Planning area in Leitrim

Drumkeerin

Schools in County Leitrim in this planning area.

This planning area also covers 1 school in Cavan. See the whole planning area

Schools
5
of 37 in Leitrim
Pupils
313
8% of Leitrim's pupils
Since 2015/16
−2.5%
321 pupils in 2015/16
Average school size
62.6
Leitrim: 105.6
Average class size
19.44
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

313

−3 on 2024/25

1975/762025/26

Schools

5

4 in 1975/76

1975/762025/26

Average pupils per school

62.6

61.0 in 1975/76

1975/762025/26

Average class size

19.44

−0.18 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. 35 in 2025/26, +2 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

5 schools with figures for both years

3fell by 10% or more
0within 10%
2grew by 10% or more
Down 25% or more · 2Down 10 to 25% · 1Within 10% · 0Up 10 to 25% · 2Up 25% or more · 0

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
19.44
Mainstream classes
16
Classes of 30 or more
1
Schools with a class of 30+
1

Teachers

Teachers in the 5 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
16
Up 2 since 2006/07, while pupils rose 4%
Teaching posts in 2025/26
about 23
Estimate: 16 class teachers, 0 principals and deputies, 6 special education and 1 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 Drumkeerin, and the special classes in the 5 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
1
In 1 of 5 schools. 1 in 2023/24
Allocated for 2026/27
2
In 1 school: 1 new class
Autism classes
1
100% of special classes

Special classes since 2023/24

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

  • 2023/24 1
  • 2024/25 1
  • 2025/26 1
  • 2026/27 2

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

5 schools, largest first.

Change over

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Roll number
Drumlease N SDromahair 15382B 152
+16.9%
6 25.00 31 1
Drumkeerin Central NSCarrick on Shannon 19360L 67
−10.7%
3 22.33 28 0
St. Hugh's N.S.via Carrick-on-Shannon 18181G 51
+15.9%
3 17.00 18 0
Ardvarney MXD N SDromahair 15116D 30
−26.8%
2 15.00 17 0
S N Naomh PadraigDrumkeerin 18139H 13
−58.1%
2 6.50 7 0