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ST PAULS SENIOR NS

Roll number: 19678T Marley's Lane, Drogheda, Co. Louth

School details

Address
Marley's Lane, Drogheda, Co. Louth (A92D232)
Email
[email protected]
Phone
0419833681
Principal
Mary Stephenson
Ethos
Catholic
DEIS
Y
Irish classification
No subjects through Irish
Gaeltacht
N
Island
N
Local authority
Louth County Council
School patron
Bishop of Meath
School type
Ordinary with Special Classes
School level
Senior
Planning area
Drogheda

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
22.75
2025/26
Mainstream classes
20
2025/26
Largest class group
25
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+
2006/07 235 12 19.58 21 0
2007/08 283 12 23.58 31 1
2008/09 296 14 21.14 25 0
2009/10 323 15 21.53 24 0
2010/11 375 16 23.44 27 0
2011/12 368 16 23.00 27 0
2012/13 378 17 22.24 28 0
2013/14 404 18 22.44 27 0
2014/15 432 19 22.74 29 0
2015/16 428 19 22.53 27 0
2016/17 429 19 22.58 29 0
2017/18 442 19 23.26 29 0
2019/20 471 21 22.43 25 0
2020/21 465 21 22.14 25 0
2021/22 490 21 23.33 26 0
2022/23 484 21 23.05 26 0
2023/24 476 20 23.80 26 0
2024/25 459 20 22.95 27 0
2025/26 455 20 22.75 25 0

Data highlights

Key numbers to spot outliers or notable changes.

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 0 0 0.0 1
Senior Infants 0 0 0.0 1
1st Class 0 0 0.0 1
2nd Class 0 0 0.0 1
3rd Class 101 117 108.2 6
4th Class 114 127 119.0 6
5th Class 112 132 122.3 6
6th Class 110 139 123.8 6
Total 166 503 340.8 35

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).

Cohort 2025/26
JI 2025/26 0

Raw data by year

Year Female Male JI SI 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th Total
1982/83 121 202 – – – – – – – – 323
1983/84 117 213 – – – – – – – – 330
1993/94 82 147 – – – – – – – – 229
1994/95 74 122 – – – – – – – – 196
1995/96 86 98 – – – – – – – – 184
1996/97 76 90 – – – – – – – – 166
1997/98 79 102 – – – – – – – – 181
1998/99 86 106 – – – – – – – – 192
1999/00 76 120 – – – – – – – – 196
2000/01 87 126 – – – – – – – – 213
2001/02 91 130 – – – – – – – – 221
2002/03 90 144 – – – – – – – – 234
2003/04 99 157 – – – – – – – – 256
2004/05 106 158 – – – – – – – – 264
2005/06 103 163 – – – – – – – – 266
2006/07 107 149 – – – – – – – – 256
2007/08 124 178 – – – – – – – – 302
2008/09 129 189 – – – – – – – – 318
2009/10 141 205 – – – – – – – – 346
2010/11 164 235 – – – – – – – – 399
2011/12 168 224 – – – – – – – – 392
2012/13 173 228 – – – – – – – – 401
2013/14 176 250 – – – – – – – – 426
2014/15 195 259 – – – – – – – – 454
2015/16 193 248 – – – – – – – – 441
2016/17 173 269 – – – – – – – – 442
2017/18 170 285 – – – – – – – – 455
2018/19 174 280 – – – – – – – – 454
2019/20 187 297 – – – – – – – – 484
2020/21 187 292 – – – – 108 127 120 110 479
2021/22 211 292 – – – – 117 116 132 125 503
2022/23 221 278 – – – – 101 126 118 139 499
2023/24 223 266 – – – – 111 116 130 119 489
2024/25 228 243 – – – – 103 115 112 129 471
2025/26 225 241 – – – – 109 114 122 121 466