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28 schools in Ireland · 2025/26

pupils
5,462
junior infants
348
in 1 all-Irish school
66 1.2%
class teachers · 5 gained one · 4 lost one since 2024/25
247 +59 since 2015/16
together since 2015/16

The 28 schools with figures for both years had 4,441 pupils in 2015/16 and have 5,462 now. Schools that have closed, and newer schools, aren’t counted.

+23.0%
Over 10 years

28 grew · 0 steady · 0 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
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Class teachers since 2024/25
DEIS and islands
  1. Maynooth B N S MaynoothBoys
    595 +13.3%
  2. Scoil Phadraig PortarlingtonBoys
    521 +32.6%
  3. Scoil Mhuire gan Smal B CorkBoysDEIS
    403 +13.8%
  4. Mount Sion CBS N S WaterfordBoysDEIS
    360 +22.0%
  5. Rathangan B N S RathanganBoys
    308 +21.3%
  6. Scoil an Leinbh Iosa Boys Seniors Dublin 9Boys
    297 +14.7%
  7. S N N Maolmhaodhagh B DundalkBoys
    246 +22.4%
  8. Scoil Naomh Micheal LongfordBoysDEIS
    224 +28.7%
  9. St Brendans N S LoughreaBoys
    216 +10.8%
  10. Arden Boys NS TullamoreBoysDEIS
    215 +53.6%
  11. Scoil Mhuire BNS CastleblayneyBoysDEIS
    183 +16.6%
  12. Rathdrum Boys N S RathdrumBoysDEIS
    172 +25.5%
  13. S N Banrion na nAingeal 1 Dublin 10BoysDEIS
    171 +20.4%
  14. S N an Tslanaitheora B DundalkBoysDEIS
    169 +101.2%
  15. Scoil Naomh Seosamh DungarvanBoysDEIS
    151 +24.8%
  16. Scoil Chiarain Dublin 5BoysDEIS
    151 +14.4%
  17. S N na Maighdine Muire B Dublin 9BoysDEIS
    151 +12.7%
  18. Bainrion na nAingal 2 Dublin 10BoysDEIS
    133 +20.9%
  19. Bishop Murphy Memorial Boys Senior National School FermoyBoys
    112 +14.3%
  20. St Colmcilles Primary School TemplemoreBoysDEIS
    109 +23.9%
  21. St Fintans N S MountrathBoysDEIS
    108 +36.7%
  22. Dunmanway Boys Senior National School DunmanwayBoys
    89 +14.1%
  23. Scoil Naomh Iosef RathkealeBoysDEIS
    86 +24.6%
  24. St John the Baptist Boys N S LimerickBoysDEIS
    68 +83.8%
  25. Scoil na mBraithre An DaingeanBoysGaelscoilDEISGaeltacht
    66 +17.9%
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%
Scoil Phadraig Portarlington, Co. Laois · Roll 17827A Boys 521
+32.6%
+172.8%
21.9 23 58 42% 14%
Scoil Mhuire gan Smal B Cork · Roll 17993R BoysDEIS 403
+13.8%
+65.2%
23.4 −117 41 47% 8%
Mount Sion CBS N S Waterford · Roll 19947U BoysDEIS 360
+22.0%
+7.1%
21.4 16 44 40% 10%
Rathangan B N S Rathangan, Co. Kildare · Roll 15957D Boys 308
+21.3%
+128.1%
23.2 −213 30 44% 19%
Scoil an Leinbh Iosa Boys Seniors Dublin 9 · Roll 17318C Boys 297
+14.7%
+22.7%
21.9 +113 0 29% 8%
S N N Maolmhaodhagh B Dundalk, Co. Louth · Roll 18504E Boys 246
+22.4%
+24.9%
24.6 +110 0 36% 11%
Scoil Naomh Micheal Longford · Roll 00856M BoysDEIS 224
+28.7%
+154.5%
18.7 12 0 26% 10%
St Brendans N S Loughrea, Co. Galway · Roll 15835M Boys 216
+10.8%
+27.8%
24.0 −19 0 36% 1%
Arden Boys NS Tullamore, Co. Offaly · Roll 19713S BoysDEIS 215
+53.6%
+49.3%
23.2 9 0 20% 9%
Scoil Mhuire BNS Castleblayney, Co. Monaghan · Roll 17686I BoysDEIS 183
+16.6%
+52.5%
24.4 7 0 37% 21%
Rathdrum Boys N S Rathdrum, Co. Wicklow · Roll 17265H BoysDEIS 172
+25.5%
+29.3%
23.7 +17 16 43% 10%
S N Banrion na nAingeal 1 Dublin 10 · Roll 18585H BoysDEIS 171
+20.4%
+1.2%
20.6 8 24 20% 23%
S N an Tslanaitheora B Dundalk, Co. Louth · Roll 19246N BoysDEIS 169
+101.2%
+20.7%
19.6 8 23 17% 9%
Scoil Naomh Seosamh Dungarvan, Co. Waterford · Roll 16732H BoysDEIS 151
+24.8%
−4.4%
18.9 +18 0 42% 8%
Scoil Chiarain Dublin 5 · Roll 17732M BoysDEIS 151
+14.4%
+69.7%
19.0 7 2 38% 15%
S N na Maighdine Muire B Dublin 9 · Roll 19302U BoysDEIS 151
+12.7%
−12.2%
16.1 9 18 16% 22%
Bainrion na nAingal 2 Dublin 10 · Roll 18843D BoysDEIS 133
+20.9%
−0.7%
21.2 6 22 32% 18%
Bishop Murphy Memorial Boys Senior National School Fermoy, Co. Cork · Roll 16683U Boys 112
+14.3%
+15.5%
20.0 5 0 42% 3%
St Colmcilles Primary School Templemore, Co. Tipperary · Roll 16979S BoysDEIS 109
+23.9%
+31.3%
20.6 −15 0 29% 0%
St Fintans N S Mountrath, Co. Laois · Roll 07636K BoysDEIS 108
+36.7%
−6.1%
19.2 5 9 19% 6%
Dunmanway Boys Senior National School Dunmanway, Co. Cork · Roll 14784Q Boys 89
+14.1%
+1.1%
22.2 4 0 32% 5%
Scoil Naomh Iosef Rathkeale, Co. Limerick · Roll 18653V BoysDEIS 86
+24.6%
−29.5%
16.8 5 0 25% 19%
St John the Baptist Boys N S Limerick · Roll 16715H BoysDEIS 68
+83.8%
+33.3%
14.5 +14 0 62% 8%
Scoil na mBraithre An Daingean, Co. Kerry · Roll 16703A BoysGaelscoilDEISGaeltacht 66
+17.9%
+1.5%
16.5 4 0 62% 77%
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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.