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ST PAULS SENIOR NS
Roll number: 19678T
Marley's Lane, Drogheda, Co. Louth
School details
- Address
- Marley's Lane, Drogheda, Co. Louth (A92D232)
- Principal
- Mary Stephenson
- 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
- Senior
- 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: 2010/11: 346 in 2009/10 → 399, +53 pupils.
- Biggest loss in a single year: 1993/94: 330 in 1983/84 → 229, -101 pupils.
- Largest single-class increase: 6th Class in 2021/22 (110 → 125, +15).
- Largest single-class decrease: 6th Class in 2023/24 (139 → 119, -20).
- Largest cohort-step gain: 3rd → 4th in 2023/24 (101 → 116, +15).
- Largest cohort-step loss: 4th → 5th in 2024/25 (116 → 112, -4).
- Overall: 323 (1982/83) → 466 (2025/26 (preliminary)), 143.
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 |
| 3rd Class |
101 |
117 |
108.0 |
5 |
| 4th Class |
115 |
127 |
120.0 |
5 |
| 5th Class |
112 |
132 |
122.4 |
5 |
| 6th Class |
110 |
139 |
124.4 |
5 |
| Total |
166 |
503 |
340.8 |
35 |
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
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 |
| 1982/83 |
121 |
202 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
323 |
| 1983/84 |
117 |
213 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
330 |
| 1993/94 |
82 |
147 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
229 |
| 1994/95 |
74 |
122 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
196 |
| 1995/96 |
86 |
98 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
184 |
| 1996/97 |
76 |
90 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
166 |
| 1997/98 |
79 |
102 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
181 |
| 1998/99 |
86 |
106 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
192 |
| 1999/00 |
76 |
120 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
196 |
| 2000/01 |
87 |
126 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
213 |
| 2001/02 |
91 |
130 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
221 |
| 2002/03 |
90 |
144 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
234 |
| 2003/04 |
99 |
157 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
256 |
| 2004/05 |
106 |
158 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
264 |
| 2005/06 |
103 |
163 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
266 |
| 2006/07 |
107 |
149 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
256 |
| 2007/08 |
124 |
178 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
302 |
| 2008/09 |
129 |
189 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
318 |
| 2009/10 |
141 |
205 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
346 |
| 2010/11 |
164 |
235 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
399 |
| 2011/12 |
168 |
224 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
392 |
| 2012/13 |
173 |
228 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
401 |
| 2013/14 |
176 |
250 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
426 |
| 2014/15 |
195 |
259 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
454 |
| 2015/16 |
193 |
248 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
441 |
| 2016/17 |
173 |
269 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
442 |
| 2017/18 |
170 |
285 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
455 |
| 2018/19 |
174 |
280 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
454 |
| 2019/20 |
187 |
297 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
484 |
| 2020/21 |
187 |
292 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
108 |
127 |
120 |
110 |
479 |
| 2021/22 |
211 |
292 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
117 |
116 |
132 |
125 |
503 |
| 2022/23 |
221 |
278 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
101 |
126 |
118 |
139 |
499 |
| 2023/24 |
223 |
266 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
111 |
116 |
130 |
119 |
489 |
| 2024/25 |
228 |
243 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
103 |
115 |
112 |
129 |
471 |
| 2025/26 (preliminary) |
225 |
241 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
466 |