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School patron in Limerick

Archbishop of Cashel & Emly

Schools in County Limerick under this patron.

Other patrons in Limerick Bishop of Limerick · 94 Bishop of Killaloe · 3 Minister for Education & Skills · 1 Educate Together · 2 An Foras Pátrúnachta · 1 Bishop of Limerick, Killaloe & Ardfert COI · 2 Named Individual · 1 Limerick and Clare ETB · 1
Schools
28
of 133 in Limerick
Pupils
2,563
12% of Limerick's pupils
Average school size
91.5
Limerick: 165.1
Average class size
21.02
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

28 schools with figures for both years

16fell by 10% or more
5within 10%
7grew by 10% or more
Down 25% or more · 8Down 10 to 25% · 8Within 10% · 5Up 10 to 25% · 2Up 25% or more · 5

Average class size in these schools went from 24.5 in 2015/16 to 21.0 in 2025/26. 7 of the 16 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 Kilbehenny N SMitchelstown, Co. Limerick 54 → 100 +85.2%
  2. 2 Scoil Nais Cnoc AineHospital, Co. Limerick 130 → 200 +53.8%
  3. 3 Scoil ChaitríonaCappamore, Co. Limerick 71 → 82 +15.5%
  4. 4 S N AilbheBrittas, Co. Limerick 162 → 187 +15.4%
  5. 5 S N GallbhaileGalbally, Co. Limerick 128 → 135 +5.5%

Fallen most

Pupils in 2015/16 and 2025/26

  1. 1 Glenbrohane N SKilmallock, Co. Limerick 66 → 23 −65.2%
  2. 2 S N Toinn an TairbhCappamore, Co. Limerick 140 → 79 −43.6%
  3. 3 Cloverfield N SDromkeen, Co. Limerick 70 → 42 −40.0%
  4. 4 Scoil Cnoc Loinge BKnocklong, Co. Limerick 114 → 72 −36.8%
  5. 5 Scoil na mBearnanPallasagreen, Co. Limerick 55 → 35 −36.4%

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.

Class sizes

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

Average class size
21.02
Mainstream classes
116
Classes of 30 or more
10
Schools with a class of 30+
7

Teachers

Teachers in the 28 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
116
Up 15 since 2006/07, while pupils rose 12%
Teaching posts in 2025/26
about 201
Estimate: 116 class teachers, 8 principals and deputies, 54 special education and 23 special class teachers
Teachers in 2015/16
163
The Department's last count of every teacher
Since 2024/25
2 / 3
2 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

660 of the 1,625 households with children at the 27 schools here answered the Department of Education and Youth's Primary School Survey, November–December 2025. 1 more school had too few answers for its 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
35%
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%
  • 3 schools where half or more of parents would prefer a multi-denominational patron
  • 3 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

28 schools, largest first.

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Roll number
Scoil Nais Cnoc AineHospital 17212J 200
+53.8%
+115.1%
7 26.86 32 2
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
Hospital NSHospital 19952N 156
−20.4%
+4.0%
6 25.33 31 2
S N Ma RuaLimerick 18600A 142
−18.9%
+4.4%
6 23.67 35 1
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
Doon Convent N SDoon 14625T 116
0.0%
0.0%
5 21.40 27 0
Nicker N SPallasgreen 14231V 113
−15.0%
+13.0%
5 22.60 28 0
Scoil AilbheKilmallock 18030I 104
−22.4%
+16.9%
4 23.00 30 1
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
Bilboa N SchoolCappamore 15692Q 95
−18.1%
−1.0%
4 23.75 29 0
Scoil Baile an AirdHerbertstown 17364J 83
−27.8%
+33.9%
4 20.75 23 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
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
Scoil na mBraithreDoon 16713D 56
−22.2%
−18.8%
3 18.67 23 0
S N Gleann gCreabharKilmallock 17981K 50
−13.8%
−10.7%
3 13.67 16 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 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
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
S N Loch GuirBruff 07117J 6
−83.8%
−84.6%
2 3.00 5 0