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Roll number: 18207V Grange Road, Ballina, Co. Tipperary

School details

Address: Grange Road, Ballina, Co. Tipperary (V94V8X6)
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 061376340
Principal: Bernice O'Connell
Ethos: Catholic
DEIS: N
Irish classification: No subjects through Irish
Gaeltacht: N
Island: N
Local authority: Tipperary (Nr) County Council
School patron: Archbishop of Cashel & Emly
School type: Ordinary with Special Classes
School level: All-Through School
Planning area: Killaloe

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

24.19

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	335	12	27.92	35	4
2007/08	373	14	26.64	33	3
2008/09	368	14	26.29	32	2
2009/10	393	14	28.07	34	3
2010/11	418	15	27.87	31	4
2011/12	428	15	28.53	32	4
2012/13	426	16	26.62	29	0
2013/14	432	16	27.00	28	0
2014/15	425	16	26.56	29	0
2015/16	430	16	26.88	29	0
2016/17	443	16	27.69	29	0
2017/18	421	16	26.31	29	0
2019/20	412	16	25.75	30	2
2020/21	404	16	25.25	29	0
2021/22	396	16	24.75	28	0
2022/23	404	16	25.25	29	0
2023/24	396	17	23.29	29	0
2024/25	395	16	24.69	28	0
2025/26	387	16	24.19	28	0

Data highlights

Key numbers to spot outliers or notable changes.

Biggest gain in a single year: 2007/08: 335 in 2006/07 → 373, +38 pupils.
Biggest loss in a single year: 2017/18: 443 in 2016/17 → 421, -22 pupils.
Largest single-class increase: 4th Class in 2025/26 (48 → 57, +9).
Largest single-class decrease: 3rd Class in 2021/22 (53 → 40, -13).
Largest cohort-step gain: 5th → 6th in 2025/26 (44 → 51, +7).
Largest cohort-step loss: 1st → 2nd in 2024/25 (52 → 50, -2).
Overall: 123 (1974/75) → 404 (2025/26), 281.

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	44	54	49.3	6
Senior Infants	46	54	50.5	6
1st Class	47	53	50.7	6
2nd Class	40	56	49.7	6
3rd Class	40	55	48.8	6
4th Class	43	57	50.0	6
5th Class	44	55	48.8	6
6th Class	48	57	52.0	6
Total	123	443	296.1	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 52

SI 2021/22 52

1st 2022/23 52

2nd 2023/24 55

3rd 2024/25 55

4th 2025/26 57

Cohort 2021/22

JI 2021/22 49

SI 2022/23 52

1st 2023/24 52

-2

2nd 2024/25 50

-2

3rd 2025/26 48

Cohort 2022/23

JI 2022/23 54

SI 2023/24 54

-1

1st 2024/25 53

2nd 2025/26 56

Cohort 2023/24

JI 2023/24 46

SI 2024/25 46

1st 2025/26 47

Cohort 2024/25

JI 2024/25 51

SI 2025/26 51

Cohort 2025/26

JI 2025/26 44

Raw data by year

Year	Female	Male	JI	SI	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	Total
1974/75	58	65	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	123
1976/77	70	77	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	147
1977/78	64	78	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	142
1978/79	–	86	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	151
1979/80	71	88	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	159
1980/81	72	84	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	156
1981/82	78	89	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	167
1982/83	82	100	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	182
1983/84	92	97	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	189
1993/94	79	93	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	172
1994/95	77	99	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	176
1995/96	69	94	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	163
1996/97	87	95	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	182
1997/98	87	103	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	190
1998/99	90	106	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	196
1999/00	87	111	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	198
2000/01	103	112	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	215
2001/02	107	118	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	225
2002/03	115	136	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	251
2003/04	110	145	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	255
2004/05	128	153	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	281
2005/06	144	164	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	308
2006/07	162	173	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	335
2007/08	179	194	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	373
2008/09	183	185	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	368
2009/10	194	199	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	393
2010/11	213	205	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	418
2011/12	222	206	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	428
2012/13	225	201	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	426
2013/14	217	215	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	432
2014/15	209	216	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	425
2015/16	205	225	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	430
2016/17	201	242	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	443
2017/18	189	232	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	421
2018/19	193	236	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	429
2019/20	191	233	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	424
2020/21	185	231	52	48	50	40	53	55	50	56	416
2021/22	183	225	49	52	50	48	40	52	55	50	408
2022/23	193	223	54	52	52	49	47	43	50	57	416
2023/24	191	217	46	54	52	55	50	45	44	50	408
2024/25	191	222	51	46	53	50	55	48	44	48	413
2025/26	183	221	44	51	47	56	48	57	50	51	404