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388 schools in Ireland · 2025/26

pupils
101,941
junior infants
11,293
in 16 all-Irish schools
4,309 4.2%
class teachers · 28 gained one · 56 lost one since 2024/25
4,347 +372 since 2015/16
together since 2015/16

The 388 schools with figures for both years had 103,323 pupils in 2015/16 and have 101,941 now. Schools that have closed, and newer schools, aren’t counted.

−1.3%
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0 grew · 388 steady · 0 fell

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44 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. Scoil Moin A Lin Castletroy
    847 +4.2%
  4. St Oliver Plunkett Malahide
    838 −9.6%
  5. St Stephens NS Navan
    805 +0.5%
  6. Scoil Iosagain Buncrana
    778 +5.0%
  7. St Pauls N S Navan
    761 +5.5%
  8. Scoil Bhride NS PortlaoiseDEIS
    727 −3.8%
  9. Gael Scoil Ui Riordain Baile an ChollaighGaelscoil
    724 +7.6%
  10. Scoil Choilm Community NS Dublin 15Multi-denominationalDEIS
    698 −2.6%
  11. Bunscoil Rinn an Chabhlaigh Cobh
    679 −8.4%
  12. St Laurences N S Greystones
    666 +3.9%
  13. S N Naomh Mhuire Saggart
    666 +7.2%
  14. Riverstown N S Cork
    666 −8.0%
  15. St Canices Central N S Kilkenny
    648 −1.2%
  16. Bunscoil na mBraithre Ennis
    643 −3.3%
  17. The Harold School Glasthule
    642 −5.6%
  18. S N Naomh Mhuire Waterford
    641 −6.6%
  19. Scoil Mhuire na nGael Dundalk
    624 −9.6%
  20. Holy Family Senior N S Swords
    624 +0.3%
  21. Ennis N S Ennis
    615 +9.4%
  22. St Brigids N S Kilcullen
    598 −5.7%
  23. St Thomas Junior National School Lucan
    573 +3.1%
  24. Scoil Mhuire Coolcotts WexfordDEIS
    573 −6.2%
  25. St Clares Primary School CavanDEIS
    548 +4.8%
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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.