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36 schools in Ireland · 2025/26

pupils
8,118
junior infants
887
in 1 all-Irish school
280 3.4%
class teachers · 0 gained one · 36 lost one since 2024/25
345 +77 since 2015/16
together since 2015/16

The 36 schools with figures for both years had 6,593 pupils in 2015/16 and have 8,118 now. Schools that have closed, and newer schools, aren’t counted.

+23.1%
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36 grew · 0 steady · 0 fell

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  1. Carrigaline Educate Together NS CarrigalineMulti-denominational
    424 +20.5%
  2. Scoil na mBraithre MullingarDEIS
    409 +21.4%
  3. Scoil Mhuire gan Smal B CorkBoysDEIS
    403 +13.8%
  4. St Helens Senior N S Portmarnock
    381 +42.7%
  5. Padraig Naofa N S WicklowDEIS
    377 +14.2%
  6. St Annes National School Straffan
    329 +20.5%
  7. S N Ide Naofa Loughrea
    328 +10.1%
  8. St Coleman's National School StradballySome subjects through Irish
    318 +24.7%
  9. Scoil Naomh Mhuire CorkDEIS
    312 +16.9%
  10. Rathangan B N S RathanganBoys
    308 +21.3%
  11. Muire gan Smal C CorkDEIS
    297 +28.6%
  12. Scoil Assaim Boys Seniors Dublin 5
    293 +13.1%
  13. Gaelscoil Peig Sayers CorcaighGaelscoilDEIS
    280 +62.8%
  14. Naomh Oliver Plunkett LoughmourneSome subjects through Irish
    255 +15.4%
  15. Bunscoil na mBráithre Críostaí Nenagh
    248 +12.7%
  16. Scoil Aine Naofa RathkealeDEIS
    224 +38.3%
  17. St Brendans N S LoughreaBoys
    216 +10.8%
  18. Navan Educate Together NS NavanMulti-denominationalDEIS
    213 +13.3%
  19. South Abbey NS YoughalChurch of IrelandDEIS
    190 +75.9%
  20. S N Rath an Iubhair EnniscorthyDEIS
    187 +12.7%
  21. Castletara N S Ballyhaise
    183 +15.8%
  22. Scoil Ursula BlackrockDEIS
    182 +11.7%
  23. Coole N.S, Kilcock
    164 +20.6%
  24. Virgin Mary Girls National School Dublin 9GirlsDEIS
    160 +20.3%
  25. Edenmore N.S. EmyvaleSome subjects through Irish
    159 +25.2%
  26. Caherciveen N S CahirciveenDEIS
    148 +15.6%
  27. Enniscrone N S Enniscrone
    137 +39.8%
  28. Scoil Realt na Mara KilkeeDEIS
    134 +116.1%
  29. Scoil Cholmcille Moville
    133 +23.1%
  30. St Michaels NS LimerickDEIS
    126 +55.6%
  31. Baile an Chuilinn N S Muinebeag
    126 +15.6%
  32. Castlemaine N S Castlemaine
    123 +26.8%
  33. Scoil Croi Iosa GalwayDEIS
    122 +22.0%
  34. St Colmcilles Primary School TemplemoreBoysDEIS
    109 +23.9%
  35. S N Cnoc na Croighe Mallow
    83 +10.7%
  36. S N Cill Ronain Boyle
    37 +76.2%
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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.