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SN NAOMH FEIDHLIM BOYS SNR SCH

Roll number: 17326B Farnham Street, Cavan

School details

Address: Farnham Street, Cavan (H12YN73)
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 0494332366
Principal: Mary McGovern
Ethos: Catholic
DEIS: Y
Irish classification: No subjects through Irish
Gaeltacht: N
Island: N
Local authority: Cavan County Council
School patron: Bishop of Kilmore
School type: Ordinary with Special Classes
School level: Senior
Planning area: Cavan

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

17.93

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	150	7	21.43	24	0
2007/08	147	7	21.00	23	0
2008/09	152	7	21.71	25	0
2009/10	153	7	21.86	26	0
2010/11	159	7	22.71	30	1
2011/12	177	8	22.12	29	0
2012/13	201	9	22.33	26	0
2013/14	214	10	21.40	25	0
2014/15	212	11	19.27	22	0
2015/16	214	11	19.45	23	0
2016/17	218	11	19.82	23	0
2017/18	236	11	21.45	24	0
2019/20	238	12	19.83	24	0
2020/21	233	12	19.42	24	0
2021/22	240	12	20.00	23	0
2022/23	235	12	19.58	26	0
2023/24	251	13	19.31	24	0
2024/25	262	14	18.71	21	0
2025/26	251	14	17.93	22	0

Data highlights

Key numbers to spot outliers or notable changes.

Biggest gain in a single year: 1993/94: 191 in 1982/83 → 295, +104 pupils.
Biggest loss in a single year: 1996/97: 245 in 1995/96 → 200, -45 pupils.
Largest single-class increase: 3rd Class in 2024/25 (36 → 52, +16).
Largest single-class decrease: 5th Class in 2025/26 (57 → 39, -18).
Largest cohort-step gain: 1st → 2nd in 2024/25 (0 → 52, +52).
Largest cohort-step loss: JI → SI in 2023/24 (6 → 0, -6).
Overall: 183 (1975/76) → 265 (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	3	6	4.4	5
Senior Infants	1	6	3.8	4
1st Class	1	4	2.2	4
2nd Class	34	52	44.0	6
3rd Class	36	56	47.0	6
4th Class	41	54	49.0	6
5th Class	39	58	50.8	6
6th Class	47	63	56.3	6
Total	147	295	209.6	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 3

SI 2021/22 4

-2

1st 2022/23 2

+46

2nd 2023/24 48

3rd 2024/25 52

4th 2025/26 54

Cohort 2021/22

JI 2021/22 4

SI 2022/23 4

-4

1st 2023/24 0

+52

2nd 2024/25 52

3rd 2025/26 56

Cohort 2022/23

JI 2022/23 6

-6

SI 2023/24 0

+41

2nd 2025/26 41

Cohort 2024/25

JI 2024/25 5

SI 2025/26 6

Cohort 2025/26

JI 2025/26 4

Raw data by year

Year	Female	Male	JI	SI	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	Total
1975/76	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	183
1976/77	–	202	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	202
1977/78	–	203	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	203
1978/79	–	189	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	189
1979/80	–	219	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	219
1980/81	–	200	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	200
1981/82	–	183	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	183
1982/83	–	191	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	191
1993/94	–	295	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	295
1994/95	–	262	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	262
1995/96	–	245	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	245
1996/97	–	200	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	200
1997/98	–	191	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	191
1998/99	–	187	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	187
1999/00	–	163	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	163
2000/01	–	157	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	157
2001/02	3	162	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	165
2002/03	3	151	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	154
2003/04	–	147	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	147
2004/05	–	160	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	160
2005/06	–	169	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	169
2006/07	2	172	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	174
2007/08	5	169	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	174
2008/09	4	176	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	180
2009/10	3	186	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	189
2010/11	2	187	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	189
2011/12	–	191	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	191
2012/13	2	213	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	215
2013/14	3	224	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	227
2014/15	4	222	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	226
2015/16	2	226	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	228
2016/17	3	229	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	232
2017/18	4	246	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	250
2018/19	5	240	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	245
2019/20	5	247	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	252
2020/21	2	245	3	1	4	43	46	42	58	47	247
2021/22	3	251	4	4	1	46	46	52	42	59	254
2022/23	4	245	6	4	2	34	46	53	52	51	249
2023/24	5	260	–	–	–	48	36	52	57	58	265
2024/25	5	271	5	–	–	52	52	41	57	60	276
2025/26	4	261	4	6	2	41	56	54	39	63	265