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Planning area in Galway

Ballinasloe

Schools in County Galway in this planning area.

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

Other planning areas in Galway Galway City · 35 Athenry · 17 Tuam · 19 Oranmore · 5 Loughrea · 12 Gort · 11 Castleblakeney–Mountbellew · 13 Spiddal–Inverin · 6 Kinvara · 5 Headford · 7 Glenamaddy · 8 Portumna · 8 Clifden · 13 Carraroe · 8 Oughterard · 4 Dunmore · 4 Ballygar · 3 Cornamona · 5 Woodford · 6 Carna · 6 New Inn · 2 Kilronan–Aran Islands · 4 Rosmuc · 3 Banagher · 1
Schools
12
of 217 in Galway
Pupils
1,603
5% of Galway's pupils
Since 2015/16
+18.5%
1,353 pupils in 2015/16
Average school size
133.6
Galway: 135.5
Average class size
20.62
Galway: 21.46

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 Galway, schools with no planning area had 4.9% of pupils in 2015/16, 9.0% in 2005/06 and 34.0% in 1975/76. Known data issues

Pupils

1,603

+4 on 2024/25

1975/762025/26

Schools

12

9 in 1975/76

1975/762025/26

Average pupils per school

133.6

90.4 in 1975/76

1975/762025/26

Average class size

20.62

−0.98 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. 191 in 2025/26, −9 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). 193 pupils in 2025/26, 12.0% of the area's pupils, against 15.0% 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

12 schools with figures for both years

1fell by 10% or more
5within 10%
6grew by 10% or more
Down 25% or more · 0Down 10 to 25% · 1Within 10% · 5Up 10 to 25% · 1Up 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
20.62
Mainstream classes
76
Classes of 30 or more
2
Schools with a class of 30+
2

Teachers

Teachers in the 12 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
76
Up 15 since 2006/07, while pupils rose 11%
Teaching posts in 2025/26
about 126
Estimate: 76 class teachers, 4 principals and deputies, 39 special education and 7 special class teachers
Teachers in 2015/16
102
The Department's last count of every teacher
Since 2024/25
4 / 0
4 schools gained a class teacher, 0 lost one

Class teachers since 2006/07

One for each mainstream class, every school year

Special schools and special classes

1 special school in Ballinasloe, and the special classes in its 12 mainstream schools. Special schools aren't counted in the pupils, class sizes or teachers above.

All special schools
Pupils in special schools
47
In 1 school, up from 15 in 2015/16
Special classes in 2025/26
7
In 4 of 12 schools. 3 in 2020/21
Allocated for 2026/27
8
In 4 schools: 1 new class
Autism classes
4
57% of special classes

Special classes since 2020/21

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

  • 2020/21 3
  • 2021/22 3
  • 2022/23 6
  • 2023/24 7
  • 2024/25 7
  • 2025/26 7
  • 2026/27 8

2026/27, dashed: allocated for next year.

Special school Pupils Since 2015/16 Teaching posts SNAs
St. Teresa's Special SchoolBallinalsoe · Severe or profound general learning disability 47
+213.3%
8 23

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

Schools

12 schools, largest first.

Change over

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Roll number
S N Muire gan SmalBallinasloe 17198S 445
+7.2%
19 23.42 28 0
Scoil an Chroi NaofaBallinasloe 20042E 293
+5.0%
15 18.33 26 0
SN Ui CheithearnaighBéal Átha na Slua 19969H 193
−4.9%
8 24.12 35 1
Baile Mor Siol AnmcadhaLawrencetown 17170T 117
+91.8%
5 21.00 28 0
S N Caitriona NaofaBallinasloe 17613E 117
+27.2%
5 23.40 31 1
Cappatagle Central SCHBallinasloe 19506N 105
+8.2%
5 19.80 26 0
Kiltormer N SBallinasloe 01328P 89
+206.9%
4 22.25 25 0
Aibhistin NaofaBallinasloe 17919F 80
+116.2%
4 20.00 23 0
S N Cill ConaillBallinasloe 14377D 65
+10.2%
3 21.67 27 0
S N Naomh TreasaBallinasloe 10095T 45
+125.0%
3 15.00 18 0
S N na hEaglaiseBallinasloe 15027E 37
−17.8%
3 12.33 14 0
The Glebe N.S.Ballinasloe 15900U 17
+6.2%
2 8.50 9 0