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553 schools in Ireland · 2025/26

pupils
106,894
junior infants
12,147
in 65 all-Irish schools
12,714 11.9%
class teachers · 39 gained one · 55 lost one since 2024/25
4,616 +408 since 2015/16
households answered the parent survey
28,425
together since 2015/16

The 535 schools with figures for both years had 104,905 pupils in 2015/16 and have 101,669 now. Schools that have closed, and newer schools, aren’t counted.

−3.1%
Over 10 years

144 grew · 183 steady · 208 fell · 18 newer

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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

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Number of pupils
Change in pupils over 10 years
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Class teachers since 2024/25
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  1. St Patricks NS Dublin 15
    867 +19.1%
  2. Scoil Moin A Lin Castletroy
    847 +4.2%
  3. Scoil Íosa Oranmore
    770 From 2024/25
  4. St Colmcille Senior N S Dublin 16
    744 +4.9%
  5. Scoil Colmcille Naofa Dublin 16
    721 −11.5%
  6. Scoil Choilm Community NS Dublin 15Multi-denominationalDEIS
    698 −2.6%
  7. Scoil Padraig Naofa Bray
    680 −14.9%
  8. St Laurences N S Greystones
    666 +3.9%
  9. Aghards N S Celbridge
    660 −5.4%
  10. St Canices Central N S Kilkenny
    648 −1.2%
  11. The Harold School Glasthule
    642 −5.6%
  12. Scoil Naomh Mearnog Portmarnock
    638 +28.4%
  13. Ennis N S Ennis
    615 +9.4%
  14. Scoil Bríd Naas
    612 −13.6%
  15. St Christopher's NS Dublin 4Some subjects through IrishDEIS
    598 From 2019/20
  16. St Brigids N S Kilcullen
    598 −5.7%
  17. ST Olaf's National School Dublin 16
    591 +30.5%
  18. St. Louis National School Dublin 6
    590 From 2023/24
  19. St Marys Central N S Dublin 4
    587 +95.0%
  20. Holy Trinity National School Dublin 18
    586 +37.6%
  21. Scoil Ghrainne Community National School Dublin 15Multi-denominational
    585 −13.2%
  22. Carysfort NS Blackrock
    583 +7.0%
  23. St Marys NS AthloneDEIS
    573 +31.1%
  24. Holy Cross School Tramore
    567 −19.2%
  25. St. Mary's Primary School Enfield
    543 +0.9%
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
St Patricks NS Dublin 15 · Roll 20130B 867
+19.1%
Opened 2001/02 27.1 32 101 58% 11%
Scoil Moin A Lin Castletroy, Co. Limerick · Roll 17937H 847
+4.2%
+58.6%
26.3 32 100 51% 12%
Scoil Íosa Oranmore, Co. Galway · Roll 20584R 770 From 2024/25 From 2024/25 25.6 29 100 50% 6%
St Colmcille Senior N S Dublin 16 · Roll 19742C 744
+4.9%
+2.5%
25.7 29 0 50% 11%
Scoil Colmcille Naofa Dublin 16 · Roll 19474D 721
−11.5%
+1.0%
24.7 29 179 54% 11%
Scoil Choilm Community NS Dublin 15 · Roll 20241K Multi-denominationalDEIS 698
−2.6%
From 2007/08 22.1 31 54 71% 9%
Scoil Padraig Naofa Bray, Co. Wicklow · Roll 17537O 680
−14.9%
−11.9%
22.5 +130 76 60% 6%
St Laurences N S Greystones, Co. Wicklow · Roll 19573F 666
+3.9%
+30.8%
23.2 28 77 54% 11%
Aghards N S Celbridge, Co. Kildare · Roll 19794V 660
−5.4%
+5.4%
26.4 25 77 57% 16%
St Canices Central N S Kilkenny · Roll 19626A 648
−1.2%
+24.4%
26.2 24 78 54% 17%
The Harold School Glasthule, Co. Dublin · Roll 20141G 642
−5.6%
+30.8%
23.6 27 83 68% 19%
Scoil Naomh Mearnog Portmarnock, Co. Dublin · Roll 10296G 638
+28.4%
+150.2%
26.3 24 81 55% 15%
Ennis N S Ennis, Co. Clare · Roll 15042A 615
+9.4%
−12.4%
23.8 25 70 57% 14%
Scoil Bríd Naas, Co. Kildare · Roll 20114D 612
−13.6%
Opened 2005/06 24.8 24 72 53% 9%
St Christopher's NS Dublin 4 · Roll 20545H Some subjects through IrishDEIS 598 From 2019/20 From 2019/20 24.7 24 73 53% 11%
St Brigids N S Kilcullen, Co. Kildare · Roll 19675N 598
−5.7%
+39.1%
22.3 −126 54 50% 10%
ST Olaf's National School Dublin 16 · Roll 19319O 591
+30.5%
+72.8%
25.7 +123 74 55% 12%
St. Louis National School Dublin 6 · Roll 20571I 590 From 2023/24 From 2023/24 22.5 26 46 53% 13%
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%
Scoil Ghrainne Community National School Dublin 15 · Roll 20247W Multi-denominational 585
−13.2%
From 2008/09 23.9 24 71 60% 6%
Carysfort NS Blackrock, Co. Dublin · Roll 14586M 583
+7.0%
+16.8%
24.3 24 82 65% 16%
St Marys NS Athlone, Co. Westmeath · Roll 20073P DEIS 573
+31.1%
+47.7%
18.5 +131 47 54% 11%
Holy Cross School Tramore, Co. Waterford · Roll 19629G 567
−19.2%
+7.0%
23.4 24 50 50% 5%
St. Mary's Primary School Enfield, Co. Meath · Roll 17821L 543
+0.9%
+136.1%
22.8 −123 58 56% 13%
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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.