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PRESENTATION PRIMARY SCHOOL

Roll number: 15556I Station Road, Portarlington, Co. Laois

School details

Address: Station Road, Portarlington, Co. Laois (R32HF43)
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 0578623007
Principal: Mairead Terry
Ethos: Catholic
DEIS: N
Irish classification: No subjects through Irish
Gaeltacht: N
Island: N
Local authority: Laois County Council
School patron: Bishop of Kildare & Leighlin
School type: Ordinary with Special Classes
School level: All-Through School
Planning area: Portarlington

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

22.48

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	408	15	27.20	31	2
2007/08	437	17	25.71	32	2
2008/09	468	18	26.00	29	0
2009/10	494	18	27.44	31	2
2010/11	520	18	28.89	36	7
2011/12	548	19	28.84	34	5
2012/13	612	22	27.82	31	7
2013/14	653	24	27.21	33	5
2014/15	671	24	27.96	33	7
2015/16	711	25	28.44	34	8
2016/17	728	27	26.96	34	3
2017/18	730	27	27.04	32	5
2019/20	697	27	25.81	30	2
2020/21	583	25	23.32	29	0
2021/22	547	25	21.88	28	0
2022/23	539	23	23.43	29	0
2023/24	513	22	23.32	30	1
2024/25	491	22	22.32	29	0
2025/26	472	21	22.48	29	0

Data highlights

Key numbers to spot outliers or notable changes.

Biggest gain in a single year: 2012/13: 548 in 2011/12 → 618, +70 pupils.
Biggest loss in a single year: 2020/21: 709 in 2019/20 → 595, -114 pupils.
Largest single-class increase: 5th Class in 2024/25 (74 → 91, +17).
Largest single-class decrease: Senior Infants in 2021/22 (74 → 55, -19).
Largest cohort-step gain: JI → SI in 2025/26 (41 → 50, +9).
Largest cohort-step loss: SI → 1st in 2021/22 (74 → 69, -5).
Overall: 451 (1974/75) → 496 (2025/26), 45.

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	39	56	47.8	6
Senior Infants	41	74	53.5	6
1st Class	43	81	59.2	6
2nd Class	51	80	64.2	6
3rd Class	58	81	70.2	6
4th Class	70	84	76.0	6
5th Class	71	91	78.0	6
6th Class	70	92	79.5	6
Total	292	779	481.4	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 52

SI 2021/22 55

1st 2022/23 58

2nd 2023/24 59

3rd 2024/25 66

4th 2025/26 70

Cohort 2021/22

JI 2021/22 54

SI 2022/23 56

1st 2023/24 57

-1

2nd 2024/25 56

3rd 2025/26 58

Cohort 2022/23

JI 2022/23 45

SI 2023/24 45

1st 2024/25 47

2nd 2025/26 51

Cohort 2023/24

JI 2023/24 39

SI 2024/25 41

1st 2025/26 43

Cohort 2024/25

JI 2024/25 41

SI 2025/26 50

Cohort 2025/26

JI 2025/26 56

Raw data by year

Year	Female	Male	JI	SI	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	Total
1974/75	361	90	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	451
1975/76	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	457
1976/77	349	91	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	440
1977/78	355	87	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	442
1978/79	354	87	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	441
1979/80	353	92	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	445
1980/81	364	85	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	449
1981/82	334	92	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	426
1982/83	347	92	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	439
1983/84	341	90	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	431
1993/94	298	76	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	374
1994/95	279	71	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	350
1995/96	277	62	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	339
1996/97	294	57	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	351
1997/98	282	64	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	346
1998/99	276	51	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	327
1999/00	262	38	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	300
2000/01	243	49	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	292
2001/02	261	56	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	317
2002/03	261	54	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	315
2003/04	281	68	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	349
2004/05	295	90	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	385
2005/06	302	87	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	389
2006/07	330	92	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	422
2007/08	367	91	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	458
2008/09	381	101	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	482
2009/10	402	107	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	509
2010/11	426	108	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	534
2011/12	437	111	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	548
2012/13	475	143	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	618
2013/14	505	160	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	665
2014/15	544	139	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	683
2015/16	564	159	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	723
2016/17	582	159	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	741
2017/18	587	154	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	741
2018/19	616	163	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	779
2019/20	622	87	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	709
2020/21	585	10	52	74	81	67	81	73	71	84	595
2021/22	548	11	54	55	69	80	65	80	74	70	559
2022/23	541	10	45	56	58	72	79	74	82	73	551
2023/24	514	11	39	45	57	59	72	84	74	83	525
2024/25	501	8	41	41	47	56	66	75	91	75	509
2025/26	489	7	56	50	43	51	58	70	76	92	496