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School patron in Mayo

Educate Together

Schools in County Mayo under this patron.

Other patrons in Mayo Archbishop of Tuam · 75 Bishop of Killala · 43 Bishop of Achonry · 23 An Foras Pátrúnachta · 2 Bishop of Galway, Kilmacduagh & Kilfenora · 3 Bishop of Tuam, Killala and Achonry COI · 2
Schools
3
of 151 in Mayo
Pupils
220
1% of Mayo's pupils
Average school size
73.3
Mayo: 97.8
Average class size
20.00
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

1 school with figures for both years

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

0fell by 10% or more
0within 10%
1grew by 10% or more
Down 25% or more · 0Down 10 to 25% · 0Within 10% · 0Up 10 to 25% · 0Up 25% or more · 1

Sort the table below by the change column to see which schools grew or fell most.

Newer schools

2 schools still filling their classes in 2015/16 or opened since, with 161 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
20.00
Mainstream classes
11
Classes of 30 or more
0
Schools with a class of 30+
0

Teachers

Teachers in the 3 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
11
Up 9 since 2006/07, while pupils rose 715%
Teaching posts in 2025/26
about 16
Estimate: 11 class teachers, 0 principals and deputies, 5 special education and 0 special class teachers
Teachers in 2015/16
2
The Department's last count of every teacher
Since 2024/25
0 / 1
0 schools gained a class teacher, 1 lost one

Class teachers since 2006/07

One for each mainstream class, every school year

What parents would prefer

68 of the 166 households with children at the 3 schools here answered the Department of Education and Youth's Primary School Survey, November–December 2025. 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
93%
Parents of children at school · Ireland 44%
Prefer teaching through Irish
13%
Parents of children at school · Ireland 20%
Prefer single-sex
0%
Parents of children at school · Ireland 5%
  • 3 schools where half or more of parents would prefer a multi-denominational patron
  • 0 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

3 schools, largest first.

Change over

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Roll number
Castlebar Educate Together National SchoolCastlebar 20457K 113 – – 5 22.60 27 0
Newtownwhite Educate Together NSBallina 09040K 59
+84.4%
+126.9%
3 19.67 22 0
Westport Educate Together National SchoolWestport 20510L 48 – – 3 16.00 18 0