Planning area in Clare

Spanish Point

Schools in County Clare in this planning area.

Other planning areas in Clare Ennis · 25 Shannon · 14 Ennistymon · 10 Limerick City · 3 Scariff · 9 Kilrush · 7 Tulla · 3 Lisdoonvarna · 5 Kilkee · 7 Killaloe · 3 Kilmihill · 5 Kildysart–Cahercon · 6 Gort · 3 Kinvara · 1

Schools: 8; of 109 in Clare
Pupils: 410; 3% of Clare's pupils
Since 2015/16: −6.6%; 439 pupils in 2015/16
Average school size: 51.2; Clare: 118.5
Average class size: 18.41; Clare: 21.09

Trends in Spanish Point

Each year counts the schools in this planning area today, plus any that closed from 2023/24. Dotted lines bridge 1983/84 to 1992/93. 1974/75 is left out because that year's source file is missing five counties.

Earlier years are incomplete

The Department's files only record planning areas from 2023/24, so schools that closed or amalgamated before then aren't counted in any area. The further back you go, the more pupils are missing, and an amalgamation can look like a sudden rise. Across County Clare, schools with no planning area had 0.6% of pupils in 2015/16, 6.1% in 2005/06 and 24.8% in 1975/76. Known data issues

Pupils

410

+9 on 2024/25

1975/762025/26

Schools

8 in 1975/76

1975/762025/26

Average pupils per school

51.2

65.4 in 1975/76

1975/762025/26

Average class size

18.41

+0.41 on 2024/25

2006/072025/26

Pupils in these schools

Junior infants, girls and boys, and Irish-medium schools over time, for the same schools as the trends above.

Area figures by year (CSV) Each school by year (CSV)

Junior infants

Pupils starting school each year. Class-by-class figures start in 2020/21. 46 in 2025/26, +2 on 2024/25.

Girls and boys

From 1976/77: earlier files don't split every school's pupils into girls and boys.

Irish-medium schools

No school in this area teaches all subjects through Irish.

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

8 schools with figures for both years

5fell by 10% or more

1within 10%

2grew by 10% or more

Down 25% or more · 4Down 10 to 25% · 1Within 10% · 1Up 10 to 25% · 1Up 25% or more · 1

Sort the table below by the change column to see which schools grew or fell most.

Class sizes

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

Average class size: 18.41
Mainstream classes: 22
Classes of 30 or more: 2
Schools with a class of 30+: 1

Teachers

Teachers in the 8 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: 22; No change since 2006/07, while pupils fell 7%
Teaching posts in 2025/26: about 31; Estimate: 22 class teachers, 0 principals and deputies, 8 special education and 1 special class teachers
Teachers in 2015/16: 28; The Department's last count of every teacher
Since 2024/25: 0 / 0; 0 schools gained a class teacher, 0 lost one

Class teachers since 2006/07

One for each mainstream class, every school year

Special schools and special classes

0 special schools in Spanish Point, and the special classes in the 8 mainstream schools. Special schools aren't counted in the pupils, class sizes or teachers above.

All special schools

Pupils in special schools: 0; No special school here
Special classes in 2025/26: 1; In 1 of 8 schools. 1 in 2021/22
Allocated for 2026/27: 1; In 1 school
Autism classes: 1; 100% of special classes

Special classes since 2021/22

In Spanish Point's mainstream schools, from the NCSE's yearly lists

2021/22 1
2022/23 1
2023/24 1
2024/25 1
2025/26 1
2026/27 1

2026/27, dashed: allocated for next year.

Sources: Department of Education enrolment lists; NCSE special class lists and special school allocations (CC BY 4.0).

Schools

8 schools, largest first.

Change over

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	Roll number
Miltown Malbay B N SMiltown Malbay	18720K	128	+43.8%	5	25.60	36	2
Annagh N SMiltown Malbay	15221A	81	−3.6%	4	20.25	25	0
Mullach N SEnnis	03928D	53	−14.5%	3	16.00	23	0
Quilty NSEnnis	17020A	49	+19.5%	2	24.50	25	0
Rineen N SMiltown Malbay	09425H	35	−31.4%	2	17.50	18	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
S N Cluain an AthaInis	17246D	19	−26.9%	2	9.50	10	0