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RATOATH JUNIOR N S

Roll number: 00885T Fairyhouse Road, Ratoath, Co. Meath

School details

Address: Fairyhouse Road, Ratoath, Co. Meath (A85P296)
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 018256639
Principal: Miriam Fox
Ethos: Catholic
DEIS: N
Irish classification: No subjects through Irish
Gaeltacht: N
Island: N
Local authority: Meath County Council
School patron: Bishop of Meath
School type: Ordinary with Special Classes
School level: Junior
Planning area: Ratoath

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

20.10

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	577	21	27.48	31	3
2007/08	555	21	26.43	30	4
2008/09	476	20	23.80	28	0
2009/10	468	17	27.53	31	3
2010/11	454	17	26.71	30	3
2011/12	442	16	27.62	30	2
2012/13	460	17	27.06	30	1
2013/14	475	17	27.94	30	4
2014/15	480	17	28.24	30	3
2015/16	462	17	27.18	29	0
2016/17	439	17	25.82	30	1
2017/18	422	16	26.38	30	2
2019/20	377	16	23.56	30	1
2020/21	334	15	22.27	25	0
2021/22	300	13	23.08	26	0
2022/23	273	12	22.75	26	0
2023/24	252	11	22.91	25	0
2024/25	232	10	23.20	27	0
2025/26	201	10	20.10	25	0

Data highlights

Key numbers to spot outliers or notable changes.

Biggest gain in a single year: 2002/03: 624 in 2001/02 → 762, +138 pupils.
Biggest loss in a single year: 2005/06: 935 in 2004/05 → 587, -348 pupils.
Largest single-class increase: Junior Infants in 2024/25 (52 → 63, +11).
Largest single-class decrease: Junior Infants in 2025/26 (63 → 37, -26).
Largest cohort-step gain: SI → 1st in 2023/24 (60 → 64, +4).
Largest cohort-step loss: 2nd → 3rd in 2021/22 (99 → 0, -99).
Overall: 190 (1974/75) → 213 (2025/26), 23.

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	37	67	57.5	6
Senior Infants	53	73	63.5	6
1st Class	52	96	70.3	6
2nd Class	63	99	78.3	6
3rd Class	0	0	0.0	1
4th Class	0	0	0.0	1
5th Class	0	0	0.0	1
6th Class	0	0	0.0	1
Total	190	935	400.5	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 66

SI 2021/22 69

1st 2022/23 72

2nd 2023/24 73

-73

3rd 2024/25 0

4th 2025/26 0

Cohort 2021/22

JI 2021/22 60

SI 2022/23 60

1st 2023/24 64

2nd 2024/25 64

-64

3rd 2025/26 0

Cohort 2022/23

JI 2022/23 67

-2

SI 2023/24 65

-1

1st 2024/25 64

-1

2nd 2025/26 63

Cohort 2023/24

JI 2023/24 52

SI 2024/25 53

-1

1st 2025/26 52

Cohort 2024/25

JI 2024/25 63

-2

SI 2025/26 61

Cohort 2025/26

JI 2025/26 37

Raw data by year

Year	Female	Male	JI	SI	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	Total
1974/75	96	94	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	190
1975/76	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	190
1976/77	113	116	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	229
1977/78	106	119	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	225
1978/79	–	128	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	237
1979/80	116	118	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	234
1980/81	133	113	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	246
1981/82	146	124	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	270
1982/83	131	125	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	256
1983/84	124	121	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	245
1993/94	127	136	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	263
1994/95	125	135	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	260
1995/96	121	142	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	263
1996/97	159	185	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	344
1997/98	172	222	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	394
1998/99	184	263	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	447
1999/00	205	288	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	493
2000/01	245	327	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	572
2001/02	270	354	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	624
2002/03	357	405	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	762
2003/04	404	445	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	849
2004/05	450	485	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	935
2005/06	283	304	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	587
2006/07	275	302	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	577
2007/08	246	309	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	555
2008/09	203	273	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	476
2009/10	218	250	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	468
2010/11	211	243	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	454
2011/12	211	231	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	442
2012/13	229	231	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	460
2013/14	232	243	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	475
2014/15	238	242	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	480
2015/16	234	228	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	462
2016/17	224	215	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	439
2017/18	209	213	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	422
2018/19	190	212	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	402
2019/20	179	198	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	377
2020/21	166	168	66	73	96	99	–	–	–	–	334
2021/22	161	139	60	69	74	97	–	–	–	–	300
2022/23	160	113	67	60	72	74	–	–	–	–	273
2023/24	139	115	52	65	64	73	–	–	–	–	254
2024/25	124	120	63	53	64	64	–	–	–	–	244
2025/26	103	110	37	61	52	63	–	–	–	–	213