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School patron in Longford

Bishop of Ardagh & Clonmacnoise

Schools in County Longford under this patron.

Other patrons in Longford An Foras Pátrúnachta · 1 Bishop of Kilmore Elphin & Ardagh COI · 3 Bishop of Meath · 1
Schools
32
of 37 in Longford
Pupils
4,957
95% of Longford's pupils
Average school size
154.9
Longford: 140.6
Average class size
20.83
Longford: 20.45

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

32 schools with figures for both years

11fell by 10% or more
11within 10%
10grew by 10% or more
Down 25% or more · 6Down 10 to 25% · 5Within 10% · 11Up 10 to 25% · 4Up 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 S N Naomh MhuireBaile Nua An Chaisil, Co. Longford 100 → 64 −36.0%
  3. 3 St PatricksBallinamuck, Co. Longford 94 → 63 −33.0%
  4. 4 Colehill Mixed N SColehill, Co. Longford 136 → 96 −29.4%
  5. 5 Naomh Dominic N SKenagh, Co. Longford 147 → 109 −25.9%

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.

Class sizes

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

Average class size
20.83
Mainstream classes
230
Classes of 30 or more
17
Schools with a class of 30+
6

Teachers

Teachers in the 32 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
230
Up 75 since 2006/07, while pupils rose 34%
Teaching posts in 2025/26
about 370
Estimate: 230 class teachers, 16 principals and deputies, 95 special education and 29 special class teachers
Teachers in 2015/16
288
The Department's last count of every teacher
Since 2024/25
3 / 4
3 schools gained a class teacher, 4 lost one

Class teachers since 2006/07

One for each mainstream class, every school year

Schools

32 schools, largest first.

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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
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
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
Cloontagh Mixed N SKillashee 14650S 14
−51.7%
2 7.00 9 0