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18 schools in Co. Laois · 2025/26

pupils
2,799
junior infants
316
in all-Irish schools
0
class teachers · 3 gained one · 0 lost one since 2024/25
117 +8 since 2015/16
together since 2015/16

The 17 schools with figures for both years had 2,578 pupils in 2015/16 and have 2,622 now. Schools that have closed, and newer schools, aren’t counted.

+1.7%
Over 10 years

6 grew · 9 steady · 2 fell · 1 newer

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  1. Fraoch Mor N S Laois
    212 −6.6%
  2. Raithin an Uisce N S Stradbally
    211 −9.4%
  3. Emo Mixed N S Portlaoise
    207 −2.8%
  4. Na Carraige N S MountmellickDEIS
    204 −8.1%
  5. Rath Mixed N S Portlaoise
    194 −6.7%
  6. Mhuire Fatima N S Portlaoise
    193 +21.4%
  7. Our Ladys Meadow National Schoo Durrow
    192 −1.0%
  8. Ballyroan Primary School Ballyroan
    177 From 2016/17
  9. Tobar an Leinn Abbeyleix
    167 +54.6%
  10. Camross N S Portlaoise
    156 +17.3%
  11. Kiladooley Mixed N S Borris-in-Ossory
    132 +26.9%
  12. Scoil Bhride ClonasleeDEIS
    127 +16.5%
  13. Castletown N.S Castletown
    111 −27.0%
  14. St Fintans N S MountrathBoysDEIS
    108 +36.7%
  15. Scoil Tíghearnach Naofa Rathdowney
    108 −9.2%
  16. Shanganamore N S Athy
    106 −11.7%
  17. Scoil Abbain Cillin Maganey
    99 +4.2%
  18. Scoil Bhride MountrathGirlsDEIS
    95 −7.8%
School Pupils Since 2015/16 Average class Class teacherschange on 2024/25 Junior infants
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
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
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
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
Scoil Bhride Mountrath, Co. Laois · Roll 13343E GirlsDEIS 95
−7.8%
19.0 5 11
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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.