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76 schools in Co. Cork · 2025/26

pupils
13,572
junior infants
1,598
in 7 all-Irish schools
1,982 14.6%
class teachers · 8 gained one · 8 lost one since 2024/25
585 +153 since 2015/16
together since 2015/16

The 76 schools with figures for both years had 10,549 pupils in 2015/16 and have 13,572 now. Schools that have closed, and newer schools, aren’t counted.

+28.7%
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76 grew · 0 steady · 0 fell

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  1. Midleton Educate Together School MidletonMulti-denominational
    572 +50.5%
  2. Gaelscoil Mhainistir na Corann Mainitir na CorannGaelscoil
    550 +19.6%
  3. Rathcormac N S Fermoy
    432 +17.1%
  4. Carrigaline Educate Together NS CarrigalineMulti-denominational
    424 +20.5%
  5. Scoil Mhuire gan Smal B CorkBoysDEIS
    403 +13.8%
  6. Scoil Naomh Eltin Kinsale
    401 +76.7%
  7. Gaelscoil an Ghoirt Alainn CorcaighGaelscoilMulti-denominational
    393 +18.0%
  8. Watergrasshill N S WatergrasshillSome subjects through Irish
    391 +20.7%
  9. Gaelscoil Mhichíl Uí Choileáin Cloch na gCoillteGaelscoilMulti-denominational
    388 +26.4%
  10. S N Baile Nora Waterfall
    328 +11.9%
  11. S N Cill Criodain Ladysbridge
    325 +18.6%
  12. S N Barra Naofa Cailini Cork
    316 +21.1%
  13. Scoil Naomh Mhuire CorkDEIS
    312 +16.9%
  14. Muire gan Smal C CorkDEIS
    297 +28.6%
  15. North Presentation Primary School CorkDEIS
    288 +26.9%
  16. Gaelscoil Peig Sayers CorcaighGaelscoilDEIS
    280 +62.8%
  17. Clondrohid N S Macroom
    276 +23.8%
  18. Scoil Colmcille CorkDEIS
    264 +23.9%
  19. Ballintemple N S Cork
    250 +12.1%
  20. Scoil na mBraithre Boys Snr Sch CharlevilleDEIS
    227 +41.9%
  21. Gogginshill N S Ballinhassig
    227 +12.4%
  22. Ballyhass Mixed N S Cecilstown
    223 +28.2%
  23. Kilbrittain Mixed N S Kilbrittain
    211 +17.2%
  24. Boherbue N S Boherbue
    208 +38.7%
  25. Scoil Mhuire Fatima Boys Senior CorkDEIS
    207 +29.4%
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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.