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Planning area in Cork

Castletownbere

Schools in County Cork in this planning area.

This planning area also covers 1 school in Kerry. See the whole planning area

Other planning areas in Cork Midleton–Carrigtwohill · 21 Glasheen–CorkCity · 18 Ballincollig · 9 Fermoy · 19 Ballintemple–CorkCity · 11 Gurranbraher–CorkCity · 10 South Suburbs–CorkCity · 6 Mallow · 14 Bandon · 15 Carrigaline · 6 Riverstown–Glanmire · 8 Blarney · 8 Youghal · 9 Clonakilty · 13 Kinsale · 8 Cobh · 7 Coachford · 12 Montenotte–CorkCity · 8 Skibereen · 18 Macroom · 10 Bantry · 14 Kanturk · 8 Rath Luirc–Charleville · 6 Dunmanway · 12 Carrignavar · 3 Passage West · 3 Buttevant · 5 Boharbue · 7 Mitchelstown · 6 Doneraile · 5 Crosshaven · 4 Millstreet · 5 Roscarbery · 5 Ballyvorney · 4 Schull · 2 Ballingeary · 3 Rathmore · 3 Dromcollogher · 2 Lismore · 1
Schools
7
of 335 in Cork
Pupils
392
1% of Cork's pupils
Since 2015/16
−11.7%
444 pupils in 2015/16
Average school size
56.0
Cork: 179.1
Average class size
17.27
Cork: 21.72

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 Cork, schools with no planning area had 3.2% of pupils in 2015/16, 8.7% in 2005/06 and 29.9% in 1975/76. Known data issues

Pupils

392

−18 on 2024/25

1975/762025/26

Schools

7

3 in 1975/76

1975/762025/26

Average pupils per school

56.0

47.3 in 1975/76

1975/762025/26

Average class size

17.27

−0.82 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. 41 in 2025/26, −15 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

7 schools with figures for both years

3fell by 10% or more
1within 10%
3grew by 10% or more
Down 25% or more · 3Down 10 to 25% · 0Within 10% · 1Up 10 to 25% · 3Up 25% or more · 0

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
17.27
Mainstream classes
22
Classes of 30 or more
0
Schools with a class of 30+
0

Teachers

Teachers in the 7 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 15%
Teaching posts in 2025/26
about 34
Estimate: 22 class teachers, 1 principals and deputies, 8 special education and 3 special class teachers
Teachers in 2015/16
30
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 Castletownbere, and the special classes in the 7 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
3
In 2 of 7 schools. 3 in 2020/21
Allocated for 2026/27
3
In 2 schools
Autism classes
3
100% of special classes

Special classes since 2020/21

In Castletownbere's mainstream schools, from the NCSE's yearly lists

  • 2020/21 3
  • 2021/22 3
  • 2022/23 3
  • 2023/24 3
  • 2024/25 3
  • 2025/26 3
  • 2026/27 3

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

7 schools, largest first.

Change over

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Roll number
Scoil an Croi Ro NaofaCastletownbere 20004T 195
+0.5%
8 22.88 27 0
Scoil ChaitigheirnBeara 19507P 62
−35.4%
3 20.67 26 0
Cahermore New Central SchoolBeara 19501D 55
+17.0%
3 18.33 19 0
Adrigole N SBantry 16885J 25
+19.0%
2 12.50 13 0
Mhichil NaofaBere Island 19525R 21
+16.7%
2 10.50 13 0
S N Oir CheannEyeries 12259K 17
−32.0%
2 8.50 10 0
Trafrask Mixed N SAdrigole (Beara) 05565D 17
−60.5%
2 8.50 11 0