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School patron in Sligo

Bishop of Achonry

Schools in County Sligo under this patron.

Other patrons in Sligo Bishop of Elphin · 21 Bishop of Killala · 12 Joint patronage of Bishop of Kilmore Elphin & Ardagh COI , the Moderator of the Presbyterian Church in Ireland and the President of the Methodist Church in Ireland · 1 An Foras Pátrúnachta · 1 Bishop of Ardagh & Clonmacnoise · 1 Bishop of Tuam, Killala and Achonry COI · 2 Sligo School Project · 1 Bishop of Kilmore Elphin & Ardagh COI · 1 Bishop of Kilmore · 1
Schools
21
of 62 in Sligo
Pupils
2,148
29% of Sligo's pupils
Average school size
102.3
Sligo: 121.4
Average class size
21.45
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

20 schools with figures for both years

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

7fell by 10% or more
7within 10%
6grew by 10% or more
Down 25% or more · 4Down 10 to 25% · 3Within 10% · 7Up 10 to 25% · 2Up 25% or more · 4

Average class size in these schools went from 24.6 in 2015/16 to 21.9 in 2025/26. 6 of the 7 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 Scoil Mhuire agus IosafCollooney, Co. Sligo 167 → 241 +44.3%
  2. 2 S N Muire gan SmalTubbercurry, Co. Sligo 76 → 103 +35.5%
  3. 3 Carn N SBallymote, Co. Sligo 95 → 116 +22.1%
  4. 4 Scoil Naomh Aodainvia Ballaghadereen, Co. Sligo 71 → 79 +11.3%
  5. 5 Cloonacool N STubbercurry, Co. Sligo 100 → 103 +3.0%

Fallen most

Pupils in 2015/16 and 2025/26

  1. 1 S N Cnoc MionnaBallymote, Co. Sligo 87 → 52 −40.2%
  2. 2 S N Naithi NaofaTubbercurry, Co. Sligo 104 → 77 −26.0%
  3. 3 S N Lissara NaofaBallymote, Co. Sligo 88 → 66 −25.0%
  4. 4 S N Cul FadaBallymote, Co. Sligo 91 → 73 −19.8%
  5. 5 SN Muire gan SmalCurry, Co. Sligo 89 → 76 −14.6%

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 40 pupils. It isn’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
21.45
Mainstream classes
99
Classes of 30 or more
7
Schools with a class of 30+
6

Teachers

Teachers in the 21 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
99
Up 31 since 2006/07, while pupils rose 35%
Teaching posts in 2025/26
about 142
Estimate: 99 class teachers, 6 principals and deputies, 33 special education and 4 special class teachers
Teachers in 2015/16
119
The Department's last count of every teacher
Since 2024/25
2 / 1
2 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

532 of the 1,347 households with children at the 20 schools here answered the Department of Education and Youth's Primary School Survey, November–December 2025. 1 more school had too few answers for its 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
34%
Parents of children at school · Ireland 44%
Prefer teaching through Irish
16%
Parents of children at school · Ireland 20%
Prefer single-sex
1%
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

21 schools, largest first.

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Roll number
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
Holy Family SchoolTubbercurry 20019J 192
+1.6%
+62.7%
8 24.00 30 1
Rockfield N SCoolaney 15378K 174
−7.0%
+104.7%
7 24.86 33 1
Carn N SBallymote 12537M 116
+22.1%
+103.5%
5 23.20 26 0
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
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 Cul FadaBallymote 18298E 73
−19.8%
+14.1%
4 18.25 23 0
S N Lissara NaofaBallymote 17774F 66
−25.0%
−2.9%
3 22.00 26 0
S N Cnoc MionnaBallymote 18334F 52
−40.2%
+20.9%
3 17.33 20 0
S N Naomh MhuireBallymote 15342M 47
+27.0%
+42.4%
3 15.67 18 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
Castlerock N SAclare 13242V 31
−32.6%
−45.6%
2 15.50 19 0
Killaville N SBallymote 15431L 19
−13.6%
−24.0%
2 9.50 11 0