Local authority in Cork

Cork City Council

Schools in County Cork in this local authority.

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Schools: 69; of 335 in Cork
Pupils: 19,849; 33% of Cork's pupils
Average school size: 287.7; Cork: 179.1
Average class size: 21.39; Cork: 21.72

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

64 schools with figures for both years

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

25fell by 10% or more

24within 10%

15grew by 10% or more

Down 25% or more · 11Down 10 to 25% · 14Within 10% · 24Up 10 to 25% · 9Up 25% or more · 6

Grown most

Pupils in 2015/16 and 2025/26

1 Gaelscoil Peig SayersCorcaigh, Co. Cork 172 → 280 +62.8%
2 Scoil Mhuire Fatima Boys SeniorCork, Co. Cork 160 → 207 +29.4%
3 Gaelscoil MhuscraíAn Bhlárna, Co. Cork 151 → 195 +29.1%
4 Muire gan Smal CCork, Co. Cork 231 → 297 +28.6%
5 North Presentation Primary SchoolCork, Co. Cork 227 → 288 +26.9%

Fallen most

Pupils in 2015/16 and 2025/26

1 Scoil na nOgGleann Maghair, Co. Cork 72 → 32 −55.6%
2 Scoil IosagainCork, Co. Cork 369 → 222 −39.8%
3 S N Padraig NaofaCork, Co. Cork 138 → 87 −37.0%
4 S N Padraig Naofa CCork, Co. Cork 199 → 128 −35.7%
5 Scoil Aiseiri ChriostCork, Co. Cork 357 → 232 −35.0%

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

5 schools still filling their classes in 2015/16 or opened since, with 1,492 pupils between them. They aren’t in the figures above.

Douglas Rochestown Educate Together National SchoolCork · opened 2013/14 506
Strawberry Hill National SchoolCork · figures start 2021/22 315
Scoil Mhuire agus EoinMayfield · figures start 2017/18 304
Gaelscoil an ChaisleáinBaile an Chollaigh · opened 2017/18 205
South Lee Educate Together National SchoolCork City · opened 2019/20 162

Class sizes

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

Average class size: 21.39
Mainstream classes: 891
Classes of 30 or more: 41
Schools with a class of 30+: 24

Teachers

Teachers in the 69 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: 891; Up 165 since 2006/07, while pupils rose 11%
Teaching posts in 2025/26: about 1,513; Estimate: 891 class teachers, 76 principals and deputies, 410 special education and 136 special class teachers
Teachers in 2015/16: 1,234; The Department's last count of every teacher
Since 2024/25: 4 / 19; 4 schools gained a class teacher, 19 lost one

Class teachers since 2006/07

One for each mainstream class, every school year

Schools

69 schools, largest first.

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	Roll number
Gael Scoil Ui RiordainBaile an Chollaigh	19839R	724	+7.6%	30	23.53	32	2
Scoil NioclaisCork	20106E	714	−19.4%	31	22.26	27	0
Riverstown N SCork	13747F	666	−8.0%	27	24.22	29	0
S N Naomh AntaineCork	12203G	581	−29.5%	26	21.92	27	0
Cloghroe Mixed N SCloghroe	07242M	537	+0.4%	21	25.19	31	3
Scoil OilibheirCork	19730S	511	−18.4%	24	20.79	25	0
Douglas Rochestown Educate Together National SchoolCork	20413N	506	+532.5%	21	23.24	29	0
Scoil Phadraig NaofaRochestown	20335T	460	−3.4%	16	28.00	30	2
Bunscoil Chriost RiCork	20388R	453	−7.9%	20	21.70	30	1
Scoil BarraBallincollig	19771J	449	−15.1%	17	26.00	29	0
Scoil Naomh Mhuire CBallincollig	17755B	437	+5.6%	18	23.94	33	2
Scoil an Athair Tadhg O MurchuCorcaigh	19882S	424	+1.2%	16	25.81	32	2
Scoil Naomh CaitrionaCork	18253F	414	−5.7%	17	24.35	28	0
Scoil Mhuire gan Smal BCork	17993R	403	+13.8%	17	23.35	29	0
Scoil an Spioraid Naomh (Boys)Cork	20077A	398	−0.3%	16	24.88	28	0
Gaelscoil an Ghoirt AlainnCorcaigh	19993E	393	+18.0%	16	24.56	35	3
St Columbas N.SDouglas West	05508O	377	−14.1%	16	21.50	27	0
Scoil Naomh Brid CCork	18563U	374	−31.6%	16	22.62	33	2
S N Cill RuadhainGlanmire	17505B	359	−12.7%	15	23.13	31	1
Douglas B N SCork	13828F	353	−16.2%	15	21.53	31	1
S N Naomh Eoin BBallincollig	17754W	352	−10.7%	16	22.00	29	0
S N Barra Naofa CailiniCork	19232C	316	+21.1%	14	21.71	31	2
S N MhuireCork	17360B	316	−14.4%	13	23.85	28	0
Strawberry Hill National SchoolCork	20553G	315	–	17	17.59	22	0
Scoil Naomh MhuireCork	14000C	312	+16.9%	15	19.20	32	1
Scoil Mhuire agus EoinMayfield	20497W	304	–	16	17.88	21	0
Muire gan Smal CCork	17105I	297	+28.6%	14	20.79	31	1
North Presentation Primary SchoolCork	20036J	288	+26.9%	15	19.20	25	0
Scoil Chroí ÍosaBlarney	20399W	286	−1.0%	12	23.25	36	1
Upper Glanmire N SWhite's Cross	15792U	284	+0.7%	12	22.67	31	1
Gaelscoil Peig SayersCorcaigh	19909M	280	+62.8%	15	18.13	28	0
S N Barra Naofa BhuachCork	19231A	280	−3.1%	12	22.33	30	1
Scoil ColmcilleCork	16680O	264	+23.9%	14	18.00	28	0
Scoil Padre Pio N SCork	18217B	264	+4.8%	15	15.60	23	0
S N an Spioraid Naomh CCork	19000E	258	−6.5%	11	23.45	33	3
Gaelscoil Ui RiadaCorcaigh	19852J	254	−4.2%	10	25.40	32	2
S N Athair Maitiu CTogher	18566D	252	−9.4%	14	17.57	23	0
S N B Togher CorkCork	13980L	252	−13.1%	14	17.14	25	0
Ballintemple N SCork	15781P	250	+12.1%	9	27.78	31	3
Greenmount Monastery NSGreenmount	12473M	240	−10.1%	11	19.45	28	0
Scoil Aiseiri ChriostCork	20038N	232	−35.0%	14	15.86	23	0
Scoil IosagainCork	18786R	222	−39.8%	15	13.60	19	0
Our Lady of LourdesCork	17313P	215	−12.2%	8	26.12	29	0
S N Iosef NaofaCork	16339F	215	+1.4%	9	23.22	29	0
St Vincents Convent N SCork	13696O	208	−27.8%	13	14.62	22	0
Scoil Mhuire Fatima Boys SeniorCork	20140E	207	+29.4%	10	18.50	27	0
Gaelscoil an ChaisleáinBaile an Chollaigh	20500I	205	–	8	25.62	30	1
St Lukes N S DouglasCork	12012W	203	−6.5%	8	25.38	32	1
Gaelscoil MhuscraíAn Bhlárna	20151J	195	+29.1%	7	26.29	32	2
Scoil Mhuire ar Chnoc hAoineCork	19714U	195	−30.1%	11	15.27	24	0
Cork Educate Together National SchoolCork	19906G	193	−6.8%	8	24.12	27	0
Gaelscoil an Teaghlaigh NaofaCork	18292P	193	−13.8%	8	22.75	37	1
Scoil na Croise NaofaCork	17024I	193	−9.0%	10	18.70	25	0
Scoil UrsulaBlackrock	05940D	182	+11.7%	8	21.25	25	0
Clogheen MXD N SKerry Pike	12676D	181	+10.4%	7	24.14	33	2
Scoil Maria AssumptaCork	20389T	168	−4.0%	9	17.33	24	0
South Lee Educate Together National SchoolCork City	20522S	162	–	7	21.43	26	0
St Patricks B N SCork	17045Q	152	−27.3%	9	15.56	22	0
Lower Glanmire N SLower Glanmire	13663W	151	+2.7%	8	17.38	20	0
Gaelscoil MhachanCorcaigh	19908K	139	−26.8%	7	19.00	25	0
S N Padraig Naofa CCork	18153B	128	−35.7%	7	18.29	23	0
S N Bhreanndain CCork	19427R	115	+18.6%	6	14.17	25	0
Realt na MaidineCork	18734V	107	−12.3%	6	12.83	18	0
Scoil Naomh MichealCork	18388F	102	+126.7%	4	22.50	24	0
S N Mharcuis BCork	19426P	99	−11.6%	5	14.20	19	0
St Lukes MXD N SCork	13648D	96	+9.1%	4	22.50	28	0
S N Padraig NaofaCork	18154D	87	−37.0%	5	14.40	16	0
S N Barra NaofaCork	18356P	75	+8.7%	4	18.75	24	0
Scoil na nOgGleann Maghair	18422C	32	−55.6%	2	16.00	21	0