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
18.33
2025/26
Mainstream classes
9
2025/26
Largest class group
24
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
206
10
20.60
30
1
2007/08
200
9
22.22
29
0
2008/09
200
9
22.22
28
0
2009/10
196
9
21.78
27
0
2010/11
195
9
21.67
28
0
2011/12
197
9
21.89
27
0
2012/13
208
9
23.11
28
0
2013/14
210
9
23.33
33
1
2014/15
215
9
23.89
32
1
2015/16
210
9
23.33
31
1
2016/17
208
9
23.11
31
1
2017/18
210
10
21.00
31
1
2019/20
197
9
21.89
29
0
2020/21
193
9
21.44
28
0
2021/22
181
8
22.62
28
0
2022/23
173
8
21.62
28
0
2023/24
169
9
18.78
28
0
2024/25
165
9
18.33
25
0
2025/26
165
9
18.33
24
0
Data highlights
Key numbers to spot outliers or notable changes.
Biggest gain in a single year: 1975/76: 82 in 1974/75 → 127, +45 pupils.
Biggest loss in a single year: 1982/83: 226 in 1981/82 → 214, -12 pupils.
Largest single-class increase: Junior Infants in 2022/23 (12 → 21, +9).
Largest single-class decrease: Senior Infants in 2022/23 (24 → 11, -13).
Largest cohort-step loss: SI → 1st in 2025/26 (22 → 20, -2).
Overall: 82 (1974/75) → 165 (2025/26), 83.
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
31
22.5
6
Senior Infants
11
24
20.5
6
1st Class
11
23
19.3
6
2nd Class
11
25
19.8
6
3rd Class
11
28
21.2
6
4th Class
18
28
23.2
6
5th Class
17
28
23.5
6
6th Class
21
28
24.3
6
Total
82
249
201.8
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).