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
25.55
2025/26
Mainstream classes
20
2025/26
Largest class group
29
2025/26
Classes with 30+ pupils
0
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
16
31.56
35
14
2007/08
494
16
30.88
35
13
2008/09
495
17
29.12
34
9
2009/10
501
17
29.47
32
11
2010/11
497
17
29.24
32
11
2011/12
492
17
28.94
32
11
2012/13
524
18
29.11
32
9
2013/14
520
18
28.89
31
9
2014/15
515
18
28.61
32
9
2015/16
529
18
29.39
32
12
2016/17
533
18
29.61
32
10
2017/18
534
18
29.67
32
11
2019/20
542
19
28.53
32
8
2020/21
519
19
27.32
32
8
2021/22
531
20
26.55
31
4
2022/23
529
20
26.45
31
2
2023/24
519
20
25.95
30
1
2024/25
509
20
25.45
30
1
2025/26
511
20
25.55
29
0
Data highlights
Key numbers to spot outliers or notable changes.
Biggest gain in a single year: 2006/07: 473 in 2005/06 → 505, +32 pupils.
Biggest loss in a single year: 1993/94: 580 in 1982/83 → 514, -66 pupils.
Largest single-class increase: Senior Infants in 2025/26 (50 → 73, +23).
Largest single-class decrease: Senior Infants in 2023/24 (78 → 54, -24).
Largest cohort-step gain: 4th → 5th in 2022/23 (73 → 76, +3).
Largest cohort-step loss: 2nd → 3rd in 2024/25 (70 → 68, -2).
Overall: 564 (1974/75) → 511 (2025/26), -53.
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
51
77
62.7
6
Senior Infants
50
78
66.2
6
1st Class
52
77
64.2
6
2nd Class
54
76
64.7
6
3rd Class
58
77
68.3
6
4th Class
57
75
65.7
6
5th Class
58
76
65.3
6
6th Class
57
77
62.7
6
Total
463
580
515.1
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
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).