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
22.11
2025/26
Mainstream classes
9
2025/26
Largest class group
31
2025/26
Classes with 30+ pupils
1
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
170
7
24.29
28
0
2007/08
177
7
25.29
32
2
2008/09
187
8
23.38
29
0
2009/10
190
8
23.75
30
1
2010/11
185
7
26.43
36
2
2011/12
189
7
27.00
30
1
2012/13
194
7
27.71
35
3
2013/14
210
7
30.00
34
5
2014/15
211
8
26.38
34
3
2015/16
218
8
27.25
34
4
2016/17
215
8
26.88
35
4
2017/18
219
8
27.38
34
5
2019/20
230
9
25.56
34
2
2020/21
228
9
25.33
36
2
2021/22
216
9
24.00
30
1
2022/23
229
9
25.44
30
1
2023/24
217
10
21.70
31
2
2024/25
201
9
22.33
31
1
2025/26
199
9
22.11
31
1
Data highlights
Key numbers to spot outliers or notable changes.
Biggest gain in a single year: 2013/14: 194 in 2012/13 → 210, +16 pupils.
Biggest loss in a single year: 2024/25: 234 in 2023/24 → 218, -16 pupils.
Largest single-class increase: 6th Class in 2025/26 (21 → 34, +13).
Largest single-class decrease: Senior Infants in 2024/25 (30 → 17, -13).
Largest cohort-step gain: JI → SI in 2022/23 (23 → 28, +5).
Largest cohort-step loss: JI → SI in 2024/25 (20 → 17, -3).
Overall: 95 (1974/75) → 217 (2025/26), 122.
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
20
30
24.0
6
Senior Infants
17
30
24.3
6
1st Class
18
31
26.3
6
2nd Class
24
34
28.3
6
3rd Class
23
30
26.8
6
4th Class
22
36
28.3
6
5th Class
24
36
29.5
6
6th Class
21
37
30.5
6
Total
95
246
175.1
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
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).