572	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	572
1997/98	554	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	554
1998/99	553	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	553
1999/00	540	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	540
2000/01	541	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	541
2001/02	541	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	541
2002/03	529	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	529
2003/04	537	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	537
2004/05	530	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	530
2005/06	528	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	528
2006/07	522	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	522
2007/08	502	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	502
2008/09	506	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	506
2009/10	517	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	517
2010/11	517	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	517
2011/12	516	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	516
2012/13	520	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	520
2013/14	527	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	527
2014/15	518	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	518
2015/16	515	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	515
2016/17	505	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	505
2017/18	510	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	510
2018/19	508	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	508
2019/20	501	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	501
2020/21	488	4	51	68	49	73	70	60	57	58	492
2021/22	477	4	49	50	69	49	71	71	59	57	481
2022/23	475	5	53	47	53	68	51	70	72	59	480
2023/24	471	5	54	54	46	54	65	51	70	73	476
2024/25	463	5	59	54	56	48	55	67	51	69	468
2025/26	440	5	40	61	56	53	48	61	69	57	445