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CASTLETOWN RD CONVENT

Roll number: 14651U Castletown Road, Dundalk, Co. Louth

School details

Address: Castletown Road, Dundalk, Co. Louth (A91P957)
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 0429334574
Principal: Marion McNally
Ethos: Catholic
DEIS: Y
Irish classification: No subjects through Irish
Gaeltacht: N
Island: N
Local authority: Louth County Council
School patron: Archbishop of Armagh
School type: Ordinary
School level: All-Through School
Planning area: Dundalk

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

19.10

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	201	10	20.10	28	0
2007/08	212	10	21.20	31	1
2008/09	207	10	20.70	30	1
2009/10	199	10	19.90	27	0
2010/11	197	9	21.89	29	0
2011/12	192	10	19.20	26	0
2012/13	183	9	20.33	29	0
2013/14	178	9	19.78	28	0
2014/15	161	8	20.12	27	0
2015/16	164	8	20.50	26	0
2016/17	157	8	19.62	26	0
2017/18	165	8	20.62	27	0
2019/20	192	9	21.33	26	0
2020/21	190	9	21.11	26	0
2021/22	187	9	20.78	26	0
2022/23	191	9	21.22	26	0
2023/24	188	9	20.89	26	0
2024/25	185	10	18.50	25	0
2025/26	191	10	19.10	23	0

Data highlights

Key numbers to spot outliers or notable changes.

Biggest gain in a single year: 2005/06: 185 in 2004/05 → 212, +27 pupils.
Biggest loss in a single year: 1993/94: 308 in 1983/84 → 262, -46 pupils.
Largest single-class increase: 2nd Class in 2022/23 (14 → 32, +18).
Largest single-class decrease: 2nd Class in 2021/22 (25 → 14, -11).
Largest cohort-step gain: 5th → 6th in 2025/26 (17 → 22, +5).
Largest cohort-step loss: 3rd → 4th in 2025/26 (25 → 23, -2).
Overall: 359 (1974/75) → 191 (2025/26), -168.

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	19	25	22.7	6
Senior Infants	20	33	24.5	6
1st Class	16	31	22.8	6
2nd Class	14	32	23.0	6
3rd Class	17	32	24.8	6
4th Class	16	32	23.5	6
5th Class	17	34	24.0	6
6th Class	22	26	23.3	6
Total	157	381	232.6	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 25

SI 2021/22 25

-1

1st 2022/23 24

-1

2nd 2023/24 23

3rd 2024/25 25

-2

4th 2025/26 23

Cohort 2021/22

JI 2021/22 22

-1

SI 2022/23 21

-2

1st 2023/24 19

2nd 2024/25 21

3rd 2025/26 23

Cohort 2022/23

JI 2022/23 23

SI 2023/24 24

1st 2024/25 24

-1

2nd 2025/26 23

Cohort 2023/24

JI 2023/24 24

SI 2024/25 24

-1

1st 2025/26 23

Cohort 2024/25

JI 2024/25 19

SI 2025/26 20

Cohort 2025/26

JI 2025/26 23

Raw data by year

Year	Female	Male	JI	SI	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	Total
1974/75	359	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	359
1975/76	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	369
1976/77	380	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	380
1977/78	367	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	367
1978/79	381	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	381
1979/80	367	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	367
1980/81	356	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	356
1981/82	350	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	350
1982/83	314	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	314
1983/84	308	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	308
1993/94	262	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	262
1994/95	251	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	251
1995/96	234	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	234
1996/97	223	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	223
1997/98	215	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	215
1998/99	207	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	207
1999/00	201	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	201
2000/01	186	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	186
2001/02	183	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	183
2002/03	180	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	180
2003/04	174	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	174
2004/05	185	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	185
2005/06	212	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	212
2006/07	208	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	208
2007/08	219	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	219
2008/09	213	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	213
2009/10	204	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	204
2010/11	205	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	205
2011/12	192	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	192
2012/13	183	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	183
2013/14	178	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	178
2014/15	161	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	161
2015/16	164	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	164
2016/17	157	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	157
2017/18	165	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	165
2018/19	166	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	166
2019/20	192	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	192
2020/21	190	–	25	33	16	25	26	21	22	22	190
2021/22	187	–	22	25	31	14	26	25	21	23	187
2022/23	191	–	23	21	24	32	17	24	26	24	191
2023/24	188	–	24	24	19	23	32	16	24	26	188
2024/25	185	–	19	24	24	21	25	32	17	23	185
2025/26	191	–	23	20	23	23	23	23	34	22	191