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Roll number: 18406E Kilbeggan Road, Clara, Co. Offaly

School details

Address: Kilbeggan Road, Clara, Co. Offaly (R35TP08)
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 0579331383
Principal: Madge Bourke
Ethos: Catholic
DEIS: Y
Irish classification: No subjects through Irish
Gaeltacht: N
Island: N
Local authority: Offaly County Council
School patron: Bishop of Meath
School type: Ordinary with Special Classes
School level: All-Through School
Planning area: Clara

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

21.00

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	208	9	23.11	30	1
2007/08	228	10	22.80	27	0
2008/09	217	10	21.70	29	0
2009/10	211	10	21.10	28	0
2010/11	209	10	20.90	30	1
2011/12	206	10	20.60	28	0
2012/13	213	9	23.67	35	1
2013/14	216	9	24.00	33	1
2014/15	232	9	25.78	35	1
2015/16	226	10	22.60	31	1
2016/17	209	10	20.90	29	0
2017/18	208	9	23.11	29	0
2019/20	204	9	22.67	29	0
2020/21	201	9	22.33	27	0
2021/22	202	9	22.44	27	0
2022/23	175	9	19.44	25	0
2023/24	165	9	18.33	24	0
2024/25	172	8	21.50	28	0
2025/26	168	8	21.00	27	0

Data highlights

Key numbers to spot outliers or notable changes.

Biggest gain in a single year: 2007/08: 208 in 2006/07 → 228, +20 pupils.
Biggest loss in a single year: 1993/94: 287 in 1983/84 → 259, -28 pupils.
Largest single-class increase: 6th Class in 2021/22 (27 → 36, +9).
Largest single-class decrease: Junior Infants in 2022/23 (27 → 14, -13).
Largest cohort-step gain: 1st → 2nd in 2025/26 (14 → 20, +6).
Largest cohort-step loss: JI → SI in 2022/23 (27 → 25, -2).
Overall: 285 (1974/75) → 186 (2025/26), -99.

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	14	27	19.7	6
Senior Infants	12	25	19.8	6
1st Class	14	24	19.7	6
2nd Class	20	27	22.2	6
3rd Class	19	26	23.7	6
4th Class	20	28	24.2	6
5th Class	21	35	26.0	6
6th Class	25	36	28.3	6
Total	183	303	233.8	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

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 23

-1

SI 2021/22 22

-1

1st 2022/23 21

2nd 2023/24 22

3rd 2024/25 26

4th 2025/26 28

Cohort 2021/22

JI 2021/22 27

-2

SI 2022/23 25

-1

1st 2023/24 24

-1

2nd 2024/25 23

3rd 2025/26 26

Cohort 2022/23

JI 2022/23 14

-2

SI 2023/24 12

1st 2024/25 14

2nd 2025/26 20

Cohort 2023/24

JI 2023/24 14

SI 2024/25 17

1st 2025/26 19

Cohort 2024/25

JI 2024/25 21

SI 2025/26 23

Cohort 2025/26

JI 2025/26 19

Raw data by year

Year	Female	Male	JI	SI	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	Total
1974/75	–	285	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	285
1975/76	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	286
1976/77	–	284	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	284
1977/78	–	290	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	290
1978/79	–	297	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	297
1979/80	–	301	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	301
1980/81	–	303	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	303
1981/82	–	292	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	292
1982/83	–	295	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	295
1983/84	–	287	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	287
1993/94	–	259	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	259
1994/95	–	249	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	249
1995/96	–	237	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	237
1996/97	–	233	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	233
1997/98	–	224	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	224
1998/99	–	210	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	210
1999/00	–	212	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	212
2000/01	–	213	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	213
2001/02	–	210	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	210
2002/03	–	218	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	218
2003/04	–	222	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	222
2004/05	–	212	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	212
2005/06	–	201	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	201
2006/07	–	208	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	208
2007/08	–	228	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	228
2008/09	–	217	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	217
2009/10	–	211	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	211
2010/11	–	209	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	209
2011/12	–	206	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	206
2012/13	–	213	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	213
2013/14	–	216	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	216
2014/15	–	232	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	232
2015/16	–	232	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	232
2016/17	–	220	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	220
2017/18	–	220	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	220
2018/19	–	214	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	214
2019/20	–	216	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	216
2020/21	–	219	23	20	19	27	24	26	35	27	219
2021/22	–	219	27	22	21	20	26	24	26	36	219
2022/23	–	193	14	25	21	21	19	25	24	26	193
2023/24	–	183	14	12	24	22	21	20	24	28	183
2024/25	–	190	21	17	14	23	26	22	21	28	190
2025/26	–	186	19	23	19	20	26	28	26	25	186