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Planning area in Cork

Gurranbraher–CorkCity

Schools in County Cork in this planning area.

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Schools
10
of 335 in Cork
Pupils
2,671
4% of Cork's pupils
Since 2015/16
−9.2%
2,943 pupils in 2015/16
Average school size
267.1
Cork: 179.1
Average class size
17.22
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

2,671

−28 on 2024/25

1975/762025/26

Schools

10

4 in 1975/76

1975/762025/26

Average pupils per school

267.1

550.2 in 1975/76

1975/762025/26

Average class size

17.22

+0.05 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. 299 in 2025/26, −13 on 2024/25.

Girls and boys

From 1977/78: earlier files don't split every school's pupils into girls and boys.

Irish-medium schools

Pupils in schools that teach all subjects through Irish (1 school today). 280 pupils in 2025/26, 10.5% of the area's pupils, against 5.8% in 2015/16. Each school counts under its current classification for every year.

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

10 schools with figures for both years

5fell by 10% or more
1within 10%
4grew by 10% or more
Down 25% or more · 4Down 10 to 25% · 1Within 10% · 1Up 10 to 25% · 1Up 25% or more · 3

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
17.22
Mainstream classes
146
Classes of 30 or more
0
Schools with a class of 30+
0

Teachers

Teachers in the 10 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
146
Down 13 since 2006/07, while pupils fell 20%
Teaching posts in 2025/26
about 262
Estimate: 146 class teachers, 11 principals and deputies, 78 special education and 27 special class teachers
Teachers in 2015/16
238
The Department's last count of every teacher
Since 2024/25
1 / 4
1 school gained a class teacher, 4 lost one

Class teachers since 2006/07

One for each mainstream class, every school year

Special schools and special classes

0 special schools in Gurranbraher–CorkCity, and the special classes in the 10 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
27
In 9 of 10 schools. 13 in 2020/21
Allocated for 2026/27
30
In 9 schools: 3 new classes
Autism classes
25
93% of special classes

Special classes since 2020/21

In Gurranbraher–CorkCity's mainstream schools, from the NCSE's yearly lists

  • 2020/21 13
  • 2021/22 18
  • 2022/23 20
  • 2023/24 22
  • 2024/25 24
  • 2025/26 27
  • 2026/27 30

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

10 schools, largest first.

Change over

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Roll number
Scoil OilibheirCork 19730S 511
−18.4%
24 20.79 25 0
North Presentation Primary SchoolCork 20036J 288
+26.9%
15 19.20 25 0
Gaelscoil Peig SayersCorcaigh 19909M 280
+62.8%
15 18.13 28 0
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
Scoil Aiseiri ChriostCork 20038N 232
−35.0%
14 15.86 23 0
Scoil IosagainCork 18786R 222
−39.8%
15 13.60 19 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
Scoil Mhuire ar Chnoc hAoineCork 19714U 195
−30.1%
11 15.27 24 0