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Castleblayney Convent National School

Roll number: 16202B Laurel Hill, Castleblayney, Co. Monaghan

School details

Address
Laurel Hill, Castleblayney, Co. Monaghan (A75XT66)
Email
[email protected]
Phone
0429746090
Principal
Paula Coleman
Ethos
Catholic
DEIS
Y
Irish classification
No subjects through Irish
Gaeltacht
N
Island
N
Local authority
Monaghan County Council
School patron
Bishop of Clogher
School type
Ordinary with Special Classes
School level
Senior
Planning area
Castleblaney

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
24.00
2025/26
Mainstream classes
6
2025/26
Largest class group
33
2025/26
Classes with 30+ pupils
2
2025/26

Class group metrics trend

Class group metrics by year

Year Mainstream class pupils Mainstream classes Average class size Largest class Classes 30+
2006/07 144 5 28.80 33 3
2007/08 134 6 22.33 32 1
2008/09 126 5 25.20 29 0
2009/10 131 5 26.20 31 2
2010/11 130 5 26.00 29 0
2011/12 118 5 23.60 27 0
2012/13 121 5 24.20 28 0
2013/14 118 5 23.60 28 0
2014/15 117 5 23.40 27 0
2015/16 124 5 24.80 28 0
2016/17 124 5 24.80 31 1
2017/18 135 5 27.00 35 2
2019/20 135 5 27.00 35 2
2020/21 142 5 28.40 34 2
2021/22 135 6 22.50 28 0
2022/23 125 5 25.00 28 0
2023/24 135 5 27.00 32 1
2024/25 143 6 23.83 34 1
2025/26 144 6 24.00 33 2

Data highlights

Key numbers to spot outliers or notable changes.

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 0 0 0.0 1
Senior Infants 0 0 0.0 1
1st Class 0 0 0.0 1
2nd Class 20 34 25.7 6
3rd Class 24 33 26.8 6
4th Class 24 34 27.5 6
5th Class 22 33 28.0 6
6th Class 23 39 31.2 6
Total 94 218 144.7 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).

Cohort 2025/26
JI 2025/26 0

Raw data by year

Year Female Male JI SI 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th Total
1974/75 183 – – – – – – – – – 183
1975/76 – – – – – – – – – – 202
1976/77 205 – – – – – – – – – 205
1977/78 212 – – – – – – – – – 212
1978/79 218 – – – – – – – – – 218
1979/80 210 – – – – – – – – – 210
1980/81 190 – – – – – – – – – 190
1981/82 195 – – – – – – – – – 195
1982/83 178 – – – – – – – – – 178
1983/84 168 – – – – – – – – – 168
1993/94 145 – – – – – – – – – 145
1994/95 137 – – – – – – – – – 137
1995/96 137 – – – – – – – – – 137
1996/97 135 – – – – – – – – – 135
1997/98 136 – – – – – – – – – 136
1998/99 132 – – – – – – – – – 132
1999/00 119 – – – – – – – – – 119
2000/01 106 – – – – – – – – – 106
2001/02 94 – – – – – – – – – 94
2002/03 95 – – – – – – – – – 95
2003/04 102 – – – – – – – – – 102
2004/05 109 – – – – – – – – – 109
2005/06 121 – – – – – – – – – 121
2006/07 144 – – – – – – – – – 144
2007/08 134 – – – – – – – – – 134
2008/09 126 – – – – – – – – – 126
2009/10 131 – – – – – – – – – 131
2010/11 130 – – – – – – – – – 130
2011/12 118 – – – – – – – – – 118
2012/13 121 – – – – – – – – – 121
2013/14 118 – – – – – – – – – 118
2014/15 121 – – – – – – – – – 121
2015/16 127 – – – – – – – – – 127
2016/17 128 – – – – – – – – – 128
2017/18 139 – – – – – – – – – 139
2018/19 133 – – – – – – – – – 133
2019/20 140 – – – – – – – – – 140
2020/21 146 – – – – 26 25 24 33 34 146
2021/22 144 – – – – 26 25 28 22 34 144
2022/23 136 – – – – 21 27 26 28 23 136
2023/24 147 – – – – 27 24 28 24 32 147
2024/25 153 – – – – 34 27 25 32 25 153
2025/26 155 – – – – 20 33 34 29 39 155