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Planning area in Mayo

Balla

Schools in County Mayo in this planning area.

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Schools
8
of 151 in Mayo
Pupils
610
4% of Mayo's pupils
Since 2015/16
+0.8%
605 pupils in 2015/16
Average school size
76.2
Mayo: 97.8
Average class size
20.13
Mayo: 20.87

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 Mayo, schools with no planning area had 9.0% of pupils in 2015/16, 17.7% in 2005/06 and 49.2% in 1975/76. Known data issues

Pupils

610

+9 on 2024/25

1975/762025/26

Schools

8

8 in 1975/76

1975/762025/26

Average pupils per school

76.2

80.5 in 1975/76

1975/762025/26

Average class size

20.13

+0.30 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. 73 in 2025/26, +4 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

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

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
20.13
Mainstream classes
30
Classes of 30 or more
1
Schools with a class of 30+
1

Teachers

Teachers in the 8 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
30
Up 6 since 2006/07, while pupils rose 15%
Teaching posts in 2025/26
about 44
Estimate: 30 class teachers, 1 principals and deputies, 12 special education and 1 special class teachers
Teachers in 2015/16
36
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

Special schools and special classes

0 special schools in Balla, and the special classes in the 8 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
1
In 1 of 8 schools. 1 in 2021/22
Allocated for 2026/27
2
In 1 school: 1 new class
Autism classes
1
100% of special classes

Special classes since 2021/22

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

  • 2021/22 1
  • 2022/23 1
  • 2023/24 1
  • 2024/25 1
  • 2025/26 1
  • 2026/27 2

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

8 schools, largest first.

Change over

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Roll number
Scoil Naisiunta Balla AluinnBalla 17119T 202
+21.7%
8 24.50 30 1
S N Beal CaradhCastlebar 17585C 109
−23.2%
5 21.80 27 0
Mount Pleasant N SClaremorris 13500R 86
+2.4%
4 21.50 28 0
S N Mainistir MuigheoClaremorris 14205U 84
+29.2%
4 21.00 22 0
Clogher NSClaremorris 17482P 50
+61.3%
3 16.67 20 0
S N FiondalbhaCastlebar 17678J 37
−11.9%
2 18.50 23 0
Burriscarra N SClaremorris 05756K 23
+21.1%
2 11.50 12 0
Craggagh N SBalla 12467R 19
−66.1%
2 9.50 10 0