School patron in Offaly

An Foras Pátrúnachta

Schools in County Offaly under this patron.

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.

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

1fell by 10% or more

0within 10%

0grew by 10% or more

Down 25% or more · 1Down 10 to 25% · 0Within 10% · 0Up 10 to 25% · 0Up 25% or more · 0

Sort the table below by the change column to see which schools grew or fell most.

1 school still filling its classes in 2015/16 or opened since, with 45 pupils. It isn’t in the figures above.

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

Teachers in the 2 mainstream primary schools here, 2008/09 to 2025/26. Class teachers are counted every year; all teaching posts where they're known.

Class teachers in 2025/26: 6; Up 4 since 2008/09, while pupils rose 443%
Teaching posts in 2025/26: about 14; Estimate: 6 class teachers, 1 principals and deputies, 4 special education and 3 special class teachers
Teachers in 2015/16: 8; The Department's last count of every teacher
Since 2024/25: 0 / 0; 0 schools gained a class teacher, 0 lost one

One for each mainstream class, every school year

2 schools, largest first.

Change over

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	Roll number
Gaelscoil Éadan DoireÉadan Doire	20332N	69	−47.3%	4	14.25	17	0
Gaelscoil na LaochraBirr	20461B	45	+114.3%	2	19.50	21	0