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
25.00
2025/26
Mainstream classes
6
2025/26
Largest class group
31
2025/26
Classes with 30+ pupils
1
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
106
4
26.50
29
0
2007/08
111
4
27.75
35
2
2008/09
116
4
29.00
34
2
2009/10
117
5
23.40
35
1
2010/11
108
5
21.60
25
0
2011/12
106
4
26.50
33
1
2012/13
118
4
29.50
38
2
2013/14
126
5
25.20
33
2
2014/15
131
5
26.20
32
2
2015/16
120
5
24.00
27
0
2016/17
119
5
23.80
26
0
2017/18
129
5
25.80
32
1
2019/20
145
5
29.00
33
2
2020/21
143
6
23.83
32
1
2021/22
142
6
23.67
30
1
2022/23
144
6
24.00
31
1
2023/24
153
6
25.50
31
1
2024/25
156
6
26.00
30
2
2025/26
150
6
25.00
31
1
Data highlights
Key numbers to spot outliers or notable changes.
Biggest gain in a single year: 1993/94: 54 in 1983/84 → 126, +72 pupils.
Biggest loss in a single year: 2015/16: 131 in 2014/15 → 120, -11 pupils.
Largest single-class increase: 2nd Class in 2021/22 (14 → 25, +11).
Largest single-class decrease: Junior Infants in 2025/26 (20 → 13, -7).
Largest cohort-step gain: JI → SI in 2022/23 (17 → 19, +2).
Largest cohort-step loss: SI → 1st in 2025/26 (20 → 18, -2).
Overall: 55 (1974/75) → 150 (2025/26), 95.
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
13
21
17.7
6
Senior Infants
15
21
19.3
6
1st Class
15
25
20.0
6
2nd Class
14
25
19.7
6
3rd Class
14
25
19.7
6
4th Class
13
24
18.2
6
5th Class
13
24
17.3
6
6th Class
11
23
16.2
6
Total
45
156
107.0
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).