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Planning area in Limerick

Abbeyfeale

Schools in County Limerick in this planning area.

This planning area also covers 3 schools in Kerry. See the whole planning area

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Schools
9
of 133 in Limerick
Pupils
866
4% of Limerick's pupils
Since 2015/16
−2.3%
886 pupils in 2015/16
Average school size
96.2
Limerick: 165.1
Average class size
21.46
Limerick: 21.83

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 Limerick, schools with no planning area had 3.0% of pupils in 2015/16, 9.2% in 2005/06 and 34.5% in 1975/76. Known data issues

Pupils

866

+37 on 2024/25

1975/762025/26

Schools

9

9 in 1975/76

1975/762025/26

Average pupils per school

96.2

127.0 in 1975/76

1975/762025/26

Average class size

21.46

+1.31 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. 100 in 2025/26, −13 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

9 schools with figures for both years

5fell by 10% or more
0within 10%
4grew by 10% or more
Down 25% or more · 3Down 10 to 25% · 2Within 10% · 0Up 10 to 25% · 1Up 25% or more · 3

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
21.46
Mainstream classes
39
Classes of 30 or more
0
Schools with a class of 30+
0

Teachers

Teachers in the 9 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
39
Up 1 since 2006/07, while pupils fell 8%
Teaching posts in 2025/26
about 61
Estimate: 39 class teachers, 1 principals and deputies, 16 special education and 5 special class teachers
Teachers in 2015/16
53
The Department's last count of every teacher
Since 2024/25
0 / 1
0 schools gained a class teacher, 1 lost one

Class teachers since 2006/07

One for each mainstream class, every school year

Special schools and special classes

0 special schools in Abbeyfeale, and the special classes in the 9 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
5
In 3 of 9 schools. 4 in 2020/21
Allocated for 2026/27
5
In 3 schools
Autism classes
4
80% of special classes

Special classes since 2020/21

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

  • 2020/21 4
  • 2021/22 5
  • 2022/23 4
  • 2023/24 4
  • 2024/25 4
  • 2025/26 5
  • 2026/27 5

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

9 schools, largest first.

Change over

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Roll number
Athea N SchoolAthea 15685T 171
+13.2%
6 25.67 28 0
Dromtrasna N Slimerick 16237U 122
−26.5%
5 23.20 28 0
Glengurt N SBallagh 07317R 115
+36.9%
5 21.80 29 0
Convent of Mercy N SAbbeyfeale 17060M 110
−15.4%
6 18.33 23 0
Meenkilly N SAbbeyfeale 16239B 101
+90.6%
4 25.25 26 0
Abbeyfeale B N S 1Abbeyfeale 16264A 97
−33.1%
5 19.40 23 0
Templeglantine N STempleglantine East 02358G 76
−15.6%
3 25.33 28 0
S N Naomh PadraigAbbeyfeale 12368P 61
+64.9%
3 20.33 26 0
Scoil Naomh MhuireAbbeyfeale 17593B 13
−56.7%
2 6.50 9 0