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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%
School Pupils Since 2015/16 Average class Class teacherschange on 2024/25 Junior infants
St Brigid's Kildare Town Primary School Kildare Town · Roll 20427B DEIS 1,025
+2.8%
24.7 41 124
St Aidans Parish School Enniscorthy, Co. Wexford · Roll 20003R DEIS 869
+2.7%
22.6 −136 91
Scoil Bhride NS Portlaoise, Co. Laois · Roll 19747M DEIS 727
−3.8%
19.9 −136 78
Scoil Choilm Community NS Dublin 15 · Roll 20241K Multi-denominationalDEIS 698
−2.6%
22.1 31 54
Scoil Mhuire Coolcotts Wexford · Roll 19739N DEIS 573
−6.2%
18.3 −130 59
S N Naomh Fhiach Graiguecullen, Co. Carlow · Roll 19958C DEIS 570
+7.8%
24.8 −123 50
St Clares Primary School Cavan · Roll 08490N DEIS 548
+4.8%
18.7 +129 94
St Marks Sen NS Dublin 24 · Roll 19390U DEIS 497
−3.5%
23.1 21 0
Scoil Mhuire B & C Stranorlar, Co. Donegal · Roll 19927O DEIS 489
+8.2%
24.0 20 54
Mother of Divine Grace Dublin 11 · Roll 20059V DEIS 480
−2.8%
23.4 20 55
St Canices G N S Dublin 11 · Roll 18683H GirlsDEIS 473
+4.2%
19.7 24 52
St Pauls Senior NS Drogheda, Co. Louth · Roll 19678T DEIS 466
+5.7%
22.8 20 0
St Brigids NS Limerick · Roll 19475F DEIS 457
−4.0%
24.7 −118 51
Our Lady of Mercy N S Sligo · Roll 19985F DEIS 449
+8.7%
18.0 24 53
Presentation Primary School Waterford · Roll 19955T DEIS 446
+8.5%
18.0 24 51
Scoil Cholmain Naofa Mullingar, Co. Westmeath · Roll 19650U DEIS 445
−6.1%
24.7 −118 50
St Senans National SCH Enniscorthy, Co. Wexford · Roll 08221J DEIS 437
−6.6%
18.8 −122 54
St Clares NS Ballyjamesduff, Co. Cavan · Roll 19983B DEIS 422
−4.7%
24.1 17 47
Belmayne Educate Together National School Dublin 13 · Roll 20308Q Multi-denominationalDEIS 413
+4.8%
25.8 16 52
St Peters NS Dublin 7 · Roll 20091R DEIS 409
−8.1%
22.7 18 55
St Ronans N S Dublin 22 · Roll 19707A DEIS 396
−8.8%
20.8 −119 52
Scoil Mhuire Newbridge, Co. Kildare · Roll 19452Q DEIS 389
−5.6%
23.9 16 0
Scoil Mhuire Tralee, Co. Kerry · Roll 13530D DEIS 378
+2.4%
22.8 16 34
Scoil Naomh Eoin Navan, Co. Meath · Roll 20180Q DEIS 375
+9.3%
19.1 19 40
Bracken Educate Together NS Balbriggan, Co. Dublin · Roll 20282B Multi-denominationalDEIS 375
−8.1%
18.8 19 39
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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.