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SCOIL NAOMH IOSAF

Roll number: 16712B Rathkeale Road, Adare, Co. Limerick

School details

Address: Rathkeale Road, Adare, Co. Limerick (V94FK30)
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 061396101
Principal: Stephen Lavin
Ethos: Catholic
DEIS: N
Irish classification: No subjects through Irish
Gaeltacht: N
Island: N
Local authority: Limerick County Council
School patron: Bishop of Limerick
School type: Ordinary
School level: All-Through School
Planning area: Croom

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

23.33

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	118	5	23.60	34	1
2007/08	117	5	23.40	29	0
2008/09	116	5	23.20	28	0
2009/10	120	5	24.00	32	2
2010/11	122	5	24.40	30	1
2011/12	117	5	23.40	30	1
2012/13	125	5	25.00	34	2
2013/14	133	5	26.60	34	2
2014/15	133	5	26.60	37	2
2015/16	142	5	28.40	34	3
2016/17	147	5	29.40	38	3
2017/18	154	6	25.67	35	2
2019/20	154	6	25.67	34	3
2020/21	158	6	26.33	35	2
2021/22	155	8	19.38	33	1
2022/23	154	6	25.67	33	1
2023/24	157	6	26.17	39	2
2024/25	144	6	24.00	34	2
2025/26	140	6	23.33	35	1

Data highlights

Key numbers to spot outliers or notable changes.

Biggest gain in a single year: 1980/81: 147 in 1979/80 → 162, +15 pupils.
Biggest loss in a single year: 1993/94: 150 in 1983/84 → 109, -41 pupils.
Largest single-class increase: 2nd Class in 2023/24 (13 → 21, +8).
Largest single-class decrease: Junior Infants in 2024/25 (21 → 9, -12).
Largest cohort-step gain: SI → 1st in 2022/23 (19 → 21, +2).
Largest cohort-step loss: 1st → 2nd in 2021/22 (23 → 21, -2).
Overall: 127 (1974/75) → 140 (2025/26), 13.

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	9	21	16.3	6
Senior Infants	10	21	16.5	6
1st Class	14	23	19.3	6
2nd Class	13	23	18.8	6
3rd Class	13	22	18.8	6
4th Class	13	26	20.5	6
5th Class	14	24	20.2	6
6th Class	17	24	20.8	6
Total	99	164	132.3	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 19

SI 2021/22 19

1st 2022/23 21

2nd 2023/24 21

3rd 2024/25 21

4th 2025/26 21

Cohort 2021/22

JI 2021/22 17

SI 2022/23 17

1st 2023/24 18

-1

2nd 2024/25 17

3rd 2025/26 18

Cohort 2022/23

JI 2022/23 17

SI 2023/24 19

-1

1st 2024/25 18

2nd 2025/26 18

Cohort 2023/24

JI 2023/24 21

SI 2024/25 21

1st 2025/26 22

Cohort 2024/25

JI 2024/25 9

SI 2025/26 10

Cohort 2025/26

JI 2025/26 15

Raw data by year

Year	Female	Male	JI	SI	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	Total
1974/75	–	127	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	127
1975/76	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	133
1976/77	–	145	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	145
1977/78	–	145	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	145
1978/79	–	143	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	143
1979/80	–	147	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	147
1980/81	–	162	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	162
1981/82	–	164	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	164
1982/83	–	152	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	152
1983/84	–	150	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	150
1993/94	–	109	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	109
1994/95	–	100	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	100
1995/96	–	99	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	99
1996/97	–	103	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	103
1997/98	–	106	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	106
1998/99	–	116	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	116
1999/00	–	113	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	113
2000/01	–	109	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	109
2001/02	–	104	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	104
2002/03	–	117	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	117
2003/04	–	123	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	123
2004/05	–	127	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	127
2005/06	–	123	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	123
2006/07	–	118	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	118
2007/08	–	117	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	117
2008/09	–	116	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	116
2009/10	–	120	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	120
2010/11	–	122	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	122
2011/12	–	117	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	117
2012/13	–	125	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	125
2013/14	–	133	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	133
2014/15	–	133	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	133
2015/16	–	142	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	142
2016/17	–	147	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	147
2017/18	–	154	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	154
2018/19	–	164	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	164
2019/20	–	154	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	154
2020/21	–	158	19	13	23	23	19	26	18	17	158
2021/22	–	155	17	19	14	21	22	20	24	18	155
2022/23	–	154	17	17	21	13	20	22	20	24	154
2023/24	–	157	21	19	18	21	13	21	24	20	157
2024/25	–	144	9	21	18	17	21	13	21	24	144
2025/26	–	140	15	10	22	18	18	21	14	22	140