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Roll number: 19223B Harestown, Monasterboice, Drogheda, Co. Louth

School details

Address: Harestown, Monasterboice, Drogheda, Co. Louth (A92VH02)
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 0419822112
Principal: Fiachra Bell
Ethos: Catholic
DEIS: N
Irish classification: No subjects through Irish
Gaeltacht: N
Island: N
Local authority: Louth County Council
School patron: Archbishop of Armagh
School type: Ordinary with Special Classes
School level: All-Through School
Planning area: Dunleer

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

23.00

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	209	7	29.86	32	4
2007/08	217	8	27.12	34	2
2008/09	211	8	26.38	33	2
2009/10	210	8	26.25	33	1
2010/11	211	8	26.38	32	2
2011/12	212	8	26.50	31	2
2012/13	208	8	26.00	31	1
2013/14	204	8	25.50	30	1
2014/15	203	7	29.00	33	3
2015/16	206	7	29.43	33	4
2016/17	208	8	26.00	31	1
2017/18	205	8	25.62	30	1
2019/20	197	8	24.62	28	0
2020/21	197	10	19.70	28	0
2021/22	192	11	17.45	28	0
2022/23	187	7	26.71	31	3
2023/24	178	8	22.25	25	0
2024/25	172	7	24.57	28	0
2025/26	161	7	23.00	27	0

Data highlights

Key numbers to spot outliers or notable changes.

Biggest gain in a single year: 1980/81: 174 in 1979/80 → 195, +21 pupils.
Biggest loss in a single year: 1996/97: 184 in 1995/96 → 167, -17 pupils.
Largest single-class increase: Senior Infants in 2025/26 (21 → 27, +6).
Largest single-class decrease: Junior Infants in 2025/26 (21 → 12, -9).
Largest cohort-step gain: JI → SI in 2025/26 (21 → 27, +6).
Largest cohort-step loss: JI → SI in 2023/24 (19 → 17, -2).
Overall: 134 (1974/75) → 172 (2025/26), 38.

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	12	24	20.2	6
Senior Infants	17	27	21.8	6
1st Class	17	24	21.5	6
2nd Class	21	25	23.3	6
3rd Class	21	27	23.8	6
4th Class	20	28	23.5	6
5th Class	20	28	23.8	6
6th Class	20	28	25.0	6
Total	134	217	188.3	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 22

-1

SI 2021/22 21

1st 2022/23 24

2nd 2023/24 25

-1

3rd 2024/25 24

4th 2025/26 24

Cohort 2021/22

JI 2021/22 24

SI 2022/23 24

1st 2023/24 24

2nd 2024/25 24

3rd 2025/26 27

Cohort 2022/23

JI 2022/23 19

-2

SI 2023/24 17

1st 2024/25 17

2nd 2025/26 22

Cohort 2023/24

JI 2023/24 23

-2

SI 2024/25 21

-1

1st 2025/26 20

Cohort 2024/25

JI 2024/25 21

SI 2025/26 27

Cohort 2025/26

JI 2025/26 12

Raw data by year

Year	Female	Male	JI	SI	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	Total
1974/75	62	72	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	134
1975/76	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	150
1976/77	75	87	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	162
1977/78	82	91	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	173
1978/79	81	92	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	173
1979/80	80	94	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	174
1980/81	84	111	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	195
1981/82	89	114	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	203
1982/83	89	122	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	211
1983/84	93	119	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	212
1993/94	87	118	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	205
1994/95	81	117	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	198
1995/96	77	107	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	184
1996/97	69	98	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	167
1997/98	64	93	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	157
1998/99	63	92	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	155
1999/00	60	93	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	153
2000/01	69	86	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	155
2001/02	76	80	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	156
2002/03	84	85	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	169
2003/04	92	96	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	188
2004/05	94	103	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	197
2005/06	96	105	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	201
2006/07	98	111	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	209
2007/08	100	117	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	217
2008/09	93	118	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	211
2009/10	94	116	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	210
2010/11	89	122	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	211
2011/12	95	117	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	212
2012/13	98	110	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	208
2013/14	88	116	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	204
2014/15	89	114	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	203
2015/16	88	118	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	206
2016/17	90	118	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	208
2017/18	92	113	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	205
2018/19	96	109	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	205
2019/20	94	103	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	197
2020/21	100	97	22	21	23	25	23	28	27	28	197
2021/22	104	88	24	21	21	23	25	23	28	27	192
2022/23	102	91	19	24	24	21	23	25	23	28	193
2023/24	94	89	23	17	24	25	21	21	25	22	183
2024/25	89	94	21	21	17	24	24	20	20	25	183
2025/26	77	95	12	27	20	22	27	24	20	20	172