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14 schools in Co. Mayo · 2025/26

pupils
3,867
junior infants
470
in 1 all-Irish school
229 5.9%
class teachers · 1 gained one · 2 lost one since 2024/25
163 +18 since 2015/16
together since 2015/16

The 13 schools with figures for both years had 3,375 pupils in 2015/16 and have 3,553 now. Schools that have closed, and newer schools, aren’t counted.

+5.3%
Over 10 years

4 grew · 8 steady · 1 fell · 1 newer

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  1. Breaffy N S CastlebarDEIS
    377 −12.9%
  2. Quignamanger N S Ballina
    364 +33.3%
  3. Scoil Phadraig Westport
    338 +7.3%
  4. Claremorris National School Claremorris
    314 From 2024/25
  5. Cullens N S BallinaDEIS
    273 +0.4%
  6. St Peters NS Castlebar
    271 −8.8%
  7. Foxford Central NS Foxford
    271 −0.7%
  8. Kiltimagh Central Kiltimagh
    262 +8.7%
  9. Newport Central Baile Ui BhfiachainDEIS
    243 +39.7%
  10. Scoil Íosa BallinaSome subjects through IrishDEIS
    242 +21.0%
  11. Crossmolina N.S. Crossmolina
    235 +25.0%
  12. Scoil Cholmcille Ballina
    231 −2.1%
  13. Gaelscoil Raifteirí Caislean An BharraighGaelscoil
    229 −9.5%
  14. St Joseph's NS BallinaDEIS
    217 −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.