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MUIRE GAN SMAL C

Roll number: 17105I School Avenue, Glasheen Road, Cork

School details

Address: School Avenue, Glasheen Road, Cork (T12V084)
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 0214542294
Principal: Lorraine Houlihan
Ethos: Catholic
DEIS: Y
Irish classification: No subjects through Irish
Gaeltacht: N
Island: N
Local authority: Cork City Council
School patron: Bishop of Cork & Ross
School type: Ordinary with Special Classes
School level: All-Through School
Planning area: Glasheen_CorkCity

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

20.79

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	184	9	20.44	30	1
2007/08	199	9	22.11	31	1
2008/09	204	9	22.67	31	1
2009/10	209	10	20.90	31	2
2010/11	196	10	19.60	29	0
2011/12	209	9	23.22	31	2
2012/13	197	9	21.89	29	0
2013/14	201	8	25.12	29	0
2014/15	191	8	23.88	28	0
2015/16	224	9	24.89	29	0
2016/17	254	10	25.40	31	3
2017/18	266	11	24.18	30	1
2019/20	281	12	23.42	30	1
2020/21	299	13	23.00	30	1
2021/22	303	13	23.31	31	1
2022/23	333	14	23.79	32	1
2023/24	323	14	23.07	30	1
2024/25	310	15	20.67	31	1
2025/26	291	14	20.79	31	1

Data highlights

Key numbers to spot outliers or notable changes.

Biggest gain in a single year: 2015/16: 194 in 2014/15 → 231, +37 pupils.
Biggest loss in a single year: 1993/94: 476 in 1982/83 → 231, -245 pupils.
Largest single-class increase: Junior Infants in 2022/23 (29 → 48, +19).
Largest single-class decrease: 2nd Class in 2021/22 (50 → 27, -23).
Largest cohort-step gain: SI → 1st in 2022/23 (40 → 44, +4).
Largest cohort-step loss: SI → 1st in 2024/25 (51 → 46, -5).
Overall: 720 (1975/76) → 297 (2025/26), -423.

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	29	48	34.8	6
Senior Infants	28	51	37.3	6
1st Class	26	46	36.8	6
2nd Class	27	50	40.2	6
3rd Class	29	50	42.0	6
4th Class	30	49	43.2	6
5th Class	29	50	40.5	6
6th Class	30	47	38.2	6
Total	183	720	303.6	40

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 37

SI 2021/22 40

1st 2022/23 44

-1

2nd 2023/24 43

3rd 2024/25 47

-2

4th 2025/26 45

Cohort 2021/22

JI 2021/22 29

SI 2022/23 32

1st 2023/24 34

2nd 2024/25 34

3rd 2025/26 35

Cohort 2022/23

JI 2022/23 48

SI 2023/24 51

-5

1st 2024/25 46

-2

2nd 2025/26 44

Cohort 2023/24

JI 2023/24 29

-1

SI 2024/25 28

1st 2025/26 30

Cohort 2024/25

JI 2024/25 32

SI 2025/26 33

Cohort 2025/26

JI 2025/26 34

Raw data by year

Year	Female	Male	JI	SI	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	Total
1975/76	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	720
1976/77	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	719
1977/78	689	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	689
1979/80	614	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	614
1980/81	578	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	578
1981/82	522	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	522
1982/83	476	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	476
1993/94	231	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	231
1994/95	235	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	235
1995/96	235	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	235
1996/97	227	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	227
1997/98	239	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	239
1998/99	225	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	225
1999/00	217	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	217
2000/01	211	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	211
2001/02	203	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	203
2002/03	207	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	207
2003/04	195	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	195
2004/05	184	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	184
2005/06	183	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	183
2006/07	184	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	184
2007/08	199	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	199
2008/09	204	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	204
2009/10	209	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	209
2010/11	196	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	196
2011/12	209	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	209
2012/13	197	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	197
2013/14	201	1	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	202
2014/15	193	1	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	194
2015/16	231	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	231
2016/17	259	3	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	262
2017/18	272	2	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	274
2018/19	287	1	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	288
2019/20	287	1	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	288
2020/21	305	1	37	40	26	50	45	44	29	30	306
2021/22	309	1	29	40	41	27	50	45	43	31	310
2022/23	339	1	48	32	44	43	29	49	45	46	340
2023/24	328	1	29	51	34	43	46	30	50	44	329
2024/25	314	1	32	28	46	34	47	46	31	47	315
2025/26	293	4	34	33	30	44	35	45	45	31	297