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1,164 schools in Ireland · 2025/26

pupils
287,330
junior infants
33,376
in 66 all-Irish schools
13,861 4.8%
class teachers · 121 gained one · 176 lost one since 2024/25
12,473 +1,045 since 2015/16
together since 2015/16

The 1,089 schools with figures for both years had 269,872 pupils in 2015/16 and have 261,932 now. Schools that have closed, and newer schools, aren’t counted.

−2.9%
Over 10 years

321 grew · 388 steady · 380 fell · 75 newer

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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. Castlebar Primary School Castlebar
    864 From 2022/23
  4. Scoil Moin A Lin Castletroy
    847 +4.2%
  5. St Oliver Plunkett Malahide
    838 −9.6%
  6. St Brigids MXD N S Dublin 15
    834 −12.2%
  7. St Stephens NS Navan
    805 +0.5%
  8. Holy Well National School (Scoil Tobair Naofa) Carrigaline
    803 From 2020/21
  9. Trinity Primary School TuamDEIS
    781 From 2019/20
  10. Scoil Iosagain Buncrana
    778 +5.0%
  11. Scoil Íosa Oranmore
    770 From 2024/25
  12. St Pauls N S Navan
    761 +5.5%
  13. S N Brighde Kill
    744 +19.2%
  14. Scoil Bhride NS PortlaoiseDEIS
    727 −3.8%
  15. Gael Scoil Ui Riordain Baile an ChollaighGaelscoil
    724 +7.6%
  16. Scoil Colmcille Naofa Dublin 16
    721 −11.5%
  17. Scoil Nioclais Cork
    714 −19.4%
  18. Scoil Choilm Community NS Dublin 15Multi-denominationalDEIS
    698 −2.6%
  19. Scoil Padraig Naofa Bray
    680 −14.9%
  20. Bunscoil Rinn an Chabhlaigh Cobh
    679 −8.4%
  21. St Laurences N S Greystones
    666 +3.9%
  22. S N Naomh Mhuire Saggart
    666 +7.2%
  23. Riverstown N S Cork
    666 −8.0%
  24. St Canices Central N S Kilkenny
    648 −1.2%
  25. Holy Family Senior School Portlaoise
    644 From 2016/17
  26. Bunscoil na mBraithre Ennis
    643 −3.3%
  27. The Harold School Glasthule
    642 −5.6%
  28. S N Naomh Mhuire Waterford
    641 −6.6%
  29. Scoil Naomh Mearnog Portmarnock
    638 +28.4%
  30. Sacred Heart N S Dublin 15
    632 −25.3%
  31. Caisleain Nua Liamhna Newcastle
    626 +30.1%
  32. St Olivers NS Killarney
    625 −19.5%
  33. Scoil Mhuire na nGael Dundalk
    624 −9.6%
  34. Holy Family Senior N S Swords
    624 +0.3%
  35. Scoil Thomais Dublin 15
    622 −10.2%
  36. Presentation Girls Primary School MaynoothGirls
    621 +15.0%
  37. Ennis N S Ennis
    615 +9.4%
  38. Scoil Aine Naofa Lucan
    614 +18.5%
  39. Holywell Educate Together National School SwordsMulti-denominational
    613 +22.8%
  40. Scoil Bríd Naas
    612 −13.6%
  41. Mercy Convent Primary School Naas
    607 −13.8%
  42. St Cóman's Wood Primary School Roscommon
    605 From 2017/18
  43. Holy Family Junior School Portlaoise
    599 From 2016/17
  44. St Brigids N S Kilcullen
    598 −5.7%
  45. Maynooth B N S MaynoothBoys
    595 +13.3%
  46. Scoil Phadraig Naofa Baile Átha ÍDEIS
    592 +19.8%
  47. Scoil na Naomh Uilig Newbridge
    589 +11.1%
  48. Scoil Eoin Tralee
    589 −13.9%
  49. St Marys Central N S Dublin 4
    587 +95.0%
  50. Scoil Ghrainne Community National School Dublin 15Multi-denominational
    585 −13.2%
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
Castlebar Primary School Castlebar, Co. Mayo · Roll 20562H 864 – 25.0 +134 97
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 Brigids MXD N S Dublin 15 · Roll 00697S 834
−12.2%
25.7 32 94
St Stephens NS Navan, Co. Meath · Roll 20179I 805
+0.5%
24.2 32 81
Holy Well National School (Scoil Tobair Naofa) Carrigaline, Co. Cork · Roll 20550A 803 – 23.1 34 93
Trinity Primary School Tuam, Co. Galway · Roll 20547L DEIS 781 – 20.0 +437 85
Scoil Iosagain Buncrana, Co. Donegal · Roll 19967D 778
+5.0%
24.7 29 83
Scoil Íosa Oranmore, Co. Galway · Roll 20584R 770 – 25.6 29 100
St Pauls N S Navan, Co. Meath · Roll 19671F 761
+5.5%
23.4 32 81
S N Brighde Kill, Co. Kildare · Roll 17662R 744
+19.2%
24.4 +230 99
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 Colmcille Naofa Dublin 16 · Roll 19474D 721
−11.5%
24.7 29 179
Scoil Nioclais Cork · Roll 20106E 714
−19.4%
22.3 −231 84
Scoil Choilm Community NS Dublin 15 · Roll 20241K Multi-denominationalDEIS 698
−2.6%
22.1 31 54
Scoil Padraig Naofa Bray, Co. Wicklow · Roll 17537O 680
−14.9%
22.5 +130 76
Bunscoil Rinn an Chabhlaigh Cobh, Co. Cork · Roll 13450F 679
−8.4%
27.3 24 89
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
St Canices Central N S Kilkenny · Roll 19626A 648
−1.2%
26.2 24 78
Holy Family Senior School Portlaoise, Co. Laois · Roll 20480F 644 – 23.4 27 0
Bunscoil na mBraithre Ennis, Co. Clare · Roll 16677C 643
−3.3%
26.3 24 70
The Harold School Glasthule, Co. Dublin · Roll 20141G 642
−5.6%
23.6 27 83
S N Naomh Mhuire Waterford · Roll 17351A 641
−6.6%
26.2 24 72
Scoil Naomh Mearnog Portmarnock, Co. Dublin · Roll 10296G 638
+28.4%
26.3 24 81
Sacred Heart N S Dublin 15 · Roll 19755L 632
−25.3%
21.9 −228 68
Caisleain Nua Liamhna Newcastle, Co. Dublin · Roll 16461C 626
+30.1%
25.6 24 77
St Olivers NS Killarney, Co. Kerry · Roll 19512I 625
−19.5%
23.6 24 67
Scoil Mhuire na nGael Dundalk, Co. Louth · Roll 19598V 624
−9.6%
23.1 26 72
Holy Family Senior N S Swords, Co. Dublin · Roll 19877C 624
+0.3%
25.2 −124 0
Scoil Thomais Dublin 15 · Roll 19769W 622
−10.2%
22.8 27 64
Presentation Girls Primary School Maynooth, Co. Kildare · Roll 00779U Girls 621
+15.0%
23.6 26 74
Ennis N S Ennis, Co. Clare · Roll 15042A 615
+9.4%
23.8 25 70
Scoil Aine Naofa Lucan, Co. Dublin · Roll 19676P 614
+18.5%
26.4 23 0
Holywell Educate Together National School Swords, Co. Dublin · Roll 20348F Multi-denominational 613
+22.8%
24.3 24 70
Scoil Bríd Naas, Co. Kildare · Roll 20114D 612
−13.6%
24.8 24 72
Mercy Convent Primary School Naas, Co. Kildare · Roll 15040T 607
−13.8%
23.8 +125 89
St Cóman's Wood Primary School Roscommon · Roll 20498B 605 – 22.4 −126 70
Holy Family Junior School Portlaoise, Co. Laois · Roll 20270R 599 – 23.4 25 131
St Brigids N S Kilcullen, Co. Kildare · Roll 19675N 598
−5.7%
22.3 −126 54
Maynooth B N S Maynooth, Co. Kildare · Roll 17341U Boys 595
+13.3%
24.3 24 61
Scoil Phadraig Naofa Baile Átha Í, Co. Kildare · Roll 16705E DEIS 592
+19.8%
22.1 26 72
Scoil na Naomh Uilig Newbridge, Co. Kildare · Roll 20271T 589
+11.1%
23.4 24 73
Scoil Eoin Tralee, Co. Kerry · Roll 13615L 589
−13.9%
24.0 24 74
St Marys Central N S Dublin 4 · Roll 19727G 587
+95.0%
23.4 25 72
Scoil Ghrainne Community National School Dublin 15 · Roll 20247W Multi-denominational 585
−13.2%
23.9 24 71
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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.