Local authority in Cork

Cork City Council

Schools in County Cork in this local authority.

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Schools: 69; of 335 in Cork
Pupils: 19,849; 33% of Cork's pupils
Average school size: 287.7; Cork: 179.1
Average class size: 21.39; Cork: 21.72

Growing and falling since 2015/16

Each school's change in pupils over 10 years, from 2015/16 to 2025/26. A change of 10% or more either way counts as growing or falling.

Every school's change

64 schools with figures for both years

Schools still filling their classes in 2015/16, and schools opened since, are listed separately.

25fell by 10% or more

24within 10%

15grew by 10% or more

Down 25% or more · 11Down 10 to 25% · 14Within 10% · 24Up 10 to 25% · 9Up 25% or more · 6

Average class size in these schools went from 24.3 in 2015/16 to 21.4 in 2025/26. 6 of the 25 schools that fell by 10% or more kept or added classes. A fall in pupils can mean smaller classes rather than fewer children wanting places. Smaller classes

Grown most

Pupils in 2015/16 and 2025/26

1 Gaelscoil Peig SayersCorcaigh, Co. Cork 172 → 280 +62.8%
2 Scoil Mhuire Fatima Boys SeniorCork, Co. Cork 160 → 207 +29.4%
3 Gaelscoil MhuscraíAn Bhlárna, Co. Cork 151 → 195 +29.1%
4 Muire gan Smal CCork, Co. Cork 231 → 297 +28.6%
5 North Presentation Primary SchoolCork, Co. Cork 227 → 288 +26.9%

Fallen most

Pupils in 2015/16 and 2025/26

1 Scoil na nOgGleann Maghair, Co. Cork 72 → 32 −55.6%
2 Scoil IosagainCork, Co. Cork 369 → 222 −39.8%
3 S N Padraig NaofaCork, Co. Cork 138 → 87 −37.0%
4 S N Padraig Naofa CCork, Co. Cork 199 → 128 −35.7%
5 Scoil Aiseiri ChriostCork, Co. Cork 357 → 232 −35.0%

Ranked by percentage change. Only schools with 50 or more pupils in 2015/16 are ranked, leaving out any still filling their classes then, because a few pupils make a big percentage in a small or new school. An amalgamation, a new school nearby or smaller classes can also explain a big rise or fall.

Newer schools

5 schools still filling their classes in 2015/16 or opened since, with 1,492 pupils between them. They aren’t in the figures above.

Douglas Rochestown Educate Together National SchoolCork · opened 2013/14 506
Strawberry Hill National SchoolCork · figures start 2021/22 315
Scoil Mhuire agus EoinMayfield · figures start 2017/18 304
Gaelscoil an ChaisleáinBaile an Chollaigh · opened 2017/18 205
South Lee Educate Together National SchoolCork City · opened 2019/20 162

Class sizes

Mainstream class groups only. The source does not identify which standard/year group each class group belongs to.

Average class size: 21.39
Mainstream classes: 891
Classes of 30 or more: 41
Schools with a class of 30+: 24

Teachers

Teachers in the 69 mainstream primary schools here, 2006/07 to 2025/26. Class teachers are counted every year; all teaching posts where they're known.

How we count teachers

Class teachers in 2025/26: 891; Up 165 since 2006/07, while pupils rose 11%
Teaching posts in 2025/26: about 1,513; Estimate: 891 class teachers, 76 principals and deputies, 410 special education and 136 special class teachers
Teachers in 2015/16: 1,234; The Department's last count of every teacher
Since 2024/25: 4 / 19; 4 schools gained a class teacher, 19 lost one

Class teachers since 2006/07

One for each mainstream class, every school year

What parents would prefer

5,098 of the 15,192 households with children at the 69 schools here answered the Department of Education and Youth's Primary School Survey, November–December 2025. These are preferences, not applications.

About these figures

The Department's own results: Interactive map Summary report with county figures (PDF)

Prefer a multi-denominational patron: 50%; Parents of children at school · Ireland 44%
Prefer teaching through Irish: 23%; Parents of children at school · Ireland 20%
Prefer single-sex: 15%; Parents of children at school · Ireland 5%

19 schools where half or more of parents would prefer a multi-denominational patron
10 schools where a quarter or more would prefer teaching through Irish
23 of 25 single-sex schools where most parents would prefer co-educational

Source: Department of Education and Youth, Primary School Survey results, published 23 June 2026. Figures here add up the parents at each school with its own results.

Schools

69 schools, largest first.

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	Roll number
Gael Scoil Ui RiordainBaile an Chollaigh	19839R	724	+7.6%	+122.8%	30	23.53	32	2
Scoil NioclaisCork	20106E	714	−19.4%	–	31	22.26	27	0
Riverstown N SCork	13747F	666	−8.0%	+4.4%	27	24.22	29	0
S N Naomh AntaineCork	12203G	581	−29.5%	−31.6%	26	21.92	27	0
Cloghroe Mixed N SCloghroe	07242M	537	+0.4%	+2.9%	21	25.19	31	3
Scoil OilibheirCork	19730S	511	−18.4%	−35.4%	24	20.79	25	0
Douglas Rochestown Educate Together National SchoolCork	20413N	506	–	–	21	23.24	29	0
Scoil Phadraig NaofaRochestown	20335T	460	−3.4%	–	16	28.00	30	2
Bunscoil Chriost RiCork	20388R	453	−7.9%	–	20	21.70	30	1
Scoil BarraBallincollig	19771J	449	−15.1%	−8.7%	17	26.00	29	0
Scoil Naomh Mhuire CBallincollig	17755B	437	+5.6%	+12.9%	18	23.94	33	2
Scoil an Athair Tadhg O MurchuCorcaigh	19882S	424	+1.2%	+39.5%	16	25.81	32	2
Scoil Naomh CaitrionaCork	18253F	414	−5.7%	+42.8%	17	24.35	28	0
Scoil Mhuire gan Smal BCork	17993R	403	+13.8%	+65.2%	17	23.35	29	0
Scoil an Spioraid Naomh (Boys)Cork	20077A	398	−0.3%	+0.5%	16	24.88	28	0
Gaelscoil an Ghoirt AlainnCorcaigh	19993E	393	+18.0%	+42.4%	16	24.56	35	3
St Columbas N.SDouglas West	05508O	377	−14.1%	−42.2%	16	21.50	27	0
Scoil Naomh Brid CCork	18563U	374	−31.6%	−47.0%	16	22.62	33	2
S N Cill RuadhainGlanmire	17505B	359	−12.7%	+1.1%	15	23.13	31	1
Douglas B N SCork	13828F	353	−16.2%	−47.2%	15	21.53	31	1
S N Naomh Eoin BBallincollig	17754W	352	−10.7%	−10.9%	16	22.00	29	0
S N Barra Naofa CailiniCork	19232C	316	+21.1%	+15.8%	14	21.71	31	2
S N MhuireCork	17360B	316	−14.4%	+43.6%	13	23.85	28	0
Strawberry Hill National SchoolCork	20553G	315	–	–	17	17.59	22	0
Scoil Naomh MhuireCork	14000C	312	+16.9%	+153.7%	15	19.20	32	1
Scoil Mhuire agus EoinMayfield	20497W	304	–	–	16	17.88	21	0
Muire gan Smal CCork	17105I	297	+28.6%	+62.3%	14	20.79	31	1
North Presentation Primary SchoolCork	20036J	288	+26.9%	+32.7%	15	19.20	25	0
Scoil Chroí ÍosaBlarney	20399W	286	−1.0%	–	12	23.25	36	1
Upper Glanmire N SWhite's Cross	15792U	284	+0.7%	+13.6%	12	22.67	31	1
Gaelscoil Peig SayersCorcaigh	19909M	280	+62.8%	+204.3%	15	18.13	28	0
S N Barra Naofa BhuachCork	19231A	280	−3.1%	+9.4%	12	22.33	30	1
Scoil ColmcilleCork	16680O	264	+23.9%	+116.4%	14	18.00	28	0
Scoil Padre Pio N SCork	18217B	264	+4.8%	+34.7%	15	15.60	23	0
S N an Spioraid Naomh CCork	19000E	258	−6.5%	+13.2%	11	23.45	33	3
Gaelscoil Ui RiadaCorcaigh	19852J	254	−4.2%	−5.9%	10	25.40	32	2
S N Athair Maitiu CTogher	18566D	252	−9.4%	0.0%	14	17.57	23	0
S N B Togher CorkCork	13980L	252	−13.1%	−15.4%	14	17.14	25	0
Ballintemple N SCork	15781P	250	+12.1%	+19.0%	9	27.78	31	3
Greenmount Monastery NSGreenmount	12473M	240	−10.1%	−12.4%	11	19.45	28	0
Scoil Aiseiri ChriostCork	20038N	232	−35.0%	−43.3%	14	15.86	23	0
Scoil IosagainCork	18786R	222	−39.8%	−52.4%	15	13.60	19	0
Our Lady of LourdesCork	17313P	215	−12.2%	−18.6%	8	26.12	29	0
S N Iosef NaofaCork	16339F	215	+1.4%	−11.2%	9	23.22	29	0
St Vincents Convent N SCork	13696O	208	−27.8%	−51.2%	13	14.62	22	0
Scoil Mhuire Fatima Boys SeniorCork	20140E	207	+29.4%	−19.5%	10	18.50	27	0
Gaelscoil an ChaisleáinBaile an Chollaigh	20500I	205	–	–	8	25.62	30	1
St Lukes N S DouglasCork	12012W	203	−6.5%	−9.4%	8	25.38	32	1
Gaelscoil MhuscraíAn Bhlárna	20151J	195	+29.1%	–	7	26.29	32	2
Scoil Mhuire ar Chnoc hAoineCork	19714U	195	−30.1%	−50.4%	11	15.27	24	0
Cork Educate Together National SchoolCork	19906G	193	−6.8%	−12.3%	8	24.12	27	0
Gaelscoil an Teaghlaigh NaofaCork	18292P	193	−13.8%	−16.1%	8	22.75	37	1
Scoil na Croise NaofaCork	17024I	193	−9.0%	0.0%	10	18.70	25	0
Scoil UrsulaBlackrock	05940D	182	+11.7%	+22.1%	8	21.25	25	0
Clogheen MXD N SKerry Pike	12676D	181	+10.4%	+12.4%	7	24.14	33	2
Scoil Maria AssumptaCork	20389T	168	−4.0%	–	9	17.33	24	0
South Lee Educate Together National SchoolCork City	20522S	162	–	–	7	21.43	26	0
St Patricks B N SCork	17045Q	152	−27.3%	−39.4%	9	15.56	22	0
Lower Glanmire N SLower Glanmire	13663W	151	+2.7%	−28.8%	8	17.38	20	0
Gaelscoil MhachanCorcaigh	19908K	139	−26.8%	−31.2%	7	19.00	25	0
S N Padraig Naofa CCork	18153B	128	−35.7%	−49.6%	7	18.29	23	0
S N Bhreanndain CCork	19427R	115	+18.6%	+21.1%	6	14.17	25	0
Realt na MaidineCork	18734V	107	−12.3%	−21.9%	6	12.83	18	0
Scoil Naomh MichealCork	18388F	102	+126.7%	+308.0%	4	22.50	24	0
S N Mharcuis BCork	19426P	99	−11.6%	+19.3%	5	14.20	19	0
St Lukes MXD N SCork	13648D	96	+9.1%	+12.9%	4	22.50	28	0
S N Padraig NaofaCork	18154D	87	−37.0%	−43.9%	5	14.40	16	0
S N Barra NaofaCork	18356P	75	+8.7%	−11.8%	4	18.75	24	0
Scoil na nOgGleann Maghair	18422C	32	−55.6%	−50.0%	2	16.00	21	0