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School patron in Cork

Bishop of Cork, Cloyne & Ross COI

Schools in County Cork under this patron.

Other patrons in Cork Bishop of Cork & Ross · 156 Bishop of Cloyne · 118 Educate Together · 6 An Foras Pátrúnachta · 7 Bishop of Kerry · 20 Bishop of cork and Ros · 2 Cork ETB · 3 Not reported · 2 Cork School Project · 1 Minister for Education & Skills · 1 Gaelachas Teo · 1
Schools
18
of 335 in Cork
Pupils
1,660
3% of Cork's pupils
Average school size
92.2
Cork: 179.1
Average class size
20.22
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

18 schools with figures for both years

8fell by 10% or more
6within 10%
4grew by 10% or more
Down 25% or more · 5Down 10 to 25% · 3Within 10% · 6Up 10 to 25% · 0Up 25% or more · 4

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
20.22
Mainstream classes
79
Classes of 30 or more
1
Schools with a class of 30+
1

Teachers

Teachers in the 18 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
79
Up 16 since 2006/07, while pupils rose 17%
Teaching posts in 2025/26
about 133
Estimate: 79 class teachers, 7 principals and deputies, 36 special education and 11 special class teachers
Teachers in 2015/16
103
The Department's last count of every teacher
Since 2024/25
0 / 1
0 schools gained a class teacher, 1 lost one

Class teachers since 2006/07

One for each mainstream class, every school year

Schools

18 schools, largest first.

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Roll number
St Mary's Church of Ireland N.SCarrigaline 18279A 204
−0.5%
8 24.00 26 0
St Lukes N S DouglasCork 12012W 203
−6.5%
8 25.38 32 1
South Abbey NSYoughal 10724B 190
+75.9%
8 20.38 28 0
St John the Baptist N SMidleton 12041G 190
−15.2%
8 23.75 26 0
S N Droichead na BandanBandon 18431D 170
−18.7%
8 21.25 28 0
Abbeystrewry N SSkibbereen 14433K 142
+34.0%
6 23.67 27 0
Scoil Naomh MichealCork 18388F 102
+126.7%
4 22.50 24 0
St Lukes MXD N SCork 13648D 96
+9.1%
4 22.50 28 0
S N Barra NaofaCork 18356P 75
+8.7%
4 18.75 24 0
Templebrady N SCrosshaven 12169J 68
+6.2%
3 22.67 25 0
Kinsale N SKinsale 14726C 54
−50.9%
3 16.00 20 0
Kilgariffe N SClonakilty 10499U 45
−6.2%
3 15.00 19 0
St Brendans National SchoolBantry 10548H 26
+36.8%
2 13.00 15 0
St Matthias N SBallydehob 13976U 22
−29.0%
2 11.00 12 0
Fermoy Adair N SFermoy 10523O 21
−32.3%
2 10.50 13 0
S N Naomh SheamuisBantry 17050J 19
−17.4%
2 9.50 10 0
S N Baile MuineBallineen 18246I 18
−48.6%
2 9.00 14 0
Cobh N SCobh 10771K 15
−50.0%
2 7.50 8 0