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108 schools in Ireland · 2025/26

pupils
58,345
junior infants
6,299
in 9 all-Irish schools
4,446 7.6%
class teachers · 7 gained one · 21 lost one since 2024/25
2,406 +222 since 2015/16
together since 2015/16

The 108 schools with figures for both years had 59,387 pupils in 2015/16 and have 58,345 now. Schools that have closed, and newer schools, aren’t counted.

−1.8%
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0 grew · 108 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. S N Naomh Mochta Dublin 15
    805 −8.8%
  7. Scoil Iosagain Buncrana
    778 +5.0%
  8. St Pauls N S Navan
    761 +5.5%
  9. St Colmcille Senior N S Dublin 16
    744 +4.9%
  10. Scoil Bhride NS PortlaoiseDEIS
    727 −3.8%
  11. Gael Scoil Ui Riordain Baile an ChollaighGaelscoil
    724 +7.6%
  12. Scoil Choilm Community NS Dublin 15Multi-denominationalDEIS
    698 −2.6%
  13. Rush NS Rush
    698 −6.6%
  14. Bunscoil Rinn an Chabhlaigh Cobh
    679 −8.4%
  15. Holy Family National School Rathcoole
    671 +6.8%
  16. Scoil Neassain Mungret
    668 −7.9%
  17. St Laurences N S Greystones
    666 +3.9%
  18. S N Naomh Mhuire Saggart
    666 +7.2%
  19. Riverstown N S Cork
    666 −8.0%
  20. Bunscoil Loreto Gorey
    665 −0.9%
  21. John Paul II N S Malahide
    663 −2.5%
  22. Aghards N S Celbridge
    660 −5.4%
  23. St Canices Central N S Kilkenny
    648 −1.2%
  24. St Laurences National School Sallins
    646 −8.6%
  25. Bunscoil na mBraithre Ennis
    643 −3.3%
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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.