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50 schools in Co. Limerick · 2025/26

pupils
7,216
junior infants
801
in 2 all-Irish schools
283 3.9%
class teachers · 5 gained one · 5 lost one since 2024/25
312 +23 since 2015/16
together since 2015/16

The 49 schools with figures for both years had 7,277 pupils in 2015/16 and have 7,059 now. Schools that have closed, and newer schools, aren’t counted.

−3.0%
Over 10 years

14 grew · 16 steady · 19 fell · 1 newer

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  1. Scoil Cre Cumhra Crecora
    214 +5.4%
  2. Monagea National School Newcastle West
    206 +24.8%
  3. Scoil Chriost an Slanaitheoir Ballingarry
    204 +21.4%
  4. Limerick School Project LimerickMulti-denominational
    203 −6.9%
  5. Gaelscoil O Doghair Caisleán Nua ThiarGaelscoil
    201 −15.2%
  6. Scoil Nais Cnoc Aine Hospital
    200 +53.8%
  7. Scoil Padraig Naofa C LimerickGirlsDEIS
    197 −14.7%
  8. Scoil Padraig Naofa B LimerickBoysDEIS
    197 −10.0%
  9. Knockea National School Ballyneety
    191 −8.2%
  10. S N Ailbhe Brittas
    187 +15.4%
  11. Caherline N S Caherconlish
    183 +2.2%
  12. Scoil Cill Churnain Kilcornan
    174 +50.0%
  13. Athea N School Athea
    171 +13.2%
  14. Croom National School CroomDEIS
    169 +27.1%
  15. Bruree National School Bruree
    168 −9.7%
  16. Our Lady of Lourdes N S LimerickDEIS
    161 +11.8%
  17. St Fergus Primary School Glin
    159 +51.4%
  18. Scoil Naomh Muire, Eas Géitine AskeatonDEIS
    157 From 2022/23
  19. Hospital NS Hospital
    156 −20.4%
  20. St Mary's National School LimerickDEIS
    152 +35.7%
  21. Kilfinane Convent Primary School Kilfinane
    145 −5.2%
  22. Scoil Tobar Padraig PatrickswellDEIS
    143 −4.7%
  23. S N Ma Rua Limerick
    142 −18.9%
  24. Scoil Mhuire Charleville
    141 −8.4%
  25. Scoil Naomh Iosaf AdareBoys
    140 −1.4%
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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.