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
23.22
2025/26
Mainstream classes
9
2025/26
Largest class group
33
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
112
4
28.00
34
2
2007/08
132
5
26.40
34
1
2008/09
149
6
24.83
27
0
2009/10
154
6
25.67
34
1
2010/11
165
6
27.50
36
2
2011/12
166
6
27.67
35
2
2012/13
177
6
29.50
34
4
2013/14
195
7
27.86
34
3
2014/15
196
9
21.78
32
3
2015/16
209
7
29.86
36
5
2016/17
212
8
26.50
33
4
2017/18
222
8
27.75
34
3
2019/20
230
9
25.56
33
4
2020/21
231
9
25.67
34
3
2021/22
223
9
24.78
31
3
2022/23
228
9
25.33
33
3
2023/24
221
9
24.56
32
2
2024/25
210
9
23.33
34
1
2025/26
209
9
23.22
33
1
Data highlights
Key numbers to spot outliers or notable changes.
Biggest gain in a single year: 2006/07: 90 in 2005/06 → 112, +22 pupils.
Biggest loss in a single year: 2000/01: 131 in 1999/00 → 110, -21 pupils.
Largest single-class increase: Junior Infants in 2025/26 (24 → 32, +8).
Largest single-class decrease: 5th Class in 2025/26 (34 → 26, -8).
Largest cohort-step gain: 4th → 5th in 2022/23 (28 → 32, +4).
Largest cohort-step loss: SI → 1st in 2021/22 (28 → 26, -2).
Overall: 108 (1974/75) → 215 (2025/26), 107.
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
21
32
24.0
6
Senior Infants
20
28
23.8
6
1st Class
22
29
25.0
6
2nd Class
24
34
28.3
6
3rd Class
25
32
28.8
6
4th Class
25
33
29.3
6
5th Class
26
34
31.0
6
6th Class
28
33
31.5
6
Total
82
231
155.8
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).