Home · By area · Release notes. Enrolment by planning area, local authority, school patron, county.

ST LAURENCES NATIONAL SCHOOL

Roll number: 08099P Sallins, Co. Kildare

School details

Address: Sallins, Co. Kildare (W91AD80)
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 045879119
Principal: Ide Kelly
Ethos: Catholic
DEIS: N
Irish classification: No subjects through Irish
Gaeltacht: N
Island: N
Local authority: Kildare County Council
School patron: Bishop of Kildare & Leighlin
School type: Ordinary
School level: All-Through School
Planning area: Naas

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

26.92

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	570	20	28.50	30	4
2007/08	566	21	26.95	29	0
2008/09	602	22	27.36	30	1
2009/10	625	23	27.17	31	5
2010/11	675	24	28.12	32	9
2011/12	700	24	29.17	32	14
2012/13	715	24	29.79	32	17
2013/14	707	24	29.46	31	16
2014/15	704	24	29.33	31	14
2015/16	707	24	29.46	31	17
2016/17	708	24	29.50	31	15
2017/18	721	24	30.04	31	20
2019/20	688	24	28.67	31	11
2020/21	685	24	28.54	31	9
2021/22	669	24	27.88	31	5
2022/23	663	27	24.56	31	5
2023/24	661	24	27.54	30	1
2024/25	652	24	27.17	28	0
2025/26	646	24	26.92	28	0

Data highlights

Key numbers to spot outliers or notable changes.

Biggest gain in a single year: 2003/04: 402 in 2002/03 → 470, +68 pupils.
Biggest loss in a single year: 2018/19: 721 in 2017/18 → 700, -21 pupils.
Largest single-class increase: 1st Class in 2021/22 (73 → 84, +11).
Largest single-class decrease: 5th Class in 2023/24 (89 → 80, -9).
Largest cohort-step gain: 3rd → 4th in 2023/24 (76 → 80, +4).
Largest cohort-step loss: 2nd → 3rd in 2021/22 (81 → 77, -4).
Overall: 135 (1974/75) → 646 (2025/26), 511.

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	78	84	81.0	6
Senior Infants	78	84	81.2	6
1st Class	73	84	80.7	6
2nd Class	75	84	81.3	6
3rd Class	76	85	81.3	6
4th Class	78	93	83.3	6
5th Class	80	93	85.8	6
6th Class	82	93	88.0	6
Total	135	721	470.8	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 84

-1

SI 2021/22 83

-1

1st 2022/23 82

2nd 2023/24 83

3rd 2024/25 84

-3

4th 2025/26 81

Cohort 2021/22

JI 2021/22 84

-3

SI 2022/23 81

1st 2023/24 84

2nd 2024/25 84

-2

3rd 2025/26 82

Cohort 2022/23

JI 2022/23 84

SI 2023/24 84

-1

1st 2024/25 83

2nd 2025/26 83

Cohort 2023/24

JI 2023/24 78

SI 2024/25 78

1st 2025/26 78

Cohort 2024/25

JI 2024/25 78

SI 2025/26 78

Cohort 2025/26

JI 2025/26 78

Raw data by year

Year	Female	Male	JI	SI	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	Total
1974/75	68	67	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	135
1975/76	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	147
1976/77	68	91	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	159
1977/78	76	91	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	167
1978/79	77	98	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	175
1979/80	85	105	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	190
1980/81	93	118	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	211
1981/82	97	129	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	226
1982/83	102	135	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	237
1983/84	109	145	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	254
1993/94	109	184	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	293
1994/95	98	181	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	279
1995/96	104	178	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	282
1996/97	107	174	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	281
1997/98	119	215	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	334
1998/99	153	223	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	376
1999/00	168	206	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	374
2000/01	181	201	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	382
2001/02	183	222	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	405
2002/03	190	212	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	402
2003/04	231	239	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	470
2004/05	258	251	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	509
2005/06	267	275	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	542
2006/07	277	293	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	570
2007/08	274	302	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	576
2008/09	294	319	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	613
2009/10	314	327	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	641
2010/11	336	354	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	690
2011/12	344	356	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	700
2012/13	351	364	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	715
2013/14	347	360	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	707
2014/15	351	353	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	704
2015/16	358	349	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	707
2016/17	358	350	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	708
2017/18	368	353	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	721
2018/19	349	351	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	700
2019/20	339	349	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	688
2020/21	343	342	84	83	73	81	85	93	93	93	685
2021/22	339	330	84	83	84	75	77	85	89	92	669
2022/23	339	324	84	81	82	82	76	78	89	91	663
2023/24	346	315	78	84	84	83	84	80	80	88	661
2024/25	333	319	78	78	83	84	84	83	80	82	652
2025/26	327	319	78	78	78	83	82	81	84	82	646