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860 schools in Ireland · 2025/26

pupils
182,644
junior infants
20,501
in 66 all-Irish schools
14,766 8.1%
class teachers · 59 gained one · 91 lost one since 2024/25
7,766 +626 since 2015/16
together since 2015/16 (about this figure)

The 860 schools with figures for both years had 185,590 pupils in 2015/16 and have 182,644 now. Schools that have closed, and newer schools, aren’t counted.

−1.6%
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0 grew · 860 steady · 0 fell

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  2. St Aidans Parish School EnniscorthyDEIS
    869 pupils +2.7% over 10 years
  3. Scoil Moin A Lin Castletroy
    847 pupils +4.2% over 10 years
  4. 838 pupils −9.6% over 10 years
  5. 805 pupils +0.5% over 10 years
  6. S N Naomh Mochta Dublin 15
    805 pupils −8.8% over 10 years
  7. Scoil Iosagain Buncrana
    778 pupils +5.0% over 10 years
  8. St Pauls N S Navan
    761 pupils +5.5% over 10 years
  9. 744 pupils +4.9% over 10 years
  10. Scoil Bhride NS PortlaoiseDEIS
    727 pupils −3.8% over 10 years
  11. Gael Scoil Ui Riordain Baile an ChollaighGaelscoil
    724 pupils +7.6% over 10 years
  12. Scoil Choilm Community NS Dublin 15Multi-denominationalDEIS
    698 pupils −2.6% over 10 years
  13. Rush NS Rush
    698 pupils −6.6% over 10 years
  14. 679 pupils −8.4% over 10 years
  15. 671 pupils +6.8% over 10 years
  16. Scoil Neassain Mungret
    668 pupils −7.9% over 10 years
  17. St Laurences N S Greystones
    666 pupils +3.9% over 10 years
  18. 666 pupils +7.2% over 10 years
  19. 666 pupils −8.0% over 10 years
  20. 665 pupils −0.9% over 10 years
  21. John Paul II N S Malahide
    663 pupils −2.5% over 10 years
  22. Aghards N S Celbridge
    660 pupils −5.4% over 10 years
  23. 648 pupils −1.2% over 10 years
  24. 646 pupils −8.6% over 10 years
  25. 643 pupils −3.3% over 10 years
  26. The Harold School Glasthule
    642 pupils −5.6% over 10 years
  27. S N Naomh Mhuire Waterford
    641 pupils −6.6% over 10 years
  28. 624 pupils −9.6% over 10 years
  29. 624 pupils +0.3% over 10 years
  30. 622 pupils −6.3% over 10 years
  31. 621 pupils −9.5% over 10 years
  32. Ennis N S Ennis
    615 pupils +9.4% over 10 years
  33. 609 pupils −3.8% over 10 years
  34. St Brigids N S Kilcullen
    598 pupils −5.7% over 10 years
  35. Gaelscoil Charraig Ui Leighin Carraig Uí LeighinGaelscoil
    591 pupils +2.6% over 10 years
  36. Carysfort NS Blackrock
    583 pupils +7.0% over 10 years
  37. 573 pupils +3.1% over 10 years
  38. 573 pupils −6.2% over 10 years
  39. S N Naomh Fhiach GraiguecullenDEIS
    570 pupils +7.8% over 10 years
  40. 553 pupils −1.6% over 10 years
  41. 548 pupils +4.8% over 10 years
  42. 543 pupils +0.9% over 10 years
  43. 537 pupils +0.4% over 10 years
  44. 530 pupils −6.2% over 10 years
  45. Scoil Naomh Fiachra Letterkenny
    519 pupils +0.8% over 10 years
  46. St Marks Sen NS Dublin 24DEIS
    497 pupils −3.5% over 10 years
  47. 493 pupils −7.7% over 10 years
  48. Scoil Mhuire B & C StranorlarDEIS
    489 pupils +8.2% over 10 years
  49. Bun Scoil Muire Youghal
    487 pupils +5.2% over 10 years
  50. Scoil Lorcáin Baile na ManachGaelscoil
    485 pupils −0.6% 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.