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62 schools in Co. Sligo · 2025/26

pupils
7,528
junior infants
863
in 1 all-Irish school
208 2.8%
class teachers · 6 gained one · 5 lost one since 2024/25
344 +44 since 2015/16
together since 2015/16

The 60 schools with figures for both years had 7,143 pupils in 2015/16 and have 7,391 now. Schools that have closed, and newer schools, aren’t counted.

+3.5%
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22 grew · 21 steady · 17 fell · 2 newer

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  1. Our Lady of Mercy N S SligoDEIS
    449 +8.7%
  2. S N Ursula Sligo
    439 +8.7%
  3. Carraroe N S Carraroe
    389 +21.6%
  4. Scoil Eoin Naofa SligoDEIS
    289 +11.2%
  5. Scoil Naomh Molaise Grange
    274 −1.1%
  6. Scoil Asicus Strandhill
    252 +6.3%
  7. Ransboro New Central Knocknahur
    247 +7.9%
  8. Rathcormack N S Drumcliffe South
    244 +0.4%
  9. Scoil Mhuire agus Iosaf CollooneyDEIS
    241 +44.3%
  10. S N Eoin Naofa Baile Easa Dara
    226 −2.6%
  11. Scoil Mhuire gan Smal BallymoteDEIS
    215 −2.3%
  12. Carbury National School SligoChurch of Ireland
    210 −10.3%
  13. Gaelscoil Chnoc na Re SligeachGaelscoil
    208 −15.8%
  14. St Edwards N S SligoDEIS
    207 +11.9%
  15. Holy Family School TubbercurryDEIS
    192 +1.6%
  16. St Patricks NS Sligo
    182 −0.5%
  17. St Brendans NS SligoDEIS
    177 +47.5%
  18. Rockfield N S Coolaney
    174 −7.0%
  19. Enniscrone N S Enniscrone
    137 +39.8%
  20. S N Realt na Mara Sligo
    117 +11.4%
  21. Carn N S Ballymote
    116 +22.1%
  22. Corballa N S Via Ballina
    115 −2.5%
  23. Kilglass N S EnniscroneDEIS
    114 +18.8%
  24. Sooey N S Boyle
    112 −4.3%
  25. Ardkeerin N S Riverstown
    111 0.0%
  26. S N Muire gan Smal Tubbercurry
    103 +35.5%
  27. Cloonacool N S Tubbercurry
    103 +3.0%
  28. Moylough N S Tubbercurry
    100 −8.3%
  29. S N Pairc Ard Dromard
    99 +12.5%
  30. S.N. Naomh Ailbhe Via Boyle
    97 From 2023/24
  31. Cliffoney N S Cliffoney
    96 +62.7%
  32. Dromore West Central Dromore WestDEIS
    90 +21.6%
  33. Ballintogher N S Ballintogher
    87 +7.4%
  34. Scoil Croi Naofa BunnanaddenDEIS
    81 +1.2%
  35. Scoil Naomh Aodain via BallaghadereenDEIS
    79 +11.3%
  36. S N Naithi Naofa Tubbercurry
    77 −26.0%
  37. SN Muire gan Smal Curry
    76 −14.6%
  38. St Pauls NS Collooney CollooneyChurch of Ireland
    75 +15.4%
  39. S N Padraig Naofa Ballinfull
    75 −21.9%
  40. S N Cul Fada BallymoteDEIS
    73 −19.8%
  41. Rathlee N S EaskeyDEIS
    68 +28.3%
  42. S N Lissara Naofa Ballymote
    66 −25.0%
  43. S N Clochog BoyleDEIS
    61 −21.8%
  44. Sligo Project School SligoMulti-denominationalDEIS
    52 +116.7%
  45. S N Cnoc Mionna Ballymote
    52 −40.2%
  46. S N Naomh Mhuire Ballymote
    47 +27.0%
  47. Kilross N S Ballintogher
    42 +23.5%
  48. Our Lady's National School Tourlestrane
    40 Opened 2011/12
  49. S N Ronain Naofa Via BoyleDEIS
    37 +27.6%
  50. Owenbeg N S CulleensDEIS
    36 −46.3%
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
Our Lady of Mercy N S Sligo · Roll 19985F DEIS 449
+8.7%
−13.0%
18.0 24 53 38% 17%
S N Ursula Sligo · Roll 18979F 439
+8.7%
+38.9%
24.1 18 42 42% 7%
Carraroe N S Carraroe, Co. Sligo · Roll 14636B 389
+21.6%
+36.5%
24.3 16 46 40% 14%
Scoil Eoin Naofa Sligo · Roll 19974A DEIS 289
+11.2%
+84.1%
17.8 +315 42 45% 9%
Scoil Naomh Molaise Grange, Co. Sligo · Roll 18575E 274
−1.1%
+23.4%
24.4 11 34 49% 8%
Scoil Asicus Strandhill, Co. Sligo · Roll 15004P 252
+6.3%
+31.9%
25.2 10 30 64% 35%
Ransboro New Central Knocknahur, Co. Sligo · Roll 19635B 247
+7.9%
+32.8%
23.5 10 27 51% 10%
Rathcormack N S Drumcliffe South, Co. Sligo · Roll 19408N 244
+0.4%
+1.7%
24.4 10 24 49% 24%
Scoil Mhuire agus Iosaf Collooney, Co. Sligo · Roll 20122C DEIS 241
+44.3%
From 2014/15 23.5 10 28 38% 16%
S N Eoin Naofa Baile Easa Dara, Co. Sligo · Roll 17838F 226
−2.6%
+36.1%
25.1 9 35 31% 12%
Scoil Mhuire gan Smal Ballymote, Co. Sligo · Roll 19964U DEIS 215
−2.3%
+2.4%
23.9 9 22 38% 13%
Carbury National School Sligo · Roll 19495L Church of Ireland 210
−10.3%
+11.7%
26.2 8 25 61% 15%
Gaelscoil Chnoc na Re Sligeach, Co. Sligo · Roll 20044I Gaelscoil 208
−15.8%
+25.3%
26.0 −18 26 62% 91%
St Edwards N S Sligo · Roll 17277O DEIS 207
+11.9%
+23.2%
18.3 +111 24 44% 2%
Holy Family School Tubbercurry, Co. Sligo · Roll 20019J DEIS 192
+1.6%
+62.7%
24.0 8 17 40% 10%
St Patricks NS Sligo · Roll 19942K 182
−0.5%
−17.6%
26.0 7 23 41% 11%
St Brendans NS Sligo · Roll 19826I DEIS 177
+47.5%
+9.9%
23.6 7 21 42% 10%
Rockfield N S Coolaney, Co. Sligo · Roll 15378K 174
−7.0%
+104.7%
24.9 −17 16 46% 6%
Enniscrone N S Enniscrone, Co. Sligo · Roll 13940W 137
+39.8%
+47.3%
27.4 −15 15 29% 17%
S N Realt na Mara Sligo · Roll 17641J 117
+11.4%
+7.3%
23.4 5 15 51% 12%
Carn N S Ballymote, Co. Sligo · Roll 12537M 116
+22.1%
+103.5%
23.2 5 12 34% 20%
Corballa N S Via Ballina, Co. Sligo · Roll 12171T 115
−2.5%
+76.9%
23.0 5 12 31% 21%
Kilglass N S Enniscrone, Co. Sligo · Roll 15571E DEIS 114
+18.8%
+96.6%
22.8 5 13 29% 21%
Sooey N S Boyle, Co. Sligo · Roll 18053U 112
−4.3%
+60.0%
22.4 5 17 44% 3%
Ardkeerin N S Riverstown, Co. Sligo · Roll 15217J 111
0.0%
+35.4%
22.2 5 10 42% 28%
S N Muire gan Smal Tubbercurry, Co. Sligo · Roll 18029A 103
+35.5%
+5.1%
20.6 +15 16 25% 19%
Cloonacool N S Tubbercurry, Co. Sligo · Roll 04802J 103
+3.0%
+25.6%
25.8 4 13 44% 23%
Moylough N S Tubbercurry, Co. Sligo · Roll 13831R 100
−8.3%
+20.5%
25.0 4 13 23% 27%
S N Pairc Ard Dromard, Co. Sligo · Roll 18715R 99
+12.5%
−7.5%
24.8 4 13 50% 10%
S.N. Naomh Ailbhe Via Boyle, Co. Sligo · Roll 20575Q 97 From 2023/24 From 2023/24 24.2 4 18 54% 15%
Cliffoney N S Cliffoney, Co. Sligo · Roll 16136O 96
+62.7%
+10.3%
24.0 4 12 38% 33%
Dromore West Central Dromore West, Co. Sligo · Roll 19688W DEIS 90
+21.6%
−17.4%
22.5 +14 14 29% 17%
Ballintogher N S Ballintogher, Co. Sligo · Roll 02013S 87
+7.4%
+11.5%
21.8 +14 15 41% 9%
Scoil Croi Naofa Bunnanadden, Co. Sligo · Roll 20113B DEIS 81
+1.2%
+80.0%
20.2 +14 11 16% 26%
Scoil Naomh Aodain via Ballaghadereen, Co. Sligo · Roll 19392B DEIS 79
+11.3%
+25.4%
19.8 4 7 41% 12%
S N Naithi Naofa Tubbercurry, Co. Sligo · Roll 04487E 77
−26.0%
−18.1%
19.2 4 7 15% 31%
SN Muire gan Smal Curry, Co. Sligo · Roll 19389M 76
−14.6%
−10.6%
19.0 4 5 20% 0%
St Pauls NS Collooney Collooney, Co. Sligo · Roll 19416M Church of Ireland 75
+15.4%
+15.4%
18.8 4 4 43% 17%
S N Padraig Naofa Ballinfull, Co. Sligo · Roll 17021C 75
−21.9%
+33.9%
25.0 3 12 56% 22%
S N Cul Fada Ballymote, Co. Sligo · Roll 18298E DEIS 73
−19.8%
+14.1%
18.2 4 7 33% 22%
Rathlee N S Easkey, Co. Sligo · Roll 16492N DEIS 68
+28.3%
−20.0%
17.0 4 6 19% 12%
S N Lissara Naofa Ballymote, Co. Sligo · Roll 17774F 66
−25.0%
−2.9%
22.0 3 3 20% 20%
S N Clochog Boyle, Co. Sligo · Roll 18543O DEIS 61
−21.8%
−18.7%
20.3 3 7 10% 40%
Sligo Project School Sligo · Roll 19910U Multi-denominationalDEIS 52
+116.7%
−55.6%
17.3 3 7 65% 24%
S N Cnoc Mionna Ballymote, Co. Sligo · Roll 18334F 52
−40.2%
+20.9%
17.3 3 4 25% 19%
S N Naomh Mhuire Ballymote, Co. Sligo · Roll 15342M 47
+27.0%
+42.4%
15.7 3 2 27% 18%
Kilross N S Ballintogher, Co. Sligo · Roll 16044J 42
+23.5%
−27.6%
21.0 2 3 27% 20%
Our Lady's National School Tourlestrane, Co. Sligo · Roll 20385L 40 Opened 2011/12 Opened 2011/12 7.3 3 5 42% 0%
S N Ronain Naofa Via Boyle, Co. Sligo · Roll 12767G DEIS 37
+27.6%
+42.3%
18.5 2 5 58% 33%
Owenbeg N S Culleens, Co. Sligo · Roll 03924S DEIS 36
−46.3%
+16.1%
15.5 2 8 20% 40%
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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.