Planning area in Mayo

Ballinrobe

Schools in County Mayo in this planning area.

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Schools: 9; of 151 in Mayo
Pupils: 1,149; 8% of Mayo's pupils
Since 2015/16: +16.9%; 983 pupils in 2015/16
Average school size: 127.7; Mayo: 97.8
Average class size: 22.18; Mayo: 20.87

Trends in Ballinrobe

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

1,149

−20 on 2024/25

1975/762025/26

Schools

7 in 1975/76

1975/762025/26

Average pupils per school

127.7

72.9 in 1975/76

1975/762025/26

Average class size

22.18

−0.88 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. 111 in 2025/26, −6 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

9 schools with figures for both years

2fell by 10% or more

2within 10%

5grew by 10% or more

Down 25% or more · 1Down 10 to 25% · 1Within 10% · 2Up 10 to 25% · 2Up 25% or more · 3

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: 22.18
Mainstream classes: 51
Classes of 30 or more: 6
Schools with a class of 30+: 3

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: 51; Up 19 since 2006/07, while pupils rose 60%
Teaching posts in 2025/26: about 73; Estimate: 51 class teachers, 1 principals and deputies, 18 special education and 3 special class teachers
Teachers in 2015/16: 58; The Department's last count of every teacher
Since 2024/25: 1 / 0; 1 school 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 Ballinrobe, 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: 3; In 2 of 9 schools. 1 in 2020/21
Allocated for 2026/27: 3; In 2 schools
Autism classes: 3; 100% of special classes

Special classes since 2020/21

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

2020/21 1
2021/22 2
2022/23 3
2023/24 3
2024/25 3
2025/26 3
2026/27 3

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
St. Josephs N. S.Ballinrobe	20089H	451	+17.4%	18	24.33	30	4
SN na hAilleBallinrobe	12350T	140	+32.1%	6	23.33	33	1
Robeen Central N SHollymount	19394F	127	+126.8%	5	25.40	36	1
St Patricks Central NSClaremorris	19911W	117	+17.0%	5	22.40	26	0
Scoil Chomain NaofaHollymount	17082W	82	−21.2%	4	20.50	27	0
S N Chluain LuifinBallinrobe	18922W	75	+5.6%	4	18.75	24	0
S N Gort SceicheHollymount	18880J	75	+29.3%	4	18.75	23	0
S N Naomh FeichinClaremorris	07075T	47	−29.9%	3	15.67	18	0
S N Ceathru an ChlocharBallinrobe	12816Q	35	−5.4%	2	17.50	18	0