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133 schools in Co. Limerick · 2025/26

pupils
21,953
junior infants
2,499
in 6 all-Irish schools
2,031 9.3%
class teachers · 13 gained one · 11 lost one since 2024/25
975 +87 since 2015/16
together since 2015/16

The 131 schools with figures for both years had 21,655 pupils in 2015/16 and have 21,435 now. Schools that have closed, and newer schools, aren’t counted.

−1.0%
Over 10 years

38 grew · 38 steady · 55 fell · 2 newer

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Parent survey, 2025

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

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  1. Scoil Moin A Lin Castletroy
    847 +4.2%
  2. Scoil Neassain Mungret
    668 −7.9%
  3. Scoil Ide Limerick
    654 −17.4%
  4. An Mhodh Scoil LuimneachGaelscoil
    578 −11.9%
  5. Scoil Phoil Naofa Dooradoyle
    573 −13.4%
  6. Milford Grange N School Castletroy
    479 −4.2%
  7. St Brigids NS LimerickDEIS
    457 −4.0%
  8. Gaelscoil Chaladh an Treoigh Caladh an TreoighGaelscoil
    412 +32.5%
  9. Corpus Christi N S LimerickDEIS
    403 +72.2%
  10. Gaelscoil an Raithin LuimneachGaelscoil
    389 +37.0%
  11. Limerick City East Educate Together NS MungretMulti-denominational
    373 +52.9%
  12. Gaelscoil Sairseal LuimneachGaelscoil
    369 +61.8%
  13. Scoil Mathair de Limerick City
    362 +24.4%
  14. Salesian Primary School Limerick
    361 From 2016/17
  15. Our Lady Queen of Peace School LimerickDEIS
    326 +5.2%
  16. S N Lios na Groi Lisnagry
    295 −3.0%
  17. S N Naomh Iosef Clarina
    290 +6.6%
  18. Scoil Mocheallóg KilmallockDEIS
    281 −10.5%
  19. Presentation Primary School LimerickDEIS
    279 +4.5%
  20. Scoil Chriost Ri B LimerickBoysDEIS
    278 −4.1%
  21. Scoil an Spioraid Naomh Ballysheedy
    267 −8.6%
  22. S N Muire na hEireann LimerickGirlsDEIS
    262 −10.9%
  23. Courtenay National School Newcastle WestDEIS
    251 +0.8%
  24. Castleconnell N S Castleconnell
    241 +16.4%
  25. Mahoonagh N S Castlemahon
    237 +18.5%
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
Scoil Moin A Lin Castletroy, Co. Limerick · Roll 17937H 847
+4.2%
+58.6%
26.3 32 100 51% 12%
Scoil Neassain Mungret, Co. Limerick · Roll 14409N 668
−7.9%
−5.2%
25.7 26 86 32% 6%
Scoil Ide Limerick · Roll 18872K 654
−17.4%
−19.4%
23.4 28 66 42% 18%
An Mhodh Scoil Luimneach, Co. Limerick · Roll 19894C Gaelscoil 578
−11.9%
+6.1%
24.1 24 77 47% 82%
Scoil Phoil Naofa Dooradoyle, Co. Limerick · Roll 19336O 573
−13.4%
−0.9%
23.9 24 64 31% 7%
Milford Grange N School Castletroy, Co. Limerick · Roll 19800N 479
−4.2%
−1.4%
25.2 19 60 43% 11%
St Brigids NS Limerick · Roll 19475F DEIS 457
−4.0%
+17.5%
24.7 −118 51 28% 16%
Gaelscoil Chaladh an Treoigh Caladh an Treoigh, Co. Limerick · Roll 20148U Gaelscoil 412
+32.5%
Opened 2001/02 24.2 17 42 47% 85%
Corpus Christi N S Limerick · Roll 19830W DEIS 403
+72.2%
+27.5%
18.9 20 46 7% 10%
Gaelscoil an Raithin Luimneach, Co. Limerick · Roll 20181S Gaelscoil 389
+37.0%
Opened 2003/04 24.3 16 47 24% 93%
Limerick City East Educate Together NS Mungret, Co. Limerick · Roll 20175A Multi-denominational 373
+52.9%
Opened 2004/05 22.2 16 41 85% 16%
Gaelscoil Sairseal Luimneach, Co. Limerick · Roll 19956V Gaelscoil 369
+61.8%
+61.1%
26.4 +114 58 49% 92%
Scoil Mathair de Limerick City · Roll 18677M 362
+24.4%
+81.9%
21.1 16 26 41% 7%
Salesian Primary School Limerick · Roll 20496U 361 From 2016/17 From 2016/17 22.6 −116 53 47% 8%
Our Lady Queen of Peace School Limerick · Roll 17737W DEIS 326
+5.2%
+40.5%
20.0 16 43 15% 11%
S N Lios na Groi Lisnagry, Co. Limerick · Roll 18516L 295
−3.0%
+34.1%
26.3 11 32 49% 18%
S N Naomh Iosef Clarina, Co. Limerick · Roll 19272O 290
+6.6%
+19.3%
23.7 12 32 29% 15%
Scoil Mocheallóg Kilmallock, Co. Limerick · Roll 20193C DEIS 281
−10.5%
−6.3%
17.6 15 31 36% 19%
Presentation Primary School Limerick · Roll 20018H DEIS 279
+4.5%
+31.0%
19.1 +114 43 42% 2%
Scoil Chriost Ri B Limerick · Roll 19331E BoysDEIS 278
−4.1%
+2.2%
22.2 12 25 34% 16%
Scoil an Spioraid Naomh Ballysheedy, Co. Limerick · Roll 15680J 267
−8.6%
−3.3%
24.3 11 31 39% 16%
S N Muire na hEireann Limerick · Roll 19332G GirlsDEIS 262
−10.9%
−13.8%
23.3 −111 19 29% 8%
Courtenay National School Newcastle West, Co. Limerick · Roll 17951B DEIS 251
+0.8%
+19.5%
18.3 12 33 43% 4%
Castleconnell N S Castleconnell, Co. Limerick · Roll 18161A 241
+16.4%
+31.7%
26.8 9 29 55% 16%
Mahoonagh N S Castlemahon, Co. Limerick · Roll 11422N 237
+18.5%
+62.3%
22.6 10 24 25% 11%
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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.