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School patron in Laois

Bishop of Ossory

Schools in County Laois under this patron.

Other patrons in Laois Bishop of Kildare & Leighlin · 40 Educate Together · 1 An Foras Pátrúnachta · 1 Bishop of Cashel, Ferns & Ossory COI · 3 Bishop of Meath & Kildare COI · 2 Archbishop of Dublin · 1 Bishop of Limerick, Killaloe & Ardfert COI · 1 Joint patronage between Bishop of Killaloe and the Bishop of Limerick, Killaloe & Ardfert COI · 1
Schools
13
of 63 in Laois
Pupils
1,355
13% of Laois's pupils
Average school size
104.2
Laois: 171.7
Average class size
21.00
Laois: 21.65

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

13 schools with figures for both years

3fell by 10% or more
6within 10%
4grew by 10% or more
Down 25% or more · 3Down 10 to 25% · 0Within 10% · 6Up 10 to 25% · 2Up 25% or more · 2

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
21.00
Mainstream classes
62
Classes of 30 or more
3
Schools with a class of 30+
2

Teachers

Teachers in the 13 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
62
Up 13 since 2006/07, while pupils rose 14%
Teaching posts in 2025/26
about 99
Estimate: 62 class teachers, 4 principals and deputies, 24 special education and 9 special class teachers
Teachers in 2015/16
74
The Department's last count of every teacher
Since 2024/25
3 / 0
3 schools gained a class teacher, 0 lost one

Class teachers since 2006/07

One for each mainstream class, every school year

Schools

13 schools, largest first.

Change over

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Roll number
Scoil BhrideRathdowney 20071L 244
+19.0%
10 23.20 30 1
Our Ladys Meadow National SchooDurrow 20065Q 192
−1.0%
8 22.50 29 0
Camross N SPortlaoise 15933M 156
+17.3%
6 26.00 29 0
Kiladooley Mixed N SBorris-in-Ossory 12692B 132
+26.9%
5 26.40 32 2
Castletown N.SCastletown 20169F 111
−27.0%
5 19.80 25 0
Scoil Tíghearnach NaofaRathdowney 19791P 108
−9.2%
6 18.00 24 0
St Josephs National SchoolBorrin-in-Ossory 07442U 95
−2.1%
4 19.50 27 0
Paddock N SMountrath 13173F 80
+6.7%
4 20.00 23 0
S N Naomh ColmcillePortlaoise 18780F 71
+7.6%
4 17.75 22 0
Cloch an Tsionnaigh N SAbbeyleix 15562D 64
−39.6%
3 21.33 25 0
Naomh Pius X N SPortlaoise 18433H 49
+53.1%
3 16.33 19 0
Rushall N SMountrath 12231L 30
−9.1%
2 15.00 16 0
Cill an Iubhair N SMountrath 17084D 23
−39.5%
2 11.50 12 0