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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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  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%
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
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
Scoil Padraig Ballylinan, Co. Laois · Roll 17064U 218
−20.1%
23.6 9 24
Emo Mixed N S Portlaoise, Co. Laois · Roll 13643Q 207
−2.8%
24.4 8 25
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
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
Shanganamore N S Athy, Co. Laois · Roll 00892Q 106
−11.7%
18.8 5 10
St Josephs National School Borrin-in-Ossory, Co. Laois · Roll 07442U 95
−2.1%
19.5 4 12
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
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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.