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14 schools in Co. Clare · 2025/26

pupils
2,579
junior infants
268
in all-Irish schools
0
class teachers · 0 gained one · 14 lost one since 2024/25
111 −7 since 2015/16
together since 2015/16

The 14 schools with figures for both years had 2,949 pupils in 2015/16 and have 2,579 now. Schools that have closed, and newer schools, aren’t counted.

−12.5%
Over 10 years

1 grew · 5 steady · 8 fell

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Parent survey, 2025

Parents of children at each school, from the Department's Primary School Survey. About these figures

Parents who'd prefer a multi-denominational patron

Parents who'd prefer teaching through Irish

Number of pupils
Change in pupils over 10 years
Average class size
Class teachers
Class teachers since 2024/25
DEIS and islands
  1. Sixmilebridge N S Sixmilebridge
    423 −19.6%
  2. St Conaires NS Shannon
    338 −32.1%
  3. Cratloe N S Cratloe
    278 0.0%
  4. Scoil Seanain Naofa Clonlara
    276 −19.1%
  5. S N Cnoc an Ein Ennis
    262 +0.8%
  6. Chriost Ri EnnisDEIS
    226 +2.3%
  7. Naomh Tola Shannon
    218 −3.5%
  8. Scoil Realt na Mara KilkeeDEIS
    134 +116.1%
  9. Shannon Airport 1 N S ShannonDEIS
    113 −10.3%
  10. Scoil Mhuire Naisiunta Corofin
    102 −16.4%
  11. Stonehall N S Newmarket-on-Fergus
    101 −1.9%
  12. Ennistymon National School EnnistymonDEIS
    64 −28.1%
  13. S N Ma Sheasta Moyasta
    37 −35.1%
  14. Bansha N S Kilkee
    7 −82.5%
School Pupils Since 2015/16 Since 2005/06 Average class Class teacherschange on 2024/25 Junior infants Multi-denominationalparents who'd prefer Through Irishparents who'd prefer
Sixmilebridge N S Sixmilebridge, Co. Clare · Roll 16908S 423
−19.6%
+50.0%
22.8 −118 43 36% 11%
St Conaires NS Shannon, Co. Clare · Roll 19274S 338
−32.1%
−29.3%
22.1 −115 32 48% 4%
Cratloe N S Cratloe, Co. Clare · Roll 04919H 278
0.0%
+3.7%
22.2 −112 24 39% 14%
Scoil Seanain Naofa Clonlara, Co. Clare · Roll 04548V 276
−19.1%
−10.7%
25.1 −111 31 37% 23%
S N Cnoc an Ein Ennis, Co. Clare · Roll 17583V 262
+0.8%
+18.0%
23.8 −111 25 33% 11%
Chriost Ri Ennis, Co. Clare · Roll 19559L DEIS 226
+2.3%
−5.4%
18.3 −112 26 49% 14%
Naomh Tola Shannon, Co. Clare · Roll 19552U 218
−3.5%
+19.8%
25.8 −28 24 40% 5%
Scoil Realt na Mara Kilkee, Co. Clare · Roll 20078C DEIS 134
+116.1%
+1.5%
26.8 −15 13 32% 11%
Shannon Airport 1 N S Shannon, Co. Clare · Roll 18739I DEIS 113
−10.3%
+14.1%
20.4 −15 16 41% 3%
Scoil Mhuire Naisiunta Corofin, Co. Clare · Roll 18227E 102
−16.4%
−12.8%
25.5 −14 9 56% 28%
Stonehall N S Newmarket-on-Fergus, Co. Clare · Roll 15350L 101
−1.9%
+12.2%
23.8 −14 15 25% 4%
Ennistymon National School Ennistymon, Co. Clare · Roll 20245S DEIS 64
−28.1%
From 2007/08 21.3 −13 6 21% 14%
S N Ma Sheasta Moyasta, Co. Clare · Roll 18565B 37
−35.1%
+37.0%
18.5 −12 3 23% 8%
Bansha N S Kilkee, Co. Clare · Roll 11714D 7
−82.5%
−85.4%
7.0 −11 1 – –
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Distances are straight lines, not travel routes. Pupil numbers and class sizes: Department of Education, 2025/26. Change is over 10 years, since 2015/16. Average class size counts mainstream classes only, and there's one class teacher for each mainstream class. Totals cover every school in the results, not just those shown.