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13 schools in Co. Limerick · 2025/26

pupils
2,114
junior infants
264
in 1 all-Irish school
369 17.5%
class teachers · 13 gained one · 0 lost one since 2024/25
104 +19 since 2015/16
together since 2015/16

The 13 schools with figures for both years had 1,945 pupils in 2015/16 and have 2,114 now. Schools that have closed, and newer schools, aren’t counted.

+8.7%
Over 10 years

4 grew · 8 steady · 1 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. Gaelscoil Sairseal LuimneachGaelscoil
    369 +61.8%
  2. Presentation Primary School LimerickDEIS
    279 +4.5%
  3. St Josephs Convent Newcastle WestDEIS
    225 −2.2%
  4. Scoil Iosagain LimerickBoysDEIS
    222 +1.4%
  5. Le Chéile National School LimerickDEIS
    174 −7.4%
  6. Scoil Tobar Padraig PatrickswellDEIS
    143 −4.7%
  7. Scoil Athain Lisnagry
    139 −19.2%
  8. S N Gallbhaile Galbally
    135 +5.5%
  9. Our Ladys Abbey AdareGirls
    125 0.0%
  10. S N Beal Atha Grean Kilmallock
    109 +19.8%
  11. Croagh National School Rathkeale
    78 −3.7%
  12. St John the Baptist Boys N S LimerickBoysDEIS
    68 +83.8%
  13. S N Cnoch A Deaga Kilmallock
    48 +65.5%
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
Gaelscoil Sairseal Luimneach, Co. Limerick · Roll 19956V Gaelscoil 369
+61.8%
+61.1%
26.4 +114 58 49% 92%
Presentation Primary School Limerick · Roll 20018H DEIS 279
+4.5%
+31.0%
19.1 +114 43 42% 2%
St Josephs Convent Newcastle West, Co. Limerick · Roll 12975N DEIS 225
−2.2%
+27.1%
18.9 +111 35 40% 5%
Scoil Iosagain Limerick · Roll 16910F BoysDEIS 222
+1.4%
−11.6%
17.5 +112 0 34% 8%
Le Chéile National School Limerick · Roll 20459O DEIS 174
−7.4%
From 2015/16 14.1 +111 19 23% 9%
Scoil Tobar Padraig Patrickswell, Co. Limerick · Roll 17738B DEIS 143
−4.7%
−22.7%
22.0 +16 18 42% 8%
Scoil Athain Lisnagry, Co. Limerick · Roll 16508C 139
−19.2%
+47.9%
19.9 +17 13 35% 19%
S N Gallbhaile Galbally, Co. Limerick · Roll 13459A 135
+5.5%
+48.4%
21.5 +16 15 26% 17%
Our Ladys Abbey Adare, Co. Limerick · Roll 09296W Girls 125
0.0%
+19.0%
17.9 +17 12 40% 10%
S N Beal Atha Grean Kilmallock, Co. Limerick · Roll 19323F 109
+19.8%
−26.8%
19.6 +15 18 31% 14%
Croagh National School Rathkeale, Co. Limerick · Roll 02007A 78
−3.7%
−1.3%
19.5 +14 21 13% 17%
St John the Baptist Boys N S Limerick · Roll 16715H BoysDEIS 68
+83.8%
+33.3%
14.5 +14 0 62% 8%
S N Cnoch A Deaga Kilmallock, Co. Limerick · Roll 11809O 48
+65.5%
+6.7%
16.0 +13 12 20% 20%
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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.