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63 schools in Co. Laois · 2025/26

pupils
10,814
junior infants
1,199
in 3 all-Irish schools
452 4.2%
class teachers · 6 gained one · 3 lost one since 2024/25
481 +39 since 2015/16
together since 2015/16

The 59 schools with figures for both years had 9,279 pupils in 2015/16 and have 8,937 now. Schools that have closed, and newer schools, aren’t counted.

−3.7%
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18 grew · 19 steady · 22 fell · 4 newer

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  1. Scoil Bhride NS PortlaoiseDEIS
    727 −3.8%
  2. Holy Family Senior School Portlaoise
    644 From 2016/17
  3. Holy Family Junior School Portlaoise
    599 From 2016/17
  4. Scoil Phadraig PortarlingtonBoys
    521 +32.6%
  5. Presentation Primary School Portarlington
    496 −31.4%
  6. Portlaoise Educate Together NS PortlaoiseMulti-denominational
    457 +29.1%
  7. Scoil Chomhgain Naofa Carlow
    380 +9.5%
  8. S N Naomh Eoin Killenard
    374 −7.0%
  9. Gaelscoil Phort Laoise PortlaoiseGaelscoil
    369 +24.2%
  10. St Coleman's National School StradballySome subjects through Irish
    318 +24.7%
  11. Scoil Mhuire Abbeyleix
    269 −28.8%
  12. Scoil Bhride RathdowneyDEIS
    244 +19.0%
  13. St Josephs Girls N.S. MountmellickGirlsDEIS
    230 −7.6%
  14. Scoil Padraig Ballylinan
    218 −20.1%
  15. Fraoch Mor N S Laois
    212 −6.6%
  16. Raithin an Uisce N S Stradbally
    211 −9.4%
  17. S N Baile Finn Portlaoise
    208 −8.4%
  18. Emo Mixed N S Portlaoise
    207 −2.8%
  19. Na Carraige N S MountmellickDEIS
    204 −8.1%
  20. Rath Mixed N S Portlaoise
    194 −6.7%
  21. Mhuire Fatima N S Portlaoise
    193 +21.4%
  22. Our Ladys Meadow National Schoo Durrow
    192 −1.0%
  23. Mountmellick Boys N S MountmellickBoysDEIS
    187 −31.2%
  24. Ballyroan Primary School Ballyroan
    177 From 2016/17
  25. Tobar an Leinn Abbeyleix
    167 +54.6%
  26. Camross N S Portlaoise
    156 +17.3%
  27. Kiladooley Mixed N S Borris-in-Ossory
    132 +26.9%
  28. Scoil Bhride ClonasleeDEIS
    127 +16.5%
  29. Castletown N.S Castletown
    111 −27.0%
  30. Ballyadams N S Via ATHY
    111 −21.8%
  31. St Fintans N S MountrathBoysDEIS
    108 +36.7%
  32. Scoil Tíghearnach Naofa Rathdowney
    108 −9.2%
  33. Shanganamore N S Athy
    106 −11.7%
  34. Scoil Abbain Cillin Maganey
    99 +4.2%
  35. Ballinakill Mixed N S Portlaoise
    98 +18.1%
  36. Maryboro N S PortlaoiseChurch of Ireland
    96 −1.0%
  37. St Josephs National School Borrin-in-Ossory
    95 −2.1%
  38. Scoil Bhride MountrathGirlsDEIS
    95 −7.8%
  39. Barr na Sruthan N S MountmellickDEIS
    91 +42.2%
  40. Cluain Eidhneach N S MountrathChurch of Ireland
    89 +18.7%
  41. Naomh Padraig N S Rosenallis
    86 −22.5%
  42. Scoil Náisiúnta Cúil an tSúdaire 2 PortarlingtonChurch of Ireland
    84 −15.2%
  43. Abbeyleix STH N S AbbeyleixChurch of Ireland
    84 −14.3%
  44. Paddock N S Mountrath
    80 +6.7%
  45. Rosenallis N S Rosenallis
    75 −19.4%
  46. Scoil Naomh Abban CrettyardDEIS
    73 +21.7%
  47. S N Naomh Colmcille Portlaoise
    71 +7.6%
  48. Cloch an Tsionnaigh N S Abbeyleix
    64 −39.6%
  49. S N Fionntan Naofa Portlaoise
    60 −29.4%
  50. S N Molaise AbbeyleixDEIS
    58 −21.6%
School Pupils Since 2015/16 Average class Class teacherschange on 2024/25 Junior infants
Scoil Bhride NS Portlaoise, Co. Laois · Roll 19747M DEIS 727
−3.8%
19.9 −136 78
Holy Family Senior School Portlaoise, Co. Laois · Roll 20480F 644 – 23.4 27 0
Holy Family Junior School Portlaoise, Co. Laois · Roll 20270R 599 – 23.4 25 131
Scoil Phadraig Portarlington, Co. Laois · Roll 17827A Boys 521
+32.6%
21.9 23 58
Presentation Primary School Portarlington, Co. Laois · Roll 15556I 496
−31.4%
22.5 −121 56
Portlaoise Educate Together NS Portlaoise, Co. Laois · Roll 20347D Multi-denominational 457
+29.1%
23.4 +119 51
Scoil Chomhgain Naofa Carlow, Co. Laois · Roll 17617M 380
+9.5%
23.1 16 42
S N Naomh Eoin Killenard, Co. Laois · Roll 18641O 374
−7.0%
23.4 16 39
Gaelscoil Phort Laoise Portlaoise, Co. Laois · Roll 20081O Gaelscoil 369
+24.2%
22.7 16 44
St Coleman's National School Stradbally, Co. Laois · Roll 20353V Some subjects through Irish 318
+24.7%
23.5 −113 31
Scoil Mhuire Abbeyleix, Co. Laois · Roll 19750B 269
−28.8%
22.3 11 27
Scoil Bhride Rathdowney, Co. Laois · Roll 20071L DEIS 244
+19.0%
23.2 +110 28
St Josephs Girls N.S. Mountmellick, Co. Laois · Roll 07183W GirlsDEIS 230
−7.6%
19.2 12 27
Scoil Padraig Ballylinan, Co. Laois · Roll 17064U 218
−20.1%
23.6 9 24
Fraoch Mor N S Laois · Roll 18150S 212
−6.6%
26.5 8 25
Raithin an Uisce N S Stradbally, Co. Laois · Roll 17604D 211
−9.4%
25.6 8 26
S N Baile Finn Portlaoise, Co. Laois · Roll 15537E 208
−8.4%
22.4 9 27
Emo Mixed N S Portlaoise, Co. Laois · Roll 13643Q 207
−2.8%
24.4 8 25
Na Carraige N S Mountmellick, Co. Laois · Roll 18206T DEIS 204
−8.1%
24.8 8 23
Rath Mixed N S Portlaoise, Co. Laois · Roll 13741Q 194
−6.7%
22.8 8 20
Mhuire Fatima N S Portlaoise, Co. Laois · Roll 18368W 193
+21.4%
22.6 8 32
Our Ladys Meadow National Schoo Durrow, Co. Laois · Roll 20065Q 192
−1.0%
22.5 8 27
Mountmellick Boys N S Mountmellick, Co. Laois · Roll 16070K BoysDEIS 187
−31.2%
15.9 +111 19
Ballyroan Primary School Ballyroan, Co. Laois · Roll 20485P 177 – 24.4 7 16
Tobar an Leinn Abbeyleix, Co. Laois · Roll 16667W 167
+54.6%
25.8 6 14
Camross N S Portlaoise, Co. Laois · Roll 15933M 156
+17.3%
26.0 +16 21
Kiladooley Mixed N S Borris-in-Ossory, Co. Laois · Roll 12692B 132
+26.9%
26.4 5 12
Scoil Bhride Clonaslee, Co. Laois · Roll 20118L DEIS 127
+16.5%
21.2 6 11
Castletown N.S Castletown, Co. Laois · Roll 20169F 111
−27.0%
19.8 5 10
Ballyadams N S Via ATHY, Co. Laois · Roll 16617H 111
−21.8%
24.8 4 17
St Fintans N S Mountrath, Co. Laois · Roll 07636K BoysDEIS 108
+36.7%
19.2 5 9
Scoil Tíghearnach Naofa Rathdowney, Co. Laois · Roll 19791P 108
−9.2%
18.0 +16 12
Shanganamore N S Athy, Co. Laois · Roll 00892Q 106
−11.7%
18.8 5 10
Scoil Abbain Cillin Maganey, Co. Laois · Roll 17557U 99
+4.2%
19.8 +15 12
Ballinakill Mixed N S Portlaoise, Co. Laois · Roll 00895W 98
+18.1%
24.5 4 8
Maryboro N S Portlaoise, Co. Laois · Roll 14838N Church of Ireland 96
−1.0%
24.0 4 10
St Josephs National School Borrin-in-Ossory, Co. Laois · Roll 07442U 95
−2.1%
19.5 4 12
Scoil Bhride Mountrath, Co. Laois · Roll 13343E GirlsDEIS 95
−7.8%
19.0 5 11
Barr na Sruthan N S Mountmellick, Co. Laois · Roll 18294T DEIS 91
+42.2%
19.8 4 5
Cluain Eidhneach N S Mountrath, Co. Laois · Roll 18166K Church of Ireland 89
+18.7%
19.2 4 11
Naomh Padraig N S Rosenallis, Co. Laois · Roll 18513F 86
−22.5%
20.0 4 10
Scoil Náisiúnta Cúil an tSúdaire 2 Portarlington, Co. Laois · Roll 18203N Church of Ireland 84
−15.2%
21.0 4 7
Abbeyleix STH N S Abbeyleix, Co. Laois · Roll 14260F Church of Ireland 84
−14.3%
21.0 4 11
Paddock N S Mountrath, Co. Laois · Roll 13173F 80
+6.7%
20.0 4 11
Rosenallis N S Rosenallis, Co. Laois · Roll 17493U 75
−19.4%
15.8 4 4
Scoil Naomh Abban Crettyard, Co. Laois · Roll 17555Q DEIS 73
+21.7%
22.3 3 9
S N Naomh Colmcille Portlaoise, Co. Laois · Roll 18780F 71
+7.6%
17.8 4 6
Cloch an Tsionnaigh N S Abbeyleix, Co. Laois · Roll 15562D 64
−39.6%
21.3 3 12
S N Fionntan Naofa Portlaoise, Co. Laois · Roll 17489G 60
−29.4%
18.0 3 2
S N Molaise Abbeyleix, Co. Laois · Roll 17695J DEIS 58
−21.6%
19.3 3 3
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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.