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ARDEE MONASTERY

Roll number: 17124M Drogheda Road, Ardee, Co. Louth

School details

Address: Drogheda Road, Ardee, Co. Louth (A92X788)
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 0416853641
Principal: Jim McGee
Ethos: Catholic
DEIS: N
Irish classification: No subjects through Irish
Gaeltacht: N
Island: N
Local authority: Louth County Council
School patron: Archbishop of Armagh
School type: Ordinary
School level: All-Through School
Planning area: Ardee

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

22.18

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	239	9	26.56	30	1
2007/08	234	9	26.00	31	1
2008/09	215	9	23.89	32	2
2009/10	211	8	26.38	30	1
2010/11	222	8	27.75	36	2
2011/12	228	8	28.50	35	4
2012/13	242	8	30.25	35	5
2013/14	245	9	27.22	36	4
2014/15	252	9	28.00	36	5
2015/16	267	10	26.70	37	5
2016/17	277	10	27.70	38	6
2017/18	268	10	26.80	38	6
2019/20	256	10	25.60	36	4
2020/21	255	10	25.50	36	3
2021/22	259	10	25.90	35	3
2022/23	260	10	26.00	36	4
2023/24	262	10	26.20	36	5
2024/25	258	11	23.45	33	3
2025/26	244	11	22.18	32	3

Data highlights

Key numbers to spot outliers or notable changes.

Biggest gain in a single year: 1979/80: 382 in 1978/79 → 421, +39 pupils.
Biggest loss in a single year: 1993/94: 398 in 1983/84 → 299, -99 pupils.
Largest single-class increase: 3rd Class in 2025/26 (26 → 36, +10).
Largest single-class decrease: Senior Infants in 2025/26 (36 → 25, -11).
Largest cohort-step gain: 1st → 2nd in 2022/23 (28 → 33, +5).
Largest cohort-step loss: JI → SI in 2021/22 (31 → 27, -4).
Overall: 407 (1974/75) → 244 (2025/26), -163.

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	34	30.3	6
Senior Infants	25	36	29.3	6
1st Class	26	37	30.8	6
2nd Class	28	35	31.2	6
3rd Class	26	36	31.8	6
4th Class	26	39	32.8	6
5th Class	32	40	35.2	6
6th Class	30	41	34.8	6
Total	211	421	286.1	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 31

-4

SI 2021/22 27

-1

1st 2022/23 26

2nd 2023/24 29

-3

3rd 2024/25 26

4th 2025/26 26

Cohort 2021/22

JI 2021/22 34

-2

SI 2022/23 32

1st 2023/24 34

2nd 2024/25 35

3rd 2025/26 36

Cohort 2022/23

JI 2022/23 30

SI 2023/24 30

1st 2024/25 31

2nd 2025/26 31

Cohort 2023/24

JI 2023/24 32

SI 2024/25 36

1st 2025/26 37

Cohort 2024/25

JI 2024/25 28

-3

SI 2025/26 25

Cohort 2025/26

JI 2025/26 27

Raw data by year

Year	Female	Male	JI	SI	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	Total
1974/75	–	407	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	407
1975/76	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	401
1976/77	–	400	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	400
1977/78	–	409	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	409
1978/79	–	382	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	382
1979/80	–	421	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	421
1980/81	–	386	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	386
1981/82	–	376	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	376
1982/83	–	371	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	371
1983/84	–	398	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	398
1993/94	–	299	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	299
1994/95	–	294	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	294
1995/96	–	291	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	291
1996/97	–	290	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	290
1997/98	–	253	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	253
1998/99	–	250	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	250
1999/00	–	235	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	235
2000/01	–	237	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	237
2001/02	–	250	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	250
2002/03	–	252	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	252
2003/04	–	246	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	246
2004/05	–	242	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	242
2005/06	–	247	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	247
2006/07	–	239	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	239
2007/08	–	234	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	234
2008/09	–	219	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	219
2009/10	–	211	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	211
2010/11	–	222	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	222
2011/12	–	228	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	228
2012/13	–	242	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	242
2013/14	–	245	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	245
2014/15	–	252	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	252
2015/16	–	267	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	267
2016/17	–	277	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	277
2017/18	–	268	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	268
2018/19	–	269	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	269
2019/20	–	256	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	256
2020/21	–	255	31	26	29	28	35	39	36	31	255
2021/22	–	259	34	27	28	31	29	35	40	35	259
2022/23	3	257	30	32	26	33	33	29	36	41	260
2023/24	12	250	32	30	34	29	32	35	34	36	262
2024/25	22	236	28	36	31	35	26	33	33	36	258
2025/26	36	208	27	25	37	31	36	26	32	30	244