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Roll number: 20128O Drinan, Ballymahon, Co. Longford

School details

Address
Drinan, Ballymahon, Co. Longford (N39KA06)
Email
[email protected]
Phone
0906432578
Principal
Herbert Farrell
Ethos
Catholic
DEIS
Y
Irish classification
No subjects through Irish
Gaeltacht
N
Island
N
Local authority
Longford County Council
School patron
Bishop of Ardagh & Clonmacnoise
School type
Ordinary with Special Classes
School level
All-Through School
Planning area
Ballymahon

Preliminary data

The latest year shown (2025/26) is preliminary and subject to revision when the official enrolment figures are released by the Department of Education.

Data highlights

Key numbers to spot outliers or notable changes.

Summary statistics (class-level data)

Min / max / mean enrolment per class across the available years (2020/21–2024/25; preliminary year excluded from class stats).

Class Min Max Mean Years
Junior Infants 35 45 39.2 5
Senior Infants 30 47 39.0 5
1st Class 31 47 40.6 5
2nd Class 31 49 40.8 5
3rd Class 34 54 42.6 5
4th Class 36 53 43.8 5
5th Class 37 61 49.4 5
6th Class 39 64 49.8 5
Total 352 373 365.0 6

Total enrolment over time

Enrolment by gender over time

Enrolment by class over time

Cohort progression

Track how each cohort (pupils who were in the same class in the same year) progresses through the school. Each step shows the count; the number between steps is the net change (pupils gained minus pupils lost).

Cohort 2020/21
JI 2020/21 43
-3
SI 2021/22 40
+3
1st 2022/23 43
+6
2nd 2023/24 49
+5
3rd 2024/25 54
Cohort 2021/22
JI 2021/22 35
-5
SI 2022/23 30
+1
1st 2023/24 31
0
2nd 2024/25 31
Cohort 2022/23
JI 2022/23 45
+2
SI 2023/24 47
-2
1st 2024/25 45
Cohort 2023/24
JI 2023/24 38
+2
SI 2024/25 40
Cohort 2024/25
JI 2024/25 35

Raw data by year

Years marked (preliminary) are subject to revision when official data are published.

Year Female Male JI SI 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th Total
2020/21 167 195 43 38 47 38 34 46 61 44 362
2021/22 177 185 35 40 37 48 36 36 50 64 362
2022/23 168 184 45 30 43 38 44 40 37 57 352
2023/24 179 190 38 47 31 49 45 53 45 39 369
2024/25 182 190 35 40 45 31 54 44 54 45 372
2025/26 (preliminary) 177 196 373