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School patron in Sligo

Bishop of Killala

Schools in County Sligo under this patron.

Other patrons in Sligo Bishop of Elphin · 21 Bishop of Achonry · 21 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
12
of 62 in Sligo
Pupils
791
11% of Sligo's pupils
Average school size
65.9
Sligo: 121.4
Average class size
20.15
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

12 schools with figures for both years

3fell by 10% or more
4within 10%
5grew by 10% or more
Down 25% or more · 2Down 10 to 25% · 1Within 10% · 4Up 10 to 25% · 3Up 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
20.15
Mainstream classes
39
Classes of 30 or more
3
Schools with a class of 30+
2

Teachers

Teachers in the 12 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
39
Up 5 since 2006/07, while pupils rose 8%
Teaching posts in 2025/26
about 52
Estimate: 39 class teachers, 0 principals and deputies, 11 special education and 2 special class teachers
Teachers in 2015/16
40
The Department's last count of every teacher
Since 2024/25
1 / 1
1 school gained a class teacher, 1 lost one

Class teachers since 2006/07

One for each mainstream class, every school year

Schools

12 schools, largest first.

Change over

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Roll number
Enniscrone N SEnniscrone 13940W 137
+39.8%
5 27.40 30 1
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
S N Pairc ArdDromard 18715R 99
+12.5%
4 24.75 27 0
Dromore West CentralDromore West 19688W 90
+21.6%
4 22.50 24 0
Rathlee N SEaskey 16492N 68
+28.3%
4 17.00 22 0
Owenbeg N SCulleens 03924S 36
−46.3%
2 15.50 18 0
Stokane NSEnniscrone 14051T 30
+3.4%
2 15.00 15 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