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School patron in Cork

Bishop of cork and Ros

Schools in County Cork under this patron.

Other patrons in Cork Bishop of Cork & Ross · 156 Bishop of Cloyne · 118 Educate Together · 6 An Foras Pátrúnachta · 7 Bishop of Cork, Cloyne & Ross COI · 18 Bishop of Kerry · 20 Cork ETB · 3 Not reported · 2 Cork School Project · 1 Minister for Education & Skills · 1 Gaelachas Teo · 1
Schools
2
of 335 in Cork
Pupils
731
1% of Cork's pupils
Average school size
365.5
Cork: 179.1
Average class size
22.37
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

Newer schools

2 schools still filling their classes in 2015/16 or opened since, with 731 pupils between them. They aren’t in the figures above.

Class sizes

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

Average class size
22.37
Mainstream classes
30
Classes of 30 or more
2
Schools with a class of 30+
2

Teachers

Teachers in the 2 mainstream primary schools here, 2024/25 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
30
No change since 2024/25, while pupils rose 2%
Teaching posts in 2025/26
about 63
Estimate: 30 class teachers, 4 principals and deputies, 18 special education and 11 special class teachers
Since 2024/25
0 / 0
0 schools gained a class teacher, 0 lost one

Class teachers since 2024/25

One for each mainstream class, every school year

What parents would prefer

117 of the 514 households with children at the 2 schools here answered the Department of Education and Youth's Primary School Survey, November–December 2025. These are preferences, not applications.

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The Department's own results: Interactive mapSummary report with county figures (PDF)
Prefer a multi-denominational patron
50%
Parents of children at school · Ireland 44%
Prefer teaching through Irish
5%
Parents of children at school · Ireland 20%
Prefer single-sex
3%
Parents of children at school · Ireland 5%
  • 2 schools where half or more of parents would prefer a multi-denominational patron
  • 0 schools where a quarter or more would prefer teaching through Irish

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

2 schools, largest first.

Change over

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Roll number
Bandon Primary SchoolBandon 20586V 401 – – 16 22.81 30 1
Scoil Mhuire agus BharraBantry 20587A 330 – – 14 21.86 34 1