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785 schools in Ireland · 2025/26

pupils
131,436
junior infants
14,956
in 56 all-Irish schools
10,376 7.9%
class teachers · 96 gained one · 36 lost one since 2024/25
5,647 +1,472 since 2015/16
together since 2015/16

The 785 schools with figures for both years had 100,820 pupils in 2015/16 and have 131,436 now. Schools that have closed, and newer schools, aren’t counted.

+30.4%
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785 grew · 0 steady · 0 fell

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  1. St Patricks NS Dublin 15
    867 +19.1%
  2. S N Brighde Kill
    744 +19.2%
  3. Scoil Choilmcille LetterkennyDEIS
    658 +85.4%
  4. Gaelscoil Mhic Amhlaigh GaillimhGaelscoilGaeltacht
    643 +28.1%
  5. Scoil Naomh Mearnog Portmarnock
    638 +28.4%
  6. Caisleain Nua Liamhna Newcastle
    626 +30.1%
  7. S N Seachnaill Naofa Dunshaughlin
    622 +26.9%
  8. Presentation Girls Primary School MaynoothGirls
    621 +15.0%
  9. Scoil Aine Naofa Lucan
    614 +18.5%
  10. Scoil Naomh Lucais Dublin 15
    602 +11.3%
  11. Maynooth B N S MaynoothBoys
    595 +13.3%
  12. Scoil Phadraig Naofa Baile Átha ÍDEIS
    592 +19.8%
  13. ST Olaf's National School Dublin 16
    591 +30.5%
  14. Scoil na Naomh Uilig Newbridge
    589 +11.1%
  15. St Marys Central N S Dublin 4
    587 +95.0%
  16. Holy Trinity National School Dublin 18
    586 +37.6%
  17. St Josephs N S DundalkDEIS
    574 +10.4%
  18. St Marys NS AthloneDEIS
    573 +31.1%
  19. Midleton Educate Together School MidletonMulti-denominational
    572 +50.5%
  20. Gaelscoil Mhainistir na Corann Mainitir na CorannGaelscoil
    550 +19.6%
  21. St Josephs Convent Longford TownDEIS
    527 +19.0%
  22. C.B.S. Primary DundalkDEIS
    524 +18.8%
  23. Scoil Naomh Ioseph Gorey
    522 +40.7%
  24. Scoil Phadraig PortarlingtonBoys
    521 +32.6%
  25. Dublin 7 Educate Together NS Dublin 7Multi-denominational
    515 +16.3%
School Pupils Since 2015/16 Average class Class teacherschange on 2024/25 Junior infants
St Patricks NS Dublin 15 · Roll 20130B 867
+19.1%
27.1 32 101
S N Brighde Kill, Co. Kildare · Roll 17662R 744
+19.2%
24.4 +230 99
Scoil Choilmcille Letterkenny, Co. Donegal · Roll 18625Q DEIS 658
+85.4%
27.0 24 80
Gaelscoil Mhic Amhlaigh Gaillimh, Co. Galway · Roll 19994G GaelscoilGaeltacht 643
+28.1%
23.8 27 79
Scoil Naomh Mearnog Portmarnock, Co. Dublin · Roll 10296G 638
+28.4%
26.3 24 81
Caisleain Nua Liamhna Newcastle, Co. Dublin · Roll 16461C 626
+30.1%
25.6 24 77
S N Seachnaill Naofa Dunshaughlin, Co. Meath · Roll 17930Q 622
+26.9%
25.9 24 80
Presentation Girls Primary School Maynooth, Co. Kildare · Roll 00779U Girls 621
+15.0%
23.6 26 74
Scoil Aine Naofa Lucan, Co. Dublin · Roll 19676P 614
+18.5%
26.4 23 0
Scoil Naomh Lucais Dublin 15 · Roll 16675V 602
+11.3%
25.1 24 73
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
ST Olaf's National School Dublin 16 · Roll 19319O 591
+30.5%
25.7 +123 74
Scoil na Naomh Uilig Newbridge, Co. Kildare · Roll 20271T 589
+11.1%
23.4 24 73
St Marys Central N S Dublin 4 · Roll 19727G 587
+95.0%
23.4 25 72
Holy Trinity National School Dublin 18 · Roll 20190T 586
+37.6%
24.4 24 75
St Josephs N S Dundalk, Co. Louth · Roll 19673J DEIS 574
+10.4%
21.6 26 61
St Marys NS Athlone, Co. Westmeath · Roll 20073P DEIS 573
+31.1%
18.5 +131 47
Midleton Educate Together School Midleton, Co. Cork · Roll 20336V Multi-denominational 572
+50.5%
22.6 24 56
Gaelscoil Mhainistir na Corann Mainitir na Corann, Co. Cork · Roll 20107G Gaelscoil 550
+19.6%
23.4 23 71
St Josephs Convent Longford Town · Roll 18178R DEIS 527
+19.0%
17.8 +128 79
C.B.S. Primary Dundalk, Co. Louth · Roll 17195M DEIS 524
+18.8%
24.7 +121 63
Scoil Naomh Ioseph Gorey, Co. Wexford · Roll 18280I 522
+40.7%
24.3 21 65
Scoil Phadraig Portarlington, Co. Laois · Roll 17827A Boys 521
+32.6%
21.9 23 58
Dublin 7 Educate Together NS Dublin 7 · Roll 20131D Multi-denominational 515
+16.3%
23.9 21 69
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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.