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Scoil Réalt na Mara

Roll number: 19625V Balbriggan Road, Skerries, Co. Dublin

School details

Address: Balbriggan Road, Skerries, Co. Dublin (K34VW10)
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 018490049
Principal: Máire Ní Odhráin
Ethos: Catholic
DEIS: N
Irish classification: No subjects through Irish
Gaeltacht: N
Island: N
Local authority: Fingal County Council
School patron: Archbishop of Dublin
School type: Ordinary with Special Classes
School level: All-Through School
Planning area: Skerries

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: 371 in 1983/84 → 473, +102 pupils.
Biggest loss in a single year: 1994/95: 473 in 1993/94 → 435, -38 pupils.
Largest single-class increase: Junior Infants in 2024/25 (34 → 51, +17).
Largest single-class decrease: 3rd Class in 2024/25 (44 → 29, -15).
Largest cohort-step gain: 1st → 2nd in 2022/23 (39 → 43, +4).
Largest cohort-step loss: 3rd → 4th in 2023/24 (54 → 52, -2).
Overall: 42 (1978/79) → 338 (2025/26 (preliminary)), 296.

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	29	51	36.4	5
Senior Infants	28	40	34.6	5
1st Class	30	51	38.4	5
2nd Class	29	53	40.8	5
3rd Class	29	54	45.6	5
4th Class	46	56	50.6	5
5th Class	48	56	52.2	5
6th Class	47	60	55.0	5
Total	42	473	368.4	39

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 29

-1

SI 2021/22 28

1st 2022/23 30

-1

2nd 2023/24 29

3rd 2024/25 29

Cohort 2021/22

JI 2021/22 30

SI 2022/23 31

1st 2023/24 32

2nd 2024/25 32

Cohort 2022/23

JI 2022/23 38

SI 2023/24 40

1st 2024/25 40

Cohort 2023/24

JI 2023/24 34

SI 2024/25 35

Cohort 2024/25

JI 2024/25 51

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
1978/79	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	42
1979/80	25	58	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	83
1980/81	47	92	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	139
1981/82	81	132	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	213
1982/83	129	164	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	293
1983/84	164	207	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	371
1993/94	201	272	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	473
1994/95	188	247	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	435
1995/96	168	234	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	402
1996/97	170	222	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	392
1997/98	175	193	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	368
1998/99	172	182	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	354
1999/00	168	168	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	336
2000/01	180	198	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	378
2001/02	178	185	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	363
2002/03	202	190	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	392
2003/04	193	193	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	386
2004/05	197	189	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	386
2005/06	200	185	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	385
2006/07	217	194	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	411
2007/08	247	198	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	445
2008/09	253	193	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	446
2009/10	248	202	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	450
2010/11	242	198	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	440
2011/12	232	204	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	436
2012/13	222	204	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	426
2013/14	222	218	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	440
2014/15	224	222	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	446
2015/16	212	225	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	437
2016/17	210	222	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	432
2017/18	215	202	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	417
2018/19	215	210	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	425
2019/20	209	199	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	408
2020/21	202	183	29	39	51	47	54	49	56	60	385
2021/22	187	172	30	28	39	53	47	56	48	58	359
2022/23	180	169	38	31	30	43	54	50	56	47	349
2023/24	170	176	34	40	32	29	44	52	49	60	346
2024/25	164	177	51	35	40	32	29	46	52	50	341
2025/26 (preliminary)	151	187	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	338