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83 schools in Co. Cork · 2025/26

pupils
6,025
junior infants
733
in 5 all-Irish schools
368 6.1%
class teachers · 2 gained one · 6 lost one since 2024/25
290 +9 since 2015/16
together since 2015/16

The 82 schools with figures for both years had 6,460 pupils in 2015/16 and have 5,947 now. Schools that have closed, and newer schools, aren’t counted.

−7.9%
Over 10 years

23 grew · 23 steady · 36 fell · 1 newer

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  1. Scoil Chaitriona Mallow
    111 −5.9%
  2. S N Baile Deasmumhan Mallow
    104 +8.3%
  3. S N Cnoc na Manach Minane Bridge
    103 −21.4%
  4. Scoil Naomh Micheal CorkChurch of Ireland
    102 +126.7%
  5. Dunmanway Convent Inf Dunmanway
    102 +15.9%
  6. Castletownroche N S Mallow
    102 +45.7%
  7. Dripsey N S Dripsey
    100 −9.9%
  8. Scoil Realt na Mara Midleton
    99 +10.0%
  9. Scoil Fionnbarra Béal Átha an GhaorthaidhGaelscoilGaeltacht
    98 +27.3%
  10. S N Cill Bonain Aherla
    97 +2.1%
  11. Ballincarriga MXD N S Dunmanway
    97 +32.9%
  12. St Lukes MXD N S CorkChurch of Ireland
    96 +9.1%
  13. St. Abbey's National School Mallow
    95 −37.1%
  14. S N Caipin Enniskeane
    95 +4.4%
  15. Dunmanway Model N S DunmanwayChurch of Ireland
    95 +25.0%
  16. Ballinadee N S Bandon
    95 −33.1%
  17. SN Mhuire BNS MillstreetBoys
    94 +2.2%
  18. Dunmanway Convent Girls Senior National School Dunmanway
    91 −18.0%
  19. Castletownsend MXD N S Skibbereen
    90 −30.2%
  20. Dunmanway Boys Senior National School DunmanwayBoys
    89 +14.1%
  21. Bartlemy N S Fermoy
    89 −16.0%
  22. Scoil Lachtain Naofa Maigh ChromthaGaelscoilGaeltacht
    88 −14.6%
  23. Freemount Mixed N S Charleville
    88 +14.3%
  24. Whitegate Mixed N S Whitegate
    87 −4.4%
  25. Scoil Bhride Ballydehob
    85 −19.0%
  26. Coomhola N S Bantry
    85 −16.7%
  27. S N Cnoc na Croighe Mallow
    83 +10.7%
  28. Carrigboy N S Bantry
    82 −3.5%
  29. Scoil Mhuire gan Smál, Clondulane Fermoy
    80 −9.1%
  30. Derrinacahara N S DunmanwayDEIS
    80 +9.6%
  31. SN Ath na Lionta Mallow
    78 −11.4%
  32. S N Ath an Mhuillinn Milford
    78 −19.6%
  33. Gaelscoil Dr M Ui Shuilleabhain An SciobairínGaelscoil
    78 +34.5%
  34. Fermoy Educate Together NS FermoyMulti-denominational
    78 Opened 2018/19
  35. S N Mhuire MXD Mallow
    77 +20.3%
  36. S N Breandan Naofa Mallow
    76 −15.6%
  37. S N Barra Naofa CorkChurch of Ireland
    75 +8.7%
  38. Rusheen NS Coachford
    74 −14.9%
  39. Tirelton N S MXD Macroom
    71 −15.5%
  40. S N Chuan Doir Glandore
    71 +16.4%
  41. Drinagh Mixed NS Dunmanway
    71 +12.7%
  42. Lisavaird MXD N S Clonakilty
    70 +18.6%
  43. Druimne N S CharlevilleDEIS
    69 0.0%
  44. Templebrady N S CrosshavenChurch of Ireland
    68 +6.2%
  45. S N an Droma Mhoir Bantry
    68 +6.2%
  46. Ballinagree MXD N S Macroom
    68 +74.4%
  47. Union Hall Mixed N S Skibbereen
    67 −15.2%
  48. Scoil Naomh Eoin Baiste Kanturk
    67 −27.2%
  49. SN Fhiachna Glengarriff
    66 +29.4%
  50. S N Achadh Eochaille Enniskeane
    66 +1.5%
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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.