Planning area in Offaly

Kilcormac

Schools in County Offaly in this planning area.

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Schools
4
of 67 in Offaly
Pupils
274
3% of Offaly's pupils
Since 2015/16
+7.9%
254 pupils in 2015/16
Average school size
68.5
Offaly: 138.7
Average class size
18.71
Offaly: 20.89

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 Offaly, schools with no planning area had 0.0% of pupils in 2015/16, 5.1% in 2005/06 and 14.6% in 1975/76. Known data issues

Pupils

274

+7 on 2024/25

1975/762025/26

Schools

4

3 in 1975/76

1975/762025/26

Average pupils per school

68.5

58.3 in 1975/76

1975/762025/26

Average class size

18.71

+0.50 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.

Junior infants

Pupils starting school each year. Class-by-class figures start in 2020/21. 28 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

4 schools with figures for both years

1fell by 10% or more
1within 10%
2grew by 10% or more
Down 25% or more · 1Down 10 to 25% · 0Within 10% · 1Up 10 to 25% · 0Up 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
18.71
Mainstream classes
14
Classes of 30 or more
0
Schools with a class of 30+
0

Teachers

Teachers in the 4 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
14
Up 6 since 2006/07, while pupils rose 62%
Teaching posts in 2025/26
about 22
Estimate: 14 class teachers, 1 principals and deputies, 5 special education and 2 special class teachers
Teachers in 2015/16
16
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

Special schools and special classes

0 special schools in Kilcormac, and the special classes in the 4 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
2
In 1 of 4 schools. 1 in 2021/22
Allocated for 2026/27
2
In 1 school
Autism classes
2
100% of special classes

Special classes since 2021/22

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

  • 2021/22 1
  • 2022/23 2
  • 2023/24 2
  • 2024/25 2
  • 2025/26 2
  • 2026/27 2

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

4 schools, largest first.

Change over

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Roll number
S N BhrideKilcormac 18399K 111
+26.1%
5 22.20 29 0
Scoil Mhuire Agus ChormaicKilcormac 20387P 109
−0.9%
5 19.40 24 0
S N Chiarain NaofaBirr 17753U 29
+52.6%
2 14.50 18 0
Mount Bolus N STullamore 15395K 25
−32.4%
2 12.50 14 0