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Roll number: 19796C Clane, Co. Kildare

School details

Address: Clane, Co. Kildare (W91FC97)
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 045868620
Principal: Cathal Carr
Ethos: Catholic
DEIS: N
Irish classification: No subjects through Irish
Gaeltacht: N
Island: N
Local authority: Kildare County Council
School patron: Bishop of Kildare & Leighlin
School type: Ordinary with Special Classes
School level: All-Through School
Planning area: Prosperous_Clane

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

25.05

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	431	15	28.73	34	7
2007/08	441	16	27.56	32	6
2008/09	440	16	27.50	32	4
2009/10	455	16	28.44	31	6
2010/11	455	16	28.44	31	5
2011/12	450	16	28.12	31	3
2012/13	470	17	27.65	31	3
2013/14	462	17	27.18	31	2
2014/15	461	17	27.12	30	2
2015/16	494	18	27.44	30	2
2016/17	511	19	26.89	30	3
2017/18	520	20	26.00	30	1
2019/20	523	20	26.15	31	3
2020/21	496	20	24.80	30	2
2021/22	499	19	26.26	29	0
2022/23	519	20	25.95	29	0
2023/24	495	20	24.75	29	0
2024/25	462	20	23.10	29	0
2025/26	476	19	25.05	29	0

Data highlights

Key numbers to spot outliers or notable changes.

Biggest gain in a single year: 2015/16: 461 in 2014/15 → 494, +33 pupils.
Biggest loss in a single year: 1993/94: 350 in 1983/84 → 293, -57 pupils.
Largest single-class increase: 6th Class in 2022/23 (47 → 80, +33).
Largest single-class decrease: 4th Class in 2024/25 (84 → 58, -26).
Largest cohort-step gain: 2nd → 3rd in 2022/23 (77 → 82, +5).
Largest cohort-step loss: JI → SI in 2023/24 (51 → 50, -1).
Overall: 359 (1982/83) → 488 (2025/26), 129.

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	50	70	55.5	6
Senior Infants	50	56	53.3	6
1st Class	52	74	57.7	6
2nd Class	56	77	59.8	6
3rd Class	56	82	64.5	6
4th Class	56	84	67.8	6
5th Class	48	83	67.3	6
6th Class	47	83	68.2	6
Total	280	530	422.7	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

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 52

SI 2021/22 52

1st 2022/23 54

2nd 2023/24 56

3rd 2024/25 56

4th 2025/26 56

Cohort 2021/22

JI 2021/22 56

SI 2022/23 56

1st 2023/24 56

2nd 2024/25 56

3rd 2025/26 59

Cohort 2022/23

JI 2022/23 51

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SI 2023/24 50

1st 2024/25 53

2nd 2025/26 56

Cohort 2023/24

JI 2023/24 50

SI 2024/25 51

1st 2025/26 52

Cohort 2024/25

JI 2024/25 54

SI 2025/26 55

Cohort 2025/26

JI 2025/26 70

Raw data by year

Year	Female	Male	JI	SI	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	Total
1982/83	–	359	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	359
1983/84	–	350	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	350
1993/94	–	293	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	293
1994/95	–	280	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	280
1995/96	–	301	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	301
1996/97	–	333	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	333
1997/98	–	326	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	326
1998/99	–	322	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	322
1999/00	–	324	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	324
2000/01	–	356	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	356
2001/02	–	354	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	354
2002/03	–	366	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	366
2003/04	–	393	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	393
2004/05	–	398	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	398
2005/06	–	412	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	412
2006/07	–	431	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	431
2007/08	–	441	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	441
2008/09	–	440	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	440
2009/10	–	455	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	455
2010/11	–	455	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	455
2011/12	–	450	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	450
2012/13	–	470	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	470
2013/14	–	462	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	462
2014/15	–	461	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	461
2015/16	–	494	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	494
2016/17	–	511	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	511
2017/18	–	520	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	520
2018/19	–	530	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	530
2019/20	–	523	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	523
2020/21	–	496	52	56	74	57	75	74	48	60	496
2021/22	–	503	56	52	57	77	57	78	75	47	503
2022/23	–	524	51	56	54	57	82	57	82	80	524
2023/24	–	501	50	50	56	56	58	84	58	83	501
2024/25	–	474	54	51	53	56	56	58	83	57	474
2025/26	–	488	70	55	52	56	59	56	58	82	488