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Planning area in Galway

Woodford

Schools in County Galway in this planning area.

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Schools
6
of 217 in Galway
Pupils
179
1% of Galway's pupils
Since 2015/16
−26.0%
242 pupils in 2015/16
Average school size
29.8
Galway: 135.5
Average class size
13.31
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

179

−12 on 2024/25

1975/762025/26

Schools

6

6 in 1975/76

1975/762025/26

Average pupils per school

29.8

67.0 in 1975/76

1975/762025/26

Average class size

13.31

−1.00 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. 19 in 2025/26, +3 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

6 schools with figures for both years

5fell by 10% or more
0within 10%
1grew by 10% or more
Down 25% or more · 4Down 10 to 25% · 1Within 10% · 0Up 10 to 25% · 0Up 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
13.31
Mainstream classes
13
Classes of 30 or more
0
Schools with a class of 30+
0

Teachers

Teachers in the 6 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
13
Down 2 since 2006/07, while pupils fell 30%
Teaching posts in 2025/26
about 19
Estimate: 13 class teachers, 0 principals and deputies, 5 special education and 1 special class teachers
Teachers in 2015/16
16
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 Woodford, and the special classes in the 6 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
1
In 1 of 6 schools. 1 in 2021/22
Allocated for 2026/27
1
In 1 school
Autism classes
1
100% of special classes

Special classes since 2021/22

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

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

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

6 schools, largest first.

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Roll number
St. Josephs N.S.Loughrea 15958F 53
−44.2%
3 15.67 16 0
S N Breandan NaofaWoodford 17547R 34
+240.0%
2 17.00 20 0
S N Baile na CilleBaile Locha Riach 17273G 32
−17.9%
2 16.00 16 0
St Feichins N SchoolLoughrea 16596C 32
−27.3%
2 16.00 22 0
S N an DromaLoughrea 17331R 15
−46.4%
2 7.50 10 0
S N Pairc na SlinneBaile Locha Riach 17242S 13
−50.0%
2 6.50 7 0