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School patron in Limerick

Archbishop of Cashel & Emly

Schools in County Limerick under this patron.

Other patrons in Limerick Bishop of Limerick · 94 Bishop of Killaloe · 3 Minister for Education & Skills · 1 Educate Together · 2 An Foras Pátrúnachta · 1 Bishop of Limerick, Killaloe & Ardfert COI · 2 Named Individual · 1 Limerick and Clare ETB · 1
Schools
28
of 133 in Limerick
Pupils
2,563
12% of Limerick's pupils
Average school size
91.5
Limerick: 165.1
Average class size
21.02
Limerick: 21.83

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

28 schools with figures for both years

16fell by 10% or more
5within 10%
7grew by 10% or more
Down 25% or more · 8Down 10 to 25% · 8Within 10% · 5Up 10 to 25% · 2Up 25% or more · 5

Grown most

Pupils in 2015/16 and 2025/26

  1. 1 Kilbehenny N SMitchelstown, Co. Limerick 54 → 100 +85.2%
  2. 2 Scoil Nais Cnoc AineHospital, Co. Limerick 130 → 200 +53.8%
  3. 3 Scoil ChaitríonaCappamore, Co. Limerick 71 → 82 +15.5%
  4. 4 S N AilbheBrittas, Co. Limerick 162 → 187 +15.4%
  5. 5 S N GallbhaileGalbally, Co. Limerick 128 → 135 +5.5%

Fallen most

Pupils in 2015/16 and 2025/26

  1. 1 Glenbrohane N SKilmallock, Co. Limerick 66 → 23 −65.2%
  2. 2 S N Toinn an TairbhCappamore, Co. Limerick 140 → 79 −43.6%
  3. 3 Cloverfield N SDromkeen, Co. Limerick 70 → 42 −40.0%
  4. 4 Scoil Cnoc Loinge BKnocklong, Co. Limerick 114 → 72 −36.8%
  5. 5 Scoil na mBearnanPallasagreen, Co. Limerick 55 → 35 −36.4%

Ranked by percentage change. Only schools with 50 or more pupils in 2015/16 are ranked, leaving out any still filling their classes then, because a few pupils make a big percentage in a small or new school. An amalgamation or a new school nearby can also explain a big rise or fall.

Class sizes

Mainstream class groups only. The source does not identify which standard/year group each class group belongs to.

Average class size
21.02
Mainstream classes
116
Classes of 30 or more
10
Schools with a class of 30+
7

Teachers

Teachers in the 28 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
116
Up 15 since 2006/07, while pupils rose 12%
Teaching posts in 2025/26
about 201
Estimate: 116 class teachers, 8 principals and deputies, 54 special education and 23 special class teachers
Teachers in 2015/16
163
The Department's last count of every teacher
Since 2024/25
2 / 3
2 schools gained a class teacher, 3 lost one

Class teachers since 2006/07

One for each mainstream class, every school year

Schools

28 schools, largest first.

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Roll number
Scoil Nais Cnoc AineHospital 17212J 200
+53.8%
7 26.86 32 2
S N AilbheBrittas 07857D 187
+15.4%
7 24.14 33 1
Caherline N SCaherconlish 15226K 183
+2.2%
7 24.43 35 2
Hospital NSHospital 19952N 156
−20.4%
6 25.33 31 2
S N Ma RuaLimerick 18600A 142
−18.9%
6 23.67 35 1
S N GallbhaileGalbally 13459A 135
+5.5%
6 21.50 25 0
Ballylanders N SKIlmallock 14305B 128
+2.4%
6 21.33 26 0
Doon Convent N SDoon 14625T 116
0.0%
5 21.40 27 0
Nicker N SPallasgreen 14231V 113
−15.0%
5 22.60 28 0
Scoil AilbheKilmallock 18030I 104
−22.4%
4 23.00 30 1
Bohermore N SBallysimon 08342V 100
+185.7%
4 19.00 26 0
Kilbehenny N SMitchelstown 17298W 100
+85.2%
4 25.00 29 0
Scoil Nais Cathair Chinn LisCaherconlish 17487C 100
−9.9%
5 20.00 31 1
Bilboa N SchoolCappamore 15692Q 95
−18.1%
4 23.75 29 0
Scoil Baile an AirdHerbertstown 17364J 83
−27.8%
4 20.75 23 0
Scoil ChaitríonaCappamore 20233L 82
+15.5%
4 17.75 24 0
S N Toinn an TairbhCappamore 18367U 79
−43.6%
4 19.75 21 0
Scoil Cnoc Loinge BKnocklong 18142T 72
−36.8%
3 24.00 27 0
Oola National SchoolOola 17184H 67
−27.2%
3 22.33 27 0
Scoil na mBraithreDoon 16713D 56
−22.2%
3 18.67 23 0
S N Gleann gCreabharKilmallock 17981K 50
−13.8%
3 13.67 16 0
S N Cnoch A DeagaKilmallock 11809O 48
+65.5%
3 16.00 21 0
Cloverfield N SDromkeen 15700M 42
−40.0%
3 14.00 22 0
Scoil na mBearnanPallasagreen 16439J 35
−36.4%
2 15.50 18 0
Kilteely N SKilteely 14005M 32
+45.5%
2 14.00 18 0
Garrydoolis N SPallasgreen 10991B 29
−23.7%
2 14.50 15 0
Glenbrohane N SKilmallock 12613C 23
−65.2%
2 11.50 16 0
S N Loch GuirBruff 07117J 6
−83.8%
2 3.00 5 0