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ST JOSEPHS PRIMARY SCHOOL

Roll number: 09432E Murgasty Road, Tipperary Town

School details

Address
Murgasty Road, Tipperary Town (E34Y161)
Email
[email protected]
Phone
0867855932
Principal
Louise Tobin
Ethos
Catholic
DEIS
N
Irish classification
No subjects through Irish
Gaeltacht
N
Island
N
Local authority
Tipperary (Sr) County Council
School patron
Archbishop of Cashel & Emly
School type
Ordinary with Special Classes
School level
All-Through School
Planning area
Tipperary

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
22.50
2025/26
Mainstream classes
8
2025/26
Largest class group
29
2025/26
Classes with 30+ pupils
0
2025/26

Class group metrics trend

Class group metrics by year

Year Mainstream class pupils Mainstream classes Average class size Largest class Classes 30+
2006/07 185 7 26.43 33 2
2007/08 171 7 24.43 31 1
2008/09 164 6 27.33 33 2
2009/10 161 6 26.83 30 1
2010/11 164 6 27.33 31 2
2011/12 160 6 26.67 35 1
2012/13 162 6 27.00 30 1
2013/14 159 6 26.50 28 0
2014/15 149 6 24.83 31 1
2015/16 154 6 25.67 34 2
2016/17 156 6 26.00 30 1
2017/18 150 6 25.00 30 1
2019/20 139 6 23.17 29 0
2020/21 138 8 17.25 21 0
2021/22 156 10 15.60 22 0
2022/23 165 8 20.62 24 0
2023/24 162 8 20.25 26 0
2024/25 172 8 21.50 26 0
2025/26 180 8 22.50 29 0

Data highlights

Key numbers to spot outliers or notable changes.

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 11 28 18.8 6
Senior Infants 14 22 19.0 6
1st Class 17 24 20.7 6
2nd Class 17 28 21.7 6
3rd Class 15 26 21.3 6
4th Class 15 25 20.2 6
5th Class 18 26 21.7 6
6th Class 13 29 20.8 6
Total 150 420 231.9 42

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

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 18
+2
SI 2021/22 20
-1
1st 2022/23 19
-1
2nd 2023/24 18
+3
3rd 2024/25 21
+1
4th 2025/26 22
Cohort 2021/22
JI 2021/22 21
+1
SI 2022/23 22
-1
1st 2023/24 21
+3
2nd 2024/25 24
+2
3rd 2025/26 26
Cohort 2022/23
JI 2022/23 18
+2
SI 2023/24 20
+4
1st 2024/25 24
+4
2nd 2025/26 28
Cohort 2023/24
JI 2023/24 11
+3
SI 2024/25 14
+3
1st 2025/26 17
Cohort 2024/25
JI 2024/25 17
+1
SI 2025/26 18
Cohort 2025/26
JI 2025/26 28

Raw data by year

Year Female Male JI SI 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th Total
1974/75 410 – – – – – – – – – 410
1976/77 420 – – – – – – – – – 420
1977/78 415 – – – – – – – – – 415
1978/79 – – – – – – – – – – 415
1979/80 400 – – – – – – – – – 400
1980/81 404 – – – – – – – – – 404
1981/82 386 – – – – – – – – – 386
1982/83 392 – – – – – – – – – 392
1983/84 370 – – – – – – – – – 370
1993/94 278 2 – – – – – – – – 280
1994/95 271 6 – – – – – – – – 277
1995/96 240 1 – – – – – – – – 241
1996/97 230 6 – – – – – – – – 236
1997/98 215 – – – – – – – – – 215
1998/99 206 – – – – – – – – – 206
1999/00 206 – – – – – – – – – 206
2000/01 194 – – – – – – – – – 194
2001/02 195 – – – – – – – – – 195
2002/03 197 – – – – – – – – – 197
2003/04 191 – – – – – – – – – 191
2004/05 181 – – – – – – – – – 181
2005/06 184 – – – – – – – – – 184
2006/07 187 – – – – – – – – – 187
2007/08 173 – – – – – – – – – 173
2008/09 168 – – – – – – – – – 168
2009/10 165 – – – – – – – – – 165
2010/11 169 – – – – – – – – – 169
2011/12 160 – – – – – – – – – 160
2012/13 162 – – – – – – – – – 162
2013/14 159 6 – – – – – – – – 165
2014/15 150 5 – – – – – – – – 155
2015/16 155 5 – – – – – – – – 160
2016/17 157 5 – – – – – – – – 162
2017/18 151 5 – – – – – – – – 156
2018/19 148 5 – – – – – – – – 153
2019/20 141 10 – – – – – – – – 151
2020/21 143 7 18 20 21 17 15 16 18 13 150
2021/22 159 6 21 20 22 21 19 15 18 20 165
2022/23 169 8 18 22 19 22 24 20 18 22 177
2023/24 165 8 11 20 21 18 23 25 26 18 173
2024/25 175 6 17 14 24 24 21 23 26 23 181
2025/26 182 10 28 18 17 28 26 22 24 29 192