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Roll number: 01554B Ballapousta, Ardee, Co. Louth

School details

Address
Ballapousta, Ardee, Co. Louth (A92XD53)
Email
[email protected]
Phone
0416853966
Principal
Peter Dooley
Ethos
Catholic
DEIS
N
Irish classification
No subjects through Irish
Gaeltacht
N
Island
N
Local authority
Louth County Council
School patron
Archbishop of Armagh
School type
Ordinary
School level
All-Through School
Planning area
Ardee

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
22.12
2025/26
Mainstream classes
8
2025/26
Largest class group
29
2025/26
Classes with 30+ pupils
0
2025/26

Class group metrics trend

Class group metrics by year

Year Mainstream class pupils Mainstream classes Average class size Largest class Classes 30+
2006/07 206 7 29.43 33 3
2007/08 226 8 28.25 32 3
2008/09 220 8 27.50 32 2
2009/10 237 8 29.62 31 5
2010/11 231 9 25.67 31 3
2011/12 229 8 28.62 31 2
2012/13 219 8 27.38 33 3
2013/14 224 8 28.00 35 3
2014/15 238 8 29.75 35 4
2015/16 243 9 27.00 35 3
2016/17 238 9 26.44 35 3
2017/18 228 9 25.33 35 3
2019/20 217 8 27.12 34 3
2020/21 221 8 27.62 34 4
2021/22 203 8 25.38 34 2
2022/23 189 8 23.62 34 1
2023/24 174 8 21.75 29 0
2024/25 170 8 21.25 29 0
2025/26 177 8 22.12 29 0

Data highlights

Key numbers to spot outliers or notable changes.

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 16 30 22.5 6
Senior Infants 16 29 22.8 6
1st Class 16 29 21.7 6
2nd Class 16 29 22.2 6
3rd Class 16 29 22.5 6
4th Class 20 33 25.5 6
5th Class 20 34 26.0 6
6th Class 19 34 27.3 6
Total 96 243 172.4 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

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 30
-1
SI 2021/22 29
0
1st 2022/23 29
0
2nd 2023/24 29
0
3rd 2024/25 29
+2
4th 2025/26 31
Cohort 2021/22
JI 2021/22 16
0
SI 2022/23 16
0
1st 2023/24 16
0
2nd 2024/25 16
0
3rd 2025/26 16
Cohort 2022/23
JI 2022/23 20
+1
SI 2023/24 21
0
1st 2024/25 21
-1
2nd 2025/26 20
Cohort 2023/24
JI 2023/24 18
0
SI 2024/25 18
+1
1st 2025/26 19
Cohort 2024/25
JI 2024/25 22
+3
SI 2025/26 25
Cohort 2025/26
JI 2025/26 29

Raw data by year

Year Female Male JI SI 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th Total
1974/75 52 55 107
1975/76 104
1976/77 52 54 106
1977/78 51 48 99
1978/79 46 50 96
1979/80 46 52 98
1980/81 52 50 102
1981/82 51 58 109
1982/83 51 64 115
1983/84 49 74 123
1993/94 78 62 140
1994/95 73 62 135
1995/96 77 73 150
1996/97 75 76 151
1997/98 71 77 148
1998/99 71 79 150
1999/00 75 76 151
2000/01 74 81 155
2001/02 73 87 160
2002/03 73 88 161
2003/04 76 92 168
2004/05 72 96 168
2005/06 79 115 194
2006/07 90 116 206
2007/08 97 129 226
2008/09 101 119 220
2009/10 108 129 237
2010/11 112 119 231
2011/12 109 120 229
2012/13 109 110 219
2013/14 119 105 224
2014/15 128 110 238
2015/16 129 114 243
2016/17 118 120 238
2017/18 118 110 228
2018/19 112 108 220
2019/20 119 98 217
2020/21 117 104 30 28 18 21 23 33 34 34 221
2021/22 105 98 16 29 27 20 20 24 33 34 203
2022/23 90 99 20 16 29 27 20 20 23 34 189
2023/24 84 90 18 21 16 29 27 20 20 23 174
2024/25 89 86 22 18 21 16 29 25 20 19 175
2025/26 97 89 29 25 19 20 16 31 26 20 186