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ST PATRICKS GIRLS NS

Roll number: 15253N Cambridge Road, Ringsend, Dublin 4

School details

Address: Cambridge Road, Ringsend, Dublin 4 (D04CH58)
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 016685928
Principal: Anne Smith
Ethos: Catholic
DEIS: Y
Irish classification: No subjects through Irish
Gaeltacht: N
Island: N
Local authority: Dublin City Council
School patron: Archbishop of Dublin
School type: Ordinary
School level: All-Through School
Planning area: Dublin2_Dublin4

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

17.88

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	116	6	19.33	28	0
2007/08	133	6	22.17	29	0
2008/09	129	7	18.43	25	0
2009/10	146	7	20.86	33	1
2010/11	148	7	21.14	29	0
2011/12	146	7	20.86	29	0
2012/13	152	7	21.71	30	1
2013/14	164	7	23.43	30	1
2014/15	169	8	21.12	27	0
2015/16	168	8	21.00	27	0
2016/17	167	8	20.88	27	0
2017/18	164	8	20.50	28	0
2019/20	162	8	20.25	24	0
2020/21	155	8	19.38	24	0
2021/22	154	8	19.25	24	0
2022/23	153	8	19.12	23	0
2023/24	146	8	18.25	25	0
2024/25	148	8	18.50	28	0
2025/26	143	8	17.88	23	0

Data highlights

Key numbers to spot outliers or notable changes.

Biggest gain in a single year: 2007/08: 121 in 2006/07 → 140, +19 pupils.
Biggest loss in a single year: 1993/94: 235 in 1982/83 → 160, -75 pupils.
Largest single-class increase: 6th Class in 2024/25 (17 → 28, +11).
Largest single-class decrease: Junior Infants in 2023/24 (20 → 11, -9).
Largest cohort-step gain: 5th → 6th in 2024/25 (25 → 28, +3).
Largest cohort-step loss: 2nd → 3rd in 2025/26 (19 → 18, -1).
Overall: 271 (1974/75) → 143 (2025/26), -128.

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	11	20	15.7	6
Senior Infants	12	21	16.7	6
1st Class	13	21	17.8	6
2nd Class	14	24	19.5	6
3rd Class	14	23	18.8	6
4th Class	15	23	18.8	6
5th Class	18	25	20.7	6
6th Class	17	28	21.8	6
Total	121	271	165.4	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 12

SI 2021/22 13

1st 2022/23 14

2nd 2023/24 14

3rd 2024/25 14

4th 2025/26 15

Cohort 2021/22

JI 2021/22 18

SI 2022/23 18

1st 2023/24 19

2nd 2024/25 19

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3rd 2025/26 18

Cohort 2022/23

JI 2022/23 20

SI 2023/24 20

1st 2024/25 20

2nd 2025/26 20

Cohort 2023/24

JI 2023/24 11

SI 2024/25 12

1st 2025/26 13

Cohort 2024/25

JI 2024/25 15

SI 2025/26 16

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	271	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	271
1975/76	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	226
1976/77	222	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	222
1977/78	223	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	223
1978/79	222	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	222
1979/80	211	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	211
1980/81	217	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	217
1981/82	231	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	231
1982/83	235	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	235
1993/94	160	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	160
1994/95	162	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	162
1995/96	146	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	146
1996/97	149	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	149
1997/98	135	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	135
1998/99	145	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	145
1999/00	137	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	137
2000/01	138	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	138
2001/02	138	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	138
2002/03	125	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	125
2003/04	126	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	126
2004/05	137	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	137
2005/06	127	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	127
2006/07	121	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	121
2007/08	140	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	140
2008/09	138	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	138
2009/10	150	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	150
2010/11	149	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	149
2011/12	146	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	146
2012/13	152	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	152
2013/14	164	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	164
2014/15	169	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	169
2015/16	168	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	168
2016/17	167	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	167
2017/18	164	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	164
2018/19	174	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	174
2019/20	162	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	162
2020/21	155	–	12	21	20	24	18	19	22	19	155
2021/22	154	–	18	13	21	20	23	17	18	24	154
2022/23	153	–	20	18	14	20	20	23	18	20	153
2023/24	146	–	11	20	19	14	20	20	25	17	146
2024/25	148	–	15	12	20	19	14	19	21	28	148
2025/26	143	–	18	16	13	20	18	15	20	23	143