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
20.07
2025/26
Mainstream classes
14
2025/26
Largest class group
26
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
227
9
25.22
31
2
2007/08
244
9
27.11
33
3
2008/09
260
10
26.00
33
2
2009/10
227
8
28.38
37
3
2010/11
220
8
27.50
33
3
2011/12
245
8
30.62
36
5
2012/13
239
8
29.88
33
4
2013/14
216
8
27.00
31
1
2014/15
234
8
29.25
33
5
2015/16
232
8
29.00
32
5
2016/17
219
8
27.38
31
3
2017/18
230
8
28.75
34
4
2019/20
236
8
29.50
33
3
2020/21
239
9
26.56
34
4
2021/22
246
9
27.33
33
4
2022/23
271
13
20.85
33
2
2023/24
262
14
18.71
24
0
2024/25
282
14
20.14
27
0
2025/26
281
14
20.07
26
0
Data highlights
Key numbers to spot outliers or notable changes.
Biggest gain in a single year: 2002/03: 203 in 2001/02 → 228, +25 pupils.
Biggest loss in a single year: 2009/10: 268 in 2008/09 → 238, -30 pupils.
Largest single-class increase: Junior Infants in 2024/25 (22 → 36, +14).
Largest single-class decrease: Junior Infants in 2023/24 (34 → 22, -12).
Largest cohort-step gain: 1st → 2nd in 2024/25 (28 → 34, +6).
Largest cohort-step loss: 3rd → 4th in 2025/26 (37 → 33, -4).
Overall: 258 (1993/94) → 281 (2025/26), 23.
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
22
41
31.8
6
Senior Infants
25
37
31.3
6
1st Class
25
34
30.2
6
2nd Class
27
35
31.8
6
3rd Class
30
37
34.8
6
4th Class
27
42
34.3
6
5th Class
24
42
34.8
6
6th Class
26
41
34.3
6
Total
200
282
237.1
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).