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Holy Family Primary School

Roll number: 17327D Ardmore road, Mullingar, Co. Westmeath

School details

Address: Ardmore road, Mullingar, Co. Westmeath (N91AK6W)
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 0449330168
Principal: Michael Molloy
Ethos: Catholic
DEIS: N
Irish classification: No subjects through Irish
Gaeltacht: N
Island: N
Local authority: Westmeath County Council
School patron: Bishop of Meath
School type: Ordinary with Special Classes
School level: All-Through School
Planning area: Mullingar

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

26.81

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	161	6	26.83	32	3
2007/08	184	7	26.29	31	1
2008/09	182	7	26.00	31	1
2009/10	185	7	26.43	34	1
2010/11	210	8	26.25	31	2
2011/12	208	8	26.00	30	1
2012/13	213	8	26.62	31	1
2013/14	224	8	28.00	31	2
2014/15	232	8	29.00	32	4
2015/16	230	9	25.56	31	3
2016/17	235	9	26.11	31	2
2017/18	260	10	26.00	30	1
2019/20	322	12	26.83	30	5
2020/21	336	14	24.00	30	3
2021/22	388	15	25.87	31	5
2022/23	423	16	26.44	30	5
2023/24	425	16	26.56	30	4
2024/25	441	16	27.56	30	5
2025/26	429	16	26.81	30	3

Data highlights

Key numbers to spot outliers or notable changes.

Biggest gain in a single year: 2021/22: 347 in 2020/21 → 400, +53 pupils.
Biggest loss in a single year: 1993/94: 108 in 1983/84 → 80, -28 pupils.
Largest single-class increase: 3rd Class in 2021/22 (30 → 59, +29).
Largest single-class decrease: Senior Infants in 2021/22 (56 → 44, -12).
Largest cohort-step gain: 4th → 5th in 2025/26 (56 → 63, +7).
Largest cohort-step loss: 3rd → 4th in 2023/24 (57 → 54, -3).
Overall: 88 (1974/75) → 439 (2025/26), 351.

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	40	59	52.3	6
Senior Infants	44	60	53.3	6
1st Class	50	59	54.3	6
2nd Class	51	60	56.0	6
3rd Class	30	61	52.3	6
4th Class	34	60	49.5	6
5th Class	30	63	48.2	6
6th Class	30	60	42.7	6
Total	80	453	192.3	42

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 40

SI 2021/22 44

1st 2022/23 50

2nd 2023/24 51

3rd 2024/25 51

4th 2025/26 53

Cohort 2021/22

JI 2021/22 59

SI 2022/23 60

-1

1st 2023/24 59

2nd 2024/25 60

3rd 2025/26 61

Cohort 2022/23

JI 2022/23 56

-1

SI 2023/24 55

-1

1st 2024/25 54

2nd 2025/26 54

Cohort 2023/24

JI 2023/24 53

SI 2024/25 53

-1

1st 2025/26 52

Cohort 2024/25

JI 2024/25 54

-2

SI 2025/26 52

Cohort 2025/26

JI 2025/26 52

Raw data by year

Year	Female	Male	JI	SI	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	Total
1974/75	45	43	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	88
1976/77	51	65	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	116
1977/78	62	69	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	131
1978/79	70	71	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	141
1979/80	62	60	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	122
1980/81	66	60	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	126
1981/82	62	57	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	119
1982/83	60	50	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	110
1983/84	61	47	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	108
1993/94	36	44	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	80
1994/95	42	45	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	87
1995/96	41	42	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	83
1996/97	40	41	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	81
1997/98	43	48	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	91
1998/99	49	47	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	96
1999/00	44	46	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	90
2000/01	49	50	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	99
2001/02	56	73	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	129
2002/03	54	68	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	122
2003/04	63	71	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	134
2004/05	59	75	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	134
2005/06	55	81	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	136
2006/07	76	85	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	161
2007/08	90	94	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	184
2008/09	92	90	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	182
2009/10	88	97	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	185
2010/11	101	109	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	210
2011/12	99	109	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	208
2012/13	98	115	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	213
2013/14	113	111	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	224
2014/15	112	120	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	232
2015/16	114	116	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	230
2016/17	113	122	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	235
2017/18	132	128	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	260
2018/19	142	144	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	286
2019/20	162	170	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	332
2020/21	169	178	40	56	53	57	30	40	30	30	347
2021/22	194	206	59	44	58	57	59	34	46	31	400
2022/23	215	220	56	60	50	57	57	60	37	46	435
2023/24	219	218	53	55	59	51	56	54	60	37	437
2024/25	234	219	54	53	54	60	51	56	53	60	453
2025/26	234	205	52	52	52	54	61	53	63	52	439