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
26.00
2025/26
Mainstream classes
7
2025/26
Largest class group
32
2025/26
Classes with 30+ pupils
2
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
224
8
28.00
36
4
2007/08
234
8
29.25
36
4
2008/09
236
9
26.22
33
3
2009/10
217
9
24.11
32
2
2010/11
206
8
25.75
30
2
2011/12
202
8
25.25
32
3
2012/13
197
7
28.14
33
4
2013/14
189
7
27.00
32
2
2014/15
192
7
27.43
34
3
2015/16
183
7
26.14
34
3
2016/17
164
7
23.43
29
0
2017/18
155
6
25.83
34
2
2019/20
155
6
25.83
34
2
2020/21
152
6
25.33
28
0
2021/22
150
6
25.00
29
0
2022/23
153
6
25.50
29
0
2023/24
176
7
25.14
32
2
2024/25
177
7
25.29
32
2
2025/26
182
7
26.00
32
2
Data highlights
Key numbers to spot outliers or notable changes.
Biggest gain in a single year: 2023/24: 153 in 2022/23 → 176, +23 pupils.
Biggest loss in a single year: 2009/10: 236 in 2008/09 → 217, -19 pupils.
Largest single-class increase: 4th Class in 2023/24 (18 → 32, +14).
Largest single-class decrease: 4th Class in 2024/25 (32 → 17, -15).
Largest cohort-step gain: SI → 1st in 2023/24 (19 → 25, +6).
Largest cohort-step loss: SI → 1st in 2022/23 (13 → 12, -1).
Overall: 198 (1993/94) → 182 (2025/26), -16.
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
13
25
20.7
6
Senior Infants
13
26
19.7
6
1st Class
12
26
21.5
6
2nd Class
14
29
21.0
6
3rd Class
15
29
20.3
6
4th Class
14
32
18.8
6
5th Class
15
32
20.7
6
6th Class
16
32
22.3
6
Total
150
249
198.3
33
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).