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School patron in Offaly

Bishop of Killaloe

Schools in County Offaly under this patron.

Other patrons in Offaly Bishop of Meath · 22 Bishop of Kildare & Leighlin · 17 Bishop of Ardagh & Clonmacnoise · 9 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
11
of 67 in Offaly
Pupils
1,340
14% of Offaly's pupils
Average school size
121.8
Offaly: 138.7
Average class size
21.30
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

11 schools with figures for both years

6fell by 10% or more
1within 10%
4grew by 10% or more
Down 25% or more · 0Down 10 to 25% · 6Within 10% · 1Up 10 to 25% · 2Up 25% or more · 2

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
21.30
Mainstream classes
60
Classes of 30 or more
7
Schools with a class of 30+
3

Teachers

Teachers in the 11 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
60
Up 1 since 2006/07, while pupils fell 7%
Teaching posts in 2025/26
about 103
Estimate: 60 class teachers, 5 principals and deputies, 28 special education and 10 special class teachers
Teachers in 2015/16
85
The Department's last count of every teacher
Since 2024/25
1 / 0
1 school gained a class teacher, 0 lost one

Class teachers since 2006/07

One for each mainstream class, every school year

Schools

11 schools, largest first.

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Roll number
Croinchoill N SBirr 18267Q 243
+19.1%
8 29.75 33 5
St Brendans MonasteryBirr 12370C 178
−18.7%
9 17.33 24 0
S N Cronain NaofaRoscrea 17523D 171
−23.0%
8 19.88 27 0
Mercy Primary SchoolBirr 03220F 141
−18.5%
8 16.88 21 0
Ceann Eitigh N SBirr 16802C 132
+14.8%
6 22.00 27 0
Shinrone Mixed N SBirr 12343W 121
−14.8%
5 23.00 27 0
S N SeosamhMoneygall 17003A 108
+54.3%
4 27.00 30 1
Coolderry Central NSBirr 19638H 82
−10.9%
4 20.50 21 0
S N Mhuire BainrioghanBirr 17336E 76
+49.0%
3 21.67 28 0
S N Caoimhin NaofaBirr 18331W 67
−23.9%
3 22.33 30 1
S N Ros Com RuaRoscrea 18537T 21
−4.5%
2 10.50 11 0