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Planning area in Westmeath

Ballymahon

Schools in County Westmeath in this planning area.

This planning area also covers 7 schools in Longford. See the whole planning area

Other planning areas in Westmeath Mullingar · 22 Athlone · 12 Killucan · 6 Moate · 8 Castlepollard · 7 Rochfordbridge · 4 Kilbeggan · 5 Athboy · 3 Ferbane · 1 Granard · 2
Schools
3
of 73 in Westmeath
Pupils
154
1% of Westmeath's pupils
Since 2015/16
−16.3%
184 pupils in 2015/16
Average school size
51.3
Westmeath: 152.3
Average class size
17.11
Westmeath: 21.98

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 Westmeath, schools with no planning area had 0.0% of pupils in 2015/16, 3.1% in 2005/06 and 23.6% in 1976/77. Known data issues

Pupils

154

−30 on 2024/25

1976/772025/26

Schools

3

3 in 1976/77

1976/772025/26

Average pupils per school

51.3

59.0 in 1976/77

1976/772025/26

Average class size

17.11

−3.33 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. 9 in 2025/26, −4 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

3 schools with figures for both years

2fell by 10% or more
1within 10%
0grew by 10% or more
Down 25% or more · 1Down 10 to 25% · 1Within 10% · 1Up 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
17.11
Mainstream classes
9
Classes of 30 or more
0
Schools with a class of 30+
0

Teachers

Teachers in the 3 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
9
Up 1 since 2006/07, while pupils fell 4%
Teaching posts in 2025/26
about 12
Estimate: 9 class teachers, 0 principals and deputies, 2 special education and 0 special class teachers
Teachers in 2015/16
12
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

Schools

3 schools, largest first.

Change over

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Roll number
Tang N STang 08037Q 117
−1.7%
5 23.40 29 0
Magh Mora N SMullingar 17432A 29
−14.7%
2 14.50 18 0
S N BhrideBallynacargy 00941D 8
−74.2%
2 4.00 4 0