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1,164 schools in Ireland · 2025/26

pupils
287,330
junior infants
33,376
in 66 all-Irish schools
13,861 4.8%
class teachers · 121 gained one · 176 lost one since 2024/25
12,473 +1,045 since 2015/16
together since 2015/16

The 1,089 schools with figures for both years had 269,872 pupils in 2015/16 and have 261,932 now. Schools that have closed, and newer schools, aren’t counted.

−2.9%
Over 10 years

321 grew · 388 steady · 380 fell · 75 newer

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Parent survey, 2025

Parents of children at each school, from the Department's Primary School Survey. About these figures

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  1. St Brigid's Kildare Town Primary School Kildare TownDEIS
    1,025 +2.8%
  2. St Aidans Parish School EnniscorthyDEIS
    869 +2.7%
  3. Castlebar Primary School Castlebar
    864 From 2022/23
  4. Scoil Moin A Lin Castletroy
    847 +4.2%
  5. St Oliver Plunkett Malahide
    838 −9.6%
  6. St Brigids MXD N S Dublin 15
    834 −12.2%
  7. St Stephens NS Navan
    805 +0.5%
  8. Holy Well National School (Scoil Tobair Naofa) Carrigaline
    803 From 2020/21
  9. Trinity Primary School TuamDEIS
    781 From 2019/20
  10. Scoil Iosagain Buncrana
    778 +5.0%
  11. Scoil Íosa Oranmore
    770 From 2024/25
  12. St Pauls N S Navan
    761 +5.5%
  13. S N Brighde Kill
    744 +19.2%
  14. Scoil Bhride NS PortlaoiseDEIS
    727 −3.8%
  15. Gael Scoil Ui Riordain Baile an ChollaighGaelscoil
    724 +7.6%
  16. Scoil Colmcille Naofa Dublin 16
    721 −11.5%
  17. Scoil Nioclais Cork
    714 −19.4%
  18. Scoil Choilm Community NS Dublin 15Multi-denominationalDEIS
    698 −2.6%
  19. Scoil Padraig Naofa Bray
    680 −14.9%
  20. Bunscoil Rinn an Chabhlaigh Cobh
    679 −8.4%
  21. St Laurences N S Greystones
    666 +3.9%
  22. S N Naomh Mhuire Saggart
    666 +7.2%
  23. Riverstown N S Cork
    666 −8.0%
  24. St Canices Central N S Kilkenny
    648 −1.2%
  25. Holy Family Senior School Portlaoise
    644 From 2016/17
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 Brigid's Kildare Town Primary School Kildare Town · Roll 20427B DEIS 1,025
+2.8%
From 2013/14 24.7 41 124 32% 10%
St Aidans Parish School Enniscorthy, Co. Wexford · Roll 20003R DEIS 869
+2.7%
+1.9%
22.6 −136 91 44% 9%
Castlebar Primary School Castlebar, Co. Mayo · Roll 20562H 864 From 2022/23 From 2022/23 25.0 +134 97 37% 8%
Scoil Moin A Lin Castletroy, Co. Limerick · Roll 17937H 847
+4.2%
+58.6%
26.3 32 100 51% 12%
St Oliver Plunkett Malahide, Co. Dublin · Roll 17914S 838
−9.6%
−4.6%
24.9 33 90 49% 15%
St Brigids MXD N S Dublin 15 · Roll 00697S 834
−12.2%
+8.5%
25.7 32 94 36% 14%
St Stephens NS Navan, Co. Meath · Roll 20179I 805
+0.5%
Opened 2003/04 24.2 32 81 40% 8%
Holy Well National School (Scoil Tobair Naofa) Carrigaline, Co. Cork · Roll 20550A 803 From 2020/21 From 2020/21 23.1 34 93 37% 5%
Trinity Primary School Tuam, Co. Galway · Roll 20547L DEIS 781 From 2019/20 From 2019/20 20.0 +437 85 31% 8%
Scoil Iosagain Buncrana, Co. Donegal · Roll 19967D 778
+5.0%
+23.9%
24.7 29 83 17% 8%
Scoil Íosa Oranmore, Co. Galway · Roll 20584R 770 From 2024/25 From 2024/25 25.6 29 100 50% 6%
St Pauls N S Navan, Co. Meath · Roll 19671F 761
+5.5%
+51.6%
23.4 32 81 32% 12%
S N Brighde Kill, Co. Kildare · Roll 17662R 744
+19.2%
+74.6%
24.4 +230 99 46% 20%
Scoil Bhride NS Portlaoise, Co. Laois · Roll 19747M DEIS 727
−3.8%
+57.7%
19.9 −136 78 41% 7%
Gael Scoil Ui Riordain Baile an Chollaigh, Co. Cork · Roll 19839R Gaelscoil 724
+7.6%
+122.8%
23.5 30 93 49% 90%
Scoil Colmcille Naofa Dublin 16 · Roll 19474D 721
−11.5%
+1.0%
24.7 29 179 54% 11%
Scoil Nioclais Cork · Roll 20106E 714
−19.4%
Opened 2000/01 22.3 −231 84 48% 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%
Bunscoil Rinn an Chabhlaigh Cobh, Co. Cork · Roll 13450F 679
−8.4%
+40.3%
27.3 24 89 47% 10%
St Laurences N S Greystones, Co. Wicklow · Roll 19573F 666
+3.9%
+30.8%
23.2 28 77 54% 11%
S N Naomh Mhuire Saggart, Co. Dublin · Roll 17055T 666
+7.2%
+359.3%
26.8 24 74 40% 7%
Riverstown N S Cork · Roll 13747F 666
−8.0%
+4.4%
24.2 27 82 45% 7%
St Canices Central N S Kilkenny · Roll 19626A 648
−1.2%
+24.4%
26.2 24 78 54% 17%
Holy Family Senior School Portlaoise, Co. Laois · Roll 20480F 644 From 2016/17 From 2016/17 23.4 27 0 29% 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.