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School patron in Mayo

Bishop of Killala

Schools in County Mayo under this patron.

Other patrons in Mayo Archbishop of Tuam · 75 Bishop of Achonry · 23 An Foras Pátrúnachta · 2 Educate Together · 3 Bishop of Galway, Kilmacduagh & Kilfenora · 3 Bishop of Tuam, Killala and Achonry COI · 2
Schools
43
of 151 in Mayo
Pupils
3,499
24% of Mayo's pupils
Average school size
81.4
Mayo: 97.8
Average class size
19.55
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

37 schools with figures for both years

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

16fell by 10% or more
9within 10%
12grew by 10% or more
Down 25% or more · 13Down 10 to 25% · 3Within 10% · 9Up 10 to 25% · 5Up 25% or more · 7

Grown most

Pupils in 2015/16 and 2025/26

  1. 1 Quignamanger N SBallina, Co. Mayo 273 → 364 +33.3%
  2. 2 Crossmolina N.S.Crossmolina, Co. Mayo 188 → 235 +25.0%
  3. 3 SN Croi MuireBelmullet, Co. Mayo 104 → 127 +22.1%
  4. 4 Scoil ÍosaBallina, Co. Mayo 200 → 242 +21.0%
  5. 5 Beheymore N SBallina, Co. Mayo 201 → 228 +13.4%

Fallen most

Pupils in 2015/16 and 2025/26

  1. 1 Cill Mhor IorraisBelmullet, Co. Mayo 59 → 20 −66.1%
  2. 2 Cooneal N.S.Ballina, Co. Mayo 106 → 58 −45.3%
  3. 3 Killala N SKillala, Co. Mayo 118 → 85 −28.0%
  4. 4 S N Beal an MhuirtheadBelmullet, Co. Mayo 78 → 58 −25.6%
  5. 5 S N Naomh PadraigBallina, Co. Mayo 188 → 148 −21.3%

Ranked by percentage change. Only schools with 50 or more pupils in 2015/16 are ranked, leaving out any still filling their classes then, because a few pupils make a big percentage in a small or new school. An amalgamation or a new school nearby can also explain a big rise or fall.

Newer schools

6 schools still filling their classes in 2015/16 or opened since, with 246 pupils between them. They aren’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
19.55
Mainstream classes
175
Classes of 30 or more
11
Schools with a class of 30+
7

Teachers

Teachers in the 43 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
175
Up 44 since 2006/07, while pupils rose 24%
Teaching posts in 2025/26
about 268
Estimate: 175 class teachers, 8 principals and deputies, 71 special education and 14 special class teachers
Teachers in 2015/16
208
The Department's last count of every teacher
Since 2024/25
2 / 2
2 schools gained a class teacher, 2 lost one

Class teachers since 2006/07

One for each mainstream class, every school year

Schools

43 schools, largest first.

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Roll number
Quignamanger N SBallina 15257V 364
+33.3%
15 24.27 34 3
Cullens N SBallina 07054L 273
+0.4%
11 23.82 29 0
Scoil ÍosaBallina 20275E 242
+21.0%
13 17.62 22 0
Crossmolina N.S.Crossmolina 20125I 235
+25.0%
9 25.56 30 1
Scoil CholmcilleBallina 15555G 231
−2.1%
9 25.11 31 3
Beheymore N SBallina 11725I 228
+13.4%
8 27.75 29 0
St Joseph's NSBallina 18561Q 217
−1.4%
9 22.11 31 1
S N Naomh PadraigBallina 12206M 148
−21.3%
6 24.67 32 1
SN Croi MuireBelmullet 17727T 127
+22.1%
5 25.40 30 1
Killala N SKillala 16811D 85
−28.0%
4 20.00 31 1
Corclough NSBelmullet 15014S 79
+3.9%
4 19.75 22 0
S N Leath ArdanBeal Atha Na Fheadha 16911H 76
+1.3%
4 19.00 21 0
Ardagh National SchoolBallina 20576S 73 – 4 18.25 23 0
Scoil Naomh BridBallycastle 14290O 67
−2.9%
3 22.33 24 0
SN InbhearBallina 12568A 67
+103.0%
3 22.33 24 0
Kilmurry NSCrossmolina 20513R 65 – 4 16.25 19 0
S N EachleimeBéal an Átha 12373I 64
+48.8%
3 21.33 25 0
SN Gleann A ChaisilBallina 13222P 64
+12.3%
3 16.33 18 0
Scoil Chroí Ró Naofa Beannchor IorraisBallina 13684H 61
+52.5%
3 20.33 22 0
Cooneal N.S.Ballina 17209U 58
−45.3%
3 19.33 22 0
S N Beal an MhuirtheadBelmullet 17923T 58
−25.6%
3 19.33 21 0
Rathbane N SBallina 15996N 57
−10.9%
3 19.00 23 0
S N Achaidh an GhlaisinBeal An Mhuirthead 18594I 48
+23.1%
3 16.00 21 0
Templemary N SKillala 13758K 47
+34.3%
3 15.67 21 0
Bunscoil Naomh Bríd agus PádraígFoxford 20552E 46 – 3 15.33 21 0
Cormaic NfaBallina 13225V 38
−19.1%
2 19.00 23 0
Mount Palmer National SchoolBallina 20217N 37
−9.8%
2 18.50 24 0
Drumgallagh N SWestport 18002D 33
+3.1%
2 16.50 18 0
Geesala Central SchoolBallina 19776T 29
−34.1%
2 14.50 15 0
Knockanillo N SBallina 16562I 28
−34.9%
2 14.00 17 0
S N Pol A TsomaisBéal an Átha 16283E 27
−27.0%
2 13.50 16 0
S N Ros DumhachBéal an Átha 12569C 27
+50.0%
2 13.50 17 0
S N Dhumha ThuamaBéal an Átha 14193Q 26
−33.3%
2 13.00 16 0
SN Cholmcille, Ceathrú ThaidhgBéal an Átha 20588C 26 – 2 13.00 13 0
Garracloon N SBallina 06852L 25
−32.4%
2 12.50 14 0
Lacken National SchoolBallina 20512P 25 – 3 8.33 9 0
Barnatra N SBallina 14188A 24
−7.7%
2 12.00 12 0
Cill Mhor IorraisBelmullet 14258S 20
−66.1%
2 10.00 10 0
S N an TsraithBallina 13383Q 15
−44.4%
2 7.50 8 0
Cloondaff N SNewport 11834N 11
−35.3%
2 5.50 6 0
Scoil NéifinnBallina 20431P 11
−42.1%
2 5.50 7 0
Cloghans N SBallina 16170O 9
−77.5%
2 4.50 5 0
S N Druim SlaodWestport 17532E 8
−75.0%
2 4.00 4 0