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1,225 schools in Ireland · 2025/26

pupils
167,774
junior infants
20,285
in 113 all-Irish schools
14,901 8.9%
class teachers · 41 gained one · 196 lost one since 2024/25
7,958 −744 since 2015/16
together since 2015/16

The 1,225 schools with figures for both years had 217,114 pupils in 2015/16 and have 167,774 now. Schools that have closed, and newer schools, aren’t counted.

−22.7%
Over 10 years

0 grew · 0 steady · 1,225 fell

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  1. St Marys Parish Primary School Drogheda
    967 −11.0%
  2. St Brigids MXD N S Dublin 15
    834 −12.2%
  3. Scoil Colmcille Naofa Dublin 16
    721 −11.5%
  4. Scoil Nioclais Cork
    714 −19.4%
  5. Scoil Padraig Naofa Bray
    680 −14.9%
  6. Scoil Ide Limerick
    654 −17.4%
  7. Sacred Heart N S Dublin 15
    632 −25.3%
  8. St Olivers NS Killarney
    625 −19.5%
  9. Scoil Thomais Dublin 15
    622 −10.2%
  10. S N Ursula Naofa WaterfordGirlsDEIS
    620 −11.8%
  11. Scoil Bríd Naas
    612 −13.6%
  12. Mercy Convent Primary School Naas
    607 −13.8%
  13. Scoil Eoin Tralee
    589 −13.9%
  14. Scoil Ghrainne Community National School Dublin 15Multi-denominational
    585 −13.2%
  15. S N Naomh Antaine CorkBoys
    581 −29.5%
  16. An Mhodh Scoil LuimneachGaelscoil
    578 −11.9%
  17. Scoil Phoil Naofa Dooradoyle
    573 −13.4%
  18. Holy Cross School Tramore
    567 −19.2%
  19. St Pauls NS Ratoath
    565 −20.1%
  20. Holy Family Junior N S Swords
    565 −18.6%
  21. Scoil Mhuire LucanGirls
    558 −18.4%
  22. Scoil Fhiachra Soisir Dublin 5
    557 −24.7%
  23. St Ciarans N S Dublin 15
    530 −27.5%
  24. Holy Rosary Primary School Dublin 24DEIS
    525 −12.4%
  25. S N Naomh Padraig Stamullen
    524 −22.7%
School Pupils Since 2015/16 Average class Class teacherschange on 2024/25 Junior infants
St Marys Parish Primary School Drogheda, Co. Louth · Roll 20205G 967
−11.0%
24.2 40 118
St Brigids MXD N S Dublin 15 · Roll 00697S 834
−12.2%
25.7 32 94
Scoil Colmcille Naofa Dublin 16 · Roll 19474D 721
−11.5%
24.7 29 179
Scoil Nioclais Cork · Roll 20106E 714
−19.4%
22.3 −231 84
Scoil Padraig Naofa Bray, Co. Wicklow · Roll 17537O 680
−14.9%
22.5 +130 76
Scoil Ide Limerick · Roll 18872K 654
−17.4%
23.4 28 66
Sacred Heart N S Dublin 15 · Roll 19755L 632
−25.3%
21.9 −228 68
St Olivers NS Killarney, Co. Kerry · Roll 19512I 625
−19.5%
23.6 24 67
Scoil Thomais Dublin 15 · Roll 19769W 622
−10.2%
22.8 27 64
S N Ursula Naofa Waterford · Roll 12535I GirlsDEIS 620
−11.8%
23.4 26 64
Scoil Bríd Naas, Co. Kildare · Roll 20114D 612
−13.6%
24.8 24 72
Mercy Convent Primary School Naas, Co. Kildare · Roll 15040T 607
−13.8%
23.8 +125 89
Scoil Eoin Tralee, Co. Kerry · Roll 13615L 589
−13.9%
24.0 24 74
Scoil Ghrainne Community National School Dublin 15 · Roll 20247W Multi-denominational 585
−13.2%
23.9 24 71
S N Naomh Antaine Cork · Roll 12203G Boys 581
−29.5%
21.9 26 75
An Mhodh Scoil Luimneach, Co. Limerick · Roll 19894C Gaelscoil 578
−11.9%
24.1 24 77
Scoil Phoil Naofa Dooradoyle, Co. Limerick · Roll 19336O 573
−13.4%
23.9 24 64
Holy Cross School Tramore, Co. Waterford · Roll 19629G 567
−19.2%
23.4 24 50
St Pauls NS Ratoath, Co. Meath · Roll 20215J 565
−20.1%
23.0 24 52
Holy Family Junior N S Swords, Co. Dublin · Roll 19721R 565
−18.6%
23.5 24 140
Scoil Mhuire Lucan, Co. Dublin · Roll 13447Q Girls 558
−18.4%
23.7 +123 64
Scoil Fhiachra Soisir Dublin 5 · Roll 19496N 557
−24.7%
22.7 24 126
St Ciarans N S Dublin 15 · Roll 19644C 530
−27.5%
22.5 −123 54
Holy Rosary Primary School Dublin 24 · Roll 19878E DEIS 525
−12.4%
21.9 24 60
S N Naomh Padraig Stamullen, Co. Meath · Roll 18044T 524
−22.7%
23.6 −122 50
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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.