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
25.56
2025/26
Mainstream classes
16
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
325
12
27.08
33
3
2007/08
355
13
27.31
33
3
2008/09
383
14
27.36
34
3
2009/10
408
15
27.20
34
1
2010/11
433
16
27.06
31
3
2011/12
431
16
26.94
30
1
2012/13
422
16
26.38
30
2
2013/14
432
16
27.00
30
3
2014/15
426
16
26.62
30
4
2015/16
436
16
27.25
30
5
2016/17
452
16
28.25
30
5
2017/18
455
16
28.44
30
3
2019/20
439
16
27.44
30
2
2020/21
438
16
27.38
30
1
2021/22
434
17
25.53
29
0
2022/23
435
16
27.19
29
0
2023/24
431
16
26.94
29
0
2024/25
417
16
26.06
29
0
2025/26
409
16
25.56
29
0
Data highlights
Key numbers to spot outliers or notable changes.
Biggest gain in a single year: 2007/08: 325 in 2006/07 → 355, +30 pupils.
Biggest loss in a single year: 1980/81: 464 in 1978/79 → 421, -43 pupils.
Largest single-class increase: 3rd Class in 2025/26 (50 → 58, +8).
Largest single-class decrease: Junior Infants in 2024/25 (53 → 43, -10).
Largest cohort-step gain: 1st → 2nd in 2022/23 (51 → 54, +3).
Largest cohort-step loss: 5th → 6th in 2021/22 (57 → 51, -6).
Overall: 512 (1974/75) → 409 (2025/26), -103.
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
58
52.2
6
Senior Infants
43
57
52.3
6
1st Class
51
58
54.8
6
2nd Class
52
57
55.0
6
3rd Class
50
58
54.0
6
4th Class
49
56
53.2
6
5th Class
49
57
53.8
6
6th Class
51
53
52.0
6
Total
276
512
397.3
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).