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Filtered by Co. Mayo 9 to 16 class teachers Clear all

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%
School Pupils Since 2015/16 Average class Class teacherschange on 2024/25 Junior infants
Breaffy N S Castlebar, Co. Mayo · Roll 13781F DEIS 377
−12.9%
22.8 16 44
Quignamanger N S Ballina, Co. Mayo · Roll 15257V 364
+33.3%
24.3 15 45
Scoil Phadraig Westport, Co. Mayo · Roll 20230F 338
+7.3%
24.1 −214 35
Claremorris National School Claremorris, Co. Mayo · Roll 20585T 314 – 20.5 +115 34
Cullens N S Ballina, Co. Mayo · Roll 07054L DEIS 273
+0.4%
23.8 11 43
St Peters NS Castlebar, Co. Mayo · Roll 19916J 271
−8.8%
22.6 12 27
Foxford Central NS Foxford, Co. Mayo · Roll 19812U 271
−0.7%
24.6 11 32
Kiltimagh Central Kiltimagh, Co. Mayo · Roll 19903A 262
+8.7%
26.2 10 39
Newport Central Baile Ui Bhfiachain, Co. Mayo · Roll 19451O DEIS 243
+39.7%
22.5 10 38
Scoil Íosa Ballina, Co. Mayo · Roll 20275E Some subjects through IrishDEIS 242
+21.0%
17.6 13 27
Crossmolina N.S. Crossmolina, Co. Mayo · Roll 20125I 235
+25.0%
25.6 9 26
Scoil Cholmcille Ballina, Co. Mayo · Roll 15555G 231
−2.1%
25.1 −19 24
Gaelscoil Raifteirí Caislean An Bharraigh, Co. Mayo · Roll 19832D Gaelscoil 229
−9.5%
25.4 9 32
St Joseph's NS Ballina, Co. Mayo · Roll 18561Q DEIS 217
−1.4%
22.1 9 24
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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.