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Local authority in Sligo

Sligo County Council

Schools in County Sligo in this local authority.

Schools
62
of 62 in Sligo
Pupils
7,528
100% of Sligo's pupils
Average school size
121.4
Sligo: 121.4
Average class size
21.56
Sligo: 21.56

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

60 schools with figures for both years

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

17fell by 10% or more
21within 10%
22grew by 10% or more
Down 25% or more · 9Down 10 to 25% · 8Within 10% · 21Up 10 to 25% · 13Up 25% or more · 9

Grown most

Pupils in 2015/16 and 2025/26

  1. 1 Cliffoney N SCliffoney, Co. Sligo 59 → 96 +62.7%
  2. 2 St Brendans NSSligo, Co. Sligo 120 → 177 +47.5%
  3. 3 Scoil Mhuire agus IosafCollooney, Co. Sligo 167 → 241 +44.3%
  4. 4 Enniscrone N SEnniscrone, Co. Sligo 98 → 137 +39.8%
  5. 5 S N Muire gan SmalTubbercurry, Co. Sligo 76 → 103 +35.5%

Fallen most

Pupils in 2015/16 and 2025/26

  1. 1 Owenbeg N SCulleens, Co. Sligo 67 → 36 −46.3%
  2. 2 S N Cnoc MionnaBallymote, Co. Sligo 87 → 52 −40.2%
  3. 3 S N Naithi NaofaTubbercurry, Co. Sligo 104 → 77 −26.0%
  4. 4 S N Lissara NaofaBallymote, Co. Sligo 88 → 66 −25.0%
  5. 5 S N Padraig NaofaBallinfull, Co. Sligo 96 → 75 −21.9%

Ranked by percentage change. Only schools with 50 or more pupils in 2015/16 are ranked, leaving out any still filling their classes then, because a few pupils make a big percentage in a small or new school. An amalgamation or a new school nearby can also explain a big rise or fall.

Newer schools

2 schools still filling their classes in 2015/16 or opened since, with 137 pupils between them. They aren’t in the figures above.

Class sizes

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

Average class size
21.56
Mainstream classes
344
Classes of 30 or more
24
Schools with a class of 30+
18

Teachers

Teachers in the 62 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
344
Up 77 since 2006/07, while pupils rose 20%
Teaching posts in 2025/26
about 504
Estimate: 344 class teachers, 19 principals and deputies, 121 special education and 20 special class teachers
Teachers in 2015/16
414
The Department's last count of every teacher
Since 2024/25
6 / 5
6 schools gained a class teacher, 5 lost one

Class teachers since 2006/07

One for each mainstream class, every school year

Schools

62 schools, largest first.

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Roll number
Our Lady of Mercy N SSligo 19985F 449
+8.7%
24 17.96 22 0
S N UrsulaSligo 18979F 439
+8.7%
18 24.06 29 0
Carraroe N SCarraroe 14636B 389
+21.6%
16 24.31 28 0
Scoil Eoin NaofaSligo 19974A 289
+11.2%
15 17.80 25 0
Scoil Naomh MolaiseGrange 18575E 274
−1.1%
11 24.45 32 2
Scoil AsicusStrandhill 15004P 252
+6.3%
10 25.20 30 2
Ransboro New CentralKnocknahur 19635B 247
+7.9%
10 23.50 32 2
Rathcormack N SDrumcliffe South 19408N 244
+0.4%
10 24.40 30 1
Scoil Mhuire agus IosafCollooney 20122C 241
+44.3%
10 23.50 29 0
S N Eoin NaofaBaile Easa Dara 17838F 226
−2.6%
9 25.11 31 2
Scoil Mhuire gan SmalBallymote 19964U 215
−2.3%
9 23.89 32 1
Carbury National SchoolSligo 19495L 210
−10.3%
8 26.25 30 1
Gaelscoil Chnoc na ReSligeach 20044I 208
−15.8%
8 26.00 30 1
St Edwards N SSligo 17277O 207
+11.9%
11 18.27 21 0
Holy Family SchoolTubbercurry 20019J 192
+1.6%
8 24.00 30 1
St Patricks NSSligo 19942K 182
−0.5%
7 26.00 32 2
St Brendans NSSligo 19826I 177
+47.5%
7 23.57 31 1
Rockfield N SCoolaney 15378K 174
−7.0%
7 24.86 33 1
Enniscrone N SEnniscrone 13940W 137
+39.8%
5 27.40 30 1
S N Realt na MaraSligo 17641J 117
+11.4%
5 23.40 29 0
Carn N SBallymote 12537M 116
+22.1%
5 23.20 26 0
Corballa N SVia Ballina 12171T 115
−2.5%
5 23.00 32 2
Kilglass N SEnniscrone 15571E 114
+18.8%
5 22.80 27 0
Sooey N SBoyle 18053U 112
−4.3%
5 22.40 27 0
Ardkeerin N SRiverstown 15217J 111
0.0%
5 22.20 30 1
Cloonacool N STubbercurry 04802J 103
+3.0%
4 25.75 31 1
S N Muire gan SmalTubbercurry 18029A 103
+35.5%
5 20.60 27 0
Moylough N STubbercurry 13831R 100
−8.3%
4 25.00 30 1
S N Pairc ArdDromard 18715R 99
+12.5%
4 24.75 27 0
S.N. Naomh AilbheVia Boyle 20575Q 97 – 4 24.25 28 0
Cliffoney N SCliffoney 16136O 96
+62.7%
4 24.00 31 1
Dromore West CentralDromore West 19688W 90
+21.6%
4 22.50 24 0
Ballintogher N SBallintogher 02013S 87
+7.4%
4 21.75 25 0
Scoil Croi NaofaBunnanadden 20113B 81
+1.2%
4 20.25 26 0
Scoil Naomh Aodainvia Ballaghadereen 19392B 79
+11.3%
4 19.75 25 0
S N Naithi NaofaTubbercurry 04487E 77
−26.0%
4 19.25 28 0
SN Muire gan SmalCurry 19389M 76
−14.6%
4 19.00 23 0
S N Padraig NaofaBallinfull 17021C 75
−21.9%
3 25.00 28 0
St Pauls NS CollooneyCollooney 19416M 75
+15.4%
4 18.75 23 0
S N Cul FadaBallymote 18298E 73
−19.8%
4 18.25 23 0
Rathlee N SEaskey 16492N 68
+28.3%
4 17.00 22 0
S N Lissara NaofaBallymote 17774F 66
−25.0%
3 22.00 26 0
S N ClochogBoyle 18543O 61
−21.8%
3 20.33 22 0
S N Cnoc MionnaBallymote 18334F 52
−40.2%
3 17.33 20 0
Sligo Project SchoolSligo 19910U 52
+116.7%
3 17.33 18 0
S N Naomh MhuireBallymote 15342M 47
+27.0%
3 15.67 18 0
Kilross N SBallintogher 16044J 42
+23.5%
2 21.00 24 0
Our Lady's National SchoolTourlestrane 20385L 40
−16.7%
3 7.33 10 0
S N Ronain NaofaVia Boyle 12767G 37
+27.6%
2 18.50 22 0
Owenbeg N SCulleens 03924S 36
−46.3%
2 15.50 18 0
S N BhrideMoneygold 17725P 35
+12.9%
2 17.50 18 0
Castlerock N SAclare 13242V 31
−32.6%
2 15.50 19 0
Stokane NSEnniscrone 14051T 30
+3.4%
2 15.00 15 0
Taunagh National SchoolRiverstown 13196R 30
+20.0%
2 15.00 16 0
S N Baile an LuigSligeach 17599N 29
−6.5%
2 14.50 15 0
S N Naomh IosefTempleboy 18592E 29
−14.7%
2 14.50 22 0
S N Muire gan SmalTempleboy 18580U 24
0.0%
2 12.00 15 0
Killeenduff N SEaskey 09691F 20
−35.5%
2 10.00 11 0
Killaville N SBallymote 15431L 19
−13.6%
2 9.50 11 0
S N AodainBallintrillick 18366S 16
−61.0%
2 8.00 11 0
S N MhuireCliffoney 15337T 15
−67.4%
2 7.50 10 0
Leaffoney N SKilglass 15496Q 1
−93.8%
1 1.00 1 0