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Roll number: 02413L Rath, Fivealley, Birr, Co. Offaly

School details

Address: Rath, Fivealley, Birr, Co. Offaly (R42HN30)
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 0579133011
Principal: Maria Davis
Ethos: Catholic
DEIS: N
Irish classification: No subjects through Irish
Gaeltacht: N
Island: N
Local authority: Offaly County Council
School patron: Bishop of Meath
School type: Ordinary
School level: All-Through School
Planning area: Birr

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

24.67

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	105	4	26.25	31	1
2007/08	102	4	25.50	29	0
2008/09	96	4	24.00	26	0
2009/10	98	4	24.50	29	0
2010/11	103	4	25.75	30	1
2011/12	108	4	27.00	35	2
2012/13	101	4	25.25	30	1
2013/14	102	4	25.50	35	1
2014/15	108	4	27.00	31	1
2015/16	109	4	27.25	35	1
2016/17	115	4	28.75	30	1
2017/18	124	5	24.80	35	1
2019/20	120	5	24.00	31	1
2020/21	129	5	25.80	32	2
2021/22	140	5	28.00	37	2
2022/23	146	5	29.20	34	3
2023/24	153	6	25.50	31	3
2024/25	148	6	24.67	31	1
2025/26	148	6	24.67	35	1

Data highlights

Key numbers to spot outliers or notable changes.

Biggest gain in a single year: 1979/80: 130 in 1978/79 → 142, +12 pupils.
Biggest loss in a single year: 1993/94: 127 in 1983/84 → 115, -12 pupils.
Largest single-class increase: 4th Class in 2021/22 (8 → 19, +11).
Largest single-class decrease: 5th Class in 2021/22 (19 → 8, -11).
Largest cohort-step gain: SI → 1st in 2022/23 (21 → 22, +1).
Largest cohort-step loss: SI → 1st in 2025/26 (16 → 14, -2).
Overall: 132 (1974/75) → 148 (2025/26), 16.

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	13	23	18.5	6
Senior Infants	16	23	19.5	6
1st Class	14	23	20.0	6
2nd Class	13	23	19.8	6
3rd Class	13	24	19.2	6
4th Class	8	23	16.8	6
5th Class	8	19	15.7	6
6th Class	8	19	14.5	6
Total	92	153	117.0	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 21

SI 2021/22 21

1st 2022/23 22

2nd 2023/24 22

3rd 2024/25 22

4th 2025/26 23

Cohort 2021/22

JI 2021/22 23

SI 2022/23 23

1st 2023/24 23

2nd 2024/25 23

3rd 2025/26 24

Cohort 2022/23

JI 2022/23 23

SI 2023/24 23

1st 2024/25 23

2nd 2025/26 23

Cohort 2023/24

JI 2023/24 16

SI 2024/25 16

-2

1st 2025/26 14

Cohort 2024/25

JI 2024/25 15

SI 2025/26 16

Cohort 2025/26

JI 2025/26 13

Raw data by year

Year	Female	Male	JI	SI	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	Total
1974/75	56	76	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	132
1975/76	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	125
1976/77	53	78	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	131
1977/78	57	84	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	141
1978/79	56	74	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	130
1979/80	64	78	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	142
1980/81	63	71	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	134
1981/82	57	70	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	127
1982/83	57	72	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	129
1983/84	54	73	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	127
1993/94	63	52	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	115
1994/95	58	51	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	109
1995/96	53	49	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	102
1996/97	52	49	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	101
1997/98	46	48	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	94
1998/99	47	49	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	96
1999/00	46	46	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	92
2000/01	48	46	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	94
2001/02	48	47	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	95
2002/03	49	52	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	101
2003/04	54	47	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	101
2004/05	57	51	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	108
2005/06	57	57	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	114
2006/07	59	52	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	111
2007/08	60	47	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	107
2008/09	56	44	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	100
2009/10	59	39	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	98
2010/11	63	40	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	103
2011/12	64	44	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	108
2012/13	62	39	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	101
2013/14	62	40	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	102
2014/15	61	47	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	108
2015/16	61	48	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	109
2016/17	63	52	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	115
2017/18	67	57	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	124
2018/19	62	57	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	119
2019/20	66	54	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	120
2020/21	69	60	21	18	19	13	18	8	19	13	129
2021/22	72	68	23	21	19	18	13	19	8	19	140
2022/23	75	71	23	23	22	20	18	13	19	8	146
2023/24	75	78	16	23	23	22	20	18	13	18	153
2024/25	73	75	15	16	23	23	22	20	17	12	148
2025/26	75	73	13	16	14	23	24	23	18	17	148