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School patron in Mayo

Bishop of Achonry

Schools in County Mayo under this patron.

Other patrons in Mayo Archbishop of Tuam · 75 Bishop of Killala · 43 An Foras Pátrúnachta · 2 Educate Together · 3 Bishop of Galway, Kilmacduagh & Kilfenora · 3 Bishop of Tuam, Killala and Achonry COI · 2
Schools
23
of 151 in Mayo
Pupils
1,912
13% of Mayo's pupils
Average school size
83.1
Mayo: 97.8
Average class size
21.06
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

23 schools with figures for both years

10fell by 10% or more
6within 10%
7grew by 10% or more
Down 25% or more · 8Down 10 to 25% · 2Within 10% · 6Up 10 to 25% · 2Up 25% or more · 5

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
21.06
Mainstream classes
89
Classes of 30 or more
14
Schools with a class of 30+
5

Teachers

Teachers in the 23 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
89
Up 4 since 2006/07, while pupils fell 2%
Teaching posts in 2025/26
about 135
Estimate: 89 class teachers, 5 principals and deputies, 35 special education and 6 special class teachers
Teachers in 2015/16
114
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

23 schools, largest first.

Change over

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Roll number
Foxford Central NSFoxford 19812U 271
−0.7%
11 24.64 33 2
S N Athracht NfaCharlestown 18003F 268
+76.3%
8 29.50 32 5
Kiltimagh CentralKiltimagh 19903A 262
+8.7%
10 26.20 34 4
Swinford NSSwinford 19951L 200
+11.1%
8 24.25 28 0
SN Muine ChonallainBallina 13667H 133
+121.7%
5 26.60 34 2
Scoil na gCoilliniSwinford 02912G 97
−3.0%
4 24.25 30 1
Carracastle Central NSBallaghaderreen 19651W 88
+37.5%
4 22.00 27 0
Scoil Naisiunta TholaClaremorris 19914F 84
−25.7%
4 21.00 27 0
SN an Trian LairSwinford 13389F 66
−10.8%
3 22.00 26 0
SN NMH TreasaKilkelly 18145C 57
+83.9%
3 19.00 25 0
Kilmovee N SBallaghadereen 13080V 51
−13.6%
3 17.00 22 0
Kinaffe N SSwinford 16173U 48
+585.7%
3 16.00 19 0
S N Peadar agus PolFoxford 18848N 45
−25.0%
3 15.00 22 0
St Colmans NSBallymote 19798G 34
+6.2%
2 17.00 19 0
Culmore N SSwinford 16780S 33
0.0%
2 16.50 17 0
Killasser NSSwinford 16269K 31
+14.8%
2 15.50 17 0
Cloonlyon N SCharlestown 12936D 28
−57.6%
2 14.00 16 0
St Johns N SSwinford 16289Q 27
−67.1%
2 13.50 15 0
Scoil Naomh FeichinBallina 19488O 26
−44.7%
2 13.00 17 0
Craggagh N SBalla 12467R 19
−66.1%
2 9.50 10 0
S N SheamaisSwinford 15113U 18
0.0%
2 9.00 9 0
S N Tamhnighan FheadhaCharlestown 12938H 15
−48.3%
2 7.50 9 0
Tavrane Central NSBallyhaunis 19808G 11
−56.0%
2 5.50 8 0