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School patron in Cork

Bishop of Kerry

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 cork and Ros · 2 Cork ETB · 3 Not reported · 2 Cork School Project · 1 Minister for Education & Skills · 1 Gaelachas Teo · 1
Schools
20
of 335 in Cork
Pupils
1,523
3% of Cork's pupils
Average school size
76.2
Cork: 179.1
Average class size
19.81
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

20 schools with figures for both years

7fell by 10% or more
5within 10%
8grew by 10% or more
Down 25% or more · 4Down 10 to 25% · 3Within 10% · 5Up 10 to 25% · 5Up 25% or more · 3

Average class size in these schools went from 21.9 in 2015/16 to 19.8 in 2025/26. 6 of the 7 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

Sort the table below by the change column to see which schools grew or fell most.

Class sizes

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

Average class size
19.81
Mainstream classes
74
Classes of 30 or more
4
Schools with a class of 30+
3

Teachers

Teachers in the 20 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
74
Up 5 since 2006/07, while pupils rose 5%
Teaching posts in 2025/26
about 116
Estimate: 74 class teachers, 4 principals and deputies, 27 special education and 11 special class teachers
Teachers in 2015/16
94
The Department's last count of every teacher
Since 2024/25
0 / 3
0 schools gained a class teacher, 3 lost one

Class teachers since 2006/07

One for each mainstream class, every school year

What parents would prefer

374 of the 872 households with children at the 18 schools here answered the Department of Education and Youth's Primary School Survey, November–December 2025. 2 more schools had too few answers for their own results. 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
33%
Parents of children at school · Ireland 44%
Prefer teaching through Irish
16%
Parents of children at school · Ireland 20%
Prefer single-sex
1%
Parents of children at school · Ireland 5%
  • 2 schools where half or more of parents would prefer a multi-denominational patron
  • 5 schools where a quarter or more would prefer teaching through Irish
  • 2 of 2 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

20 schools, largest first.

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Roll number
Millstreet Convent N SMillstreet 02278I 238
+6.7%
+50.6%
10 22.20 28 0
Boherbue N SBoherbue 16396R 208
+38.7%
+15.6%
8 26.00 35 2
Scoil an Croi Ro NaofaCastletownbere 20004T 195
+0.5%
+7.7%
8 22.88 27 0
S N Baile DeasmumhanMallow 14014N 104
+8.3%
+92.6%
4 26.00 31 1
SN Mhuire BNSMillstreet 18301N 94
+2.2%
+11.9%
4 22.00 29 0
S N Cnoc na CroigheMallow 18549D 83
+10.7%
−1.2%
4 19.50 25 0
S N Mhuire MXDMallow 18128C 77
+20.3%
+11.6%
3 25.67 30 1
S N Breandan NaofaMallow 17362F 76
−15.6%
−24.0%
4 14.50 18 0
Derrinagree N SMallow 19307H 66
−20.5%
+1.5%
3 22.00 25 0
SN FhiachnaGlengarriff 19420D 66
+29.4%
−1.5%
3 22.00 28 0
Scoil ChaitigheirnBeara 19507P 62
−35.4%
−39.8%
3 20.67 26 0
S N Cuilinn Ui CaoimhMallow 17171V 58
+7.4%
0.0%
3 19.33 25 0
Cahermore New Central SchoolBeara 19501D 55
+17.0%
−9.8%
3 18.33 19 0
Adrigole N SBantry 16885J 25
+19.0%
−3.8%
2 12.50 13 0
Scoil Naomh BreandanRathmore 17324U 25
+38.9%
−24.2%
2 12.50 15 0
Dromagh Mixed N SMallow 15380U 24
−17.2%
−58.6%
2 12.00 15 0
Mhichil NaofaBere Island 19525R 21
+16.7%
+10.5%
2 10.50 13 0
S N Oir CheannEyeries 12259K 17
−32.0%
−50.0%
2 8.50 10 0
Trafrask Mixed N SAdrigole (Beara) 05565D 17
−60.5%
−41.4%
2 8.50 11 0
Cloghoola Mixed N SMillstreet 09872J 12
−40.0%
−25.0%
2 6.00 8 0