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School patron in Roscommon

Bishop of Elphin

Schools in County Roscommon under this patron.

Other patrons in Roscommon Archbishop of Tuam · 5 Bishop of Achonry · 2 Bishop of Clonfert · 3 An Foras Pátrúnachta · 1 Bishop of Ardagh & Clonmacnoise · 4 Bishop of Kilmore Elphin & Ardagh COI · 2 Galway and Roscommon ETB · 1
Schools
69
of 87 in Roscommon
Pupils
6,606
83% of Roscommon's pupils
Average school size
95.7
Roscommon: 91.4
Average class size
20.85
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

67 schools with figures for both years

Schools still filling their classes in 2015/16, and schools opened since, are listed separately.

28fell by 10% or more
12within 10%
27grew by 10% or more
Down 25% or more · 11Down 10 to 25% · 17Within 10% · 12Up 10 to 25% · 9Up 25% or more · 18

Grown most

Pupils in 2015/16 and 2025/26

  1. 1 Tarmon N SCastlerea, Co. Roscommon 118 → 276 +133.9%
  2. 2 Rooskey N SCarrick-on-Shannon, Co. Roscommon 94 → 160 +70.2%
  3. 3 Cloontuskert National SchoolLanesboro, Co. Roscommon 54 → 82 +51.9%
  4. 4 S N Lios A Cuill MCastlerea, Co. Roscommon 62 → 94 +51.6%
  5. 5 Dangan NSCarrick-on-Shannon, Co. Roscommon 63 → 92 +46.0%

Fallen most

Pupils in 2015/16 and 2025/26

  1. 1 Gorthaganny N SLoughglynn, Co. Roscommon 87 → 45 −48.3%
  2. 2 Don N SBallaghaderreen, Co. Roscommon 65 → 38 −41.5%
  3. 3 Carrick N SAthlone, Co. Roscommon 67 → 41 −38.8%
  4. 4 Ballintleva N SAthlone, Co. Roscommon 62 → 46 −25.8%
  5. 5 Whitehall N STarmonbarry, Co. Roscommon 123 → 93 −24.4%

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.

Newer schools

2 schools still filling their classes in 2015/16 or opened since, with 1,032 pupils between them. They aren’t in the figures above.

Class sizes

Mainstream class groups only. The source does not identify which standard/year group each class group belongs to.

Average class size
20.85
Mainstream classes
308
Classes of 30 or more
16
Schools with a class of 30+
12

Teachers

Teachers in the 69 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
308
Up 98 since 2006/07, while pupils rose 50%
Teaching posts in 2025/26
about 481
Estimate: 308 class teachers, 15 principals and deputies, 125 special education and 33 special class teachers
Teachers in 2015/16
328
The Department's last count of every teacher
Since 2024/25
5 / 3
5 schools gained a class teacher, 3 lost one

Class teachers since 2006/07

One for each mainstream class, every school year

Schools

69 schools, largest first.

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Roll number
St Cóman's Wood Primary SchoolRoscommon 20498B 605 – 26 22.38 28 0
Abbey Primary SchoolRoscommon 20573M 427 – 16 26.12 30 1
S N Cluain na CilleAthlone 18395C 399
+19.8%
16 24.94 29 0
Tarmon N SCastlerea 13757I 276
+133.9%
9 27.33 36 5
Roxboro N SDerrane 18742U 226
+9.2%
9 25.11 30 1
Ballybay National SchoolAthlone 19534S 224
−0.4%
9 24.22 30 1
S N Cnoc an SamhraidhAthlone 12754U 223
−6.3%
10 20.80 24 0
S N Cor na Fola BAthlone 01607T 223
−23.9%
10 22.30 30 1
S N Cruachainvia Boyle 18012G 173
+4.2%
7 20.57 27 0
Rooskey N SCarrick-on-Shannon 04800F 160
+70.2%
6 26.67 34 1
N Micheal agus PadraigBoyle 19720P 156
+40.5%
6 25.00 33 1
S N an Gleann DuibhAthlone 18626S 147
+22.5%
6 24.50 29 0
St Annes Con N SCastlerea 13198V 141
+11.0%
7 17.71 25 0
Abbeycarton NSElphin 19809I 138
−13.8%
6 23.00 28 0
S N Cnoc an ChrocaireKnockcroghery 18571T 136
−9.3%
6 19.67 26 0
St Mary's PrimaryStrokestown 17808T 136
+40.2%
5 24.80 28 0
Scoil BhrídeRoscommon 19815D 126
+14.5%
5 25.20 31 1
S N Naomh SeosamhBallymurray 12964I 121
+36.0%
5 24.20 30 1
Lisaniskey N SDonamon 14356S 108
+25.6%
5 21.60 28 0
Athleague N SAthleague 15308M 105
+123.4%
4 26.25 28 0
S N Padraig NaofaAn Caisleáin Riabhach 17748E 104
+44.4%
5 20.80 28 0
S N Baile Ui FhidhneScramogue 18432F 96
+23.1%
4 24.00 34 1
S N Lios A Cuill MCastlerea 13047A 94
+51.6%
4 23.50 26 0
Whitehall N STarmonbarry 14049J 93
−24.4%
4 23.25 30 1
Dangan NSCarrick-on-Shannon 17571O 92
+46.0%
4 23.00 24 0
S N Naomh TreasaBoyle 18454P 89
−14.4%
4 22.25 29 0
St. Bride's N.S.Castlerea 16334S 89
−17.6%
4 22.25 26 0
Cloontuskert National SchoolLanesboro 18116S 82
+51.9%
4 20.50 27 0
S N Ard CianainAthlone 17054R 77
+32.8%
4 19.25 30 1
Tulsk N SCastlerea 16034G 77
+2.7%
4 19.25 22 0
Scoil MhuireLanesborough 18061T 69
−17.9%
4 17.25 20 0
Brideswell N SAthlone 15413J 68
+11.5%
3 22.67 27 0
S N Pol NaofaCastlerea 01086R 66
+24.5%
3 22.00 24 0
Ciaran NaofaFuerty 18194P 60
−22.1%
3 20.00 21 0
Ballyforan Mixed N SBallinasloe 01866U 59
−7.8%
3 18.00 21 0
Ballanagare N SCastlerea 17266J 57
−12.3%
3 19.00 21 0
S N Mhuire LourdesCastlerea 18536R 57
+16.3%
3 19.00 22 0
Tibohine N SCastlerea 15543W 56
+9.8%
3 18.67 23 0
Tisrara National SchoolFour Roads 18165I 54
−8.5%
3 18.00 23 0
Clover Hill N SCloverhill 13262E 51
+121.7%
3 15.00 18 0
S N Naomh EoinBoyle 14925I 47
+20.5%
3 15.67 17 0
Ballintleva N SAthlone 18729F 46
−25.8%
3 15.33 19 0
Gorthaganny N SLoughglynn 16127N 45
−48.3%
3 15.00 18 0
S N Cill TrostainStrokestown 17353E 45
+136.8%
3 15.00 16 0
Castleplunkett N SCastlerea 15545D 44
−17.0%
2 22.00 23 0
Clooniquin N SElphin 18027T 44
+83.3%
2 22.00 22 0
S N Naomh PadraigStrokestown 15045G 44
+33.3%
3 13.67 17 0
Cloonfour N SRooskey 13498K 42
+250.0%
2 21.00 22 0
Carrick N SAthlone 13839K 41
−38.8%
2 18.00 23 0
Fairymount N SCastlerea 15425Q 39
+34.5%
2 19.50 24 0
Don N SBallaghaderreen 15255R 38
−41.5%
2 19.00 21 0
Naomh AtrachtaMainistir Na Buille 18182I 36
−12.2%
2 18.00 22 0
Threen N SCastlerea 10967E 35
0.0%
2 17.50 20 0
Grange N SBoyle 15584N 32
+6.7%
2 16.00 18 0
Kilteevan N SKilteevan 14966W 32
−11.1%
2 16.00 17 0
Aughrim N SCarrick-on-Shannon 14684M 31
−24.4%
2 15.50 18 0
Clonown N SAthlone 16427C 28
−9.7%
2 14.00 19 0
Cloonbonnif N SCastlerea 11242L 24
−14.3%
2 12.00 15 0
Mount Talbot N SMount Talbot 14056G 24
−17.2%
2 12.00 16 0
S N Michil NaofaCarrick-on-Shannon 05220P 24
−22.6%
2 12.00 17 0
Clooncagh N SStokestown 16291D 20
−20.0%
2 10.00 13 0
S N Naomh PadraigCarrick-on-Shannon 11201U 18
−40.0%
2 9.00 11 0
S N Rath AradhRahara 17100V 17
−26.1%
2 8.50 11 0
S N O DubhlainKilrooskey 17849K 15
−46.4%
2 7.50 9 0
S N Naomh CeitheachBallymacurley 16815L 13
−68.3%
2 6.50 9 0
Scoil Mhuire gan SmalDysart 18005J 13
−23.5%
2 6.50 8 0
Lismoil N SAthlone 11466K 12
−36.8%
2 6.00 6 0
S N Naomh MhuireCarrick-on-Shannon 17709R 9
−57.1%
2 4.50 6 0
Slatta N SKilglass 13879W 8
−66.7%
2 4.00 5 0