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234 schools in Ireland · 2025/26

pupils
51,515
junior infants
6,625
in 25 all-Irish schools
5,971 11.6%
class teachers · 234 gained one · 0 lost one since 2024/25
2,310 +389 since 2015/16
together since 2015/16

The 203 schools with figures for both years had 40,299 pupils in 2015/16 and have 42,559 now. Schools that have closed, and newer schools, aren’t counted.

+5.6%
Over 10 years

96 grew · 66 steady · 41 fell · 31 newer

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  1. Castlebar Primary School Castlebar
    864 From 2022/23
  2. Trinity Primary School TuamDEIS
    781 From 2019/20
  3. S N Brighde Kill
    744 +19.2%
  4. Scoil Padraig Naofa Bray
    680 −14.9%
  5. Mercy Convent Primary School Naas
    607 −13.8%
  6. ST Olaf's National School Dublin 16
    591 +30.5%
  7. St Thomas Junior National School Lucan
    573 +3.1%
  8. St Marys NS AthloneDEIS
    573 +31.1%
  9. Scoil Mhuire LucanGirls
    558 −18.4%
  10. St Clares Primary School CavanDEIS
    548 +4.8%
  11. Stepaside Educate Together National School Dublin 18Multi-denominational
    542 +351.7%
  12. St Josephs Convent Longford TownDEIS
    527 +19.0%
  13. C.B.S. Primary DundalkDEIS
    524 +18.8%
  14. Ovens N S Ovens
    466 +9.1%
  15. Scoil Ui Fhiaich Maigh NuadGaelscoil
    459 −4.2%
  16. Portlaoise Educate Together NS PortlaoiseMulti-denominational
    457 +29.1%
  17. Scoil na Mainistreach Celbridge
    455 −16.8%
  18. S N Muire gan Smal Ballinasloe
    445 +7.2%
  19. Gaelscoil na Fuinseoige Bác 14GaelscoilMulti-denominational
    441 Opened 2016/17
  20. Assumption Junior School Dublin 12DEIS
    434 −17.8%
  21. St Fintans NS Dublin 13
    431 −8.3%
  22. Griffith Barracks Multi D School Dublin 8Multi-denominational
    403 +60.6%
  23. Gaelscoil Thaobh na Coille Baile Átha Cliath 18Gaelscoil
    402 −9.0%
  24. Scoil Oilibheir Naofa Bettystown
    397 −10.6%
  25. Watergrasshill N S WatergrasshillSome subjects through Irish
    391 +20.7%
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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.