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133 schools in Co. Limerick · 2025/26

pupils
21,953
junior infants
2,499
in 6 all-Irish schools
2,031 9.3%
class teachers · 13 gained one · 11 lost one since 2024/25
975 +87 since 2015/16
together since 2015/16

The 131 schools with figures for both years had 21,655 pupils in 2015/16 and have 21,435 now. Schools that have closed, and newer schools, aren’t counted.

−1.0%
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38 grew · 38 steady · 55 fell · 2 newer

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9 special schools also match this search. Show them too

  1. Scoil Moin A Lin Castletroy
    847 +4.2%
  2. Scoil Neassain Mungret
    668 −7.9%
  3. Scoil Ide Limerick
    654 −17.4%
  4. An Mhodh Scoil LuimneachGaelscoil
    578 −11.9%
  5. Scoil Phoil Naofa Dooradoyle
    573 −13.4%
  6. Milford Grange N School Castletroy
    479 −4.2%
  7. St Brigids NS LimerickDEIS
    457 −4.0%
  8. Gaelscoil Chaladh an Treoigh Caladh an TreoighGaelscoil
    412 +32.5%
  9. Corpus Christi N S LimerickDEIS
    403 +72.2%
  10. Gaelscoil an Raithin LuimneachGaelscoil
    389 +37.0%
  11. Limerick City East Educate Together NS MungretMulti-denominational
    373 +52.9%
  12. Gaelscoil Sairseal LuimneachGaelscoil
    369 +61.8%
  13. Scoil Mathair de Limerick City
    362 +24.4%
  14. Salesian Primary School Limerick
    361 From 2016/17
  15. Our Lady Queen of Peace School LimerickDEIS
    326 +5.2%
  16. S N Lios na Groi Lisnagry
    295 −3.0%
  17. S N Naomh Iosef Clarina
    290 +6.6%
  18. Scoil Mocheallóg KilmallockDEIS
    281 −10.5%
  19. Presentation Primary School LimerickDEIS
    279 +4.5%
  20. Scoil Chriost Ri B LimerickBoysDEIS
    278 −4.1%
  21. Scoil an Spioraid Naomh Ballysheedy
    267 −8.6%
  22. S N Muire na hEireann LimerickGirlsDEIS
    262 −10.9%
  23. Courtenay National School Newcastle WestDEIS
    251 +0.8%
  24. Castleconnell N S Castleconnell
    241 +16.4%
  25. Mahoonagh N S Castlemahon
    237 +18.5%
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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.