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SAINT MELS

Roll number: 19467G Ardagh Village, Co. Longford

School details

Address: Ardagh Village, Co. Longford (N39CD85)
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 0436675269
Principal: Teresa Kearney
Ethos: Catholic
DEIS: N
Irish classification: No subjects through Irish
Gaeltacht: N
Island: N
Local authority: Longford County Council
School patron: Bishop of Ardagh & Clonmacnoise
School type: Ordinary
School level: All-Through School
Planning area: Longford_Newtownforbes

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: 2012/13: 165 in 2011/12 → 188, +23 pupils.
Biggest loss in a single year: 1993/94: 152 in 1983/84 → 109, -43 pupils.
Largest single-class increase: 5th Class in 2021/22 (25 → 29, +4).
Largest single-class decrease: 5th Class in 2023/24 (31 → 24, -7).
Largest cohort-step gain: 1st → 2nd in 2023/24 (24 → 27, +3).
Largest cohort-step loss: 4th → 5th in 2021/22 (32 → 29, -3).
Overall: 152 (1981/82) → 180 (2025/26 (preliminary)), 28.

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	19	25	22.2	5
Senior Infants	22	26	24.0	5
1st Class	20	26	23.8	5
2nd Class	24	27	25.2	5
3rd Class	23	27	25.4	5
4th Class	23	32	27.4	5
5th Class	24	31	27.0	5
6th Class	24	31	28.2	5
Total	109	230	166.5	36

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 25

SI 2021/22 25

-1

1st 2022/23 24

2nd 2023/24 27

3rd 2024/25 27

Cohort 2021/22

JI 2021/22 21

SI 2022/23 24

-1

1st 2023/24 23

2nd 2024/25 24

Cohort 2022/23

JI 2022/23 19

SI 2023/24 22

-2

1st 2024/25 20

Cohort 2023/24

JI 2023/24 22

SI 2024/25 23

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
1981/82	71	81	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	152
1982/83	63	81	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	144
1983/84	74	78	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	152
1993/94	53	56	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	109
1994/95	59	53	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	112
1995/96	60	61	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	121
1996/97	63	66	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	129
1997/98	67	66	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	133
1998/99	66	76	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	142
1999/00	72	80	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	152
2000/01	69	86	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	155
2001/02	66	81	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	147
2002/03	63	77	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	140
2003/04	60	72	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	132
2004/05	64	74	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	138
2005/06	59	70	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	129
2006/07	62	65	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	127
2007/08	60	75	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	135
2008/09	63	75	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	138
2009/10	71	84	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	155
2010/11	78	83	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	161
2011/12	77	88	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	165
2012/13	87	101	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	188
2013/14	97	108	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	205
2014/15	98	112	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	210
2015/16	102	117	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	219
2016/17	106	122	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	228
2017/18	107	122	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	229
2018/19	110	120	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	230
2019/20	105	116	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	221
2020/21	100	117	25	26	26	25	27	32	25	31	217
2021/22	94	112	21	25	26	25	24	30	29	26	206
2022/23	97	106	19	24	24	25	26	25	31	29	203
2023/24	93	106	22	22	23	27	23	27	24	31	199
2024/25	87	104	24	23	20	24	27	23	26	24	191
2025/26 (preliminary)	80	100	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	180