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St Mary's National School

Roll number: 20405O Bishop St,, Limerick

School details

Address
Bishop St,, Limerick (V94P0A9)
Email
[email protected]
Phone
061419264
Principal
Mary Hanley
Ethos
Catholic
DEIS
Y
Irish classification
No subjects through Irish
Gaeltacht
N
Island
N
Local authority
Limerick City Council
School patron
Bishop of Limerick
School type
Ordinary with Special Classes
School level
All-Through School
Planning area
Limerick City

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
20.00
2025/26
Mainstream classes
7
2025/26
Largest class group
25
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+
2012/13 124 11 11.27 18 0
2013/14 98 9 10.89 16 0
2014/15 100 7 14.29 17 0
2015/16 112 5 22.40 28 0
2016/17 101 6 16.83 23 0
2017/18 112 6 18.67 22 0
2019/20 119 7 17.00 20 0
2020/21 99 8 12.38 19 0
2021/22 81 8 10.12 14 0
2022/23 87 6 14.50 18 0
2023/24 108 6 18.00 25 0
2024/25 128 7 18.29 23 0
2025/26 140 7 20.00 25 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 7 25 16.0 6
Senior Infants 6 22 14.5 6
1st Class 7 26 14.0 6
2nd Class 10 24 14.0 6
3rd Class 9 14 11.7 6
4th Class 9 16 12.7 6
5th Class 8 17 13.2 6
6th Class 7 20 13.2 6
Total 85 152 112.6 14

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 7
-1
SI 2021/22 6
+1
1st 2022/23 7
+3
2nd 2023/24 10
+3
3rd 2024/25 13
+1
4th 2025/26 14
Cohort 2021/22
JI 2021/22 8
0
SI 2022/23 8
+2
1st 2023/24 10
0
2nd 2024/25 10
0
3rd 2025/26 10
Cohort 2022/23
JI 2022/23 17
0
SI 2023/24 17
+1
1st 2024/25 18
+6
2nd 2025/26 24
Cohort 2023/24
JI 2023/24 25
-3
SI 2024/25 22
+4
1st 2025/26 26
Cohort 2024/25
JI 2024/25 20
+2
SI 2025/26 22
Cohort 2025/26
JI 2025/26 19

Raw data by year

Year Female Male JI SI 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th Total
2012/13 60 64 124
2013/14 50 48 98
2014/15 50 50 100
2015/16 55 57 112
2016/17 44 57 101
2017/18 50 62 112
2018/19 56 60 116
2019/20 53 66 119
2020/21 49 50 7 12 13 19 9 10 14 15 99
2021/22 46 39 8 6 10 11 14 9 10 13 85
2022/23 53 45 17 8 7 10 13 14 8 10 98
2023/24 55 65 25 17 10 10 11 13 15 7 120
2024/25 64 76 20 22 18 10 13 16 15 14 140
2025/26 71 81 19 22 26 24 10 14 17 20 152