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Roll number: 17951B Gortboy, Newcastle West, Co. Limerick

School details

Address: Gortboy, Newcastle West, Co. Limerick (V42X343)
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 06962638
Principal: Shane Kelly
Ethos: Catholic
DEIS: N
Irish classification: No subjects through Irish
Gaeltacht: N
Island: N
Local authority: Limerick County Council
School patron: Bishop of Limerick
School type: Ordinary with Special Classes
School level: All-Through School
Planning area: Newcastlewest

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

18.33

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	191	8	23.88	28	0
2007/08	202	8	25.25	30	1
2008/09	201	9	22.33	30	1
2009/10	218	8	27.25	33	2
2010/11	219	9	24.33	32	2
2011/12	223	9	24.78	34	1
2012/13	216	9	24.00	30	1
2013/14	217	9	24.11	30	1
2014/15	233	9	25.89	34	2
2015/16	234	9	26.00	31	3
2016/17	237	9	26.33	32	2
2017/18	247	9	27.44	35	3
2019/20	220	10	22.00	32	4
2020/21	218	9	24.22	32	2
2021/22	199	9	22.11	30	1
2022/23	223	13	17.15	27	0
2023/24	210	12	17.50	26	0
2024/25	216	12	18.00	28	0
2025/26	220	12	18.33	29	0

Data highlights

Key numbers to spot outliers or notable changes.

Biggest gain in a single year: 1981/82: 248 in 1980/81 → 314, +66 pupils.
Biggest loss in a single year: 1993/94: 325 in 1983/84 → 237, -88 pupils.
Largest single-class increase: 5th Class in 2025/26 (25 → 41, +16).
Largest single-class decrease: Junior Infants in 2021/22 (30 → 18, -12).
Largest cohort-step gain: 4th → 5th in 2025/26 (32 → 41, +9).
Largest cohort-step loss: SI → 1st in 2021/22 (32 → 24, -8).
Overall: 223 (1974/75) → 251 (2025/26), 28.

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	18	33	28.2	6
Senior Infants	22	37	28.3	6
1st Class	21	29	24.0	6
2nd Class	20	31	26.3	6
3rd Class	22	32	27.8	6
4th Class	25	32	29.0	6
5th Class	25	41	30.7	6
6th Class	26	34	30.5	6
Total	187	327	236.2	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 30

-5

SI 2021/22 25

1st 2022/23 27

-1

2nd 2023/24 26

3rd 2024/25 28

4th 2025/26 31

Cohort 2021/22

JI 2021/22 18

SI 2022/23 22

1st 2023/24 22

2nd 2024/25 25

3rd 2025/26 27

Cohort 2022/23

JI 2022/23 26

-4

SI 2023/24 22

-1

1st 2024/25 21

2nd 2025/26 26

Cohort 2023/24

JI 2023/24 29

SI 2024/25 32

-3

1st 2025/26 29

Cohort 2024/25

JI 2024/25 33

SI 2025/26 37

Cohort 2025/26

JI 2025/26 33

Raw data by year

Year	Female	Male	JI	SI	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	Total
1974/75	–	223	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	223
1975/76	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	220
1976/77	–	223	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	223
1977/78	–	239	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	239
1978/79	–	223	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	223
1979/80	–	240	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	240
1980/81	–	248	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	248
1981/82	–	314	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	314
1982/83	–	327	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	327
1983/84	–	325	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	325
1993/94	8	229	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	237
1994/95	10	201	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	211
1995/96	10	203	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	213
1996/97	12	201	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	213
1997/98	7	198	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	205
1998/99	7	186	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	193
1999/00	7	185	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	192
2000/01	10	185	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	195
2001/02	8	179	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	187
2002/03	7	197	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	204
2003/04	5	200	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	205
2004/05	3	203	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	206
2005/06	3	207	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	210
2006/07	4	229	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	233
2007/08	4	240	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	244
2008/09	3	235	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	238
2009/10	5	241	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	246
2010/11	4	241	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	245
2011/12	3	233	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	236
2012/13	4	231	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	235
2013/14	1	233	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	234
2014/15	1	248	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	249
2015/16	–	249	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	249
2016/17	–	252	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	252
2017/18	–	266	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	266
2018/19	1	263	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	264
2019/20	2	242	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	244
2020/21	2	241	30	32	21	30	32	27	27	32	243
2021/22	3	225	18	25	24	20	28	30	28	26	228
2022/23	4	254	26	22	27	31	22	29	34	32	258
2023/24	4	236	29	22	22	26	30	25	29	34	240
2024/25	4	245	33	32	21	25	28	32	25	32	249
2025/26	13	238	33	37	29	26	27	31	41	27	251