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Roll number: 12535I Inner Ring Road, Waterford

School details

Address: Inner Ring Road, Waterford (X91HW77)
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 051873788
Principal: Caitriona Daly
Ethos: Catholic
DEIS: N
Irish classification: No subjects through Irish
Gaeltacht: N
Island: N
Local authority: Waterford City Council
School patron: Bishop of Waterford & Lismore
School type: Ordinary
School level: All-Through School
Planning area: Waterford

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

23.38

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	516	19	27.16	31	3
2007/08	536	20	26.80	30	2
2008/09	529	21	25.19	29	0
2009/10	581	21	27.67	32	6
2010/11	592	21	28.19	32	6
2011/12	622	22	28.27	31	8
2012/13	653	23	28.39	33	7
2013/14	699	24	29.12	34	13
2014/15	704	25	28.16	33	9
2015/16	703	25	28.12	33	9
2016/17	693	26	26.65	31	3
2017/18	687	26	26.42	32	8
2019/20	705	26	27.12	31	9
2020/21	659	26	25.35	31	4
2021/22	628	26	24.15	31	4
2022/23	638	26	24.54	31	3
2023/24	640	26	24.62	27	0
2024/25	627	26	24.12	27	0
2025/26	608	26	23.38	26	0

Data highlights

Key numbers to spot outliers or notable changes.

Biggest gain in a single year: 1993/94: 520 in 1983/84 → 605, +85 pupils.
Biggest loss in a single year: 1979/80: 610 in 1978/79 → 547, -63 pupils.
Largest single-class increase: Junior Infants in 2022/23 (58 → 71, +13).
Largest single-class decrease: 2nd Class in 2021/22 (90 → 75, -15).
Largest cohort-step gain: SI → 1st in 2023/24 (67 → 77, +10).
Largest cohort-step loss: 4th → 5th in 2021/22 (89 → 85, -4).
Overall: 732 (1974/75) → 620 (2025/26), -112.

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	58	71	64.0	6
Senior Infants	65	72	69.0	6
1st Class	70	77	73.7	6
2nd Class	71	90	78.0	6
3rd Class	74	92	81.3	6
4th Class	79	92	84.5	6
5th Class	83	96	89.5	6
6th Class	86	104	95.3	6
Total	484	732	607.8	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 63

SI 2021/22 65

1st 2022/23 70

2nd 2023/24 71

3rd 2024/25 74

4th 2025/26 79

Cohort 2021/22

JI 2021/22 58

SI 2022/23 67

+10

1st 2023/24 77

-3

2nd 2024/25 74

3rd 2025/26 78

Cohort 2022/23

JI 2022/23 71

SI 2023/24 72

1st 2024/25 73

2nd 2025/26 79

Cohort 2023/24

JI 2023/24 65

SI 2024/25 72

1st 2025/26 73

Cohort 2024/25

JI 2024/25 63

SI 2025/26 72

Cohort 2025/26

JI 2025/26 64

Raw data by year

Year	Female	Male	JI	SI	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	Total
1974/75	732	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	732
1975/76	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	680
1976/77	670	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	670
1977/78	633	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	633
1978/79	610	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	610
1979/80	547	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	547
1980/81	568	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	568
1981/82	571	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	571
1982/83	557	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	557
1983/84	520	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	520
1993/94	605	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	605
1994/95	593	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	593
1995/96	577	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	577
1996/97	609	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	609
1997/98	602	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	602
1998/99	555	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	555
1999/00	549	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	549
2000/01	541	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	541
2001/02	542	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	542
2002/03	530	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	530
2003/04	519	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	519
2004/05	504	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	504
2005/06	484	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	484
2006/07	538	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	538
2007/08	559	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	559
2008/09	548	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	548
2009/10	596	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	596
2010/11	607	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	607
2011/12	622	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	622
2012/13	653	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	653
2013/14	699	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	699
2014/15	704	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	704
2015/16	703	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	703
2016/17	693	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	693
2017/18	687	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	687
2018/19	713	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	713
2019/20	705	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	705
2020/21	659	–	63	66	73	90	84	89	93	101	659
2021/22	628	–	58	65	76	75	92	87	85	90	628
2022/23	638	–	71	67	70	79	79	92	94	86	638
2023/24	640	–	65	72	77	71	81	79	96	99	640
2024/25	627	–	63	72	73	74	74	81	86	104	627
2025/26	620	–	64	72	73	79	78	79	83	92	620