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CLARECASTLE NATIONAL SCHOOL

Roll number: 17026M Ennis Road, Clarecastle, Co. Clare

School details

Address: Ennis Road, Clarecastle, Co. Clare (V95T253)
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 0656828274
Principal: Martin Moloney
Ethos: Catholic
DEIS: N
Irish classification: No subjects through Irish
Gaeltacht: N
Island: N
Local authority: Clare County Council
School patron: Bishop of Killaloe
School type: Ordinary
School level: All-Through School
Planning area: Ennis

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

23.73

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	308	11	28.00	40	5
2007/08	313	11	28.45	41	5
2008/09	331	12	27.58	39	4
2009/10	341	12	28.42	34	6
2010/11	347	14	24.79	32	3
2011/12	384	14	27.43	34	5
2012/13	384	14	27.43	34	4
2013/14	383	14	27.36	31	4
2014/15	374	14	26.71	34	4
2015/16	378	14	27.00	34	5
2016/17	372	14	26.57	37	3
2017/18	392	15	26.13	34	2
2019/20	361	14	25.79	33	3
2020/21	366	14	26.14	32	2
2021/22	366	15	24.40	34	1
2022/23	357	15	23.80	34	1
2023/24	360	15	24.00	35	1
2024/25	350	15	23.33	33	1
2025/26	356	15	23.73	32	1

Data highlights

Key numbers to spot outliers or notable changes.

Biggest gain in a single year: 1993/94: 170 in 1982/83 → 277, +107 pupils.
Biggest loss in a single year: 2018/19: 392 in 2017/18 → 371, -21 pupils.
Largest single-class increase: 5th Class in 2025/26 (33 → 54, +21).
Largest single-class decrease: 4th Class in 2022/23 (53 → 37, -16).
Largest cohort-step gain: 4th → 5th in 2025/26 (47 → 54, +7).
Largest cohort-step loss: SI → 1st in 2022/23 (47 → 45, -2).
Overall: 98 (1975/76) → 362 (2025/26), 264.

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	35	49	43.3	6
Senior Infants	40	50	45.5	6
1st Class	34	48	44.0	6
2nd Class	34	49	43.7	6
3rd Class	34	53	45.3	6
4th Class	35	53	45.5	6
5th Class	33	55	46.7	6
6th Class	32	56	46.2	6
Total	98	392	289.3	41

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 48

-1

SI 2021/22 47

-2

1st 2022/23 45

2nd 2023/24 46

3rd 2024/25 48

4th 2025/26 49

Cohort 2021/22

JI 2021/22 49

SI 2022/23 50

-2

1st 2023/24 48

2nd 2024/25 48

3rd 2025/26 50

Cohort 2022/23

JI 2022/23 35

SI 2023/24 40

1st 2024/25 45

2nd 2025/26 47

Cohort 2023/24

JI 2023/24 44

SI 2024/25 44

1st 2025/26 45

Cohort 2024/25

JI 2024/25 43

SI 2025/26 44

Cohort 2025/26

JI 2025/26 41

Raw data by year

Year	Female	Male	JI	SI	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	Total
1975/76	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	98
1976/77	–	118	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	118
1977/78	–	122	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	122
1978/79	–	132	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	132
1979/80	–	138	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	138
1980/81	–	151	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	151
1981/82	–	159	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	159
1982/83	–	170	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	170
1993/94	135	142	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	277
1994/95	136	132	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	268
1995/96	133	131	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	264
1996/97	120	134	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	254
1997/98	112	128	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	240
1998/99	122	132	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	254
1999/00	119	130	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	249
2000/01	125	138	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	263
2001/02	131	152	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	283
2002/03	130	144	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	274
2003/04	131	157	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	288
2004/05	141	156	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	297
2005/06	145	153	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	298
2006/07	155	157	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	312
2007/08	160	162	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	322
2008/09	172	169	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	341
2009/10	180	177	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	357
2010/11	172	195	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	367
2011/12	191	193	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	384
2012/13	189	195	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	384
2013/14	192	191	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	383
2014/15	184	190	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	374
2015/16	186	192	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	378
2016/17	180	192	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	372
2017/18	182	210	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	392
2018/19	172	199	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	371
2019/20	161	200	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	361
2020/21	166	200	48	48	34	38	53	52	42	51	366
2021/22	169	197	49	47	47	34	38	53	54	44	366
2022/23	159	198	35	50	45	49	34	37	55	52	357
2023/24	163	197	44	40	48	46	49	35	42	56	360
2024/25	171	185	43	44	45	48	48	47	33	42	356
2025/26	179	183	41	44	45	47	50	49	54	32	362