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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

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%
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0 grew · 0 steady · 1,126 fell

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16 special schools also match this search. Show them too

  1. St Marys Parish Primary School Drogheda
    967 −11.0%
  2. St Brigids MXD N S Dublin 15
    834 −12.2%
  3. Scoil Colmcille Naofa Dublin 16
    721 −11.5%
  4. Scoil Nioclais Cork
    714 −19.4%
  5. Scoil Padraig Naofa Bray
    680 −14.9%
  6. Scoil Ide Limerick
    654 −17.4%
  7. Sacred Heart N S Dublin 15
    632 −25.3%
  8. St Olivers NS Killarney
    625 −19.5%
  9. Scoil Thomais Dublin 15
    622 −10.2%
  10. Scoil Bríd Naas
    612 −13.6%
  11. Mercy Convent Primary School Naas
    607 −13.8%
  12. Scoil Eoin Tralee
    589 −13.9%
  13. Scoil Ghrainne Community National School Dublin 15Multi-denominational
    585 −13.2%
  14. An Mhodh Scoil LuimneachGaelscoil
    578 −11.9%
  15. Scoil Phoil Naofa Dooradoyle
    573 −13.4%
  16. Holy Cross School Tramore
    567 −19.2%
  17. St Pauls NS Ratoath
    565 −20.1%
  18. Holy Family Junior N S Swords
    565 −18.6%
  19. Scoil Fhiachra Soisir Dublin 5
    557 −24.7%
  20. St Ciarans N S Dublin 15
    530 −27.5%
  21. Holy Rosary Primary School Dublin 24DEIS
    525 −12.4%
  22. S N Naomh Padraig Stamullen
    524 −22.7%
  23. St Marys Convent N S Trim
    521 −14.7%
  24. Tyrrelstown Educate Together National School Dublin 15Multi-denominational
    511 −13.4%
  25. Scoil Oilibheir CorkDEIS
    511 −18.4%
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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.