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BALSCADDEN N S

Roll number: 09492W Balscadden, Ring Commons, Co. Dublin

School details

Address: Balscadden, Ring Commons, Co. Dublin (K32VK33)
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 018412579
Principal: Christopher White
Ethos: Catholic
DEIS: N
Irish classification: No subjects through Irish
Gaeltacht: N
Island: N
Local authority: Fingal County Council
School patron: Archbishop of Dublin
School type: Ordinary
School level: All-Through School
Planning area: Balbriggan

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

24.75

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	234	8	29.25	31	4
2007/08	227	8	28.38	30	2
2008/09	235	8	29.38	30	5
2009/10	231	8	28.88	30	2
2010/11	228	8	28.50	30	1
2011/12	225	8	28.12	29	0
2012/13	222	8	27.75	30	1
2013/14	219	8	27.38	29	0
2014/15	219	8	27.38	28	0
2015/16	219	8	27.38	30	1
2016/17	219	8	27.38	30	2
2017/18	220	8	27.50	30	2
2019/20	220	8	27.50	29	0
2020/21	219	8	27.38	30	1
2021/22	216	8	27.00	28	0
2022/23	209	8	26.12	28	0
2023/24	198	8	24.75	29	0
2024/25	202	8	25.25	30	1
2025/26	198	8	24.75	30	1

Data highlights

Key numbers to spot outliers or notable changes.

Biggest gain in a single year: 1993/94: 178 in 1983/84 → 201, +23 pupils.
Biggest loss in a single year: 1994/95: 201 in 1993/94 → 184, -17 pupils.
Largest single-class increase: Junior Infants in 2024/25 (16 → 29, +13).
Largest single-class decrease: Senior Infants in 2024/25 (25 → 15, -10).
Largest cohort-step gain: 5th → 6th in 2025/26 (26 → 29, +3).
Largest cohort-step loss: 3rd → 4th in 2021/22 (29 → 26, -3).
Overall: 131 (1974/75) → 198 (2025/26), 67.

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	16	29	24.2	6
Senior Infants	15	28	24.5	6
1st Class	15	29	24.2	6
2nd Class	22	30	26.7	6
3rd Class	22	30	27.0	6
4th Class	23	28	25.8	6
5th Class	22	29	26.5	6
6th Class	26	30	28.2	6
Total	131	235	203.1	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 25

SI 2021/22 27

-2

1st 2022/23 25

2nd 2023/24 25

3rd 2024/25 25

4th 2025/26 25

Cohort 2021/22

JI 2021/22 28

SI 2022/23 28

1st 2023/24 29

2nd 2024/25 30

3rd 2025/26 30

Cohort 2022/23

JI 2022/23 25

SI 2023/24 25

1st 2024/25 25

2nd 2025/26 27

Cohort 2023/24

JI 2023/24 16

-1

SI 2024/25 15

1st 2025/26 15

Cohort 2024/25

JI 2024/25 29

-1

SI 2025/26 28

Cohort 2025/26

JI 2025/26 22

Raw data by year

Year	Female	Male	JI	SI	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	Total
1974/75	53	78	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	131
1975/76	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	132
1976/77	64	86	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	150
1977/78	66	79	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	145
1978/79	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	159
1979/80	80	84	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	164
1980/81	84	82	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	166
1981/82	89	79	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	168
1982/83	92	88	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	180
1983/84	92	86	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	178
1993/94	88	113	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	201
1994/95	81	103	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	184
1995/96	89	100	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	189
1996/97	101	105	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	206
1997/98	110	99	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	209
1998/99	106	107	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	213
1999/00	101	113	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	214
2000/01	109	111	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	220
2001/02	112	113	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	225
2002/03	112	119	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	231
2003/04	109	119	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	228
2004/05	104	126	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	230
2005/06	94	137	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	231
2006/07	100	134	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	234
2007/08	97	130	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	227
2008/09	100	135	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	235
2009/10	98	133	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	231
2010/11	102	126	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	228
2011/12	95	130	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	225
2012/13	100	122	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	222
2013/14	101	118	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	219
2014/15	105	114	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	219
2015/16	101	118	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	219
2016/17	101	118	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	219
2017/18	107	113	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	220
2018/19	103	117	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	220
2019/20	108	112	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	220
2020/21	112	107	25	24	28	28	29	27	28	30	219
2021/22	111	105	28	27	23	28	28	26	28	28	216
2022/23	107	102	25	28	25	22	28	28	26	27	209
2023/24	101	97	16	25	29	25	22	26	29	26	198
2024/25	102	100	29	15	25	30	25	23	26	29	202
2025/26	99	99	22	28	15	27	30	25	22	29	198