School Numbers
Menu
Find schools Counties Irish-medium Special schools About the data

Find schools

Within
Filtered by DEIS Clear all

953 schools in Ireland · 2025/26

pupils
150,124
junior infants
17,017
in 93 all-Irish schools
7,531 5.0%
class teachers · 76 gained one · 112 lost one since 2024/25
7,319 +530 since 2015/16
together since 2015/16

The 921 schools with figures for both years had 147,335 pupils in 2015/16 and have 141,584 now. Schools that have closed, and newer schools, aren’t counted.

−3.9%
Over 10 years

276 grew · 249 steady · 396 fell · 32 newer

Filters

Clear all
Boys, girls or mixed
School type
Ethos
Teaching language
Number of pupils
Change in pupils over 10 years
Average class size
Class teachers
Class teachers since 2024/25
DEIS and islands
  1. St Brigid's Kildare Town Primary School Kildare TownDEIS
    1,025 +2.8%
  2. St Aidans Parish School EnniscorthyDEIS
    869 +2.7%
  3. Trinity Primary School TuamDEIS
    781 From 2019/20
  4. Scoil Bhride NS PortlaoiseDEIS
    727 −3.8%
  5. Scoil Choilm Community NS Dublin 15Multi-denominationalDEIS
    698 −2.6%
  6. Scoil Choilmcille LetterkennyDEIS
    658 +85.4%
  7. S N Ursula Naofa WaterfordGirlsDEIS
    620 −11.8%
  8. St Christopher's NS Dublin 4Some subjects through IrishDEIS
    598 From 2019/20
  9. Scoil Phadraig Naofa Baile Átha ÍDEIS
    592 +19.8%
  10. Holy Family National School CarlowDEIS
    592 From 2025/26
  11. St Brigid's and St Patrick's National School DroghedaDEIS
    575 From 2018/19
  12. St Josephs N S DundalkDEIS
    574 +10.4%
  13. St Marys NS AthloneDEIS
    573 +31.1%
  14. Scoil Mhuire Coolcotts WexfordDEIS
    573 −6.2%
  15. S N Naomh Fhiach GraiguecullenDEIS
    570 +7.8%
  16. St Clares Primary School CavanDEIS
    548 +4.8%
  17. St Josephs Convent Longford TownDEIS
    527 +19.0%
  18. Holy Rosary Primary School Dublin 24DEIS
    525 −12.4%
  19. C.B.S. Primary DundalkDEIS
    524 +18.8%
  20. Scoil Oilibheir CorkDEIS
    511 −18.4%
  21. St Marks Sen NS Dublin 24DEIS
    497 −3.5%
  22. Scoil Mhichil Naofa AthyDEIS
    496 −25.9%
  23. Scoil Mhuire B & C StranorlarDEIS
    489 +8.2%
  24. Scoil Bhríde Primary School EdenderryDEIS
    480 −13.0%
  25. Mother of Divine Grace Dublin 11DEIS
    480 −2.8%
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
Trinity Primary School Tuam, Co. Galway · Roll 20547L DEIS 781 – 20.0 +437 85
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 Choilmcille Letterkenny, Co. Donegal · Roll 18625Q DEIS 658
+85.4%
27.0 24 80
S N Ursula Naofa Waterford · Roll 12535I GirlsDEIS 620
−11.8%
23.4 26 64
St Christopher's NS Dublin 4 · Roll 20545H Some subjects through IrishDEIS 598 – 24.7 24 73
Scoil Phadraig Naofa Baile Átha Í, Co. Kildare · Roll 16705E DEIS 592
+19.8%
22.1 26 72
Holy Family National School Carlow · Roll 20592Q DEIS 592 – 17.6 33 64
St Brigid's and St Patrick's National School Drogheda, Co. Louth · Roll 20508B DEIS 575 – 22.8 25 55
St Josephs N S Dundalk, Co. Louth · Roll 19673J DEIS 574
+10.4%
21.6 26 61
St Marys NS Athlone, Co. Westmeath · Roll 20073P DEIS 573
+31.1%
18.5 +131 47
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 Josephs Convent Longford Town · Roll 18178R DEIS 527
+19.0%
17.8 +128 79
Holy Rosary Primary School Dublin 24 · Roll 19878E DEIS 525
−12.4%
21.9 24 60
C.B.S. Primary Dundalk, Co. Louth · Roll 17195M DEIS 524
+18.8%
24.7 +121 63
Scoil Oilibheir Cork · Roll 19730S DEIS 511
−18.4%
20.8 24 60
St Marks Sen NS Dublin 24 · Roll 19390U DEIS 497
−3.5%
23.1 21 0
Scoil Mhichil Naofa Athy, Co. Kildare · Roll 18288B DEIS 496
−25.9%
18.5 −124 62
Scoil Mhuire B & C Stranorlar, Co. Donegal · Roll 19927O DEIS 489
+8.2%
24.0 20 54
Scoil Bhríde Primary School Edenderry, Co. Offaly · Roll 20267F DEIS 480
−13.0%
21.1 −121 48
Mother of Divine Grace Dublin 11 · Roll 20059V DEIS 480
−2.8%
23.4 20 55
Showing 25 of 953 Show 25 more

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.