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School patron in Galway

Educate Together

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 Bishop of Elphin · 11 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
5
of 217 in Galway
Pupils
1,190
4% of Galway's pupils
Average school size
238.0
Galway: 135.5
Average class size
23.45
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

3 schools with figures for both years

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

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.

Newer schools

2 schools still filling their classes in 2015/16 or opened since, with 402 pupils between them. They aren’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
23.45
Mainstream classes
49
Classes of 30 or more
0
Schools with a class of 30+
0

Teachers

Teachers in the 5 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
49
Up 38 since 2006/07, while pupils rose 302%
Teaching posts in 2025/26
about 82
Estimate: 49 class teachers, 5 principals and deputies, 21 special education and 7 special class teachers
Teachers in 2015/16
41
The Department's last count of every teacher
Since 2024/25
0 / 0
0 schools gained a class teacher, 0 lost one

Class teachers since 2006/07

One for each mainstream class, every school year

Schools

5 schools, largest first.

Change over

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Roll number
Galway Educate Together NSGalway 20000L 373
+11.3%
16 22.19 27 0
Claregalway Educate Together NSClaregalway 20211B 220
+65.4%
9 23.11 28 0
Knocknacarra Educate Together NSKnocknacarra 20410H 207
+314.0%
8 24.50 28 0
Kilcolgan Educate Together NSClarinbridge 20326S 195
−7.1%
8 24.38 28 0
Tuam Educate Together National SchoolTuam 20456I 195
+1,850.0%
8 24.38 27 0