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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%
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
Scoil Moin A Lin Castletroy, Co. Limerick · Roll 17937H 847
+4.2%
26.3 32 100
St Oliver Plunkett Malahide, Co. Dublin · Roll 17914S 838
−9.6%
24.9 33 90
St Stephens NS Navan, Co. Meath · Roll 20179I 805
+0.5%
24.2 32 81
S N Naomh Mochta Dublin 15 · Roll 18778S 805
−8.8%
25.0 32 91
Scoil Iosagain Buncrana, Co. Donegal · Roll 19967D 778
+5.0%
24.7 29 83
St Pauls N S Navan, Co. Meath · Roll 19671F 761
+5.5%
23.4 32 81
St Colmcille Senior N S Dublin 16 · Roll 19742C 744
+4.9%
25.7 29 0
Scoil Bhride NS Portlaoise, Co. Laois · Roll 19747M DEIS 727
−3.8%
19.9 −136 78
Gael Scoil Ui Riordain Baile an Chollaigh, Co. Cork · Roll 19839R Gaelscoil 724
+7.6%
23.5 30 93
Scoil Choilm Community NS Dublin 15 · Roll 20241K Multi-denominationalDEIS 698
−2.6%
22.1 31 54
Rush NS Rush, Co. Dublin · Roll 19660A 698
−6.6%
24.1 29 98
Bunscoil Rinn an Chabhlaigh Cobh, Co. Cork · Roll 13450F 679
−8.4%
27.3 24 89
Holy Family National School Rathcoole, Co. Dublin · Roll 13217W 671
+6.8%
28.0 24 72
Scoil Neassain Mungret, Co. Limerick · Roll 14409N 668
−7.9%
25.7 26 86
St Laurences N S Greystones, Co. Wicklow · Roll 19573F 666
+3.9%
23.2 28 77
S N Naomh Mhuire Saggart, Co. Dublin · Roll 17055T 666
+7.2%
26.8 24 74
Riverstown N S Cork · Roll 13747F 666
−8.0%
24.2 27 82
Bunscoil Loreto Gorey, Co. Wexford · Roll 16145P 665
−0.9%
25.6 26 78
John Paul II N S Malahide, Co. Dublin · Roll 19627C 663
−2.5%
25.5 26 0
Aghards N S Celbridge, Co. Kildare · Roll 19794V 660
−5.4%
26.4 25 77
St Canices Central N S Kilkenny · Roll 19626A 648
−1.2%
26.2 24 78
St Laurences National School Sallins, Co. Kildare · Roll 08099P 646
−8.6%
26.9 24 78
Bunscoil na mBraithre Ennis, Co. Clare · Roll 16677C 643
−3.3%
26.3 24 70
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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.