Planning area in Cork

Rathmore

Schools in County Cork in this planning area.

This planning area also covers 4 schools in Kerry. See the whole planning area

Schools
3
of 335 in Cork
Pupils
166
0% of Cork's pupils
Since 2015/16
+12.9%
147 pupils in 2015/16
Average school size
55.3
Cork: 179.1
Average class size
17.89
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

166

+2 on 2024/25

1975/762025/26

Schools

3

3 in 1975/76

1975/762025/26

Average pupils per school

55.3

95.3 in 1975/76

1975/762025/26

Average class size

17.89

+1.49 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.

Junior infants

Pupils starting school each year. Class-by-class figures start in 2020/21. 20 in 2025/26, No change 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

3 schools with figures for both years

0fell by 10% or more
1within 10%
2grew by 10% or more
Down 25% or more · 0Down 10 to 25% · 0Within 10% · 1Up 10 to 25% · 1Up 25% or more · 1

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
17.89
Mainstream classes
9
Classes of 30 or more
0
Schools with a class of 30+
0

Teachers

Teachers in the 3 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
9
No change since 2006/07, while pupils rose 2%
Teaching posts in 2025/26
about 13
Estimate: 9 class teachers, 0 principals and deputies, 3 special education and 1 special class teachers
Teachers in 2015/16
10
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

Special schools and special classes

0 special schools in Rathmore, and the special classes in the 3 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
1
In 1 of 3 schools
Allocated for 2026/27
1
In 1 school
Autism classes
1
100% of special classes

Special classes since 2025/26

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

  • 2025/26 1
  • 2026/27 1

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

3 schools, largest first.

Change over

Select a column heading to sort

Roll number
S N Cnoc na CroigheMallow 18549D 83
+10.7%
4 19.50 25 0
S N Cuilinn Ui CaoimhMallow 17171V 58
+7.4%
3 19.33 25 0
Scoil Naomh BreandanRathmore 17324U 25
+38.9%
2 12.50 15 0