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St Michaels National School

Roll number: 20277I Cootehill, Co. Cavan

School details

Address
Cootehill, Co. Cavan (H16P304)
Email
[email protected]
Phone
0495552008
Principal
Norma Sherlock
Ethos
Catholic
DEIS
Y
Irish classification
No subjects through Irish
Gaeltacht
N
Island
N
Local authority
Cavan County Council
School patron
Bishop of Kilmore
School type
Ordinary
School level
All-Through School
Planning area
Cootehill

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
17.85
2025/26
Mainstream classes
13
2025/26
Largest class group
24
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+
2007/08 174 9 19.33 24 0
2008/09 179 9 19.89 25 0
2009/10 171 9 19.00 25 0
2010/11 156 8 19.50 25 0
2011/12 174 8 21.75 27 0
2012/13 187 8 23.38 28 0
2013/14 186 9 20.67 27 0
2014/15 194 9 21.56 28 0
2015/16 217 10 21.70 27 0
2016/17 240 11 21.82 26 0
2017/18 252 12 21.00 25 0
2019/20 268 13 20.62 26 0
2020/21 261 13 20.08 24 0
2021/22 258 13 19.85 25 0
2022/23 267 14 19.07 25 0
2023/24 256 13 19.69 23 0
2024/25 251 13 19.31 24 0
2025/26 232 13 17.85 24 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 21 29 25.8 6
Senior Infants 19 36 27.5 6
1st Class 19 37 28.2 6
2nd Class 23 42 31.8 6
3rd Class 23 43 32.3 6
4th Class 21 45 34.2 6
5th Class 32 47 37.7 6
6th Class 30 43 36.7 6
Total 168 268 222.2 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 22
0
SI 2021/22 22
+3
1st 2022/23 25
-2
2nd 2023/24 23
0
3rd 2024/25 23
-2
4th 2025/26 21
Cohort 2021/22
JI 2021/22 28
+2
SI 2022/23 30
+1
1st 2023/24 31
0
2nd 2024/25 31
0
3rd 2025/26 31
Cohort 2022/23
JI 2022/23 29
-1
SI 2023/24 28
+1
1st 2024/25 29
-1
2nd 2025/26 28
Cohort 2023/24
JI 2023/24 21
-2
SI 2024/25 19
0
1st 2025/26 19
Cohort 2024/25
JI 2024/25 29
+1
SI 2025/26 30
Cohort 2025/26
JI 2025/26 26

Raw data by year

Year Female Male JI SI 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th Total
2007/08 88 95 183
2008/09 87 103 190
2009/10 87 94 181
2010/11 73 95 168
2011/12 77 97 174
2012/13 85 102 187
2013/14 77 109 186
2014/15 94 100 194
2015/16 108 109 217
2016/17 121 119 240
2017/18 118 134 252
2018/19 119 138 257
2019/20 132 136 268
2020/21 127 134 22 36 28 39 30 36 33 37 261
2021/22 132 126 28 22 37 28 38 32 38 35 258
2022/23 132 135 29 30 25 42 29 39 33 40 267
2023/24 127 129 21 28 31 23 43 32 43 35 256
2024/25 129 122 29 19 29 31 23 45 32 43 251
2025/26 131 101 26 30 19 28 31 21 47 30 232