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Roll number: 19985F Pearse Road, Sligo

School details

Address
Pearse Road, Sligo (F91YY06)
Email
[email protected]
Phone
0719171364
Principal
Marguerite Stenson
Ethos
Catholic
DEIS
Y
Irish classification
No subjects through Irish
Gaeltacht
N
Island
N
Local authority
Sligo County Council
School patron
Bishop of Elphin
School type
Ordinary with Special Classes
School level
All-Through School
Planning area
Sligo

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
17.96
2025/26
Mainstream classes
24
2025/26
Largest class group
22
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+
2006/07 462 23 20.09 27 0
2007/08 475 22 21.59 27 0
2008/09 463 23 20.13 24 0
2009/10 412 22 18.73 25 0
2010/11 362 20 18.10 24 0
2011/12 364 19 19.16 27 0
2012/13 372 19 19.58 23 0
2013/14 367 18 20.39 24 0
2014/15 393 17 23.12 26 0
2015/16 401 17 23.59 27 0
2016/17 407 18 22.61 30 1
2017/18 427 18 23.72 33 3
2019/20 444 20 22.20 27 0
2020/21 421 19 22.16 28 0
2021/22 410 19 21.58 28 0
2022/23 406 23 17.65 23 0
2023/24 415 24 17.29 20 0
2024/25 419 24 17.46 20 0
2025/26 431 24 17.96 22 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 41 53 47.0 6
Senior Infants 40 54 47.3 6
1st Class 41 58 51.8 6
2nd Class 42 57 52.3 6
3rd Class 45 60 53.0 6
4th Class 46 64 55.0 6
5th Class 48 63 56.2 6
6th Class 46 65 57.5 6
Total 375 662 488.3 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).

Cohort 2020/21
JI 2020/21 52
-2
SI 2021/22 50
+5
1st 2022/23 55
-1
2nd 2023/24 54
+4
3rd 2024/25 58
+4
4th 2025/26 62
Cohort 2021/22
JI 2021/22 42
+5
SI 2022/23 47
+5
1st 2023/24 52
+2
2nd 2024/25 54
+6
3rd 2025/26 60
Cohort 2022/23
JI 2022/23 43
+5
SI 2023/24 48
+3
1st 2024/25 51
+6
2nd 2025/26 57
Cohort 2023/24
JI 2023/24 51
+3
SI 2024/25 54
+4
1st 2025/26 58
Cohort 2024/25
JI 2024/25 41
+4
SI 2025/26 45
Cohort 2025/26
JI 2025/26 53

Raw data by year

Year Female Male JI SI 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th Total
1993/94 475 173 648
1994/95 460 202 662
1995/96 426 221 647
1996/97 395 230 625
1997/98 369 250 619
1998/99 338 257 595
1999/00 309 255 564
2000/01 282 261 543
2001/02 276 243 519
2002/03 260 242 502
2003/04 258 246 504
2004/05 248 253 501
2005/06 258 258 516
2006/07 249 254 503
2007/08 261 249 510
2008/09 253 248 501
2009/10 218 223 441
2010/11 203 186 389
2011/12 190 185 375
2012/13 190 194 384
2013/14 186 192 378
2014/15 191 213 404
2015/16 188 225 413
2016/17 193 226 419
2017/18 205 234 439
2018/19 225 245 470
2019/20 226 230 456
2020/21 212 221 52 40 54 53 50 64 63 46 433
2021/22 208 214 42 50 41 54 50 47 62 64 422
2022/23 209 209 43 47 55 42 55 51 48 65 418
2023/24 216 211 51 48 52 54 45 60 53 52 427
2024/25 230 207 41 54 51 54 58 46 60 55 437
2025/26 232 217 53 45 58 57 60 62 51 63 449