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RATHMULLAN N S

Roll number: 19479N Marley's Lane, Drogheda, Co. Louth

School details

Address: Marley's Lane, Drogheda, Co. Louth (A92DD39)
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 0419831488
Principal: Tanya O'Reilly
Ethos: Catholic
DEIS: Y
Irish classification: No subjects through Irish
Gaeltacht: N
Island: N
Local authority: Louth County Council
School patron: Bishop of Meath
School type: Ordinary with Special Classes
School level: Junior
Planning area: Drogheda

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: 1978/79: 328 in 1977/78 → 442, +114 pupils.
Biggest loss in a single year: 1982/83: 686 in 1981/82 → 343, -343 pupils.
Largest single-class increase: Junior Infants in 2023/24 (94 → 110, +16).
Largest single-class decrease: Junior Infants in 2024/25 (110 → 88, -22).
Largest cohort-step gain: JI → SI in 2023/24 (94 → 111, +17).
Largest cohort-step loss: 2nd → 3rd in 2021/22 (111 → 0, -111).
Overall: 160 (1975/76) → 373 (2025/26 (preliminary)), 213.

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	80	110	93.2	5
Senior Infants	89	111	98.4	5
1st Class	86	111	97.4	5
2nd Class	93	111	101.2	5
Total	160	686	349.2	42

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 80

+12

SI 2021/22 92

1st 2022/23 99

2nd 2023/24 104

-104

3rd 2024/25 0

Cohort 2021/22

JI 2021/22 94

SI 2022/23 97

1st 2023/24 98

2nd 2024/25 104

Cohort 2022/23

JI 2022/23 94

+17

SI 2023/24 111

1st 2024/25 111

Cohort 2023/24

JI 2023/24 110

-7

SI 2024/25 103

Cohort 2024/25

JI 2024/25 88

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	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	160
1976/77	107	133	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	240
1977/78	141	187	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	328
1978/79	185	257	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	442
1979/80	225	302	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	527
1980/81	257	344	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	601
1981/82	295	391	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	686
1982/83	148	195	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	343
1983/84	136	189	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	325
1993/94	74	103	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	177
1994/95	72	94	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	166
1995/96	62	109	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	171
1996/97	66	107	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	173
1997/98	65	112	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	177
1998/99	77	132	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	209
1999/00	77	133	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	210
2000/01	77	139	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	216
2001/02	78	151	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	229
2002/03	104	151	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	255
2003/04	107	165	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	272
2004/05	122	181	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	303
2005/06	126	186	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	312
2006/07	134	195	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	329
2007/08	153	214	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	367
2008/09	178	211	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	389
2009/10	179	231	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	410
2010/11	192	238	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	430
2011/12	186	243	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	429
2012/13	170	247	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	417
2013/14	175	249	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	424
2014/15	172	259	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	431
2015/16	167	259	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	426
2016/17	172	270	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	442
2017/18	186	258	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	444
2018/19	197	245	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	442
2019/20	195	213	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	408
2020/21	183	196	80	89	93	111	–	–	–	–	379
2021/22	181	191	94	92	86	93	–	–	–	–	372
2022/23	178	213	94	97	99	94	–	–	–	–	391
2023/24	187	241	110	111	98	104	–	–	–	–	428
2024/25	187	225	88	103	111	104	–	–	–	–	412
2025/26 (preliminary)	166	207	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	373