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CASTLEPOLLARD MIXED N S

Roll number: 05513H Water Street, Castlepollard, Co. Westmeath

School details

Address: Water Street, Castlepollard, Co. Westmeath (N91Y206)
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 0449661865
Principal: Sean Beirne
Ethos: Catholic
DEIS: Y
Irish classification: No subjects through Irish
Gaeltacht: N
Island: N
Local authority: Westmeath County Council
School patron: Bishop of Meath
School type: Ordinary with Special Classes
School level: All-Through School
Planning area: Castlepollard

Preliminary data

The latest year shown (2025/26) is preliminary and subject to revision when the official enrolment figures are released by the Department of Education.

Data highlights

Key numbers to spot outliers or notable changes.

Biggest gain in a single year: 1979/80: 216 in 1978/79 → 241, +25 pupils.
Biggest loss in a single year: 1993/94: 229 in 1983/84 → 149, -80 pupils.
Largest single-class increase: 1st Class in 2023/24 (14 → 29, +15).
Largest single-class decrease: Junior Infants in 2022/23 (24 → 16, -8).
Largest cohort-step gain: SI → 1st in 2023/24 (24 → 29, +5).
Largest cohort-step loss: JI → SI in 2024/25 (20 → 19, -1).
Overall: 191 (1974/75) → 169 (2025/26 (preliminary)), -22.

Summary statistics (class-level data)

Min / max / mean enrolment per class across the available years (2020/21–2024/25; preliminary year excluded from class stats).

Class	Min	Max	Mean	Years
Junior Infants	11	24	17.8	5
Senior Infants	11	24	18.6	5
1st Class	14	29	20.2	5
2nd Class	10	30	18.8	5
3rd Class	12	18	15.6	5
4th Class	13	21	17.4	5
5th Class	15	26	19.6	5
6th Class	15	25	20.6	5
Total	84	244	146.1	42

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

Base cohort:

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 11

SI 2021/22 11

1st 2022/23 14

2nd 2023/24 17

3rd 2024/25 18

Cohort 2021/22

JI 2021/22 24

SI 2022/23 24

1st 2023/24 29

2nd 2024/25 30

Cohort 2022/23

JI 2022/23 16

SI 2023/24 21

1st 2024/25 22

Cohort 2023/24

JI 2023/24 20

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SI 2024/25 19

Cohort 2024/25

JI 2024/25 18

Raw data by year

Years marked (preliminary) are subject to revision when official data are published.

Year	Female	Male	JI	SI	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	Total
1974/75	87	104	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	191
1976/77	89	122	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	211
1977/78	82	119	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	201
1978/79	91	125	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	216
1979/80	99	142	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	241
1980/81	102	141	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	243
1981/82	102	142	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	244
1982/83	103	136	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	239
1983/84	97	132	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	229
1993/94	74	75	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	149
1994/95	69	72	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	141
1995/96	57	73	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	130
1996/97	46	63	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	109
1997/98	45	66	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	111
1998/99	44	57	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	101
1999/00	42	54	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	96
2000/01	40	49	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	89
2001/02	38	54	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	92
2002/03	36	48	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	84
2003/04	42	48	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	90
2004/05	42	54	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	96
2005/06	47	60	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	107
2006/07	52	60	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	112
2007/08	52	63	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	115
2008/09	65	70	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	135
2009/10	65	69	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	134
2010/11	66	68	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	134
2011/12	64	71	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	135
2012/13	61	65	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	126
2013/14	57	66	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	123
2014/15	57	64	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	121
2015/16	60	72	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	132
2016/17	58	72	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	130
2017/18	58	64	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	122
2018/19	62	76	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	138
2019/20	64	77	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	141
2020/21	63	76	11	18	18	10	12	19	26	25	139
2021/22	65	84	24	11	18	19	12	14	20	25	149
2022/23	63	84	16	24	14	18	18	13	15	20	147
2023/24	69	91	20	21	29	17	18	21	16	18	160
2024/25	77	86	18	19	22	30	18	20	21	15	163
2025/26 (preliminary)	78	91	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	169