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1,126 schools in Ireland · 2025/26

pupils
144,801
junior infants
18,033
in 113 all-Irish schools
14,901 10.3%
class teachers · 34 gained one · 159 lost one since 2024/25
6,908 −649 since 2015/16
together since 2015/16 (about this figure)

The 1,126 schools with figures for both years had 187,938 pupils in 2015/16 and have 144,801 now. Schools that have closed, and newer schools, aren’t counted.

−23.0%
Over 10 years

0 grew · 0 steady · 1,126 fell

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  1. 967 pupils −11.0% over 10 years
  2. St Brigids MXD N S Dublin 15
    834 pupils −12.2% over 10 years
  3. 721 pupils −11.5% over 10 years
  4. 714 pupils −19.4% over 10 years
  5. 680 pupils −14.9% over 10 years
  6. Scoil Ide Limerick
    654 pupils −17.4% over 10 years
  7. Sacred Heart N S Dublin 15
    632 pupils −25.3% over 10 years
  8. St Olivers NS Killarney
    625 pupils −19.5% over 10 years
  9. Scoil Thomais Dublin 15
    622 pupils −10.2% over 10 years
  10. 612 pupils −13.6% over 10 years
  11. 607 pupils −13.8% over 10 years
  12. Scoil Eoin Tralee
    589 pupils −13.9% over 10 years
  13. Scoil Ghrainne Community National School Dublin 15Multi-denominational
    585 pupils −13.2% over 10 years
  14. An Mhodh Scoil LuimneachGaelscoil
    578 pupils −11.9% over 10 years
  15. Scoil Phoil Naofa Dooradoyle
    573 pupils −13.4% over 10 years
  16. 567 pupils −19.2% over 10 years
  17. St Pauls NS Ratoath
    565 pupils −20.1% over 10 years
  18. 565 pupils −18.6% over 10 years
  19. 557 pupils −24.7% over 10 years
  20. St Ciarans N S Dublin 15
    530 pupils −27.5% over 10 years
  21. 525 pupils −12.4% over 10 years
  22. S N Naomh Padraig Stamullen
    524 pupils −22.7% over 10 years
  23. 521 pupils −14.7% over 10 years
  24. Tyrrelstown Educate Together National School Dublin 15Multi-denominational
    511 pupils −13.4% over 10 years
  25. Scoil Oilibheir CorkDEIS
    511 pupils −18.4% over 10 years
  26. 500 pupils −24.5% over 10 years
  27. 498 pupils −21.6% over 10 years
  28. 496 pupils −25.9% over 10 years
  29. 496 pupils −31.4% over 10 years
  30. 480 pupils −13.0% over 10 years
  31. S N Iognaid GaillimhGaelscoil
    480 pupils −17.1% over 10 years
  32. Scoil Ghobnatan MallowDEIS
    470 pupils −19.1% over 10 years
  33. 470 pupils −13.6% over 10 years
  34. 469 pupils −15.9% over 10 years
  35. 459 pupils −12.9% over 10 years
  36. 455 pupils −16.8% over 10 years
  37. Caragh N S Naas
    454 pupils −14.8% over 10 years
  38. St Marks Junior Mixed Dublin 24DEIS
    449 pupils −22.0% over 10 years
  39. Scoil Barra Ballincollig
    449 pupils −15.1% over 10 years
  40. Ladyswell N S Dublin 15DEIS
    447 pupils −16.6% over 10 years
  41. Clochar Loreto N S Dublin 14
    445 pupils −13.6% over 10 years
  42. St Annes MXD N S Shankill
    440 pupils −13.9% over 10 years
  43. Assumption Junior School Dublin 12DEIS
    434 pupils −17.8% over 10 years
  44. Sixmilebridge N S Sixmilebridge
    423 pupils −19.6% over 10 years
  45. Lucan East ETNS LucanMulti-denominationalDEIS
    416 pupils −10.2% over 10 years
  46. 414 pupils −10.8% over 10 years
  47. Donabate/Portrane Educate Together NS DonabateMulti-denominational
    414 pupils −16.0% over 10 years
  48. 413 pupils −25.7% over 10 years
  49. S N Lusca Lusk
    413 pupils −51.2% over 10 years
  50. Scoil na nAingeal Blackrock
    410 pupils −11.4% over 10 years
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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.