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20 schools in Co. Clare · 2025/26

pupils
4,640
junior infants
518
in 1 all-Irish school
68 1.5%
class teachers · 1 gained one · 3 lost one since 2024/25
191 +12 since 2015/16
together since 2015/16

The 20 schools with figures for both years had 4,625 pupils in 2015/16 and have 4,640 now. Schools that have closed, and newer schools, aren’t counted.

+0.3%
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0 grew · 20 steady · 0 fell

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  1. Bunscoil na mBraithre Ennis
    643 −3.3%
  2. Ennis N S Ennis
    615 +9.4%
  3. Barefield Mixed N S Ennis
    390 +0.3%
  4. Clarecastle National School ClarecastleDEIS
    362 −4.2%
  5. Scoil na Mainistreach Quin Dangan Quin
    330 +5.1%
  6. Convent of Mercy National School KilrushDEIS
    329 +6.1%
  7. Cratloe N S Cratloe
    278 0.0%
  8. St Aidans NS Shannon
    260 −2.6%
  9. St Mochullas N.S. Tulla
    259 −9.4%
  10. Naomh Tola Shannon
    218 −3.5%
  11. Eidhneach N S Inagh
    150 +5.6%
  12. Scariff Central N S Scariff
    142 −7.2%
  13. Broadford & Kilbane National School Broadford
    136 +5.4%
  14. Raheen Wood Community National School TuamgraneyMulti-denominational
    102 −1.9%
  15. Stonehall N S Newmarket-on-Fergus
    101 −1.9%
  16. Mercy Convent Killaloe KillaloeDEIS
    97 −2.0%
  17. Kilmihil N.S. Kilmihil
    96 +4.3%
  18. Gaelscoil Donncha Rua SionnaGaelscoilDEIS
    68 +4.6%
  19. Ballycar N S Newmarket-on-Fergus
    34 −2.9%
  20. Carrigaholt Mixed N S KilrushDEIS
    30 +7.1%
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Distances are straight lines, not travel routes. Pupil numbers and class sizes: Department of Education, 2025/26. Change is over 10 years, since 2015/16. Average class size counts mainstream classes only, and there's one class teacher for each mainstream class. Totals cover every school in the results, not just those shown.