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21 schools in Co. Sligo · 2025/26

pupils
3,686
junior infants
417
in all-Irish schools
0
class teachers · 2 gained one · 1 lost one since 2024/25
160 +18 since 2015/16
together since 2015/16

The 21 schools with figures for both years had 3,614 pupils in 2015/16 and have 3,686 now. Schools that have closed, and newer schools, aren’t counted.

+2.0%
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0 grew · 21 steady · 0 fell

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  1. Our Lady of Mercy N S SligoDEIS
    449 +8.7%
  2. S N Ursula Sligo
    439 +8.7%
  3. Scoil Naomh Molaise Grange
    274 −1.1%
  4. Scoil Asicus Strandhill
    252 +6.3%
  5. Ransboro New Central Knocknahur
    247 +7.9%
  6. Rathcormack N S Drumcliffe South
    244 +0.4%
  7. S N Eoin Naofa Baile Easa Dara
    226 −2.6%
  8. Scoil Mhuire gan Smal BallymoteDEIS
    215 −2.3%
  9. Holy Family School TubbercurryDEIS
    192 +1.6%
  10. St Patricks NS Sligo
    182 −0.5%
  11. Rockfield N S Coolaney
    174 −7.0%
  12. Corballa N S Via Ballina
    115 −2.5%
  13. Sooey N S Boyle
    112 −4.3%
  14. Ardkeerin N S Riverstown
    111 0.0%
  15. Cloonacool N S Tubbercurry
    103 +3.0%
  16. Moylough N S Tubbercurry
    100 −8.3%
  17. Ballintogher N S Ballintogher
    87 +7.4%
  18. Scoil Croi Naofa BunnanaddenDEIS
    81 +1.2%
  19. Stokane NS EnniscroneDEIS
    30 +3.4%
  20. S N Baile an Luig Sligeach
    29 −6.5%
  21. S N Muire gan Smal Templeboy
    24 0.0%
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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.