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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%
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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.