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Roll number: 19259W Foxrock Avenue, Foxrock, Dublin 18

School details

Address: Foxrock Avenue, Foxrock, Dublin 18 (D18V659)
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 012893293
Principal: Bernadette Gunning
Ethos: Catholic
DEIS: N
Irish classification: No subjects through Irish
Gaeltacht: N
Island: N
Local authority: Dun Laoghaire Rathdown
School patron: Archbishop of Dublin
School type: Ordinary
School level: All-Through School
Planning area: Dunlaoghaire

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

23.90

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	470	20	23.50	32	3
2007/08	453	21	21.57	30	2
2008/09	472	20	23.60	32	3
2009/10	481	20	24.05	32	3
2010/11	504	21	24.00	33	4
2011/12	507	20	25.35	33	6
2012/13	526	19	27.68	34	9
2013/14	538	19	28.32	34	8
2014/15	537	19	28.26	34	8
2015/16	564	20	28.20	33	8
2016/17	559	20	27.95	33	9
2017/18	568	21	27.05	32	7
2019/20	568	21	27.05	32	6
2020/21	559	21	26.62	32	6
2021/22	555	22	25.23	34	6
2022/23	540	21	25.71	35	7
2023/24	507	22	23.05	31	2
2024/25	487	21	23.19	35	2
2025/26	478	20	23.90	35	2

Data highlights

Key numbers to spot outliers or notable changes.

Biggest gain in a single year: 1993/94: 558 in 1983/84 → 697, +139 pupils.
Biggest loss in a single year: 2005/06: 578 in 2004/05 → 472, -106 pupils.
Largest single-class increase: 5th Class in 2023/24 (59 → 77, +18).
Largest single-class decrease: 5th Class in 2022/23 (93 → 59, -34).
Largest cohort-step gain: SI → 1st in 2025/26 (57 → 63, +6).
Largest cohort-step loss: 2nd → 3rd in 2024/25 (72 → 68, -4).
Overall: 586 (1974/75) → 478 (2025/26), -108.

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	43	64	55.7	6
Senior Infants	45	67	57.3	6
1st Class	56	69	61.8	6
2nd Class	57	74	65.5	6
3rd Class	59	74	65.8	6
4th Class	58	92	70.2	6
5th Class	59	93	72.2	6
6th Class	57	89	72.5	6
Total	453	697	574.5	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 64

SI 2021/22 67

1st 2022/23 69

2nd 2023/24 72

-4

3rd 2024/25 68

4th 2025/26 71

Cohort 2021/22

JI 2021/22 62

SI 2022/23 64

1st 2023/24 64

2nd 2024/25 66

3rd 2025/26 67

Cohort 2022/23

JI 2022/23 58

-1

SI 2023/24 57

-1

1st 2024/25 56

2nd 2025/26 57

Cohort 2023/24

JI 2023/24 56

SI 2024/25 57

1st 2025/26 63

Cohort 2024/25

JI 2024/25 43

SI 2025/26 45

Cohort 2025/26

JI 2025/26 51

Raw data by year

Year	Female	Male	JI	SI	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	Total
1974/75	586	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	586
1975/76	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	590
1976/77	592	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	592
1977/78	625	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	625
1978/79	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	617
1979/80	620	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	620
1980/81	610	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	610
1981/82	591	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	591
1982/83	602	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	602
1983/84	558	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	558
1993/94	697	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	697
1994/95	678	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	678
1995/96	658	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	658
1996/97	649	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	649
1997/98	651	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	651
1998/99	653	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	653
1999/00	647	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	647
2000/01	653	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	653
2001/02	660	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	660
2002/03	647	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	647
2003/04	626	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	626
2004/05	578	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	578
2005/06	472	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	472
2006/07	470	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	470
2007/08	453	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	453
2008/09	472	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	472
2009/10	481	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	481
2010/11	504	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	504
2011/12	507	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	507
2012/13	526	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	526
2013/14	538	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	538
2014/15	537	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	537
2015/16	564	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	564
2016/17	559	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	559
2017/18	568	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	568
2018/19	572	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	572
2019/20	568	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	568
2020/21	559	–	64	54	63	74	60	92	81	71	559
2021/22	555	–	62	67	56	65	74	60	93	78	555
2022/23	540	–	58	64	69	59	67	75	59	89	540
2023/24	507	–	56	57	64	72	59	65	77	57	507
2024/25	487	–	43	57	56	66	68	58	64	75	487
2025/26	478	–	51	45	63	57	67	71	59	65	478