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
17.67
2025/26
Mainstream classes
6
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
184
7
26.29
31
1
2007/08
209
8
26.12
36
1
2008/09
216
8
27.00
36
1
2009/10
204
8
25.50
36
1
2010/11
199
8
24.88
33
1
2011/12
206
8
25.75
32
2
2012/13
211
8
26.38
32
2
2013/14
209
8
26.12
31
1
2014/15
189
8
23.62
31
1
2015/16
187
7
26.71
37
3
2016/17
193
8
24.12
31
2
2017/18
185
9
20.56
26
0
2019/20
160
8
20.00
29
0
2020/21
150
8
18.75
29
0
2021/22
132
8
16.50
21
0
2022/23
134
7
19.14
29
0
2023/24
133
7
19.00
29
0
2024/25
115
7
16.43
23
0
2025/26
106
6
17.67
22
0
Data highlights
Key numbers to spot outliers or notable changes.
Biggest gain in a single year: 2003/04: 110 in 2002/03 → 139, +29 pupils.
Biggest loss in a single year: 2014/15: 209 in 2013/14 → 189, -20 pupils.
Largest single-class increase: 1st Class in 2025/26 (12 → 24, +12).
Largest single-class decrease: 6th Class in 2021/22 (28 → 12, -16).
Largest cohort-step gain: SI → 1st in 2025/26 (20 → 24, +4).
Largest cohort-step loss: 4th → 5th in 2024/25 (20 → 16, -4).
Overall: 21 (1998/99) → 112 (2025/26), 91.
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
9
21
14.3
6
Senior Infants
10
20
14.3
6
1st Class
12
24
16.2
6
2nd Class
11
20
15.2
6
3rd Class
10
20
16.2
6
4th Class
11
22
18.0
6
5th Class
11
21
16.3
6
6th Class
12
28
18.8
6
Total
21
216
153.9
28
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).