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S N MUIRE GAN SMAL

Roll number: 18363M Green Lane, Carlow

School details

Address: Green Lane, Carlow (R93FP57)
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 0599142705
Principal: Ann Marie Gurhy
Ethos: Catholic
DEIS: N
Irish classification: No subjects through Irish
Gaeltacht: N
Island: N
Local authority: Carlow County Council
School patron: Bishop of Kildare & Leighlin
School type: Ordinary
School level: All-Through School
Planning area: Carlow

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

21.56

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	414	15	27.60	30	4
2007/08	427	16	26.69	31	2
2008/09	429	16	26.81	31	3
2009/10	442	16	27.62	32	5
2010/11	433	16	27.06	32	3
2011/12	449	16	28.06	32	4
2012/13	434	16	27.12	29	0
2013/14	439	16	27.44	31	2
2014/15	442	16	27.62	30	4
2015/16	437	16	27.31	31	4
2016/17	440	16	27.50	32	5
2017/18	427	16	26.69	31	4
2019/20	415	16	25.94	31	2
2020/21	387	16	24.19	31	1
2021/22	367	16	22.94	30	1
2022/23	362	15	24.13	27	0
2023/24	363	15	24.20	28	0
2024/25	377	15	25.13	31	3
2025/26	345	16	21.56	29	0

Data highlights

Key numbers to spot outliers or notable changes.

Biggest gain in a single year: 1998/99: 343 in 1997/98 → 367, +24 pupils.
Biggest loss in a single year: 1993/94: 524 in 1982/83 → 378, -146 pupils.
Largest single-class increase: Senior Infants in 2024/25 (38 → 49, +11).
Largest single-class decrease: Senior Infants in 2025/26 (49 → 30, -19).
Largest cohort-step gain: SI → 1st in 2024/25 (38 → 45, +7).
Largest cohort-step loss: 1st → 2nd in 2025/26 (45 → 41, -4).
Overall: 608 (1975/76) → 345 (2025/26), -263.

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	28	42	34.2	6
Senior Infants	30	49	39.3	6
1st Class	36	50	44.8	6
2nd Class	39	47	43.5	6
3rd Class	42	54	47.3	6
4th Class	45	54	49.5	6
5th Class	50	59	54.3	6
6th Class	51	58	53.8	6
Total	334	608	427.8	41

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 33

SI 2021/22 34

1st 2022/23 40

-1

2nd 2023/24 39

3rd 2024/25 45

4th 2025/26 45

Cohort 2021/22

JI 2021/22 35

SI 2022/23 36

1st 2023/24 36

2nd 2024/25 42

3rd 2025/26 42

Cohort 2022/23

JI 2022/23 36

SI 2023/24 38

1st 2024/25 45

-4

2nd 2025/26 41

Cohort 2023/24

JI 2023/24 42

SI 2024/25 49

-1

1st 2025/26 48

Cohort 2024/25

JI 2024/25 31

-1

SI 2025/26 30

Cohort 2025/26

JI 2025/26 28

Raw data by year

Year	Female	Male	JI	SI	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	Total
1975/76	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	608
1976/77	569	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	569
1977/78	547	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	547
1978/79	519	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	519
1979/80	539	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	539
1980/81	538	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	538
1981/82	519	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	519
1982/83	524	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	524
1993/94	378	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	378
1994/95	368	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	368
1995/96	344	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	344
1996/97	334	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	334
1997/98	343	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	343
1998/99	367	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	367
1999/00	363	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	363
2000/01	361	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	361
2001/02	378	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	378
2002/03	388	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	388
2003/04	400	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	400
2004/05	407	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	407
2005/06	421	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	421
2006/07	435	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	435
2007/08	445	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	445
2008/09	449	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	449
2009/10	442	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	442
2010/11	446	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	446
2011/12	449	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	449
2012/13	434	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	434
2013/14	439	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	439
2014/15	442	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	442
2015/16	437	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	437
2016/17	440	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	440
2017/18	427	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	427
2018/19	422	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	422
2019/20	415	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	415
2020/21	387	–	33	49	50	46	46	50	59	54	387
2021/22	367	–	35	34	50	47	45	48	50	58	367
2022/23	362	–	36	36	40	46	54	46	53	51	362
2023/24	363	–	42	38	36	39	52	54	51	51	363
2024/25	377	–	31	49	45	42	45	54	59	52	377
2025/26	345	–	28	30	48	41	42	45	54	57	345