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Planning area in Longford

Longford–Newtownforbes

Schools in County Longford in this planning area.

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

Other planning areas in Longford Ballymahon · 7 Moyne · 4 Granard · 7 Lanesboro · 4
Schools
15
of 37 in Longford
Pupils
3,138
60% of Longford's pupils
Since 2015/16
−0.2%
3,143 pupils in 2015/16
Average school size
209.2
Longford: 140.6
Average class size
20.67
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

3,138

−57 on 2024/25

1975/762025/26

Schools

15

10 in 1975/76

1975/762025/26

Average pupils per school

209.2

182.7 in 1975/76

1975/762025/26

Average class size

20.67

−0.56 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. 347 in 2025/26, −11 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

Pupils in schools that teach all subjects through Irish (1 school today). 112 pupils in 2025/26, 3.6% of the area's pupils, against 5.9% in 2015/16. Each school counts under its current classification for every year.

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

15 schools with figures for both years

4fell by 10% or more
7within 10%
4grew by 10% or more
Down 25% or more · 2Down 10 to 25% · 2Within 10% · 7Up 10 to 25% · 2Up 25% or more · 2

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
20.67
Mainstream classes
147
Classes of 30 or more
14
Schools with a class of 30+
4

Teachers

Teachers in the 15 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
147
Up 49 since 2006/07, while pupils rose 29%
Teaching posts in 2025/26
about 238
Estimate: 147 class teachers, 12 principals and deputies, 62 special education and 17 special class teachers
Teachers in 2015/16
190
The Department's last count of every teacher
Since 2024/25
3 / 2
3 schools gained a class teacher, 2 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–Newtownforbes, and the special classes in its 15 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
17
In 5 of 15 schools. 12 in 2020/21
Allocated for 2026/27
19
In 6 schools: 2 new classes, 1 school with its first
Autism classes
16
94% of special classes

Special classes since 2020/21

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

  • 2020/21 12
  • 2021/22 13
  • 2022/23 13
  • 2023/24 15
  • 2024/25 17
  • 2025/26 17
  • 2026/27 19

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

15 schools, largest first.

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Roll number
St Josephs ConventLongford Town 18178R 527
+19.0%
28 17.75 23 0
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
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 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
Samhthann N SBallinalee 17561L 145
0.0%
6 23.33 26 0
Gaelscoil an LongfoirtAn Longfort 20083S 112
−40.1%
6 17.67 22 0
S N MhuireCloondara 18733T 94
−1.1%
4 23.50 28 0
St. Johns National SchoolLongford 12683A 67
+15.5%
4 16.75 19 0
Scoil BhrídeEdgeworthstown 12136R 52
+33.3%
3 17.33 21 0
St. John's National School,Edgeworthstown 13313S 19
−26.9%
2 9.50 12 0