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
20.80
2025/26
Mainstream classes
10
2025/26
Largest class group
24
2025/26
Classes with 30+ pupils
0
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
301
11
27.36
34
3
2007/08
319
11
29.00
33
6
2008/09
283
12
23.58
34
1
2009/10
271
10
27.10
31
4
2010/11
292
10
29.20
33
4
2011/12
278
11
25.27
32
1
2012/13
263
10
26.30
30
3
2013/14
232
10
23.20
28
0
2014/15
224
9
24.89
29
0
2015/16
220
9
24.44
32
2
2016/17
222
9
24.67
32
3
2017/18
227
9
25.22
31
2
2019/20
248
9
27.56
32
3
2020/21
242
10
24.20
31
2
2021/22
238
10
23.80
32
2
2022/23
237
10
23.70
31
3
2023/24
229
10
22.90
30
1
2024/25
233
10
23.30
29
0
2025/26
208
10
20.80
24
0
Data highlights
Key numbers to spot outliers or notable changes.
Biggest gain in a single year: 2006/07: 260 in 2005/06 → 306, +46 pupils.
Biggest loss in a single year: 2008/09: 324 in 2007/08 → 288, -36 pupils.
Largest single-class increase: 4th Class in 2022/23 (25 → 40, +15).
Largest single-class decrease: Senior Infants in 2021/22 (35 → 23, -12).
Largest cohort-step gain: 1st → 2nd in 2023/24 (23 → 30, +7).
Largest cohort-step loss: SI → 1st in 2023/24 (22 → 20, -2).
Overall: 68 (1974/75) → 223 (2025/26), 155.
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
14
25
21.0
6
Senior Infants
20
35
24.8
6
1st Class
20
34
26.0
6
2nd Class
22
37
29.8
6
3rd Class
26
39
31.7
6
4th Class
25
40
33.0
6
5th Class
31
42
34.3
6
6th Class
28
41
33.2
6
Total
68
324
202.0
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
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).