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705 schools in Ireland · 2025/26

pupils
202,613
junior infants
22,958
in 58 all-Irish schools
17,556 8.7%
class teachers · 88 gained one · 140 lost one since 2024/25
8,815 +775 since 2015/16
together since 2015/16

The 661 schools with figures for both years had 196,575 pupils in 2015/16 and have 187,505 now. Schools that have closed, and newer schools, aren’t counted.

−4.6%
Over 10 years

151 grew · 275 steady · 235 fell · 44 newer

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  1. Scoil Phadraig Naofa Rochestown
    460 −3.4%
  2. Scoil Mhuire Carrick-on-Shannon
    442 +26.6%
  3. St. Francis National School Dundalk
    441 +125.0%
  4. Gaelscoil Bhrian Bóroimhe SordGaelscoilInter-denominational
    441 −7.0%
  5. Holy Family Primary School Mullingar
    439 +90.9%
  6. St. Francis of Assisi National School Dublin 13
    434 +11.3%
  7. North Kildare Educate Together NS CelbridgeMulti-denominational
    432 +57.1%
  8. Adamstown Castle Educate Together National School AdamstownMulti-denominational
    431 +8.0%
  9. S N San Treasa Mount Merrion
    430 −5.7%
  10. Mary Mother of Hope Senior NS Dublin 15
    429 −7.7%
  11. Abbey Primary School Roscommon
    427 From 2023/24
  12. Scoil an Athair Tadhg O Murchu CorcaighGaelscoil
    424 +1.2%
  13. Carrigaline Educate Together NS CarrigalineMulti-denominational
    424 +20.5%
  14. Glounthaune Mixed N.S. Glounthane
    422 −1.4%
  15. St. John the Evangelist National School Adamstown Castle
    417 +16.5%
  16. Kildare Town Educate Together NS Kildare TownMulti-denominational
    417 +154.3%
  17. Lucan East ETNS LucanMulti-denominationalDEIS
    416 −10.2%
  18. Monkstown Eucate Together NS Dun LaoghaireMulti-denominational
    415 −5.3%
  19. Maynooth Educate Together National School MaynoothMulti-denominational
    415 +85.3%
  20. Gaelscoil Mhic Easmainn Trá LíGaelscoil
    415 +48.2%
  21. Donabate/Portrane Educate Together NS DonabateMulti-denominational
    414 −16.0%
  22. S N an Cusan N37td88
    413 +3.5%
  23. Citywest & Saggart Community National School Dublin 24Multi-denominational
    413 +90.3%
  24. Belmayne Educate Together National School Dublin 13Multi-denominationalDEIS
    413 +4.8%
  25. Greystones Community NS GreystonesMulti-denominational
    412 +1,960.0%
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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.