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Planning area in Dublin

Ballyfermot–D10

Schools in County Dublin in this planning area.

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Schools
11
of 459 in Dublin
Pupils
2,707
2% of Dublin's pupils
Since 2015/16
−3.0%
2,790 pupils in 2015/16
Average school size
246.1
Dublin: 289.6
Average class size
20.00
Dublin: 22.23

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 Dublin, schools with no planning area had 1.5% of pupils in 2015/16, 5.3% in 2005/06 and 36.8% in 1975/76. Known data issues

Pupils

2,707

−20 on 2024/25

1975/762025/26

Schools

11

6 in 1975/76

1975/762025/26

Average pupils per school

246.1

406.5 in 1975/76

1975/762025/26

Average class size

20.00

−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. 328 in 2025/26, +4 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

11 schools with figures for both years

3fell by 10% or more
4within 10%
4grew by 10% or more
Down 25% or more · 1Down 10 to 25% · 2Within 10% · 4Up 10 to 25% · 3Up 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
20.00
Mainstream classes
132
Classes of 30 or more
2
Schools with a class of 30+
1

Teachers

Teachers in the 11 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
132
Up 36 since 2006/07, while pupils rose 20%
Teaching posts in 2025/26
about 225
Estimate: 132 class teachers, 9 principals and deputies, 72 special education and 12 special class teachers
Teachers in 2015/16
192
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

1 special school in Ballyfermot–D10, and the special classes in its 11 mainstream schools. Special schools aren't counted in the pupils, class sizes or teachers above.

All special schools
Pupils in special schools
51
In 1 school, up from 20 in 2015/16
Special classes in 2025/26
12
In 9 of 11 schools. 6 in 2020/21
Allocated for 2026/27
13
In 9 schools: 1 new class
Autism classes
12
100% of special classes

Special classes since 2020/21

In Ballyfermot–D10's mainstream schools, from the NCSE's yearly lists

  • 2020/21 6
  • 2021/22 6
  • 2022/23 8
  • 2023/24 11
  • 2024/25 11
  • 2025/26 12
  • 2026/27 13

2026/27, dashed: allocated for next year.

Special school Pupils Since 2015/16 Teaching posts SNAs
Linn Dara SchoolsDublin 10 51
+155.0%
– –

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

Schools

11 schools, largest first.

Change over

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Roll number
St Raphaels NSDublin 10 19663G 380
+50.8%
20 19.00 23 0
St Ultans NSDublin 10 20092T 359
−14.9%
19 17.95 22 0
Scoil Bride CDublin 20 18324C 329
−8.6%
14 23.07 34 2
Scoil Lorcain BDublin 20 18323A 321
−18.5%
14 22.50 29 0
St Michaels NSDublin 10 19662E 314
+7.5%
16 19.25 21 0
St Louise de Marillac Primary SchoolDublin 10 20397S 256
−27.9%
14 17.50 23 0
St Gabriels NSDublin 10 19661C 211
−5.8%
11 18.73 25 0
St Patricks NSDublin 20 15622S 203
−5.1%
8 25.00 29 0
S N Banrion na nAingeal 1Dublin 10 18585H 171
+20.4%
8 20.62 26 0
Bainrion na nAingal 2Dublin 10 18843D 133
+20.9%
6 21.17 27 0
Chapelizod N SDublin 20 10653E 30
+20.0%
2 15.00 15 0