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School patron in Clare

Bishop of Killaloe

Schools in County Clare under this patron.

Other patrons in Clare Bishop of Galway, Kilmacduagh & Kilfenora · 13 Bishop of Limerick · 3 Limerick & Clare ETB · 2 Educate Together · 1 An Foras Pátrúnachta · 1 Bishop of Limerick, Killaloe & Ardfert COI · 1
Schools
88
of 109 in Clare
Pupils
10,892
84% of Clare's pupils
Average school size
123.8
Clare: 118.5
Average class size
21.30
Clare: 21.09

Growing and falling since 2015/16

Each school's change in pupils over 10 years, from 2015/16 to 2025/26. A change of 10% or more either way counts as growing or falling.

Every school's change

85 schools with figures for both years

Schools still filling their classes in 2015/16, and schools opened since, are listed separately.

39fell by 10% or more
27within 10%
19grew by 10% or more
Down 25% or more · 27Down 10 to 25% · 12Within 10% · 27Up 10 to 25% · 9Up 25% or more · 10

Grown most

Pupils in 2015/16 and 2025/26

  1. 1 Scoil Realt na MaraKilkee, Co. Clare 62 → 134 +116.1%
  2. 2 Miltown Malbay B N SMiltown Malbay, Co. Clare 89 → 128 +43.8%
  3. 3 S N Cluain MuingeNewmarket-on-Fergus, Co. Clare 150 → 205 +36.7%
  4. 4 S N Dubh RathClarecastle, Co. Clare 85 → 113 +32.9%
  5. 5 Inchicronan Central NSCrusheen, Co. Clare 119 → 158 +32.8%

Fallen most

Pupils in 2015/16 and 2025/26

  1. 1 Burrane N SKilrush, Co. Clare 62 → 17 −72.6%
  2. 2 O Callaghans Mills N SO'Callaghan's Mills, Co. Clare 64 → 29 −54.7%
  3. 3 Clooney N STulla, Co. Clare 102 → 48 −52.9%
  4. 4 S N Cill MuireSixmilebridge, Co. Clare 135 → 65 −51.9%
  5. 5 Tomgraney N STuamgraney, Co. Clare 86 → 47 −45.3%

Ranked by percentage change. Only schools with 50 or more pupils in 2015/16 are ranked, leaving out any still filling their classes then, because a few pupils make a big percentage in a small or new school. An amalgamation or a new school nearby can also explain a big rise or fall.

Newer schools

3 schools still filling their classes in 2015/16 or opened since, with 134 pupils between them. They aren’t in the figures above.

Class sizes

Mainstream class groups only. The source does not identify which standard/year group each class group belongs to.

Average class size
21.30
Mainstream classes
498
Classes of 30 or more
32
Schools with a class of 30+
21

Teachers

Teachers in the 88 mainstream primary schools here, 2006/07 to 2025/26. Class teachers are counted every year; all teaching posts where they're known.

How we count teachers
Class teachers in 2025/26
498
Up 93 since 2006/07, while pupils rose 9%
Teaching posts in 2025/26
about 784
Estimate: 498 class teachers, 29 principals and deputies, 209 special education and 48 special class teachers
Teachers in 2015/16
696
The Department's last count of every teacher
Since 2024/25
4 / 12
4 schools gained a class teacher, 12 lost one

Class teachers since 2006/07

One for each mainstream class, every school year

Schools

88 schools, largest first.

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Roll number
Bunscoil na mBraithreEnnis 16677C 643
−3.3%
24 26.29 29 0
Ennis N SEnnis 15042A 615
+9.4%
25 23.80 28 0
Gael SC Mhichil ChiosogInis 19838P 451
+11.9%
19 23.42 31 1
Sixmilebridge N SSixmilebridge 16908S 423
−19.6%
18 22.83 29 0
Barefield Mixed N SEnnis 14830U 390
+0.3%
16 24.06 28 0
Clarecastle National SchoolClarecastle 17026M 362
−4.2%
15 23.73 32 1
St Conaires NSShannon 19274S 338
−32.1%
15 22.13 32 1
Scoil na Mainistreach Quin DanganQuin 20476O 330
+5.1%
13 24.46 32 4
Convent of Mercy National SchoolKilrush 20041C 329
+6.1%
16 19.81 24 0
Holy Family SNREnnis 07315N 306
−10.5%
14 20.79 24 0
Scoil Seanain NaofaClonlara 04548V 276
−19.1%
11 25.09 33 1
S N Cnoc an EinEnnis 17583V 262
+0.8%
11 23.82 34 3
St Aidans NSShannon 19698C 260
−2.6%
11 23.18 33 2
St Mochullas N.S.Tulla 20075T 259
−9.4%
10 25.30 34 3
Scoil na Maighdine MhuireNewmarket-on-Fergus 20127M 238
+13.9%
10 23.20 31 1
Chriost RiEnnis 19559L 226
+2.3%
12 18.33 24 0
Naomh TolaShannon 19552U 218
−3.5%
8 25.75 34 3
Ballyea Mixed N SEnnis 13418J 212
+8.2%
9 23.56 31 1
S N Cluain MuingeNewmarket-on-Fergus 18032M 205
+36.7%
8 25.62 30 1
Holy Family Junior SchoolEnnis 17957N 167
−12.6%
11 14.09 18 0
Lissycasey N SEnnis 18555V 167
+10.6%
7 22.14 32 1
Inchicronan Central NSCrusheen 19551S 158
+32.8%
6 26.33 30 1
Eidhneach N SInagh 14622N 150
+5.6%
6 23.00 27 0
Scariff Central N SScariff 19366A 142
−7.2%
6 22.67 26 0
Broadford & Kilbane National SchoolBroadford 20452A 136
+5.4%
6 21.67 31 1
Kilkishen N SEnnis 13870E 134
+12.6%
6 20.50 26 0
Scoil Realt na MaraKilkee 20078C 134
+116.1%
5 26.80 31 1
Miltown Malbay B N SMiltown Malbay 18720K 128
+43.8%
5 25.60 36 2
Kildysart N SKildysart 15301V 122
−23.3%
5 24.40 29 0
S N Dubh RathClarecastle 18696Q 113
+32.9%
4 25.25 28 0
Shannon Airport 1 N SShannon 18739I 113
−10.3%
5 20.40 25 0
S N Baile an DroichidO'Brien's Bridge 18467B 107
−14.4%
5 21.40 30 1
Inch N SEnnis 16186G 104
+9.5%
4 26.00 32 1
Killaloe Boys N SKillaloe 15370R 104
−10.3%
5 20.80 27 0
Scoil Mhuire NaisiuntaCorofin 18227E 102
−16.4%
4 25.50 28 0
Ogonnelloe National SchoolScariff 17563P 101
−9.8%
5 20.20 31 1
Stonehall N SNewmarket-on-Fergus 15350L 101
−1.9%
4 23.75 28 0
Mercy Convent KillaloeKillaloe 18624O 97
−2.0%
4 22.75 31 1
Kilmihil N.S.Kilmihil 13826B 96
+4.3%
4 22.50 26 0
Kilmaley N SEnnis 14468G 88
−30.7%
4 22.00 26 0
Kilnamona N SEnnis 13625O 85
−31.5%
4 21.25 28 0
Annagh N SMiltown Malbay 15221A 81
−3.6%
4 20.25 25 0
Kilnaboy N SEnnis 17832Q 80
−9.1%
4 20.00 24 0
Cooraclare B N SKilrush 17816S 78
−30.4%
4 19.50 23 0
Ruan Central NSEnnis 19442N 75
−31.8%
4 18.75 24 0
Toonagh N SEnnis 03898U 75
−38.5%
4 18.75 23 0
S N Inis CealtrachMountshannon 18109V 71
+18.3%
3 23.67 28 0
Gaelscoil Donncha RuaSionna 19849U 68
+4.6%
3 18.67 24 0
S N MhuireFeakle 02439G 68
−15.0%
3 22.67 27 0
Scoil MhichilKilrush 20434V 66
+88.6%
3 22.00 26 0
S N Cill MuireSixmilebridge 13942D 65
−51.9%
4 16.25 21 0
Doonbeg N SDoonbeg 11765U 63
+53.7%
3 19.00 24 0
Kilmurry McMahon National SchoolKilrush 20447H 63
+14.5%
3 21.00 27 0
Mullach N SEnnis 03928D 53
−14.5%
3 16.00 23 0
S N Baile na CailliEnnis 18639E 52
−37.3%
2 20.50 24 0
Quilty NSEnnis 17020A 49
+19.5%
2 24.50 25 0
Clooney N STulla 15279I 48
−52.9%
3 16.00 20 0
Lakyle N SWhitegate 15981A 47
−23.0%
3 15.67 24 0
Tomgraney N STuamgraney 14571W 47
−45.3%
3 15.67 18 0
Tubber N SVia Galway 10886E 40
+48.1%
2 20.00 21 0
Moveen N SKilkee 13876Q 39
−45.1%
3 13.00 16 0
St. Josephs National School CreeKilrush 20570G 38 – 3 12.67 15 0
S N Ma SheastaMoyasta 18565B 37
−35.1%
2 18.50 22 0
Flagmount Central NSCaher 19338S 35
−27.1%
2 17.50 20 0
Rineen N SMiltown Malbay 09425H 35
−31.4%
2 17.50 18 0
Ballycar N SNewmarket-on-Fergus 18526O 34
−2.9%
2 14.00 15 0
SN na CrannaigheKilrush 13804O 32
+52.4%
2 16.00 18 0
Carrigaholt Mixed N SKilrush 18630J 30
+7.1%
2 12.00 12 0
Coore National SchoolEnnis 20404M 30
+15.4%
3 10.00 15 0
Labasheeda Central N SKilrush 19386G 30
+11.1%
2 15.00 17 0
O Callaghans Mills N SO'Callaghan's Mills 05253H 29
−54.7%
2 14.50 15 0
S N Iosef NaofaAn Leacht 18339P 29
−9.4%
2 14.50 15 0
Bodyke N SBodyke 11990E 27
+17.4%
2 13.50 18 0
Connolly N SEnnis 15408Q 27
−35.7%
2 13.50 15 0
S N Chathair AodhaEnnis 18541K 27
−40.0%
2 13.50 19 0
Boston N STubber 10763L 24
+9.1%
2 12.00 13 0
Dromindoora N.S.Feakle 18950E 23
−37.8%
2 11.50 12 0
Rockmount Mixed N SMiltown Malbay 09390O 23
−46.5%
2 11.50 12 0
Clohanes N SMullagh 13730L 22
−48.8%
2 11.00 13 0
Doonaha N SKilkee 12848G 21
+31.2%
2 10.50 12 0
Coolmeen N SKilrush 12633I 20
+81.8%
2 10.00 12 0
S N Cluain an AthaInis 17246D 19
−26.9%
2 9.50 10 0
S N CuanKilrush 18359V 19
−55.8%
2 9.50 11 0
Burrane N SKilrush 13738E 17
−72.6%
2 8.50 10 0
S N Cnoc DoireKilrush 18327I 17
−32.0%
2 8.50 10 0
Scoil an Sraith S NDoonbeg 16930L 15
−42.3%
2 7.50 8 0
Bansha N SKilkee 11714D 7
−82.5%
1 7.00 7 0
Cluain DraigneachInis 18540I 5
−75.0%
2 2.50 3 0