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
20.83
2025/26
Mainstream classes
6
2025/26
Largest class group
23
2025/26
Classes with 30+ pupils
0
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
200
8
25.00
28
0
2008/09
190
8
23.75
28
0
2009/10
186
8
23.25
28
0
2010/11
186
8
23.25
27
0
2011/12
180
8
22.50
26
0
2012/13
185
8
23.12
30
1
2013/14
185
7
26.43
32
2
2014/15
186
7
26.57
32
2
2015/16
198
8
24.75
30
2
2016/17
210
8
26.25
30
2
2017/18
209
8
26.12
30
1
2019/20
204
8
25.50
31
1
2020/21
195
8
24.38
30
1
2021/22
193
7
27.57
32
3
2022/23
175
7
25.00
29
0
2023/24
154
7
22.00
28
0
2024/25
145
6
24.17
34
1
2025/26
125
6
20.83
23
0
Data highlights
Key numbers to spot outliers or notable changes.
Biggest gain in a single year: 2006/07: 161 in 2005/06 → 191, +30 pupils.
Biggest loss in a single year: 2025/26: 157 in 2024/25 → 137, -20 pupils.
Largest single-class increase: Senior Infants in 2025/26 (9 → 19, +10).
Largest single-class decrease: Junior Infants in 2022/23 (23 → 9, -14).
Largest cohort-step gain: JI → SI in 2025/26 (14 → 19, +5).
Largest cohort-step loss: 1st → 2nd in 2023/24 (20 → 19, -1).
Overall: 72 (1974/75) → 137 (2025/26), 65.
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
23
13.7
6
Senior Infants
9
23
16.8
6
1st Class
11
23
18.0
6
2nd Class
11
27
20.3
6
3rd Class
19
26
22.7
6
4th Class
19
29
24.0
6
5th Class
20
30
25.5
6
6th Class
23
30
25.7
6
Total
72
210
153.0
42
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
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).