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
26.00
2025/26
Mainstream classes
10
2025/26
Largest class group
33
2025/26
Classes with 30+ pupils
5
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
125
5
25.00
31
1
2007/08
123
5
24.60
29
0
2008/09
130
5
26.00
30
1
2009/10
133
5
26.60
31
2
2010/11
136
5
27.20
33
2
2011/12
150
5
30.00
33
3
2012/13
176
6
29.33
36
3
2013/14
185
6
30.83
37
4
2014/15
184
7
26.29
35
1
2015/16
212
8
26.50
34
3
2016/17
213
8
26.62
33
3
2017/18
227
8
28.38
34
3
2019/20
235
9
26.11
33
2
2020/21
227
9
25.22
33
1
2021/22
229
9
25.44
34
2
2022/23
235
9
26.11
34
2
2023/24
244
10
24.40
34
4
2024/25
262
9
29.11
34
6
2025/26
260
10
26.00
33
5
Data highlights
Key numbers to spot outliers or notable changes.
Biggest gain in a single year: 2015/16: 184 in 2014/15 → 212, +28 pupils.
Biggest loss in a single year: 1998/99: 186 in 1997/98 → 158, -28 pupils.
Largest single-class increase: Senior Infants in 2025/26 (30 → 43, +13).
Largest single-class decrease: Junior Infants in 2025/26 (41 → 33, -8).
Largest cohort-step gain: 2nd → 3rd in 2025/26 (33 → 41, +8).
Largest cohort-step loss: 4th → 5th in 2025/26 (34 → 32, -2).
Overall: 213 (1974/75) → 286 (2025/26), 73.
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
26
41
31.5
6
Senior Infants
25
43
31.2
6
1st Class
26
32
29.8
6
2nd Class
24
39
30.5
6
3rd Class
25
41
31.2
6
4th Class
27
34
30.3
6
5th Class
28
34
31.2
6
6th Class
29
36
31.5
6
Total
123
286
194.1
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
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).