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30 schools in Co. Laois · 2025/26

pupils
6,914
junior infants
756
in 1 all-Irish school
49 0.7%
class teachers · 3 gained one · 3 lost one since 2024/25
300 +18 since 2015/16
together since 2015/16

The 26 schools with figures for both years had 5,316 pupils in 2015/16 and have 5,037 now. Schools that have closed, and newer schools, aren’t counted.

−5.2%
Over 10 years

10 grew · 5 steady · 11 fell · 4 newer

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2 special schools also match this search. Show them too

  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. St Coleman's National School StradballySome subjects through Irish
    318 +24.7%
  8. Scoil Mhuire Abbeyleix
    269 −28.8%
  9. Scoil Bhride RathdowneyDEIS
    244 +19.0%
  10. Scoil Padraig Ballylinan
    218 −20.1%
  11. Emo Mixed N S Portlaoise
    207 −2.8%
  12. Rath Mixed N S Portlaoise
    194 −6.7%
  13. Mhuire Fatima N S Portlaoise
    193 +21.4%
  14. Our Ladys Meadow National Schoo Durrow
    192 −1.0%
  15. Mountmellick Boys N S MountmellickBoysDEIS
    187 −31.2%
  16. Ballyroan Primary School Ballyroan
    177 From 2016/17
  17. Tobar an Leinn Abbeyleix
    167 +54.6%
  18. Castletown N.S Castletown
    111 −27.0%
  19. Ballyadams N S Via ATHY
    111 −21.8%
  20. St Fintans N S MountrathBoysDEIS
    108 +36.7%
  21. Shanganamore N S Athy
    106 −11.7%
  22. St Josephs National School Borrin-in-Ossory
    95 −2.1%
  23. Barr na Sruthan N S MountmellickDEIS
    91 +42.2%
  24. Cluain Eidhneach N S MountrathChurch of Ireland
    89 +18.7%
  25. Naomh Padraig N S Rosenallis
    86 −22.5%
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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.