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Roll number: 18358T Ballinacree, Oldcastle, Co. Meath

School details

Address: Ballinacree, Oldcastle, Co. Meath (A82X448)
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 0498541913
Principal: Shane McHugh
Ethos: Catholic
DEIS: N
Irish classification: No subjects through Irish
Gaeltacht: N
Island: N
Local authority: Meath County Council
School patron: Bishop of Meath
School type: Ordinary
School level: All-Through School
Planning area: Oldcastle

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

20.40

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	71	3	23.67	29	0
2007/08	78	3	26.00	36	1
2008/09	78	3	26.00	29	0
2009/10	77	3	25.67	27	0
2010/11	81	3	27.00	32	1
2011/12	83	4	20.75	27	0
2012/13	89	4	22.25	26	0
2013/14	88	4	22.00	27	0
2014/15	92	4	23.00	28	0
2015/16	95	4	23.75	28	0
2016/17	93	4	23.25	29	0
2017/18	86	4	21.50	29	0
2019/20	76	4	19.00	23	0
2020/21	82	4	20.50	24	0
2021/22	83	4	20.75	24	0
2022/23	81	4	20.25	24	0
2023/24	87	4	21.75	25	0
2024/25	88	4	22.00	25	0
2025/26	102	5	20.40	26	0

Data highlights

Key numbers to spot outliers or notable changes.

Biggest gain in a single year: 2025/26: 88 in 2024/25 → 102, +14 pupils.
Biggest loss in a single year: 1993/94: 105 in 1983/84 → 85, -20 pupils.
Largest single-class increase: 3rd Class in 2022/23 (4 → 11, +7).
Largest single-class decrease: 4th Class in 2022/23 (11 → 4, -7).
Largest cohort-step gain: SI → 1st in 2023/24 (11 → 14, +3).
Largest cohort-step loss: 2nd → 3rd in 2021/22 (6 → 4, -2).
Overall: 85 (1974/75) → 102 (2025/26), 17.

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	11	15	12.0	6
Senior Infants	11	13	11.8	6
1st Class	11	14	12.2	6
2nd Class	6	14	11.2	6
3rd Class	4	15	10.7	6
4th Class	4	14	9.8	6
5th Class	4	14	10.3	6
6th Class	4	13	9.2	6
Total	57	105	82.0	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 11

SI 2021/22 11

1st 2022/23 11

2nd 2023/24 11

3rd 2024/25 11

4th 2025/26 11

Cohort 2021/22

JI 2021/22 11

SI 2022/23 11

1st 2023/24 14

2nd 2024/25 14

3rd 2025/26 15

Cohort 2022/23

JI 2022/23 11

SI 2023/24 11

1st 2024/25 11

2nd 2025/26 12

Cohort 2023/24

JI 2023/24 13

SI 2024/25 13

1st 2025/26 13

Cohort 2024/25

JI 2024/25 11

SI 2025/26 12

Cohort 2025/26

JI 2025/26 15

Raw data by year

Year	Female	Male	JI	SI	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	Total
1974/75	37	48	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	85
1975/76	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	84
1976/77	43	44	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	87
1977/78	47	50	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	97
1978/79	–	50	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	98
1979/80	48	48	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	96
1980/81	48	55	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	103
1981/82	47	49	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	96
1982/83	49	51	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	100
1983/84	52	53	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	105
1993/94	48	37	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	85
1994/95	39	39	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	78
1995/96	34	33	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	67
1996/97	29	31	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	60
1997/98	28	36	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	64
1998/99	24	36	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	60
1999/00	26	31	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	57
2000/01	28	36	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	64
2001/02	32	36	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	68
2002/03	32	37	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	69
2003/04	34	38	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	72
2004/05	32	38	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	70
2005/06	32	37	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	69
2006/07	33	38	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	71
2007/08	34	44	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	78
2008/09	32	46	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	78
2009/10	28	49	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	77
2010/11	34	47	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	81
2011/12	33	50	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	83
2012/13	38	51	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	89
2013/14	38	50	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	88
2014/15	42	50	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	92
2015/16	44	51	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	95
2016/17	45	48	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	93
2017/18	46	40	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	86
2018/19	43	38	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	81
2019/20	44	32	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	76
2020/21	45	37	11	13	11	6	10	9	14	8	82
2021/22	40	43	11	11	13	11	4	11	9	13	83
2022/23	37	44	11	11	11	13	11	4	11	9	81
2023/24	42	45	13	11	14	11	13	10	4	11	87
2024/25	39	49	11	13	11	14	11	14	10	4	88
2025/26	46	56	15	12	13	12	15	11	14	10	102