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Planning area in Sligo

Banada–Tubbercurry

Schools in County Sligo in this planning area.

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Schools
8
of 62 in Sligo
Pupils
727
10% of Sligo's pupils
Since 2015/16
−3.3%
752 pupils in 2015/16
Average school size
90.9
Sligo: 121.4
Average class size
20.85
Sligo: 21.56

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 Sligo, schools with no planning area had 2.7% of pupils in 2015/16, 6.0% in 2005/06 and 45.3% in 1976/77. Known data issues

Pupils

727

+8 on 2024/25

1976/772025/26

Schools

8

5 in 1976/77

1976/772025/26

Average pupils per school

90.9

67.0 in 1976/77

1976/772025/26

Average class size

20.85

−1.15 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. 84 in 2025/26, −2 on 2024/25.

Girls and boys

Each school year.

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

7 schools with figures for both years

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

2fell by 10% or more
4within 10%
1grew by 10% or more
Down 25% or more · 2Down 10 to 25% · 0Within 10% · 4Up 10 to 25% · 0Up 25% or more · 1

Sort the table below by the change column to see which schools grew or fell most.

Newer schools

1 school still filling its classes in 2015/16 or opened since, with 40 pupils. It isn’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
34
Classes of 30 or more
3
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
34
Up 8 since 2006/07, while pupils rose 24%
Teaching posts in 2025/26
about 50
Estimate: 34 class teachers, 2 principals and deputies, 11 special education and 3 special class teachers
Teachers in 2015/16
42
The Department's last count of every teacher
Since 2024/25
2 / 0
2 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 Banada–Tubbercurry, 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. 1 in 2022/23
Allocated for 2026/27
4
In 2 schools: 1 new class, 1 school with its first
Autism classes
3
100% of special classes

Special classes since 2022/23

In Banada–Tubbercurry's mainstream schools, from the NCSE's yearly lists

  • 2022/23 1
  • 2023/24 2
  • 2024/25 3
  • 2025/26 3
  • 2026/27 4

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.

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Roll number
Holy Family SchoolTubbercurry 20019J 192
+1.6%
8 24.00 30 1
Cloonacool N STubbercurry 04802J 103
+3.0%
4 25.75 31 1
S N Muire gan SmalTubbercurry 18029A 103
+35.5%
5 20.60 27 0
Moylough N STubbercurry 13831R 100
−8.3%
4 25.00 30 1
Scoil Croi NaofaBunnanadden 20113B 81
+1.2%
4 20.25 26 0
S N Naithi NaofaTubbercurry 04487E 77
−26.0%
4 19.25 28 0
Our Lady's National SchoolTourlestrane 20385L 40
−16.7%
3 7.33 10 0
Castlerock N SAclare 13242V 31
−32.6%
2 15.50 19 0