Planning area in Monaghan

Clones

Schools in County Monaghan in this planning area.

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Schools: 8; of 62 in Monaghan
Pupils: 791; 10% of Monaghan's pupils
Since 2015/16: +2.9%; 769 pupils in 2015/16
Average school size: 98.9; Monaghan: 128.4
Average class size: 22.11; Monaghan: 22.62

Trends in Clones

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 Monaghan, schools with no planning area had 0.0% of pupils in 2015/16, 2.2% in 2005/06 and 16.0% in 1975/76. Known data issues

Pupils

791

−16 on 2024/25

1975/762025/26

Schools

6 in 1975/76

1975/762025/26

Average pupils per school

98.9

85.8 in 1975/76

1975/762025/26

Average class size

22.11

+0.76 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. 101 in 2025/26, +19 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). 126 pupils in 2025/26, 15.9% of the area's pupils, against 10.3% 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

8 schools with figures for both years

2fell by 10% or more

4within 10%

2grew by 10% or more

Down 25% or more · 1Down 10 to 25% · 1Within 10% · 4Up 10 to 25% · 0Up 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: 22.11
Mainstream classes: 35
Classes of 30 or more: 4
Schools with a class of 30+: 3

Teachers

Teachers in the 8 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: 35; Up 6 since 2006/07, while pupils rose 22%
Teaching posts in 2025/26: about 55; Estimate: 35 class teachers, 1 principals and deputies, 16 special education and 3 special class teachers
Teachers in 2015/16: 44; The Department's last count of every teacher
Since 2024/25: 0 / 2; 0 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

0 special schools in Clones, and the special classes in the 8 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 8 schools. 3 in 2020/21
Allocated for 2026/27: 3; In 1 school
Autism classes: 3; 100% of special classes

Special classes since 2020/21

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

2020/21 3
2021/22 3
2022/23 3
2023/24 3
2024/25 3
2025/26 3
2026/27 3

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

8 schools, largest first.

Change over

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	Roll number
St Tiarnach's Primary SchoolClones	20120V	217	−9.6%	9	22.22	30	1
Gaelscoil ÉoisCluain Éois	20055N	126	+59.5%	5	25.20	36	2
Killeevan Central N SNewbliss	19364T	101	−1.0%	4	25.25	29	0
Scoil MhuireSmithborough	09186P	99	+1.0%	4	24.75	32	1
Latnamard N SSmithboro	16769H	85	−19.0%	4	21.25	28	0
Mhuire GranslaClones	18482U	77	+45.3%	4	19.25	22	0
Scoil EndaClones	17126Q	69	+4.5%	3	23.00	25	0
S N ComhghallClones	17776J	17	−34.6%	2	8.50	9	0