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Roll number: 18018S Rathangan, Co. Kildare

School details

Address: Rathangan, Co. Kildare (R51FP93)
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 045524540
Principal: Maria Rogerson
Ethos: Catholic
DEIS: N
Irish classification: No subjects through Irish
Gaeltacht: N
Island: N
Local authority: Kildare County Council
School patron: Bishop of Kildare & Leighlin
School type: Ordinary with Special Classes
School level: All-Through School
Planning area: Rathangan

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

23.33

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	330	12	27.50	34	3
2007/08	356	13	27.38	37	3
2008/09	375	14	26.79	30	2
2009/10	336	14	24.00	32	1
2010/11	342	13	26.31	31	1
2011/12	336	13	25.85	33	1
2012/13	321	12	26.75	31	1
2013/14	289	12	24.08	34	1
2014/15	298	11	27.09	31	3
2015/16	292	11	26.55	33	3
2016/17	281	11	25.55	31	1
2017/18	295	11	26.82	31	2
2019/20	296	12	24.67	28	0
2020/21	306	12	25.50	29	0
2021/22	295	12	24.58	31	2
2022/23	299	13	23.00	29	0
2023/24	309	12	25.75	31	3
2024/25	292	13	22.46	27	0
2025/26	280	12	23.33	27	0

Data highlights

Key numbers to spot outliers or notable changes.

Biggest gain in a single year: 2001/02: 226 in 2000/01 → 262, +36 pupils.
Biggest loss in a single year: 2009/10: 375 in 2008/09 → 336, -39 pupils.
Largest single-class increase: 2nd Class in 2023/24 (30 → 49, +19).
Largest single-class decrease: 2nd Class in 2024/25 (49 → 24, -25).
Largest cohort-step gain: JI → SI in 2021/22 (40 → 44, +4).
Largest cohort-step loss: 2nd → 3rd in 2024/25 (49 → 48, -1).
Overall: 315 (1974/75) → 286 (2025/26), -29.

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	21	41	33.5	6
Senior Infants	21	44	32.0	6
1st Class	25	45	35.8	6
2nd Class	24	49	37.2	6
3rd Class	25	50	38.7	6
4th Class	33	50	41.3	6
5th Class	34	52	40.5	6
6th Class	38	53	42.8	6
Total	220	375	294.3	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 40

SI 2021/22 44

1st 2022/23 45

2nd 2023/24 49

-1

3rd 2024/25 48

-1

4th 2025/26 47

Cohort 2021/22

JI 2021/22 21

SI 2022/23 21

1st 2023/24 25

-1

2nd 2024/25 24

3rd 2025/26 25

Cohort 2022/23

JI 2022/23 36

-1

SI 2023/24 35

-1

1st 2024/25 34

2nd 2025/26 34

Cohort 2023/24

JI 2023/24 40

SI 2024/25 42

-1

1st 2025/26 41

Cohort 2024/25

JI 2024/25 23

-1

SI 2025/26 22

Cohort 2025/26

JI 2025/26 41

Raw data by year

Year	Female	Male	JI	SI	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	Total
1974/75	218	97	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	315
1975/76	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	321
1976/77	211	97	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	308
1977/78	225	85	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	310
1978/79	219	89	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	308
1979/80	224	92	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	316
1980/81	216	85	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	301
1981/82	223	90	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	313
1982/83	217	80	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	297
1983/84	213	84	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	297
1993/94	195	78	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	273
1994/95	173	70	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	243
1995/96	173	60	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	233
1996/97	171	58	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	229
1997/98	157	64	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	221
1998/99	163	57	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	220
1999/00	159	61	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	220
2000/01	165	61	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	226
2001/02	185	77	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	262
2002/03	206	90	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	296
2003/04	211	78	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	289
2004/05	215	81	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	296
2005/06	225	76	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	301
2006/07	241	89	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	330
2007/08	272	84	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	356
2008/09	290	85	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	375
2009/10	278	58	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	336
2010/11	273	69	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	342
2011/12	271	65	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	336
2012/13	285	36	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	321
2013/14	289	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	289
2014/15	298	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	298
2015/16	292	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	292
2016/17	281	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	281
2017/18	295	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	295
2018/19	302	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	302
2019/20	296	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	296
2020/21	309	–	40	28	40	46	37	38	38	42	309
2021/22	299	–	21	44	30	40	50	38	38	38	299
2022/23	304	–	36	21	45	30	40	50	40	42	304
2023/24	315	–	40	35	25	49	32	42	52	40	315
2024/25	298	–	23	42	34	24	48	33	41	53	298
2025/26	286	–	41	22	41	34	25	47	34	42	286