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33 schools in Ireland · 2025/26

pupils
6,648
junior infants
796
in 1 all-Irish school
204 3.1%
class teachers · 33 gained one · 0 lost one since 2024/25
332 +103 since 2015/16
together since 2015/16

The 33 schools with figures for both years had 5,276 pupils in 2015/16 and have 6,648 now. Schools that have closed, and newer schools, aren’t counted.

+26.0%
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33 grew · 0 steady · 0 fell

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  1. St Marys NS AthloneDEIS
    573 +31.1%
  2. St Josephs Convent Longford TownDEIS
    527 +19.0%
  3. C.B.S. Primary DundalkDEIS
    524 +18.8%
  4. Our Lady of Consolation NS Dublin 5DEIS
    310 +41.6%
  5. Corr na Madadh N S AthloneMulti-denominationalDEIS
    306 +11.7%
  6. Scoil Eoin Naofa SligoDEIS
    289 +11.2%
  7. St Pauls B N S WaterfordDEIS
    267 +20.8%
  8. S N Naomh Finnin Dublin 11DEIS
    266 +15.7%
  9. Holy Family TraleeDEIS
    265 +16.7%
  10. Scoil Colmcille CorkDEIS
    264 +23.9%
  11. Scoil Bhride RathdowneyDEIS
    244 +19.0%
  12. St Edwards N S SligoDEIS
    207 +11.9%
  13. Scoil Fhionáin An Fál CarrachGaelscoilDEISGaeltacht
    204 +15.9%
  14. Scoil Naomh Aine Girls Senior School CharlevilleGirlsDEIS
    195 +34.5%
  15. Rathdrum Boys N S RathdrumBoysDEIS
    172 +25.5%
  16. St Benedicts and St Marys National School Dublin 5Some subjects through IrishDEIS
    165 +24.1%
  17. S N Iosef Naofa TemplemoreDEIS
    163 +11.6%
  18. S N an Tslanaitheora C DundalkDEIS
    160 +60.0%
  19. Scoil Naomh Seosamh DungarvanBoysDEIS
    151 +24.8%
  20. Holy Family School GlenagearyDEIS
    149 +26.3%
  21. S N an Cillin BirrDEIS
    140 +32.1%
  22. Scoil Mhuire BorrisokaneDEIS
    139 +18.8%
  23. S N na Coille Glaise BallinasloeDEIS
    135 +87.5%
  24. Croi Ronaofa Meascaithe WilliamstownDEIS
    110 +34.1%
  25. S N Padraig Naofa An Caisleáin RiabhachDEIS
    104 +44.4%
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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.