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
23.80
2025/26
Mainstream classes
15
2025/26
Largest class group
30
2025/26
Classes with 30+ pupils
1
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
275
9
30.56
37
5
2007/08
295
10
29.50
37
4
2008/09
320
12
26.67
37
4
2009/10
329
12
27.42
36
4
2010/11
321
12
26.75
33
2
2011/12
320
12
26.67
34
4
2012/13
340
12
28.33
34
3
2013/14
346
13
26.62
32
2
2014/15
348
13
26.77
32
5
2015/16
371
13
28.54
30
5
2016/17
378
14
27.00
31
5
2017/18
368
14
26.29
31
4
2019/20
383
15
25.53
31
3
2020/21
381
15
25.40
31
2
2021/22
361
15
24.07
31
1
2022/23
361
15
24.07
32
3
2023/24
353
15
23.53
31
1
2024/25
346
15
23.07
30
1
2025/26
357
15
23.80
30
1
Data highlights
Key numbers to spot outliers or notable changes.
Biggest gain in a single year: 2008/09: 295 in 2007/08 → 320, +25 pupils.
Biggest loss in a single year: 1995/96: 245 in 1994/95 → 223, -22 pupils.
Largest single-class increase: 6th Class in 2025/26 (30 → 60, +30).
Largest single-class decrease: 6th Class in 2024/25 (49 → 30, -19).
Largest cohort-step gain: 4th → 5th in 2025/26 (46 → 50, +4).
Largest cohort-step loss: SI → 1st in 2025/26 (47 → 45, -2).
Overall: 187 (1979/80) → 363 (2025/26), 176.
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
35
48
41.3
6
Senior Infants
35
47
42.8
6
1st Class
38
58
45.3
6
2nd Class
30
57
42.8
6
3rd Class
31
58
44.2
6
4th Class
32
57
47.2
6
5th Class
31
57
47.0
6
6th Class
30
60
50.2
6
Total
187
387
288.2
37
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).