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Roll number: 14075K Cross, Ardagh, Co. Limerick

School details

Address: Cross, Ardagh, Co. Limerick (V42XH94)
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 06976353
Principal: Mary O'Donoghue
Ethos: Catholic
DEIS: N
Irish classification: No subjects through Irish
Gaeltacht: N
Island: N
Local authority: Limerick County Council
School patron: Bishop of Limerick
School type: Ordinary
School level: All-Through School
Planning area: Newcastlewest

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: 2008/09: 117 in 2007/08 → 133, +16 pupils.
Biggest loss in a single year: 1993/94: 190 in 1983/84 → 173, -17 pupils.
Largest single-class increase: 6th Class in 2022/23 (10 → 18, +8).
Largest single-class decrease: Junior Infants in 2023/24 (16 → 4, -12).
Largest cohort-step gain: JI → SI in 2022/23 (14 → 15, +1).
Largest cohort-step loss: 3rd → 4th in 2024/25 (10 → 8, -2).
Overall: 210 (1974/75) → 82 (2025/26 (preliminary)), -128.

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	4	16	10.6	5
Senior Infants	4	15	11.0	5
1st Class	9	15	11.8	5
2nd Class	9	14	11.0	5
3rd Class	10	12	10.4	5
4th Class	8	16	11.0	5
5th Class	10	17	11.4	5
6th Class	8	18	11.2	5
Total	78	213	136.3	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 12

SI 2021/22 12

1st 2022/23 12

2nd 2023/24 12

3rd 2024/25 12

Cohort 2021/22

JI 2021/22 14

SI 2022/23 15

-1

1st 2023/24 14

2nd 2024/25 14

Cohort 2022/23

JI 2022/23 16

-1

SI 2023/24 15

1st 2024/25 15

Cohort 2023/24

JI 2023/24 4

SI 2024/25 4

Cohort 2024/25

JI 2024/25 7

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	98	112	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	210
1975/76	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	213
1976/77	95	115	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	210
1977/78	91	111	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	202
1978/79	98	107	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	205
1979/80	88	105	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	193
1980/81	89	102	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	191
1981/82	99	97	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	196
1982/83	95	98	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	193
1983/84	93	97	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	190
1993/94	84	89	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	173
1994/95	84	95	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	179
1995/96	80	86	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	166
1996/97	81	79	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	160
1997/98	81	76	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	157
1998/99	72	68	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	140
1999/00	66	64	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	130
2000/01	64	59	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	123
2001/02	60	58	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	118
2002/03	55	51	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	106
2003/04	57	50	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	107
2004/05	53	56	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	109
2005/06	53	56	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	109
2006/07	59	56	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	115
2007/08	58	59	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	117
2008/09	59	74	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	133
2009/10	59	66	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	125
2010/11	56	67	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	123
2011/12	62	75	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	137
2012/13	57	63	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	120
2013/14	52	58	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	110
2014/15	52	50	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	102
2015/16	56	46	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	102
2016/17	63	41	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	104
2017/18	58	39	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	97
2018/19	54	36	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	90
2019/20	47	36	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	83
2020/21	51	35	12	9	9	10	10	16	10	10	86
2021/22	51	40	14	12	9	9	10	10	17	10	91
2022/23	51	51	16	15	12	10	10	11	10	18	102
2023/24	44	41	4	15	14	12	10	10	10	10	85
2024/25	36	42	7	4	15	14	12	8	10	8	78
2025/26 (preliminary)	37	45	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	82