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Roll number: 18045V Newhouse, Sandpit, Drogheda

School details

Address: Newhouse, Sandpit, Drogheda (A92A567)
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 0419822126
Principal: Edel Victory
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 with Special Classes
School level: All-Through School
Planning area: Drogheda

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

21.00

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	211	7	30.14	34	4
2007/08	225	8	28.12	34	4
2008/09	229	8	28.62	34	4
2009/10	241	8	30.12	36	5
2010/11	252	9	28.00	34	3
2011/12	261	9	29.00	37	4
2012/13	261	10	26.10	32	2
2013/14	263	10	26.30	32	2
2014/15	259	10	25.90	32	2
2015/16	254	10	25.40	31	1
2016/17	256	9	28.44	35	3
2017/18	248	10	24.80	34	3
2019/20	239	9	26.56	35	4
2020/21	232	9	25.78	33	4
2021/22	231	9	25.67	34	3
2022/23	224	9	24.89	33	3
2023/24	218	9	24.22	33	2
2024/25	200	9	22.22	31	1
2025/26	189	9	21.00	27	0

Data highlights

Key numbers to spot outliers or notable changes.

Biggest gain in a single year: 1993/94: 81 in 1983/84 → 104, +23 pupils.
Biggest loss in a single year: 2024/25: 230 in 2023/24 → 212, -18 pupils.
Largest single-class increase: 5th Class in 2021/22 (23 → 31, +8).
Largest single-class decrease: 2nd Class in 2021/22 (33 → 25, -8).
Largest cohort-step gain: 1st → 2nd in 2025/26 (21 → 27, +6).
Largest cohort-step loss: JI → SI in 2022/23 (27 → 25, -2).
Overall: 51 (1974/75) → 201 (2025/26), 150.

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	19	27	21.8	6
Senior Infants	17	30	22.8	6
1st Class	21	30	24.0	6
2nd Class	24	33	27.5	6
3rd Class	24	37	30.0	6
4th Class	24	38	30.7	6
5th Class	23	36	30.8	6
6th Class	22	37	30.0	6
Total	51	263	168.4	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 24

SI 2021/22 24

-1

1st 2022/23 23

2nd 2023/24 24

3rd 2024/25 24

4th 2025/26 24

Cohort 2021/22

JI 2021/22 27

-2

SI 2022/23 25

1st 2023/24 25

2nd 2024/25 25

3rd 2025/26 28

Cohort 2022/23

JI 2022/23 20

SI 2023/24 21

1st 2024/25 21

2nd 2025/26 27

Cohort 2023/24

JI 2023/24 20

SI 2024/25 20

1st 2025/26 21

Cohort 2024/25

JI 2024/25 19

-2

SI 2025/26 17

Cohort 2025/26

JI 2025/26 21

Raw data by year

Year	Female	Male	JI	SI	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	Total
1974/75	24	27	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	51
1975/76	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	55
1976/77	28	29	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	57
1977/78	33	29	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	62
1978/79	35	27	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	62
1979/80	39	30	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	69
1980/81	36	28	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	64
1981/82	37	28	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	65
1982/83	41	35	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	76
1983/84	45	36	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	81
1993/94	48	56	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	104
1994/95	50	55	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	105
1995/96	53	52	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	105
1996/97	56	58	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	114
1997/98	54	61	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	115
1998/99	62	63	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	125
1999/00	65	65	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	130
2000/01	65	72	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	137
2001/02	67	76	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	143
2002/03	69	91	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	160
2003/04	70	99	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	169
2004/05	78	107	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	185
2005/06	89	115	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	204
2006/07	91	120	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	211
2007/08	99	126	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	225
2008/09	107	122	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	229
2009/10	110	131	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	241
2010/11	116	136	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	252
2011/12	126	135	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	261
2012/13	133	128	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	261
2013/14	129	134	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	263
2014/15	127	132	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	259
2015/16	130	124	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	254
2016/17	130	126	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	256
2017/18	123	125	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	248
2018/19	122	123	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	245
2019/20	120	125	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	245
2020/21	114	124	24	30	24	33	37	31	23	30	238
2021/22	120	117	27	24	30	25	34	38	31	22	237
2022/23	118	118	20	25	23	31	26	33	36	30	236
2023/24	109	121	20	21	25	24	31	27	33	37	230
2024/25	98	114	19	20	21	25	24	31	27	33	212
2025/26	96	105	21	17	21	27	28	24	35	28	201