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151 schools in Co. Mayo · 2025/26

pupils
14,772
junior infants
1,734
in 13 all-Irish schools
1,152 7.8%
class teachers · 5 gained one · 6 lost one since 2024/25
694 +69 since 2015/16
together since 2015/16

The 140 schools with figures for both years had 12,653 pupils in 2015/16 and have 13,136 now. Schools that have closed, and newer schools, aren’t counted.

+3.8%
Over 10 years

55 grew · 31 steady · 54 fell · 11 newer

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4 special schools also match this search. Show them too

  1. Castlebar Primary School Castlebar
    864 From 2022/23
  2. St. Josephs N. S. Ballinrobe
    451 +17.4%
  3. Scoil Iosa BallyhaunisDEIS
    385 +19.6%
  4. Breaffy N S CastlebarDEIS
    377 −12.9%
  5. Quignamanger N S Ballina
    364 +33.3%
  6. Scoil Phadraig Westport
    338 +7.3%
  7. Claremorris National School Claremorris
    314 From 2024/25
  8. Cullens N S BallinaDEIS
    273 +0.4%
  9. St Peters NS Castlebar
    271 −8.8%
  10. Foxford Central NS Foxford
    271 −0.7%
  11. S N Athracht Nfa Charlestown
    268 +76.3%
  12. Kiltimagh Central Kiltimagh
    262 +8.7%
  13. Newport Central Baile Ui BhfiachainDEIS
    243 +39.7%
  14. Scoil Íosa BallinaSome subjects through IrishDEIS
    242 +21.0%
  15. Crossmolina N.S. Crossmolina
    235 +25.0%
  16. Scoil Cholmcille Ballina
    231 −2.1%
  17. Gaelscoil Raifteirí Caislean An BharraighGaelscoil
    229 −9.5%
  18. Beheymore N S BallinaDEIS
    228 +13.4%
  19. Ballyvary Central N S Castlebar
    223 +21.9%
  20. St Joseph's NS BallinaDEIS
    217 −1.4%
  21. Gaelscoil na Cuaiche Cathair na MartGaelscoil
    208 −3.7%
  22. Barnacarroll Central NS Claremorris
    208 +84.1%
  23. S N Naomh Colm Cille Westport
    206 −0.5%
  24. S N Cnoc Ruscaighe WestportDEIS
    206 +15.7%
  25. Scoil Naisiunta Balla Aluinn Balla
    202 +21.7%
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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.