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10 schools in Co. Laois · 2025/26

pupils
1,853
junior infants
214
in 1 all-Irish school
49 2.6%
class teachers · 1 gained one · 1 lost one since 2024/25
78 +22 since 2015/16
together since 2015/16

The 10 schools with figures for both years had 1,431 pupils in 2015/16 and have 1,853 now. Schools that have closed, and newer schools, aren’t counted.

+29.5%
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10 grew · 0 steady · 0 fell

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2 special schools also match this search. Show them too

  1. Scoil Phadraig PortarlingtonBoys
    521 +32.6%
  2. St Coleman's National School StradballySome subjects through Irish
    318 +24.7%
  3. Scoil Bhride RathdowneyDEIS
    244 +19.0%
  4. Mhuire Fatima N S Portlaoise
    193 +21.4%
  5. Tobar an Leinn Abbeyleix
    167 +54.6%
  6. St Fintans N S MountrathBoysDEIS
    108 +36.7%
  7. Barr na Sruthan N S MountmellickDEIS
    91 +42.2%
  8. Cluain Eidhneach N S MountrathChurch of Ireland
    89 +18.7%
  9. Scoil Naomh Abban CrettyardDEIS
    73 +21.7%
  10. Gaelscoil an Tsli Dala An Bealach MórGaelscoilInter-denominational
    49 +48.5%
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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.