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Planning area in Longford

Ballymahon

Schools in County Longford in this planning area.

This planning area also covers 3 schools in Westmeath. See the whole planning area

Other planning areas in Longford Longford–Newtownforbes · 15 Moyne · 4 Granard · 7 Lanesboro · 4
Schools
7
of 37 in Longford
Pupils
757
15% of Longford's pupils
Since 2015/16
−2.7%
778 pupils in 2015/16
Average school size
108.1
Longford: 140.6
Average class size
21.47
Longford: 20.45

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 Longford, schools with no planning area had 0.0% of pupils in 2015/16, 0.7% in 2005/06 and 33.3% in 1975/76. Known data issues

Pupils

757

−18 on 2024/25

1975/762025/26

Schools

7

6 in 1975/76

1975/762025/26

Average pupils per school

108.1

80.3 in 1975/76

1975/762025/26

Average class size

21.47

+0.69 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. 94 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

5fell by 10% or more
0within 10%
2grew by 10% or more
Down 25% or more · 4Down 10 to 25% · 1Within 10% · 0Up 10 to 25% · 1Up 25% or more · 1

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
21.47
Mainstream classes
34
Classes of 30 or more
2
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
34
Up 8 since 2006/07, while pupils rose 27%
Teaching posts in 2025/26
about 54
Estimate: 34 class teachers, 1 principals and deputies, 14 special education and 5 special class teachers
Teachers in 2015/16
43
The Department's last count of every teacher
Since 2024/25
0 / 1
0 schools 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 Ballymahon, 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. 2 in 2020/21
Allocated for 2026/27
7
In 4 schools: 2 new classes, 2 schools with their first
Autism classes
4
80% of special classes

Special classes since 2020/21

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

  • 2020/21 2
  • 2021/22 3
  • 2022/23 3
  • 2023/24 4
  • 2024/25 5
  • 2025/26 5
  • 2026/27 7

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.

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Roll number
St Matthews Mixed N.SBallymahon 20128O 373
+35.1%
15 23.27 31 2
Naomh Dominic N SKenagh 15154L 109
−25.9%
5 21.80 28 0
Colehill Mixed N SColehill 14672F 96
−29.4%
4 24.00 28 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
Forgney N SBallymahon 00860D 23
−14.8%
2 11.50 16 0
Tashinny N SBallymahon 10223C 23
−25.8%
2 11.50 12 0