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122 schools in Ireland · 2025/26

pupils
27,363
junior infants
2,239
in 1 all-Irish school
66 0.2%
class teachers · 12 gained one · 31 lost one since 2024/25
1,234 +37 since 2015/16
together since 2015/16

The 122 schools with figures for both years had 30,147 pupils in 2015/16 and have 27,363 now. Schools that have closed, and newer schools, aren’t counted.

−9.2%
Over 10 years

28 grew · 37 steady · 57 fell

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  1. Maynooth B N S MaynoothBoys
    595 +13.3%
  2. S N Naomh Antaine CorkBoys
    581 −29.5%
  3. Scoil Phadraig PortarlingtonBoys
    521 +32.6%
  4. St Pius X N S Boys Dublin 6Boys
    511 −3.4%
  5. Lucan B N S LucanBoys
    501 −0.8%
  6. Scoil Padraig Naofa B BlackrockBoys
    499 −22.9%
  7. St Patricks BNS ClaneBoys
    488 −1.2%
  8. Scoil Chorbain NaasBoys
    460 +4.1%
  9. St Brigids Boys N S Dublin 18Boys
    406 −20.9%
  10. Scoil na Croi Naofa Dublin 11Boys
    404 −12.9%
  11. Scoil Mhuire gan Smal B CorkBoysDEIS
    403 +13.8%
  12. Scoil an Spioraid Naomh (Boys) CorkBoys
    398 −0.3%
  13. S N Deaglan WaterfordBoys
    396 −9.2%
  14. S N Naomh Lorcan StillorganBoys
    390 −12.2%
  15. Our Lady of Good Counsel Boys N S Dún LaoghaireBoys
    389 −10.0%
  16. Ballyroan B N S Dublin 16Boys
    375 +5.3%
  17. S N Realt na Mara (B) MorningtonBoys
    373 −15.8%
  18. St Patricks Boys National School DonabateBoys
    370 −3.4%
  19. Scoil Mhuire Boys Dublin 14Boys
    367 −19.9%
  20. St Stephens N S WaterfordBoysDEIS
    363 −14.6%
  21. St Josephs Boys N S Dublin 6Boys
    363 −24.5%
  22. Scoil Naomh Seosamh Dublin 22Boys
    360 −12.8%
  23. Mount Sion CBS N S WaterfordBoysDEIS
    360 +22.0%
  24. St Canices B N S Dublin 11BoysDEIS
    355 −17.8%
  25. S N Naomh Eoin B BallincolligBoys
    352 −10.7%
  26. Scoil Lorcain BNS WaterfordBoysDEIS
    345 −5.0%
  27. Drimnagh Castle CBS N S Dublin 12BoysDEIS
    342 −21.7%
  28. S N Bheinn Naofa B DuleekBoysDEIS
    339 −1.7%
  29. S N Padraig Naofa KilkennyBoys
    331 −4.3%
  30. Scoil Lorcain B Dublin 20Boys
    321 −18.5%
  31. S N Cholmille B SwordsBoys
    320 −22.0%
  32. SN Eoin Baisde Boys Senior School Dublin 3Boys
    317 −4.5%
  33. Rathangan B N S RathanganBoys
    308 +21.3%
  34. St Peter and Paul ClonmelBoysDEIS
    304 −2.9%
  35. Scoil an Leinbh Iosa Boys Seniors Dublin 9Boys
    297 +14.7%
  36. Eoin Baisde B Sois Dublin 3Boys
    294 −12.5%
  37. S N Eoin Bosco Buach Dublin 7Boys
    290 −21.0%
  38. St Brigids Boys N S Dublin 5Boys
    287 −23.7%
  39. S N Barra Naofa Bhuach CorkBoys
    280 −3.1%
  40. Scoil Chriost Ri B LimerickBoysDEIS
    278 −4.1%
  41. St Kevins Boys Dublin 24Boys
    275 −16.4%
  42. St John the Baptist Boys School CashelBoysDEIS
    268 −3.6%
  43. S N B Togher Cork CorkBoysDEIS
    252 −13.1%
  44. S N N Maolmhaodhagh B DundalkBoys
    246 +22.4%
  45. Scoil Naisiunta Naomh Pheadar MonasterevinBoys
    239 +2.6%
  46. St Joseph's National School CarrickmacrossBoys
    234 −18.8%
  47. Holy Spirit B N S Dublin 11BoysDEIS
    229 −33.8%
  48. Scoil Naomh Micheal LongfordBoysDEIS
    224 +28.7%
  49. Star of the Sea Dublin 4Boys
    223 −37.7%
  50. Scoil Iosagain LimerickBoysDEIS
    222 +1.4%
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
Maynooth B N S Maynooth, Co. Kildare · Roll 17341U Boys 595
+13.3%
+41.7%
24.3 24 61 46% 13%
S N Naomh Antaine Cork · Roll 12203G Boys 581
−29.5%
−31.6%
21.9 26 75 49% 10%
Scoil Phadraig Portarlington, Co. Laois · Roll 17827A Boys 521
+32.6%
+172.8%
21.9 23 58 42% 14%
St Pius X N S Boys Dublin 6 · Roll 19177U Boys 511
−3.4%
+8.0%
25.6 20 53 54% 15%
Lucan B N S Lucan, Co. Dublin · Roll 00714P Boys 501
−0.8%
−5.3%
23.6 21 53 35% 13%
Scoil Padraig Naofa B Blackrock, Co. Dublin · Roll 19258U Boys 499
−22.9%
−16.8%
23.5 −121 53 55% 11%
St Patricks BNS Clane, Co. Kildare · Roll 19796C Boys 488
−1.2%
+18.4%
25.1 −119 70 52% 13%
Scoil Chorbain Naas, Co. Kildare · Roll 17254C Boys 460
+4.1%
−24.7%
23.0 −120 39 41% 12%
St Brigids Boys N S Dublin 18 · Roll 16352U Boys 406
−20.9%
−10.8%
25.4 16 49 60% 12%
Scoil na Croi Naofa Dublin 11 · Roll 04992R Boys 404
−12.9%
−12.4%
23.1 17 43 36% 13%
Scoil Mhuire gan Smal B Cork · Roll 17993R BoysDEIS 403
+13.8%
+65.2%
23.4 −117 41 47% 8%
Scoil an Spioraid Naomh (Boys) Cork · Roll 20077A Boys 398
−0.3%
+0.5%
24.9 16 47 54% 12%
S N Deaglan Waterford · Roll 16976M Boys 396
−9.2%
−16.6%
24.8 16 30 50% 7%
S N Naomh Lorcan Stillorgan, Co. Dublin · Roll 16893I Boys 390
−12.2%
−6.7%
24.4 −116 50 49% 8%
Our Lady of Good Counsel Boys N S Dún Laoghaire, Co. Dublin · Roll 19320W Boys 389
−10.0%
−11.8%
24.3 16 48 52% 8%
Ballyroan B N S Dublin 16 · Roll 03359N Boys 375
+5.3%
+42.0%
23.4 16 0 47% 14%
S N Realt na Mara (B) Mornington, Co. Meath · Roll 18762D Boys 373
−15.8%
+30.0%
22.6 16 32 35% 9%
St Patricks Boys National School Donabate, Co. Dublin · Roll 16267G Boys 370
−3.4%
+7.2%
24.3 15 51 52% 10%
Scoil Mhuire Boys Dublin 14 · Roll 19446V Boys 367
−19.9%
−13.2%
22.9 −116 40 46% 12%
St Stephens N S Waterford · Roll 15046I BoysDEIS 363
−14.6%
−11.9%
19.8 18 39 52% 4%
St Josephs Boys N S Dublin 6 · Roll 09750S Boys 363
−24.5%
−27.4%
22.7 16 34 54% 11%
Scoil Naomh Seosamh Dublin 22 · Roll 18655C Boys 360
−12.8%
−5.0%
23.6 15 0 51% 4%
Mount Sion CBS N S Waterford · Roll 19947U BoysDEIS 360
+22.0%
+7.1%
21.4 16 44 40% 10%
St Canices B N S Dublin 11 · Roll 18682F BoysDEIS 355
−17.8%
−16.5%
22.2 −316 39 30% 18%
S N Naomh Eoin B Ballincollig, Co. Cork · Roll 17754W Boys 352
−10.7%
−10.9%
22.0 −116 22 42% 7%
Scoil Lorcain BNS Waterford · Roll 18462O BoysDEIS 345
−5.0%
+13.1%
20.1 16 36 40% 5%
Drimnagh Castle CBS N S Dublin 12 · Roll 19837N BoysDEIS 342
−21.7%
−22.1%
24.4 14 0 40% 13%
S N Bheinn Naofa B Duleek, Co. Meath · Roll 17839H BoysDEIS 339
−1.7%
+52.7%
23.4 −114 27 43% 9%
S N Padraig Naofa Kilkenny · Roll 17854D Boys 331
−4.3%
+0.9%
22.4 −114 32 37% 12%
Scoil Lorcain B Dublin 20 · Roll 18323A Boys 321
−18.5%
−23.6%
22.5 14 38 36% 17%
S N Cholmille B Swords, Co. Dublin · Roll 18976W Boys 320
−22.0%
−31.9%
22.1 −114 27 43% 11%
SN Eoin Baisde Boys Senior School Dublin 3 · Roll 17936F Boys 317
−4.5%
−8.9%
26.4 12 0 60% 16%
Rathangan B N S Rathangan, Co. Kildare · Roll 15957D Boys 308
+21.3%
+128.1%
23.2 −213 30 44% 19%
St Peter and Paul Clonmel, Co. Tipperary · Roll 16729S BoysDEIS 304
−2.9%
+10.9%
24.8 −112 31 39% 4%
Scoil an Leinbh Iosa Boys Seniors Dublin 9 · Roll 17318C Boys 297
+14.7%
+22.7%
21.9 +113 0 29% 8%
Eoin Baisde B Sois Dublin 3 · Roll 19006Q Boys 294
−12.5%
−15.5%
24.0 12 65 55% 16%
S N Eoin Bosco Buach Dublin 7 · Roll 17912O Boys 290
−21.0%
−31.1%
21.2 −113 0 44% 19%
St Brigids Boys N S Dublin 5 · Roll 19308J Boys 287
−23.7%
−24.7%
23.0 −112 30 55% 16%
S N Barra Naofa Bhuach Cork · Roll 19231A Boys 280
−3.1%
+9.4%
22.3 12 22 63% 20%
Scoil Chriost Ri B Limerick · Roll 19331E BoysDEIS 278
−4.1%
+2.2%
22.2 12 25 34% 16%
St Kevins Boys Dublin 24 · Roll 19465C Boys 275
−16.4%
+10.0%
23.4 −111 26 50% 13%
St John the Baptist Boys School Cashel, Co. Tipperary · Roll 20155R BoysDEIS 268
−3.6%
+38.1%
19.7 +213 24 33% 12%
S N B Togher Cork Cork · Roll 13980L BoysDEIS 252
−13.1%
−15.4%
17.1 +114 34 44% 11%
S N N Maolmhaodhagh B Dundalk, Co. Louth · Roll 18504E Boys 246
+22.4%
+24.9%
24.6 +110 0 36% 11%
Scoil Naisiunta Naomh Pheadar Monasterevin, Co. Kildare · Roll 16707I Boys 239
+2.6%
+36.6%
26.6 9 0 29% 6%
St Joseph's National School Carrickmacross, Co. Monaghan · Roll 17099Q Boys 234
−18.8%
−2.9%
22.8 10 28 34% 2%
Holy Spirit B N S Dublin 11 · Roll 19208F BoysDEIS 229
−33.8%
−43.3%
17.1 −113 22 23% 15%
Scoil Naomh Micheal Longford · Roll 00856M BoysDEIS 224
+28.7%
+154.5%
18.7 12 0 26% 10%
Star of the Sea Dublin 4 · Roll 15995L Boys 223
−37.7%
−28.5%
24.1 −19 25 35% 23%
Scoil Iosagain Limerick · Roll 16910F BoysDEIS 222
+1.4%
−11.6%
17.5 +112 0 34% 8%
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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.