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161 schools in Co. Cork · 2025/26

pupils
39,568
junior infants
4,594
in 13 all-Irish schools
3,944 10.0%
class teachers · 15 gained one · 27 lost one since 2024/25
1,717 +91 since 2015/16
together since 2015/16

The 149 schools with figures for both years had 37,873 pupils in 2015/16 and have 35,438 now. Schools that have closed, and newer schools, aren’t counted.

−6.4%
Over 10 years

35 grew · 54 steady · 60 fell · 12 newer

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  1. Holy Well National School (Scoil Tobair Naofa) Carrigaline
    803 From 2020/21
  2. Gael Scoil Ui Riordain Baile an ChollaighGaelscoil
    724 +7.6%
  3. Scoil Nioclais Cork
    714 −19.4%
  4. Bunscoil Rinn an Chabhlaigh Cobh
    679 −8.4%
  5. Riverstown N S Cork
    666 −8.0%
  6. S N Naomh Antaine CorkBoys
    581 −29.5%
  7. Midleton Educate Together School MidletonMulti-denominational
    572 +50.5%
  8. Gaelscoil Mhainistir na Corann Mainitir na CorannGaelscoil
    550 +19.6%
  9. Cloghroe Mixed N S Cloghroe
    537 +0.4%
  10. Scoil Oilibheir CorkDEIS
    511 −18.4%
  11. Douglas Rochestown Educate Together National School CorkMulti-denominational
    506 +532.5%
  12. Bun Scoil Muire Youghal
    487 +5.2%
  13. Scoil Ghobnatan MallowDEIS
    470 −19.1%
  14. Scoil Phadraig Naofa Rochestown
    460 −3.4%
  15. Bunscoil Chriost Ri CorkSome subjects through Irish
    453 −7.9%
  16. Scoil Barra Ballincollig
    449 −15.1%
  17. Carrigtwohill Community National School CarrigtwohillMulti-denominational
    443 +14,666.7%
  18. Scoil Naomh Mhuire C BallincolligGirls
    437 +5.6%
  19. Scoil an Athair Tadhg O Murchu CorcaighGaelscoil
    424 +1.2%
  20. Carrigaline Educate Together NS CarrigalineMulti-denominational
    424 +20.5%
  21. Glounthaune Mixed N.S. Glounthane
    422 −1.4%
  22. Scoil Mhuire gan Smal B CorkBoysDEIS
    403 +13.8%
  23. Scoil Naomh Eltin Kinsale
    401 +76.7%
  24. Bandon Primary School Bandon
    401 From 2024/25
  25. Scoil Mhuire Naofa Carrigtwohill
    396 −14.7%
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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.