Planning area in Leitrim

Carrigallen

Schools in County Leitrim in this planning area.

This planning area also covers 2 schools in Cavan. See the whole planning area

Schools
4
of 37 in Leitrim
Pupils
283
7% of Leitrim's pupils
Since 2015/16
+11.4%
254 pupils in 2015/16
Average school size
70.8
Leitrim: 105.6
Average class size
19.85
Leitrim: 22.30

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 Leitrim, schools with no planning area had 4.3% of pupils in 2015/16, 17.5% in 2005/06 and 45.1% in 1975/76. Known data issues

Pupils

283

+14 on 2024/25

1975/762025/26

Schools

4

4 in 1975/76

1975/762025/26

Average pupils per school

70.8

82.0 in 1975/76

1975/762025/26

Average class size

19.85

+1.08 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.

Junior infants

Pupils starting school each year. Class-by-class figures start in 2020/21. 41 in 2025/26, +10 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

4 schools with figures for both years

1fell by 10% or more
1within 10%
2grew by 10% or more
Down 25% or more · 1Down 10 to 25% · 0Within 10% · 1Up 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
19.85
Mainstream classes
13
Classes of 30 or more
1
Schools with a class of 30+
1

Teachers

Teachers in the 4 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
13
Up 1 since 2006/07, while pupils rose 20%
Teaching posts in 2025/26
about 26
Estimate: 13 class teachers, 2 principals and deputies, 6 special education and 5 special class teachers
Teachers in 2015/16
18
The Department's last count of every teacher
Since 2024/25
0 / 0
0 schools gained a class teacher, 0 lost one

Class teachers since 2006/07

One for each mainstream class, every school year

Special schools and special classes

0 special schools in Carrigallen, and the special classes in the 4 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 1 of 4 schools. 1 in 2020/21
Allocated for 2026/27
5
In 1 school
Autism classes
4
80% of special classes

Special classes since 2020/21

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

  • 2020/21 1
  • 2021/22 2
  • 2022/23 3
  • 2023/24 4
  • 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

4 schools, largest first.

Change over

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Roll number
Carrigallen N SCarrigallen 16474L 181
+32.1%
7 22.29 34 1
Aughavas NSCo.Leitrim 14339S 42
−36.4%
2 21.00 28 0
Drumeela N SCarrigallen PO 14898I 30
+36.4%
2 15.00 17 0
Newtowngore N SNewtowngore 09353I 30
+3.4%
2 15.00 17 0