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Planning area in Mayo

Headford

Schools in County Mayo in this planning area.

This planning area also covers 7 schools in Galway. See the whole planning area

Other planning areas in Mayo Castlebar · 15 Ballina · 18 Westport · 17 Ballinrobe · 9 Claremorris · 9 Ballyhaunis · 5 Belmullet · 15 Balla · 8 Kiltimagh · 4 Swinford · 8 Crossmolina · 6 Charlestown · 5 Achill · 8 Foxford · 2 Lacken–Ballycastle · 5 Louisburgh · 5 Tourmakeady · 3 Ballaghadereen · 2 Ros Dumhach · 2
Schools
5
of 151 in Mayo
Pupils
207
1% of Mayo's pupils
Since 2015/16
−21.6%
264 pupils in 2015/16
Average school size
41.4
Mayo: 97.8
Average class size
15.92
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

207

No change on 2024/25

1975/762025/26

Schools

5

5 in 1975/76

1975/762025/26

Average pupils per school

41.4

67.2 in 1975/76

1975/762025/26

Average class size

15.92

No change 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. 22 in 2025/26, −7 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

5 schools with figures for both years

3fell by 10% or more
1within 10%
1grew by 10% or more
Down 25% or more · 3Down 10 to 25% · 0Within 10% · 1Up 10 to 25% · 0Up 25% or more · 1

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
15.92
Mainstream classes
13
Classes of 30 or more
1
Schools with a class of 30+
1

Teachers

Teachers in the 5 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
13
Down 1 since 2006/07, while pupils fell 23%
Teaching posts in 2025/26
about 18
Estimate: 13 class teachers, 0 principals and deputies, 4 special education and 0 special class teachers
Teachers in 2015/16
17
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

5 schools, largest first.

Change over

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Roll number
S N Naomh SheosamhShrule 16984L 99
−1.0%
4 24.75 31 1
Glencorrib N SShrule 17874J 52
+126.1%
3 17.33 20 0
SN Naomh ProinnsiasHeadford 17615I 32
−52.9%
2 16.00 18 0
SN Baile CuisinTuam 18876S 13
−51.9%
2 6.50 8 0
Gortjordan N SClaremorris 14534Q 11
−76.1%
2 5.50 6 0