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School patron in Cavan

Bishop of Kilmore Elphin & Ardagh COI

Schools in County Cavan under this patron.

Other patrons in Cavan Bishop of Kilmore · 57 Bishop of Meath · 4 Bishop of Ardagh & Clonmacnoise · 3 An Foras Pátrúnachta · 1 Joint patronage between Bishop of Kilmore Elphin & Ardagh COI and the Presbyterian Moderator · 1 Minister for Education & Skills · 1 Bishop of Meath & Kildare COI · 1
Schools
7
of 75 in Cavan
Pupils
338
3% of Cavan's pupils
Average school size
48.3
Cavan: 129.5
Average class size
16.90
Cavan: 21.24

Growing and falling since 2015/16

Each school's change in pupils over 10 years, from 2015/16 to 2025/26. A change of 10% or more either way counts as growing or falling.

Every school's change

7 schools with figures for both years

5fell by 10% or more
0within 10%
2grew by 10% or more
Down 25% or more · 2Down 10 to 25% · 3Within 10% · 0Up 10 to 25% · 0Up 25% or more · 2

Sort the table below by the change column to see which schools grew or fell most.

Class sizes

Mainstream class groups only. The source does not identify which standard/year group each class group belongs to.

Average class size
16.90
Mainstream classes
20
Classes of 30 or more
0
Schools with a class of 30+
0

Teachers

Teachers in the 7 mainstream primary schools here, 2006/07 to 2025/26. Class teachers are counted every year; all teaching posts where they're known.

How we count teachers
Class teachers in 2025/26
20
Up 3 since 2006/07, while pupils rose 12%
Teaching posts in 2025/26
about 26
Estimate: 20 class teachers, 0 principals and deputies, 6 special education and 0 special class teachers
Teachers in 2015/16
24
The Department's last count of every teacher
Since 2024/25
1 / 0
1 school gained a class teacher, 0 lost one

Class teachers since 2006/07

One for each mainstream class, every school year

Schools

7 schools, largest first.

Change over

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Roll number
Cavan 1 N SCavan 11517B 102
+25.9%
4 25.50 27 0
Billis N SBallyjamesduff 12099O 78
−22.0%
4 19.50 22 0
Kilmore Central N SKilmore 19322D 49
−22.2%
3 16.33 18 0
Killeshandra National School ( C of I)Killeshandra 11205F 48
−27.3%
3 16.00 18 0
Fairgreen N SBelturbet 13271F 33
−10.8%
2 16.50 18 0
Ballyconell Central N SBallyconnell 11409V 24
+33.3%
2 12.00 13 0
Drung No 2 NSDrung 19921C 4
−87.1%
2 2.00 2 0