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Roll number: 13914V Ráthún, Bearna, Co. na Gaillimhe

School details

Address: Ráthún, Bearna, Co. na Gaillimhe (H91WY28)
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 091520933
Principal: Damian O'Keeffe
Ethos: Catholic
DEIS: N
Irish classification: Some subjects through Irish
Gaeltacht: Y
Island: N
Local authority: Galway City Council
School patron: Bishop of Galway, Kilmacduagh & Kilfenora
School type: Ordinary with Special Classes
School level: All-Through School
Planning area: Galway City

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

21.00

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	115	5	23.00	26	0
2007/08	121	5	24.20	28	0
2008/09	117	5	23.40	28	0
2009/10	121	5	24.20	33	1
2010/11	106	5	21.20	26	0
2011/12	112	5	22.40	26	0
2012/13	121	5	24.20	28	0
2013/14	155	7	22.14	34	1
2014/15	175	8	21.88	28	0
2015/16	184	8	23.00	28	0
2016/17	207	8	25.88	34	2
2017/18	232	9	25.78	35	4
2019/20	233	10	23.30	32	2
2020/21	231	9	25.67	32	3
2021/22	221	10	22.10	30	1
2022/23	218	9	24.22	30	3
2023/24	207	9	23.00	30	1
2024/25	190	9	21.11	28	0
2025/26	168	8	21.00	28	0

Data highlights

Key numbers to spot outliers or notable changes.

Biggest gain in a single year: 2013/14: 121 in 2012/13 → 159, +38 pupils.
Biggest loss in a single year: 2025/26: 206 in 2024/25 → 183, -23 pupils.
Largest single-class increase: 4th Class in 2025/26 (21 → 30, +9).
Largest single-class decrease: 2nd Class in 2021/22 (39 → 25, -14).
Largest cohort-step gain: 3rd → 4th in 2025/26 (26 → 30, +4).
Largest cohort-step loss: 2nd → 3rd in 2021/22 (39 → 36, -3).
Overall: 35 (1975/76) → 183 (2025/26), 148.

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	12	29	19.2	6
Senior Infants	15	30	21.5	6
1st Class	16	29	23.2	6
2nd Class	21	39	27.5	6
3rd Class	22	36	28.3	6
4th Class	21	36	29.2	6
5th Class	21	36	28.8	6
6th Class	27	35	30.7	6
Total	32	257	127.0	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 24

-1

SI 2021/22 23

1st 2022/23 25

2nd 2023/24 25

3rd 2024/25 26

4th 2025/26 30

Cohort 2021/22

JI 2021/22 29

SI 2022/23 30

-1

1st 2023/24 29

-1

2nd 2024/25 28

3rd 2025/26 30

Cohort 2022/23

JI 2022/23 21

SI 2023/24 22

1st 2024/25 23

2nd 2025/26 27

Cohort 2023/24

JI 2023/24 15

SI 2024/25 15

1st 2025/26 16

Cohort 2024/25

JI 2024/25 14

SI 2025/26 17

Cohort 2025/26

JI 2025/26 12

Raw data by year

Year	Female	Male	JI	SI	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	Total
1975/76	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	35
1976/77	16	16	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	32
1977/78	17	19	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	36
1978/79	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	41
1979/80	26	25	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	51
1980/81	25	29	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	54
1981/82	24	34	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	58
1982/83	26	35	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	61
1983/84	25	34	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	59
1993/94	28	48	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	76
1994/95	27	44	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	71
1995/96	30	45	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	75
1996/97	30	54	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	84
1997/98	26	59	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	85
1998/99	22	65	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	87
1999/00	22	70	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	92
2000/01	24	76	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	100
2001/02	27	80	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	107
2002/03	36	88	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	124
2003/04	43	92	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	135
2004/05	40	74	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	114
2005/06	42	70	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	112
2006/07	50	65	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	115
2007/08	54	67	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	121
2008/09	54	63	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	117
2009/10	56	65	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	121
2010/11	46	60	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	106
2011/12	48	64	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	112
2012/13	51	70	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	121
2013/14	65	94	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	159
2014/15	77	103	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	180
2015/16	83	109	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	192
2016/17	92	125	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	217
2017/18	108	139	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	247
2018/19	110	147	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	257
2019/20	107	143	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	250
2020/21	109	139	24	22	25	39	31	30	28	32	248
2021/22	107	130	29	23	21	25	36	30	30	27	237
2022/23	104	130	21	30	25	21	25	36	30	30	234
2023/24	97	126	15	22	29	25	22	28	36	30	223
2024/25	91	115	14	15	23	28	26	21	28	35	206
2025/26	77	106	12	17	16	27	30	30	21	30	183