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Roll number: 18019U Philipstown, Dunleer, Co. Louth

School details

Address: Philipstown, Dunleer, Co. Louth (A92D761)
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 0416851902
Principal: Amanda Rowland
Ethos: Catholic
DEIS: N
Irish classification: No subjects through Irish
Gaeltacht: N
Island: N
Local authority: Louth County Council
School patron: Archbishop of Armagh
School type: Ordinary
School level: All-Through School
Planning area: Dunleer

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

23.67

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	86	3	28.67	35	1
2007/08	96	4	24.00	32	1
2008/09	107	4	26.75	29	0
2009/10	117	4	29.25	34	2
2010/11	127	5	25.40	31	1
2011/12	129	5	25.80	28	0
2012/13	129	5	25.80	29	0
2013/14	139	5	27.80	33	2
2014/15	140	5	28.00	36	1
2015/16	137	5	27.40	31	1
2016/17	132	5	26.40	35	2
2017/18	132	5	26.40	35	2
2019/20	128	5	25.60	29	0
2020/21	133	5	26.60	30	1
2021/22	124	5	24.80	29	0
2022/23	126	5	25.20	29	0
2023/24	130	5	26.00	30	1
2024/25	142	5	28.40	37	3
2025/26	142	6	23.67	33	2

Data highlights

Key numbers to spot outliers or notable changes.

Biggest gain in a single year: 2006/07: 73 in 2005/06 → 86, +13 pupils.
Biggest loss in a single year: 1993/94: 102 in 1983/84 → 77, -25 pupils.
Largest single-class increase: 6th Class in 2025/26 (14 → 24, +10).
Largest single-class decrease: 6th Class in 2021/22 (23 → 11, -12).
Largest cohort-step gain: 3rd → 4th in 2025/26 (18 → 21, +3).
Largest cohort-step loss: JI → SI in 2021/22 (20 → 18, -2).
Overall: 78 (1974/75) → 148 (2025/26), 70.

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	10	21	16.5	6
Senior Infants	16	21	17.2	6
1st Class	16	20	17.3	6
2nd Class	14	20	17.0	6
3rd Class	11	19	16.2	6
4th Class	11	21	16.8	6
5th Class	11	21	15.8	6
6th Class	11	24	17.0	6
Total	41	148	96.2	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 20

-2

SI 2021/22 18

1st 2022/23 18

2nd 2023/24 18

3rd 2024/25 18

4th 2025/26 21

Cohort 2021/22

JI 2021/22 17

-1

SI 2022/23 16

1st 2023/24 17

2nd 2024/25 17

3rd 2025/26 18

Cohort 2022/23

JI 2022/23 15

SI 2023/24 16

1st 2024/25 16

2nd 2025/26 17

Cohort 2023/24

JI 2023/24 16

SI 2024/25 16

1st 2025/26 17

Cohort 2024/25

JI 2024/25 21

SI 2025/26 21

Cohort 2025/26

JI 2025/26 10

Raw data by year

Year	Female	Male	JI	SI	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	Total
1974/75	32	46	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	78
1975/76	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	82
1976/77	41	40	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	81
1977/78	46	39	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	85
1978/79	54	38	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	92
1979/80	50	33	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	83
1980/81	53	35	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	88
1981/82	50	41	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	91
1982/83	53	45	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	98
1983/84	49	53	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	102
1993/94	31	46	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	77
1994/95	27	38	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	65
1995/96	23	36	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	59
1996/97	22	34	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	56
1997/98	18	35	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	53
1998/99	19	24	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	43
1999/00	17	26	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	43
2000/01	16	26	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	42
2001/02	15	26	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	41
2002/03	19	32	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	51
2003/04	24	34	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	58
2004/05	26	35	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	61
2005/06	32	41	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	73
2006/07	36	50	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	86
2007/08	41	55	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	96
2008/09	49	58	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	107
2009/10	53	64	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	117
2010/11	57	70	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	127
2011/12	56	73	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	129
2012/13	59	70	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	129
2013/14	64	75	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	139
2014/15	63	77	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	140
2015/16	63	74	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	137
2016/17	61	71	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	132
2017/18	60	72	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	132
2018/19	61	71	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	132
2019/20	56	72	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	128
2020/21	58	75	20	16	20	14	11	18	11	23	133
2021/22	55	69	17	18	16	20	13	11	18	11	124
2022/23	56	70	15	16	18	16	19	13	11	18	126
2023/24	59	71	16	16	17	18	18	19	14	12	130
2024/25	65	77	21	16	16	17	18	19	21	14	142
2025/26	64	84	10	21	17	17	18	21	20	24	148