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CULLENS N S

Roll number: 07054L Faranoo, Ballina, Co. Mayo

School details

Address: Faranoo, Ballina, Co. Mayo (F26TF97)
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 09622084
Principal: Clair Cooke
Ethos: Catholic
DEIS: N
Irish classification: No subjects through Irish
Gaeltacht: N
Island: N
Local authority: Mayo County Council
School patron: Bishop of Killala
School type: Ordinary with Special Classes
School level: All-Through School
Planning area: Ballina

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

23.82

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	217	8	27.12	36	1
2007/08	208	8	26.00	34	1
2008/09	246	9	27.33	35	3
2009/10	241	9	26.78	32	3
2010/11	241	9	26.78	32	2
2011/12	238	9	26.44	29	0
2012/13	247	10	24.70	30	2
2013/14	259	9	28.78	35	3
2014/15	263	10	26.30	29	0
2015/16	272	10	27.20	34	5
2016/17	262	10	26.20	31	1
2017/18	261	10	26.10	28	0
2019/20	242	10	24.20	35	1
2020/21	233	9	25.89	33	1
2021/22	225	9	25.00	33	1
2022/23	241	10	24.10	33	1
2023/24	232	10	23.20	28	0
2024/25	254	11	23.09	29	0
2025/26	262	11	23.82	29	0

Data highlights

Key numbers to spot outliers or notable changes.

Biggest gain in a single year: 1993/94: 98 in 1983/84 → 160, +62 pupils.
Biggest loss in a single year: 1994/95: 160 in 1993/94 → 145, -15 pupils.
Largest single-class increase: 1st Class in 2024/25 (26 → 39, +13).
Largest single-class decrease: 4th Class in 2021/22 (33 → 21, -12).
Largest cohort-step gain: 2nd → 3rd in 2024/25 (33 → 36, +3).
Largest cohort-step loss: JI → SI in 2021/22 (35 → 32, -3).
Overall: 53 (1974/75) → 273 (2025/26), 220.

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	27	43	34.2	6
Senior Infants	27	38	32.3	6
1st Class	26	39	31.0	6
2nd Class	23	36	30.2	6
3rd Class	21	36	28.5	6
4th Class	21	37	29.8	6
5th Class	24	35	29.0	6
6th Class	25	33	29.5	6
Total	53	273	179.6	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 35

-3

SI 2021/22 32

1st 2022/23 32

2nd 2023/24 33

3rd 2024/25 36

4th 2025/26 37

Cohort 2021/22

JI 2021/22 28

-1

SI 2022/23 27

-1

1st 2023/24 26

2nd 2024/25 28

3rd 2025/26 30

Cohort 2022/23

JI 2022/23 37

SI 2023/24 38

1st 2024/25 39

-3

2nd 2025/26 36

Cohort 2023/24

JI 2023/24 27

SI 2024/25 30

-2

1st 2025/26 28

Cohort 2024/25

JI 2024/25 35

-1

SI 2025/26 34

Cohort 2025/26

JI 2025/26 43

Raw data by year

Year	Female	Male	JI	SI	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	Total
1974/75	25	28	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	53
1975/76	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	76
1976/77	28	40	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	68
1977/78	41	37	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	78
1978/79	46	44	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	90
1979/80	44	45	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	89
1980/81	40	48	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	88
1981/82	38	54	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	92
1982/83	36	55	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	91
1983/84	44	54	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	98
1993/94	73	87	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	160
1994/95	66	79	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	145
1995/96	64	78	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	142
1996/97	64	73	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	137
1997/98	67	71	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	138
1998/99	55	72	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	127
1999/00	53	72	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	125
2000/01	53	70	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	123
2001/02	54	78	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	132
2002/03	62	76	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	138
2003/04	82	82	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	164
2004/05	94	96	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	190
2005/06	103	98	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	201
2006/07	116	111	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	227
2007/08	115	106	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	221
2008/09	131	115	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	246
2009/10	132	109	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	241
2010/11	130	111	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	241
2011/12	125	113	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	238
2012/13	123	124	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	247
2013/14	128	131	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	259
2014/15	126	137	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	263
2015/16	121	151	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	272
2016/17	114	148	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	262
2017/18	117	144	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	261
2018/19	123	136	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	259
2019/20	106	138	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	244
2020/21	101	136	35	33	29	23	21	33	26	33	237
2021/22	97	134	28	32	32	28	24	21	33	27	231
2022/23	106	141	37	27	32	33	28	27	24	33	247
2023/24	108	133	27	38	26	33	32	28	27	25	241
2024/25	128	138	35	30	39	28	36	33	29	29	266
2025/26	138	135	43	34	28	36	30	37	35	30	273