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17 schools in Ireland · 2025/26

pupils
3,873
junior infants
467
in 1 all-Irish school
280 7.2%
class teachers · 0 gained one · 17 lost one since 2024/25
175 +38 since 2015/16
together since 2015/16

The 17 schools with figures for both years had 3,070 pupils in 2015/16 and have 3,873 now. Schools that have closed, and newer schools, aren’t counted.

+26.2%
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17 grew · 0 steady · 0 fell

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  1. Scoil na mBraithre MullingarDEIS
    409 +21.4%
  2. Scoil Mhuire gan Smal B CorkBoysDEIS
    403 +13.8%
  3. Padraig Naofa N S WicklowDEIS
    377 +14.2%
  4. Scoil Naomh Mhuire CorkDEIS
    312 +16.9%
  5. Muire gan Smal C CorkDEIS
    297 +28.6%
  6. Gaelscoil Peig Sayers CorcaighGaelscoilDEIS
    280 +62.8%
  7. Scoil Aine Naofa RathkealeDEIS
    224 +38.3%
  8. Navan Educate Together NS NavanMulti-denominationalDEIS
    213 +13.3%
  9. South Abbey NS YoughalChurch of IrelandDEIS
    190 +75.9%
  10. S N Rath an Iubhair EnniscorthyDEIS
    187 +12.7%
  11. Scoil Ursula BlackrockDEIS
    182 +11.7%
  12. Virgin Mary Girls National School Dublin 9GirlsDEIS
    160 +20.3%
  13. Caherciveen N S CahirciveenDEIS
    148 +15.6%
  14. Scoil Realt na Mara KilkeeDEIS
    134 +116.1%
  15. St Michaels NS LimerickDEIS
    126 +55.6%
  16. Scoil Croi Iosa GalwayDEIS
    122 +22.0%
  17. St Colmcilles Primary School TemplemoreBoysDEIS
    109 +23.9%
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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.