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School patron in Limerick

Bishop of Killaloe

Schools in County Limerick under this patron.

Other patrons in Limerick Bishop of Limerick · 94 Archbishop of Cashel & Emly · 28 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
3
of 133 in Limerick
Pupils
675
3% of Limerick's pupils
Average school size
225.0
Limerick: 165.1
Average class size
24.78
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

3 schools with figures for both years

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

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
24.78
Mainstream classes
27
Classes of 30 or more
7
Schools with a class of 30+
3

Teachers

Teachers in the 3 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
27
Up 8 since 2006/07, while pupils rose 30%
Teaching posts in 2025/26
about 41
Estimate: 27 class teachers, 2 principals and deputies, 11 special education and 1 special class teachers
Teachers in 2015/16
38
The Department's last count of every teacher
Since 2024/25
1 / 0
1 school gained a class teacher, 0 lost one

Class teachers since 2006/07

One for each mainstream class, every school year

Schools

3 schools, largest first.

Change over

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Roll number
S N Lios na GroiLisnagry 18516L 295
−3.0%
11 26.27 32 2
Castleconnell N SCastleconnell 18161A 241
+16.4%
9 26.78 32 4
Scoil AthainLisnagry 16508C 139
−19.2%
7 19.86 33 1