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KILMESSAN MXD N S

Roll number: 04210H Kilmessan, Co. Meath

School details

Address: Kilmessan, Co. Meath (C15TE28)
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 0469025532
Principal: Brian Mullins
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
School level: All-Through School
Planning area: Trim

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

26.89

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	116	4	29.00	31	3
2007/08	127	5	25.40	31	2
2008/09	126	5	25.20	32	2
2009/10	135	5	27.00	33	2
2010/11	139	5	27.80	33	2
2011/12	157	6	26.17	35	2
2012/13	170	6	28.33	34	2
2013/14	174	6	29.00	31	3
2014/15	184	7	26.29	33	1
2015/16	195	7	27.86	33	2
2016/17	211	7	30.14	34	4
2017/18	226	8	28.25	31	3
2019/20	234	9	26.00	32	3
2020/21	229	9	25.44	32	2
2021/22	224	9	24.89	32	1
2022/23	230	9	25.56	31	2
2023/24	219	9	24.33	30	1
2024/25	231	9	25.67	36	3
2025/26	242	9	26.89	36	4

Data highlights

Key numbers to spot outliers or notable changes.

Biggest gain in a single year: 2011/12: 139 in 2010/11 → 157, +18 pupils.
Biggest loss in a single year: 1995/96: 163 in 1994/95 → 145, -18 pupils.
Largest single-class increase: 5th Class in 2021/22 (20 → 41, +21).
Largest single-class decrease: 6th Class in 2023/24 (41 → 23, -18).
Largest cohort-step gain: 1st → 2nd in 2023/24 (31 → 34, +3).
Largest cohort-step loss: JI → SI in 2025/26 (30 → 28, -2).
Overall: 108 (1974/75) → 242 (2025/26), 134.

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	26	34	30.0	6
Senior Infants	25	32	27.8	6
1st Class	25	33	28.3	6
2nd Class	25	34	29.2	6
3rd Class	26	36	28.8	6
4th Class	24	39	29.7	6
5th Class	20	41	27.2	6
6th Class	20	41	28.2	6
Total	97	242	159.9	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 32

SI 2021/22 32

-1

1st 2022/23 31

2nd 2023/24 34

3rd 2024/25 36

4th 2025/26 36

Cohort 2021/22

JI 2021/22 28

-1

SI 2022/23 27

1st 2023/24 28

2nd 2024/25 29

3rd 2025/26 30

Cohort 2022/23

JI 2022/23 30

SI 2023/24 30

1st 2024/25 33

2nd 2025/26 34

Cohort 2023/24

JI 2023/24 26

-1

SI 2024/25 25

1st 2025/26 25

Cohort 2024/25

JI 2024/25 30

-2

SI 2025/26 28

Cohort 2025/26

JI 2025/26 34

Raw data by year

Year	Female	Male	JI	SI	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	Total
1974/75	41	67	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	108
1975/76	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	118
1976/77	51	77	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	128
1977/78	58	87	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	145
1978/79	–	87	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	152
1979/80	65	90	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	155
1980/81	77	89	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	166
1981/82	76	88	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	164
1982/83	80	86	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	166
1983/84	80	90	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	170
1993/94	84	86	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	170
1994/95	81	82	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	163
1995/96	72	73	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	145
1996/97	71	65	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	136
1997/98	68	60	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	128
1998/99	61	62	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	123
1999/00	55	53	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	108
2000/01	47	65	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	112
2001/02	46	62	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	108
2002/03	41	59	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	100
2003/04	43	54	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	97
2004/05	45	58	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	103
2005/06	52	57	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	109
2006/07	57	59	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	116
2007/08	68	59	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	127
2008/09	72	54	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	126
2009/10	75	60	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	135
2010/11	73	66	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	139
2011/12	81	76	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	157
2012/13	92	78	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	170
2013/14	91	83	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	174
2014/15	94	90	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	184
2015/16	98	97	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	195
2016/17	111	100	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	211
2017/18	119	107	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	226
2018/19	124	109	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	233
2019/20	128	106	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	234
2020/21	122	107	32	25	28	26	27	39	20	32	229
2021/22	116	108	28	32	25	27	26	25	41	20	224
2022/23	122	108	30	27	31	25	28	24	24	41	230
2023/24	122	97	26	30	28	34	26	29	23	23	219
2024/25	124	107	30	25	33	29	36	25	30	23	231
2025/26	127	115	34	28	25	34	30	36	25	30	242