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38 schools in Co. Limerick · 2025/26

pupils
6,463
junior infants
770
in 3 all-Irish schools
1,170 18.1%
class teachers · 4 gained one · 2 lost one since 2024/25
277 +78 since 2015/16
together since 2015/16

The 38 schools with figures for both years had 4,616 pupils in 2015/16 and have 6,463 now. Schools that have closed, and newer schools, aren’t counted.

+40.0%
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38 grew · 0 steady · 0 fell

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  1. Gaelscoil Chaladh an Treoigh Caladh an TreoighGaelscoil
    412 +32.5%
  2. Corpus Christi N S LimerickDEIS
    403 +72.2%
  3. Gaelscoil an Raithin LuimneachGaelscoil
    389 +37.0%
  4. Limerick City East Educate Together NS MungretMulti-denominational
    373 +52.9%
  5. Gaelscoil Sairseal LuimneachGaelscoil
    369 +61.8%
  6. Scoil Mathair de Limerick City
    362 +24.4%
  7. Castleconnell N S Castleconnell
    241 +16.4%
  8. Mahoonagh N S Castlemahon
    237 +18.5%
  9. S N Cill Lachtain Newcastle West
    235 +70.3%
  10. Scoil Aine Naofa RathkealeDEIS
    224 +38.3%
  11. Monagea National School Newcastle West
    206 +24.8%
  12. Scoil Chriost an Slanaitheoir Ballingarry
    204 +21.4%
  13. Scoil Nais Cnoc Aine Hospital
    200 +53.8%
  14. S N Ailbhe Brittas
    187 +15.4%
  15. Scoil Cill Churnain Kilcornan
    174 +50.0%
  16. Athea N School Athea
    171 +13.2%
  17. Croom National School CroomDEIS
    169 +27.1%
  18. Our Lady of Lourdes N S LimerickDEIS
    161 +11.8%
  19. St Fergus Primary School Glin
    159 +51.4%
  20. St Mary's National School LimerickDEIS
    152 +35.7%
  21. St Michaels NS LimerickDEIS
    126 +55.6%
  22. Glengurt N S Ballagh
    115 +36.9%
  23. S N Beal Atha Grean Kilmallock
    109 +19.8%
  24. Ballymartin N S Croom
    103 +22.6%
  25. Meenkilly N S Abbeyfeale
    101 +90.6%
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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.