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Laois

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County summary

Schools
63
Pupils
10,814
Average school size
171.7

County class-size profile

Mainstream class group data is shown separately from standard/year-group enrolment data. The source does not identify which standard/year group each class group belongs to.

Average class size
21.65
Mainstream classes
481
Classes with 30+ pupils
12
Schools with class 30+
9

Latest class-size year: 2025/26. Mainstream class pupils: 10,415.

Average class size

County trends over time

Total enrolment

Total schools

Average pupils per school

By Local authority

Laois County Council

63 schools

10,814 pupils

Avg size: 171.7

By School patron

An Foras Pátrúnachta

1 schools

369 pupils

Avg size: 369.0

Archbishop of Dublin

1 schools

106 pupils

Avg size: 106.0

Bishop of Cashel, Ferns & Ossory COI

3 schools

269 pupils

Avg size: 89.7

Bishop of Kildare & Leighlin

40 schools

8,027 pupils

Avg size: 200.7

Bishop of Limerick, Killaloe & Ardfert COI

1 schools

57 pupils

Avg size: 57.0

Bishop of Meath & Kildare COI

2 schools

125 pupils

Avg size: 62.5

Bishop of Ossory

13 schools

1,355 pupils

Avg size: 104.2

Educate Together

1 schools

457 pupils

Avg size: 457.0

Joint patronage between Bishop of Killaloe and the Bishop of Limerick, Killaloe & Ardfert COI

1 schools

49 pupils

Avg size: 49.0

By Planning area

Athy

4 schools

444 pupils

Avg size: 111.0

Ballinakill

11 schools

1,291 pupils

Avg size: 117.4

Carlow

6 schools

637 pupils

Avg size: 106.2

Clonaslee

3 schools

255 pupils

Avg size: 85.0

Monasterevin

1 schools

194 pupils

Avg size: 194.0

Mountmellick

7 schools

1,046 pupils

Avg size: 149.4

Mountrath

9 schools

726 pupils

Avg size: 80.7

Portarlington

4 schools

1,475 pupils

Avg size: 368.8

Portlaoise

12 schools

4,091 pupils

Avg size: 340.9

Rathdowney

6 schools

655 pupils

Avg size: 109.2

Schools in this county

School Roll number Total (latest year) Latest average class size Largest class Classes 30+
SCOIL BHRIDE NS 19747M 727 19.86 23 0
Holy Family Senior School 20480F 644 23.41 26 0
Holy Family Junior School 20270R 599 23.40 26 0
SCOIL PHADRAIG 17827A 521 21.87 26 0
PRESENTATION PRIMARY SCHOOL 15556I 496 22.48 29 0
Portlaoise Educate Together NS 20347D 457 23.42 27 0
SCOIL CHOMHGAIN NAOFA 17617M 380 23.12 27 0
S N NAOMH EOIN 18641O 374 23.38 28 0
GAELSCOIL PHORT LAOISE 20081O 369 22.69 28 0
St Coleman's National School 20353V 318 23.54 30 1
SCOIL MHUIRE 19750B 269 22.27 31 1
SCOIL BHRIDE 20071L 244 23.20 30 1
ST JOSEPHS GIRLS N.S. 07183W 230 19.17 26 0
SCOIL PADRAIG 17064U 218 23.56 30 1
FRAOCH MOR N S 18150S 212 26.50 31 1
RAITHIN AN UISCE N S 17604D 211 25.62 31 1
S N BAILE FINN 15537E 208 22.44 27 0
EMO MIXED N S 13643Q 207 24.38 27 0
NA CARRAIGE N S 18206T 204 24.75 28 0
RATH MIXED N S 13741Q 194 22.75 24 0
MHUIRE FATIMA N S 18368W 193 22.62 26 0
OUR LADYS MEADOW NATIONAL SCHOO 20065Q 192 22.50 29 0
MOUNTMELLICK BOYS N S 16070K 187 15.91 24 0
Ballyroan Primary School 20485P 177 24.43 29 0
TOBAR AN LEINN 16667W 167 25.83 32 3
CAMROSS N S 15933M 156 26.00 29 0
KILADOOLEY MIXED N S 12692B 132 26.40 32 2
SCOIL BHRIDE 20118L 127 21.17 27 0
BALLYADAMS N S 16617H 111 24.75 26 0
CASTLETOWN N.S 20169F 111 19.80 25 0
ST FINTANS N S 07636K 108 19.20 22 0
Scoil Tíghearnach Naofa 19791P 108 18.00 24 0
SHANGANAMORE N S 00892Q 106 18.80 23 0
SCOIL ABBAIN CILLIN 17557U 99 19.80 31 1
BALLINAKILL MIXED N S 00895W 98 24.50 29 0
MARYBORO N S 14838N 96 24.00 28 0
SCOIL BHRIDE 13343E 95 19.00 23 0
St Josephs National School 07442U 95 19.50 27 0
Barr na Sruthan N S 18294T 91 19.75 24 0
CLUAIN EIDHNEACH N S 18166K 89 19.25 20 0
NAOMH PADRAIG N S 18513F 86 20.00 22 0
ABBEYLEIX STH N S 14260F 84 21.00 24 0
Scoil Náisiúnta Cúil an tSúdaire 2 18203N 84 21.00 27 0
PADDOCK N S 13173F 80 20.00 23 0
ROSENALLIS N S 17493U 75 15.75 23 0
SCOIL NAOMH ABBAN 17555Q 73 22.33 23 0
S N NAOMH COLMCILLE 18780F 71 17.75 22 0
CLOCH AN TSIONNAIGH N S 15562D 64 21.33 25 0
S N FIONNTAN NAOFA 17489G 60 18.00 26 0
S N MOLAISE 17695J 58 19.33 23 0
COSBY N S 10544W 57 19.00 29 0
Scoil Mhuire Naofa Castlecuffe 17883K 53 15.67 18 0
ARDLIOS N S 18532J 50 14.67 21 0
GAELSCOIL AN TSLI DALA 20224K 49 19.50 22 0
NAOMH PIUS X N S 18433H 49 16.33 19 0
ST PAULS N S 19369G 41 20.50 24 0
TRUMMERA N S 15446B 34 17.00 19 0
RUSH HALL MIXED N S 12231L 30 15.00 16 0
Scoil an Chroi Ro Naofa 18014K 29 14.50 17 0
CILL AN IUBHAIR N S 17084D 23 11.50 12 0
SCOIL MHUIRE MUIGHEO 17271C 22 11.00 13 0
BHRIDE N S 18265M 13 6.50 8 0
SCOIL MHUIRE 17441B 9 4.50 5 0