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Roll number: 18977B Chapel Lane, Swords, Co. Dublin

School details

Address: Chapel Lane, Swords, Co. Dublin (K67H337)
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 018404168
Principal: Karen Burke Logue
Ethos: Catholic
DEIS: N
Irish classification: No subjects through Irish
Gaeltacht: N
Island: N
Local authority: Fingal County Council
School patron: Archbishop of Dublin
School type: Ordinary with Special Classes
School level: All-Through School
Planning area: Swords

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

20.00

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	505	19	26.58	33	6
2007/08	510	19	26.84	32	2
2008/09	502	19	26.42	31	4
2009/10	499	18	27.72	33	6
2010/11	474	18	26.33	29	0
2011/12	466	18	25.89	31	4
2012/13	468	17	27.53	35	4
2013/14	453	17	26.65	31	5
2014/15	438	16	27.38	36	5
2015/16	412	16	25.75	31	2
2016/17	421	16	26.31	31	4
2017/18	416	16	26.00	31	3
2019/20	435	16	27.19	30	1
2020/21	421	16	26.31	29	0
2021/22	390	16	24.38	30	1
2022/23	391	16	24.44	28	0
2023/24	374	16	23.38	28	0
2024/25	365	16	22.81	29	0
2025/26	320	16	20.00	28	0

Data highlights

Key numbers to spot outliers or notable changes.

Biggest gain in a single year: 1993/94: 487 in 1983/84 → 557, +70 pupils.
Biggest loss in a single year: 2025/26: 371 in 2024/25 → 326, -45 pupils.
Largest single-class increase: Junior Infants in 2022/23 (28 → 49, +21).
Largest single-class decrease: Senior Infants in 2022/23 (51 → 29, -22).
Largest cohort-step gain: 5th → 6th in 2022/23 (49 → 56, +7).
Largest cohort-step loss: 3rd → 4th in 2025/26 (52 → 48, -4).
Overall: 522 (1974/75) → 326 (2025/26), -196.

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	27	49	37.2	6
Senior Infants	28	54	41.7	6
1st Class	33	53	45.7	6
2nd Class	33	56	48.5	6
3rd Class	32	52	47.2	6
4th Class	48	54	50.8	6
5th Class	49	57	53.0	6
6th Class	50	58	54.3	6
Total	326	557	474.8	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 48

SI 2021/22 51

1st 2022/23 51

-1

2nd 2023/24 50

3rd 2024/25 52

-4

4th 2025/26 48

Cohort 2021/22

JI 2021/22 28

SI 2022/23 29

1st 2023/24 33

2nd 2024/25 33

-1

3rd 2025/26 32

Cohort 2022/23

JI 2022/23 49

-3

SI 2023/24 46

1st 2024/25 47

2nd 2025/26 48

Cohort 2023/24

JI 2023/24 42

SI 2024/25 42

-3

1st 2025/26 39

Cohort 2024/25

JI 2024/25 29

-1

SI 2025/26 28

Cohort 2025/26

JI 2025/26 27

Raw data by year

Year	Female	Male	JI	SI	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	Total
1974/75	522	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	522
1975/76	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	502
1976/77	489	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	489
1977/78	486	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	486
1978/79	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	463
1979/80	434	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	434
1980/81	455	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	455
1981/82	456	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	456
1982/83	454	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	454
1983/84	487	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	487
1993/94	557	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	557
1994/95	553	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	553
1995/96	546	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	546
1996/97	554	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	554
1997/98	550	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	550
1998/99	554	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	554
1999/00	543	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	543
2000/01	525	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	525
2001/02	535	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	535
2002/03	523	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	523
2003/04	504	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	504
2004/05	486	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	486
2005/06	522	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	522
2006/07	505	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	505
2007/08	510	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	510
2008/09	502	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	502
2009/10	499	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	499
2010/11	474	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	474
2011/12	466	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	466
2012/13	468	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	468
2013/14	453	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	453
2014/15	438	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	438
2015/16	412	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	412
2016/17	421	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	421
2017/18	416	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	416
2018/19	432	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	432
2019/20	435	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	435
2020/21	421	–	48	54	51	56	47	52	57	56	421
2021/22	390	–	28	51	53	49	52	50	49	58	390
2022/23	397	–	49	29	51	55	49	53	50	56	397
2023/24	380	–	42	46	33	50	51	48	55	50	380
2024/25	371	–	29	42	47	33	52	54	53	56	371
2025/26	326	–	27	28	39	48	32	48	54	50	326