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Roll number: 19764M Bluebell Road, Bluebell, Dublin 12

School details

Address: Bluebell Road, Bluebell, Dublin 12 (D12KC63)
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 014501030
Principal: John Murtagh
Ethos: Catholic
DEIS: Y
Irish classification: No subjects through Irish
Gaeltacht: N
Island: N
Local authority: Dublin City Council
School patron: Archbishop of Dublin
School type: Ordinary with Special Classes
School level: All-Through School
Planning area: Dolphin's Barn_D12

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: 2003/04: 89 in 2002/03 → 106, +17 pupils.
Biggest loss in a single year: 2002/03: 111 in 2001/02 → 89, -22 pupils.
Largest single-class increase: Junior Infants in 2024/25 (12 → 19, +7).
Largest single-class decrease: 6th Class in 2024/25 (19 → 10, -9).
Largest cohort-step gain: 1st → 2nd in 2024/25 (17 → 20, +3).
Largest cohort-step loss: 4th → 5th in 2023/24 (17 → 13, -4).
Overall: 174 (1981/82) → 114 (2025/26 (preliminary)), -60.

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	12	19	15.2	5
Senior Infants	12	18	14.8	5
1st Class	13	17	14.6	5
2nd Class	13	20	15.6	5
3rd Class	13	18	15.2	5
4th Class	12	17	15.4	5
5th Class	12	17	13.6	5
6th Class	10	19	14.6	5
Total	89	174	125.2	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

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 13

-1

SI 2021/22 12

1st 2022/23 13

2nd 2023/24 13

3rd 2024/25 13

Cohort 2021/22

JI 2021/22 17

SI 2022/23 18

-1

1st 2023/24 17

2nd 2024/25 20

Cohort 2022/23

JI 2022/23 15

SI 2023/24 17

-2

1st 2024/25 15

Cohort 2023/24

JI 2023/24 12

SI 2024/25 14

Cohort 2024/25

JI 2024/25 19

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	86	88	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	174
1982/83	82	77	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	159
1993/94	72	80	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	152
1994/95	66	88	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	154
1995/96	66	86	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	152
1996/97	63	88	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	151
1997/98	60	85	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	145
1998/99	61	74	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	135
1999/00	68	74	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	142
2000/01	68	57	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	125
2001/02	56	55	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	111
2002/03	47	42	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	89
2003/04	53	53	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	106
2004/05	58	56	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	114
2005/06	58	54	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	112
2006/07	60	53	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	113
2007/08	55	68	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	123
2008/09	55	67	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	122
2009/10	48	57	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	105
2010/11	55	57	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	112
2011/12	54	55	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	109
2012/13	63	55	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	118
2013/14	60	62	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	122
2014/15	62	63	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	125
2015/16	56	53	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	109
2016/17	59	59	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	118
2017/18	57	59	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	116
2018/19	52	63	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	115
2019/20	56	61	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	117
2020/21	57	66	13	13	15	16	18	12	13	17	123
2021/22	53	64	17	12	13	14	14	17	13	12	117
2022/23	57	74	15	18	13	15	15	17	17	15	131
2023/24	50	78	12	17	17	13	16	15	13	19	128
2024/25	59	66	19	14	15	20	13	16	12	10	125
2025/26 (preliminary)	54	60	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	114