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Roll number: 14045B Knockanrahan, Arklow, Co. Wicklow

School details

Address: Knockanrahan, Arklow, Co. Wicklow (Y14XE30)
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 040232690
Principal: Janet Nuzum
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: Arklow

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

24.62

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	174	6	29.00	34	3
2007/08	180	7	25.71	31	1
2008/09	179	7	25.57	30	1
2009/10	184	7	26.29	30	1
2010/11	182	7	26.00	30	1
2011/12	182	7	26.00	30	1
2012/13	211	8	26.38	32	1
2013/14	218	8	27.25	31	1
2014/15	211	8	26.38	30	1
2015/16	215	8	26.88	30	1
2016/17	212	8	26.50	29	0
2017/18	209	8	26.12	28	0
2019/20	212	8	26.50	29	0
2020/21	207	8	25.88	29	0
2021/22	207	8	25.88	30	1
2022/23	205	8	25.62	30	1
2023/24	206	8	25.75	30	1
2024/25	198	8	24.75	28	0
2025/26	197	8	24.62	28	0

Data highlights

Key numbers to spot outliers or notable changes.

Biggest gain in a single year: 2012/13: 182 in 2011/12 → 211, +29 pupils.
Biggest loss in a single year: 1993/94: 136 in 1983/84 → 103, -33 pupils.
Largest single-class increase: 3rd Class in 2025/26 (21 → 27, +6).
Largest single-class decrease: Junior Infants in 2025/26 (26 → 18, -8).
Largest cohort-step gain: 3rd → 4th in 2025/26 (21 → 24, +3).
Largest cohort-step loss: SI → 1st in 2024/25 (25 → 22, -3).
Overall: 138 (1974/75) → 197 (2025/26), 59.

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	18	26	23.0	6
Senior Infants	21	28	25.2	6
1st Class	21	25	23.2	6
2nd Class	22	29	24.8	6
3rd Class	21	30	25.7	6
4th Class	24	30	26.8	6
5th Class	23	30	27.3	6
6th Class	24	29	27.3	6
Total	96	218	163.0	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

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 20

SI 2021/22 21

1st 2022/23 21

2nd 2023/24 23

-2

3rd 2024/25 21

4th 2025/26 24

Cohort 2021/22

JI 2021/22 25

SI 2022/23 25

1st 2023/24 25

2nd 2024/25 26

3rd 2025/26 27

Cohort 2022/23

JI 2022/23 24

SI 2023/24 25

-3

1st 2024/25 22

2nd 2025/26 24

Cohort 2023/24

JI 2023/24 25

SI 2024/25 26

-1

1st 2025/26 25

Cohort 2024/25

JI 2024/25 26

SI 2025/26 28

Cohort 2025/26

JI 2025/26 18

Raw data by year

Year	Female	Male	JI	SI	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	Total
1974/75	64	74	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	138
1975/76	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	144
1976/77	67	80	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	147
1977/78	68	74	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	142
1978/79	67	72	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	139
1979/80	69	66	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	135
1980/81	70	70	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	140
1981/82	69	69	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	138
1982/83	69	68	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	137
1983/84	68	68	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	136
1993/94	50	53	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	103
1994/95	46	56	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	102
1995/96	51	47	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	98
1996/97	47	49	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	96
1997/98	52	48	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	100
1998/99	56	52	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	108
1999/00	56	55	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	111
2000/01	68	58	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	126
2001/02	73	58	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	131
2002/03	86	70	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	156
2003/04	88	73	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	161
2004/05	89	74	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	163
2005/06	81	77	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	158
2006/07	89	85	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	174
2007/08	89	91	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	180
2008/09	86	93	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	179
2009/10	83	101	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	184
2010/11	81	101	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	182
2011/12	83	99	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	182
2012/13	95	116	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	211
2013/14	97	121	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	218
2014/15	98	113	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	211
2015/16	102	113	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	215
2016/17	101	111	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	212
2017/18	101	108	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	209
2018/19	105	106	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	211
2019/20	108	104	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	212
2020/21	110	97	20	26	21	29	27	29	28	27	207
2021/22	110	97	25	21	25	22	30	27	29	28	207
2022/23	110	95	24	25	21	25	24	30	27	29	205
2023/24	109	97	25	25	25	23	25	25	30	28	206
2024/25	101	97	26	26	22	26	21	26	23	28	198
2025/26	102	95	18	28	25	24	27	24	27	24	197