Planning area in Limerick
Limerick City
Schools in County Limerick in this planning area.
This planning area also covers 3 schools in Clare. See the whole planning area
- Schools
- 43
- of 133 in Limerick
- Pupils
- 12,159
- 55% of Limerick's pupils
- Since 2015/16
- +4.1%
- 11,677 pupils in 2015/16
- Average school size
- 282.8
- Limerick: 165.1
- Average class size
- 22.46
- Limerick: 21.83
Trends in Limerick City
Each year counts the schools in this planning area today, plus any that closed from 2023/24. Dotted lines bridge 1983/84 to 1992/93. 1974/75 is left out because that year's source file is missing five counties.
The Department's files only record planning areas from 2023/24, so schools that closed or amalgamated before then aren't counted in any area. The further back you go, the more pupils are missing, and an amalgamation can look like a sudden rise. Across County Limerick, schools with no planning area had 3.0% of pupils in 2015/16, 9.2% in 2005/06 and 34.5% in 1975/76. Known data issues
Pupils
12,159
−163 on 2024/25
Schools
43
27 in 1975/76
Average pupils per school
282.8
306.5 in 1975/76
Average class size
22.46
−0.50 on 2024/25
Pupils in these schools
Junior infants, girls and boys, and Irish-medium schools over time, for the same schools as the trends above.
Junior infants
Pupils starting school each year. Class-by-class figures start in 2020/21. 1,371 in 2025/26, −35 on 2024/25.
Girls and boys
From 1976/77: earlier files don't split every school's pupils into girls and boys.
Irish-medium schools
Pupils in schools that teach all subjects through Irish (5 schools today). 1,830 pupils in 2025/26, 15.1% of the area's pupils, against 13.4% in 2015/16. Each school counts under its current classification for every year.
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.
42 schools with figures for both years
Schools still filling their classes in 2015/16, and schools opened since, are listed separately.
Average class size in these schools went from 25.5 in 2015/16 to 22.5 in 2025/26. 7 of the 11 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 Corpus Christi N SLimerick, Co. Limerick 234 → 403 +72.2%
- 2 Gaelscoil SairsealLuimneach, Co. Limerick 228 → 369 +61.8%
- 3 St Michaels NSLimerick, Co. Limerick 81 → 126 +55.6%
- 4 Limerick City East Educate Together NSMungret, Co. Limerick 244 → 373 +52.9%
- 5 Gaelscoil an RaithinLuimneach, Co. Limerick 284 → 389 +37.0%
Fallen most
Pupils in 2015/16 and 2025/26
- 1 Carnane MXD N SFedamore, Co. Limerick 67 → 30 −55.2%
- 2 Donoughmore N SDonoughmore, Co. Limerick 215 → 140 −34.9%
- 3 St Johns ConventLimerick, Co. Limerick 299 → 223 −25.4%
- 4 St. Nicholas Church of Ireland SchoolAdare, Co. Limerick 70 → 54 −22.9%
- 5 Scoil IdeLimerick, Co. Limerick 792 → 654 −17.4%
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.
Newer schools
1 school still filling its classes in 2015/16 or opened since, with 361 pupils. It isn’t in the figures above.
- Salesian Primary SchoolLimerick · figures start 2016/17 361
Class sizes
Mainstream class groups only. The source does not identify which standard/year group each class group belongs to.
- Average class size
- 22.46
- Mainstream classes
- 528
- Classes of 30 or more
- 24
- Schools with a class of 30+
- 12
Teachers
Teachers in the 43 mainstream primary schools here, 2006/07 to 2025/26. Class teachers are counted every year; all teaching posts where they're known.
- Class teachers in 2025/26
- 528
- Up 144 since 2006/07, while pupils rose 23%
- Teaching posts in 2025/26
- about 904
- Estimate: 528 class teachers, 43 principals and deputies, 283 special education and 50 special class teachers
- Teachers in 2015/16
- 746
- The Department's last count of every teacher
- Since 2024/25
- 7 / 4
- 7 schools gained a class teacher, 4 lost one
Class teachers since 2006/07
One for each mainstream class, every school year
Special schools and special classes
9 special schools in Limerick City, and the special classes in its 43 mainstream schools. Special schools aren't counted in the pupils, class sizes or teachers above.
- Pupils in special schools
- 669
- In 9 schools, up from 557 in 2015/16
- Special classes in 2025/26
- 50
- In 25 of 43 schools. 20 in 2020/21
- Allocated for 2026/27
- 59
- In 29 schools: 9 new classes, 4 schools with their first
- Autism classes
- 42
- 84% of special classes
Special classes since 2020/21
In Limerick City's mainstream schools, from the NCSE's yearly lists
- 2020/21 20
- 2021/22 27
- 2022/23 32
- 2023/24 37
- 2024/25 44
- 2025/26 50
- 2026/27 59
2026/27, dashed: allocated for next year.
| Special school | Pupils | Since 2015/16 | Teaching posts | SNAs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Catherine MC Auley SP SLimerick · Mild general learning disability | 278 |
+16.8%
|
32 | 33 |
| St Vincents SP SchoolLisnagry · Moderate general learning disability | 100 |
+1.0%
|
21 | 51.5 |
| St Gabriels SchoolLimerick · Physical disability | 64 |
+10.3%
|
10 | 27.25 |
| Red Hill SchoolPatrickswell · Autism | 61 |
−18.7%
|
12 | 34.15 |
| Limerick Community Special SchoolLimerick · Community special school | 47 | – | 10 | 25 |
| Mid West School For the DeafLimerick · School for deaf pupils | 44 |
+57.1%
|
9 | 14.33 |
| The Childrens ArkLimerick | 44 |
+120.0%
|
– | – |
| St Augustines Spec SCHLimerick | 24 |
0.0%
|
– | – |
| St Canices Special SchoolMulgrave St | 7 |
−53.3%
|
– | – |
Sources: Department of Education enrolment lists; NCSE special class lists and special school allocations (CC BY 4.0).
What parents would prefer
4,439 households answered the Department of Education and Youth's Primary School Survey for the Limerick City planning area: 3,019 with children at its schools and 1,420 with children not yet at school. Each said whether they would prefer co-educational or single-sex schooling, a denominational or multi-denominational patron, and teaching through Irish or English. These are the whole area's figures, across county lines: the Department doesn't split areas by county.
- Households that answered
- 4,439
- 38% of households asked
- Prefer a multi-denominational patron
- 38% / 41%
- Children at school / not yet at school
- Prefer teaching through Irish
- 24% / 29%
- Children at school / not yet at school
- Prefer single-sex
- 8% / 9%
- Children at school / not yet at school
Preferences beside what the schools offer now
Share of pupils in schools of each kind in the area, and share of parents who would prefer it
- Pupils in such schools now
- Parents: children at school
- Parents: children not yet at school
Multi-denominational patron
576 pupils (5%) in 2 schools
Teaching through Irish
1,830 pupils (14%) in 5 schools
Single-sex
2,151 pupils (17%) in 10 schools
Bars run from 0 to 50%.
Each school's parents
Parents of children at each school. Bold marks the school's set-up now.
| Scoil Moin A LinCastletroy | 847 | 152 of 614 | ±6.6 | 51% | 12% | 1% | 58 answered |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scoil NeassainMungret | 668 | 180 of 495 | ±6.1 | 32% | 6% | 1% | 46 answered |
| Scoil IdeLimerick | 654 | 196 of 489 | ±5.8 | 42% | 18% | 1% | 97 answered |
| An Mhodh ScoilLuimneach | 578 | 184 of 425 | ±6 | 47% | 82% | 1% | 57 answered |
| Scoil Phoil NaofaDooradoyle | 573 | 186 of 405 | ±6 | 31% | 7% | 2% | 36 answered |
| Milford Grange N SchoolCastletroy | 479 | 148 of 326 | ±6.7 | 43% | 11% | 2% | 60 answered |
| St Brigids NSLimerick | 457 | 103 of 348 | ±8 | 28% | 16% | 1% | 44 answered |
| Gaelscoil Chaladh an TreoighCaladh an Treoigh | 412 | 86 of 257 | ±8.7 | 47% | 85% | 0% | 43 answered |
| Corpus Christi N SLimerick | 403 | 98 of 298 | ±8.2 | 7% | 10% | 6% | 56 answered |
| Gaelscoil an RaithinLuimneach | 389 | 109 of 259 | ±7.8 | 24% | 93% | 0% | 58 answered |
| Limerick City East Educate Together NSMungret | 373 | 80 of 273 | ±9 | 85% | 16% | 6% | – |
| Gaelscoil SairsealLuimneach | 369 | 118 of 255 | ±7.5 | 49% | 92% | 1% | 77 answered |
| Scoil Mathair deLimerick City | 362 | 56 of 258 | ±10.7 | 41% | 7% | 12% | – |
| Salesian Primary SchoolLimerick | 361 | 112 of 291 | ±7.7 | 47% | 8% | 21% | 72 answered |
| Our Lady Queen of Peace SchoolLimerick | 326 | 88 of 240 | ±8.6 | 15% | 11% | 7% | 47 answered |
| SN an Phairtin MixedParteen | 317 | 91 of 222 | ±8.5 | 37% | 15% | 0% | 40 answered |
| S N Lios na GroiLisnagry | 295 | 57 of 175 | ±10.6 | 49% | 18% | 0% | – |
| S N Naomh IosefClarina | 290 | 65 of 195 | ±10 | 29% | 15% | 0% | – |
| Presentation Primary SchoolLimerick | 279 | 48 of 203 | ±11.6 | 42% | 2% | 35% | – |
| Scoil Chriost Ri BLimerick | 278 | 99 of 234 | ±8.2 | 34% | 16% | 39% | – |
| Scoil Seanain NaofaClonlara | 276 | 75 of 161 | ±9.3 | 37% | 23% | 1% | – |
| Scoil an Spioraid NaomhBallysheedy | 267 | 97 of 173 | ±8.2 | 39% | 16% | 1% | – |
| S N Muire na hEireannLimerick | 262 | 106 of 222 | ±7.9 | 29% | 8% | 40% | – |
| St Johns ConventLimerick | 223 | 34 of 162 | ±13.6 | 41% | 6% | 24% | – |
| Scoil IosagainLimerick | 222 | 61 of 190 | ±10.3 | 34% | 8% | 43% | – |
| J F K Memorial SchoolLimerick | 218 | 74 of 190 | ±9.4 | 49% | 9% | 28% | – |
| Thomond Primary SchoolLimerick | 215 | 43 of 140 | ±12.2 | 21% | 9% | 0% | 68 answered |
| Limerick School ProjectLimerick | 203 | 58 of 158 | ±10.6 | 88% | 14% | 0% | – |
| Scoil Padraig Naofa BLimerick | 197 | 71 of 166 | ±9.6 | 35% | 13% | 32% | – |
| Scoil Padraig Naofa CLimerick | 197 | 65 of 160 | ±10 | 20% | 11% | 48% | – |
| Knockea National SchoolBallyneety | 191 | 37 of 114 | ±13.1 | 27% | 16% | 0% | – |
| Le Chéile National SchoolLimerick | 174 | 22 of 109 | ±16.5 | 23% | 9% | 0% | – |
| Our Lady of Lourdes N SLimerick | 161 | 20 of 110 | ±17.3 | 20% | 15% | 5% | – |
| St Mary's National SchoolLimerick | 152 | 32 of 104 | ±14 | 28% | 3% | 9% | 40 answered |
| Scoil Tobar PadraigPatrickswell | 143 | 38 of 91 | ±12.9 | 42% | 8% | 0% | – |
| Donoughmore N SDonoughmore | 140 | 35 of 101 | ±13.4 | 34% | 14% | 6% | – |
| St Michaels NSLimerick | 126 | 19 of 109 | ±17.7 | 37% | 11% | 26% | – |
| Our Ladys AbbeyAdare | 125 | 20 of 72 | ±17.3 | 40% | 10% | 40% | – |
| St MichaelsLimerick | 116 | 29 of 100 | ±14.6 | 62% | 3% | 7% | – |
| Bohermore N SBallysimon | 100 | 22 of 58 | ±16.5 | 45% | 9% | 5% | – |
| Scoil Nais Cathair Chinn LisCaherconlish | 100 | 20 of 71 | ±17.3 | 35% | 5% | 10% | – |
| S N Mhuire MiliucVia Limerick | 84 | 33 of 64 | ±13.8 | 18% | 9% | 0% | – |
| Gaelscoil SheoirseLuimneach | 82 | 19 of 52 | ±17.7 | 26% | 63% | 0% | – |
| St John the Baptist Boys N SLimerick | 68 | 13 of 47 | ±20.8 | 62% | 8% | 23% | – |
| St. Nicholas Church of Ireland SchoolAdare | 54 | 11 of 37 | ±22.2 | 55% | 0% | 0% | – |
| Carnane MXD N SFedamore | 30 | 7 of 19 | ±26.4 | 43% | 0% | 0% | – |
Grey margins of error are 15 points or more: so few parents answered that the figures could be well off. “Too few to publish”: the Department held back the school's results, but its parents' answers still count in the area figures. Not yet at school: how many parents of children not yet at school chose the school, shown where 30 or more did. Special schools in the area are counted in the area figures above.
Source: Department of Education and Youth, Primary School Survey results, published 23 June 2026. The area figures count each household once, including parents at schools too small for their own results, so they aren't the school figures added up. About these figures
Schools
43 schools, largest first.
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| Roll number | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scoil Moin A LinCastletroy | 17937H | 847 |
−2.5%
+4.2%
+58.6%
|
+58.6%
|
32 | 26.28 | 30 | 1 |
| Scoil NeassainMungret | 14409N | 668 |
−5.6%
−7.9%
−5.2%
|
−5.2%
|
26 | 25.69 | 29 | 0 |
| Scoil IdeLimerick | 18872K | 654 |
−12.3%
−17.4%
−19.4%
|
−19.4%
|
28 | 23.36 | 29 | 0 |
| An Mhodh ScoilLuimneach | 19894C | 578 |
−8.3%
−11.9%
+6.1%
|
+6.1%
|
24 | 24.08 | 27 | 0 |
| Scoil Phoil NaofaDooradoyle | 19336O | 573 |
−7.9%
−13.4%
−0.9%
|
−0.9%
|
24 | 23.88 | 26 | 0 |
| Milford Grange N SchoolCastletroy | 19800N | 479 |
−2.0%
−4.2%
−1.4%
|
−1.4%
|
19 | 25.21 | 33 | 8 |
| St Brigids NSLimerick | 19475F | 457 |
+1.6%
−4.0%
+17.5%
|
+17.5%
|
18 | 24.72 | 28 | 0 |
| Gaelscoil Chaladh an TreoighCaladh an Treoigh | 20148U | 412 |
−5.7%
+32.5%
– |
– | 17 | 24.24 | 29 | 0 |
| Corpus Christi N SLimerick | 19830W | 403 |
+24.8%
+72.2%
+27.5%
|
+27.5%
|
20 | 18.90 | 24 | 0 |
| Gaelscoil an RaithinLuimneach | 20181S | 389 |
+8.7%
+37.0%
– |
– | 16 | 24.31 | 29 | 0 |
| Limerick City East Educate Together NSMungret | 20175A | 373 |
−6.8%
+52.9%
– |
– | 16 | 22.19 | 28 | 0 |
| Gaelscoil SairsealLuimneach | 19956V | 369 |
+47.0%
+61.8%
+61.1%
|
+61.1%
|
14 | 26.36 | 30 | 1 |
| Scoil Mathair deLimerick City | 18677M | 362 |
+9.4%
+24.4%
+81.9%
|
+81.9%
|
16 | 21.12 | 30 | 2 |
| Salesian Primary SchoolLimerick | 20496U | 361 |
−8.4%
–– |
– | 16 | 22.56 | 29 | 0 |
| Our Lady Queen of Peace SchoolLimerick | 17737W | 326 |
−2.1%
+5.2%
+40.5%
|
+40.5%
|
16 | 20.00 | 23 | 0 |
| S N Lios na GroiLisnagry | 18516L | 295 |
−10.6%
−3.0%
+34.1%
|
+34.1%
|
11 | 26.27 | 32 | 2 |
| S N Naomh IosefClarina | 19272O | 290 |
−8.2%
+6.6%
+19.3%
|
+19.3%
|
12 | 23.67 | 30 | 1 |
| Presentation Primary SchoolLimerick | 20018H | 279 |
+11.6%
+4.5%
+31.0%
|
+31.0%
|
14 | 19.07 | 27 | 0 |
| Scoil Chriost Ri BLimerick | 19331E | 278 |
−12.3%
−4.1%
+2.2%
|
+2.2%
|
12 | 22.17 | 26 | 0 |
| Scoil an Spioraid NaomhBallysheedy | 15680J | 267 |
−5.7%
−8.6%
−3.3%
|
−3.3%
|
11 | 24.27 | 30 | 2 |
| S N Muire na hEireannLimerick | 19332G | 262 |
−9.3%
−10.9%
−13.8%
|
−13.8%
|
11 | 23.27 | 28 | 0 |
| St Johns ConventLimerick | 06936R | 223 |
−15.8%
−25.4%
−17.4%
|
−17.4%
|
12 | 17.50 | 24 | 0 |
| Scoil IosagainLimerick | 16910F | 222 |
+15.0%
+1.4%
−11.6%
|
−11.6%
|
12 | 17.50 | 23 | 0 |
| J F K Memorial SchoolLimerick | 18991S | 218 |
−9.5%
−9.5%
−25.3%
|
−25.3%
|
9 | 24.22 | 35 | 1 |
| Thomond Primary SchoolLimerick | 20460W | 215 |
+0.5%
−11.5%
– |
– | 11 | 18.45 | 27 | 0 |
| Limerick School ProjectLimerick | 19934L | 203 |
−6.9%
−6.9%
−4.7%
|
−4.7%
|
8 | 25.38 | 28 | 0 |
| Scoil Padraig Naofa BLimerick | 16443A | 197 |
−6.2%
−10.0%
−1.0%
|
−1.0%
|
8 | 23.88 | 30 | 2 |
| Scoil Padraig Naofa CLimerick | 16444C | 197 |
−5.3%
−14.7%
+27.9%
|
+27.9%
|
8 | 24.62 | 30 | 2 |
| Knockea National SchoolBallyneety | 06539H | 191 |
−9.5%
−8.2%
+8.5%
|
+8.5%
|
8 | 23.88 | 29 | 0 |
| Le Chéile National SchoolLimerick | 20459O | 174 |
−4.4%
−7.4%
– |
– | 11 | 14.09 | 23 | 0 |
| Our Lady of Lourdes N SLimerick | 19667O | 161 |
+15.8%
+11.8%
−25.8%
|
−25.8%
|
8 | 18.62 | 22 | 0 |
| St Mary's National SchoolLimerick | 20405O | 152 |
+53.5%
+35.7%
– |
– | 7 | 20.00 | 25 | 0 |
| Scoil Tobar PadraigPatrickswell | 17738B | 143 |
−0.7%
−4.7%
−22.7%
|
−22.7%
|
6 | 22.00 | 24 | 0 |
| Donoughmore N SDonoughmore | 16118M | 140 |
−20.5%
−34.9%
−35.2%
|
−35.2%
|
6 | 21.33 | 29 | 0 |
| St Michaels NSLimerick | 15320C | 126 |
+3.3%
+55.6%
+82.6%
|
+82.6%
|
6 | 19.00 | 20 | 0 |
| Our Ladys AbbeyAdare | 09296W | 125 |
−13.8%
0.0%
+19.0%
|
+19.0%
|
7 | 17.86 | 30 | 1 |
| St MichaelsLimerick | 12834S | 116 |
−7.9%
−9.4%
+11.5%
|
+11.5%
|
5 | 23.20 | 25 | 0 |
| Bohermore N SBallysimon | 08342V | 100 |
+233.3%
+185.7%
+233.3%
|
+233.3%
|
4 | 19.00 | 26 | 0 |
| Scoil Nais Cathair Chinn LisCaherconlish | 17487C | 100 |
−23.1%
−9.9%
+12.4%
|
+12.4%
|
5 | 20.00 | 31 | 1 |
| Gaelscoil SheoirseLuimneach | 19931F | 82 |
−7.9%
−9.9%
−23.4%
|
−23.4%
|
5 | 14.00 | 20 | 0 |
| St John the Baptist Boys N SLimerick | 16715H | 68 |
+74.4%
+83.8%
+33.3%
|
+33.3%
|
4 | 14.50 | 20 | 0 |
| St. Nicholas Church of Ireland SchoolAdare | 08926B | 54 |
−21.7%
−22.9%
−12.9%
|
−12.9%
|
3 | 18.00 | 22 | 0 |
| Carnane MXD N SFedamore | 09132P | 30 |
−38.8%
−55.2%
−55.9%
|
−55.9%
|
2 | 15.00 | 20 | 0 |
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