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School patron in Mayo

Bishop of Achonry

Schools in County Mayo under this patron.

Other patrons in Mayo Archbishop of Tuam · 75 Bishop of Killala · 43 An Foras Pátrúnachta · 2 Educate Together · 3 Bishop of Galway, Kilmacduagh & Kilfenora · 3 Bishop of Tuam, Killala and Achonry COI · 2
Schools
23
of 151 in Mayo
Pupils
1,912
13% of Mayo's pupils
Average school size
83.1
Mayo: 97.8
Average class size
21.06
Mayo: 20.87

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

23 schools with figures for both years

10fell by 10% or more
6within 10%
7grew by 10% or more
Down 25% or more · 8Down 10 to 25% · 2Within 10% · 6Up 10 to 25% · 2Up 25% or more · 5

Average class size in these schools went from 22.5 in 2015/16 to 21.1 in 2025/26. 7 of the 10 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.

Class sizes

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

Average class size
21.06
Mainstream classes
89
Classes of 30 or more
14
Schools with a class of 30+
5

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
89
Up 4 since 2006/07, while pupils fell 2%
Teaching posts in 2025/26
about 135
Estimate: 89 class teachers, 5 principals and deputies, 35 special education and 6 special class teachers
Teachers in 2015/16
114
The Department's last count of every teacher
Since 2024/25
0 / 0
0 schools gained a class teacher, 0 lost one

Class teachers since 2006/07

One for each mainstream class, every school year

What parents would prefer

511 of the 1,171 households with children at the 19 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
29%
Parents of children at school · Ireland 44%
Prefer teaching through Irish
19%
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
  • 4 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.

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Roll number
Foxford Central NSFoxford 19812U 271
−0.7%
+24.9%
11 24.64 33 2
S N Athracht NfaCharlestown 18003F 268
+76.3%
+188.2%
8 29.50 32 5
Kiltimagh CentralKiltimagh 19903A 262
+8.7%
−10.0%
10 26.20 34 4
Swinford NSSwinford 19951L 200
+11.1%
−9.5%
8 24.25 28 0
SN Muine ChonallainBallina 13667H 133
+121.7%
+79.7%
5 26.60 34 2
Scoil na gCoilliniSwinford 02912G 97
−3.0%
−2.0%
4 24.25 30 1
Carracastle Central NSBallaghaderreen 19651W 88
+37.5%
+3.5%
4 22.00 27 0
Scoil Naisiunta TholaClaremorris 19914F 84
−25.7%
−18.4%
4 21.00 27 0
SN an Trian LairSwinford 13389F 66
−10.8%
−7.0%
3 22.00 26 0
SN NMH TreasaKilkelly 18145C 57
+83.9%
−25.0%
3 19.00 25 0
Kilmovee N SBallaghadereen 13080V 51
−13.6%
−22.7%
3 17.00 22 0
Kinaffe N SSwinford 16173U 48
+585.7%
+71.4%
3 16.00 19 0
S N Peadar agus PolFoxford 18848N 45
−25.0%
+9.8%
3 15.00 22 0
St Colmans NSBallymote 19798G 34
+6.2%
−2.9%
2 17.00 19 0
Culmore N SSwinford 16780S 33
0.0%
+32.0%
2 16.50 17 0
Killasser NSSwinford 16269K 31
+14.8%
−11.4%
2 15.50 17 0
Cloonlyon N SCharlestown 12936D 28
−57.6%
−49.1%
2 14.00 16 0
St Johns N SSwinford 16289Q 27
−67.1%
−48.1%
2 13.50 15 0
Scoil Naomh FeichinBallina 19488O 26
−44.7%
−65.8%
2 13.00 17 0
Craggagh N SBalla 12467R 19
−66.1%
−62.0%
2 9.50 10 0
S N SheamaisSwinford 15113U 18
0.0%
−28.0%
2 9.00 9 0
S N Tamhnighan FheadhaCharlestown 12938H 15
−48.3%
−80.3%
2 7.50 9 0
Tavrane Central NSBallyhaunis 19808G 11
−56.0%
−79.2%
2 5.50 8 0