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KNOCKEA NATIONAL SCHOOL

Roll number: 06539H Knockea, Ballyneety, Co. Limerick

School details

Address: Knockea, Ballyneety, Co. Limerick (V94FX90)
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 061351414
Principal: Niamh Ambrose
Ethos: Catholic
DEIS: N
Irish classification: No subjects through Irish
Gaeltacht: N
Island: N
Local authority: Limerick County Council
School patron: Bishop of Limerick
School type: Ordinary
School level: All-Through School
Planning area: Limerick City

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

23.88

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	197	7	28.14	33	4
2007/08	199	7	28.43	36	4
2008/09	205	7	29.29	34	4
2009/10	209	7	29.86	32	5
2010/11	205	8	25.62	31	2
2011/12	205	8	25.62	31	2
2012/13	199	8	24.88	30	1
2013/14	206	7	29.43	38	4
2014/15	192	8	24.00	30	1
2015/16	208	7	29.71	36	2
2016/17	208	8	26.00	31	2
2017/18	219	8	27.38	32	3
2019/20	207	8	25.88	31	1
2020/21	211	8	26.38	31	1
2021/22	208	8	26.00	31	1
2022/23	203	8	25.38	31	1
2023/24	201	8	25.12	30	1
2024/25	198	8	24.75	30	1
2025/26	191	8	23.88	29	0

Data highlights

Key numbers to spot outliers or notable changes.

Biggest gain in a single year: 2002/03: 129 in 2001/02 → 154, +25 pupils.
Biggest loss in a single year: 1993/94: 119 in 1983/84 → 96, -23 pupils.
Largest single-class increase: 1st Class in 2021/22 (21 → 31, +10).
Largest single-class decrease: 2nd Class in 2021/22 (29 → 21, -8).
Largest cohort-step gain: SI → 1st in 2023/24 (22 → 24, +2).
Largest cohort-step loss: 4th → 5th in 2025/26 (30 → 28, -2).
Overall: 80 (1974/75) → 191 (2025/26), 111.

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	20	29	23.3	6
Senior Infants	22	31	25.2	6
1st Class	21	31	25.2	6
2nd Class	21	31	26.2	6
3rd Class	21	30	26.0	6
4th Class	21	30	26.5	6
5th Class	21	28	25.0	6
6th Class	20	28	24.7	6
Total	80	219	155.1	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 29

SI 2021/22 29

-1

1st 2022/23 28

2nd 2023/24 29

3rd 2024/25 29

4th 2025/26 29

Cohort 2021/22

JI 2021/22 23

-1

SI 2022/23 22

1st 2023/24 24

2nd 2024/25 24

3rd 2025/26 24

Cohort 2022/23

JI 2022/23 22

SI 2023/24 22

1st 2024/25 22

2nd 2025/26 23

Cohort 2023/24

JI 2023/24 25

SI 2024/25 25

1st 2025/26 25

Cohort 2024/25

JI 2024/25 21

SI 2025/26 22

Cohort 2025/26

JI 2025/26 20

Raw data by year

Year	Female	Male	JI	SI	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	Total
1974/75	36	44	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	80
1975/76	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	87
1976/77	36	54	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	90
1977/78	36	54	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	90
1978/79	40	48	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	88
1979/80	39	56	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	95
1980/81	49	60	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	109
1981/82	51	56	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	107
1982/83	53	62	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	115
1983/84	58	61	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	119
1993/94	42	54	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	96
1994/95	42	54	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	96
1995/96	41	52	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	93
1996/97	45	51	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	96
1997/98	46	57	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	103
1998/99	44	63	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	107
1999/00	52	58	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	110
2000/01	55	66	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	121
2001/02	61	68	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	129
2002/03	71	83	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	154
2003/04	74	82	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	156
2004/05	85	90	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	175
2005/06	85	91	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	176
2006/07	96	101	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	197
2007/08	93	106	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	199
2008/09	100	105	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	205
2009/10	97	112	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	209
2010/11	94	111	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	205
2011/12	100	105	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	205
2012/13	94	105	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	199
2013/14	97	109	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	206
2014/15	92	100	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	192
2015/16	100	108	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	208
2016/17	99	109	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	208
2017/18	104	115	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	219
2018/19	93	113	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	206
2019/20	90	117	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	207
2020/21	94	117	29	31	21	29	24	28	23	26	211
2021/22	93	115	23	29	31	21	28	24	28	24	208
2022/23	89	114	22	22	28	31	21	27	24	28	203
2023/24	89	112	25	22	24	29	30	21	26	24	201
2024/25	90	108	21	25	22	24	29	30	21	26	198
2025/26	89	102	20	22	25	23	24	29	28	20	191