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School patron in Offaly

Bishop of Ardagh & Clonmacnoise

Schools in County Offaly under this patron.

Other patrons in Offaly Bishop of Meath · 22 Bishop of Kildare & Leighlin · 17 Bishop of Killaloe · 11 Educate Together · 1 Bishop of Meath & Kildare COI · 2 An Foras Pátrúnachta · 2 Bishop of Limerick, Killaloe & Ardfert COI · 1 Bishop of Clonfert · 1 Bishop of Ossory · 1
Schools
9
of 67 in Offaly
Pupils
963
10% of Offaly's pupils
Average school size
107.0
Offaly: 138.7
Average class size
21.81
Offaly: 20.89

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
7within 10%
0grew by 10% or more
Down 25% or more · 2Down 10 to 25% · 0Within 10% · 7Up 10 to 25% · 0Up 25% or more · 0

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
21.81
Mainstream classes
42
Classes of 30 or more
4
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.

How we count teachers
Class teachers in 2025/26
42
Up 8 since 2006/07, while pupils rose 18%
Teaching posts in 2025/26
about 73
Estimate: 42 class teachers, 4 principals and deputies, 19 special education and 8 special class teachers
Teachers in 2015/16
62
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

9 schools, largest first.

Change over

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Roll number
St Rynaghs N SBirr 18157J 249
−9.5%
10 24.30 32 3
St. Cynoc's National SchoolFerbane 20289P 189
−4.1%
8 22.25 33 1
St Ciarans Mixed N SBallycumber 16435B 110
−7.6%
5 19.60 25 0
St Marys National SchoolBirr 20068W 93
+4.5%
4 23.25 29 0
S N Chiarain NaofaClonmacnoise 17188P 83
+9.2%
4 20.75 26 0
High St Mixed N SBelmont 13191H 73
+9.0%
3 24.33 29 0
S N Naomh CallinBallinahowen 16990G 69
+7.8%
3 23.00 25 0
S N Muire NaofaPullough 17069H 64
−31.9%
3 19.33 22 0
S N LomchluanaBirr 18777Q 33
−31.2%
2 10.50 13 0