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Roll number: 18174J Oristown, Kells, Co. Meath.

School details

Address: Oristown, Kells, Co. Meath. (A82DP71)
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 0469241425
Principal: Ann Jordan
Ethos: Catholic
DEIS: N
Irish classification: No subjects through Irish
Gaeltacht: Y
Island: N
Local authority: Meath County Council
School patron: Bishop of Meath
School type: Ordinary
School level: All-Through School
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: 1993/94: 39 in 1983/84 → 85, +46 pupils.
Biggest loss in a single year: 2010/11: 146 in 2009/10 → 127, -19 pupils.
Largest single-class increase: 4th Class in 2024/25 (17 → 27, +10).
Largest single-class decrease: 2nd Class in 2023/24 (26 → 9, -17).
Largest cohort-step gain: SI → 1st in 2023/24 (14 → 17, +3).
Largest cohort-step loss: 2nd → 3rd in 2021/22 (21 → 19, -2).
Overall: 45 (1974/75) → 149 (2025/26 (preliminary)), 104.

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	26	18.2	5
1st Class	10	26	18.2	5
2nd Class	9	26	18.2	5
3rd Class	10	26	17.0	5
4th Class	11	27	17.4	5
5th Class	11	20	16.0	5
6th Class	11	21	17.0	5
Total	35	153	104.4	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 11

SI 2021/22 11

-1

1st 2022/23 10

-1

2nd 2023/24 9

3rd 2024/25 10

Cohort 2021/22

JI 2021/22 14

SI 2022/23 14

1st 2023/24 17

2nd 2024/25 17

Cohort 2022/23

JI 2022/23 21

SI 2023/24 21

-1

1st 2024/25 20

Cohort 2023/24

JI 2023/24 19

SI 2024/25 19

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
1974/75	18	27	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	45
1975/76	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	41
1976/77	19	26	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	45
1977/78	19	24	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	43
1978/79	–	20	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	41
1979/80	22	21	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	43
1980/81	23	17	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	40
1981/82	24	15	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	39
1982/83	22	13	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	35
1983/84	24	15	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	39
1993/94	40	45	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	85
1994/95	40	41	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	81
1995/96	43	41	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	84
1996/97	50	46	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	96
1997/98	55	50	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	105
1998/99	53	57	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	110
1999/00	49	53	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	102
2000/01	44	57	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	101
2001/02	47	63	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	110
2002/03	44	73	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	117
2003/04	52	75	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	127
2004/05	52	78	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	130
2005/06	52	79	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	131
2006/07	59	88	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	147
2007/08	66	84	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	150
2008/09	66	84	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	150
2009/10	67	79	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	146
2010/11	67	60	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	127
2011/12	65	65	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	130
2012/13	63	59	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	122
2013/14	61	66	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	127
2014/15	60	62	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	122
2015/16	62	61	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	123
2016/17	59	57	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	116
2017/18	60	61	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	121
2018/19	61	71	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	132
2019/20	64	75	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	139
2020/21	66	75	11	26	18	21	13	11	20	21	141
2021/22	66	66	14	11	26	18	19	13	11	20	132
2022/23	66	65	21	14	10	26	17	19	13	11	131
2023/24	67	75	19	21	17	9	26	17	19	14	142
2024/25	74	79	24	19	20	17	10	27	17	19	153
2025/26 (preliminary)	73	76	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	149