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School patron in Roscommon

Bishop of Ardagh & Clonmacnoise

Schools in County Roscommon under this patron.

Other patrons in Roscommon Bishop of Elphin · 69 Archbishop of Tuam · 5 Bishop of Achonry · 2 Bishop of Clonfert · 3 An Foras Pátrúnachta · 1 Bishop of Kilmore Elphin & Ardagh COI · 2 Galway and Roscommon ETB · 1
Schools
4
of 87 in Roscommon
Pupils
97
1% of Roscommon's pupils
Average school size
24.2
Roscommon: 91.4
Average class size
12.12
Roscommon: 20.55

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

4 schools with figures for both years

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

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
12.12
Mainstream classes
8
Classes of 30 or more
0
Schools with a class of 30+
0

Teachers

Teachers in the 4 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
8
No change since 2006/07, while pupils fell 19%
Teaching posts in 2025/26
about 11
Estimate: 8 class teachers, 0 principals and deputies, 3 special education and 0 special class teachers
Teachers in 2015/16
9
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

Schools

4 schools, largest first.

Change over

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Roll number
S N Cill RonainBoyle 06100K 37
+76.2%
2 18.50 20 0
Strabaggan N SCara Droma Ruisg 19257S 25
−26.5%
2 12.50 16 0
S N Naomh PadraigBoyle 13978B 22
−29.0%
2 11.00 12 0
S N Lasair NaofaCarrick on Shannon 17622F 13
−40.9%
2 6.50 8 0