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151 schools in Ireland · 2025/26

pupils
44,156
junior infants
4,576
in 13 all-Irish schools
4,444 10.1%
class teachers · 32 gained one · 16 lost one since 2024/25
1,873 +530 since 2015/16
together since 2015/16

The 151 schools with figures for both years had 34,515 pupils in 2015/16 and have 44,156 now. Schools that have closed, and newer schools, aren’t counted.

+27.9%
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  1. Scoil Mhuire Carrick-on-Shannon
    442 +26.6%
  2. St. Francis National School Dundalk
    441 +125.0%
  3. Holy Family Primary School Mullingar
    439 +90.9%
  4. St. Francis of Assisi National School Dublin 13
    434 +11.3%
  5. North Kildare Educate Together NS CelbridgeMulti-denominational
    432 +57.1%
  6. Carrigaline Educate Together NS CarrigalineMulti-denominational
    424 +20.5%
  7. St. John the Evangelist National School Adamstown Castle
    417 +16.5%
  8. Maynooth Educate Together National School MaynoothMulti-denominational
    415 +85.3%
  9. Gaelscoil Mhic Easmainn Trá LíGaelscoil
    415 +48.2%
  10. Glasnevin Educate Together NS Dublin 11Multi-denominational
    410 +73.7%
  11. Scoil na mBraithre MullingarDEIS
    409 +21.4%
  12. Griffith Barracks Multi D School Dublin 8Multi-denominational
    403 +60.6%
  13. Straffan N S Naas
    401 +30.2%
  14. Scoil Naomh Eltin Kinsale
    401 +76.7%
  15. S N Cluain na Cille Athlone
    399 +19.8%
  16. Harolds Cross N S Dublin 6WDEIS
    398 +24.0%
  17. Holy Trinity Sen N S Dublin 13
    397 +14.4%
  18. Gaelscoil an Ghoirt Alainn CorcaighGaelscoilMulti-denominational
    393 +18.0%
  19. North Dublin Muslim NS Dublin 7Muslim
    391 +64.3%
  20. Gaelscoil an Raithin LuimneachGaelscoil
    389 +37.0%
  21. Carraroe N S Carraroe
    389 +21.6%
  22. Carlow Educate Together NS CarlowMulti-denominationalDEIS
    389 +61.4%
  23. St Francis Xavier Senior N S Dublin 15
    388 +19.0%
  24. Gaelscoil Mhichíl Uí Choileáin Cloch na gCoillteGaelscoilMulti-denominational
    388 +26.4%
  25. Waterford Educate Together NS Carrickphierish RoadMulti-denominational
    386 +70.0%
  26. St Patrick's National School GreystonesChurch of Ireland
    385 +39.0%
  27. St Helens Senior N S Portmarnock
    381 +42.7%
  28. CBS Primary Wexford Wexford
    379 +68.4%
  29. Wicklow Educate Together NS Wicklow TownMulti-denominational
    377 +19.7%
  30. St Matthews Mixed N.S BallymahonDEIS
    373 +35.1%
  31. Limerick City East Educate Together NS MungretMulti-denominational
    373 +52.9%
  32. Galway Educate Together NS GalwayMulti-denominational
    373 +11.3%
  33. Gaelscoil Ultain MuineacháinGaelscoil
    373 +11.3%
  34. Gaelscoil Sairseal LuimneachGaelscoil
    369 +61.8%
  35. Gaelscoil Phort Laoise PortlaoiseGaelscoil
    369 +24.2%
  36. Newtownmountkennedy Primary School NewtownmountkennedyDEIS
    368 +24.7%
  37. Quignamanger N S Ballina
    364 +33.3%
  38. Scoil Mathair de Limerick City
    362 +24.4%
  39. Mount Sion CBS N S WaterfordBoysDEIS
    360 +22.0%
  40. Gaelscoil Thulach na nÓg Dún BúinneGaelscoilInter-denominational
    360 +40.6%
  41. Brighde Naofa Kilsallaghan
    357 +12.3%
  42. Scoil Cholmcille Kells
    352 +29.4%
  43. S N Mhuire na Trocaire Ardee
    339 +29.9%
  44. Nagle Rice Primary School Killarney
    337 +17.4%
  45. S N Mhuire Barntown
    336 +25.8%
  46. Skerries Educate Together National School SkerriesMulti-denominationalDEIS
    333 +11.0%
  47. St Saviours NS WaterfordDEIS
    330 +17.9%
  48. St Annes National School Straffan
    329 +20.5%
  49. S N Ide Naofa Loughrea
    328 +10.1%
  50. S N Baile Nora Waterfall
    328 +11.9%
  51. S N Cill Criodain Ladysbridge
    325 +18.6%
  52. St Coleman's National School StradballySome subjects through Irish
    318 +24.7%
  53. S N Barra Naofa Cailini Cork
    316 +21.1%
  54. Gaelscoil Chluain Meala Cluain MealaGaelscoil
    315 +48.6%
  55. Scoil Naomh Mhuire CorkDEIS
    312 +16.9%
  56. Scoil Gearbhain Dún GarbhánGaelscoil
    310 +24.0%
  57. S N Rath Mor Naas
    308 +18.9%
  58. Rathangan B N S RathanganBoys
    308 +21.3%
  59. Scoil na Maighdine Mhuire MullingarDEIS
    307 +12.0%
  60. Corr na Madadh N S AthloneMulti-denominationalDEIS
    306 +11.7%
  61. San Carlo Senior N S Leixlip
    301 +18.5%
  62. Scoil an Leinbh Iosa Boys Seniors Dublin 9Boys
    297 +14.7%
  63. Muire gan Smal C CorkDEIS
    297 +28.6%
  64. St Kilians Senior N S Dublin 24
    296 +41.6%
  65. Scoil Assaim Boys Seniors Dublin 5
    293 +13.1%
  66. Naomh Clar N S Athlone
    293 +12.7%
  67. Scoil Eoin Naofa SligoDEIS
    289 +11.2%
  68. North Presentation Primary School CorkDEIS
    288 +26.9%
  69. Scoil Naomh Deagha Dundalk
    286 +34.9%
  70. Naomh Iosef N S Killucan
    285 +19.7%
  71. St Attractas N S BallaghaderreenDEIS
    281 +21.1%
  72. Gaelscoil Peig Sayers CorcaighGaelscoilDEIS
    280 +62.8%
  73. St. James's Primary School Dublin 8DEIS
    278 +11.6%
  74. Scoil Iognaid de Ris Kilkenny
    278 +33.7%
  75. Tarmon N S CastlereaDEIS
    276 +133.9%
  76. St Macartans Central BundoranDEIS
    276 +11.7%
  77. Clondrohid N S Macroom
    276 +23.8%
  78. Scoil an Linbh Íosa Donegal Town
    274 +18.1%
  79. St Pauls B N S WaterfordDEIS
    267 +20.8%
  80. S N Naomh Finnin Dublin 11DEIS
    266 +15.7%
  81. SN Naomh Feidhlim Boys SNR SCH CavanDEIS
    265 +16.2%
  82. Scoil Chuimín & Caitríona OughterardDEIS
    265 +25.0%
  83. Holy Family TraleeDEIS
    265 +16.7%
  84. Scoil Colmcille CorkDEIS
    264 +23.9%
  85. Daingean N S DaingeanDEIS
    261 +17.0%
  86. Butlersbridge NS Butlersbridge
    261 +12.0%
  87. Ainbhthin Naofa Rosscahill
    261 +10.1%
  88. Scoil Rois Carraig Mhachaire RoisGaelscoil
    260 +16.6%
  89. Holy Cross N S Dublin 14
    260 +11.6%
  90. Naomh Oliver Plunkett LoughmourneSome subjects through Irish
    255 +15.4%
  91. SN Muine Mhea Athenry
    251 +64.1%
  92. The Sacred Heart Primary NS GranardDEIS
    250 +54.3%
  93. Ballintemple N S Cork
    250 +12.1%
  94. Bunscoil na mBráithre Críostaí Nenagh
    248 +12.7%
  95. S N N Maolmhaodhagh B DundalkBoys
    246 +22.4%
  96. Scoil Bhride RathdowneyDEIS
    244 +19.0%
  97. St Patricks NS Drumshanbo
    243 +13.6%
  98. Newport Central Baile Ui BhfiachainDEIS
    243 +39.7%
  99. Scoil Íosa BallinaSome subjects through IrishDEIS
    242 +21.0%
  100. Kilmessan MXD N S Kilmessan
    242 +24.1%
  101. Scoil Mhuire agus Iosaf CollooneyDEIS
    241 +44.3%
  102. Castleconnell N S Castleconnell
    241 +16.4%
  103. S N Neill Mor KillybegsDEIS
    240 +29.0%
  104. Paradise Place ETNS Dublin 7Multi-denominationalDEIS
    239 +18.9%
  105. Scoil Naomh Barra Navan
    238 +45.1%
  106. Scoil na Maighdine Mhuire Newmarket-on-Fergus
    238 +13.9%
  107. S N Mhaodhoig Fethard-On-Sea
    237 +49.1%
  108. Mahoonagh N S Castlemahon
    237 +18.5%
  109. Gorey Central School GoreyChurch of Ireland
    237 +11.8%
  110. Tullamore Educate Together NS TullamoreMulti-denominational
    236 +14.0%
  111. Scoil an Linbh Iosa GalwayDEIS
    236 +31.1%
  112. S N Cill Lachtain Newcastle West
    235 +70.3%
  113. Holy Family National School Rathmore
    235 +13.0%
  114. Crossmolina N.S. Crossmolina
    235 +25.0%
  115. Fr Cullen Memorial N S Tinryland
    231 +40.0%
  116. S N Muire na Freastogala Girls Senior School Dublin 12Girls
    230 +26.4%
  117. St Kevins N S SallynogginDEIS
    229 +42.2%
  118. Scoil Fhursa Dundalk
    229 +20.5%
  119. Dangan Mixed N S Summerhill
    228 +20.6%
  120. Scoil na mBraithre Boys Snr Sch CharlevilleDEIS
    227 +41.9%
  121. SC Ciarain Athlone
    227 +37.6%
  122. Gogginshill N S Ballinhassig
    227 +12.4%
  123. Scoil Naomh Micheal LongfordBoysDEIS
    224 +28.7%
  124. Scoil Aine Naofa RathkealeDEIS
    224 +38.3%
  125. Killashee Multi-Denominational NS NaasMulti-denominational
    224 +26.6%
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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.