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Planning area in Limerick

Askeaton/Foynes/Shanagolden/Pallaskenry

Schools in County Limerick in this planning area.

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Schools
9
of 133 in Limerick
Pupils
1,038
5% of Limerick's pupils
Since 2015/16
+3.6%
1,002 pupils in 2015/16
Average school size
115.3
Limerick: 165.1
Average class size
21.51
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

1,038

−38 on 2024/25

1975/762025/26

Schools

9

8 in 1975/76

1975/762025/26

Average pupils per school

115.3

105.2 in 1975/76

1975/762025/26

Average class size

21.51

−0.32 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. 109 in 2025/26, −16 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

8 schools with figures for both years

Schools still filling their classes in 2015/16, and schools opened since, are listed separately.

6fell by 10% or more
1within 10%
1grew by 10% or more
Down 25% or more · 3Down 10 to 25% · 3Within 10% · 1Up 10 to 25% · 0Up 25% or more · 1

Sort the table below by the change column to see which schools grew or fell most.

Newer schools

1 school still filling its classes in 2015/16 or opened since, with 157 pupils. It isn’t in the figures above.

Class sizes

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

Average class size
21.51
Mainstream classes
47
Classes of 30 or more
6
Schools with a class of 30+
4

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
47
Up 13 since 2006/07, while pupils rose 22%
Teaching posts in 2025/26
about 78
Estimate: 47 class teachers, 3 principals and deputies, 22 special education and 6 special class teachers
Teachers in 2015/16
55
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 Askeaton/Foynes/Shanagolden/Pallaskenry, 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
6
In 4 of 9 schools. 1 in 2020/21
Allocated for 2026/27
7
In 4 schools: 1 new class
Autism classes
6
100% of special classes

Special classes since 2020/21

In Askeaton/Foynes/Shanagolden/Pallaskenry's mainstream schools, from the NCSE's yearly lists

  • 2020/21 1
  • 2021/22 2
  • 2022/23 2
  • 2023/24 4
  • 2024/25 5
  • 2025/26 6
  • 2026/27 7

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
Scoil Cill ChurnainKilcornan 17871D 174
+50.0%
7 24.86 32 2
Scoil Naomh Muire, Eas GéitineAskeaton 20561F 157 – 7 21.14 35 1
Kildimo National SchoolKildimo 06516S 138
−25.0%
6 23.00 26 0
Pallaskenry N SPallaskenry 12631E 135
−18.7%
6 20.50 27 0
Scoil Sean TsraideAdare 17068F 127
−14.8%
5 25.40 36 2
S N SheanainFoynes 02813E 99
+1.0%
4 23.25 34 1
Scoil Cill ColmainArd Achadh 17138A 99
−14.7%
5 19.80 23 0
Shanagolden N SShanagolden 17438M 92
−32.8%
5 18.40 29 0
Ballysteen N SAskeaton 07900B 17
−52.8%
2 8.50 9 0