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River Valley CNS

Roll number: 20528H 85 Main Street, Swords

School details

Address
85 Main Street, Swords (K67X886)
Email
[email protected]
Phone
0858705523
Principal
Anne McArdle
Ethos
Multi Denominational
DEIS
N
Irish classification
No subjects through Irish
Gaeltacht
N
Island
N
Local authority
Fingal County Council
School patron
Dublin & Dún Laoghaire ETB
School type
Ordinary
School level
All-Through School
Planning area
Malahide_Nevinstown

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
23.67
2025/26
Mainstream classes
6
2025/26
Largest class group
32
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+
2019/20 15 1 15.00 15 0
2020/21 37 2 18.50 21 0
2021/22 62 3 20.67 22 0
2022/23 95 4 23.75 27 0
2023/24 123 5 24.60 30 1
2024/25 140 6 23.33 31 1
2025/26 142 6 23.67 32 1

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 8 27 18.5 6
Senior Infants 16 30 20.8 6
1st Class 16 31 22.8 5
2nd Class 21 32 25.8 4
3rd Class 22 27 24.7 3
4th Class 23 25 24.0 2
5th Class 24 24 24.0 1
6th Class 0 0 0.0 1
Total 15 142 87.7 7

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 21
+2
SI 2021/22 23
+1
1st 2022/23 24
+1
2nd 2023/24 25
+2
3rd 2024/25 27
-4
4th 2025/26 23
Cohort 2021/22
JI 2021/22 22
+1
SI 2022/23 23
+3
1st 2023/24 26
-1
2nd 2024/25 25
-3
3rd 2025/26 22
Cohort 2022/23
JI 2022/23 27
+3
SI 2023/24 30
+1
1st 2024/25 31
+1
2nd 2025/26 32
Cohort 2023/24
JI 2023/24 17
-1
SI 2024/25 16
0
1st 2025/26 16
Cohort 2024/25
JI 2024/25 16
+1
SI 2025/26 17
Cohort 2025/26
JI 2025/26 8

Raw data by year

Year Female Male JI SI 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th Total
2019/20 9 6 15
2020/21 22 15 21 16 37
2021/22 39 23 22 23 17 62
2022/23 56 39 27 23 24 21 95
2023/24 63 60 17 30 26 25 25 123
2024/25 71 69 16 16 31 25 27 25 140
2025/26 74 68 8 17 16 32 22 23 24 142