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1,225 schools in Ireland · 2025/26

pupils: 167,774
junior infants: 20,285
in 113 all-Irish schools: 14,901 8.9%
class teachers · 41 gained one · 196 lost one since 2024/25: 7,958 −744 since 2015/16
together since 2015/16 (about this figure) The 1,225 schools with figures for both years had 217,114 pupils in 2015/16 and have 167,774 now. Schools that have closed, and newer schools, aren’t counted.: −22.7%

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St Marys Parish Primary School Drogheda
967 pupils −11.0% over 10 years
St Brigids MXD N S Dublin 15
834 pupils −12.2% over 10 years
Scoil Colmcille Naofa Dublin 16
721 pupils −11.5% over 10 years
Scoil Nioclais Cork
714 pupils −19.4% over 10 years
Scoil Padraig Naofa Bray
680 pupils −14.9% over 10 years
Scoil Ide Limerick
654 pupils −17.4% over 10 years
Sacred Heart N S Dublin 15
632 pupils −25.3% over 10 years
St Olivers NS Killarney
625 pupils −19.5% over 10 years
Scoil Thomais Dublin 15
622 pupils −10.2% over 10 years
S N Ursula Naofa WaterfordGirlsDEIS
620 pupils −11.8% over 10 years
Scoil Bríd Naas
612 pupils −13.6% over 10 years
Mercy Convent Primary School Naas
607 pupils −13.8% over 10 years
Scoil Eoin Tralee
589 pupils −13.9% over 10 years
Scoil Ghrainne Community National School Dublin 15Multi-denominational
585 pupils −13.2% over 10 years
S N Naomh Antaine CorkBoys
581 pupils −29.5% over 10 years
An Mhodh Scoil LuimneachGaelscoil
578 pupils −11.9% over 10 years
Scoil Phoil Naofa Dooradoyle
573 pupils −13.4% over 10 years
Holy Cross School Tramore
567 pupils −19.2% over 10 years
St Pauls NS Ratoath
565 pupils −20.1% over 10 years
Holy Family Junior N S Swords
565 pupils −18.6% over 10 years
Scoil Mhuire LucanGirls
558 pupils −18.4% over 10 years
Scoil Fhiachra Soisir Dublin 5
557 pupils −24.7% over 10 years
St Ciarans N S Dublin 15
530 pupils −27.5% over 10 years
Holy Rosary Primary School Dublin 24DEIS
525 pupils −12.4% over 10 years
S N Naomh Padraig Stamullen
524 pupils −22.7% over 10 years
St Marys Convent N S Trim
521 pupils −14.7% over 10 years
Tyrrelstown Educate Together National School Dublin 15Multi-denominational
511 pupils −13.4% over 10 years
Scoil Oilibheir CorkDEIS
511 pupils −18.4% over 10 years
St Josephs N S Arklow
500 pupils −24.5% over 10 years
Scoil Padraig Naofa B BlackrockBoys
499 pupils −22.9% over 10 years
St Cronans Junior National School Swords
498 pupils −21.6% over 10 years
Scoil Mhichil Naofa AthyDEIS
496 pupils −25.9% over 10 years
Presentation Primary School Portarlington
496 pupils −31.4% over 10 years
Scoil Bhríde Primary School EdenderryDEIS
480 pupils −13.0% over 10 years
S N Iognaid GaillimhGaelscoil
480 pupils −17.1% over 10 years
St Patricks GNS Dublin 18Girls
478 pupils −15.2% over 10 years
Scoil Ghobnatan MallowDEIS
470 pupils −19.1% over 10 years
Dunboyne Senior N S Dunboyne
470 pupils −13.6% over 10 years
Our Lady Queen of Apostles Dublin 22DEIS
469 pupils −15.9% over 10 years
Scoil Naomh Caoimhghin Greystones
459 pupils −12.9% over 10 years
Scoil na Mainistreach Celbridge
455 pupils −16.8% over 10 years
Caragh N S Naas
454 pupils −14.8% over 10 years
St Marks Junior Mixed Dublin 24DEIS
449 pupils −22.0% over 10 years
Scoil Barra Ballincollig
449 pupils −15.1% over 10 years
Ladyswell N S Dublin 15DEIS
447 pupils −16.6% over 10 years
Clochar Loreto N S Dublin 14
445 pupils −13.6% over 10 years
St Annes MXD N S Shankill
440 pupils −13.9% over 10 years
Assumption Junior School Dublin 12DEIS
434 pupils −17.8% over 10 years
Sixmilebridge N S Sixmilebridge
423 pupils −19.6% over 10 years
Lucan East ETNS LucanMulti-denominationalDEIS
416 pupils −10.2% over 10 years
S N Mhuire na mBraithre TraleeDEIS
414 pupils −10.8% over 10 years
Donabate/Portrane Educate Together NS DonabateMulti-denominational
414 pupils −16.0% over 10 years
St Etchens National School Kinnegad
413 pupils −25.7% over 10 years
S N Lusca Lusk
413 pupils −51.2% over 10 years
Scoil na nAingeal Blackrock
410 pupils −11.4% over 10 years
St Brigids Convent Dublin 11Girls
406 pupils −12.5% over 10 years
St Brigids Boys N S Dublin 18Boys
406 pupils −20.9% over 10 years
Convent of Mercy WexfordDEIS
406 pupils −10.4% over 10 years
Scoil na Croi Naofa Dublin 11Boys
404 pupils −12.9% over 10 years
St Oliver Plunkett NS NavanDEIS
399 pupils −16.5% over 10 years
St Mary's National School ThomastownSome subjects through Irish
398 pupils −13.5% over 10 years
Our Lady Good Counsel GNS Dun Laoghaire
398 pupils −13.5% over 10 years
Corpus Christi N S Dublin 9
398 pupils −11.8% over 10 years
Scoil Oilibheir Naofa Bettystown
397 pupils −10.6% over 10 years
Dunboyne Junior N S Dunboyne
397 pupils −28.6% over 10 years
St Brigids School Greystones
396 pupils −22.4% over 10 years
Scoil Mhuire Naofa Carrigtwohill
396 pupils −14.7% over 10 years
Swords Educate Together NS SwordsMulti-denominational
394 pupils −10.7% over 10 years
Scoil Bhríde Navan
392 pupils −11.7% over 10 years
S N Naomh Lorcan StillorganBoys
390 pupils −12.2% over 10 years
Our Lady of Good Counsel Boys N S Dún LaoghaireBoys
389 pupils −10.0% over 10 years
Cronan Naofa N S Bray
388 pupils −25.0% over 10 years
Mercy Convent N S NavanDEIS
385 pupils −21.1% over 10 years
Taney N S Dublin 14Church of Ireland
384 pupils −12.3% over 10 years
Lucan Educate Together NS LucanMulti-denominational
384 pupils −13.1% over 10 years

1,225 schools in Ireland
School	Pupils	Since 2015/16	Average class	Class teacherschange on 2024/25	Junior infants
St Marys Parish Primary School Drogheda, Co. Louth · Roll 20205G	967	−11.0%	24.2	40	118
St Brigids MXD N S Dublin 15 · Roll 00697S	834	−12.2%	25.7	32	94
Scoil Colmcille Naofa Dublin 16 · Roll 19474D	721	−11.5%	24.7	29	179
Scoil Nioclais Cork · Roll 20106E	714	−19.4%	22.3	−2 on 2024/2531	84
Scoil Padraig Naofa Bray, Co. Wicklow · Roll 17537O	680	−14.9%	22.5	+1 on 2024/2530	76
Scoil Ide Limerick · Roll 18872K	654	−17.4%	23.4	28	66
Sacred Heart N S Dublin 15 · Roll 19755L	632	−25.3%	21.9	−2 on 2024/2528	68
St Olivers NS Killarney, Co. Kerry · Roll 19512I	625	−19.5%	23.6	24	67
Scoil Thomais Dublin 15 · Roll 19769W	622	−10.2%	22.8	27	64
S N Ursula Naofa Waterford · Roll 12535I GirlsDEIS	620	−11.8%	23.4	26	64
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	+1 on 2024/2525	89
Scoil Eoin Tralee, Co. Kerry · Roll 13615L	589	−13.9%	24.0	24	74
Scoil Ghrainne Community National School Dublin 15 · Roll 20247W Multi-denominational	585	−13.2%	23.9	24	71
S N Naomh Antaine Cork · Roll 12203G Boys	581	−29.5%	21.9	26	75
An Mhodh Scoil Luimneach, Co. Limerick · Roll 19894C Gaelscoil	578	−11.9%	24.1	24	77
Scoil Phoil Naofa Dooradoyle, Co. Limerick · Roll 19336O	573	−13.4%	23.9	24	64
Holy Cross School Tramore, Co. Waterford · Roll 19629G	567	−19.2%	23.4	24	50
St Pauls NS Ratoath, Co. Meath · Roll 20215J	565	−20.1%	23.0	24	52
Holy Family Junior N S Swords, Co. Dublin · Roll 19721R	565	−18.6%	23.5	24	140
Scoil Mhuire Lucan, Co. Dublin · Roll 13447Q Girls	558	−18.4%	23.7	+1 on 2024/2523	64
Scoil Fhiachra Soisir Dublin 5 · Roll 19496N	557	−24.7%	22.7	24	126
St Ciarans N S Dublin 15 · Roll 19644C	530	−27.5%	22.5	−1 on 2024/2523	54
Holy Rosary Primary School Dublin 24 · Roll 19878E DEIS	525	−12.4%	21.9	24	60
S N Naomh Padraig Stamullen, Co. Meath · Roll 18044T	524	−22.7%	23.6	−1 on 2024/2522	50
St Marys Convent N S Trim, Co. Meath · Roll 16646O	521	−14.7%	22.4	22	81
Tyrrelstown Educate Together National School Dublin 15 · Roll 20201V Multi-denominational	511	−13.4%	23.8	21	57
Scoil Oilibheir Cork · Roll 19730S DEIS	511	−18.4%	20.8	24	60
St Josephs N S Arklow, Co. Wicklow · Roll 17181B	500	−24.5%	22.1	−2 on 2024/2521	52
Scoil Padraig Naofa B Blackrock, Co. Dublin · Roll 19258U Boys	499	−22.9%	23.5	−1 on 2024/2521	53
St Cronans Junior National School Swords, Co. Dublin · Roll 19456B	498	−21.6%	24.3	−1 on 2024/2520	123
Scoil Mhichil Naofa Athy, Co. Kildare · Roll 18288B DEIS	496	−25.9%	18.5	−1 on 2024/2524	62
Presentation Primary School Portarlington, Co. Laois · Roll 15556I	496	−31.4%	22.5	−1 on 2024/2521	56
Scoil Bhríde Primary School Edenderry, Co. Offaly · Roll 20267F DEIS	480	−13.0%	21.1	−1 on 2024/2521	48
S N Iognaid Gaillimh, Co. Galway · Roll 19371Q Gaelscoil	480	−17.1%	24.0	20	58
St Patricks GNS Dublin 18 · Roll 19259W Girls	478	−15.2%	23.9	−1 on 2024/2520	51
Scoil Ghobnatan Mallow, Co. Cork · Roll 19256Q DEIS	470	−19.1%	22.1	−1 on 2024/2520	48
Dunboyne Senior N S Dunboyne, Co. Meath · Roll 20033D	470	−13.6%	25.8	−2 on 2024/2518	0
Our Lady Queen of Apostles Dublin 22 · Roll 19566I DEIS	469	−15.9%	24.7	19	51
Scoil Naomh Caoimhghin Greystones, Co. Wicklow · Roll 17720F	459	−12.9%	23.5	19	52
Scoil na Mainistreach Celbridge, Co. Kildare · Roll 18551N	455	−16.8%	23.3	+1 on 2024/2519	51
Caragh N S Naas, Co. Kildare · Roll 18654A	454	−14.8%	26.4	−1 on 2024/2517	52
St Marks Junior Mixed Dublin 24 · Roll 19472W DEIS	449	−22.0%	21.8	20	96
Scoil Barra Ballincollig, Co. Cork · Roll 19771J	449	−15.1%	26.0	17	55
Ladyswell N S Dublin 15 · Roll 19850F DEIS	447	−16.6%	18.6	23	58
Clochar Loreto N S Dublin 14 · Roll 00729F	445	−13.6%	22.9	19	40
St Annes MXD N S Shankill, Co. Dublin · Roll 19888H	440	−13.9%	24.1	18	49
Assumption Junior School Dublin 12 · Roll 20450T DEIS	434	−17.8%	23.4	+1 on 2024/2518	119
Sixmilebridge N S Sixmilebridge, Co. Clare · Roll 16908S	423	−19.6%	22.8	−1 on 2024/2518	43
Lucan East ETNS Lucan, Co. Dublin · Roll 20303G Multi-denominationalDEIS	416	−10.2%	25.2	16	48
S N Mhuire na mBraithre Tralee, Co. Kerry · Roll 18247K DEIS	414	−10.8%	19.8	20	44
Donabate/Portrane Educate Together NS Donabate, Co. Dublin · Roll 20161M Multi-denominational	414	−16.0%	25.1	16	47
St Etchens National School Kinnegad, Co. Westmeath · Roll 19848S	413	−25.7%	22.5	−1 on 2024/2517	73
S N Lusca Lusk, Co. Dublin · Roll 17961E	413	−51.2%	24.3	17	0
Scoil na nAingeal Blackrock, Co. Dublin · Roll 19335M	410	−11.4%	24.1	17	46
St Brigids Convent Dublin 11 · Roll 16577V Girls	406	−12.5%	25.4	−1 on 2024/2516	38
St Brigids Boys N S Dublin 18 · Roll 16352U Boys	406	−20.9%	25.4	16	49
Convent of Mercy Wexford · Roll 11986N DEIS	406	−10.4%	25.4	16	48
Scoil na Croi Naofa Dublin 11 · Roll 04992R Boys	404	−12.9%	23.1	17	43
St Oliver Plunkett NS Navan, Co. Meath · Roll 19476H DEIS	399	−16.5%	24.2	−1 on 2024/2516	39
St Mary's National School Thomastown, Co. Kilkenny · Roll 20272V Some subjects through Irish	398	−13.5%	23.1	17	41
Our Lady Good Counsel GNS Dun Laoghaire, Co. Dublin · Roll 19321B	398	−13.5%	23.8	16	37
Corpus Christi N S Dublin 9 · Roll 16860Q	398	−11.8%	24.4	16	46
Scoil Oilibheir Naofa Bettystown, Co. Meath · Roll 20216L	397	−10.6%	22.9	+1 on 2024/2516	111
Dunboyne Junior N S Dunboyne, Co. Meath · Roll 20032B	397	−28.6%	23.0	−1 on 2024/2517	82
St Brigids School Greystones, Co. Wicklow · Roll 16573N	396	−22.4%	24.4	−1 on 2024/2516	49
Scoil Mhuire Naofa Carrigtwohill, Co. Cork · Roll 18000W	396	−14.7%	21.5	17	52
Swords Educate Together NS Swords, Co. Dublin · Roll 20145O Multi-denominational	394	−10.7%	23.9	16	48
Scoil Bhríde Navan, Co. Meath · Roll 15104T	392	−11.7%	24.5	16	53
S N Naomh Lorcan Stillorgan, Co. Dublin · Roll 16893I Boys	390	−12.2%	24.4	−1 on 2024/2516	50
Our Lady of Good Counsel Boys N S Dún Laoghaire, Co. Dublin · Roll 19320W Boys	389	−10.0%	24.3	16	48
Cronan Naofa N S Bray, Co. Wicklow · Roll 16872A	388	−25.0%	23.5	−1 on 2024/2516	52
Mercy Convent N S Navan, Co. Meath · Roll 16100Q DEIS	385	−21.1%	20.3	−1 on 2024/2519	45
Taney N S Dublin 14 · Roll 15284B Church of Ireland	384	−12.3%	24.0	16	47
Lucan Educate Together NS Lucan, Co. Dublin · Roll 20066S Multi-denominational	384	−13.1%	23.2	16	48

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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.