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144 schools in Ireland · 2025/26

pupils
26,292
junior infants
3,038
in 15 all-Irish schools
2,859 10.9%
class teachers · 22 gained one · 7 lost one since 2024/25
1,132 +328 since 2015/16
households answered the parent survey
6,122
together since 2015/16

The 144 schools with figures for both years had 19,777 pupils in 2015/16 and have 26,292 now. Schools that have closed, and newer schools, aren’t counted.

+32.9%
Over 10 years

144 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

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  1. St Patricks NS Dublin 15
    867 +19.1%
  2. Scoil Naomh Mearnog Portmarnock
    638 +28.4%
  3. ST Olaf's National School Dublin 16
    591 +30.5%
  4. St Marys Central N S Dublin 4
    587 +95.0%
  5. Holy Trinity National School Dublin 18
    586 +37.6%
  6. St Marys NS AthloneDEIS
    573 +31.1%
  7. Ravenswell Primary School BrayDEIS
    468 +75.9%
  8. St. Josephs N. S. Ballinrobe
    451 +17.4%
  9. Gael SC Mhichil Chiosog InisGaelscoil
    451 +11.9%
  10. Gaelscoil Chluain Dolcain Baile Átha Cliath 22Gaelscoil
    445 +26.8%
  11. St. Francis of Assisi National School Dublin 13
    434 +11.3%
  12. St Josephs NS Kilcock
    423 +33.9%
  13. St. John the Evangelist National School Adamstown Castle
    417 +16.5%
  14. Scoil Naomh Eltin Kinsale
    401 +76.7%
  15. Harolds Cross N S Dublin 6WDEIS
    398 +24.0%
  16. Watergrasshill N S WatergrasshillSome subjects through Irish
    391 +20.7%
  17. St Patrick's National School GreystonesChurch of Ireland
    385 +39.0%
  18. St Helens Senior N S Portmarnock
    381 +42.7%
  19. CBS Primary Wexford Wexford
    379 +68.4%
  20. St Josephs Dun LaoghaireDEIS
    370 +174.1%
  21. Gaelscoil Thulach na nÓg Dún BúinneGaelscoilInter-denominational
    360 +40.6%
  22. S N Barra Naofa Cailini Cork
    316 +21.1%
  23. Gaelscoil Chluain Meala Cluain MealaGaelscoil
    315 +48.6%
  24. S N Rath Mor Naas
    308 +18.9%
  25. Corr na Madadh N S AthloneMulti-denominationalDEIS
    306 +11.7%
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 Naomh Mearnog Portmarnock, Co. Dublin · Roll 10296G 638
+28.4%
+150.2%
26.3 24 81 55% 15%
ST Olaf's National School Dublin 16 · Roll 19319O 591
+30.5%
+72.8%
25.7 +123 74 55% 12%
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 Marys NS Athlone, Co. Westmeath · Roll 20073P DEIS 573
+31.1%
+47.7%
18.5 +131 47 54% 11%
Ravenswell Primary School Bray, Co. Wicklow · Roll 07246U DEIS 468
+75.9%
+91.8%
19.0 24 44 68% 12%
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%
St. Francis of Assisi National School Dublin 13 · Roll 20304I 434
+11.3%
Opened 2008/09 27.1 16 49 54% 7%
St Josephs NS Kilcock, Co. Kildare · Roll 16706G 423
+33.9%
+102.4%
24.2 17 53 52% 6%
St. John the Evangelist National School Adamstown Castle, Co. Dublin · Roll 20194E 417
+16.5%
From 2007/08 25.9 16 37 56% 2%
Scoil Naomh Eltin Kinsale, Co. Cork · Roll 20435A 401
+76.7%
From 2013/14 24.3 16 43 63% 14%
Harolds Cross N S Dublin 6W · Roll 19924I DEIS 398
+24.0%
+98.0%
24.9 16 52 70% 20%
Watergrasshill N S Watergrasshill, Co. Cork · Roll 16271U Some subjects through Irish 391
+20.7%
+103.6%
22.3 +117 53 52% 10%
St Patrick's National School Greystones, Co. Wicklow · Roll 12554M Church of Ireland 385
+39.0%
+75.8%
23.3 16 48 65% 13%
St Helens Senior N S Portmarnock, Co. Dublin · Roll 19762I 381
+42.7%
+32.8%
24.5 −115 0 53% 15%
CBS Primary Wexford Wexford · Roll 17217T 379
+68.4%
+47.5%
23.7 15 45 51% 15%
St Josephs Dun Laoghaire, Co. Dublin · Roll 19938T DEIS 370
+174.1%
+176.1%
21.4 17 35 65% 12%
Gaelscoil Thulach na nÓg Dún Búinne, Co. Meath · Roll 20082Q GaelscoilInter-denominational 360
+40.6%
+271.1%
21.4 16 56 50% 92%
S N Barra Naofa Cailini Cork · Roll 19232C 316
+21.1%
+15.8%
21.7 14 37 65% 20%
Gaelscoil Chluain Meala Cluain Meala, Co. Tipperary · Roll 20007C Gaelscoil 315
+48.6%
+49.3%
24.2 +113 54 50% 95%
S N Rath Mor Naas, Co. Kildare · Roll 01821V 308
+18.9%
+25.7%
23.7 13 41 53% 21%
Corr na Madadh N S Athlone, Co. Westmeath · Roll 17903N Multi-denominationalDEIS 306
+11.7%
−8.1%
23.5 +113 28 65% 5%
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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.