Planning area in Mayo

Westport

Schools in County Mayo in this planning area.

Other planning areas in Mayo Castlebar · 15 Ballina · 18 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 Headford · 5 Tourmakeady · 3 Ballaghadereen · 2 Ros Dumhach · 2

Schools: 17; of 151 in Mayo
Pupils: 1,907; 13% of Mayo's pupils
Since 2015/16: +7.4%; 1,775 pupils in 2015/16
Average school size: 112.2; Mayo: 97.8
Average class size: 21.84; Mayo: 20.87

Trends in Westport

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

1,907

+17 on 2024/25

1975/762025/26

Schools

13 in 1975/76

1975/762025/26

Average pupils per school

112.2

53.3 in 1975/76

1975/762025/26

Average class size

21.84

+0.73 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. 227 in 2025/26, +33 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). 208 pupils in 2025/26, 10.9% of the area's pupils, against 12.2% 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.

Every school's change

16 schools with figures for both years

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

7fell by 10% or more

4within 10%

5grew by 10% or more

Down 25% or more · 5Down 10 to 25% · 2Within 10% · 4Up 10 to 25% · 1Up 25% or more · 4

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 48 pupils. It isn’t in the figures above.

Westport Educate Together National SchoolWestport · opened 2019/20 48

Class sizes

Mainstream class groups only. The source does not identify which standard/year group each class group belongs to.

Average class size: 21.84
Mainstream classes: 85
Classes of 30 or more: 9
Schools with a class of 30+: 5

Teachers

Teachers in the 17 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: 85; Up 15 since 2006/07, while pupils rose 18%
Teaching posts in 2025/26: about 133; Estimate: 85 class teachers, 6 principals and deputies, 33 special education and 9 special class teachers
Teachers in 2015/16: 108; The Department's last count of every teacher
Since 2024/25: 0 / 1; 0 schools 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 Westport, and the special classes in the 17 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: 9; In 3 of 17 schools. 8 in 2020/21
Allocated for 2026/27: 10; In 4 schools: 1 new class, 1 school with its first
Autism classes: 7; 78% of special classes

Special classes since 2020/21

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

2020/21 8
2021/22 8
2022/23 9
2023/24 9
2024/25 9
2025/26 9
2026/27 10

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

17 schools, largest first.

Change over

Select a column heading to sort

	Roll number
Scoil PhadraigWestport	20230F	338	+7.3%	14	24.14	27	0
Newport CentralBaile Ui Bhfiachain	19451O	243	+39.7%	10	22.50	33	1
Gaelscoil na CuaicheCathair na Mart	20046M	208	−3.7%	8	26.00	31	3
S N Cnoc RuscaigheWestport	18712L	206	+15.7%	8	22.25	27	0
S N Naomh Colm CilleWestport	13145A	206	−0.5%	8	25.75	32	2
Brackloon N SWestport	04796R	145	+26.1%	6	23.33	28	0
S N FaitcheWestport	13555T	137	+67.1%	5	27.40	38	2
Myna N SWestport	16618J	102	−19.7%	4	25.50	32	1
S N Lainn CilleCathair Na Mart	16904K	66	−1.5%	3	22.00	28	0
Muirisc NSWestport	16832L	49	+133.3%	3	16.33	21	0
Westport Educate Together National SchoolWestport	20510L	48	–	3	16.00	18	0
Carraholly N SWestport	17483R	42	−55.8%	3	14.00	16	0
Holy Trinity National SchoolWestport	08302J	41	−31.7%	3	13.67	17	0
Carrakennedy N SWestport	15866A	32	−17.9%	2	16.00	17	0
S N Colm NaofaWestport	17682A	27	−35.7%	2	13.50	16	0
Cloondaff N SNewport	11834N	11	−35.3%	2	5.50	6	0
S N Coill MorWestport	17039V	6	−70.0%	1	6.00	6	0