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Limerick County Council

Schools in County Limerick in this local authority.

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Schools
109
of 133 in Limerick
Pupils
15,270
70% of Limerick's pupils
Average school size
140.1
Limerick: 165.1
Average class size
21.81
Limerick: 21.83

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

108 schools with figures for both years

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

49fell by 10% or more
29within 10%
30grew by 10% or more
Down 25% or more · 25Down 10 to 25% · 24Within 10% · 29Up 10 to 25% · 11Up 25% or more · 19

Average class size in these schools went from 25.0 in 2015/16 to 21.8 in 2025/26. 27 of the 49 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. 1 Meenkilly N SAbbeyfeale, Co. Limerick 53 → 101 +90.6%
  2. 2 Kilbehenny N SMitchelstown, Co. Limerick 54 → 100 +85.2%
  3. 3 S N Cill LachtainNewcastle West, Co. Limerick 138 → 235 +70.3%
  4. 4 Scoil Nais Cnoc AineHospital, Co. Limerick 130 → 200 +53.8%
  5. 5 Limerick City East Educate Together NSMungret, Co. Limerick 244 → 373 +52.9%

Fallen most

Pupils in 2015/16 and 2025/26

  1. 1 Glenbrohane N SKilmallock, Co. Limerick 66 → 23 −65.2%
  2. 2 Carnane MXD N SFedamore, Co. Limerick 67 → 30 −55.2%
  3. 3 S N Toinn an TairbhCappamore, Co. Limerick 140 → 79 −43.6%
  4. 4 Gearoid Ui GhriobhthaLoughill, Co. Limerick 51 → 30 −41.2%
  5. 5 Cloverfield N SDromkeen, Co. Limerick 70 → 42 −40.0%

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

1 school still filling its classes in 2015/16 or opened since, with 157 pupils. It isn’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
21.81
Mainstream classes
678
Classes of 30 or more
48
Schools with a class of 30+
29

Teachers

Teachers in the 109 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
678
Up 149 since 2006/07, while pupils rose 17%
Teaching posts in 2025/26
about 1,118
Estimate: 678 class teachers, 48 principals and deputies, 304 special education and 88 special class teachers
Teachers in 2015/16
914
The Department's last count of every teacher
Since 2024/25
9 / 7
9 schools gained a class teacher, 7 lost one

Class teachers since 2006/07

One for each mainstream class, every school year

What parents would prefer

3,797 of the 10,044 households with children at the 105 schools here answered the Department of Education and Youth's Primary School Survey, November–December 2025. 4 more schools had too few answers for their own results. 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
36%
Parents of children at school · Ireland 44%
Prefer teaching through Irish
16%
Parents of children at school · Ireland 20%
Prefer single-sex
3%
Parents of children at school · Ireland 5%
  • 12 schools where half or more of parents would prefer a multi-denominational patron
  • 15 schools where a quarter or more would prefer teaching through Irish
  • 7 of 8 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

109 schools, largest first.

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Roll number
Scoil Moin A LinCastletroy 17937H 847
+4.2%
+58.6%
32 26.28 30 1
Scoil NeassainMungret 14409N 668
−7.9%
−5.2%
26 25.69 29 0
Scoil Phoil NaofaDooradoyle 19336O 573
−13.4%
−0.9%
24 23.88 26 0
Milford Grange N SchoolCastletroy 19800N 479
−4.2%
−1.4%
19 25.21 33 8
Gaelscoil Chaladh an TreoighCaladh an Treoigh 20148U 412
+32.5%
– 17 24.24 29 0
Limerick City East Educate Together NSMungret 20175A 373
+52.9%
– 16 22.19 28 0
S N Lios na GroiLisnagry 18516L 295
−3.0%
+34.1%
11 26.27 32 2
S N Naomh IosefClarina 19272O 290
+6.6%
+19.3%
12 23.67 30 1
Scoil MocheallógKilmallock 20193C 281
−10.5%
−6.3%
15 17.60 25 0
Scoil an Spioraid NaomhBallysheedy 15680J 267
−8.6%
−3.3%
11 24.27 30 2
Courtenay National SchoolNewcastle West 17951B 251
+0.8%
+19.5%
12 18.33 29 0
Castleconnell N SCastleconnell 18161A 241
+16.4%
+31.7%
9 26.78 32 4
Mahoonagh N SCastlemahon 11422N 237
+18.5%
+62.3%
10 22.60 30 1
S N Cill LachtainNewcastle West 18708U 235
+70.3%
+167.0%
10 22.30 31 2
St Josephs ConventNewcastle West 12975N 225
−2.2%
+27.1%
11 18.91 29 0
Scoil Aine NaofaRathkeale 18177P 224
+38.3%
+28.7%
11 19.36 24 0
Scoil Dean CussenBruff 20133H 219
−28.4%
−23.7%
9 23.11 29 0
Thomond Primary SchoolLimerick 20460W 215
−11.5%
– 11 18.45 27 0
Scoil Cre CumhraCrecora 17101A 214
+5.4%
+17.6%
8 26.00 30 1
Monagea National SchoolNewcastle West 09401Q 206
+24.8%
+87.3%
8 25.25 30 1
Scoil Chriost an SlanaitheoirBallingarry 20094A 204
+21.4%
+51.1%
8 25.50 30 1
Gaelscoil O DoghairCaisleán Nua Thiar 19883U 201
−15.2%
+3.1%
8 24.38 31 1
Scoil Nais Cnoc AineHospital 17212J 200
+53.8%
+115.1%
7 26.86 32 2
Knockea National SchoolBallyneety 06539H 191
−8.2%
+8.5%
8 23.88 29 0
S N AilbheBrittas 07857D 187
+15.4%
+105.5%
7 24.14 33 1
Caherline N SCaherconlish 15226K 183
+2.2%
+103.3%
7 24.43 35 2
Le Chéile National SchoolLimerick 20459O 174
−7.4%
– 11 14.09 23 0
Scoil Cill ChurnainKilcornan 17871D 174
+50.0%
+126.0%
7 24.86 32 2
Athea N SchoolAthea 15685T 171
+13.2%
+11.0%
6 25.67 28 0
Croom National SchoolCroom 09306W 169
+27.1%
−5.6%
7 22.43 32 2
Bruree National SchoolBruree 08572P 168
−9.7%
+48.7%
7 24.00 32 1
St Fergus Primary SchoolGlin 20102T 159
+51.4%
+74.7%
6 24.50 27 0
Scoil Naomh Muire, Eas GéitineAskeaton 20561F 157 – – 7 21.14 35 1
Hospital NSHospital 19952N 156
−20.4%
+4.0%
6 25.33 31 2
Kilfinane Convent Primary SchoolKilfinane 13026P 145
−5.2%
+11.5%
6 22.17 25 0
Scoil Tobar PadraigPatrickswell 17738B 143
−4.7%
−22.7%
6 22.00 24 0
S N Ma RuaLimerick 18600A 142
−18.9%
+4.4%
6 23.67 35 1
Scoil MhuireCharleville 18260C 141
−8.4%
+30.6%
6 23.50 29 0
Donoughmore N SDonoughmore 16118M 140
−34.9%
−35.2%
6 21.33 29 0
Scoil Naomh IosafAdare 16712B 140
−1.4%
+13.8%
6 23.33 35 1
Scoil AthainLisnagry 16508C 139
−19.2%
+47.9%
7 19.86 33 1
Kildimo National SchoolKildimo 06516S 138
−25.0%
−2.1%
6 23.00 26 0
Pallaskenry N SPallaskenry 12631E 135
−18.7%
−8.2%
6 20.50 27 0
S N GallbhaileGalbally 13459A 135
+5.5%
+48.4%
6 21.50 25 0
Ballylanders N SKIlmallock 14305B 128
+2.4%
+100.0%
6 21.33 26 0
Scoil Sean TsraideAdare 17068F 127
−14.8%
−18.1%
5 25.40 36 2
Our Ladys AbbeyAdare 09296W 125
0.0%
+19.0%
7 17.86 30 1
Dromtrasna N Slimerick 16237U 122
−26.5%
0.0%
5 23.20 28 0
Doon Convent N SDoon 14625T 116
0.0%
0.0%
5 21.40 27 0
Glengurt N SBallagh 07317R 115
+36.9%
+76.9%
5 21.80 29 0
Nicker N SPallasgreen 14231V 113
−15.0%
+13.0%
5 22.60 28 0
Convent of Mercy N SAbbeyfeale 17060M 110
−15.4%
−31.2%
6 18.33 23 0
St James N SAskeaton 09702H 110
−19.1%
+13.4%
5 20.80 23 0
S N Beal Atha GreanKilmallock 19323F 109
+19.8%
−26.8%
5 19.60 27 0
Scoil MhuireBallingarry 18612H 107
−18.9%
+50.7%
5 21.40 28 0
Scoil AilbheKilmallock 18030I 104
−22.4%
+16.9%
4 23.00 30 1
Ballymartin N SCroom 04466T 103
+22.6%
+39.2%
4 25.75 35 1
Meenkilly N SAbbeyfeale 16239B 101
+90.6%
+53.0%
4 25.25 26 0
Bohermore N SBallysimon 08342V 100
+185.7%
+233.3%
4 19.00 26 0
Kilbehenny N SMitchelstown 17298W 100
+85.2%
+156.4%
4 25.00 29 0
Scoil Nais Cathair Chinn LisCaherconlish 17487C 100
−9.9%
+12.4%
5 20.00 31 1
S N SheanainFoynes 02813E 99
+1.0%
−1.0%
4 23.25 34 1
Scoil Cill ColmainArd Achadh 17138A 99
−14.7%
+73.7%
5 19.80 23 0
Abbeyfeale B N S 1Abbeyfeale 16264A 97
−33.1%
−33.6%
5 19.40 23 0
Banogue National SchoolCroom 07222G 97
+115.6%
+90.2%
4 21.50 25 0
Bilboa N SchoolCappamore 15692Q 95
−18.1%
−1.0%
4 23.75 29 0
Shanagolden N SShanagolden 17438M 92
−32.8%
−25.2%
5 18.40 29 0
Scoil Ide NaofaBallagh 18426K 89
+3.5%
+20.3%
4 20.75 25 0
Athlacca N SKilmallock 17155A 88
−20.0%
+22.2%
5 16.60 22 0
Scoil Naomh IosefRathkeale 18653V 86
+24.6%
−29.5%
5 16.80 22 0
Scoil MhuireKilmallock 17299B 85
−33.6%
+21.4%
4 21.25 24 0
Scoil Baile an AirdHerbertstown 17364J 83
−27.8%
+33.9%
4 20.75 23 0
S N Molua BArdagh 14075K 82
−19.6%
−24.8%
4 19.50 26 0
Scoil ChaitríonaCappamore 20233L 82
+15.5%
– 4 17.75 24 0
S N Toinn an TairbhCappamore 18367U 79
−43.6%
−36.8%
4 19.75 21 0
Croagh National SchoolRathkeale 02007A 78
−3.7%
−1.3%
4 19.50 27 0
Templeglantine N STempleglantine East 02358G 76
−15.6%
−45.7%
3 25.33 28 0
Granagh National SchoolKilmallock 09927I 74
+1.4%
+15.6%
3 24.67 27 0
St JosephsCharleville 19966B 74
−22.9%
−30.8%
4 18.50 22 0
S N FiodhnachKilmallock 04469C 73
0.0%
+25.9%
4 18.25 21 0
Scoil Cnoc Loinge BKnocklong 18142T 72
−36.8%
−42.4%
3 24.00 27 0
Oola National SchoolOola 17184H 67
−27.2%
−19.3%
3 22.33 27 0
S N CiarainAdare 18717V 66
+88.6%
+1.5%
3 22.00 23 0
S N Naomh PadraigAbbeyfeale 12368P 61
+64.9%
+79.4%
3 20.33 26 0
Scoil na mBraithreDoon 16713D 56
−22.2%
−18.8%
3 18.67 23 0
Coolcappa N SArdagh 11955C 54
+17.4%
+285.7%
3 18.00 23 0
Martinstown N SKilmallock 09915B 54
−28.9%
+440.0%
3 16.67 22 0
St. Nicholas Church of Ireland SchoolAdare 08926B 54
−22.9%
−12.9%
3 18.00 22 0
S N Gleann gCreabharKilmallock 17981K 50
−13.8%
−10.7%
3 13.67 16 0
Carrickerry N SAthea 11280T 49
+6.5%
−24.6%
3 16.33 18 0
Ardpatrick N SKilmallock 08419H 48
−30.4%
−20.0%
3 16.00 21 0
Kilmeedy N SKilmeedy 16764U 48
+77.8%
+20.0%
2 24.00 28 0
S N Cnoch A DeagaKilmallock 11809O 48
+65.5%
+6.7%
3 16.00 21 0
Cloverfield N SDromkeen 15700M 42
−40.0%
+31.2%
3 14.00 22 0
Scoil Naomh Mhuire National SchoolBeal Atha Da Thuille 18236F 39
+25.8%
−55.2%
2 19.50 21 0
Scoil na mBearnanPallasagreen 16439J 35
−36.4%
−57.3%
2 15.50 18 0
Kilteely N SKilteely 14005M 32
+45.5%
−38.5%
2 14.00 18 0
Carnane MXD N SFedamore 09132P 30
−55.2%
−55.9%
2 15.00 20 0
Gearoid Ui GhriobhthaLoughill 17814O 30
−41.2%
−49.2%
2 15.00 20 0
Garrydoolis N SPallasgreen 10991B 29
−23.7%
−3.3%
2 14.50 15 0
Glenbrohane N SKilmallock 12613C 23
−65.2%
−55.8%
2 11.50 16 0
Scoil Naomh IdeBallagh 16896O 22
−8.3%
−33.3%
2 11.00 12 0
Ballyguiltenane N SGlin 11307N 20
−41.2%
−66.1%
2 10.00 10 0
Bulgaden N SKilmallock 13790G 19
−52.5%
−53.7%
2 9.50 10 0
Ballysteen N SAskeaton 07900B 17
−52.8%
+6.2%
2 8.50 9 0
Church Street National SchoolRathkeale 10929T 14
−48.1%
−51.7%
2 7.00 7 0
Scoil Naomh MhuireAbbeyfeale 17593B 13
−56.7%
−72.3%
2 6.50 9 0
Fedamore CNSKilmallock 14067L 10
−63.0%
−64.3%
1 10.00 10 0
S N Loch GuirBruff 07117J 6
−83.8%
−84.6%
2 3.00 5 0