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Roll number: 17667E Farranastig, Whitechurch, Co. Cork

School details

Address: Farranastig, Whitechurch, Co. Cork (T34AY74)
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 0214884326
Principal: Imelda Desmond
Ethos: Catholic
DEIS: N
Irish classification: No subjects through Irish
Gaeltacht: N
Island: N
Local authority: Cork County Council
School patron: Bishop of Cloyne
School type: Ordinary
School level: All-Through School
Planning area: Blarney

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

24.92

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	279	10	27.90	32	3
2007/08	288	10	28.80	38	5
2008/09	288	11	26.18	35	4
2009/10	297	12	24.75	29	0
2010/11	288	11	26.18	30	1
2011/12	295	12	24.58	34	1
2012/13	303	12	25.25	36	3
2013/14	318	11	28.91	36	6
2014/15	323	12	26.92	35	4
2015/16	335	12	27.92	36	4
2016/17	346	13	26.62	35	3
2017/18	322	13	24.77	35	1
2019/20	339	13	26.08	31	4
2020/21	335	15	22.33	26	0
2021/22	328	14	23.43	30	2
2022/23	323	14	23.07	31	2
2023/24	318	13	24.46	31	2
2024/25	312	13	24.00	31	2
2025/26	324	13	24.92	29	0

Data highlights

Key numbers to spot outliers or notable changes.

Biggest gain in a single year: 1993/94: 232 in 1982/83 → 296, +64 pupils.
Biggest loss in a single year: 2017/18: 346 in 2016/17 → 322, -24 pupils.
Largest single-class increase: 4th Class in 2023/24 (31 → 45, +14).
Largest single-class decrease: 3rd Class in 2021/22 (46 → 32, -14).
Largest cohort-step gain: 3rd → 4th in 2025/26 (42 → 44, +2).
Largest cohort-step loss: 3rd → 4th in 2021/22 (46 → 43, -3).
Overall: 182 (1975/76) → 324 (2025/26), 142.

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	34	43	38.3	6
Senior Infants	36	43	39.7	6
1st Class	37	44	40.7	6
2nd Class	33	44	40.7	6
3rd Class	32	46	41.3	6
4th Class	31	46	41.8	6
5th Class	31	44	40.3	6
6th Class	31	44	40.5	6
Total	181	346	282.3	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 43

-1

SI 2021/22 42

1st 2022/23 42

2nd 2023/24 42

3rd 2024/25 42

4th 2025/26 44

Cohort 2021/22

JI 2021/22 40

-1

SI 2022/23 39

1st 2023/24 39

2nd 2024/25 40

3rd 2025/26 40

Cohort 2022/23

JI 2022/23 38

SI 2023/24 40

1st 2024/25 40

2nd 2025/26 42

Cohort 2023/24

JI 2023/24 34

SI 2024/25 36

1st 2025/26 37

Cohort 2024/25

JI 2024/25 37

SI 2025/26 38

Cohort 2025/26

JI 2025/26 38

Raw data by year

Year	Female	Male	JI	SI	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	Total
1975/76	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	182
1976/77	69	112	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	181
1977/78	82	116	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	198
1978/79	87	118	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	205
1979/80	95	121	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	216
1980/81	101	122	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	223
1981/82	109	121	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	230
1982/83	113	119	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	232
1993/94	146	150	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	296
1994/95	137	149	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	286
1995/96	139	157	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	296
1996/97	137	142	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	279
1997/98	135	145	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	280
1998/99	139	144	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	283
1999/00	136	136	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	272
2000/01	142	130	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	272
2001/02	138	126	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	264
2002/03	142	127	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	269
2003/04	140	130	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	270
2004/05	141	126	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	267
2005/06	144	137	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	281
2006/07	145	134	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	279
2007/08	144	144	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	288
2008/09	142	146	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	288
2009/10	145	152	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	297
2010/11	143	145	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	288
2011/12	146	149	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	295
2012/13	153	150	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	303
2013/14	167	151	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	318
2014/15	162	161	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	323
2015/16	167	168	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	335
2016/17	170	176	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	346
2017/18	156	166	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	322
2018/19	157	175	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	332
2019/20	160	179	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	339
2020/21	157	178	43	43	42	33	46	46	39	43	335
2021/22	144	184	40	42	44	44	32	43	44	39	328
2022/23	141	182	38	39	42	43	45	31	42	43	323
2023/24	142	176	34	40	39	42	43	45	31	44	318
2024/25	143	169	37	36	40	40	42	42	44	31	312
2025/26	152	172	38	38	37	42	40	44	42	43	324