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
22.57
2025/26
Mainstream classes
7
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
106
4
26.50
32
1
2007/08
126
5
25.20
28
0
2008/09
130
5
26.00
31
1
2009/10
129
5
25.80
31
1
2010/11
138
5
27.60
32
2
2011/12
144
5
28.80
36
1
2012/13
139
5
27.80
33
2
2013/14
136
5
27.20
29
0
2014/15
146
5
29.20
36
1
2015/16
155
6
25.83
29
0
2016/17
158
6
26.33
32
1
2017/18
175
6
29.17
35
4
2019/20
189
7
27.00
32
3
2020/21
201
8
25.12
32
1
2021/22
186
8
23.25
32
1
2022/23
191
8
23.88
33
1
2023/24
166
8
20.75
29
0
2024/25
161
7
23.00
28
0
2025/26
158
7
22.57
29
0
Data highlights
Key numbers to spot outliers or notable changes.
Biggest gain in a single year: 2007/08: 106 in 2006/07 → 126, +20 pupils.
Biggest loss in a single year: 2023/24: 194 in 2022/23 → 171, -23 pupils.
Largest single-class increase: 6th Class in 2022/23 (17 → 33, +16).
Largest single-class decrease: Junior Infants in 2021/22 (28 → 12, -16).
Largest cohort-step gain: 1st → 2nd in 2025/26 (21 → 25, +4).
Largest cohort-step loss: 1st → 2nd in 2023/24 (26 → 23, -3).
Overall: 127 (1976/77) → 167 (2025/26), 40.
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
28
17.8
6
Senior Infants
11
26
18.3
6
1st Class
12
28
21.3
6
2nd Class
12
28
23.2
6
3rd Class
14
29
23.0
6
4th Class
20
32
25.8
6
5th Class
18
32
24.7
6
6th Class
17
33
24.5
6
Total
82
201
135.0
40
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).