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
26.78
2025/26
Mainstream classes
9
2025/26
Largest class group
32
2025/26
Classes with 30+ pupils
4
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
190
7
27.14
30
2
2007/08
237
9
26.33
35
3
2008/09
232
9
25.78
32
2
2009/10
228
8
28.50
39
3
2010/11
216
8
27.00
30
3
2011/12
216
8
27.00
32
2
2012/13
213
8
26.62
34
1
2013/14
207
8
25.88
33
3
2014/15
209
8
26.12
32
4
2015/16
207
8
25.88
33
4
2016/17
208
8
26.00
33
3
2017/18
217
8
27.12
31
4
2019/20
232
9
25.78
33
3
2020/21
241
9
26.78
34
3
2021/22
225
9
25.00
30
2
2022/23
239
9
26.56
31
5
2023/24
235
9
26.11
31
6
2024/25
239
9
26.56
32
4
2025/26
241
9
26.78
32
4
Data highlights
Key numbers to spot outliers or notable changes.
Biggest gain in a single year: 2007/08: 190 in 2006/07 → 237, +47 pupils.
Biggest loss in a single year: 1993/94: 365 in 1983/84 → 280, -85 pupils.
Largest single-class increase: Junior Infants in 2024/25 (26 → 35, +9).
Largest single-class decrease: 6th Class in 2021/22 (34 → 26, -8).
Largest cohort-step gain: 2nd → 3rd in 2022/23 (27 → 31, +4).
Largest cohort-step loss: 5th → 6th in 2021/22 (32 → 26, -6).
Overall: 238 (1974/75) → 241 (2025/26), 3.
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
35
29.2
6
Senior Infants
26
35
29.2
6
1st Class
27
31
29.2
6
2nd Class
27
31
29.3
6
3rd Class
27
31
29.3
6
4th Class
28
32
29.8
6
5th Class
28
32
30.3
6
6th Class
26
34
30.3
6
Total
180
369
239.8
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
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).