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
20.12
2025/26
Mainstream classes
8
2025/26
Largest class group
28
2025/26
Classes with 30+ pupils
0
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
311
11
28.27
32
4
2007/08
328
11
29.82
34
7
2008/09
343
12
28.58
33
6
2009/10
344
12
28.67
32
5
2010/11
330
13
25.38
29
0
2011/12
349
12
29.08
33
5
2012/13
320
12
26.67
32
3
2013/14
318
12
26.50
31
3
2014/15
313
12
26.08
31
4
2015/16
309
12
25.75
34
3
2016/17
326
12
27.17
37
3
2017/18
313
12
26.08
36
4
2019/20
286
12
23.83
30
2
2020/21
261
12
21.75
25
0
2021/22
224
11
20.36
24
0
2022/23
193
9
21.44
25
0
2023/24
183
9
20.33
22
0
2024/25
171
8
21.38
26
0
2025/26
161
8
20.12
28
0
Data highlights
Key numbers to spot outliers or notable changes.
Biggest gain in a single year: 1976/77: 421 in 1975/76 → 470, +49 pupils.
Biggest loss in a single year: 1993/94: 478 in 1982/83 → 378, -100 pupils.
Largest single-class increase: 3rd Class in 2025/26 (21 → 32, +11).
Largest single-class decrease: 5th Class in 2021/22 (60 → 34, -26).
Largest cohort-step gain: 5th → 6th in 2025/26 (33 → 40, +7).
Largest cohort-step loss: 1st → 2nd in 2023/24 (24 → 21, -3).
Overall: 421 (1975/76) → 191 (2025/26), -230.
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
7
7
7.0
1
Senior Infants
2
2
2.0
1
1st Class
20
28
23.8
6
2nd Class
21
37
27.3
6
3rd Class
21
38
30.8
6
4th Class
25
40
32.2
6
5th Class
33
60
39.8
6
6th Class
38
70
48.3
6
Total
191
495
335.2
41
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).