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School patron in Cork

Not reported

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 Bishop of cork and Ros · 2 Cork ETB · 3 Cork School Project · 1 Minister for Education & Skills · 1 Gaelachas Teo · 1
Schools
2
of 335 in Cork
Pupils
355
1% of Cork's pupils
Average school size
177.5
Cork: 179.1
Average class size
21.94
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 355 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
21.94
Mainstream classes
16
Classes of 30 or more
0
Schools with a class of 30+
0

Teachers

Teachers in the 2 mainstream primary schools here, 2025/26 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
16
No change since 2025/26, while pupils fell 0%
Teaching posts in 2025/26
about 24
Estimate: 16 class teachers, 2 principals and deputies, 5 special education and 1 special class teachers
Since 2024/25
0 / 0
0 schools gained a class teacher, 0 lost one

Class teachers since 2025/26

One for each mainstream class, every school year

What parents would prefer

93 of the 205 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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Prefer a multi-denominational patron
41%
Parents of children at school · Ireland 44%
Prefer teaching through Irish
18%
Parents of children at school · Ireland 20%
Prefer single-sex
2%
Parents of children at school · Ireland 5%
  • 1 school 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.

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Roll number
Scoil na TrionoideNewmarket 20589E 182 – – 8 22.25 26 0
Bunscoil FachtnaRosscarbery 20599H 173 – – 8 21.62 26 0