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ST PATRICKS NS

Roll number: 19423J DRUMSHANBO, CO LEITRIM

School details

Address: DRUMSHANBO, CO LEITRIM (N41PY61)
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 0719641755
Principal: Máirín O'Keeffe
Ethos: Catholic
DEIS: N
Irish classification: No subjects through Irish
Gaeltacht: N
Island: N
Local authority: Leitrim County Council
School patron: Bishop of Ardagh & Clonmacnoise
School type: Ordinary with Special Classes
School level: All-Through School
Planning area: Drumshanbo

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

25.11

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	158	6	26.33	31	1
2007/08	195	7	27.86	35	1
2008/09	207	7	29.57	35	4
2009/10	224	8	28.00	33	4
2010/11	230	8	28.75	34	4
2011/12	220	8	27.50	31	4
2012/13	230	8	28.75	33	5
2013/14	224	8	28.00	34	4
2014/15	215	8	26.88	33	3
2015/16	209	8	26.12	33	2
2016/17	207	8	25.88	33	1
2017/18	215	8	26.88	32	1
2019/20	215	8	26.88	30	1
2020/21	215	8	26.88	30	1
2021/22	217	8	27.12	30	2
2022/23	232	8	29.00	30	2
2023/24	235	10	23.50	32	3
2024/25	228	9	25.33	31	2
2025/26	226	9	25.11	33	1

Data highlights

Key numbers to spot outliers or notable changes.

Biggest gain in a single year: 2007/08: 165 in 2006/07 → 202, +37 pupils.
Biggest loss in a single year: 1993/94: 296 in 1983/84 → 182, -114 pupils.
Largest single-class increase: Senior Infants in 2022/23 (25 → 32, +7).
Largest single-class decrease: Junior Infants in 2023/24 (30 → 23, -7).
Largest cohort-step gain: 4th → 5th in 2024/25 (30 → 36, +6).
Largest cohort-step loss: JI → SI in 2021/22 (27 → 25, -2).
Overall: 239 (1975/76) → 243 (2025/26), 4.

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	23	32	28.7	6
Senior Infants	24	32	28.0	6
1st Class	24	32	28.3	6
2nd Class	25	30	28.2	6
3rd Class	25	32	28.8	6
4th Class	25	32	29.3	6
5th Class	23	36	29.8	6
6th Class	26	36	30.2	6
Total	130	308	212.5	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

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 27

-2

SI 2021/22 25

1st 2022/23 27

2nd 2023/24 28

-1

3rd 2024/25 27

4th 2025/26 30

Cohort 2021/22

JI 2021/22 32

SI 2022/23 32

1st 2023/24 32

-2

2nd 2024/25 30

3rd 2025/26 30

Cohort 2022/23

JI 2022/23 30

-1

SI 2023/24 29

1st 2024/25 30

2nd 2025/26 30

Cohort 2023/24

JI 2023/24 23

SI 2024/25 24

1st 2025/26 24

Cohort 2024/25

JI 2024/25 29

SI 2025/26 29

Cohort 2025/26

JI 2025/26 31

Raw data by year

Year	Female	Male	JI	SI	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	Total
1975/76	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	239
1976/77	117	143	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	260
1977/78	123	154	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	277
1978/79	133	152	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	285
1979/80	140	156	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	296
1980/81	146	162	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	308
1981/82	142	161	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	303
1982/83	140	153	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	293
1983/84	137	159	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	296
1993/94	74	108	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	182
1994/95	62	103	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	165
1995/96	64	101	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	165
1996/97	55	91	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	146
1997/98	54	88	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	142
1998/99	54	85	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	139
1999/00	54	77	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	131
2000/01	51	79	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	130
2001/02	58	78	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	136
2002/03	59	75	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	134
2003/04	53	77	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	130
2004/05	62	75	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	137
2005/06	77	69	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	146
2006/07	85	80	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	165
2007/08	111	91	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	202
2008/09	119	93	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	212
2009/10	119	108	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	227
2010/11	119	116	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	235
2011/12	120	104	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	224
2012/13	122	112	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	234
2013/14	120	107	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	227
2014/15	118	100	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	218
2015/16	113	101	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	214
2016/17	110	101	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	211
2017/18	117	108	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	225
2018/19	115	112	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	227
2019/20	111	116	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	227
2020/21	118	108	27	29	27	25	30	25	26	26	226
2021/22	115	114	32	25	30	27	25	29	23	28	229
2022/23	125	119	30	32	27	29	29	30	29	29	244
2023/24	123	124	23	29	32	28	32	30	32	32	247
2024/25	120	126	29	24	30	30	27	32	36	30	246
2025/26	124	119	31	29	24	30	30	30	33	36	243