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School patron in Mayo

An Foras Pátrúnachta

Schools in County Mayo under this patron.

Other patrons in Mayo Archbishop of Tuam · 75 Bishop of Killala · 43 Bishop of Achonry · 23 Educate Together · 3 Bishop of Galway, Kilmacduagh & Kilfenora · 3 Bishop of Tuam, Killala and Achonry COI · 2
Schools
2
of 151 in Mayo
Pupils
349
2% of Mayo's pupils
Average school size
174.5
Mayo: 97.8
Average class size
23.27
Mayo: 20.87

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

2 schools with figures for both years

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

Class sizes

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

Average class size
23.27
Mainstream classes
15
Classes of 30 or more
3
Schools with a class of 30+
1

Teachers

Teachers in the 2 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
15
Up 3 since 2006/07, while pupils rose 22%
Teaching posts in 2025/26
about 21
Estimate: 15 class teachers, 2 principals and deputies, 4 special education and 0 special class teachers
Teachers in 2015/16
17
The Department's last count of every teacher
Since 2024/25
0 / 0
0 schools gained a class teacher, 0 lost one

Class teachers since 2006/07

One for each mainstream class, every school year

Schools

2 schools, largest first.

Change over

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Roll number
Gaelscoil na CuaicheCathair na Mart 20046M 208
−3.7%
8 26.00 31 3
Gaelscoil na gCeithre MaolBéal an Átha 20084U 141
+30.6%
7 20.14 26 0