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
22.77
2025/26
Mainstream classes
13
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+
2007/08
267
10
26.70
30
2
2008/09
266
10
26.60
33
3
2009/10
242
10
24.20
31
2
2010/11
252
9
28.00
34
4
2011/12
270
9
30.00
34
6
2012/13
274
10
27.40
35
4
2013/14
287
10
28.70
36
4
2014/15
288
11
26.18
33
2
2015/16
286
11
26.00
34
2
2016/17
313
12
26.08
31
3
2017/18
324
12
27.00
32
3
2019/20
335
13
25.77
32
3
2020/21
325
13
25.00
30
2
2021/22
326
13
25.08
30
2
2022/23
317
13
24.38
28
0
2023/24
308
13
23.69
28
0
2024/25
305
12
25.42
30
1
2025/26
296
13
22.77
26
0
Data highlights
Key numbers to spot outliers or notable changes.
Biggest gain in a single year: 2016/17: 286 in 2015/16 → 313, +27 pupils.
Biggest loss in a single year: 2009/10: 266 in 2008/09 → 242, -24 pupils.
Largest single-class increase: 6th Class in 2022/23 (87 → 106, +19).
Largest single-class decrease: 4th Class in 2021/22 (99 → 71, -28).
Largest cohort-step gain: 3rd → 4th in 2023/24 (67 → 82, +15).
Largest cohort-step loss: 5th → 6th in 2025/26 (82 → 77, -5).
Overall: 267 (2007/08) → 296 (2025/26), 29.
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
0
0
0.0
1
Senior Infants
0
0
0.0
1
1st Class
0
0
0.0
1
2nd Class
0
0
0.0
1
3rd Class
63
84
70.0
6
4th Class
66
99
75.8
6
5th Class
66
103
82.5
6
6th Class
70
106
84.5
6
Total
242
335
295.2
19
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).