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
24.38
2025/26
Mainstream classes
16
2025/26
Largest class group
30
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
394
14
28.14
32
5
2007/08
388
15
25.87
32
4
2008/09
386
14
27.57
32
3
2009/10
395
14
28.21
32
4
2010/11
383
15
25.53
31
3
2011/12
382
14
27.29
31
3
2012/13
395
14
28.21
32
3
2013/14
421
15
28.07
30
5
2014/15
444
16
27.75
30
4
2015/16
451
16
28.19
30
4
2016/17
448
16
28.00
30
4
2017/18
450
17
26.47
30
5
2019/20
439
17
25.82
30
3
2020/21
422
17
24.82
30
1
2021/22
403
16
25.19
30
1
2022/23
395
16
24.69
30
1
2023/24
397
16
24.81
28
0
2024/25
402
16
25.12
30
1
2025/26
390
16
24.38
30
1
Data highlights
Key numbers to spot outliers or notable changes.
Biggest gain in a single year: 2013/14: 395 in 2012/13 → 421, +26 pupils.
Biggest loss in a single year: 1977/78: 515 in 1976/77 → 473, -42 pupils.
Largest single-class increase: Senior Infants in 2023/24 (41 → 50, +9).
Largest single-class decrease: Senior Infants in 2021/22 (54 → 43, -11).
Largest cohort-step gain: 2nd → 3rd in 2024/25 (46 → 51, +5).
Largest cohort-step loss: 4th → 5th in 2025/26 (59 → 56, -3).
Overall: 519 (1974/75) → 398 (2025/26), -121.
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
41
47
43.8
6
Senior Infants
41
54
46.5
6
1st Class
42
53
47.3
6
2nd Class
46
54
50.0
6
3rd Class
47
56
50.5
6
4th Class
51
59
53.8
6
5th Class
52
59
55.2
6
6th Class
50
59
55.7
6
Total
382
526
429.0
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
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).