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School patron in Mayo

Bishop of Killala

Schools in County Mayo under this patron.

Other patrons in Mayo Archbishop of Tuam · 75 Bishop of Achonry · 23 An Foras Pátrúnachta · 2 Educate Together · 3 Bishop of Galway, Kilmacduagh & Kilfenora · 3 Bishop of Tuam, Killala and Achonry COI · 2
Schools
43
of 151 in Mayo
Pupils
3,499
24% of Mayo's pupils
Average school size
81.4
Mayo: 97.8
Average class size
19.55
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

37 schools with figures for both years

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

16fell by 10% or more
9within 10%
12grew by 10% or more
Down 25% or more · 13Down 10 to 25% · 3Within 10% · 9Up 10 to 25% · 5Up 25% or more · 7

Average class size in these schools went from 23.1 in 2015/16 to 20.2 in 2025/26. 13 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 Quignamanger N SBallina, Co. Mayo 273 → 364 +33.3%
  2. 2 Crossmolina N.S.Crossmolina, Co. Mayo 188 → 235 +25.0%
  3. 3 SN Croi MuireBelmullet, Co. Mayo 104 → 127 +22.1%
  4. 4 Scoil ÍosaBallina, Co. Mayo 200 → 242 +21.0%
  5. 5 Beheymore N SBallina, Co. Mayo 201 → 228 +13.4%

Fallen most

Pupils in 2015/16 and 2025/26

  1. 1 Cill Mhor IorraisBelmullet, Co. Mayo 59 → 20 −66.1%
  2. 2 Cooneal N.S.Ballina, Co. Mayo 106 → 58 −45.3%
  3. 3 Killala N SKillala, Co. Mayo 118 → 85 −28.0%
  4. 4 S N Beal an MhuirtheadBelmullet, Co. Mayo 78 → 58 −25.6%
  5. 5 S N Naomh PadraigBallina, Co. Mayo 188 → 148 −21.3%

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

6 schools still filling their classes in 2015/16 or opened since, with 246 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
19.55
Mainstream classes
175
Classes of 30 or more
11
Schools with a class of 30+
7

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.

How we count teachers
Class teachers in 2025/26
175
Up 44 since 2006/07, while pupils rose 24%
Teaching posts in 2025/26
about 268
Estimate: 175 class teachers, 8 principals and deputies, 71 special education and 14 special class teachers
Teachers in 2015/16
208
The Department's last count of every teacher
Since 2024/25
2 / 2
2 schools gained a class teacher, 2 lost one

Class teachers since 2006/07

One for each mainstream class, every school year

What parents would prefer

860 of the 2,089 households with children at the 35 schools here answered the Department of Education and Youth's Primary School Survey, November–December 2025. 8 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
27%
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
  • 14 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

43 schools, largest first.

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Roll number
Quignamanger N SBallina 15257V 364
+33.3%
+58.3%
15 24.27 34 3
Cullens N SBallina 07054L 273
+0.4%
+35.8%
11 23.82 29 0
Scoil ÍosaBallina 20275E 242
+21.0%
– 13 17.62 22 0
Crossmolina N.S.Crossmolina 20125I 235
+25.0%
+51.6%
9 25.56 30 1
Scoil CholmcilleBallina 15555G 231
−2.1%
+4.5%
9 25.11 31 3
Beheymore N SBallina 11725I 228
+13.4%
+79.5%
8 27.75 29 0
St Joseph's NSBallina 18561Q 217
−1.4%
+33.1%
9 22.11 31 1
S N Naomh PadraigBallina 12206M 148
−21.3%
+13.8%
6 24.67 32 1
SN Croi MuireBelmullet 17727T 127
+22.1%
+12.4%
5 25.40 30 1
Killala N SKillala 16811D 85
−28.0%
+7.6%
4 20.00 31 1
Corclough NSBelmullet 15014S 79
+3.9%
+41.1%
4 19.75 22 0
S N Leath ArdanBeal Atha Na Fheadha 16911H 76
+1.3%
+7.0%
4 19.00 21 0
Ardagh National SchoolBallina 20576S 73 – – 4 18.25 23 0
Scoil Naomh BridBallycastle 14290O 67
−2.9%
−20.2%
3 22.33 24 0
SN InbhearBallina 12568A 67
+103.0%
+9.8%
3 22.33 24 0
Kilmurry NSCrossmolina 20513R 65 – – 4 16.25 19 0
S N EachleimeBéal an Átha 12373I 64
+48.8%
−1.5%
3 21.33 25 0
SN Gleann A ChaisilBallina 13222P 64
+12.3%
+18.5%
3 16.33 18 0
Scoil Chroí Ró Naofa Beannchor IorraisBallina 13684H 61
+52.5%
−29.1%
3 20.33 22 0
Cooneal N.S.Ballina 17209U 58
−45.3%
−32.6%
3 19.33 22 0
S N Beal an MhuirtheadBelmullet 17923T 58
−25.6%
0.0%
3 19.33 21 0
Rathbane N SBallina 15996N 57
−10.9%
−12.3%
3 19.00 23 0
S N Achaidh an GhlaisinBeal An Mhuirthead 18594I 48
+23.1%
+20.0%
3 16.00 21 0
Templemary N SKillala 13758K 47
+34.3%
+30.6%
3 15.67 21 0
Bunscoil Naomh Bríd agus PádraígFoxford 20552E 46 – – 3 15.33 21 0
Cormaic NfaBallina 13225V 38
−19.1%
+8.6%
2 19.00 23 0
Mount Palmer National SchoolBallina 20217N 37
−9.8%
– 2 18.50 24 0
Drumgallagh N SWestport 18002D 33
+3.1%
−31.2%
2 16.50 18 0
Geesala Central SchoolBallina 19776T 29
−34.1%
−42.0%
2 14.50 15 0
Knockanillo N SBallina 16562I 28
−34.9%
−39.1%
2 14.00 17 0
S N Pol A TsomaisBéal an Átha 16283E 27
−27.0%
−50.9%
2 13.50 16 0
S N Ros DumhachBéal an Átha 12569C 27
+50.0%
−6.9%
2 13.50 17 0
S N Dhumha ThuamaBéal an Átha 14193Q 26
−33.3%
−16.1%
2 13.00 16 0
SN Cholmcille, Ceathrú ThaidhgBéal an Átha 20588C 26 – – 2 13.00 13 0
Garracloon N SBallina 06852L 25
−32.4%
−28.6%
2 12.50 14 0
Lacken National SchoolBallina 20512P 25 – – 3 8.33 9 0
Barnatra N SBallina 14188A 24
−7.7%
+14.3%
2 12.00 12 0
Cill Mhor IorraisBelmullet 14258S 20
−66.1%
−67.7%
2 10.00 10 0
S N an TsraithBallina 13383Q 15
−44.4%
−28.6%
2 7.50 8 0
Cloondaff N SNewport 11834N 11
−35.3%
−56.0%
2 5.50 6 0
Scoil NéifinnBallina 20431P 11 – – 2 5.50 7 0
Cloghans N SBallina 16170O 9
−77.5%
−75.7%
2 4.50 5 0
S N Druim SlaodWestport 17532E 8
−75.0%
−70.4%
2 4.00 4 0