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
29
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
421
15
28.07
33
7
2007/08
438
16
27.38
33
5
2008/09
439
16
27.44
32
5
2009/10
432
16
27.00
32
4
2010/11
432
16
27.00
32
2
2011/12
434
16
27.12
31
3
2012/13
456
16
28.50
33
5
2013/14
457
16
28.56
32
6
2014/15
451
16
28.19
32
6
2015/16
444
16
27.75
31
7
2016/17
439
16
27.44
32
4
2017/18
448
16
28.00
31
4
2019/20
447
17
26.29
30
3
2020/21
438
17
25.76
32
4
2021/22
438
17
25.76
31
2
2022/23
421
17
24.76
30
4
2023/24
414
17
24.35
32
4
2024/25
402
17
23.65
28
0
2025/26
390
16
24.38
29
0
Data highlights
Key numbers to spot outliers or notable changes.
Biggest gain in a single year: 2005/06: 393 in 2004/05 → 418, +25 pupils.
Biggest loss in a single year: 1983/84: 481 in 1982/83 → 442, -39 pupils.
Largest single-class increase: Senior Infants in 2024/25 (37 → 50, +13).
Largest single-class decrease: Senior Infants in 2023/24 (54 → 37, -17).
Largest cohort-step gain: SI → 1st in 2024/25 (37 → 43, +6).
Largest cohort-step loss: 5th → 6th in 2024/25 (62 → 56, -6).
Overall: 658 (1974/75) → 390 (2025/26), -268.
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
38
51
46.8
6
Senior Infants
37
54
48.7
6
1st Class
43
54
49.8
6
2nd Class
42
60
52.5
6
3rd Class
49
58
53.5
6
4th Class
51
62
55.5
6
5th Class
50
62
56.5
6
6th Class
45
60
53.8
6
Total
390
658
454.1
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).