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
24.57
2025/26
Mainstream classes
7
2025/26
Largest class group
31
2025/26
Classes with 30+ pupils
1
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
76
5
15.20
17
0
2008/09
69
4
17.25
18
0
2009/10
78
4
19.50
24
0
2010/11
68
4
17.00
18
0
2011/12
84
3
28.00
31
1
2012/13
85
4
21.25
25
0
2013/14
89
4
22.25
30
1
2014/15
105
4
26.25
32
1
2015/16
117
5
23.40
32
1
2016/17
127
5
25.40
36
2
2017/18
135
5
27.00
34
3
2019/20
164
6
27.33
35
2
2020/21
172
6
28.67
38
2
2021/22
180
7
25.71
35
1
2022/23
172
7
24.57
30
1
2023/24
158
7
22.57
29
0
2024/25
171
7
24.43
30
1
2025/26
172
7
24.57
31
1
Data highlights
Key numbers to spot outliers or notable changes.
Biggest gain in a single year: 2018/19: 135 in 2017/18 → 155, +20 pupils.
Biggest loss in a single year: 2023/24: 172 in 2022/23 → 158, -14 pupils.
Largest single-class increase: Senior Infants in 2025/26 (12 → 24, +12).
Largest single-class decrease: Senior Infants in 2023/24 (24 → 13, -11).
Largest cohort-step gain: SI → 1st in 2024/25 (13 → 17, +4).
Largest cohort-step loss: 1st → 2nd in 2024/25 (23 → 21, -2).
Overall: 85 (2007/08) → 172 (2025/26), 87.
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
13
24
19.2
6
Senior Infants
12
24
19.5
6
1st Class
12
28
20.8
6
2nd Class
17
28
21.3
6
3rd Class
17
28
21.7
6
4th Class
18
29
23.0
6
5th Class
17
30
23.3
6
6th Class
13
31
22.0
6
Total
72
180
126.3
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).