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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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150 special schools also match this search. Show them too

  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
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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.