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249 schools in Ireland · 2025/26

pupils
48,299
junior infants
5,071
in 18 all-Irish schools
2,082 4.3%
class teachers · 21 gained one · 27 lost one since 2024/25
2,275 +233 since 2015/16
together since 2015/16

The 249 schools with figures for both years had 48,842 pupils in 2015/16 and have 48,299 now. Schools that have closed, and newer schools, aren’t counted.

−1.1%
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0 grew · 249 steady · 0 fell

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  1. St Brigid's Kildare Town Primary School Kildare TownDEIS
    1,025 +2.8%
  2. St Aidans Parish School EnniscorthyDEIS
    869 +2.7%
  3. Scoil Bhride NS PortlaoiseDEIS
    727 −3.8%
  4. Scoil Choilm Community NS Dublin 15Multi-denominationalDEIS
    698 −2.6%
  5. Scoil Mhuire Coolcotts WexfordDEIS
    573 −6.2%
  6. S N Naomh Fhiach GraiguecullenDEIS
    570 +7.8%
  7. St Clares Primary School CavanDEIS
    548 +4.8%
  8. St Marks Sen NS Dublin 24DEIS
    497 −3.5%
  9. Scoil Mhuire B & C StranorlarDEIS
    489 +8.2%
  10. Mother of Divine Grace Dublin 11DEIS
    480 −2.8%
  11. St Canices G N S Dublin 11GirlsDEIS
    473 +4.2%
  12. St Pauls Senior NS DroghedaDEIS
    466 +5.7%
  13. St Brigids NS LimerickDEIS
    457 −4.0%
  14. Our Lady of Mercy N S SligoDEIS
    449 +8.7%
  15. Presentation Primary School WaterfordDEIS
    446 +8.5%
  16. Scoil Cholmain Naofa MullingarDEIS
    445 −6.1%
  17. St Senans National SCH EnniscorthyDEIS
    437 −6.6%
  18. St Clares NS BallyjamesduffDEIS
    422 −4.7%
  19. Belmayne Educate Together National School Dublin 13Multi-denominationalDEIS
    413 +4.8%
  20. St Peters NS Dublin 7DEIS
    409 −8.1%
  21. St Ronans N S Dublin 22DEIS
    396 −8.8%
  22. Scoil Mhuire NewbridgeDEIS
    389 −5.6%
  23. Scoil Mhuire TraleeDEIS
    378 +2.4%
  24. Scoil Naomh Eoin NavanDEIS
    375 +9.3%
  25. Bracken Educate Together NS BalbrigganMulti-denominationalDEIS
    375 −8.1%
  26. Belgard Heights N S Dublin 24DEIS
    372 −2.1%
  27. SN Caitriona Sinsear RenmoreDEIS
    365 −3.9%
  28. Clarecastle National School ClarecastleDEIS
    362 −4.2%
  29. Scoil na mBraithre Sn DroghedaDEIS
    359 +4.1%
  30. Scoil Lorcain BNS WaterfordBoysDEIS
    345 −5.0%
  31. S N Bheinin Naofa C DuleekGirlsDEIS
    343 +3.3%
  32. S N an Chroi Naofa TraleeDEIS
    342 −6.6%
  33. S N Bheinn Naofa B DuleekBoysDEIS
    339 −1.7%
  34. St Oliver Plunketts NS ClonmelDEIS
    334 −8.5%
  35. S N Muire gan Smal B Dublin 8DEIS
    331 +2.5%
  36. Convent of Mercy National School KilrushDEIS
    329 +6.1%
  37. Our Lady Queen of Peace School LimerickDEIS
    326 +5.2%
  38. Scoil Mhuire N S NewtownforbesDEIS
    317 −8.6%
  39. S N Ard Mhuire C DroghedaDEIS
    315 +7.1%
  40. St Michaels NS Dublin 10DEIS
    314 +7.5%
  41. Thornleigh Educate Together National School SwordsMulti-denominationalDEIS
    313 −3.7%
  42. Aine Naofa N S NavanDEIS
    312 −6.0%
  43. St Davids N S Dublin 5DEIS
    308 −1.9%
  44. S N Naomh Treasa BallinaleeDEIS
    306 +7.0%
  45. St Peter and Paul ClonmelBoysDEIS
    304 −2.9%
  46. S N Iosef Naofa RoscreaDEIS
    299 −6.0%
  47. St John the Baptist CashelGirlsDEIS
    293 −7.6%
  48. Scoil an Chroi Naofa BallinasloeDEIS
    293 +5.0%
  49. Our Lady of Mercy Senior P.S. WaterfordGirlsDEIS
    292 −3.9%
  50. Kilrane N S Rosslare HarbourDEIS
    292 +0.3%
  51. Bailieboro N S BailieboroughDEIS
    288 +4.0%
  52. Scoil Náisiúnta Bhantiarna Lourdes EnniscorthyDEIS
    287 +3.2%
  53. Naomh Maodhog N.S. FernsDEIS
    285 +6.3%
  54. Scoil Chaitlin Maude Baile Átha Cliath 24GaelscoilMulti-denominationalDEIS
    284 −9.3%
  55. Clochar na Toirbhirte Carrick-on-SuirDEIS
    281 −8.8%
  56. Presentation Primary School LimerickDEIS
    279 +4.5%
  57. St Peter Apostle Sen NS Dublin 22DEIS
    278 +8.2%
  58. Scoil Chriost Ri B LimerickBoysDEIS
    278 −4.1%
  59. Cullens N S BallinaDEIS
    273 +0.4%
  60. St John the Baptist Boys School CashelBoysDEIS
    268 −3.6%
  61. Scoil Chróine An Clochán LiathDEISGaeltacht
    265 −3.3%
  62. Scoil Padre Pio N S CorkDEIS
    264 +4.8%
  63. S N Athair Maitiu C TogherGirlsDEIS
    252 −9.4%
  64. Courtenay National School Newcastle WestDEIS
    251 +0.8%
  65. Ardee Monastery ArdeeDEIS
    244 −8.6%
  66. Scoil Mhuire ClifdenDEIS
    241 +2.6%
  67. Stonepark N S StoneparkDEIS
    239 −1.6%
  68. St Brendans NS PortumnaDEIS
    235 −0.4%
  69. St Michaels National School CootehillDEIS
    232 +6.9%
  70. St Josephs Girls N.S. MountmellickGirlsDEIS
    230 −7.6%
  71. S N Beal Atha na nEach BallinaghDEIS
    229 +0.9%
  72. S N an Droim Mor LiffordDEIS
    229 +9.0%
  73. St Orans N S BuncranaDEIS
    228 −4.2%
  74. Scoil Éanna BallybayDEIS
    228 −3.8%
  75. Central Senior MXD N S Dublin 1DEIS
    227 −2.6%
  76. Chriost Ri EnnisDEIS
    226 +2.3%
  77. St Josephs Convent Newcastle WestDEIS
    225 −2.2%
  78. Scoil an Chroí Ró-Naofa via ThurlesDEIS
    223 −5.9%
  79. Scoil Iosagain LimerickBoysDEIS
    222 +1.4%
  80. St Tiarnach's Primary School ClonesDEIS
    217 −9.6%
  81. St Joseph's NS BallinaDEIS
    217 −1.4%
  82. St Marys Mixed N S DrumlishDEIS
    215 +2.9%
  83. St Emer's National School TemplemichaelDEIS
    215 0.0%
  84. Scoil Mhuire gan Smal BallymoteDEIS
    215 −2.3%
  85. Gaelscoil Dhun Dealgan Dún DealganGaelscoilDEIS
    214 0.0%
  86. Scoil Mhuire na Trocaire Cill Na MullachDEIS
    213 +3.9%
  87. Gaelscoil Bharra Baile Átha Cliath 7GaelscoilDEIS
    212 −0.5%
  88. St Josephs MXD N S Dublin 3DEIS
    211 +7.1%
  89. St Gabriels NS Dublin 10DEIS
    211 −5.8%
  90. S N San Vinseann Cailin Dublin 1GirlsDEIS
    208 +1.5%
  91. St Patricks N S RathvillyDEIS
    207 +1.0%
  92. Na Carraige N S MountmellickDEIS
    204 −8.1%
  93. Holy Trinity National School FethardDEIS
    204 −1.4%
  94. Scoil Lachtain FreshfordDEIS
    201 +6.3%
  95. Inchicore NS Dublin 10DEIS
    201 −9.0%
  96. Scoil na mBraithre TipperaryBoysDEIS
    199 +7.0%
  97. Gort National School GortDEIS
    197 +3.1%
  98. Scoil an Croi Ro Naofa CastletownbereDEIS
    195 +0.5%
  99. SN Ui Cheithearnaigh Béal Átha na SluaGaelscoilDEIS
    193 −4.9%
  100. Scoil na Croise Naofa CorkDEIS
    193 −9.0%
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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.