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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%
School Pupils Since 2015/16 Average class Class teacherschange on 2024/25 Junior infants
Gaelscoil Chaladh an Treoigh Caladh an Treoigh, Co. Limerick · Roll 20148U Gaelscoil 412
+32.5%
24.2 17 42
Corpus Christi N S Limerick · Roll 19830W DEIS 403
+72.2%
18.9 20 46
Gaelscoil an Raithin Luimneach, Co. Limerick · Roll 20181S Gaelscoil 389
+37.0%
24.3 16 47
Limerick City East Educate Together NS Mungret, Co. Limerick · Roll 20175A Multi-denominational 373
+52.9%
22.2 16 41
Gaelscoil Sairseal Luimneach, Co. Limerick · Roll 19956V Gaelscoil 369
+61.8%
26.4 +114 58
Scoil Mathair de Limerick City · Roll 18677M 362
+24.4%
21.1 16 26
Castleconnell N S Castleconnell, Co. Limerick · Roll 18161A 241
+16.4%
26.8 9 29
Mahoonagh N S Castlemahon, Co. Limerick · Roll 11422N 237
+18.5%
22.6 10 24
S N Cill Lachtain Newcastle West, Co. Limerick · Roll 18708U 235
+70.3%
22.3 10 18
Scoil Aine Naofa Rathkeale, Co. Limerick · Roll 18177P DEIS 224
+38.3%
19.4 −111 44
Monagea National School Newcastle West, Co. Limerick · Roll 09401Q 206
+24.8%
25.2 8 26
Scoil Chriost an Slanaitheoir Ballingarry, Co. Limerick · Roll 20094A 204
+21.4%
25.5 8 24
Scoil Nais Cnoc Aine Hospital, Co. Limerick · Roll 17212J 200
+53.8%
26.9 7 24
S N Ailbhe Brittas, Co. Limerick · Roll 07857D 187
+15.4%
24.1 7 19
Scoil Cill Churnain Kilcornan, Co. Limerick · Roll 17871D 174
+50.0%
24.9 7 19
Athea N School Athea, Co. Limerick · Roll 15685T 171
+13.2%
25.7 6 25
Croom National School Croom, Co. Limerick · Roll 09306W DEIS 169
+27.1%
22.4 7 11
Our Lady of Lourdes N S Limerick · Roll 19667O DEIS 161
+11.8%
18.6 8 13
St Fergus Primary School Glin, Co. Limerick · Roll 20102T 159
+51.4%
24.5 6 13
St Mary's National School Limerick · Roll 20405O DEIS 152
+35.7%
20.0 7 19
St Michaels NS Limerick · Roll 15320C DEIS 126
+55.6%
19.0 −16 39
Glengurt N S Ballagh, Co. Limerick · Roll 07317R 115
+36.9%
21.8 5 9
S N Beal Atha Grean Kilmallock, Co. Limerick · Roll 19323F 109
+19.8%
19.6 +15 18
Ballymartin N S Croom, Co. Limerick · Roll 04466T 103
+22.6%
25.8 4 16
Meenkilly N S Abbeyfeale, Co. Limerick · Roll 16239B 101
+90.6%
25.2 4 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.