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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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  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%
School Pupils Since 2015/16 Average class Class teacherschange on 2024/25 Junior infants
St Brigid's Kildare Town Primary School Kildare Town · Roll 20427B DEIS 1,025
+2.8%
24.7 41 124
St Aidans Parish School Enniscorthy, Co. Wexford · Roll 20003R DEIS 869
+2.7%
22.6 −136 91
Scoil Moin A Lin Castletroy, Co. Limerick · Roll 17937H 847
+4.2%
26.3 32 100
St Oliver Plunkett Malahide, Co. Dublin · Roll 17914S 838
−9.6%
24.9 33 90
St Stephens NS Navan, Co. Meath · Roll 20179I 805
+0.5%
24.2 32 81
Scoil Iosagain Buncrana, Co. Donegal · Roll 19967D 778
+5.0%
24.7 29 83
St Pauls N S Navan, Co. Meath · Roll 19671F 761
+5.5%
23.4 32 81
Scoil Bhride NS Portlaoise, Co. Laois · Roll 19747M DEIS 727
−3.8%
19.9 −136 78
Gael Scoil Ui Riordain Baile an Chollaigh, Co. Cork · Roll 19839R Gaelscoil 724
+7.6%
23.5 30 93
Scoil Choilm Community NS Dublin 15 · Roll 20241K Multi-denominationalDEIS 698
−2.6%
22.1 31 54
Bunscoil Rinn an Chabhlaigh Cobh, Co. Cork · Roll 13450F 679
−8.4%
27.3 24 89
St Laurences N S Greystones, Co. Wicklow · Roll 19573F 666
+3.9%
23.2 28 77
S N Naomh Mhuire Saggart, Co. Dublin · Roll 17055T 666
+7.2%
26.8 24 74
Riverstown N S Cork · Roll 13747F 666
−8.0%
24.2 27 82
St Canices Central N S Kilkenny · Roll 19626A 648
−1.2%
26.2 24 78
Bunscoil na mBraithre Ennis, Co. Clare · Roll 16677C 643
−3.3%
26.3 24 70
The Harold School Glasthule, Co. Dublin · Roll 20141G 642
−5.6%
23.6 27 83
S N Naomh Mhuire Waterford · Roll 17351A 641
−6.6%
26.2 24 72
Scoil Mhuire na nGael Dundalk, Co. Louth · Roll 19598V 624
−9.6%
23.1 26 72
Holy Family Senior N S Swords, Co. Dublin · Roll 19877C 624
+0.3%
25.2 −124 0
Ennis N S Ennis, Co. Clare · Roll 15042A 615
+9.4%
23.8 25 70
St Brigids N S Kilcullen, Co. Kildare · Roll 19675N 598
−5.7%
22.3 −126 54
St Thomas Junior National School Lucan, Co. Dublin · Roll 19542R 573
+3.1%
25.8 +122 150
Scoil Mhuire Coolcotts Wexford · Roll 19739N DEIS 573
−6.2%
18.3 −130 59
St Clares Primary School Cavan · Roll 08490N DEIS 548
+4.8%
18.7 +129 94
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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.