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ST RYNAGHS N S

Roll number: 18157J BANAGHER, BIRR

School details

Address: BANAGHER, BIRR (R42H221)
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 0579151419
Principal: FERGAL MCMAHON
Ethos: Catholic
DEIS: N
Irish classification: No subjects through Irish
Gaeltacht: N
Island: N
Local authority: Offaly County Council
School patron: Bishop of Ardagh & Clonmacnoise
School type: Ordinary
School level: All-Through School
Planning area: Banagher

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

24.30

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	281	10	28.10	31	3
2007/08	301	10	30.10	35	6
2008/09	290	11	26.36	30	1
2009/10	291	10	29.10	33	5
2010/11	277	11	25.18	31	1
2011/12	294	10	29.40	35	5
2012/13	284	11	25.82	35	4
2013/14	274	10	27.40	34	5
2014/15	284	10	28.40	37	4
2015/16	275	10	27.50	37	4
2016/17	273	10	27.30	34	4
2017/18	265	10	26.50	32	3
2019/20	246	10	24.60	32	2
2020/21	234	9	26.00	31	2
2021/22	237	9	26.33	33	3
2022/23	240	9	26.67	33	4
2023/24	248	10	24.80	37	4
2024/25	251	10	25.10	33	1
2025/26	243	10	24.30	32	3

Data highlights

Key numbers to spot outliers or notable changes.

Biggest gain in a single year: 1975/76: 271 in 1974/75 → 306, +35 pupils.
Biggest loss in a single year: 1993/94: 328 in 1983/84 → 286, -42 pupils.
Largest single-class increase: 4th Class in 2025/26 (30 → 42, +12).
Largest single-class decrease: Senior Infants in 2024/25 (35 → 25, -10).
Largest cohort-step gain: 5th → 6th in 2024/25 (28 → 33, +5).
Largest cohort-step loss: 1st → 2nd in 2025/26 (33 → 30, -3).
Overall: 271 (1974/75) → 249 (2025/26), -22.

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	26	34	29.3	6
Senior Infants	25	35	30.5	6
1st Class	27	33	30.3	6
2nd Class	26	37	30.5	6
3rd Class	26	39	30.8	6
4th Class	24	42	30.5	6
5th Class	26	32	29.3	6
6th Class	27	35	31.8	6
Total	234	335	276.3	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 30

SI 2021/22 32

1st 2022/23 33

2nd 2023/24 37

3rd 2024/25 39

4th 2025/26 42

Cohort 2021/22

JI 2021/22 34

-1

SI 2022/23 33

1st 2023/24 33

2nd 2024/25 33

-2

3rd 2025/26 31

Cohort 2022/23

JI 2022/23 31

SI 2023/24 35

-2

1st 2024/25 33

-3

2nd 2025/26 30

Cohort 2023/24

JI 2023/24 26

-1

SI 2024/25 25

1st 2025/26 27

Cohort 2024/25

JI 2024/25 29

SI 2025/26 31

Cohort 2025/26

JI 2025/26 26

Raw data by year

Year	Female	Male	JI	SI	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	Total
1974/75	123	148	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	271
1975/76	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	306
1976/77	150	171	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	321
1977/78	165	170	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	335
1978/79	166	164	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	330
1979/80	152	165	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	317
1980/81	149	158	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	307
1981/82	152	156	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	308
1982/83	154	179	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	333
1983/84	165	163	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	328
1993/94	137	149	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	286
1994/95	135	137	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	272
1995/96	139	137	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	276
1996/97	142	130	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	272
1997/98	138	125	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	263
1998/99	135	122	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	257
1999/00	130	111	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	241
2000/01	132	108	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	240
2001/02	125	117	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	242
2002/03	123	128	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	251
2003/04	118	127	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	245
2004/05	113	142	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	255
2005/06	127	153	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	280
2006/07	132	149	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	281
2007/08	140	161	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	301
2008/09	132	158	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	290
2009/10	135	156	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	291
2010/11	135	142	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	277
2011/12	152	142	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	294
2012/13	145	139	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	284
2013/14	143	131	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	274
2014/15	146	138	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	284
2015/16	137	138	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	275
2016/17	139	134	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	273
2017/18	137	128	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	265
2018/19	128	125	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	253
2019/20	128	118	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	246
2020/21	121	113	30	27	29	26	31	24	32	35	234
2021/22	119	118	34	32	27	27	28	30	26	33	237
2022/23	120	120	31	33	33	30	26	29	31	27	240
2023/24	116	132	26	35	33	37	30	28	28	31	248
2024/25	118	133	29	25	33	33	39	30	29	33	251
2025/26	109	140	26	31	27	30	31	42	30	32	249