Planning area in Mayo
Claremorris
Schools in County Mayo in this planning area.
- Schools
- 9
- of 151 in Mayo
- Pupils
- 985
- 7% of Mayo's pupils
- Since 2015/16
- −1.3%
- 998 pupils in 2015/16
- Average school size
- 109.4
- Mayo: 97.8
- Average class size
- 21.76
- Mayo: 20.87
Trends in Claremorris
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.
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
985
−56 on 2024/25
Schools
9
7 in 1975/76
Average pupils per school
109.4
107.1 in 1975/76
Average class size
21.76
−1.24 on 2024/25
Pupils in these schools
Junior infants, girls and boys, and Irish-medium schools over time, for the same schools as the trends above.
Junior infants
Pupils starting school each year. Class-by-class figures start in 2020/21. 115 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
Pupils in schools that teach all subjects through Irish (1 school today). 105 pupils in 2025/26, 10.7% of the area's pupils, against 11.7% in 2015/16. Each school counts under its current classification for every year.
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.
8 schools with figures for both years
Schools still filling their classes in 2015/16, and schools opened since, are listed separately.
Sort the table below by the change column to see which schools grew or fell most.
Newer schools
1 school still filling its classes in 2015/16 or opened since, with 314 pupils. It isn’t in the figures above.
- Claremorris National SchoolClaremorris · figures start 2024/25 314
Class sizes
Mainstream class groups only. The source does not identify which standard/year group each class group belongs to.
- Average class size
- 21.76
- Mainstream classes
- 45
- Classes of 30 or more
- 5
- Schools with a class of 30+
- 2
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.
- Class teachers in 2025/26
- 45
- Up 5 since 2006/07, while pupils rose 2%
- Teaching posts in 2025/26
- about 67
- Estimate: 45 class teachers, 2 principals and deputies, 19 special education and 1 special class teachers
- Teachers in 2015/16
- 57
- The Department's last count of every teacher
- Since 2024/25
- 1 / 1
- 1 school gained a class teacher, 1 lost one
Class teachers since 2006/07
One for each mainstream class, every school year
Special schools and special classes
0 special schools in Claremorris, and the special classes in the 9 mainstream schools. Special schools aren't counted in the pupils, class sizes or teachers above.
- Pupils in special schools
- 0
- No special school here
- Special classes in 2025/26
- 1
- In 1 of 9 schools. 1 in 2024/25
- Allocated for 2026/27
- 2
- In 1 school: 1 new class
- Autism classes
- 1
- 100% of special classes
Special classes since 2024/25
In Claremorris's mainstream schools, from the NCSE's yearly lists
- 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
9 schools, largest first.
Select a column heading to sort
| Roll number | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claremorris National SchoolClaremorris | 20585T | 314 | ––– | 15 | 20.53 | 25 | 0 |
| Barnacarroll Central NSClaremorris | 19710M | 208 |
+9.5%
+84.1%
+96.2%
|
8 | 26.00 | 32 | 2 |
| Ballindine B N SClaremorris | 01676P | 138 |
+26.6%
+14.0%
+4.5%
|
5 | 27.60 | 34 | 3 |
| S N Uileog de BurcaClár Chlainne Mhuiris | 19972T | 105 |
−20.5%
−10.3%
+7.1%
|
5 | 21.00 | 28 | 0 |
| Meelickmore N SClaremorris | 12173A | 81 |
+28.6%
+19.1%
+28.6%
|
4 | 20.25 | 22 | 0 |
| Irishtown N SClaremorris | 14808E | 70 |
+11.1%
0.0%
−5.4%
|
3 | 23.33 | 26 | 0 |
| S N Teach CaoinClar Cloinne Mhuiris | 17301I | 33 |
−41.1%
−50.0%
−48.4%
|
2 | 16.50 | 17 | 0 |
| S N Gort an EadainClaremorris | 13773G | 28 |
+27.3%
+16.7%
−30.0%
|
2 | 14.00 | 14 | 0 |
| Lehinch N SClaremorris | 05120L | 8 |
+14.3%
−33.3%
−69.2%
|
1 | 8.00 | 8 | 0 |
No schools match that filter.
Closed schools counted here
These schools closed after the Department started recording planning areas in 2023/24, so their earlier pupils are included in the trends above.
| School | Roll number | Last year | Pupils that year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Claremorris Boys NSClaremorris | 19915H | 2023/24 | 99 |
| Scoil Mhuire gan SmálClaremorris | 18070U | 2023/24 | 242 |