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Roll number: 17784I Lombard Street, Galway

School details

Address: Lombard Street, Galway (H91K3C7)
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 091568707
Principal: Marian Barrett
Ethos: Catholic
DEIS: N
Irish classification: No subjects through Irish
Gaeltacht: N
Island: N
Local authority: Galway City Council
School patron: Bishop of Galway, Kilmacduagh & Kilfenora
School type: Ordinary with Special Classes
School level: All-Through School
Planning area: Galway City

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

22.44

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	292	11	26.55	31	6
2007/08	312	11	28.36	32	5
2008/09	311	12	25.92	34	6
2009/10	308	12	25.67	35	3
2010/11	286	12	23.83	27	0
2011/12	284	11	25.82	30	2
2012/13	243	10	24.30	29	0
2013/14	239	9	26.56	32	1
2014/15	232	9	25.78	29	0
2015/16	226	9	25.11	35	1
2016/17	204	8	25.50	34	2
2017/18	193	8	24.12	30	1
2019/20	193	7	27.57	33	3
2020/21	165	8	20.62	30	1
2021/22	153	7	21.86	29	0
2022/23	158	7	22.57	26	0
2023/24	171	8	21.38	30	1
2024/25	219	9	24.33	31	1
2025/26	202	9	22.44	34	1

Data highlights

Key numbers to spot outliers or notable changes.

Biggest gain in a single year: 1979/80: 593 in 1978/79 → 645, +52 pupils.
Biggest loss in a single year: 1993/94: 690 in 1983/84 → 583, -107 pupils.
Largest single-class increase: 5th Class in 2024/25 (15 → 34, +19).
Largest single-class decrease: 6th Class in 2024/25 (35 → 17, -18).
Largest cohort-step gain: 1st → 2nd in 2024/25 (15 → 26, +11).
Largest cohort-step loss: JI → SI in 2025/26 (38 → 30, -8).
Overall: 641 (1975/76) → 214 (2025/26), -427.

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	14	38	21.7	6
Senior Infants	7	30	20.0	6
1st Class	8	31	19.3	6
2nd Class	10	28	19.0	6
3rd Class	13	27	21.8	6
4th Class	17	30	22.7	6
5th Class	15	34	25.5	6
6th Class	17	43	30.0	6
Total	165	704	361.6	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 14

SI 2021/22 14

1st 2022/23 15

2nd 2023/24 15

3rd 2024/25 23

-3

4th 2025/26 20

Cohort 2021/22

JI 2021/22 21

-1

SI 2022/23 20

-5

1st 2023/24 15

+11

2nd 2024/25 26

3rd 2025/26 27

Cohort 2022/23

JI 2022/23 16

SI 2023/24 22

1st 2024/25 31

-3

2nd 2025/26 28

Cohort 2023/24

JI 2023/24 20

SI 2024/25 27

1st 2025/26 29

Cohort 2024/25

JI 2024/25 38

-8

SI 2025/26 30

Cohort 2025/26

JI 2025/26 21

Raw data by year

Year	Female	Male	JI	SI	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	Total
1975/76	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	641
1976/77	–	620	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	620
1977/78	–	605	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	605
1978/79	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	593
1979/80	–	645	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	645
1980/81	–	697	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	697
1981/82	–	704	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	704
1982/83	–	682	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	682
1983/84	–	690	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	690
1993/94	–	583	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	583
1994/95	–	514	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	514
1995/96	–	452	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	452
1996/97	–	405	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	405
1997/98	–	373	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	373
1998/99	–	345	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	345
1999/00	–	296	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	296
2000/01	–	276	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	276
2001/02	–	252	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	252
2002/03	–	255	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	255
2003/04	–	270	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	270
2004/05	–	284	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	284
2005/06	–	299	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	299
2006/07	–	300	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	300
2007/08	–	321	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	321
2008/09	–	319	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	319
2009/10	–	314	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	314
2010/11	–	295	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	295
2011/12	–	284	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	284
2012/13	–	243	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	243
2013/14	–	239	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	239
2014/15	–	232	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	232
2015/16	–	226	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	226
2016/17	–	204	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	204
2017/18	–	193	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	193
2018/19	7	185	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	192
2019/20	16	189	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	205
2020/21	24	153	14	7	18	11	23	19	30	43	177
2021/22	36	129	21	14	8	24	13	27	17	29	165
2022/23	45	125	16	20	15	10	26	17	32	22	170
2023/24	57	126	20	22	15	15	19	30	15	35	183
2024/25	82	149	38	27	31	26	23	23	34	17	231
2025/26	83	131	21	30	29	28	27	20	25	34	214