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TALLONSTOWN N S

Roll number: 02745N Tallanstown, Dundalk, Co. Louth

School details

Address: Tallanstown, Dundalk, Co. Louth (A91YX04)
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 0429374419
Principal: Patricia Smyth
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

25.09

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	214	8	26.75	32	3
2007/08	216	8	27.00	33	2
2008/09	232	8	29.00	32	5
2009/10	239	8	29.88	35	5
2010/11	251	9	27.89	31	4
2011/12	244	9	27.11	32	3
2012/13	261	10	26.10	30	4
2013/14	269	10	26.90	36	3
2014/15	275	10	27.50	34	4
2015/16	303	11	27.55	34	4
2016/17	295	11	26.82	35	4
2017/18	306	11	27.82	36	4
2019/20	325	12	27.08	37	4
2020/21	313	12	26.08	37	4
2021/22	315	12	26.25	37	4
2022/23	313	13	24.08	35	2
2023/24	290	13	22.31	36	2
2024/25	278	12	23.17	35	2
2025/26	276	11	25.09	36	4

Data highlights

Key numbers to spot outliers or notable changes.

Biggest gain in a single year: 1993/94: 276 in 1983/84 → 352, +76 pupils.
Biggest loss in a single year: 2000/01: 240 in 1999/00 → 211, -29 pupils.
Largest single-class increase: 5th Class in 2021/22 (35 → 57, +22).
Largest single-class decrease: 5th Class in 2022/23 (57 → 35, -22).
Largest cohort-step gain: JI → SI in 2021/22 (30 → 32, +2).
Largest cohort-step loss: SI → 1st in 2024/25 (34 → 32, -2).
Overall: 226 (1974/75) → 276 (2025/26), 50.

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	28	32	30.3	6
Senior Infants	29	47	34.2	6
1st Class	31	47	36.0	6
2nd Class	32	47	37.2	6
3rd Class	31	45	37.8	6
4th Class	32	56	41.0	6
5th Class	35	57	41.5	6
6th Class	32	57	39.5	6
Total	204	352	262.5	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 30

SI 2021/22 32

-1

1st 2022/23 31

2nd 2023/24 32

-1

3rd 2024/25 31

4th 2025/26 32

Cohort 2021/22

JI 2021/22 31

SI 2022/23 33

1st 2023/24 34

2nd 2024/25 35

3rd 2025/26 36

Cohort 2022/23

JI 2022/23 32

SI 2023/24 34

-2

1st 2024/25 32

2nd 2025/26 33

Cohort 2023/24

JI 2023/24 31

-1

SI 2024/25 30

1st 2025/26 31

Cohort 2024/25

JI 2024/25 28

SI 2025/26 29

Cohort 2025/26

JI 2025/26 30

Raw data by year

Year	Female	Male	JI	SI	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	Total
1974/75	117	109	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	226
1975/76	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	227
1976/77	110	115	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	225
1977/78	130	111	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	241
1978/79	135	111	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	246
1979/80	131	114	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	245
1980/81	135	126	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	261
1981/82	123	125	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	248
1982/83	130	117	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	247
1983/84	140	136	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	276
1993/94	143	209	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	352
1994/95	131	193	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	324
1995/96	125	177	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	302
1996/97	120	176	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	296
1997/98	111	172	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	283
1998/99	100	160	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	260
1999/00	103	137	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	240
2000/01	96	115	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	211
2001/02	102	110	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	212
2002/03	97	107	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	204
2003/04	109	102	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	211
2004/05	114	100	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	214
2005/06	108	103	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	211
2006/07	121	93	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	214
2007/08	116	100	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	216
2008/09	124	108	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	232
2009/10	123	116	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	239
2010/11	124	127	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	251
2011/12	118	126	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	244
2012/13	125	136	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	261
2013/14	126	143	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	269
2014/15	122	153	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	275
2015/16	132	171	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	303
2016/17	128	167	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	295
2017/18	137	169	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	306
2018/19	132	179	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	311
2019/20	135	190	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	325
2020/21	133	180	30	47	41	35	37	56	35	32	313
2021/22	141	174	31	32	47	41	35	37	57	35	315
2022/23	143	170	32	33	31	47	43	35	35	57	313
2023/24	131	159	31	34	34	32	45	43	35	36	290
2024/25	125	153	28	30	32	35	31	43	44	35	278
2025/26	127	149	30	29	31	33	36	32	43	42	276