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School patron in Dublin

An Foras Pátrúnachta

Schools in County Dublin under this patron.

Other patrons in Dublin Archbishop of Dublin · 334 Educate Together · 43 Archbishop of Dublin & Bishop of Glendalough COI · 30 Dublin & Dún Laoghaire ETB · 9 Islamic Foundation of Ireland · 2 Minister for Education & Skills · 3 The Dalkey School Project & Educate Together · 1 Griffith Barracks Multi-denominational School Company Limited by Guarantee · 1 Lucan Educate Together School · 1 The Ranelagh Multidenominational Association · 1 The Dalkey School Project · 1 The North Dublin National School Project · 1 Board of Governors of the Church of Ireland College of Education · 1 City of Dublin Education and Training Board · 1 The John Scottus Education Trust Company Limited by Guarantee · 1 Minister of Abbey Presbyterian Church · 1 Conference of Methodist Church in Ireland · 1 Joint patronage between the Kirk Session of Clontarf and the Scots Presbyterian Church · 1 Dublin Talmud Torah · 1 Scoil Sinéad Company Limited by Guarantee · 1 Dean of St Patrick's Catheral · 1
Schools
23
of 459 in Dublin
Pupils
5,338
4% of Dublin's pupils
Average school size
232.1
Dublin: 289.6
Average class size
22.42
Dublin: 22.23

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

13 schools with figures for both years

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

6fell by 10% or more
7within 10%
0grew by 10% or more
Down 25% or more · 2Down 10 to 25% · 4Within 10% · 7Up 10 to 25% · 0Up 25% or more · 0

Average class size in these schools went from 26.4 in 2015/16 to 22.0 in 2025/26. 3 of the 6 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.

Newer schools

10 schools still filling their classes in 2015/16 or opened since, with 1,990 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
22.42
Mainstream classes
234
Classes of 30 or more
14
Schools with a class of 30+
7

Teachers

Teachers in the 23 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
234
Up 154 since 2006/07, while pupils rose 171%
Teaching posts in 2025/26
about 353
Estimate: 234 class teachers, 16 principals and deputies, 86 special education and 17 special class teachers
Teachers in 2015/16
220
The Department's last count of every teacher
Since 2024/25
7 / 3
7 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

1,795 of the 3,765 households with children at the 23 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 mapSummary report with county figures (PDF)
Prefer a multi-denominational patron
60%
Parents of children at school · Ireland 44%
Prefer teaching through Irish
94%
Parents of children at school · Ireland 20%
Prefer single-sex
1%
Parents of children at school · Ireland 5%
  • 14 schools where half or more of parents would prefer a multi-denominational patron
  • 23 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

23 schools, largest first.

Change over

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Roll number
Gaelscoil Bhrian BóroimheSord 20095C 441
−7.0%
– 16 27.56 29 0
Gaelscoil na FuinseoigeBác 14 20487T 441 – – 17 25.59 31 5
Gaelscoil Thaobh na CoilleBaile Átha Cliath 18 20020R 402
−9.0%
+87.9%
17 23.65 28 0
Gaelscoil Eiscir RiadaLeamhcán 20223I 376
−22.0%
– 16 23.19 28 0
Gaelscoil Shliabh RuaBaile Átha Cliath 18 20425U 359 – – 16 22.44 29 0
Gaelscoil Bhaile BriginBaile Brigín 20252P 306
−34.2%
– 14 21.00 28 0
Scoil Chaitlin MaudeBaile Átha Cliath 24 19872P 284
−9.3%
+25.1%
16 17.12 21 0
Gaelscoil an ChuilinnBaile Átha Cliath 15 20394M 282 – – 12 23.08 29 0
Gaelscoil na GiúiseD24 W682 20412L 278 – – 12 22.17 34 2
Gaelscoil Ui EarcainBaile Átha Cliath 11 20220C 248
−15.1%
– 14 16.86 24 0
Gaelscoil Chnoc LiamhnaBaile Átha Cliath 16 20043G 233
−1.3%
−0.9%
9 25.89 29 0
Gaelscoil BharraBaile Átha Cliath 7 20047O 212
−0.5%
+0.5%
11 19.27 29 0
Gaelscoil CholmcilleBaile Átha Cliath 17 20052H 209
−14.3%
−7.1%
8 25.38 31 2
Gaelscoil Lios na nOgBaile Átha Cliath 6 20048Q 188
−20.7%
−4.1%
8 23.50 31 1
Gaelscoil ÁineDroim Conrach 20517C 176 – – 7 25.14 30 2
Gaelscoil Ros EoRos Eo 20334R 167
−9.7%
– 7 23.86 27 0
Gaelscoil Bhaile MunnaBaile Átha Cliath 9 20015B 164
−9.4%
−10.4%
9 17.56 27 0
Gaelscoil LaigheanBaile Átha Cliath 14 20518E 130 – – 5 26.00 33 1
Gaelscoil na MaraDomhnach Bat 20530R 123 – – 5 23.80 27 0
Gaelscoil PhadraigBaile Breac 20056P 118
−27.6%
+0.9%
5 22.80 25 0
Gaelscoil Ghráinne MhaolDublin 13 20538K 84 – – 4 21.00 31 1
Gaelscoil EoinBaile Átha Cliath 4 20539M 64 – – 3 21.33 23 0
Gaelscoil LirDublin 24 20531T 53 – – 3 14.67 15 0