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Local authority in Monaghan

Monaghan County Council

Schools in County Monaghan in this local authority.

Schools
62
of 62 in Monaghan
Pupils
7,958
100% of Monaghan's pupils
Average school size
128.4
Monaghan: 128.4
Average class size
22.62
Monaghan: 22.62

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

62 schools with figures for both years

18fell by 10% or more
17within 10%
27grew by 10% or more
Down 25% or more · 10Down 10 to 25% · 8Within 10% · 17Up 10 to 25% · 8Up 25% or more · 19

Grown most

Pupils in 2015/16 and 2025/26

  1. 1 St Dympnas NSTedavnet, Co. Monaghan 73 → 124 +69.9%
  2. 2 Gaelscoil ÉoisCluain Éois, Co. Monaghan 79 → 126 +59.5%
  3. 3 Corcaghan N SStranooden, Co. Monaghan 61 → 92 +50.8%
  4. 4 Mhuire GranslaClones, Co. Monaghan 53 → 77 +45.3%
  5. 5 Monaghan Model SchoolMonaghan, Co. Monaghan 137 → 199 +45.3%

Fallen most

Pupils in 2015/16 and 2025/26

  1. 1 St Louis Infant SchoolMonaghan, Co. Monaghan 293 → 208 −29.0%
  2. 2 St. Brigid's National School AughnafarconCastleblayney, Co. Monaghan 51 → 37 −27.5%
  3. 3 Scoil BrideCarrickmacross, Co. Monaghan 146 → 106 −27.4%
  4. 4 Drumgossatt N SCarrickmacross, Co. Monaghan 94 → 75 −20.2%
  5. 5 St. Louis Girls National SchoolMonaghan, Co. Monaghan 251 → 202 −19.5%

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
22.62
Mainstream classes
341
Classes of 30 or more
35
Schools with a class of 30+
23

Teachers

Teachers in the 62 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
341
Up 75 since 2006/07, while pupils rose 25%
Teaching posts in 2025/26
about 539
Estimate: 341 class teachers, 26 principals and deputies, 129 special education and 43 special class teachers
Teachers in 2015/16
426
The Department's last count of every teacher
Since 2024/25
5 / 8
5 schools gained a class teacher, 8 lost one

Class teachers since 2006/07

One for each mainstream class, every school year

Schools

62 schools, largest first.

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Roll number
Gaelscoil UltainMuineacháin 19936P 373
+11.3%
16 23.31 26 0
Urbleshanny N SScotstown 16923O 296
−2.6%
13 22.31 29 0
Scoil Naomh DeaghaDundalk 19251G 286
+34.9%
10 26.00 33 5
Scoil RoisCarraig Mhachaire Rois 19857T 260
+16.6%
10 26.00 32 3
Bunscoil Louis NaofaCarrickmacross 15329U 258
−10.7%
11 23.45 32 1
Naomh Oliver PlunkettLoughmourne 19469K 255
+15.4%
9 25.22 34 1
St Joseph's National SchoolCarrickmacross 17099Q 234
−18.8%
10 22.80 30 1
St Marys BNSMonaghan 17150N 229
−17.3%
9 22.56 31 1
Scoil ÉannaBallybay 20174V 228
−3.8%
9 25.33 33 3
St Tiarnach's Primary SchoolClones 20120V 217
−9.6%
9 22.22 30 1
St Louis Infant SchoolMonaghan 18494E 208
−29.0%
9 23.11 25 0
Scoil Naoimh EannaCarrickmacross 05501A 203
−4.2%
8 25.38 30 1
Corr A Chrainn National SchoolEmyvale 18028V 202
−3.3%
8 24.50 31 2
Scoil Naomh MhuireClontibret 18539A 202
+42.3%
8 23.00 27 0
St. Louis Girls National SchoolMonaghan 00359V 202
−19.5%
8 24.62 28 0
Monaghan Model SchoolMonaghan 07751K 199
+45.3%
8 24.88 31 1
Castleblayney Convent Infants National SchoolCastleblayney 16319W 197
+15.2%
8 21.12 26 0
Annyalla National SchoolAnnyalla 16842O 195
+12.7%
8 24.38 28 0
Scoil Mhuire BNSCastleblayney 17686I 183
+16.6%
7 24.43 33 1
LattonCastleblayney 19434O 161
−7.5%
6 26.83 30 1
Edenmore N.S.Emyvale 20337A 159
+25.2%
7 22.29 35 1
Gaelscoil LorganBaile na Lorgan 20327U 159
+1.3%
6 26.50 32 2
Castleblayney Convent National SchoolCastleblayney 16202B 155
+22.0%
6 24.00 33 2
Lisdoonan N SCarrickmacross 15143G 150
+25.0%
6 25.00 31 1
Scoil PhadraigCarrickmacross 19736H 142
+12.7%
6 23.67 29 0
Threemilehouse N SThreemilehouse 19162H 141
+7.6%
6 20.50 24 0
St Patricks NSCastleblayney 17735S 140
+7.7%
6 23.33 25 0
Doohamlet N SCastleblayney 06117E 134
+7.2%
6 20.50 25 0
Gaelscoil ÉoisCluain Éois 20055N 126
+59.5%
5 25.20 36 2
St Dympnas NSTedavnet 19738L 124
+69.9%
5 23.60 30 1
Knockconnon N SEmyvale 15654I 118
+32.6%
5 23.60 30 1
Naomh MichealCarrickmacross 15142E 108
+31.7%
4 24.25 30 1
Scoil BrideCarrickmacross 19780K 106
−27.4%
5 21.20 23 0
S N CholmcilleCarraig Mhachaire Rois 18820O 103
+45.1%
4 25.75 30 1
Killeevan Central N SNewbliss 19364T 101
−1.0%
4 25.25 29 0
Scoil MhuireSmithborough 09186P 99
+1.0%
4 24.75 32 1
Corcaghan N SStranooden 16129R 92
+50.8%
4 23.00 26 0
Scoil Naomh PadraigCastleblayney 18234B 87
+27.9%
4 21.75 27 0
Scoil MhuireGlaslough 18401R 86
−12.2%
4 21.50 27 0
Latnamard N SSmithboro 16769H 85
−19.0%
4 21.25 28 0
Mhuire GranslaClones 18482U 77
+45.3%
4 19.25 22 0
Scoil MhuireRockcorry 10429W 76
−8.4%
4 19.00 23 0
Drumgossatt N SCarrickmacross 14071C 75
−20.2%
4 18.75 23 0
Scoil BhrighdeTyholland 18256L 75
+41.5%
3 25.00 27 0
Deravoy National SchoolEmyvale 00373P 71
+31.5%
4 17.75 21 0
Scoil EndaClones 17126Q 69
+4.5%
3 23.00 25 0
Ballybay Central NSBallybay 19884W 66
+61.0%
3 22.00 29 0
Scoil MhichilCastleshane 16954C 60
+106.9%
3 20.00 24 0
St Josephs N SScotstown 20067U 60
+71.4%
3 20.00 24 0
Annalitten N SCastleblayeny 13632L 37
+42.3%
2 16.00 20 0
St. Brigid's National School AughnafarconCastleblayney 18023L 37
−27.5%
2 18.50 28 0
Corcreagh N SShercock 13811L 34
0.0%
2 17.00 19 0
Rockcorry N SRockcorry 06028F 34
−2.9%
2 17.00 22 0
St Patricks N SKillybrone 19362P 33
−13.2%
2 16.50 19 0
S N Blaithin IosaCarrickmacross 16968N 27
−32.5%
2 13.50 14 0
Clontibret N SClontibret 10751E 23
−42.5%
2 11.50 14 0
Scoil PhadraigTyholland 19036C 23
−36.1%
2 11.50 14 0
Drumcorrin N SDrum 19703P 20
−9.1%
2 10.00 11 0
S N ComhghallClones 17776J 17
−34.6%
2 8.50 9 0
The Billis National SchoolGlaslough 20246U 16
−67.3%
2 8.00 10 0
Drumacruttin N SDunraymond 10282S 15
−57.1%
2 7.50 12 0
Castleblayney Cent N SCastleblayney 19737J 10
−71.4%
1 10.00 10 0