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School patron in Galway

Bishop of Elphin

Schools in County Galway under this patron.

Other patrons in Galway Bishop of Galway, Kilmacduagh & Kilfenora · 63 Archbishop of Tuam · 89 Bishop of Clonfert · 41 Educate Together · 5 An Foras Pátrúnachta · 4 Minister for Education & Skills · 1 Galway and Roscommon ETB · 1 Bishop of Tuam, Killala and Achonry COI · 1 Bishop of Limerick, Killaloe & Ardfert COI · 1
Schools
11
of 217 in Galway
Pupils
792
3% of Galway's pupils
Average school size
72.0
Galway: 135.5
Average class size
19.18
Galway: 21.46

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

6fell by 10% or more
0within 10%
5grew by 10% or more
Down 25% or more · 1Down 10 to 25% · 5Within 10% · 0Up 10 to 25% · 0Up 25% or more · 5

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
19.18
Mainstream classes
40
Classes of 30 or more
3
Schools with a class of 30+
2

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
40
Up 3 since 2006/07, while pupils rose 18%
Teaching posts in 2025/26
about 64
Estimate: 40 class teachers, 2 principals and deputies, 17 special education and 5 special class teachers
Teachers in 2015/16
50
The Department's last count of every teacher
Since 2024/25
1 / 0
1 school gained a class teacher, 0 lost one

Class teachers since 2006/07

One for each mainstream class, every school year

Schools

11 schools, largest first.

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S N na Coille GlaiseBallinasloe 10863P 135
+87.5%
6 21.00 32 2
S N Padraig NaofaBallygar 14383V 106
−18.5%
4 26.50 34 1
S N na CealltraigheBallinasloe 17095I 93
+66.1%
4 23.25 27 0
Creggs Central N SVia Roscommon 19818J 87
+35.9%
4 17.75 23 0
Scoil Mhuire gan SmalVia Roscommon 07455G 81
−14.7%
4 20.25 21 0
Glinsk N SVia Castlerea 19841E 74
+48.0%
4 18.50 23 0
S N Gort na GaoitheBallinasloe 18111I 64
+52.4%
3 21.33 22 0
Castleblakeney N SBallinasloe 16464I 52
−13.3%
3 17.33 20 0
S N Cill CruainCastlerea 17539S 52
−13.3%
3 17.33 22 0
S N na hEaglaiseBallinasloe 15027E 37
−17.8%
3 12.33 14 0
S N Baile A MhoininBallinsloe 17071R 11
−75.0%
2 5.50 6 0