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Local authority in Tipperary

Tipperary (Nr) County Council

Schools in County Tipperary in this local authority.

Other local authorities in Tipperary Tipperary (Sr) County Council · 80
Schools
71
of 151 in Tipperary
Pupils
8,434
46% of Tipperary's pupils
Average school size
118.8
Tipperary: 120.4
Average class size
21.30
Tipperary: 21.25

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

71 schools with figures for both years

24fell by 10% or more
23within 10%
24grew by 10% or more
Down 25% or more · 11Down 10 to 25% · 13Within 10% · 23Up 10 to 25% · 10Up 25% or more · 14

Average class size in these schools went from 24.1 in 2015/16 to 21.3 in 2025/26. 18 of the 24 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 Sacred Heart Primary SchoolRoscrea, Co. Tipperary 132 → 201 +52.3%
  2. 2 Scoil MhuireRoscrea, Co. Tipperary 79 → 117 +48.1%
  3. 3 Rear N SNewport, Co. Tipperary 60 → 83 +38.3%
  4. 4 Scoil Naomh CualánThurles, Co. Tipperary 144 → 198 +37.5%
  5. 5 S N an CillinBirr, Co. Tipperary 106 → 140 +32.1%

Fallen most

Pupils in 2015/16 and 2025/26

  1. 1 Barnane N STemplemore, Co. Tipperary 63 → 39 −38.1%
  2. 2 Birdhill N SKillaloe, Co. Tipperary 163 → 104 −36.2%
  3. 3 S N na MaighneThurles, Co. Tipperary 98 → 65 −33.7%
  4. 4 S N an DromaTemplemore, Co. Tipperary 61 → 41 −32.8%
  5. 5 Silvermines N SNenagh, Co. Tipperary 84 → 57 −32.1%

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.

Class sizes

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

Average class size
21.30
Mainstream classes
382
Classes of 30 or more
16
Schools with a class of 30+
12

Teachers

Teachers in the 71 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
382
Up 72 since 2006/07, while pupils rose 13%
Teaching posts in 2025/26
about 626
Estimate: 382 class teachers, 27 principals and deputies, 167 special education and 50 special class teachers
Teachers in 2015/16
511
The Department's last count of every teacher
Since 2024/25
6 / 8
6 schools gained a class teacher, 8 lost one

Class teachers since 2006/07

One for each mainstream class, every school year

What parents would prefer

1,899 of the 5,380 households with children at the 69 schools here answered the Department of Education and Youth's Primary School Survey, November–December 2025. 2 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
38%
Parents of children at school · Ireland 44%
Prefer teaching through Irish
17%
Parents of children at school · Ireland 20%
Prefer single-sex
4%
Parents of children at school · Ireland 5%
  • 13 schools where half or more of parents would prefer a multi-denominational patron
  • 12 schools where a quarter or more would prefer teaching through Irish
  • 4 of 4 single-sex schools where most parents would prefer co-educational

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

71 schools, largest first.

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Roll number
S N Baile an AthaBallina 18207V 404
−6.0%
+31.2%
16 24.19 28 0
St Marys ConventNenagh 16112A 351
−5.4%
−10.2%
15 22.20 30 1
S N Iosef NaofaRoscrea 18345K 299
−6.0%
+167.0%
16 17.94 22 0
Convent of MercyNewport 04067F 266
−16.6%
+77.3%
11 24.18 32 2
Bunscoil na mBráithre CríostaíNenagh 16727O 248
+12.7%
+8.3%
10 23.60 31 2
Presentation Primary SchoolThurles 19874T 247
+5.1%
0.0%
11 21.36 28 0
Carrig N SNenagh 16276H 229
+5.0%
+108.2%
9 25.44 31 2
Scoil AngelaThurles 18135W 219
−21.8%
−27.0%
9 24.33 32 1
Sacred Heart Primary SchoolRoscrea 18435L 201
+52.3%
−20.9%
8 23.62 25 0
Nenagh Community National SchoolNenagh 16344V 200
+14.3%
+29.0%
7 25.86 34 1
Scoil Naomh CualánThurles 20451V 198
+37.5%
– 8 23.25 29 0
S N Micheal NaofaThurles 18775M 195
−14.8%
+4.8%
9 20.33 26 0
Gaelscoil Durlas EileDurlas 19968F 194
−13.4%
−2.5%
8 24.25 31 1
Scoil AilbheThurles 17634M 189
−0.5%
−15.2%
8 22.88 32 2
Gaelscoil AonachAn tAonach 19937R 179
−19.4%
−15.2%
8 22.38 27 0
S N Iosef NaofaTemplemore 17731K 163
+11.6%
−5.2%
10 15.70 25 0
St JohnsRoscrea 01594N 163
−1.2%
+14.8%
8 18.88 23 0
Two Mile Borris N SThurles 16211C 148
+17.5%
+7.2%
6 22.67 29 0
S N an CillinBirr 17179O 140
+32.1%
+52.2%
6 23.33 32 1
Scoil MhuireBorrisokane 20062K 139
+18.8%
+6.1%
6 22.17 29 0
Portroe N SNenagh 11367I 138
+16.9%
−1.4%
5 25.40 29 0
S N Naomh PeadarThurles 04005G 138
−5.5%
+4.5%
6 23.00 28 0
S N Lios an HallaNenagh 18465U 136
+8.8%
+100.0%
6 20.67 25 0
S N na mBuachailliNewport 17940T 135
−2.2%
+82.4%
6 22.50 28 0
S N Ard CroineNenagh 17703F 134
−0.7%
+59.5%
6 22.33 27 0
Scoil IosagainThurles 19677R 124
−6.8%
−1.6%
5 24.80 32 1
Kiladangan N SNenagh 06658P 123
−8.2%
−24.1%
5 22.20 30 1
Cloughjordan N SCloughjordan 17543J 122
−1.6%
+96.8%
5 22.00 27 0
Eochaille Ara N SNenagh 16810B 118
+6.3%
−7.8%
5 23.60 29 0
S N LeamhachThurles 18213Q 117
+31.5%
+108.9%
5 21.00 28 0
Scoil MhuireRoscrea 19640R 117
+48.1%
+58.1%
5 23.40 28 0
S N Cill RuadhainNenagh 18369B 115
+1.8%
+25.0%
5 20.60 27 0
Boher N SKillaloe PO 09190G 113
+7.6%
+43.0%
5 21.40 29 0
St Colmcilles Primary SchoolTemplemore 16979S 109
+23.9%
+31.3%
5 20.60 26 0
Birdhill N SKillaloe 13991Q 104
−36.2%
+22.4%
5 18.40 22 0
S N Teampall DoireNenagh 18557C 104
+7.2%
+4.0%
4 26.00 28 0
Clonmore N STemplemore 12540B 96
+31.5%
+31.5%
4 24.00 27 0
S N Naomh SheosamhNenagh 17498H 96
+7.9%
−6.8%
4 24.00 28 0
S N Baile na hInseBirdhill 17296S 95
−22.1%
+28.4%
4 23.75 27 0
S N Rath EilteThurles 18396E 94
+11.9%
+44.6%
4 22.00 27 0
Bishop Harty NSNenagh 15560W 91
+4.6%
+33.8%
4 22.75 29 0
Loch Mor Maigh N STemplemore 16933R 86
−2.3%
+1.2%
4 18.75 26 0
S N BuirgheasNenagh 18164G 86
+16.2%
+30.3%
4 21.50 26 0
S N Phadraig NaofaBorrisokane 17850S 86
+273.9%
+186.7%
4 21.50 30 1
Rear N SNewport 12124K 83
+38.3%
+31.7%
4 20.75 23 0
S N ChaoimhghinThurles 18343G 83
+18.6%
−19.4%
4 17.75 28 0
S N na hInseThurles 18350D 83
+31.7%
+43.1%
4 20.75 27 0
Templetuohy N SThurles 16250M 77
+67.4%
−11.5%
4 19.25 23 0
Cloughjordan No 1 N SCloughjordan 19422H 71
−29.0%
+1.4%
4 17.75 23 0
Our Lady's National SchoolThurles 20475M 71
−26.0%
– 4 17.75 23 0
S N Flannain NaofaRoscrea 17512V 71
−14.5%
+42.0%
3 23.67 26 0
Gurtagarry N SNenagh 11384I 67
+28.8%
+34.0%
3 22.33 28 0
S N na MaighneThurles 17681V 65
−33.7%
−4.4%
3 21.67 28 0
S N Odhran NaofaNenagh 18087O 62
+77.1%
+67.6%
3 20.67 25 0
Carrig N SBirr 16166A 60
−21.1%
−29.4%
3 18.33 21 0
Silvermines N SNenagh 15696B 57
−32.1%
−19.7%
3 19.00 23 0
St Marys N SNenagh 15778D 53
−23.2%
+35.9%
3 17.67 23 0
Ballycahill N SThurles 01569O 49
−22.2%
−33.8%
3 16.33 21 0
S N Cill BarfhionnNenagh 17237C 47
−21.7%
−17.5%
3 15.67 18 0
S N Chiarda NaofaNenagh 17712G 45
−11.8%
+25.0%
3 15.00 19 0
S N an DromaTemplemore 18322V 41
−32.8%
−40.6%
3 13.67 16 0
Barnane N STemplemore 18379E 39
−38.1%
−25.0%
3 13.00 17 0
S N Colmain NaofaNenagh 17640H 39
−17.0%
−7.1%
2 19.50 22 0
Lackamore N SNewport 02428B 36
+38.5%
0.0%
2 18.00 22 0
S N Naomh RuadhainNenagh 17244W 32
+28.0%
+146.2%
2 16.00 16 0
Castle Iny N STemplemore 17653Q 31
−8.8%
+10.7%
2 15.50 20 0
Roscrea N S No 2Roscrea 13867P 31
−26.2%
−44.6%
2 15.50 18 0
S N Lua NaofaNenagh 17608L 27
−27.0%
−50.9%
2 13.50 14 0
St Marys N STemplemore 15795D 24
0.0%
−20.0%
2 12.00 14 0
S N Cill ChuiminThurles 18285S 22
−50.0%
−42.1%
2 11.00 13 0
Killea N STemplemore 14460N 19
−56.8%
−40.6%
2 9.50 11 0