Planning area in Cavan

Belturbet

Schools in County Cavan in this planning area.

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Schools: 7; of 75 in Cavan
Pupils: 666; 7% of Cavan's pupils
Since 2015/16: +17.0%; 569 pupils in 2015/16
Average school size: 95.1; Cavan: 129.5
Average class size: 21.20; Cavan: 21.24

Trends in Belturbet

Each year counts the schools in this planning area today, plus any that closed from 2023/24. Dotted lines bridge 1983/84 to 1992/93. 1974/75 is left out because that year's source file is missing five counties.

Earlier years are incomplete

The Department's files only record planning areas from 2023/24, so schools that closed or amalgamated before then aren't counted in any area. The further back you go, the more pupils are missing, and an amalgamation can look like a sudden rise. Across County Cavan, schools with no planning area had 0.0% of pupils in 2015/16, 2.9% in 2005/06 and 30.6% in 1975/76. Known data issues

Pupils

666

−2 on 2024/25

1975/762025/26

Schools

7 in 1975/76

1975/762025/26

Average pupils per school

95.1

67.3 in 1975/76

1975/762025/26

Average class size

21.20

−0.07 on 2024/25

2006/072025/26

Pupils in these schools

Junior infants, girls and boys, and Irish-medium schools over time, for the same schools as the trends above.

Area figures by year (CSV) Each school by year (CSV)

Junior infants

Pupils starting school each year. Class-by-class figures start in 2020/21. 83 in 2025/26, +14 on 2024/25.

Girls and boys

From 1976/77: earlier files don't split every school's pupils into girls and boys.

Irish-medium schools

No school in this area teaches all subjects through Irish.

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

1fell by 10% or more

3within 10%

3grew by 10% or more

Down 25% or more · 0Down 10 to 25% · 1Within 10% · 3Up 10 to 25% · 1Up 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: 21.20
Mainstream classes: 30
Classes of 30 or more: 1
Schools with a class of 30+: 1

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: 30; Up 9 since 2006/07, while pupils rose 41%
Teaching posts in 2025/26: about 48; Estimate: 30 class teachers, 2 principals and deputies, 11 special education and 5 special class teachers
Teachers in 2015/16: 34; The Department's last count of every teacher
Since 2024/25: 1 / 1; 1 school gained a class teacher, 1 lost one

Class teachers since 2006/07

One for each mainstream class, every school year

Special schools and special classes

0 special schools in Belturbet, and the special classes in the 7 mainstream schools. Special schools aren't counted in the pupils, class sizes or teachers above.

All special schools

Pupils in special schools: 0; No special school here
Special classes in 2025/26: 5; In 2 of 7 schools. 3 in 2020/21
Allocated for 2026/27: 5; In 2 schools
Autism classes: 5; 100% of special classes

Special classes since 2020/21

In Belturbet's mainstream schools, from the NCSE's yearly lists

2020/21 3
2021/22 3
2022/23 4
2023/24 5
2024/25 5
2025/26 5
2026/27 5

2026/27, dashed: allocated for next year.

Sources: Department of Education enrolment lists; NCSE special class lists and special school allocations (CC BY 4.0).

Schools

7 schools, largest first.

Change over

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	Roll number
Milltown N SMilltown	08948L	173	+49.1%	7	23.00	28	0
Convent of Mercy N SBelturbet	16057S	163	+0.6%	7	23.29	27	0
Scoil Naomh BridRedhills	17230L	108	+50.0%	5	18.00	26	0
SN Mhuire Boys Senior SchoolBelturbet	18127A	74	0.0%	3	24.67	30	1
S N Greach RathainBelturbet	18346M	69	+19.0%	3	23.00	28	0
Kildallon N SBallyconnell	15452T	46	−8.0%	3	15.33	18	0
Fairgreen N SBelturbet	13271F	33	−10.8%	2	16.50	18	0