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
138
5
27.60
30
1
2007/08
134
5
26.80
30
1
2008/09
144
5
28.80
34
2
2009/10
150
5
30.00
36
3
2010/11
145
6
24.17
29
0
2011/12
137
6
22.83
26
0
2012/13
119
5
23.80
30
1
2013/14
127
5
25.40
33
1
2014/15
128
5
25.60
33
2
2015/16
130
5
26.00
30
1
2016/17
130
5
26.00
30
2
2017/18
144
5
28.80
35
1
2019/20
142
5
28.40
35
2
2020/21
147
6
24.50
30
1
2021/22
149
6
24.83
30
1
2022/23
154
6
25.67
35
1
2023/24
159
6
26.50
33
3
2024/25
148
6
24.67
33
1
2025/26
150
6
25.00
31
1
Data highlights
Key numbers to spot outliers or notable changes.
Biggest gain in a single year: 1975/76: 73 in 1974/75 → 98, +25 pupils.
Biggest loss in a single year: 2012/13: 137 in 2011/12 → 119, -18 pupils.
Largest single-class increase: Senior Infants in 2022/23 (21 → 28, +7).
Largest single-class decrease: Senior Infants in 2023/24 (28 → 17, -11).
Largest cohort-step gain: 3rd → 4th in 2025/26 (21 → 25, +4).
Largest cohort-step loss: 5th → 6th in 2021/22 (17 → 14, -3).
Overall: 73 (1974/75) → 152 (2025/26), 79.
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
25
17.2
6
Senior Infants
14
28
19.5
6
1st Class
15
28
20.0
6
2nd Class
17
28
20.3
6
3rd Class
16
27
20.5
6
4th Class
15
25
19.3
6
5th Class
15
23
18.0
6
6th Class
14
20
17.0
6
Total
73
159
127.2
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).