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Newtown Junior School

Roll number: 20261Q Lower Newtown, Waterford City

School details

Address
Lower Newtown, Waterford City (X91ET86)
Email
[email protected]
Phone
051850851
Principal
Deirdre McSweeney
Ethos
Quaker
DEIS
N
Irish classification
No subjects through Irish
Gaeltacht
N
Island
N
Local authority
Waterford County Council
School patron
Friends Patron Company clg
School type
Ordinary
School level
All-Through School
Planning area
Waterford

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
18.67
2025/26
Mainstream classes
6
2025/26
Largest class group
29
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 89 4 22.25 24 0
2008/09 93 4 23.25 26 0
2009/10 107 4 26.75 33 1
2010/11 117 4 29.25 30 2
2011/12 121 5 24.20 31 3
2012/13 120 5 24.00 31 3
2013/14 120 5 24.00 30 2
2014/15 120 5 24.00 31 2
2015/16 122 5 24.40 30 1
2016/17 120 5 24.00 30 1
2017/18 120 5 24.00 31 2
2019/20 120 5 24.00 31 2
2020/21 121 5 24.20 31 2
2021/22 120 5 24.00 31 2
2022/23 119 5 23.80 30 3
2023/24 115 5 23.00 31 2
2024/25 113 5 22.60 31 1
2025/26 112 6 18.67 29 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 12 15 13.8 6
Senior Infants 12 15 14.0 6
1st Class 13 16 14.7 6
2nd Class 14 16 15.0 6
3rd Class 14 16 15.3 6
4th Class 14 16 15.0 6
5th Class 12 16 14.5 6
6th Class 14 15 14.3 6
Total 89 122 115.2 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).

Cohort 2020/21
JI 2020/21 15
0
SI 2021/22 15
0
1st 2022/23 15
0
2nd 2023/24 15
0
3rd 2024/25 15
-1
4th 2025/26 14
Cohort 2021/22
JI 2021/22 15
0
SI 2022/23 15
0
1st 2023/24 15
0
2nd 2024/25 15
0
3rd 2025/26 15
Cohort 2022/23
JI 2022/23 14
0
SI 2023/24 14
0
1st 2024/25 14
0
2nd 2025/26 14
Cohort 2023/24
JI 2023/24 13
0
SI 2024/25 13
0
1st 2025/26 13
Cohort 2024/25
JI 2024/25 12
0
SI 2025/26 12
Cohort 2025/26
JI 2025/26 14

Raw data by year

Year Female Male JI SI 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th Total
2007/08 35 54 89
2008/09 35 58 93
2009/10 40 67 107
2010/11 40 77 117
2011/12 43 78 121
2012/13 45 75 120
2013/14 49 71 120
2014/15 47 73 120
2015/16 51 71 122
2016/17 51 69 120
2017/18 54 66 120
2018/19 53 67 120
2019/20 54 66 120
2020/21 57 64 15 15 16 15 16 15 15 14 121
2021/22 53 67 15 15 15 16 14 16 14 15 120
2022/23 53 66 14 15 15 15 16 14 16 14 119
2023/24 47 68 13 14 15 15 16 15 12 15 115
2024/25 46 67 12 13 14 15 15 16 14 14 113
2025/26 49 63 14 12 13 14 15 14 16 14 112