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Roll number: 16762Q Cross Street, Loughrea, Co. Galway

School details

Address: Cross Street, Loughrea, Co. Galway (H62EE06)
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 091841605
Principal: Patrick Coyle
Ethos: Catholic
DEIS: N
Irish classification: No subjects through Irish
Gaeltacht: N
Island: N
Local authority: Galway County Council
School patron: Bishop of Clonfert
School type: Ordinary
School level: All-Through School
Planning area: Loughrea

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

25.23

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	294	13	22.62	29	0
2007/08	304	13	23.38	30	1
2008/09	321	13	24.69	30	1
2009/10	306	13	23.54	28	0
2010/11	295	13	22.69	30	1
2011/12	295	12	24.58	30	1
2012/13	281	11	25.55	33	2
2013/14	277	11	25.18	35	1
2014/15	276	11	25.09	33	1
2015/16	298	11	27.09	34	2
2016/17	330	12	27.50	35	4
2017/18	332	12	27.67	35	4
2019/20	345	13	26.54	37	4
2020/21	327	13	25.15	33	1
2021/22	346	13	26.62	36	2
2022/23	355	14	25.36	35	3
2023/24	337	15	22.47	31	5
2024/25	304	14	21.71	32	2
2025/26	328	13	25.23	28	0

Data highlights

Key numbers to spot outliers or notable changes.

Biggest gain in a single year: 2016/17: 298 in 2015/16 → 330, +32 pupils.
Biggest loss in a single year: 1993/94: 441 in 1983/84 → 368, -73 pupils.
Largest single-class increase: 6th Class in 2023/24 (39 → 61, +22).
Largest single-class decrease: 6th Class in 2024/25 (61 → 28, -33).
Largest cohort-step gain: 2nd → 3rd in 2021/22 (24 → 29, +5).
Largest cohort-step loss: SI → 1st in 2023/24 (75 → 36, -39).
Overall: 458 (1975/76) → 328 (2025/26), -130.

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	45	76	57.8	6
Senior Infants	45	75	57.2	6
1st Class	26	39	33.0	6
2nd Class	24	39	33.0	6
3rd Class	29	51	36.0	6
4th Class	30	52	37.0	6
5th Class	30	57	38.7	6
6th Class	28	61	40.2	6
Total	276	465	351.7	42

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 56

SI 2021/22 56

-30

1st 2022/23 26

2nd 2023/24 30

3rd 2024/25 30

4th 2025/26 34

Cohort 2021/22

JI 2021/22 76

-1

SI 2022/23 75

-39

1st 2023/24 36

2nd 2024/25 38

3rd 2025/26 41

Cohort 2022/23

JI 2022/23 61

-2

SI 2023/24 59

-20

1st 2024/25 39

2nd 2025/26 39

Cohort 2023/24

JI 2023/24 53

-1

SI 2024/25 52

-17

1st 2025/26 35

Cohort 2024/25

JI 2024/25 45

SI 2025/26 45

Cohort 2025/26

JI 2025/26 56

Raw data by year

Year	Female	Male	JI	SI	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	Total
1975/76	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	458
1976/77	377	79	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	456
1977/78	377	79	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	456
1978/79	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	453
1979/80	366	90	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	456
1980/81	375	90	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	465
1981/82	370	92	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	462
1982/83	357	91	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	448
1983/84	346	95	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	441
1993/94	300	68	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	368
1994/95	311	55	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	366
1995/96	286	68	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	354
1996/97	273	62	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	335
1997/98	258	65	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	323
1998/99	273	57	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	330
1999/00	261	56	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	317
2000/01	264	52	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	316
2001/02	272	56	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	328
2002/03	253	58	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	311
2003/04	250	50	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	300
2004/05	259	41	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	300
2005/06	251	55	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	306
2006/07	266	66	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	332
2007/08	270	62	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	332
2008/09	283	63	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	346
2009/10	267	63	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	330
2010/11	256	62	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	318
2011/12	233	62	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	295
2012/13	218	63	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	281
2013/14	210	67	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	277
2014/15	204	72	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	276
2015/16	227	71	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	298
2016/17	260	70	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	330
2017/18	263	69	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	332
2018/19	264	69	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	333
2019/20	276	69	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	345
2020/21	267	60	56	56	33	24	51	36	34	37	327
2021/22	278	68	76	56	29	35	29	52	36	33	346
2022/23	286	69	61	75	26	32	35	30	57	39	355
2023/24	287	50	53	59	36	30	30	38	30	61	337
2024/25	253	51	45	52	39	38	30	32	40	28	304
2025/26	272	56	56	45	35	39	41	34	35	43	328