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Planning area in Longford

Granard

Schools in County Longford in this planning area.

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

Other planning areas in Longford Longford–Newtownforbes · 15 Ballymahon · 7 Moyne · 4 Lanesboro · 4
Schools
7
of 37 in Longford
Pupils
522
10% of Longford's pupils
Since 2015/16
+15.2%
453 pupils in 2015/16
Average school size
74.6
Longford: 140.6
Average class size
17.38
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

522

+8 on 2024/25

1975/762025/26

Schools

7

6 in 1975/76

1975/762025/26

Average pupils per school

74.6

56.3 in 1975/76

1975/762025/26

Average class size

17.38

+0.81 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. 63 in 2025/26, +12 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

3fell by 10% or more
0within 10%
4grew by 10% or more
Down 25% or more · 1Down 10 to 25% · 2Within 10% · 0Up 10 to 25% · 1Up 25% or more · 3

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
17.38
Mainstream classes
29
Classes of 30 or more
0
Schools with a class of 30+
0

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
29
Up 9 since 2006/07, while pupils rose 30%
Teaching posts in 2025/26
about 43
Estimate: 29 class teachers, 1 principals and deputies, 10 special education and 3 special class teachers
Teachers in 2015/16
32
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 Granard, 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
3
In 1 of 7 schools. 1 in 2021/22
Allocated for 2026/27
4
In 1 school: 1 new class
Autism classes
2
67% of special classes

Special classes since 2021/22

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

  • 2021/22 1
  • 2022/23 1
  • 2023/24 2
  • 2024/25 3
  • 2025/26 3
  • 2026/27 4

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
The Sacred Heart Primary NSGranard 20101R 250
+54.3%
13 17.85 22 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 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
St Bernards Mixed N SAbbeylara 15122V 29
−14.7%
2 14.50 17 0