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SPA NATIONAL SCHOOL

Roll number: 18702I Ballygarron, Spa, Tralee, Co. Kerry

School details

Address: Ballygarron, Spa, Tralee, Co. Kerry (V92CY93)
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 0667136618
Principal: Peter Linehan
Ethos: Catholic
DEIS: N
Irish classification: No subjects through Irish
Gaeltacht: N
Island: N
Local authority: Kerry County Council
School patron: Bishop of Kerry
School type: Ordinary
School level: All-Through School
Planning area: Tralee

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

25.00

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	179	7	25.57	33	1
2007/08	186	7	26.57	33	2
2008/09	183	7	26.14	33	3
2009/10	189	7	27.00	32	2
2010/11	194	8	24.25	32	1
2011/12	208	8	26.00	34	1
2012/13	205	8	25.62	34	1
2013/14	200	8	25.00	34	1
2014/15	214	8	26.75	34	1
2015/16	221	8	27.62	34	1
2016/17	223	8	27.88	33	1
2017/18	223	8	27.88	34	1
2019/20	212	8	26.50	28	0
2020/21	216	8	27.00	29	0
2021/22	223	8	27.88	30	2
2022/23	221	9	24.56	30	1
2023/24	222	9	24.67	29	0
2024/25	224	9	24.89	30	1
2025/26	225	9	25.00	30	1

Data highlights

Key numbers to spot outliers or notable changes.

Biggest gain in a single year: 1993/94: 92 in 1983/84 → 114, +22 pupils.
Biggest loss in a single year: 2018/19: 223 in 2017/18 → 213, -10 pupils.
Largest single-class increase: 2nd Class in 2021/22 (23 → 29, +6).
Largest single-class decrease: Junior Infants in 2024/25 (29 → 25, -4).
Largest cohort-step gain: JI → SI in 2021/22 (29 → 30, +1).
Largest cohort-step loss: SI → 1st in 2022/23 (30 → 29, -1).
Overall: 48 (1975/76) → 230 (2025/26), 182.

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	25	30	28.3	6
Senior Infants	25	30	28.3	6
1st Class	28	30	28.8	6
2nd Class	23	30	28.0	6
3rd Class	24	30	27.7	6
4th Class	24	29	27.3	6
5th Class	25	29	27.3	6
6th Class	25	29	26.8	6
Total	48	230	159.8	42

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 29

SI 2021/22 30

-1

1st 2022/23 29

2nd 2023/24 29

3rd 2024/25 29

4th 2025/26 29

Cohort 2021/22

JI 2021/22 30

SI 2022/23 30

-1

1st 2023/24 29

2nd 2024/25 30

3rd 2025/26 30

Cohort 2022/23

JI 2022/23 27

SI 2023/24 27

1st 2024/25 28

2nd 2025/26 28

Cohort 2023/24

JI 2023/24 29

SI 2024/25 29

1st 2025/26 30

Cohort 2024/25

JI 2024/25 25

SI 2025/26 25

Cohort 2025/26

JI 2025/26 30

Raw data by year

Year	Female	Male	JI	SI	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	Total
1975/76	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	48
1976/77	22	26	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	48
1977/78	23	26	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	49
1978/79	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	60
1979/80	31	32	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	63
1980/81	26	40	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	66
1981/82	31	45	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	76
1982/83	36	50	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	86
1983/84	37	55	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	92
1993/94	57	57	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	114
1994/95	61	59	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	120
1995/96	59	67	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	126
1996/97	65	77	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	142
1997/98	61	78	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	139
1998/99	67	89	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	156
1999/00	63	85	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	148
2000/01	62	91	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	153
2001/02	80	88	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	168
2002/03	75	89	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	164
2003/04	75	83	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	158
2004/05	81	88	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	169
2005/06	84	98	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	182
2006/07	84	95	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	179
2007/08	91	95	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	186
2008/09	89	94	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	183
2009/10	85	104	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	189
2010/11	89	105	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	194
2011/12	95	113	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	208
2012/13	94	111	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	205
2013/14	97	103	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	200
2014/15	109	105	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	214
2015/16	111	110	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	221
2016/17	115	108	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	223
2017/18	122	101	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	223
2018/19	117	96	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	213
2019/20	119	93	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	212
2020/21	121	95	29	29	28	23	25	28	28	26	216
2021/22	124	99	30	30	29	29	24	25	28	28	223
2022/23	125	96	27	30	29	29	29	24	25	28	221
2023/24	121	101	29	27	29	29	29	29	25	25	222
2024/25	123	101	25	29	28	30	29	29	29	25	224
2025/26	121	109	30	25	30	28	30	29	29	29	230