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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

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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  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 Moin A Lin Castletroy
    847 +4.2%
  4. St Oliver Plunkett Malahide
    838 −9.6%
  5. St Stephens NS Navan
    805 +0.5%
  6. S N Naomh Mochta Dublin 15
    805 −8.8%
  7. Scoil Iosagain Buncrana
    778 +5.0%
  8. St Pauls N S Navan
    761 +5.5%
  9. St Colmcille Senior N S Dublin 16
    744 +4.9%
  10. Scoil Bhride NS PortlaoiseDEIS
    727 −3.8%
  11. Gael Scoil Ui Riordain Baile an ChollaighGaelscoil
    724 +7.6%
  12. Scoil Choilm Community NS Dublin 15Multi-denominationalDEIS
    698 −2.6%
  13. Rush NS Rush
    698 −6.6%
  14. Bunscoil Rinn an Chabhlaigh Cobh
    679 −8.4%
  15. Holy Family National School Rathcoole
    671 +6.8%
  16. Scoil Neassain Mungret
    668 −7.9%
  17. St Laurences N S Greystones
    666 +3.9%
  18. S N Naomh Mhuire Saggart
    666 +7.2%
  19. Riverstown N S Cork
    666 −8.0%
  20. Bunscoil Loreto Gorey
    665 −0.9%
  21. John Paul II N S Malahide
    663 −2.5%
  22. Aghards N S Celbridge
    660 −5.4%
  23. St Canices Central N S Kilkenny
    648 −1.2%
  24. St Laurences National School Sallins
    646 −8.6%
  25. Bunscoil na mBraithre Ennis
    643 −3.3%
  26. The Harold School Glasthule
    642 −5.6%
  27. S N Naomh Mhuire Waterford
    641 −6.6%
  28. Scoil Mhuire na nGael Dundalk
    624 −9.6%
  29. Holy Family Senior N S Swords
    624 +0.3%
  30. St Benedicts National School Dublin 15
    622 −6.3%
  31. Scoil Nais Deaglain Ashbourne
    621 −9.5%
  32. Ennis N S Ennis
    615 +9.4%
  33. St Fiachras Sen N S Dublin 5
    609 −3.8%
  34. St Brigids N S Kilcullen
    598 −5.7%
  35. Gaelscoil Charraig Ui Leighin Carraig Uí LeighinGaelscoil
    591 +2.6%
  36. Carysfort NS Blackrock
    583 +7.0%
  37. St Thomas Junior National School Lucan
    573 +3.1%
  38. Scoil Mhuire Coolcotts WexfordDEIS
    573 −6.2%
  39. S N Naomh Fhiach GraiguecullenDEIS
    570 +7.8%
  40. Kilcoole Primary School Kilcoole
    553 −1.6%
  41. St Clares Primary School CavanDEIS
    548 +4.8%
  42. St. Mary's Primary School Enfield
    543 +0.9%
  43. Cloghroe Mixed N S Cloghroe
    537 +0.4%
  44. Brackenstown Senior N S Swords
    530 −6.2%
  45. Scoil Naomh Fiachra Letterkenny
    519 +0.8%
  46. St Marks Sen NS Dublin 24DEIS
    497 −3.5%
  47. Prosperous N S Naas
    493 −7.7%
  48. Scoil Mhuire B & C StranorlarDEIS
    489 +8.2%
  49. Bun Scoil Muire Youghal
    487 +5.2%
  50. Scoil Lorcáin Baile na ManachGaelscoil
    485 −0.6%
  51. Scoil Uí Riada Cill ChocaGaelscoil
    484 −9.2%
  52. S N Muire gan Smal Letterkenny
    480 +8.1%
  53. Mother of Divine Grace Dublin 11DEIS
    480 −2.8%
  54. Scoil Mhuire Ashbourne
    479 −4.4%
  55. Milford Grange N School Castletroy
    479 −4.2%
  56. St Patrick GNS Dublin 16
    472 −8.5%
  57. S N Talamh na Coille Letterkenny
    467 −3.1%
  58. Réalt na Mara School Dundalk
    467 +6.1%
  59. St Pauls Senior NS DroghedaDEIS
    466 +5.7%
  60. Ovens N S Ovens
    466 +9.1%
  61. Griffeen Valley Educate Together NS LucanMulti-denominational
    466 −4.3%
  62. Sacred Heart N S Dublin 22
    463 −1.7%
  63. Marley Grange NS Dublin 16
    461 −7.6%
  64. Bishop Galvin NS Dublin 6w
    461 −2.9%
  65. Scoil Phadraig Naofa Rochestown
    460 −3.4%
  66. Scoil Ui Fhiaich Maigh NuadGaelscoil
    459 −4.2%
  67. St Brigids NS LimerickDEIS
    457 −4.0%
  68. S N Dun na Mainistreach Dungarvan
    455 −3.8%
  69. Bunscoil Chriost Ri CorkSome subjects through Irish
    453 −7.9%
  70. St Patricks N School Dublin 9
    449 −8.4%
  71. Our Lady of Mercy N S SligoDEIS
    449 +8.7%
  72. Presentation Primary School WaterfordDEIS
    446 +8.5%
  73. Scoil Cholmain Naofa MullingarDEIS
    445 −6.1%
  74. S N Muire gan Smal Ballinasloe
    445 +7.2%
  75. Gaelscoil Eoghain Uí Thuairisc CeatharlachGaelscoil
    444 −7.3%
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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.