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
20.83
2025/26
Mainstream classes
6
2025/26
Largest class group
30
2025/26
Classes with 30+ pupils
1
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
60
3
20.00
30
1
2007/08
67
3
22.33
27
0
2008/09
73
3
24.33
31
1
2009/10
72
3
24.00
27
0
2010/11
82
3
27.33
34
1
2011/12
88
4
22.00
26
0
2012/13
100
4
25.00
27
0
2013/14
104
4
26.00
31
1
2014/15
118
4
29.50
36
2
2015/16
112
5
22.40
33
1
2016/17
110
5
22.00
25
0
2017/18
110
5
22.00
30
1
2019/20
117
5
23.40
32
2
2020/21
119
5
23.80
35
1
2021/22
110
7
15.71
28
0
2022/23
106
5
21.20
26
0
2023/24
126
5
25.20
33
3
2024/25
126
6
21.00
29
0
2025/26
125
6
20.83
30
1
Data highlights
Key numbers to spot outliers or notable changes.
Biggest gain in a single year: 2023/24: 118 in 2022/23 → 138, +20 pupils.
Biggest loss in a single year: 1993/94: 113 in 1983/84 → 73, -40 pupils.
Largest single-class increase: 1st Class in 2025/26 (16 → 24, +8).
Largest single-class decrease: 5th Class in 2021/22 (20 → 9, -11).
Largest cohort-step gain: SI → 1st in 2025/26 (18 → 24, +6).
Largest cohort-step loss: 4th → 5th in 2025/26 (17 → 15, -2).
Overall: 69 (1974/75) → 137 (2025/26), 68.
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
11
21
15.7
6
Senior Infants
11
18
15.2
6
1st Class
11
24
15.7
6
2nd Class
10
21
14.3
6
3rd Class
11
22
15.5
6
4th Class
10
21
15.2
6
5th Class
9
20
14.5
6
6th Class
9
20
14.7
6
Total
50
138
89.0
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
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).