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Roll number: 16057S Upper Bridge Street, Belturbet, Co. Cavan

School details

Address: Upper Bridge Street, Belturbet, Co. Cavan (H14A009)
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 0499522992
Principal: Celine Clarke
Ethos: Catholic
DEIS: N
Irish classification: No subjects through Irish
Gaeltacht: N
Island: N
Local authority: Cavan County Council
School patron: Bishop of Kilmore
School type: Ordinary
School level: All-Through School
Planning area: Belturbet

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: 1993/94: 154 in 1982/83 → 180, +26 pupils.
Biggest loss in a single year: 1996/97: 162 in 1995/96 → 143, -19 pupils.
Largest single-class increase: Junior Infants in 2023/24 (21 → 30, +9).
Largest single-class decrease: Junior Infants in 2022/23 (28 → 21, -7).
Largest cohort-step gain: JI → SI in 2023/24 (21 → 29, +8).
Largest cohort-step loss: 1st → 2nd in 2021/22 (30 → 14, -16).
Overall: 121 (1975/76) → 163 (2025/26 (preliminary)), 42.

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	21	32	27.0	5
Senior Infants	25	32	29.2	5
1st Class	25	33	28.6	5
2nd Class	14	21	16.0	5
3rd Class	11	17	14.0	5
4th Class	12	15	13.4	5
5th Class	12	15	13.4	5
6th Class	9	16	13.4	5
Total	116	180	148.0	41

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 32

-4

SI 2021/22 28

1st 2022/23 28

-12

2nd 2023/24 16

3rd 2024/25 17

Cohort 2021/22

JI 2021/22 28

SI 2022/23 32

1st 2023/24 33

-12

2nd 2024/25 21

Cohort 2022/23

JI 2022/23 21

SI 2023/24 29

-2

1st 2024/25 27

Cohort 2023/24

JI 2023/24 30

SI 2024/25 32

Cohort 2024/25

JI 2024/25 24

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
1975/76	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	121
1976/77	90	30	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	120
1977/78	100	36	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	136
1978/79	107	42	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	149
1979/80	110	54	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	164
1980/81	110	57	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	167
1981/82	102	55	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	157
1982/83	108	46	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	154
1993/94	145	35	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	180
1994/95	138	27	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	165
1995/96	134	28	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	162
1996/97	117	26	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	143
1997/98	110	26	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	136
1998/99	109	29	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	138
1999/00	91	29	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	120
2000/01	97	32	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	129
2001/02	85	33	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	118
2002/03	85	32	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	117
2003/04	85	31	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	116
2004/05	95	30	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	125
2005/06	96	35	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	131
2006/07	113	36	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	149
2007/08	111	41	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	152
2008/09	112	47	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	159
2009/10	108	50	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	158
2010/11	107	42	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	149
2011/12	111	35	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	146
2012/13	114	36	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	150
2013/14	116	34	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	150
2014/15	119	34	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	153
2015/16	122	40	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	162
2016/17	118	37	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	155
2017/18	123	44	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	167
2018/19	123	42	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	165
2019/20	124	41	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	165
2020/21	108	43	32	25	30	15	11	14	15	9	151
2021/22	113	37	28	28	25	14	15	12	13	15	150
2022/23	108	41	21	32	28	14	13	15	12	14	149
2023/24	114	47	30	29	33	16	14	12	14	13	161
2024/25	119	45	24	32	27	21	17	14	13	16	164
2025/26 (preliminary)	117	46	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	163