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Local authority in Sligo

Sligo County Council

Schools in County Sligo in this local authority.

Schools
62
of 62 in Sligo
Pupils
7,528
100% of Sligo's pupils
Average school size
121.4
Sligo: 121.4
Average class size
21.56
Sligo: 21.56

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

60 schools with figures for both years

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

17fell by 10% or more
21within 10%
22grew by 10% or more
Down 25% or more · 9Down 10 to 25% · 8Within 10% · 21Up 10 to 25% · 13Up 25% or more · 9

Average class size in these schools went from 24.2 in 2015/16 to 21.7 in 2025/26. 11 of the 17 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 Cliffoney N SCliffoney, Co. Sligo 59 → 96 +62.7%
  2. 2 St Brendans NSSligo, Co. Sligo 120 → 177 +47.5%
  3. 3 Scoil Mhuire agus IosafCollooney, Co. Sligo 167 → 241 +44.3%
  4. 4 Enniscrone N SEnniscrone, Co. Sligo 98 → 137 +39.8%
  5. 5 S N Muire gan SmalTubbercurry, Co. Sligo 76 → 103 +35.5%

Fallen most

Pupils in 2015/16 and 2025/26

  1. 1 Owenbeg N SCulleens, Co. Sligo 67 → 36 −46.3%
  2. 2 S N Cnoc MionnaBallymote, Co. Sligo 87 → 52 −40.2%
  3. 3 S N Naithi NaofaTubbercurry, Co. Sligo 104 → 77 −26.0%
  4. 4 S N Lissara NaofaBallymote, Co. Sligo 88 → 66 −25.0%
  5. 5 S N Padraig NaofaBallinfull, Co. Sligo 96 → 75 −21.9%

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

2 schools still filling their classes in 2015/16 or opened since, with 137 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
21.56
Mainstream classes
344
Classes of 30 or more
24
Schools with a class of 30+
18

Teachers

Teachers in the 62 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
344
Up 77 since 2006/07, while pupils rose 20%
Teaching posts in 2025/26
about 504
Estimate: 344 class teachers, 19 principals and deputies, 121 special education and 20 special class teachers
Teachers in 2015/16
414
The Department's last count of every teacher
Since 2024/25
6 / 5
6 schools gained a class teacher, 5 lost one

Class teachers since 2006/07

One for each mainstream class, every school year

What parents would prefer

1,953 of the 4,820 households with children at the 58 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
42%
Parents of children at school · Ireland 44%
Prefer teaching through Irish
18%
Parents of children at school · Ireland 20%
Prefer single-sex
2%
Parents of children at school · Ireland 5%
  • 14 schools where half or more of parents would prefer a multi-denominational patron
  • 15 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

62 schools, largest first.

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Roll number
Our Lady of Mercy N SSligo 19985F 449
+8.7%
−13.0%
24 17.96 22 0
S N UrsulaSligo 18979F 439
+8.7%
+38.9%
18 24.06 29 0
Carraroe N SCarraroe 14636B 389
+21.6%
+36.5%
16 24.31 28 0
Scoil Eoin NaofaSligo 19974A 289
+11.2%
+84.1%
15 17.80 25 0
Scoil Naomh MolaiseGrange 18575E 274
−1.1%
+23.4%
11 24.45 32 2
Scoil AsicusStrandhill 15004P 252
+6.3%
+31.9%
10 25.20 30 2
Ransboro New CentralKnocknahur 19635B 247
+7.9%
+32.8%
10 23.50 32 2
Rathcormack N SDrumcliffe South 19408N 244
+0.4%
+1.7%
10 24.40 30 1
Scoil Mhuire agus IosafCollooney 20122C 241
+44.3%
– 10 23.50 29 0
S N Eoin NaofaBaile Easa Dara 17838F 226
−2.6%
+36.1%
9 25.11 31 2
Scoil Mhuire gan SmalBallymote 19964U 215
−2.3%
+2.4%
9 23.89 32 1
Carbury National SchoolSligo 19495L 210
−10.3%
+11.7%
8 26.25 30 1
Gaelscoil Chnoc na ReSligeach 20044I 208
−15.8%
+25.3%
8 26.00 30 1
St Edwards N SSligo 17277O 207
+11.9%
+23.2%
11 18.27 21 0
Holy Family SchoolTubbercurry 20019J 192
+1.6%
+62.7%
8 24.00 30 1
St Patricks NSSligo 19942K 182
−0.5%
−17.6%
7 26.00 32 2
St Brendans NSSligo 19826I 177
+47.5%
+9.9%
7 23.57 31 1
Rockfield N SCoolaney 15378K 174
−7.0%
+104.7%
7 24.86 33 1
Enniscrone N SEnniscrone 13940W 137
+39.8%
+47.3%
5 27.40 30 1
S N Realt na MaraSligo 17641J 117
+11.4%
+7.3%
5 23.40 29 0
Carn N SBallymote 12537M 116
+22.1%
+103.5%
5 23.20 26 0
Corballa N SVia Ballina 12171T 115
−2.5%
+76.9%
5 23.00 32 2
Kilglass N SEnniscrone 15571E 114
+18.8%
+96.6%
5 22.80 27 0
Sooey N SBoyle 18053U 112
−4.3%
+60.0%
5 22.40 27 0
Ardkeerin N SRiverstown 15217J 111
0.0%
+35.4%
5 22.20 30 1
Cloonacool N STubbercurry 04802J 103
+3.0%
+25.6%
4 25.75 31 1
S N Muire gan SmalTubbercurry 18029A 103
+35.5%
+5.1%
5 20.60 27 0
Moylough N STubbercurry 13831R 100
−8.3%
+20.5%
4 25.00 30 1
S N Pairc ArdDromard 18715R 99
+12.5%
−7.5%
4 24.75 27 0
S.N. Naomh AilbheVia Boyle 20575Q 97 – – 4 24.25 28 0
Cliffoney N SCliffoney 16136O 96
+62.7%
+10.3%
4 24.00 31 1
Dromore West CentralDromore West 19688W 90
+21.6%
−17.4%
4 22.50 24 0
Ballintogher N SBallintogher 02013S 87
+7.4%
+11.5%
4 21.75 25 0
Scoil Croi NaofaBunnanadden 20113B 81
+1.2%
+80.0%
4 20.25 26 0
Scoil Naomh Aodainvia Ballaghadereen 19392B 79
+11.3%
+25.4%
4 19.75 25 0
S N Naithi NaofaTubbercurry 04487E 77
−26.0%
−18.1%
4 19.25 28 0
SN Muire gan SmalCurry 19389M 76
−14.6%
−10.6%
4 19.00 23 0
S N Padraig NaofaBallinfull 17021C 75
−21.9%
+33.9%
3 25.00 28 0
St Pauls NS CollooneyCollooney 19416M 75
+15.4%
+15.4%
4 18.75 23 0
S N Cul FadaBallymote 18298E 73
−19.8%
+14.1%
4 18.25 23 0
Rathlee N SEaskey 16492N 68
+28.3%
−20.0%
4 17.00 22 0
S N Lissara NaofaBallymote 17774F 66
−25.0%
−2.9%
3 22.00 26 0
S N ClochogBoyle 18543O 61
−21.8%
−18.7%
3 20.33 22 0
S N Cnoc MionnaBallymote 18334F 52
−40.2%
+20.9%
3 17.33 20 0
Sligo Project SchoolSligo 19910U 52
+116.7%
−55.6%
3 17.33 18 0
S N Naomh MhuireBallymote 15342M 47
+27.0%
+42.4%
3 15.67 18 0
Kilross N SBallintogher 16044J 42
+23.5%
−27.6%
2 21.00 24 0
Our Lady's National SchoolTourlestrane 20385L 40 – – 3 7.33 10 0
S N Ronain NaofaVia Boyle 12767G 37
+27.6%
+42.3%
2 18.50 22 0
Owenbeg N SCulleens 03924S 36
−46.3%
+16.1%
2 15.50 18 0
S N BhrideMoneygold 17725P 35
+12.9%
+25.0%
2 17.50 18 0
Castlerock N SAclare 13242V 31
−32.6%
−45.6%
2 15.50 19 0
Stokane NSEnniscrone 14051T 30
+3.4%
−6.2%
2 15.00 15 0
Taunagh National SchoolRiverstown 13196R 30
+20.0%
+150.0%
2 15.00 16 0
S N Baile an LuigSligeach 17599N 29
−6.5%
−29.3%
2 14.50 15 0
S N Naomh IosefTempleboy 18592E 29
−14.7%
−17.1%
2 14.50 22 0
S N Muire gan SmalTempleboy 18580U 24
0.0%
+20.0%
2 12.00 15 0
Killeenduff N SEaskey 09691F 20
−35.5%
−42.9%
2 10.00 11 0
Killaville N SBallymote 15431L 19
−13.6%
−24.0%
2 9.50 11 0
S N AodainBallintrillick 18366S 16
−61.0%
−20.0%
2 8.00 11 0
S N MhuireCliffoney 15337T 15
−67.4%
−58.3%
2 7.50 10 0
Leaffoney N SKilglass 15496Q 1
−93.8%
−94.1%
1 1.00 1 0