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SCOIL MHUIRE

Roll number: 11894I Gilford Road, Sandymount, Dublin 4

School details

Address: Gilford Road, Sandymount, Dublin 4 (D04DC04)
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 012695273
Principal: Donncha Cleary
Ethos: Catholic
DEIS: N
Irish classification: No subjects through Irish
Gaeltacht: N
Island: N
Local authority: Dublin City Council
School patron: Archbishop of Dublin
School type: Ordinary with Special Classes
School level: All-Through School
Planning area: Dublin2_Dublin4

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

25.45

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	274	10	27.40	33	4
2007/08	264	10	26.40	32	2
2008/09	270	10	27.00	33	3
2009/10	278	10	27.80	31	5
2010/11	276	10	27.60	33	4
2011/12	280	10	28.00	37	4
2012/13	275	10	27.50	33	2
2013/14	294	11	26.73	33	4
2014/15	299	11	27.18	38	3
2015/16	293	11	26.64	31	4
2016/17	299	11	27.18	34	3
2017/18	288	11	26.18	31	2
2019/20	278	11	25.27	30	3
2020/21	278	11	25.27	32	2
2021/22	274	11	24.91	30	1
2022/23	270	11	24.55	28	0
2023/24	263	11	23.91	30	1
2024/25	271	11	24.64	29	0
2025/26	280	11	25.45	31	2

Data highlights

Key numbers to spot outliers or notable changes.

Biggest gain in a single year: 1993/94: 239 in 1982/83 → 283, +44 pupils.
Biggest loss in a single year: 1975/76: 257 in 1974/75 → 230, -27 pupils.
Largest single-class increase: 3rd Class in 2023/24 (28 → 38, +10).
Largest single-class decrease: 3rd Class in 2021/22 (38 → 28, -10).
Largest cohort-step gain: 3rd → 4th in 2025/26 (33 → 37, +4).
Largest cohort-step loss: 5th → 6th in 2023/24 (36 → 30, -6).
Overall: 257 (1974/75) → 286 (2025/26), 29.

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	34	39	35.0	6
Senior Infants	32	39	35.7	6
1st Class	30	41	35.2	6
2nd Class	27	43	34.2	6
3rd Class	28	40	34.2	6
4th Class	28	38	34.3	6
5th Class	28	37	33.0	6
6th Class	29	40	32.3	6
Total	230	299	271.4	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

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 34

SI 2021/22 35

-1

1st 2022/23 34

-2

2nd 2023/24 32

3rd 2024/25 33

4th 2025/26 37

Cohort 2021/22

JI 2021/22 39

-1

SI 2022/23 38

-3

1st 2023/24 35

2nd 2024/25 37

3rd 2025/26 40

Cohort 2022/23

JI 2022/23 34

SI 2023/24 37

1st 2024/25 41

2nd 2025/26 43

Cohort 2023/24

JI 2023/24 34

-2

SI 2024/25 32

1st 2025/26 32

Cohort 2024/25

JI 2024/25 34

-1

SI 2025/26 33

Cohort 2025/26

JI 2025/26 35

Raw data by year

Year	Female	Male	JI	SI	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	Total
1974/75	234	23	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	257
1975/76	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	230
1976/77	234	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	234
1977/78	235	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	235
1978/79	247	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	247
1979/80	252	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	252
1980/81	246	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	246
1981/82	249	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	249
1982/83	239	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	239
1993/94	283	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	283
1994/95	278	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	278
1995/96	272	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	272
1996/97	292	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	292
1997/98	289	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	289
1998/99	277	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	277
1999/00	273	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	273
2000/01	271	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	271
2001/02	271	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	271
2002/03	269	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	269
2003/04	283	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	283
2004/05	271	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	271
2005/06	274	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	274
2006/07	274	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	274
2007/08	264	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	264
2008/09	270	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	270
2009/10	278	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	278
2010/11	276	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	276
2011/12	280	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	280
2012/13	275	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	275
2013/14	294	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	294
2014/15	299	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	299
2015/16	293	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	293
2016/17	299	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	299
2017/18	288	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	288
2018/19	274	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	274
2019/20	278	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	278
2020/21	278	–	34	39	30	27	38	38	32	40	278
2021/22	278	–	39	35	39	29	28	37	37	30	278
2022/23	276	–	34	38	34	37	28	28	36	35	276
2023/24	269	–	34	37	35	32	38	29	29	30	269
2024/25	277	–	34	32	41	37	33	37	28	29	277
2025/26	286	–	35	33	32	43	40	37	36	30	286