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School patron in Sligo

Bishop of Achonry

Schools in County Sligo under this patron.

Other patrons in Sligo Bishop of Elphin · 21 Bishop of Killala · 12 Joint patronage of Bishop of Kilmore Elphin & Ardagh COI , the Moderator of the Presbyterian Church in Ireland and the President of the Methodist Church in Ireland · 1 An Foras Pátrúnachta · 1 Bishop of Ardagh & Clonmacnoise · 1 Bishop of Tuam, Killala and Achonry COI · 2 Sligo School Project · 1 Bishop of Kilmore Elphin & Ardagh COI · 1 Bishop of Kilmore · 1
Schools
21
of 62 in Sligo
Pupils
2,148
29% of Sligo's pupils
Average school size
102.3
Sligo: 121.4
Average class size
21.45
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

20 schools with figures for both years

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

7fell by 10% or more
7within 10%
6grew by 10% or more
Down 25% or more · 4Down 10 to 25% · 3Within 10% · 7Up 10 to 25% · 2Up 25% or more · 4

Grown most

Pupils in 2015/16 and 2025/26

  1. 1 Scoil Mhuire agus IosafCollooney, Co. Sligo 167 → 241 +44.3%
  2. 2 S N Muire gan SmalTubbercurry, Co. Sligo 76 → 103 +35.5%
  3. 3 Carn N SBallymote, Co. Sligo 95 → 116 +22.1%
  4. 4 Scoil Naomh Aodainvia Ballaghadereen, Co. Sligo 71 → 79 +11.3%
  5. 5 Cloonacool N STubbercurry, Co. Sligo 100 → 103 +3.0%

Fallen most

Pupils in 2015/16 and 2025/26

  1. 1 S N Cnoc MionnaBallymote, Co. Sligo 87 → 52 −40.2%
  2. 2 S N Naithi NaofaTubbercurry, Co. Sligo 104 → 77 −26.0%
  3. 3 S N Lissara NaofaBallymote, Co. Sligo 88 → 66 −25.0%
  4. 4 S N Cul FadaBallymote, Co. Sligo 91 → 73 −19.8%
  5. 5 SN Muire gan SmalCurry, Co. Sligo 89 → 76 −14.6%

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

1 school still filling its classes in 2015/16 or opened since, with 40 pupils. It isn’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
21.45
Mainstream classes
99
Classes of 30 or more
7
Schools with a class of 30+
6

Teachers

Teachers in the 21 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
99
Up 31 since 2006/07, while pupils rose 35%
Teaching posts in 2025/26
about 142
Estimate: 99 class teachers, 6 principals and deputies, 33 special education and 4 special class teachers
Teachers in 2015/16
119
The Department's last count of every teacher
Since 2024/25
2 / 1
2 schools gained a class teacher, 1 lost one

Class teachers since 2006/07

One for each mainstream class, every school year

Schools

21 schools, largest first.

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Roll number
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
Holy Family SchoolTubbercurry 20019J 192
+1.6%
8 24.00 30 1
Rockfield N SCoolaney 15378K 174
−7.0%
7 24.86 33 1
Carn N SBallymote 12537M 116
+22.1%
5 23.20 26 0
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
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 Cul FadaBallymote 18298E 73
−19.8%
4 18.25 23 0
S N Lissara NaofaBallymote 17774F 66
−25.0%
3 22.00 26 0
S N Cnoc MionnaBallymote 18334F 52
−40.2%
3 17.33 20 0
S N Naomh MhuireBallymote 15342M 47
+27.0%
3 15.67 18 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
Castlerock N SAclare 13242V 31
−32.6%
2 15.50 19 0
Killaville N SBallymote 15431L 19
−13.6%
2 9.50 11 0