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S N an Chroi Naofa

Roll number: 16871V Castle Street Upper, Tralee, Co. Kerry

School details

Address: Castle Street Upper, Tralee, Co. Kerry (V92X093)
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 0667123314
Principal: John Hickey
Ethos: Catholic
DEIS: Y
Irish classification: No subjects through Irish
Gaeltacht: N
Island: N
Local authority: Kerry County Council
School patron: Bishop of Kerry
School type: Ordinary with Special Classes
School level: All-Through School
Planning area: Tralee

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

22.40

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	372	17	21.88	27	0
2007/08	364	16	22.75	29	0
2008/09	373	16	23.31	28	0
2009/10	364	15	24.27	28	0
2010/11	360	15	24.00	28	0
2011/12	376	14	26.86	34	4
2012/13	387	15	25.80	35	2
2013/14	382	15	25.47	35	4
2014/15	382	15	25.47	35	2
2015/16	362	15	24.13	36	1
2016/17	344	15	22.93	34	1
2017/18	323	14	23.07	34	2
2019/20	272	12	22.67	31	2
2020/21	251	10	25.10	32	2
2021/22	262	10	26.20	33	4
2022/23	302	12	25.17	33	4
2023/24	325	13	25.00	34	3
2024/25	342	15	22.80	33	1
2025/26	336	15	22.40	34	1

Data highlights

Key numbers to spot outliers or notable changes.

Biggest gain in a single year: 1977/78: 630 in 1976/77 → 762, +132 pupils.
Biggest loss in a single year: 1993/94: 634 in 1983/84 → 403, -231 pupils.
Largest single-class increase: Senior Infants in 2022/23 (30 → 50, +20).
Largest single-class decrease: 5th Class in 2024/25 (53 → 34, -19).
Largest cohort-step gain: SI → 1st in 2022/23 (30 → 39, +9).
Largest cohort-step loss: 1st → 2nd in 2025/26 (47 → 42, -5).
Overall: 619 (1974/75) → 342 (2025/26), -277.

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	27	46	39.5	6
Senior Infants	29	50	39.2	6
1st Class	25	53	40.3	6
2nd Class	25	50	38.5	6
3rd Class	28	51	38.3	6
4th Class	30	49	37.8	6
5th Class	30	53	36.5	6
6th Class	32	50	37.5	6
Total	251	762	428.2	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 27

SI 2021/22 30

1st 2022/23 39

2nd 2023/24 47

-1

3rd 2024/25 46

4th 2025/26 48

Cohort 2021/22

JI 2021/22 46

SI 2022/23 50

1st 2023/24 53

-3

2nd 2024/25 50

3rd 2025/26 51

Cohort 2022/23

JI 2022/23 41

-2

SI 2023/24 39

1st 2024/25 47

-5

2nd 2025/26 42

Cohort 2023/24

JI 2023/24 39

SI 2024/25 44

1st 2025/26 45

Cohort 2024/25

JI 2024/25 42

SI 2025/26 43

Cohort 2025/26

JI 2025/26 42

Raw data by year

Year	Female	Male	JI	SI	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	Total
1974/75	495	124	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	619
1975/76	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	664
1976/77	509	121	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	630
1977/78	576	186	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	762
1978/79	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	721
1979/80	539	152	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	691
1980/81	525	156	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	681
1981/82	527	150	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	677
1982/83	520	143	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	663
1983/84	485	149	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	634
1993/94	322	81	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	403
1994/95	306	69	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	375
1995/96	293	69	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	362
1996/97	276	75	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	351
1997/98	248	76	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	324
1998/99	248	58	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	306
1999/00	250	63	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	313
2000/01	243	61	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	304
2001/02	261	69	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	330
2002/03	301	83	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	384
2003/04	314	96	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	410
2004/05	344	107	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	451
2005/06	350	71	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	421
2006/07	337	52	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	389
2007/08	346	41	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	387
2008/09	361	33	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	394
2009/10	355	34	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	389
2010/11	338	44	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	382
2011/12	342	38	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	380
2012/13	359	32	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	391
2013/14	357	29	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	386
2014/15	353	33	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	386
2015/16	326	40	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	366
2016/17	309	35	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	344
2017/18	288	35	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	323
2018/19	270	31	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	301
2019/20	243	29	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	272
2020/21	208	43	27	29	25	37	28	30	32	43	251
2021/22	199	69	46	30	33	25	41	31	30	32	268
2022/23	211	96	41	50	39	30	33	49	33	32	307
2023/24	209	122	39	39	53	47	31	34	53	34	331
2024/25	205	143	42	44	47	50	46	35	34	50	348
2025/26	191	151	42	43	45	42	51	48	37	34	342