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Roll number: 18150S Scoil an Fhraoich Mhóir, The Heath, Portlaoise, Laois

School details

Address: Scoil an Fhraoich Mhóir, The Heath, Portlaoise, Laois (R32XW40)
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 0578646658
Principal: David O'Brien
Ethos: Catholic
DEIS: N
Irish classification: No subjects through Irish
Gaeltacht: N
Island: N
Local authority: Laois County Council
School patron: Bishop of Kildare & Leighlin
School type: Ordinary
School level: All-Through School
Planning area: Portlaoise

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

26.50

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	145	5	29.00	32	2
2007/08	163	6	27.17	31	2
2008/09	189	7	27.00	32	5
2009/10	196	7	28.00	31	5
2010/11	205	7	29.29	31	3
2011/12	216	8	27.00	30	1
2012/13	224	8	28.00	31	2
2013/14	225	8	28.12	32	3
2014/15	219	8	27.38	32	2
2015/16	227	8	28.38	31	3
2016/17	230	8	28.75	31	4
2017/18	231	8	28.88	31	4
2019/20	235	8	29.38	31	3
2020/21	230	8	28.75	31	4
2021/22	231	8	28.88	31	3
2022/23	226	8	28.25	31	3
2023/24	222	8	27.75	31	3
2024/25	214	8	26.75	31	2
2025/26	212	8	26.50	31	1

Data highlights

Key numbers to spot outliers or notable changes.

Biggest gain in a single year: 2008/09: 163 in 2007/08 → 189, +26 pupils.
Biggest loss in a single year: 1997/98: 133 in 1996/97 → 123, -10 pupils.
Largest single-class increase: Junior Infants in 2021/22 (24 → 28, +4).
Largest single-class decrease: Junior Infants in 2022/23 (28 → 24, -4).
Largest cohort-step gain: SI → 1st in 2025/26 (24 → 27, +3).
Largest cohort-step loss: JI → SI in 2022/23 (28 → 27, -1).
Overall: 115 (1974/75) → 212 (2025/26), 97.

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	24	28	25.2	6
Senior Infants	24	27	25.3	6
1st Class	23	28	26.5	6
2nd Class	23	31	27.3	6
3rd Class	26	31	28.7	6
4th Class	26	31	29.2	6
5th Class	28	31	29.8	6
6th Class	29	31	30.5	6
Total	115	235	168.1	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

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 25

1st 2022/23 26

2nd 2023/24 26

3rd 2024/25 26

4th 2025/26 26

Cohort 2021/22

JI 2021/22 28

-1

SI 2022/23 27

1st 2023/24 27

2nd 2024/25 27

3rd 2025/26 27

Cohort 2022/23

JI 2022/23 24

SI 2023/24 24

-1

1st 2024/25 23

2nd 2025/26 23

Cohort 2023/24

JI 2023/24 25

-1

SI 2024/25 24

1st 2025/26 27

Cohort 2024/25

JI 2024/25 25

SI 2025/26 25

Cohort 2025/26

JI 2025/26 25

Raw data by year

Year	Female	Male	JI	SI	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	Total
1974/75	65	50	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	115
1975/76	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	125
1976/77	61	62	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	123
1977/78	54	72	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	126
1978/79	53	73	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	126
1979/80	48	70	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	118
1980/81	54	67	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	121
1981/82	51	65	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	116
1982/83	55	65	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	120
1993/94	77	65	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	142
1994/95	67	66	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	133
1995/96	62	67	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	129
1996/97	63	70	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	133
1997/98	54	69	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	123
1998/99	53	80	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	133
1999/00	52	79	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	131
2000/01	51	83	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	134
2001/02	52	83	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	135
2002/03	48	80	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	128
2003/04	52	75	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	127
2004/05	53	70	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	123
2005/06	60	69	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	129
2006/07	72	73	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	145
2007/08	82	81	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	163
2008/09	96	93	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	189
2009/10	101	95	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	196
2010/11	105	100	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	205
2011/12	108	108	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	216
2012/13	113	111	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	224
2013/14	111	114	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	225
2014/15	103	116	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	219
2015/16	105	122	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	227
2016/17	105	125	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	230
2017/18	106	125	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	231
2018/19	105	126	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	231
2019/20	110	125	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	235
2020/21	108	122	24	27	28	31	30	29	30	31	230
2021/22	112	119	28	25	28	29	31	31	29	30	231
2022/23	104	122	24	27	26	28	30	31	31	29	226
2023/24	104	118	25	24	27	26	28	30	31	31	222
2024/25	100	114	25	24	23	27	26	28	30	31	214
2025/26	103	109	25	25	27	23	27	26	28	31	212