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Roll number: 11072M Bolton Street, Drogheda, Co. Louth

School details

Address: Bolton Street, Drogheda, Co. Louth (A92H425)
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 0419839573
Principal: Geraldine McKenna
Ethos: Church Of Ireland
DEIS: N
Irish classification: No subjects through Irish
Gaeltacht: N
Island: N
Local authority: Louth County Council
School patron: Archbishop of Armagh COI
School type: Ordinary
School level: All-Through School
Planning area: Drogheda

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

21.50

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
2006/07	105	4	26.25	27
2007/08	102	4	25.50	29
2008/09	101	4	25.25	26
2009/10	96	4	24.00	28
2010/11	100	4	25.00	27
2011/12	100	4	25.00	28
2012/13	94	4	23.50	25
2013/14	93	4	23.25	25
2014/15	90	4	22.50	25
2015/16	93	4	23.25	26
2016/17	91	4	22.75	26
2017/18	93	4	23.25	25
2019/20	94	4	23.50	25
2020/21	92	4	23.00	24
2021/22	95	4	23.75	27
2022/23	104	4	26.00	29
2023/24	91	4	22.75	25
2024/25	92	4	23.00	27
2025/26	86	4	21.50	24

Data highlights

Key numbers to spot outliers or notable changes.

Biggest gain in a single year: 1976/77: 79 in 1975/76 → 98, +19 pupils.
Biggest loss in a single year: 2023/24: 104 in 2022/23 → 91, -13 pupils.
Largest single-class increase: 1st Class in 2022/23 (10 → 15, +5).
Largest single-class decrease: 3rd Class in 2023/24 (14 → 8, -6).
Largest cohort-step gain: SI → 1st in 2022/23 (11 → 15, +4).
Largest cohort-step loss: SI → 1st in 2023/24 (13 → 11, -2).
Overall: 68 (1974/75) → 92 (2025/26), 24.

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	9	12	10.7	6
Senior Infants	10	13	11.3	6
1st Class	10	15	11.3	6
2nd Class	10	14	12.2	6
3rd Class	8	14	11.7	6
4th Class	10	15	12.5	6
5th Class	10	14	12.0	6
6th Class	9	15	12.7	6
Total	68	123	101.4	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 11

SI 2021/22 11

1st 2022/23 15

-1

2nd 2023/24 14

-1

3rd 2024/25 13

4th 2025/26 13

Cohort 2021/22

JI 2021/22 11

SI 2022/23 13

-2

1st 2023/24 11

2nd 2024/25 12

-1

3rd 2025/26 11

Cohort 2022/23

JI 2022/23 12

-1

SI 2023/24 11

-1

1st 2024/25 10

2nd 2025/26 13

Cohort 2023/24

JI 2023/24 11

-1

SI 2024/25 10

1st 2025/26 10

Cohort 2024/25

JI 2024/25 10

SI 2025/26 13

Cohort 2025/26

JI 2025/26 9

Raw data by year

Year	Female	Male	JI	SI	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	Total
1974/75	32	36	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	68
1975/76	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	79
1976/77	40	58	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	98
1977/78	46	60	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	106
1978/79	40	70	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	110
1979/80	46	65	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	111
1980/81	51	69	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	120
1981/82	52	65	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	117
1982/83	65	58	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	123
1983/84	63	55	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	118
1993/94	53	63	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	116
1994/95	50	62	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	112
1995/96	47	65	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	112
1996/97	49	67	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	116
1997/98	48	64	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	112
1998/99	57	62	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	119
1999/00	52	59	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	111
2000/01	51	53	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	104
2001/02	51	50	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	101
2002/03	53	51	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	104
2003/04	52	45	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	97
2004/05	50	47	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	97
2005/06	56	45	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	101
2006/07	57	48	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	105
2007/08	56	46	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	102
2008/09	49	52	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	101
2009/10	44	52	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	96
2010/11	47	53	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	100
2011/12	45	55	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	100
2012/13	42	52	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	94
2013/14	42	51	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	93
2014/15	39	51	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	90
2015/16	39	54	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	93
2016/17	39	52	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	91
2017/18	42	51	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	93
2018/19	39	52	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	91
2019/20	41	53	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	94
2020/21	44	48	11	10	12	12	10	14	11	12	92
2021/22	48	47	11	11	10	12	14	10	14	13	95
2022/23	51	53	12	13	15	10	14	15	10	15	104
2023/24	45	46	11	11	11	14	8	13	14	9	91
2024/25	44	48	10	10	10	12	13	10	13	14	92
2025/26	39	53	9	13	10	13	11	13	10	13	92