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NUNS CROSS N S

Roll number: 11649S Nun's Cross, Ashford, Co. Wicklow

School details

Address: Nun's Cross, Ashford, Co. Wicklow (A67HK70)
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 040440700
Principal: Lisa Ward
Ethos: Church Of Ireland
DEIS: N
Irish classification: No subjects through Irish
Gaeltacht: N
Island: N
Local authority: Wicklow County Council
School patron: Archbishop of Dublin & Bishop of Glendalough COI
School type: Ordinary
School level: All-Through School
Planning area: Wicklow

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

24.25

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	81	3	27.00	29	0
2007/08	88	4	22.00	23	0
2008/09	95	4	23.75	26	0
2009/10	96	4	24.00	25	0
2010/11	98	4	24.50	27	0
2011/12	91	4	22.75	27	0
2012/13	100	4	25.00	29	0
2013/14	108	4	27.00	30	1
2014/15	109	4	27.25	29	0
2015/16	117	5	23.40	29	0
2016/17	144	6	24.00	31	1
2017/18	145	6	24.17	32	3
2019/20	158	6	26.33	32	2
2020/21	163	6	27.17	34	2
2021/22	175	9	19.44	28	0
2022/23	189	8	23.62	33	3
2023/24	198	7	28.29	31	3
2024/25	197	8	24.62	30	2
2025/26	194	8	24.25	30	1

Data highlights

Key numbers to spot outliers or notable changes.

Biggest gain in a single year: 2016/17: 117 in 2015/16 → 144, +27 pupils.
Biggest loss in a single year: 2004/05: 81 in 2003/04 → 71, -10 pupils.
Largest single-class increase: Junior Infants in 2022/23 (19 → 30, +11).
Largest single-class decrease: 3rd Class in 2021/22 (28 → 15, -13).
Largest cohort-step gain: 1st → 2nd in 2021/22 (16 → 19, +3).
Largest cohort-step loss: 5th → 6th in 2022/23 (23 → 19, -4).
Overall: 28 (1974/75) → 194 (2025/26), 166.

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	17	30	24.0	6
Senior Infants	20	30	25.7	6
1st Class	16	30	24.7	6
2nd Class	14	30	23.2	6
3rd Class	15	30	23.5	6
4th Class	18	28	23.5	6
5th Class	17	28	22.3	6
6th Class	15	25	19.2	6
Total	20	198	89.8	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 25

SI 2021/22 26

1st 2022/23 28

2nd 2023/24 29

3rd 2024/25 30

-3

4th 2025/26 27

Cohort 2021/22

JI 2021/22 19

SI 2022/23 20

1st 2023/24 21

-1

2nd 2024/25 20

3rd 2025/26 20

Cohort 2022/23

JI 2022/23 30

SI 2023/24 30

1st 2024/25 30

2nd 2025/26 30

Cohort 2023/24

JI 2023/24 28

-1

SI 2024/25 27

1st 2025/26 27

Cohort 2024/25

JI 2024/25 25

SI 2025/26 25

Cohort 2025/26

JI 2025/26 17

Raw data by year

Year	Female	Male	JI	SI	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	Total
1974/75	16	12	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	28
1975/76	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	20
1976/77	13	9	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	22
1977/78	12	10	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	22
1978/79	13	15	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	28
1979/80	14	16	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	30
1980/81	18	21	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	39
1981/82	21	25	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	46
1982/83	21	28	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	49
1983/84	19	25	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	44
1993/94	31	19	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	50
1994/95	34	20	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	54
1995/96	39	18	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	57
1996/97	37	24	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	61
1997/98	38	26	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	64
1998/99	40	27	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	67
1999/00	37	27	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	64
2000/01	38	28	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	66
2001/02	35	34	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	69
2002/03	33	38	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	71
2003/04	37	44	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	81
2004/05	35	36	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	71
2005/06	36	40	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	76
2006/07	35	46	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	81
2007/08	43	45	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	88
2008/09	44	51	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	95
2009/10	45	51	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	96
2010/11	45	53	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	98
2011/12	40	51	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	91
2012/13	42	58	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	100
2013/14	43	65	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	108
2014/15	47	62	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	109
2015/16	47	70	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	117
2016/17	64	80	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	144
2017/18	68	77	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	145
2018/19	62	75	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	137
2019/20	66	92	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	158
2020/21	71	92	25	26	16	14	28	20	19	15	163
2021/22	77	98	19	26	26	19	15	28	23	19	175
2022/23	84	105	30	20	28	27	20	18	27	19	189
2023/24	88	110	28	30	21	29	28	20	17	25	198
2024/25	89	108	25	27	30	20	30	28	20	17	197
2025/26	93	101	17	25	27	30	20	27	28	20	194