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Scoil na mBraithre Sn

Roll number: 17059E Sunday's Gate, Drogheda, Co. Louth

School details

Address: Sunday's Gate, Drogheda, Co. Louth (A92Y927)
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 0419833620
Principal: Sarah Bradley
Ethos: Catholic
DEIS: Y
Irish classification: No subjects through Irish
Gaeltacht: N
Island: N
Local authority: Louth County Council
School patron: Archbishop of Armagh
School type: Ordinary with Special Classes
School level: All-Through School
Planning area: Drogheda

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

22.06

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	420	15	28.00	34	4
2007/08	426	16	26.62	30	3
2008/09	423	16	26.44	29	0
2009/10	412	16	25.75	30	2
2010/11	423	16	26.44	32	3
2011/12	399	16	24.94	28	0
2012/13	405	16	25.31	27	0
2013/14	380	16	23.75	26	0
2014/15	357	15	23.80	27	0
2015/16	345	14	24.64	28	0
2016/17	319	13	24.54	30	1
2017/18	301	12	25.08	28	0
2019/20	287	11	26.09	33	4
2020/21	279	11	25.36	33	5
2021/22	292	13	22.46	28	0
2022/23	306	16	19.12	24	0
2023/24	310	16	19.38	22	0
2024/25	339	16	21.19	23	0
2025/26	353	16	22.06	24	0

Data highlights

Key numbers to spot outliers or notable changes.

Biggest gain in a single year: 2005/06: 348 in 2004/05 → 386, +38 pupils.
Biggest loss in a single year: 1993/94: 608 in 1983/84 → 475, -133 pupils.
Largest single-class increase: Senior Infants in 2022/23 (30 → 43, +13).
Largest single-class decrease: 6th Class in 2021/22 (65 → 40, -25).
Largest cohort-step gain: 4th → 5th in 2024/25 (32 → 43, +11).
Largest cohort-step loss: 1st → 2nd in 2021/22 (33 → 28, -5).
Overall: 751 (1974/75) → 359 (2025/26), -392.

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	42	37.8	6
Senior Infants	30	44	38.3	6
1st Class	32	45	38.3	6
2nd Class	28	46	37.8	5
3rd Class	31	48	38.8	6
4th Class	32	48	40.3	6
5th Class	38	49	42.3	6
6th Class	38	65	46.7	6
Total	279	752	436.8	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 34

2nd 2023/24 37

3rd 2024/25 46

4th 2025/26 48

Cohort 2021/22

JI 2021/22 37

SI 2022/23 43

1st 2023/24 43

2nd 2024/25 45

3rd 2025/26 48

Cohort 2022/23

JI 2022/23 39

SI 2023/24 39

1st 2024/25 43

2nd 2025/26 46

Cohort 2023/24

JI 2023/24 40

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	–	751	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	751
1975/76	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	752
1976/77	–	718	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	718
1977/78	–	693	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	693
1978/79	–	704	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	704
1979/80	–	642	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	642
1980/81	–	614	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	614
1981/82	–	618	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	618
1982/83	–	603	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	603
1983/84	–	608	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	608
1993/94	–	475	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	475
1994/95	–	457	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	457
1995/96	–	452	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	452
1996/97	–	427	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	427
1997/98	–	395	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	395
1998/99	–	364	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	364
1999/00	–	343	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	343
2000/01	–	325	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	325
2001/02	–	334	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	334
2002/03	–	327	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	327
2003/04	–	328	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	328
2004/05	–	348	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	348
2005/06	–	386	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	386
2006/07	–	423	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	423
2007/08	–	428	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	428
2008/09	–	427	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	427
2009/10	–	418	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	418
2010/11	–	424	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	424
2011/12	–	399	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	399
2012/13	–	405	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	405
2013/14	–	380	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	380
2014/15	–	357	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	357
2015/16	–	345	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	345
2016/17	–	319	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	319
2017/18	–	301	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	301
2018/19	–	296	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	296
2019/20	–	287	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	287
2020/21	8	271	27	31	33	–	37	48	38	65	279
2021/22	27	271	37	30	32	28	35	41	49	40	298
2022/23	47	265	39	43	34	33	31	35	45	46	312
2023/24	70	246	40	39	43	37	36	32	39	44	316
2024/25	100	245	42	44	43	45	46	38	43	38	345
2025/26	118	241	42	43	45	46	48	48	40	47	359