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OUR LADY OF MERCY NS

Roll number: 12068D Jim Brunnock Road, Kells, Co. Meath

School details

Address: Jim Brunnock Road, Kells, Co. Meath (A82X571)
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 0469240446
Principal: Sinéad Cannon
Ethos: Catholic
DEIS: N
Irish classification: No subjects through Irish
Gaeltacht: N
Island: N
Local authority: Meath County Council
School patron: Bishop of Meath
School type: Ordinary with Special Classes
School level: Junior
Planning area: Kells

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: 2011/12: 413 in 2010/11 → 446, +33 pupils.
Biggest loss in a single year: 2019/20: 414 in 2018/19 → 323, -91 pupils.
Largest single-class increase: 2nd Class in 2021/22 (77 → 94, +17).
Largest single-class decrease: Junior Infants in 2022/23 (86 → 69, -17).
Largest cohort-step gain: SI → 1st in 2022/23 (73 → 80, +7).
Largest cohort-step loss: 2nd → 3rd in 2022/23 (94 → 0, -94).
Overall: 594 (1974/75) → 313 (2025/26 (preliminary)), -281.

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	69	86	78.6	5
Senior Infants	72	89	81.0	5
1st Class	70	96	84.0	5
2nd Class	77	94	86.0	5
Total	313	644	451.5	43

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 71

SI 2021/22 73

1st 2022/23 80

2nd 2023/24 80

-80

3rd 2024/25 0

Cohort 2021/22

JI 2021/22 86

SI 2022/23 86

-1

1st 2023/24 85

2nd 2024/25 86

Cohort 2022/23

JI 2022/23 69

SI 2023/24 72

-2

1st 2024/25 70

Cohort 2023/24

JI 2023/24 84

SI 2024/25 85

Cohort 2024/25

JI 2024/25 83

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	421	173	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	594
1975/76	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	623
1976/77	443	201	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	644
1977/78	439	188	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	627
1978/79	–	112	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	556
1979/80	441	123	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	564
1980/81	461	130	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	591
1981/82	468	118	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	586
1982/83	468	118	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	586
1983/84	470	113	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	583
1993/94	425	102	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	527
1994/95	401	88	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	489
1995/96	370	79	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	449
1996/97	351	75	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	426
1997/98	356	65	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	421
1998/99	339	65	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	404
1999/00	326	76	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	402
2000/01	320	78	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	398
2001/02	325	89	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	414
2002/03	326	86	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	412
2003/04	329	89	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	418
2004/05	328	93	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	421
2005/06	321	80	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	401
2006/07	324	79	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	403
2007/08	327	92	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	419
2008/09	343	106	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	449
2009/10	340	92	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	432
2010/11	335	78	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	413
2011/12	352	94	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	446
2012/13	337	102	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	439
2013/14	343	91	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	434
2014/15	347	108	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	455
2015/16	349	98	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	447
2016/17	335	95	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	430
2017/18	321	88	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	409
2018/19	325	89	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	414
2019/20	145	178	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	323
2020/21	156	177	71	89	96	77	–	–	–	–	333
2021/22	171	171	86	73	89	94	–	–	–	–	342
2022/23	156	172	69	86	80	93	–	–	–	–	328
2023/24	150	172	84	72	85	80	–	–	–	–	322
2024/25	160	166	83	85	70	86	–	–	–	–	326
2025/26 (preliminary)	157	156	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	313