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LITTLE ISLAND NS

Roll number: 18497K Little Island, Co. Cork

School details

Address: Little Island, Co. Cork (T45VA49)
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 0214354087
Principal: Micheál Rea
Ethos: Catholic
DEIS: N
Irish classification: No subjects through Irish
Gaeltacht: N
Island: N
Local authority: Cork County Council
School patron: Bishop of Cork & Ross
School type: Ordinary
School level: All-Through School
Planning area: Riverstown_Glanmire

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

21.50

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	134	5	26.80	32	1
2007/08	139	5	27.80	37	2
2008/09	155	6	25.83	29	0
2009/10	162	6	27.00	37	3
2010/11	179	7	25.57	34	1
2011/12	187	7	26.71	34	1
2012/13	198	7	28.29	33	3
2013/14	205	7	29.29	35	3
2014/15	205	8	25.62	35	3
2015/16	196	8	24.50	34	2
2016/17	189	7	27.00	35	2
2017/18	193	7	27.57	35	2
2019/20	183	7	26.14	33	2
2020/21	170	7	24.29	26	0
2021/22	160	7	22.86	30	1
2022/23	151	6	25.17	33	2
2023/24	149	6	24.83	30	1
2024/25	137	6	22.83	29	0
2025/26	129	6	21.50	25	0

Data highlights

Key numbers to spot outliers or notable changes.

Biggest gain in a single year: 1976/77: 151 in 1975/76 → 172, +21 pupils.
Biggest loss in a single year: 1993/94: 183 in 1982/83 → 83, -100 pupils.
Largest single-class increase: 3rd Class in 2025/26 (13 → 22, +9).
Largest single-class decrease: Junior Infants in 2024/25 (24 → 16, -8).
Largest cohort-step gain: 2nd → 3rd in 2025/26 (20 → 22, +2).
Largest cohort-step loss: 2nd → 3rd in 2023/24 (20 → 16, -4).
Overall: 151 (1975/76) → 141 (2025/26), -10.

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	16	24	18.8	6
Senior Infants	15	22	18.8	6
1st Class	13	20	18.2	6
2nd Class	13	23	18.5	6
3rd Class	13	23	18.5	6
4th Class	13	22	18.0	6
5th Class	13	26	20.2	6
6th Class	18	26	21.3	6
Total	61	205	145.8	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 16

-1

SI 2021/22 15

-2

1st 2022/23 13

2nd 2023/24 13

3rd 2024/25 13

4th 2025/26 13

Cohort 2021/22

JI 2021/22 23

-1

SI 2022/23 22

-2

1st 2023/24 20

2nd 2024/25 20

3rd 2025/26 22

Cohort 2022/23

JI 2022/23 16

SI 2023/24 18

1st 2024/25 20

-1

2nd 2025/26 19

Cohort 2023/24

JI 2023/24 24

-2

SI 2024/25 22

-2

1st 2025/26 20

Cohort 2024/25

JI 2024/25 16

SI 2025/26 17

Cohort 2025/26

JI 2025/26 18

Raw data by year

Year	Female	Male	JI	SI	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	Total
1975/76	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	151
1976/77	86	86	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	172
1977/78	91	100	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	191
1978/79	78	90	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	168
1979/80	76	97	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	173
1980/81	74	99	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	173
1981/82	72	98	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	170
1982/83	77	106	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	183
1993/94	41	42	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	83
1994/95	37	33	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	70
1995/96	31	30	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	61
1996/97	33	35	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	68
1997/98	35	34	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	69
1998/99	45	40	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	85
1999/00	46	44	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	90
2000/01	43	41	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	84
2001/02	49	47	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	96
2002/03	53	50	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	103
2003/04	58	58	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	116
2004/05	56	62	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	118
2005/06	58	63	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	121
2006/07	67	67	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	134
2007/08	63	76	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	139
2008/09	67	88	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	155
2009/10	73	89	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	162
2010/11	80	99	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	179
2011/12	82	105	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	187
2012/13	100	98	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	198
2013/14	100	105	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	205
2014/15	95	110	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	205
2015/16	93	103	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	196
2016/17	86	103	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	189
2017/18	88	105	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	193
2018/19	89	105	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	194
2019/20	94	89	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	183
2020/21	79	91	16	19	16	23	23	21	26	26	170
2021/22	76	84	23	15	20	16	21	21	19	25	160
2022/23	71	80	16	22	13	20	16	22	22	20	151
2023/24	72	77	24	18	20	13	16	17	23	18	149
2024/25	74	69	16	22	20	20	13	14	18	20	143
2025/26	72	69	18	17	20	19	22	13	13	19	141