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176 schools in Ireland · 2025/26

pupils
49,352
junior infants
5,630
in 8 all-Irish schools
1,658 3.4%
class teachers · 0 gained one · 176 lost one since 2024/25
2,185 −61 since 2015/16
together since 2015/16

The 172 schools with figures for both years had 55,313 pupils in 2015/16 and have 47,705 now. Schools that have closed, and newer schools, aren’t counted.

−13.8%
Over 10 years

23 grew · 56 steady · 93 fell · 4 newer

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  1. St Aidans Parish School EnniscorthyDEIS
    869 +2.7%
  2. Scoil Bhride NS PortlaoiseDEIS
    727 −3.8%
  3. Scoil Nioclais Cork
    714 −19.4%
  4. Sacred Heart N S Dublin 15
    632 −25.3%
  5. Holy Family Senior N S Swords
    624 +0.3%
  6. St Cóman's Wood Primary School Roscommon
    605 From 2017/18
  7. St Brigids N S Kilcullen
    598 −5.7%
  8. Scoil Mhuire Coolcotts WexfordDEIS
    573 −6.2%
  9. St. Mary's Primary School Enfield
    543 +0.9%
  10. St Ciarans N S Dublin 15
    530 −27.5%
  11. St Josephs N S Arklow
    500 −24.5%
  12. Scoil Padraig Naofa B BlackrockBoys
    499 −22.9%
  13. St Cronans Junior National School Swords
    498 −21.6%
  14. Scoil Mhichil Naofa AthyDEIS
    496 −25.9%
  15. Presentation Primary School Portarlington
    496 −31.4%
  16. St Patricks BNS ClaneBoys
    488 −1.2%
  17. Scoil Bhríde Primary School EdenderryDEIS
    480 −13.0%
  18. St Patrick GNS Dublin 16
    472 −8.5%
  19. Scoil Ghobnatan MallowDEIS
    470 −19.1%
  20. Dunboyne Senior N S Dunboyne
    470 −13.6%
  21. St Brigids NS LimerickDEIS
    457 −4.0%
  22. Bunscoil Chriost Ri CorkSome subjects through Irish
    453 −7.9%
  23. St Senans National SCH EnniscorthyDEIS
    437 −6.6%
  24. St Patricks N S Letterkenny
    426 −7.2%
  25. Carrigaline Educate Together NS CarrigalineMulti-denominational
    424 +20.5%
  26. Sixmilebridge N S Sixmilebridge
    423 −19.6%
  27. St Etchens National School Kinnegad
    413 −25.7%
  28. S N Tulach Aluinn Tullyallen
    411 −9.5%
  29. Scoil na mBraithre MullingarDEIS
    409 +21.4%
  30. Scoil Mhuire gan Smal B CorkBoysDEIS
    403 +13.8%
  31. St. John the Apostle, Knocknacarra NS Galway
    400 −9.9%
  32. Scoil Mhuire Kilkenny
    400 −7.0%
  33. St Oliver Plunkett NS NavanDEIS
    399 −16.5%
  34. Dunboyne Junior N S Dunboyne
    397 −28.6%
  35. St Johns NS Kenmare
    395 −3.2%
  36. Cronan Naofa N S Bray
    388 −25.0%
  37. St Helens Senior N S Portmarnock
    381 +42.7%
  38. St Josephs N S Kingscourt
    377 −11.3%
  39. Padraig Naofa N S WicklowDEIS
    377 +14.2%
  40. S N Realt na Mara (C) DonacarneyGirls
    373 −12.4%
  41. Presentation Primary School Dublin 6WGirls
    367 −37.7%
  42. Scoil Úna Naofa Dublin 12DEIS
    356 From 2016/17
  43. Scoil Oilibhéir Naofa DroghedaDEIS
    353 +8.3%
  44. St Marys Convent Nenagh
    351 −5.4%
  45. Holy Cross Primary School Killarney
    345 −14.0%
  46. S N Bheinin Naofa C DuleekGirlsDEIS
    343 +3.3%
  47. St Georges N S BalbrigganChurch of Ireland
    339 −16.3%
  48. S N Bheinn Naofa B DuleekBoysDEIS
    339 −1.7%
  49. St Conaires NS Shannon
    338 −32.1%
  50. Shellybanks Educate Together National School Dublin 4Multi-denominational
    333 +274.2%
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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.