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785 schools in Ireland · 2025/26

pupils
131,436
junior infants
14,956
in 56 all-Irish schools
10,376 7.9%
class teachers · 96 gained one · 36 lost one since 2024/25
5,647 +1,472 since 2015/16
together since 2015/16

The 785 schools with figures for both years had 100,820 pupils in 2015/16 and have 131,436 now. Schools that have closed, and newer schools, aren’t counted.

+30.4%
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  1. St Patricks NS Dublin 15
    867 +19.1%
  2. S N Brighde Kill
    744 +19.2%
  3. Scoil Choilmcille LetterkennyDEIS
    658 +85.4%
  4. Gaelscoil Mhic Amhlaigh GaillimhGaelscoilGaeltacht
    643 +28.1%
  5. Scoil Naomh Mearnog Portmarnock
    638 +28.4%
  6. Caisleain Nua Liamhna Newcastle
    626 +30.1%
  7. S N Seachnaill Naofa Dunshaughlin
    622 +26.9%
  8. Presentation Girls Primary School MaynoothGirls
    621 +15.0%
  9. Scoil Aine Naofa Lucan
    614 +18.5%
  10. Scoil Naomh Lucais Dublin 15
    602 +11.3%
  11. Maynooth B N S MaynoothBoys
    595 +13.3%
  12. Scoil Phadraig Naofa Baile Átha ÍDEIS
    592 +19.8%
  13. ST Olaf's National School Dublin 16
    591 +30.5%
  14. Scoil na Naomh Uilig Newbridge
    589 +11.1%
  15. St Marys Central N S Dublin 4
    587 +95.0%
  16. Holy Trinity National School Dublin 18
    586 +37.6%
  17. St Josephs N S DundalkDEIS
    574 +10.4%
  18. St Marys NS AthloneDEIS
    573 +31.1%
  19. Midleton Educate Together School MidletonMulti-denominational
    572 +50.5%
  20. Gaelscoil Mhainistir na Corann Mainitir na CorannGaelscoil
    550 +19.6%
  21. St Josephs Convent Longford TownDEIS
    527 +19.0%
  22. C.B.S. Primary DundalkDEIS
    524 +18.8%
  23. Scoil Naomh Ioseph Gorey
    522 +40.7%
  24. Scoil Phadraig PortarlingtonBoys
    521 +32.6%
  25. Dublin 7 Educate Together NS Dublin 7Multi-denominational
    515 +16.3%
  26. Scoil na gCreagacha Dubha Blackrock
    503 +19.5%
  27. Holy Child National School Dublin 9
    495 +23.1%
  28. St Marys N S Lucan
    483 +14.2%
  29. Ravenswell Primary School BrayDEIS
    468 +75.9%
  30. Scoil Chóca Naofa Kilcock
    467 +38.6%
  31. Virginia MXD N S Virginia
    463 +11.3%
  32. St. Josephs N. S. Ballinrobe
    451 +17.4%
  33. Gael SC Mhichil Chiosog InisGaelscoil
    451 +11.9%
  34. Gaelscoil Chluain Dolcain Baile Átha Cliath 22Gaelscoil
    445 +26.8%
  35. Scoil Mhuire Carrick-on-Shannon
    442 +26.6%
  36. St. Francis National School Dundalk
    441 +125.0%
  37. Holy Family Primary School Mullingar
    439 +90.9%
  38. Scoil an Spioraid Naoimh Laytown
    438 +20.3%
  39. St. Francis of Assisi National School Dublin 13
    434 +11.3%
  40. Rathcormac N S Fermoy
    432 +17.1%
  41. North Kildare Educate Together NS CelbridgeMulti-denominational
    432 +57.1%
  42. Carrigaline Educate Together NS CarrigalineMulti-denominational
    424 +20.5%
  43. St Josephs NS Kilcock
    423 +33.9%
  44. Letterkenny Educate Together NS LetterkennyMulti-denominationalDEIS
    420 +84.2%
  45. St. John the Evangelist National School Adamstown Castle
    417 +16.5%
  46. Maynooth Educate Together National School MaynoothMulti-denominational
    415 +85.3%
  47. Gaelscoil Mhic Easmainn Trá LíGaelscoil
    415 +48.2%
  48. Islamic National School Dublin 14Muslim
    414 +39.9%
  49. Gaelscoil Chaladh an Treoigh Caladh an TreoighGaelscoil
    412 +32.5%
  50. St Dominic's National School Dublin 24DEIS
    410 +40.4%
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
St Patricks NS Dublin 15 · Roll 20130B 867
+19.1%
Opened 2001/02 27.1 32 101 58% 11%
S N Brighde Kill, Co. Kildare · Roll 17662R 744
+19.2%
+74.6%
24.4 +230 99 46% 20%
Scoil Choilmcille Letterkenny, Co. Donegal · Roll 18625Q DEIS 658
+85.4%
+42.7%
27.0 24 80 44% 8%
Gaelscoil Mhic Amhlaigh Gaillimh, Co. Galway · Roll 19994G GaelscoilGaeltacht 643
+28.1%
+96.6%
23.8 27 79 47% 95%
Scoil Naomh Mearnog Portmarnock, Co. Dublin · Roll 10296G 638
+28.4%
+150.2%
26.3 24 81 55% 15%
Caisleain Nua Liamhna Newcastle, Co. Dublin · Roll 16461C 626
+30.1%
+179.5%
25.6 24 77 46% 12%
S N Seachnaill Naofa Dunshaughlin, Co. Meath · Roll 17930Q 622
+26.9%
+45.3%
25.9 24 80 45% 9%
Presentation Girls Primary School Maynooth, Co. Kildare · Roll 00779U Girls 621
+15.0%
+47.2%
23.6 26 74 44% 13%
Scoil Aine Naofa Lucan, Co. Dublin · Roll 19676P 614
+18.5%
+34.4%
26.4 23 0 36% 11%
Scoil Naomh Lucais Dublin 15 · Roll 16675V 602
+11.3%
+473.3%
25.1 24 73 25% 7%
Maynooth B N S Maynooth, Co. Kildare · Roll 17341U Boys 595
+13.3%
+41.7%
24.3 24 61 46% 13%
Scoil Phadraig Naofa Baile Átha Í, Co. Kildare · Roll 16705E DEIS 592
+19.8%
+177.9%
22.1 26 72 39% 12%
ST Olaf's National School Dublin 16 · Roll 19319O 591
+30.5%
+72.8%
25.7 +123 74 55% 12%
Scoil na Naomh Uilig Newbridge, Co. Kildare · Roll 20271T 589
+11.1%
From 2007/08 23.4 24 73 48% 7%
St Marys Central N S Dublin 4 · Roll 19727G 587
+95.0%
+135.7%
23.4 25 72 50% 17%
Holy Trinity National School Dublin 18 · Roll 20190T 586
+37.6%
Opened 2005/06 24.4 24 75 55% 10%
St Josephs N S Dundalk, Co. Louth · Roll 19673J DEIS 574
+10.4%
+31.7%
21.6 26 61 32% 13%
St Marys NS Athlone, Co. Westmeath · Roll 20073P DEIS 573
+31.1%
+47.7%
18.5 +131 47 54% 11%
Midleton Educate Together School Midleton, Co. Cork · Roll 20336V Multi-denominational 572
+50.5%
Opened 2008/09 22.6 24 56 89% 10%
Gaelscoil Mhainistir na Corann Mainitir na Corann, Co. Cork · Roll 20107G Gaelscoil 550
+19.6%
Opened 1999/00 23.4 23 71 40% 89%
St Josephs Convent Longford Town · Roll 18178R DEIS 527
+19.0%
+133.2%
17.8 +128 79 33% 3%
C.B.S. Primary Dundalk, Co. Louth · Roll 17195M DEIS 524
+18.8%
+72.9%
24.7 +121 63 38% 9%
Scoil Naomh Ioseph Gorey, Co. Wexford · Roll 18280I 522
+40.7%
+94.1%
24.3 21 65 40% 9%
Scoil Phadraig Portarlington, Co. Laois · Roll 17827A Boys 521
+32.6%
+172.8%
21.9 23 58 42% 14%
Dublin 7 Educate Together NS Dublin 7 · Roll 20131D Multi-denominational 515
+16.3%
Opened 2000/01 23.9 21 69 98% 23%
Scoil na gCreagacha Dubha Blackrock, Co. Louth · Roll 15285D 503
+19.5%
+16.7%
26.2 19 68 47% 14%
Holy Child National School Dublin 9 · Roll 20338C 495
+23.1%
From 2009/10 24.1 20 92 34% 9%
St Marys N S Lucan, Co. Dublin · Roll 19817H 483
+14.2%
+48.6%
24.8 19 68 44% 10%
Ravenswell Primary School Bray, Co. Wicklow · Roll 07246U DEIS 468
+75.9%
+91.8%
19.0 24 44 68% 12%
Scoil Chóca Naofa Kilcock, Co. Kildare · Roll 11976K 467
+38.6%
+74.9%
25.6 18 77 40% 6%
Virginia MXD N S Virginia, Co. Cavan · Roll 16083T 463
+11.3%
+66.5%
22.9 20 32 45% 19%
St. Josephs N. S. Ballinrobe, Co. Mayo · Roll 20089H 451
+17.4%
+105.0%
24.3 18 45 56% 9%
Gael SC Mhichil Chiosog Inis, Co. Clare · Roll 19838P Gaelscoil 451
+11.9%
+128.9%
23.4 19 56 50% 95%
Gaelscoil Chluain Dolcain Baile Átha Cliath 22, Co. Dublin · Roll 19855P Gaelscoil 445
+26.8%
+51.4%
26.2 17 60 50% 91%
Scoil Mhuire Carrick-on-Shannon, Co. Leitrim · Roll 20432R 442
+26.6%
From 2013/14 27.6 16 35 48% 5%
St. Francis National School Dundalk, Co. Louth · Roll 20259G 441
+125.0%
Opened 2007/08 26.8 16 52 49% 15%
Holy Family Primary School Mullingar, Co. Westmeath · Roll 17327D 439
+90.9%
+222.8%
26.8 16 52 42% 14%
Scoil an Spioraid Naoimh Laytown, Co. Meath · Roll 20017F 438
+20.3%
−5.2%
23.2 18 0 39% 13%
St. Francis of Assisi National School Dublin 13 · Roll 20304I 434
+11.3%
Opened 2008/09 27.1 16 49 54% 7%
Rathcormac N S Fermoy, Co. Cork · Roll 17609N 432
+17.1%
+178.7%
24.0 18 45 39% 8%
North Kildare Educate Together NS Celbridge, Co. Kildare · Roll 19995I Multi-denominational 432
+57.1%
+71.4%
26.2 16 43 92% 13%
Carrigaline Educate Together NS Carrigaline, Co. Cork · Roll 20310D Multi-denominational 424
+20.5%
Opened 2008/09 25.4 −116 48 88% 6%
St Josephs NS Kilcock, Co. Kildare · Roll 16706G 423
+33.9%
+102.4%
24.2 17 53 52% 6%
Letterkenny Educate Together NS Letterkenny, Co. Donegal · Roll 20235P Multi-denominationalDEIS 420
+84.2%
Opened 2006/07 23.6 17 42 89% 9%
St. John the Evangelist National School Adamstown Castle, Co. Dublin · Roll 20194E 417
+16.5%
From 2007/08 25.9 16 37 56% 2%
Maynooth Educate Together National School Maynooth, Co. Kildare · Roll 20292E Multi-denominational 415
+85.3%
Opened 2008/09 25.2 16 51 93% 9%
Gaelscoil Mhic Easmainn Trá Lí, Co. Kerry · Roll 19631Q Gaelscoil 415
+48.2%
+46.6%
25.9 16 49 38% 91%
Islamic National School Dublin 14 · Roll 19949B Muslim 414
+39.9%
+52.2%
24.0 17 55 10% 3%
Gaelscoil Chaladh an Treoigh Caladh an Treoigh, Co. Limerick · Roll 20148U Gaelscoil 412
+32.5%
Opened 2001/02 24.2 17 42 47% 85%
St Dominic's National School Dublin 24 · Roll 20468P DEIS 410
+40.4%
From 2015/16 18.1 22 50 48% 12%
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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.