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ST. NICHOLAS PRIMARY SCHOOL

Roll number: 16655P Longwood, Co. Meath

School details

Address: Longwood, Co. Meath (A83K889)
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 0469555384
Principal: Siobhán Henry
Ethos: Catholic
DEIS: N
Irish classification: No subjects through Irish
Gaeltacht: N
Island: N
Local authority: Meath County Council
School patron: Bishop of Meath
School type: Ordinary with Special Classes
School level: All-Through School
Planning area: Longwood

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

22.08

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	166	6	27.67	33	3
2007/08	190	7	27.14	32	3
2008/09	207	7	29.57	33	4
2009/10	226	8	28.25	29	0
2010/11	254	9	28.22	36	2
2011/12	270	9	30.00	37	5
2012/13	291	10	29.10	36	6
2013/14	327	12	27.25	37	5
2014/15	334	12	27.83	34	4
2015/16	343	12	28.58	34	5
2016/17	372	13	28.62	35	7
2017/18	391	14	27.93	35	4
2019/20	392	15	26.13	34	3
2020/21	375	15	25.00	34	1
2021/22	354	15	23.60	29	0
2022/23	357	14	25.50	35	4
2023/24	327	15	21.80	32	2
2024/25	304	14	21.71	31	1
2025/26	287	13	22.08	25	0

Data highlights

Key numbers to spot outliers or notable changes.

Biggest gain in a single year: 2013/14: 291 in 2012/13 → 327, +36 pupils.
Biggest loss in a single year: 1993/94: 130 in 1983/84 → 105, -25 pupils.
Largest single-class increase: 5th Class in 2021/22 (38 → 53, +15).
Largest single-class decrease: 2nd Class in 2021/22 (52 → 34, -18).
Largest cohort-step gain: 4th → 5th in 2025/26 (47 → 51, +4).
Largest cohort-step loss: SI → 1st in 2022/23 (42 → 41, -1).
Overall: 120 (1974/75) → 299 (2025/26), 179.

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	29	41	33.8	6
Senior Infants	29	48	37.5	6
1st Class	29	48	36.7	6
2nd Class	34	52	41.2	6
3rd Class	34	55	44.0	6
4th Class	34	57	47.3	6
5th Class	36	60	48.5	6
6th Class	38	60	49.7	6
Total	95	392	205.1	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 41

SI 2021/22 42

-1

1st 2022/23 41

2nd 2023/24 41

3rd 2024/25 41

4th 2025/26 41

Cohort 2021/22

JI 2021/22 31

SI 2022/23 33

1st 2023/24 33

2nd 2024/25 34

3rd 2025/26 34

Cohort 2022/23

JI 2022/23 35

-1

SI 2023/24 34

1st 2024/25 35

2nd 2025/26 38

Cohort 2023/24

JI 2023/24 29

SI 2024/25 29

1st 2025/26 29

Cohort 2024/25

JI 2024/25 38

SI 2025/26 39

Cohort 2025/26

JI 2025/26 29

Raw data by year

Year	Female	Male	JI	SI	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	Total
1974/75	64	56	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	120
1975/76	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	117
1976/77	64	59	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	123
1977/78	61	64	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	125
1978/79	–	57	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	117
1979/80	60	55	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	115
1980/81	52	56	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	108
1981/82	54	60	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	114
1982/83	57	71	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	128
1983/84	65	65	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	130
1993/94	52	53	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	105
1994/95	53	46	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	99
1995/96	57	45	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	102
1996/97	50	45	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	95
1997/98	49	49	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	98
1998/99	50	47	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	97
1999/00	51	46	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	97
2000/01	49	56	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	105
2001/02	63	68	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	131
2002/03	64	70	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	134
2003/04	65	63	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	128
2004/05	64	63	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	127
2005/06	72	59	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	131
2006/07	89	77	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	166
2007/08	97	93	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	190
2008/09	102	105	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	207
2009/10	111	115	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	226
2010/11	127	127	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	254
2011/12	133	137	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	270
2012/13	140	151	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	291
2013/14	161	166	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	327
2014/15	164	170	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	334
2015/16	168	175	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	343
2016/17	190	182	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	372
2017/18	200	191	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	391
2018/19	188	190	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	378
2019/20	196	196	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	392
2020/21	185	190	41	48	34	52	55	53	38	54	375
2021/22	175	179	31	42	48	34	51	57	53	38	354
2022/23	168	189	35	33	41	48	35	52	60	53	357
2023/24	163	169	29	34	33	41	48	34	53	60	332
2024/25	156	159	38	29	35	34	41	47	36	55	315
2025/26	150	149	29	39	29	38	34	41	51	38	299