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
29.12
2025/26
Mainstream classes
8
2025/26
Largest class group
32
2025/26
Classes with 30+ pupils
6
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
193
9
21.44
29
0
2007/08
208
9
23.11
30
1
2008/09
198
9
22.00
28
0
2009/10
195
8
24.38
33
1
2010/11
194
8
24.25
33
1
2011/12
213
8
26.62
36
1
2012/13
190
8
23.75
30
1
2013/14
184
7
26.29
33
1
2014/15
176
7
25.14
32
1
2015/16
170
7
24.29
32
1
2016/17
184
7
26.29
35
2
2017/18
192
7
27.43
36
2
2019/20
204
8
25.50
29
0
2020/21
196
8
24.50
29
0
2021/22
195
8
24.38
28
0
2022/23
209
8
26.12
31
2
2023/24
233
8
29.12
33
4
2024/25
227
8
28.38
32
3
2025/26
233
8
29.12
32
6
Data highlights
Key numbers to spot outliers or notable changes.
Biggest gain in a single year: 2023/24: 209 in 2022/23 → 237, +28 pupils.
Biggest loss in a single year: 2012/13: 213 in 2011/12 → 190, -23 pupils.
Largest single-class increase: Junior Infants in 2022/23 (24 → 31, +7).
Largest single-class decrease: 6th Class in 2021/22 (27 → 20, -7).
Largest cohort-step gain: 1st → 2nd in 2024/25 (24 → 29, +5).
Largest cohort-step loss: 4th → 5th in 2024/25 (33 → 30, -3).
Overall: 216 (2005/06) → 239 (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
20
31
26.8
6
Senior Infants
23
32
27.0
6
1st Class
22
33
27.0
6
2nd Class
25
32
27.7
6
3rd Class
24
31
27.5
6
4th Class
23
33
27.3
6
5th Class
20
31
26.7
6
6th Class
20
30
26.5
6
Total
173
239
206.5
21
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).