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Planning area in Offaly

Ferbane

Schools in County Offaly in this planning area.

This planning area also covers 1 school in Westmeath. See the whole planning area

Other planning areas in Offaly Tullamore–Killina · 20 Edenderry · 8 Birr · 9 Clara · 4 Roscrea · 5 Banagher · 3 Kilcormac · 4 Portarlington · 3 Rathangan · 2 Nenagh · 1 Mountmellick · 1 Kilbeggan · 1
Schools
6
of 67 in Offaly
Pupils
511
5% of Offaly's pupils
Since 2015/16
−6.4%
546 pupils in 2015/16
Average school size
85.2
Offaly: 138.7
Average class size
20.96
Offaly: 20.89

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 Offaly, schools with no planning area had 0.0% of pupils in 2015/16, 5.1% in 2005/06 and 14.6% in 1975/76. Known data issues

Pupils

511

−10 on 2024/25

1975/762025/26

Schools

6

5 in 1975/76

1975/762025/26

Average pupils per school

85.2

78.4 in 1975/76

1975/762025/26

Average class size

20.96

−0.43 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. 51 in 2025/26, +1 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

6 schools with figures for both years

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

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
20.96
Mainstream classes
23
Classes of 30 or more
1
Schools with a class of 30+
1

Teachers

Teachers in the 6 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
23
Up 6 since 2006/07, while pupils rose 37%
Teaching posts in 2025/26
about 40
Estimate: 23 class teachers, 2 principals and deputies, 10 special education and 5 special class teachers
Teachers in 2015/16
36
The Department's last count of every teacher
Since 2024/25
0 / 0
0 schools gained a class teacher, 0 lost one

Class teachers since 2006/07

One for each mainstream class, every school year

Special schools and special classes

0 special schools in Ferbane, and the special classes in the 6 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 3 of 6 schools. 2 in 2020/21
Allocated for 2026/27
5
In 3 schools
Autism classes
5
100% of special classes

Special classes since 2020/21

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

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

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

6 schools, largest first.

Change over

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Roll number
St. Cynoc's National SchoolFerbane 20289P 189
−4.1%
8 22.25 33 1
S N Chiarain NaofaClonmacnoise 17188P 83
+9.2%
4 20.75 26 0
High St Mixed N SBelmont 13191H 73
+9.0%
3 24.33 29 0
S N Naomh CallinBallinahowen 16990G 69
+7.8%
3 23.00 25 0
S N Muire NaofaPullough 17069H 64
−31.9%
3 19.33 22 0
S N LomchluanaBirr 18777Q 33
−31.2%
2 10.50 13 0