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217 schools in Co. Galway · 2025/26

pupils
29,404
junior infants
3,277
in 41 all-Irish schools
5,082 17.3%
class teachers · 21 gained one · 19 lost one since 2024/25
1,342 +107 since 2015/16
together since 2015/16

The 206 schools with figures for both years had 26,582 pupils in 2015/16 and have 25,840 now. Schools that have closed, and newer schools, aren’t counted.

−2.8%
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65 grew · 48 steady · 93 fell · 11 newer

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  1. Trinity Primary School TuamDEIS
    781 From 2019/20
  2. Scoil Íosa Oranmore
    770 From 2024/25
  3. Gaelscoil Mhic Amhlaigh GaillimhGaelscoilGaeltacht
    643 +28.1%
  4. Athenry Primary School Athenry
    501 From 2024/25
  5. S N Iognaid GaillimhGaelscoil
    480 −17.1%
  6. S N Muire gan Smal Ballinasloe
    445 +7.2%
  7. Gaelscoil Dara GaillimhGaelscoil
    419 −3.0%
  8. St. John the Apostle, Knocknacarra NS Galway
    400 −9.9%
  9. Gaelscoil de hIde Uarán MórGaelscoil
    399 −0.5%
  10. Scoil Mhuire Maigh CuilinnSome subjects through IrishGaeltacht
    396 +4.2%
  11. Merlin Woods Primary School Galway
    383 +24.4%
  12. Galway Educate Together NS GalwayMulti-denominational
    373 +11.3%
  13. Bushy Park N S Galway
    366 −8.5%
  14. SN Caitriona Sinsear RenmoreDEIS
    365 −3.9%
  15. Radharc na Mara National School MervueDEIS
    353 From 2020/21
  16. S N Caitriona Sois RenmoreDEIS
    350 −19.5%
  17. Tirellan Heights N S GalwayDEISGaeltacht
    330 −26.7%
  18. S N Ide Naofa Loughrea
    328 +10.1%
  19. S N Naomh Iosef Kinvara
    324 −0.6%
  20. S N Creachmhaoil Craughwell
    318 −6.7%
  21. S N Chlair na Gaillimhe ClaregalwayGaeltacht
    311 −9.1%
  22. Scoil Náisiúnta Róis Galway
    297 −21.2%
  23. Scoil an Chroi Naofa BallinasloeDEIS
    293 +5.0%
  24. Scoil Bhrige agus Bhreandain Naofa Corrandulla
    281 −1.7%
  25. Scoil Chuimín & Caitríona OughterardDEIS
    265 +25.0%
  26. Niochlas N S GalwayDEIS
    262 −18.4%
  27. Ainbhthin Naofa Rosscahill
    261 +10.1%
  28. Scoil Mhuire Clarinbridge
    256 +2.8%
  29. SN Muine Mhea Athenry
    251 +64.1%
  30. Scoil Ide Galway
    244 −16.7%
  31. Scoil Mhuire ClifdenDEIS
    241 +2.6%
  32. Scoil an Linbh Iosa GalwayDEIS
    236 +31.1%
  33. St Brendans NS PortumnaDEIS
    235 −0.4%
  34. Scoil Naomh Mhuire Oranmore
    233 +8.4%
  35. S N na bhForbacha Co.na GaillimheGaelscoilGaeltacht
    229 +27.2%
  36. S N Mhuire Oranmore
    229 −3.0%
  37. S N Bhride Turloughmore
    229 +4.1%
  38. Scoil Mhuire Castlegar
    223 −6.7%
  39. Gaelscoil Iarfhlatha TuaimGaelscoil
    223 +11.5%
  40. S N Seamus Naofa BearnaGaelscoilGaeltacht
    221 −21.1%
  41. S N Naomh Padraig Claregalway
    221 −15.0%
  42. Nioclas Naofa Dunmore
    221 +2.8%
  43. Claregalway Educate Together NS ClaregalwayMulti-denominationalDEISGaeltacht
    220 +65.4%
  44. St Brendans N S LoughreaBoys
    216 +10.8%
  45. S N Fhursa GaillimhGaelscoil
    216 −13.3%
  46. S N Padraic Naofa Galway
    214 −5.3%
  47. SN Sailearna IndreabhánGaelscoilGaeltacht
    212 +9.3%
  48. Scoil Naomh Eanna Loughrea
    208 +10.6%
  49. S N an Croi Ro Naofa Tuam
    208 +7.8%
  50. Bunscoil Naomh Chuana Headford
    208 +11.2%
School Pupils Since 2015/16 Average class Class teacherschange on 2024/25 Junior infants
Trinity Primary School Tuam, Co. Galway · Roll 20547L DEIS 781 – 20.0 +437 85
Scoil Íosa Oranmore, Co. Galway · Roll 20584R 770 – 25.6 29 100
Gaelscoil Mhic Amhlaigh Gaillimh, Co. Galway · Roll 19994G GaelscoilGaeltacht 643
+28.1%
23.8 27 79
Athenry Primary School Athenry, Co. Galway · Roll 20582N 501 – 23.6 21 55
S N Iognaid Gaillimh, Co. Galway · Roll 19371Q Gaelscoil 480
−17.1%
24.0 20 58
S N Muire gan Smal Ballinasloe, Co. Galway · Roll 17198S 445
+7.2%
23.4 +119 53
Gaelscoil Dara Gaillimh, Co. Galway · Roll 19858V Gaelscoil 419
−3.0%
24.6 17 46
St. John the Apostle, Knocknacarra NS Galway · Roll 20108I 400
−9.9%
24.6 −116 49
Gaelscoil de hIde Uarán Mór, Co. Galway · Roll 19998O Gaelscoil 399
−0.5%
24.9 16 50
Scoil Mhuire Maigh Cuilinn, Co. Galway · Roll 19529C Some subjects through IrishGaeltacht 396
+4.2%
24.8 16 36
Merlin Woods Primary School Galway · Roll 20350P 383
+24.4%
23.2 16 37
Galway Educate Together NS Galway · Roll 20000L Multi-denominational 373
+11.3%
22.2 16 36
Bushy Park N S Galway · Roll 13856K 366
−8.5%
22.9 16 39
SN Caitriona Sinsear Renmore, Co. Galway · Roll 19468I DEIS 365
−3.9%
23.3 15 0
Radharc na Mara National School Mervue, Co. Galway · Roll 20554I DEIS 353 – 15.7 +121 42
S N Caitriona Sois Renmore, Co. Galway · Roll 19401W DEIS 350
−19.5%
17.2 19 86
Tirellan Heights N S Galway · Roll 19795A DEISGaeltacht 330
−26.7%
15.7 −121 33
S N Ide Naofa Loughrea, Co. Galway · Roll 16762Q 328
+10.1%
25.2 −113 56
S N Naomh Iosef Kinvara, Co. Galway · Roll 15523Q 324
−0.6%
22.5 14 44
S N Creachmhaoil Craughwell, Co. Galway · Roll 05754G 318
−6.7%
23.5 −113 34
S N Chlair na Gaillimhe Claregalway, Co. Galway · Roll 16804G Gaeltacht 311
−9.1%
23.9 13 37
Scoil Náisiúnta Róis Galway · Roll 19241D 297
−21.2%
21.9 13 30
Scoil an Chroi Naofa Ballinasloe, Co. Galway · Roll 20042E DEIS 293
+5.0%
18.3 15 31
Scoil Bhrige agus Bhreandain Naofa Corrandulla, Co. Galway · Roll 19997M 281
−1.7%
23.4 12 29
Scoil Chuimín & Caitríona Oughterard, Co. Galway · Roll 20199O DEIS 265
+25.0%
23.0 11 30
Niochlas N S Galway · Roll 16943U DEIS 262
−18.4%
17.0 14 29
Ainbhthin Naofa Rosscahill, Co. Galway · Roll 14590D 261
+10.1%
24.9 10 28
Scoil Mhuire Clarinbridge, Co. Galway · Roll 19965W 256
+2.8%
23.3 11 29
SN Muine Mhea Athenry, Co. Galway · Roll 18746F 251
+64.1%
24.6 10 26
Scoil Ide Galway · Roll 18634R 244
−16.7%
22.2 11 19
Scoil Mhuire Clifden, Co. Galway · Roll 19973V DEIS 241
+2.6%
23.3 10 25
Scoil an Linbh Iosa Galway · Roll 04515G DEIS 236
+31.1%
17.8 13 26
St Brendans NS Portumna, Co. Galway · Roll 19996K DEIS 235
−0.4%
22.9 10 23
Scoil Naomh Mhuire Oranmore, Co. Galway · Roll 18089S 233
+8.4%
25.9 9 30
S N na bhForbacha Co.na Gaillimhe, Co. Galway · Roll 17668G GaelscoilGaeltacht 229
+27.2%
28.6 8 23
S N Mhuire Oranmore, Co. Galway · Roll 17771W 229
−3.0%
25.4 9 21
S N Bhride Turloughmore, Co. Galway · Roll 12954F 229
+4.1%
25.4 −19 24
Scoil Mhuire Castlegar, Co. Galway · Roll 17845C 223
−6.7%
21.1 +110 15
Gaelscoil Iarfhlatha Tuaim, Co. Galway · Roll 20061I Gaelscoil 223
+11.5%
24.8 +19 29
S N Seamus Naofa Bearna, Co. Galway · Roll 19803T GaelscoilGaeltacht 221
−21.1%
22.1 10 23
S N Naomh Padraig Claregalway, Co. Galway · Roll 16936A 221
−15.0%
22.1 10 21
Nioclas Naofa Dunmore, Co. Galway · Roll 19744G 221
+2.8%
24.6 9 21
Claregalway Educate Together NS Claregalway, Co. Galway · Roll 20211B Multi-denominationalDEISGaeltacht 220
+65.4%
23.1 9 20
St Brendans N S Loughrea, Co. Galway · Roll 15835M Boys 216
+10.8%
24.0 −19 0
S N Fhursa Gaillimh, Co. Galway · Roll 16937C Gaelscoil 216
−13.3%
24.0 +19 35
S N Padraic Naofa Galway · Roll 17784I 214
−5.3%
22.4 9 21
SN Sailearna Indreabhán, Co. Galway · Roll 12706J GaelscoilGaeltacht 212
+9.3%
23.2 +19 22
Scoil Naomh Eanna Loughrea, Co. Galway · Roll 18112K 208
+10.6%
25.2 8 16
S N an Croi Ro Naofa Tuam, Co. Galway · Roll 18021H 208
+7.8%
24.6 −18 20
Bunscoil Naomh Chuana Headford, Co. Galway · Roll 12782C 208
+11.2%
24.5 8 18
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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.