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Roll number: 19215C Donore Avenue, Drogheda, Co. Louth

School details

Address: Donore Avenue, Drogheda, Co. Louth (A92FD60)
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 0419837150
Principal: Ms Bairbre English
Ethos: Catholic
DEIS: Y
Irish classification: No subjects through Irish
Gaeltacht: N
Island: N
Local authority: Louth County Council
School patron: Bishop of Meath
School type: Ordinary with Special Classes
School level: All-Through School
Planning area: Drogheda

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

19.31

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	357	17	21.00	30	1
2007/08	401	19	21.11	34	1
2008/09	409	20	20.45	24	0
2009/10	413	20	20.65	24	0
2010/11	387	20	19.35	24	0
2011/12	391	19	20.58	28	0
2012/13	356	18	19.78	28	0
2013/14	354	17	20.82	28	0
2014/15	321	17	18.88	27	0
2015/16	294	15	19.60	27	0
2016/17	290	14	20.71	26	0
2017/18	289	14	20.64	26	0
2019/20	299	14	21.36	25	0
2020/21	303	14	21.64	27	0
2021/22	299	15	19.93	24	0
2022/23	310	15	20.67	24	0
2023/24	325	16	20.31	24	0
2024/25	307	16	19.19	22	0
2025/26	309	16	19.31	22	0

Data highlights

Key numbers to spot outliers or notable changes.

Biggest gain in a single year: 2007/08: 384 in 2006/07 → 422, +38 pupils.
Biggest loss in a single year: 1981/82: 464 in 1980/81 → 389, -75 pupils.
Largest single-class increase: 6th Class in 2023/24 (30 → 46, +16).
Largest single-class decrease: Junior Infants in 2021/22 (45 → 33, -12).
Largest cohort-step gain: 1st → 2nd in 2025/26 (38 → 43, +5).
Largest cohort-step loss: JI → SI in 2024/25 (40 → 37, -3).
Overall: 686 (1974/75) → 315 (2025/26), -371.

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	29	45	36.2	6
Senior Infants	35	45	38.8	6
1st Class	37	45	39.5	6
2nd Class	37	44	40.3	6
3rd Class	35	45	41.5	6
4th Class	33	45	40.3	6
5th Class	32	45	39.3	6
6th Class	30	46	38.5	6
Total	252	711	374.6	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 45

SI 2021/22 45

1st 2022/23 45

-1

2nd 2023/24 44

-2

3rd 2024/25 42

4th 2025/26 43

Cohort 2021/22

JI 2021/22 33

SI 2022/23 35

1st 2023/24 38

2nd 2024/25 39

3rd 2025/26 41

Cohort 2022/23

JI 2022/23 37

SI 2023/24 39

-1

1st 2024/25 38

2nd 2025/26 43

Cohort 2023/24

JI 2023/24 40

-3

SI 2024/25 37

1st 2025/26 37

Cohort 2024/25

JI 2024/25 33

SI 2025/26 38

Cohort 2025/26

JI 2025/26 29

Raw data by year

Year	Female	Male	JI	SI	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	Total
1974/75	686	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	686
1975/76	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	711
1976/77	667	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	667
1977/78	629	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	629
1978/79	587	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	587
1979/80	532	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	532
1980/81	464	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	464
1981/82	389	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	389
1982/83	373	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	373
1983/84	362	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	362
1993/94	328	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	328
1994/95	320	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	320
1995/96	311	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	311
1996/97	288	4	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	292
1997/98	268	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	268
1998/99	270	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	270
1999/00	252	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	252
2000/01	267	5	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	272
2001/02	269	5	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	274
2002/03	285	4	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	289
2003/04	318	4	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	322
2004/05	332	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	332
2005/06	348	3	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	351
2006/07	380	4	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	384
2007/08	418	4	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	422
2008/09	430	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	430
2009/10	425	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	425
2010/11	394	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	394
2011/12	391	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	391
2012/13	356	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	356
2013/14	354	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	354
2014/15	321	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	321
2015/16	294	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	294
2016/17	282	8	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	290
2017/18	267	22	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	289
2018/19	241	49	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	290
2019/20	230	69	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	299
2020/21	226	83	45	39	41	37	44	33	35	35	309
2021/22	209	96	33	45	38	40	35	45	32	37	305
2022/23	190	126	37	35	45	39	45	39	45	30	316
2023/24	179	152	40	39	38	44	42	42	39	46	331
2024/25	159	154	33	37	38	39	42	40	44	40	313
2025/26	155	160	29	38	37	43	41	43	41	43	315