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SANDFORD PARISH NATIONAL SCHOOL

Roll number: 15618E Sandford Close, Ranelagh, Dublin 6

School details

Address: Sandford Close, Ranelagh, Dublin 6 (D06V2V6)
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 014974277
Principal: Senan Murray
Ethos: Church Of Ireland
DEIS: N
Irish classification: No subjects through Irish
Gaeltacht: N
Island: N
Local authority: Dublin City Council
School patron: Archbishop of Dublin & Bishop of Glendalough COI
School type: Ordinary
School level: All-Through School
Planning area: Dublin6_Clonskeagh

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

24.50

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	236	9	26.22	30	3
2007/08	232	9	25.78	29	0
2008/09	228	9	25.33	29	0
2009/10	219	8	27.38	29	0
2010/11	230	8	28.75	31	3
2011/12	234	8	29.25	32	3
2012/13	233	8	29.12	31	5
2013/14	236	8	29.50	31	4
2014/15	234	8	29.25	31	5
2015/16	236	8	29.50	31	5
2016/17	231	8	28.88	31	4
2017/18	236	8	29.50	31	4
2019/20	231	8	28.88	30	1
2020/21	229	8	28.62	30	1
2021/22	222	8	27.75	29	0
2022/23	220	8	27.50	30	2
2023/24	212	8	26.50	30	2
2024/25	200	8	25.00	30	2
2025/26	196	8	24.50	30	2

Data highlights

Key numbers to spot outliers or notable changes.

Biggest gain in a single year: 2001/02: 153 in 2000/01 → 186, +33 pupils.
Biggest loss in a single year: 1975/76: 176 in 1974/75 → 158, -18 pupils.
Largest single-class increase: 6th Class in 2025/26 (24 → 30, +6).
Largest single-class decrease: Senior Infants in 2025/26 (23 → 17, -6).
Largest cohort-step gain: JI → SI in 2024/25 (21 → 23, +2).
Largest cohort-step loss: 5th → 6th in 2024/25 (27 → 24, -3).
Overall: 176 (1974/75) → 196 (2025/26), 20.

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	16	29	22.8	6
Senior Infants	17	29	24.8	6
1st Class	22	30	26.5	6
2nd Class	23	30	27.7	6
3rd Class	26	30	28.2	6
4th Class	27	30	28.5	6
5th Class	25	30	28.0	6
6th Class	24	30	26.7	6
Total	153	236	200.4	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 29

SI 2021/22 29

1st 2022/23 30

2nd 2023/24 30

3rd 2024/25 30

4th 2025/26 30

Cohort 2021/22

JI 2021/22 27

-1

SI 2022/23 26

1st 2023/24 27

-1

2nd 2024/25 26

3rd 2025/26 26

Cohort 2022/23

JI 2022/23 24

SI 2023/24 25

-1

1st 2024/25 24

-1

2nd 2025/26 23

Cohort 2023/24

JI 2023/24 21

SI 2024/25 23

-1

1st 2025/26 22

Cohort 2024/25

JI 2024/25 16

SI 2025/26 17

Cohort 2025/26

JI 2025/26 20

Raw data by year

Year	Female	Male	JI	SI	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	Total
1974/75	77	99	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	176
1975/76	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	158
1976/77	62	99	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	161
1977/78	68	96	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	164
1978/79	64	97	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	161
1979/80	71	97	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	168
1980/81	63	97	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	160
1981/82	69	95	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	164
1982/83	66	95	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	161
1993/94	72	104	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	176
1994/95	75	98	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	173
1995/96	80	93	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	173
1996/97	81	91	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	172
1997/98	85	88	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	173
1998/99	83	91	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	174
1999/00	81	79	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	160
2000/01	72	81	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	153
2001/02	83	103	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	186
2002/03	94	120	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	214
2003/04	89	127	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	216
2004/05	90	131	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	221
2005/06	97	127	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	224
2006/07	103	133	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	236
2007/08	94	138	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	232
2008/09	88	140	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	228
2009/10	86	133	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	219
2010/11	89	141	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	230
2011/12	97	137	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	234
2012/13	106	127	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	233
2013/14	103	133	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	236
2014/15	108	126	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	234
2015/16	115	121	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	236
2016/17	116	115	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	231
2017/18	118	118	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	236
2018/19	121	112	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	233
2019/20	118	113	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	231
2020/21	121	108	29	29	28	29	28	29	30	27	229
2021/22	115	107	27	29	28	28	28	27	28	27	222
2022/23	105	115	24	26	30	30	29	28	25	28	220
2023/24	101	111	21	25	27	30	28	30	27	24	212
2024/25	97	103	16	23	24	26	30	27	30	24	200
2025/26	91	105	20	17	22	23	26	30	28	30	196