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C.B.S. PRIMARY

Roll number: 17195M Chapel Street, Dundalk, Co. Louth

School details

Address: Chapel Street, Dundalk, Co. Louth (A91YF82)
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 0429327861
Principal: Eileen Hart
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: Dundalk

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

24.67

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	314	12	26.17	31	3
2007/08	334	12	27.83	30	3
2008/09	351	12	29.25	34	8
2009/10	366	13	28.15	32	6
2010/11	401	15	26.73	34	1
2011/12	388	15	25.87	31	1
2012/13	435	16	27.19	30	2
2013/14	427	16	26.69	30	2
2014/15	429	16	26.81	31	4
2015/16	441	16	27.56	31	4
2016/17	454	16	28.38	31	4
2017/18	458	17	26.94	31	2
2019/20	463	18	25.72	31	5
2020/21	456	18	25.33	31	7
2021/22	434	18	24.11	30	2
2022/23	441	17	25.94	30	7
2023/24	455	18	25.28	30	8
2024/25	487	20	24.35	30	4
2025/26	518	21	24.67	30	3

Data highlights

Key numbers to spot outliers or notable changes.

Biggest gain in a single year: 2012/13: 388 in 2011/12 → 435, +47 pupils.
Biggest loss in a single year: 1993/94: 367 in 1983/84 → 281, -86 pupils.
Largest single-class increase: Junior Infants in 2024/25 (52 → 72, +20).
Largest single-class decrease: 1st Class in 2021/22 (60 → 45, -15).
Largest cohort-step gain: 3rd → 4th in 2024/25 (57 → 69, +12).
Largest cohort-step loss: 2nd → 3rd in 2021/22 (61 → 58, -3).
Overall: 442 (1974/75) → 524 (2025/26), 82.

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	44	72	55.5	6
Senior Infants	44	71	53.7	6
1st Class	45	60	56.0	6
2nd Class	53	66	60.5	6
3rd Class	56	72	60.2	6
4th Class	56	69	60.8	6
5th Class	58	72	61.3	6
6th Class	55	62	59.2	6
Total	252	524	380.4	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 55

SI 2021/22 55

1st 2022/23 58

2nd 2023/24 60

-2

3rd 2024/25 58

4th 2025/26 60

Cohort 2021/22

JI 2021/22 47

SI 2022/23 48

1st 2023/24 55

2nd 2024/25 63

3rd 2025/26 72

Cohort 2022/23

JI 2022/23 44

SI 2023/24 51

1st 2024/25 58

2nd 2025/26 66

Cohort 2023/24

JI 2023/24 52

SI 2024/25 53

1st 2025/26 60

Cohort 2024/25

JI 2024/25 72

-1

SI 2025/26 71

Cohort 2025/26

JI 2025/26 63

Raw data by year

Year	Female	Male	JI	SI	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	Total
1974/75	–	442	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	442
1975/76	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	428
1976/77	–	467	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	467
1977/78	–	468	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	468
1978/79	–	457	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	457
1979/80	–	460	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	460
1980/81	–	435	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	435
1981/82	–	408	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	408
1982/83	–	383	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	383
1983/84	–	367	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	367
1993/94	–	281	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	281
1994/95	14	263	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	277
1995/96	23	244	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	267
1996/97	34	225	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	259
1997/98	44	208	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	252
1998/99	58	207	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	265
1999/00	74	186	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	260
2000/01	95	181	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	276
2001/02	109	166	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	275
2002/03	108	154	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	262
2003/04	115	152	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	267
2004/05	118	154	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	272
2005/06	138	165	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	303
2006/07	142	172	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	314
2007/08	146	188	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	334
2008/09	153	198	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	351
2009/10	157	209	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	366
2010/11	169	232	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	401
2011/12	165	223	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	388
2012/13	187	248	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	435
2013/14	180	247	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	427
2014/15	187	242	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	429
2015/16	192	249	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	441
2016/17	205	249	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	454
2017/18	214	244	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	458
2018/19	222	242	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	464
2019/20	228	235	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	463
2020/21	239	217	55	44	60	61	56	60	58	62	456
2021/22	233	201	47	55	45	60	58	56	58	55	434
2022/23	232	209	44	48	58	53	60	60	60	58	441
2023/24	240	215	52	51	55	60	57	60	60	60	455
2024/25	249	244	72	53	58	63	58	69	60	60	493
2025/26	264	260	63	71	60	66	72	60	72	60	524