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Longford

37 primary schools and 5,201 pupils in 2025/26.

Pupils in 2025/26
5,201
−76 on 2024/25
Schools
37
No change on 2024/25
Average school size
140.6
−2.0 on 2024/25
Average class size
20.45
−0.09 on 2024/25

Counts every school that reported in each year, including schools that have since closed. Dotted lines bridge 1983/84 to 1992/93. 1974/75 is left out because that year's source file is missing five counties.

Pupils

5,201

−76 on 2024/25

1975/762025/26

Schools

37

45 in 1975/76

1975/762025/26

Average pupils per school

140.6

107.7 in 1975/76

1975/762025/26

Average class size

20.45

−0.09 on 2024/25

2006/072025/26

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

37 schools with figures for both years

15fell by 10% or more
11within 10%
11grew by 10% or more
Down 25% or more · 9Down 10 to 25% · 6Within 10% · 11Up 10 to 25% · 5Up 25% or more · 6

Grown most

Pupils in 2015/16 and 2025/26

  1. 1 The Sacred Heart Primary NSGranard, Co. Longford 162 → 250 +54.3%
  2. 2 St Matthews Mixed N.SBallymahon, Co. Longford 276 → 373 +35.1%
  3. 3 Scoil Naomh MichealLongford, Co. Longford 174 → 224 +28.7%
  4. 4 S N Naomh ColmcilleAughnacliffe, Co. Longford 125 → 155 +24.0%
  5. 5 St Josephs ConventLongford Town, Co. Longford 443 → 527 +19.0%

Fallen most

Pupils in 2015/16 and 2025/26

  1. 1 Scoil MhuireGranard, Co. Longford 89 → 45 −49.4%
  2. 2 Gaelscoil an LongfoirtAn Longfort, Co. Longford 187 → 112 −40.1%
  3. 3 S N Naomh MhuireBaile Nua An Chaisil, Co. Longford 100 → 64 −36.0%
  4. 4 St PatricksBallinamuck, Co. Longford 94 → 63 −33.0%
  5. 5 Colehill Mixed N SColehill, Co. Longford 136 → 96 −29.4%

Ranked by percentage change. Only schools with 50 or more pupils in 2015/16 are ranked, leaving out any still filling their classes then, because a few pupils make a big percentage in a small or new school. An amalgamation or a new school nearby can also explain a big rise or fall.

Break Longford down

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Planning areas

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Longford–Newtownforbes 15 3,138 209.2 20.67 147
−0.2%
Ballymahon 7 757 108.1 21.47 34
−2.7%
Moyne 4 541 135.2 22.87 23
−3.9%
Granard 7 522 74.6 17.38 29
+15.2%
Lanesboro 4 243 60.8 17.85 13
−3.2%

Change since 2015/16 counts today's schools and any that closed from 2023/24; earlier closures aren't in any planning area. All planning areas in Ireland

Patrons
Bishop of Ardagh & Clonmacnoise 32 4,957 154.9 20.83 230
An Foras Pátrúnachta 1 112 112.0 17.67 6
Bishop of Kilmore Elphin & Ardagh COI 3 109 36.3 13.62 8
Bishop of Meath 1 23 23.0 11.50 2

Local authorities
Longford County Council 37 5,201 140.6 20.45 246

Class sizes

Mainstream class groups only. The source does not identify which standard/year group each class group belongs to. Figures for 2025/26: 5,030 pupils in mainstream classes.

Average class size
20.45
Mainstream classes
246
Largest class
36
Classes of 30 or more
17
Schools with a class of 30+
6

Teachers

Teachers in the 37 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
246
Up 72 since 2006/07, while pupils rose 28%
Teaching posts in 2025/26
about 394
Estimate: 246 class teachers, 17 principals and deputies, 101 special education and 30 special class teachers
Teachers in 2015/16
309
The Department's last count of every teacher
Since 2024/25
3 / 5
3 schools gained a class teacher, 5 lost one

Class teachers since 2006/07

One for each mainstream class, every school year

Special schools and special classes

1 special school in Longford, and the special classes in its 37 mainstream schools. Special schools aren't counted in the pupils, class sizes or teachers above.

All special schools
Pupils in special schools
49
In 1 school, up from 27 in 2015/16
Special classes in 2025/26
30
In 11 of 37 schools. 14 in 2020/21
Allocated for 2026/27
35
In 14 schools: 5 new classes, 3 schools with their first
Autism classes
27
90% of special classes

Special classes since 2020/21

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

  • 2020/21 14
  • 2021/22 17
  • 2022/23 19
  • 2023/24 25
  • 2024/25 30
  • 2025/26 30
  • 2026/27 35

2026/27, dashed: allocated for next year.

Special school Pupils Since 2015/16 Teaching posts SNAs
St Christophers S SLongford · Moderate general learning disability 49
+81.5%
9.6 28

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

Schools in Longford

37 schools with 2025/26 figures, largest first.

Every school in Longford (CSV)
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Roll number
St Josephs ConventLongford Town 18178R 527
+19.0%
28 17.75 23 0
St Matthews Mixed N.SBallymahon 20128O 373
+35.1%
15 23.27 31 2
St Marys N.S.Edgeworthstown 20124G 352
−11.6%
15 21.13 25 0
Scoil Mhuire N SNewtownforbes 19987J 317
−8.6%
13 24.38 34 3
S N Naomh TreasaBallinalee 19279F 306
+7.0%
13 21.69 32 3
S N Cnoc an MharcaighLongford 07518E 289
+7.8%
12 24.08 36 4
The Sacred Heart Primary NSGranard 20101R 250
+54.3%
13 17.85 22 0
Stonepark N SStonepark 14386E 239
−1.6%
10 23.90 32 4
Scoil Naomh MichealLongford 00856M 224
+28.7%
12 18.67 25 0
St Marys Mixed N SDrumlish 16665S 215
+2.9%
9 23.22 33 1
St Emer's National SchoolTemplemichael 19753H 215
0.0%
11 19.55 29 0
Saint MelsArdagh Village 19467G 180
−17.8%
8 22.50 28 0
S N Naomh ColmcilleAughnacliffe 19296F 155
+24.0%
6 24.33 28 0
Samhthann N SBallinalee 17561L 145
0.0%
6 23.33 26 0
Fermoyle Mixed N SLanesboro 13320P 112
+4.7%
5 22.40 27 0
Gaelscoil an LongfoirtAn Longfort 20083S 112
−40.1%
6 17.67 22 0
Naomh Dominic N SKenagh 15154L 109
−25.9%
5 21.80 28 0
St Patricks NS LongfordMoyne 19353O 108
−20.0%
5 21.60 27 0
Colehill Mixed N SColehill 14672F 96
−29.4%
4 24.00 28 0
S N MhuireCloondara 18733T 94
−1.1%
4 23.50 28 0
Lanesborough Primary SchoolLanesborough 18259R 88
0.0%
4 19.25 24 0
S N an Leana MorLenamore 05115S 69
+13.1%
3 22.00 28 0
St. Johns National SchoolLongford 12683A 67
+15.5%
4 16.75 19 0
S N Naomh MhuireBaile Nua An Chaisil 19171I 64
−36.0%
3 21.33 28 0
St PatricksBallinamuck 19975C 63
−33.0%
3 21.00 25 0
Naomh Padraig N SCoolarty 13752V 57
+32.6%
3 19.00 26 0
St Columbas MXD N SDring 12813K 56
+64.7%
3 18.67 27 0
Scoil BhrídeEdgeworthstown 12136R 52
+33.3%
3 17.33 21 0
Scoil MhuireGranard 17644P 45
−49.4%
3 15.00 20 0
Naomh Guasachta N SBallinalee 12736S 44
+10.0%
3 14.67 18 0
Killasonna Mixed N SGranard 14300O 41
−19.6%
2 20.50 24 0
Naomh Earnain N SLongford 18258P 29
+7.4%
2 14.50 18 0
St Bernards Mixed N SAbbeylara 15122V 29
−14.7%
2 14.50 17 0
Forgney N SBallymahon 00860D 23
−14.8%
2 11.50 16 0
Tashinny N SBallymahon 10223C 23
−25.8%
2 11.50 12 0
St. John's National School,Edgeworthstown 13313S 19
−26.9%
2 9.50 12 0
Cloontagh Mixed N SKillashee 14650S 14
−51.7%
2 7.00 9 0