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Planning area in Cork

Midleton–Carrigtwohill

Schools in County Cork in this planning area.

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Schools
21
of 335 in Cork
Pupils
5,033
8% of Cork's pupils
Since 2015/16
−5.0%
5,296 pupils in 2015/16
Average school size
239.7
Cork: 179.1
Average class size
22.02
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

5,033

−152 on 2024/25

1975/762025/26

Schools

21

17 in 1975/76

1975/762025/26

Average pupils per school

239.7

159.9 in 1975/76

1975/762025/26

Average class size

22.02

−0.49 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. 576 in 2025/26, +63 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

Pupils in schools that teach all subjects through Irish (1 school today). 550 pupils in 2025/26, 10.9% of the area's pupils, against 8.7% 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

20 schools with figures for both years

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

10fell by 10% or more
6within 10%
4grew by 10% or more
Down 25% or more · 5Down 10 to 25% · 5Within 10% · 6Up 10 to 25% · 2Up 25% or more · 2

Grown most

Pupils in 2015/16 and 2025/26

  1. 1 Midleton Educate Together SchoolMidleton, Co. Cork 380 → 572 +50.5%
  2. 2 Gaelscoil Mhainistir na CorannMainitir na Corann, Co. Cork 460 → 550 +19.6%
  3. 3 Scoil Realt na MaraMidleton, Co. Cork 90 → 99 +10.0%
  4. 4 Shanagarry N SMidleton, Co. Cork 99 → 102 +3.0%

Fallen most

Pupils in 2015/16 and 2025/26

  1. 1 Midleton Convent N SMidleton, Co. Cork 625 → 291 −53.4%
  2. 2 Scoil Chlochair Mhuire National SchoolCarrigtwohill, Co. Cork 487 → 245 −49.7%
  3. 3 Scoil Naomh EoinCork, Co. Cork 108 → 65 −39.8%
  4. 4 Midleton CBS Primary SchoolMidleton, Co. Cork 309 → 191 −38.2%
  5. 5 Ballintotas N SCastlemartyr, Co. Cork 139 → 100 −28.1%

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

1 school still filling its classes in 2015/16 or opened since, with 443 pupils. It isn’t in the figures above.

Class sizes

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

Average class size
22.02
Mainstream classes
216
Classes of 30 or more
6
Schools with a class of 30+
3

Teachers

Teachers in the 21 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
216
Up 98 since 2006/07, while pupils rose 60%
Teaching posts in 2025/26
about 381
Estimate: 216 class teachers, 21 principals and deputies, 98 special education and 46 special class teachers
Teachers in 2015/16
294
The Department's last count of every teacher
Since 2024/25
0 / 3
0 schools gained a class teacher, 3 lost one

Class teachers since 2006/07

One for each mainstream class, every school year

Special schools and special classes

1 special school in Midleton–Carrigtwohill, and the special classes in its 21 mainstream schools. Special schools aren't counted in the pupils, class sizes or teachers above.

All special schools
Pupils in special schools
32
In 1 school
Special classes in 2025/26
46
In 12 of 21 schools. 23 in 2020/21
Allocated for 2026/27
52
In 16 schools: 6 new classes, 4 schools with their first
Autism classes
40
87% of special classes

Special classes since 2020/21

In Midleton–Carrigtwohill's mainstream schools, from the NCSE's yearly lists

  • 2020/21 23
  • 2021/22 24
  • 2022/23 30
  • 2023/24 37
  • 2024/25 46
  • 2025/26 46
  • 2026/27 52

2026/27, dashed: allocated for next year.

Special school Pupils Since 2015/16 Teaching posts SNAs
East Cork Community Special SchoolCarrigtwohill · Community special school 32 – 8 19

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

Schools

21 schools, largest first.

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Roll number
Midleton Educate Together SchoolMidleton 20336V 572
+50.5%
24 22.58 28 0
Gaelscoil Mhainistir na CorannMainitir na Corann 20107G 550
+19.6%
23 23.39 28 0
Carrigtwohill Community National SchoolCarrigtwohill 20442U 443
+14,666.7%
18 23.94 32 3
Scoil Mhuire NaofaCarrigtwohill 18000W 396
−14.7%
17 21.53 31 2
S N na Scairte LeitheMidleton 17600S 378
−7.1%
16 21.75 29 0
S N Ath FhadaMidleton 17579H 304
−7.3%
14 19.50 27 0
Midleton Convent N SMidleton 00512D 291
−53.4%
12 21.25 29 0
Cloyne National SchoolCloyne 02452V 275
−0.7%
12 22.92 29 0
Scoil Chlochair Mhuire National SchoolCarrigtwohill 17103E 245
−49.7%
11 19.55 28 0
Castlemartyr N SCastlemartyr 13647B 214
−10.8%
9 22.44 28 0
Dungourney Central N SCDungourney 19761G 193
−15.0%
8 22.62 27 0
Midleton CBS Primary SchoolMidleton 16684W 191
−38.2%
8 20.12 28 0
St John the Baptist N SMidleton 12041G 190
−15.2%
8 23.75 26 0
Knockraha N SKnockraha 13402R 147
−0.7%
6 24.50 30 1
Leamlara Mixed N SLeamlara 04118T 136
−11.7%
6 20.67 27 0
Shanagarry N SMidleton 17950W 102
+3.0%
5 20.40 27 0
Ballintotas N SCastlemartyr 15165Q 100
−28.1%
5 20.00 27 0
Scoil Realt na MaraMidleton 16109L 99
+10.0%
4 24.75 26 0
Whitegate Mixed N SWhitegate 11992I 87
−4.4%
4 21.75 25 0
Scoil Naomh EoinCork 04230N 65
−39.8%
3 21.67 24 0
S N Baile Ui ChroininCloyne 18475A 55
+52.8%
3 18.33 24 0