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321 schools in Ireland · 2025/26

pupils
73,720
junior infants
8,248
in 14 all-Irish schools
3,271 4.4%
class teachers · 46 gained one · 23 lost one since 2024/25
3,114 +849 since 2015/16
together since 2015/16

The 321 schools with figures for both years had 56,559 pupils in 2015/16 and have 73,720 now. Schools that have closed, and newer schools, aren’t counted.

+30.3%
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321 grew · 0 steady · 0 fell

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  1. S N Brighde Kill
    744 +19.2%
  2. Scoil Naomh Mearnog Portmarnock
    638 +28.4%
  3. Caisleain Nua Liamhna Newcastle
    626 +30.1%
  4. Presentation Girls Primary School MaynoothGirls
    621 +15.0%
  5. Scoil Aine Naofa Lucan
    614 +18.5%
  6. Maynooth B N S MaynoothBoys
    595 +13.3%
  7. Scoil Phadraig Naofa Baile Átha ÍDEIS
    592 +19.8%
  8. Scoil na Naomh Uilig Newbridge
    589 +11.1%
  9. St Marys Central N S Dublin 4
    587 +95.0%
  10. St Josephs N S DundalkDEIS
    574 +10.4%
  11. Midleton Educate Together School MidletonMulti-denominational
    572 +50.5%
  12. Gaelscoil Mhainistir na Corann Mainitir na CorannGaelscoil
    550 +19.6%
  13. St Josephs Convent Longford TownDEIS
    527 +19.0%
  14. C.B.S. Primary DundalkDEIS
    524 +18.8%
  15. Scoil Naomh Ioseph Gorey
    522 +40.7%
  16. Scoil Phadraig PortarlingtonBoys
    521 +32.6%
  17. Dublin 7 Educate Together NS Dublin 7Multi-denominational
    515 +16.3%
  18. Holy Child National School Dublin 9
    495 +23.1%
  19. St Marys N S Lucan
    483 +14.2%
  20. Ravenswell Primary School BrayDEIS
    468 +75.9%
  21. Scoil Chóca Naofa Kilcock
    467 +38.6%
  22. Virginia MXD N S Virginia
    463 +11.3%
  23. St. Josephs N. S. Ballinrobe
    451 +17.4%
  24. Gael SC Mhichil Chiosog InisGaelscoil
    451 +11.9%
  25. St. Francis National School Dundalk
    441 +125.0%
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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.