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Roll number: 17857J Curragha, Ashbourne, Co. Meath

School details

Address: Curragha, Ashbourne, Co. Meath (A84DF89)
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 018351528
Principal: Catherine O'Connor
Ethos: Catholic
DEIS: N
Irish classification: No subjects through Irish
Gaeltacht: N
Island: N
Local authority: Meath County Council
School patron: Bishop of Meath
School type: Ordinary
School level: All-Through School
Planning area: Ratoath

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

21.40

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	100	4	25.00	30	1
2007/08	93	4	23.25	29	0
2008/09	98	4	24.50	31	1
2009/10	106	4	26.50	30	1
2010/11	105	4	26.25	30	1
2011/12	103	4	25.75	28	0
2012/13	103	4	25.75	30	1
2013/14	104	4	26.00	30	1
2014/15	99	4	24.75	30	1
2015/16	109	4	27.25	30	1
2016/17	114	4	28.50	30	1
2017/18	114	5	22.80	31	1
2019/20	113	5	22.60	28	0
2020/21	113	5	22.60	29	0
2021/22	112	5	22.40	31	1
2022/23	107	5	21.40	29	0
2023/24	109	5	21.80	31	2
2024/25	112	5	22.40	32	1
2025/26	107	5	21.40	34	1

Data highlights

Key numbers to spot outliers or notable changes.

Biggest gain in a single year: 1978/79: 93 in 1977/78 → 367, +274 pupils.
Biggest loss in a single year: 1979/80: 367 in 1978/79 → 127, -240 pupils.
Largest single-class increase: 5th Class in 2025/26 (13 → 20, +7).
Largest single-class decrease: Junior Infants in 2022/23 (15 → 7, -8).
Largest cohort-step gain: JI → SI in 2023/24 (7 → 10, +3).
Largest cohort-step loss: JI → SI in 2022/23 (15 → 14, -1).
Overall: 86 (1974/75) → 107 (2025/26), 21.

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	7	15	10.7	6
Senior Infants	10	18	13.0	6
1st Class	10	17	14.0	6
2nd Class	9	17	14.2	6
3rd Class	12	18	14.7	6
4th Class	13	18	14.8	6
5th Class	11	20	14.3	6
6th Class	11	16	14.3	6
Total	28	367	96.4	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

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 12

SI 2021/22 12

1st 2022/23 13

2nd 2023/24 14

3rd 2024/25 14

4th 2025/26 15

Cohort 2021/22

JI 2021/22 15

-1

SI 2022/23 14

1st 2023/24 16

2nd 2024/25 17

-1

3rd 2025/26 16

Cohort 2022/23

JI 2022/23 7

SI 2023/24 10

1st 2024/25 10

-1

2nd 2025/26 9

Cohort 2023/24

JI 2023/24 11

SI 2024/25 13

1st 2025/26 14

Cohort 2024/25

JI 2024/25 11

SI 2025/26 11

Cohort 2025/26

JI 2025/26 8

Raw data by year

Year	Female	Male	JI	SI	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	Total
1974/75	39	47	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	86
1975/76	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	86
1976/77	41	44	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	85
1977/78	47	46	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	93
1978/79	–	367	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	367
1979/80	62	65	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	127
1980/81	61	65	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	126
1981/82	62	64	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	126
1982/83	61	67	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	128
1983/84	63	68	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	131
1993/94	18	18	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	36
1994/95	15	16	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	31
1995/96	14	14	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	28
1996/97	15	15	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	30
1997/98	15	20	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	35
1998/99	18	23	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	41
1999/00	19	26	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	45
2000/01	18	29	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	47
2001/02	25	28	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	53
2002/03	30	30	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	60
2003/04	39	35	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	74
2004/05	44	41	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	85
2005/06	50	39	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	89
2006/07	55	45	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	100
2007/08	51	42	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	93
2008/09	55	43	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	98
2009/10	63	43	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	106
2010/11	65	40	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	105
2011/12	64	39	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	103
2012/13	62	41	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	103
2013/14	64	40	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	104
2014/15	59	40	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	99
2015/16	66	43	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	109
2016/17	67	47	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	114
2017/18	64	50	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	114
2018/19	64	50	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	114
2019/20	64	49	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	113
2020/21	66	47	12	18	14	15	12	15	11	16	113
2021/22	59	53	15	12	17	14	15	13	15	11	112
2022/23	50	57	7	14	13	16	13	15	13	16	107
2023/24	51	58	11	10	16	14	18	13	14	13	109
2024/25	58	54	11	13	10	17	14	18	13	16	112
2025/26	51	56	8	11	14	9	16	15	20	14	107