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25 schools in Co. Mayo · 2025/26

pupils
5,712
junior infants
660
in all-Irish schools
0
class teachers · 2 gained one · 1 lost one since 2024/25
239 +33 since 2015/16
together since 2015/16

The 23 schools with figures for both years had 4,024 pupils in 2015/16 and have 4,534 now. Schools that have closed, and newer schools, aren’t counted.

+12.7%
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16 grew · 3 steady · 4 fell · 2 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. Claremorris National School Claremorris
    314 From 2024/25
  6. Cullens N S BallinaDEIS
    273 +0.4%
  7. S N Athracht Nfa Charlestown
    268 +76.3%
  8. Newport Central Baile Ui BhfiachainDEIS
    243 +39.7%
  9. Scoil Íosa BallinaSome subjects through IrishDEIS
    242 +21.0%
  10. Crossmolina N.S. Crossmolina
    235 +25.0%
  11. Beheymore N S BallinaDEIS
    228 +13.4%
  12. St Joseph's NS BallinaDEIS
    217 −1.4%
  13. S N Cnoc Ruscaighe WestportDEIS
    206 +15.7%
  14. Scoil Naisiunta Balla Aluinn Balla
    202 +21.7%
  15. Swinford NS SwinfordDEIS
    200 +11.1%
  16. Knock N S ClaremorrisDEIS
    152 +16.0%
  17. Brackloon N S WestportDEIS
    145 +26.1%
  18. S N Padraig Naofa LouisburghDEIS
    133 −16.4%
  19. St Patricks Central NS Claremorris
    117 +17.0%
  20. Ballintubber N S Claremorris
    113 +25.6%
  21. St Josephs N S Castlebar
    111 +22.0%
  22. Killala N S KillalaDEIS
    85 −28.0%
  23. S N Teaghlaigh Naofa Louisburgh Co MayoDEIS
    67 +6.3%
  24. SN Gleann A Chaisil BallinaSome subjects through IrishDEISGaeltacht
    64 +12.3%
  25. Achill Sound Convent NS WestportDEISGaeltacht
    20 −33.3%
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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.