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Planning area in Galway

Portumna

Schools in County Galway in this planning area.

This planning area also covers 2 schools in Tipperary. See the whole planning area

Other planning areas in Galway Galway City · 35 Athenry · 17 Tuam · 19 Oranmore · 5 Loughrea · 12 Ballinasloe · 12 Gort · 11 Castleblakeney–Mountbellew · 13 Spiddal–Inverin · 6 Kinvara · 5 Headford · 7 Glenamaddy · 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
8
of 217 in Galway
Pupils
638
2% of Galway's pupils
Since 2015/16
−9.6%
706 pupils in 2015/16
Average school size
79.8
Galway: 135.5
Average class size
20.87
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

638

−22 on 2024/25

1975/762025/26

Schools

8

8 in 1975/76

1975/762025/26

Average pupils per school

79.8

95.5 in 1975/76

1975/762025/26

Average class size

20.87

−0.10 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. 68 in 2025/26, −14 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

8 schools with figures for both years

4fell by 10% or more
1within 10%
3grew by 10% or more
Down 25% or more · 3Down 10 to 25% · 1Within 10% · 1Up 10 to 25% · 0Up 25% or more · 3

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
20.87
Mainstream classes
30
Classes of 30 or more
2
Schools with a class of 30+
1

Teachers

Teachers in the 8 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
30
Up 1 since 2006/07, while pupils fell 7%
Teaching posts in 2025/26
about 47
Estimate: 30 class teachers, 1 principals and deputies, 14 special education and 2 special class teachers
Teachers in 2015/16
47
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

Special schools and special classes

0 special schools in Portumna, and the special classes in the 8 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
2
In 2 of 8 schools. 1 in 2021/22
Allocated for 2026/27
3
In 2 schools: 1 new class
Autism classes
2
100% of special classes

Special classes since 2021/22

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

  • 2021/22 1
  • 2022/23 1
  • 2023/24 1
  • 2024/25 2
  • 2025/26 2
  • 2026/27 3

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

8 schools, largest first.

Change over

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Roll number
St Brendans NSPortumna 19996K 235
−0.4%
10 22.90 29 0
Iomair N SBallinasloe 08512U 136
+33.3%
5 26.00 34 2
S N Muire gan SmalBallinasloe 18043R 53
+82.8%
2 26.50 28 0
Gortanumera N SBallinasloe 08379V 50
+47.1%
3 16.67 19 0
S N Lorcain NaofaLoughrea 17490O 45
−23.7%
2 22.50 24 0
St Brendan's N.S.Ballinasloe 15997P 45
−35.7%
3 15.00 18 0
S N an CillinPortumna 13665D 42
−28.8%
3 14.00 20 0
S N Breandan NaofaLoughrea 17506D 32
−60.0%
2 16.00 23 0

Closed schools counted here

These schools closed after the Department started recording planning areas in 2023/24, so their earlier pupils are included in the trends above.

School Roll number Last year Pupils that year
Scoil Naomh ChuanBallinasloe 18441G 2024/25 6