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School patron in Sligo

Bishop of Elphin

Schools in County Sligo under this patron.

Other patrons in Sligo Bishop of Achonry · 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
3,910
52% of Sligo's pupils
Average school size
186.2
Sligo: 121.4
Average class size
22.01
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.

3fell by 10% or more
9within 10%
8grew by 10% or more
Down 25% or more · 1Down 10 to 25% · 2Within 10% · 9Up 10 to 25% · 6Up 25% or more · 2

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 Carraroe N SCarraroe, Co. Sligo 320 → 389 +21.6%
  4. 4 St Edwards N SSligo, Co. Sligo 185 → 207 +11.9%
  5. 5 S N Realt na MaraSligo, Co. Sligo 105 → 117 +11.4%

Fallen most

Pupils in 2015/16 and 2025/26

  1. 1 S N Padraig NaofaBallinfull, Co. Sligo 96 → 75 −21.9%
  2. 2 S N ClochogBoyle, Co. Sligo 78 → 61 −21.8%
  3. 3 Sooey N SBoyle, Co. Sligo 117 → 112 −4.3%
  4. 4 Scoil Naomh MolaiseGrange, Co. Sligo 277 → 274 −1.1%
  5. 5 St Patricks NSSligo, Co. Sligo 183 → 182 −0.5%

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 97 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
22.01
Mainstream classes
174
Classes of 30 or more
12
Schools with a class of 30+
8

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
174
Up 41 since 2006/07, while pupils rose 19%
Teaching posts in 2025/26
about 262
Estimate: 174 class teachers, 11 principals and deputies, 64 special education and 13 special class teachers
Teachers in 2015/16
208
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.

Change over

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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
St Edwards N SSligo 17277O 207
+11.9%
11 18.27 21 0
St Patricks NSSligo 19942K 182
−0.5%
7 26.00 32 2
St Brendans NSSligo 19826I 177
+47.5%
7 23.57 31 1
S N Realt na MaraSligo 17641J 117
+11.4%
5 23.40 29 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
S.N. Naomh AilbheVia Boyle 20575Q 97 – 4 24.25 28 0
Cliffoney N SCliffoney 16136O 96
+62.7%
4 24.00 31 1
S N Padraig NaofaBallinfull 17021C 75
−21.9%
3 25.00 28 0
S N ClochogBoyle 18543O 61
−21.8%
3 20.33 22 0
Kilross N SBallintogher 16044J 42
+23.5%
2 21.00 24 0
S N BhrideMoneygold 17725P 35
+12.9%
2 17.50 18 0
S N MhuireCliffoney 15337T 15
−67.4%
2 7.50 10 0